Post by mark on May 21, 2013 12:48:30 GMT -5
Story time!
Alright, we are a month into this game and going strong! I always say this when I watch the show even...the latter portions of the game seem like such a different game than the earlier. I mean, when I think back to the days or Reese and Dion and Julian, I don't even feel like it was the same game. And yet...here we are. I have surprisingly not played this game with my emotions, but very strategically. Very dangerously. Very candidly as well as very deceitfully. I own it all. My rule of thumb is that the right amount of honesty without showing your whole deck of cards will take you a long, long way with the trust of others. Analyze conversations and you'll get an idea of who is talking to whom, based on what the say and if others say simliar things. Play to their strengths, defend their weaknesses. Expose what others are plotting against them, and they will feel safe with you. And lastly....and this is really a crapshoot when it comes to games...find the ONE person you can trust implicitly. That is Thiago for me. I honestly believe that he and I have controlled much of this game together, handling valuable information with white gloves, juggling our allies, nipping threatening situations in the bud...or securing them more closely to our sides. It's been exhausting, to say the least. And I only say this to reflect. We are only at the final 8, so I have no illusions that Thiago and I are still going to steam roll this thing to the end. So many unknowns still at play. But it would be so rewarding.
But now it's time for an update on how Thiago and I are trying to get there.
Liam couldn't have handed us the control any easier if he had donned a white tux, draped a napkin over his arm, and included a bottle of expensive wine. Make it a nice bottle of Cab, please.
I felt bad at the merge when I went off on Liam, and I went off on how horrible of a player he was. Immediately felt bad, especially after his response. It was humbling, and I told him as much. Then he came back with something like..."you don't get to do that again." or something like it was a threat or a warning. Then I went right back to Liam disdain. I decided then I wasn't even going to talk to him, because I didn't want to be tactless again.
Then he faded into the shadows until yesterday. Let me just tell you, that I have not been paranoid or overly emotional in this game until this past weekend. Even when I was clearly on the block. Knox really did a number on us, and I knew he did. I knew instantly. His judgment answer about switching sides, his flipping out about not having his input considered, when really we gave him Carly. Did he want his way every time? Well, when Ben went, I knew something was amiss...and it was confirmed when I talked to Knox and he didn't even mention it. You know the story...I think I've elaborated it in my confessional like 5 times. Anyway, Liam does the unthinkable. I don't know whether to bless his heart or shake his hand. Honestly. He came up with this grand scheme of throwing Knox under the bus. In the name of all that's good and holy, why would you do that? Why would anyone do that? It goes to show that extremely smart people don't always have common sense. They were GOLDEN to take Thiago out with ease if Knox was ready to flip...and I do believe he was ready to flip. But Liam did it. Oh how he did it. One simple relay to Knox, and it was done. At first I thought Knox was going overboard in his hate for Liam, updating his AIM status, posting about Liam in the challenge...but considering how much he got a stick up his butt about not getting his way...I believe it. Liam tells Thiago that Gloria and Ben coerced him to do it. Well, Ben showed me today how he tried to PREVENT Liam from doing it. Really, I can only shake my head.
That one little misstep completely took the game away from the faves and completely exposed Knox for the weasel he is. I don't care how extreme he is being about being on our side now, he stands their naked for all to see. Really, he should get dressed. Someone might see that thing, mistake it for a candle wick and light it on fire!!!
I updated my prefered boot order last round, and I continue with that desire. I've come up with a plan to get sweet Gloria out. The initial plan was to have everyone vote for Bree, use the sword, and take out whoever that way. But I don't think there's a need now.
Gloria and Ben stayed up ALL night for this challenge. Good on them. I have done that in my day...but no more. It goes to show they will do anything to stay in the game, and hear me on this right now; i've been saying it since we merged:
Gloria is the most deadly player in this game. She's cryptic, she's quiet, she's subtle, and she's good. She's dedicated, and she's determined.
But her fatal flaw is that she hasn't even bothered with the social aspect of this game. Oh sure, she opened up to Thiago and the faves, and obviously she must have some connection with Knox or else he wouldn't have tried to flip, and I do think it was all in a Knox/Gloria connection. But she missed the "Mark".
Yep, pun intended. She should have gotten to know me. Instead, she ignored me, then got chummy with me when she was about to brandish a sword, got smug with me, then went back to ignoring. No beuno, chica loca.
My new plan: Knox is on a holy tear to get Liam out. So let him. Well let the faves vote however they want...Bree, whatever. Knox, at this point has no wiggle room to force a tie. He won't want a purple rock, so we can play him at his own game, and strong arm him into voting Liam. Only we're not voting Liam.
We're voting Gloria. ;D
And I can't wait to do it.
I don't want to get ahead of myself but:
Gloria: 4
Bree (or whoever) : 3
Liam : 1
Bree saved. Sword still in my pocket. Knox outnumbered.
