Thiago Remembers the Fallen

[thiago]

Please start by clicking play!

[thiago]

Sweet little Naomi. You really got a raw deal right off the bat. We seemed to get along great but you failed to connect with key members of the tribe, which resulted in your elimination. I'll never forget how passively aggressive your role in the challenge was overtaken, and only to be blamed for the loss afterward. No first boot, I don't think, has ever affected a game's future so much. Mark leaving in the first round would have drastically changed the course of this season. I look forward to chatting with you again, unless you and Dion have scrapped one another's eyeballs out already.

[thiago]

One can't deny that Pilar came ready to play the game. As soon as she heard her name come up, she wasted no time falsely painting Zac out as an evil mastermind in order to save her own skin. You've got to give props to someone willing to fight so hard, but I do find solace in knowing she never made it much further. She most certainly could have been a force in this game.

[thiago]

I've always been a fan of irony. You giving up your spot in All Stars to play in this season, only to get blindsided first on your tribe of Favourites, is writer's porn. I have to say that I'm glad we never crossed paths. You seemed to be a rather reckless, egotistical player with a mild case of God complexitis. There's only room for one God in GVSE, I'm afraid, and his name is Morgan Freeman.

[thiago]

It's ironic that in a span of about 48 hours, I went from wishing you were gone to hoping, somehow, you could stay. I think you completely got the shaft as a result of alliances formed early on. A casualty of war, some might say.

[thiago]

Point blank: Dion left because she was a threat. This chick was capable of great things. I'm glad we were able to take her out when we did, otherwise she could have run this game impressively. She was the first person I got to meet in the game, so she will always hold a special place in my heart with that brown font and bubbly personality. Who knew she could be so fierce when Judgments would come along? Rawr!

[thiago]

You would have thought the hatred the fans had for her would have resulted in some more challenge wins! I'm glad to see she was taken care of early, alongside Laela. The whole "evil bitch" persona is so passé.

[thiago]

He wasn't supposed to leave, but he did. This marked the beginning of the end for Admonitio. However, given his reputation, I can't say I'm sad that I never had to play with him.

[thiago]

Julian was really screwed in many different ways. His alliance abandonned him and his friends voted him out. However, Julian's role in this game cannot be overlooked. Without Julian, this would have been a very different game. He was set up for a fall, and boy did he crash and burn.

[thiago]

Tina is one of the most unique people I have ever had the fortune of meeting. Her offbeat personality intrigued me. I think she really could have succeeded in this game, but one slip up on her part allowed me to save my team, so I have to thank Tina for that. Without her love for her dear Thiago, Reliquum would have never caught the break that it did. I'm certainly grateful that the whoever-Tina-loves-gets-booted curse didn't carry over to me!

[thiago]

It's really a shame that I never got to play with Stephenie. I was certainly hoping to. Although she's a sweet girl, Stephenie made a critical error: never feel comfortable when you're out of the loop. One simply does not sunbathe--worry free--during the apocalypse...

[thiago]

Gabe!!! My brotha from anotha motha. Man, I really dug this cat right from the start. We always had great conversation and we formed a pretty sweet bond. We'll never know if bringing Knox to the merge over him was a mistake or not, but given the shenanigans Knox got into with his gal pal Gloria... I do believe that it can officially be stated that voting out Gabe was a mistake. I wish I had been on Reliquum to stop it. Can't wait to chat after the game.

[thiago]

I always wanted to meet her, but unfortunately I never got the chance. I think she came into this game with something to prove. One thing is for sure: she sure liked apples!

[thiago]

As shameful as it was for him to go out the way he did, placing 12th again, he can blame the threat he posed to everyone in this game. The minute I met him on Farrago, I knew this was someone who was a social, strategic, and challenge threat. On top of that, he was humble! He would always say that he wasn't the most social, strategic, or challenge-savy player in the game, but to me, he most certainly was. If Chad had managed to get what he wanted the round he left, Chad easily could have been one of the most unstoppable middle-men this series has ever seen. He may not believe it himself, but a little confidence goes a long way. I also loved that I got to speak more French with him than with a certain red head... Thanks for the Farrago memories.

[thiago]

I came into the season with a preconceived notion that Carly was boring, mute, and mindless. However, I was totally proven wrong. Although not everyone got to chat with Carly as much as I did, but I found her to be incredibly likable. I was able to learn that she has an amazing job, speaks multiple languages--which was also a nice change of pace speaking French with someone who actually knew the language *cough* Bree *cough*--has a pretty impressive family, and actually was in a great position on Admonitio. Her likability, positioning, and inactivity--according to Knox--resulted in her elimination. Perhaps if Gloria used her idol on her or Chad the Favourites would have had a better shot at staying alive. Carly certainly wasn't my first choice to leave, but Knox essentially gave the Fans an ultimatum on this vote. I'll always wonder if she was being serious when she asked me if meteorology was the study of meteors... "I'm studying meteorology." "Oh wow, I love space!"