Post by Dominic Briones on Apr 12, 2014 10:36:00 GMT -5
Just to add a few comments I didn't include in the video.
- I was part of the final 4 alliance of myself, Estelle, Dixie, and Rhian. There was a supposed deal where Dixie and Rhian were just out for vengeance and were planning to send me and Estelle to the final 2. I definitely had my moments where I questioned the truth in them willingly giving final 2 to us. This was made more apparent in the final 5 when I was told that Rhian tried to get Estelle to use the PoV and force me up on the block. Rhian always seemed like the biggest threat to me, and as much as I love ya, I definitely knew getting you at final 5 was probably crucial to me sitting in the final 2. I wasn't as skeptical of Dixie's motivations, but I admitted to her almost every round that I was always worried she wasn't gonna follow through. I think that securing myself in this powerhouse alliance was a key point to getting me to the finals.
- Here are the people I either worked with or had deals with, along with a brief summary (to the best of my memory, and trust me, it's not that good when it comes to stuff like this...) Estelle (final 2 and final 4), Rhian (final 4), Dixie (final 4), Talla (I promised to keep Talla safe if I won final 4 PoV in order to keep myself and Estelle off the block at final 5. I honestly did briefly consider sticking to this because I like to hold true to my word*, but then when I realized Talla was making deals all over the house at that point, I knew I could never betray Estelle) I also worked with Talla on a week by week basis, and knew she was my best chance if I ever needed to flip or became betrayed by my allies. Ryan (we didn't really make any official deals aside from a f3 between the two of us and Estelle, which was broken by her trying to backdoor him). Shane (don't think we had any explicit deals, but I was definitely working with him and would have possibly went final 2 with him if things had ended differently). Frank and GM (both were kinda on my side of the house at times, but I didn't really have any deals here). Helen and I worked closely together from the time we were paired to the time she left the game. David and James were kind of an alliance, but I didn't trust them completely, mainly because I heard David was selling me out week 1, and I figured James might be out for revenge from season 2, lol. I wanted badly to work with Andrew and was sad when he left because I've worked with him in an All Stars game before and our alliance rocked! Joe was another potential ally, but he left too soon. Same with Roddy, who everyone probably expected, so I doubt I would have been able to go far with him without being targeted at some point. So the people I really didn't have any/many ties to were Sam, Kristen, Ed, Kevin, and Drew. Whew... hope that summary helps.
- I had a lot of fun this season. Win or lose, thank you to the hosts, the players, my friends, and everyone else who made this season possible!
*I realize that had I stuck true to my deal to keep Talla safe at final 4, that I would have been betraying my deal with my alliance. But at that point, I knew it might be the only deal I could make to ensure that me and Estelle got to the final 4, and part of me hoped I could make the deal and then not have to be forced to make a decision. This ended up being the case, as Dixie won the final 4 PoV, but I can honestly say I did NOT throw the challenge. I rarely throw challenges, and I was willing (just like in season 2) to have to make a tough call. In season 2 I was willing to take out David at final 4, despite him being my main ally from the beginning.
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