Game.
Set.
Match.
Alright, we are a month into this game and going strong! I always say this when I watch the show even...the latter portions of the game seem like such a different game than the earlier. I mean, when I think back to the days or Reese and Dion and Julian, I don't even feel like it was the same game. And yet...here we are. I have surprisingly not played this game with my emotions, but very strategically. Very dangerously. Very candidly as well as very deceitfully. I own it all. My rule of thumb is that the right amount of honesty without showing your whole deck of cards will take you a long, long way with the trust of others. Analyze conversations and you'll get an idea of who is talking to whom, based on what the say and if others say simliar things. Play to their strengths, defend their weaknesses. Expose what others are plotting against them, and they will feel safe with you. And lastly....and this is really a crapshoot when it comes to games...find the ONE person you can trust implicitly. That is Thiago for me. I honestly believe that he and I have controlled much of this game together, handling valuable information with white gloves, juggling our allies, nipping threatening situations in the bud...or securing them more closely to our sides. It's been exhausting, to say the least. And I only say this to reflect. We are only at the final 8, so I have no illusions that Thiago and I are still going to steam roll this thing to the end. So many unknowns still at play. But it would be so rewarding.
But now it's time for an update on how Thiago and I are trying to get there.
Liam couldn't have handed us the control any easier if he had donned a white tux, draped a napkin over his arm, and included a bottle of expensive wine. Make it a nice bottle of Cab, please.
I felt bad at the merge when I went off on Liam, and I went off on how horrible of a player he was. Immediately felt bad, especially after his response. It was humbling, and I told him as much. Then he came back with something like..."you don't get to do that again." or something like it was a threat or a warning. Then I went right back to Liam disdain. I decided then I wasn't even going to talk to him, because I didn't want to be tactless again.
Then he faded into the shadows until yesterday. Let me just tell you, that I have not been paranoid or overly emotional in this game until this past weekend. Even when I was clearly on the block. Knox really did a number on us, and I knew he did. I knew instantly. His judgment answer about switching sides, his flipping out about not having his input considered, when really we gave him Carly. Did he want his way every time? Well, when Ben went, I knew something was amiss...and it was confirmed when I talked to Knox and he didn't even mention it. You know the story...I think I've elaborated it in my confessional like 5 times. Anyway, Liam does the unthinkable. I don't know whether to bless his heart or shake his hand. Honestly. He came up with this grand scheme of throwing Knox under the bus. In the name of all that's good and holy, why would you do that? Why would anyone do that? It goes to show that extremely smart people don't always have common sense. They were GOLDEN to take Thiago out with ease if Knox was ready to flip...and I do believe he was ready to flip. But Liam did it. Oh how he did it. One simple relay to Knox, and it was done. At first I thought Knox was going overboard in his hate for Liam, updating his AIM status, posting about Liam in the challenge...but considering how much he got a stick up his butt about not getting his way...I believe it. Liam tells Thiago that Gloria and Ben coerced him to do it. Well, Ben showed me today how he tried to PREVENT Liam from doing it. Really, I can only shake my head.
That one little misstep completely took the game away from the faves and completely exposed Knox for the weasel he is. I don't care how extreme he is being about being on our side now, he stands their naked for all to see. Really, he should get dressed. Someone might see that thing, mistake it for a candle wick and light it on fire!!!
I updated my prefered boot order last round, and I continue with that desire. I've come up with a plan to get sweet Gloria out. The initial plan was to have everyone vote for Bree, use the sword, and take out whoever that way. But I don't think there's a need now.
Gloria and Ben stayed up ALL night for this challenge. Good on them. I have done that in my day...but no more. It goes to show they will do anything to stay in the game, and hear me on this right now; i've been saying it since we merged:
Gloria is the most deadly player in this game. She's cryptic, she's quiet, she's subtle, and she's good. She's dedicated, and she's determined.
But her fatal flaw is that she hasn't even bothered with the social aspect of this game. Oh sure, she opened up to Thiago and the faves, and obviously she must have some connection with Knox or else he wouldn't have tried to flip, and I do think it was all in a Knox/Gloria connection. But she missed the "Mark".
Yep, pun intended. She should have gotten to know me. Instead, she ignored me, then got chummy with me when she was about to brandish a sword, got smug with me, then went back to ignoring. No beuno, chica loca.
My new plan: Knox is on a holy tear to get Liam out. So let him. Well let the faves vote however they want...Bree, whatever. Knox, at this point has no wiggle room to force a tie. He won't want a purple rock, so we can play him at his own game, and strong arm him into voting Liam. Only we're not voting Liam.
We're voting Gloria. ;D
And I can't wait to do it.
I don't want to get ahead of myself but:
Gloria: 4
Bree (or whoever) : 3
Liam : 1
Bree saved. Sword still in my pocket. Knox outnumbered.
Game.
Set.
Match.
