Post by Carley on Nov 13, 2017 4:31:32 GMT
Ok let’s do this! So after being added to my tribe chat the first thing I noticed is that I didn’t have any friends, past alliance members, or anyone I really knew well on my tribe and I am STOKED about this. Being emotionally attached to people makes playing so much more difficult for me. I think I do my best work when I can be cold hearted and cut throat because I only care about advancing myself. Yikes if I sound like a bitch but I just want to win! With that being said, I did recognize some tribe mates. Donald and I have a colorful history to say the least. I’m sure John thought putting us in the same tribe would be funny considering he played xtc with us the the season Don and I were rivals! Donald attempted to get me out multiple rounds in row, yet I somehow survived. Then, at final two he ended up being my only jury vote. I haven’t really spoken to him since that final months ago, so I’m not entirely sure what to expect from him now. I’m regards to this game, I personally have no expectations for that relationship. I want to see where we both organically form bonds within our tribe and if that happens to be on the same side- great! If not? Also great! Again, no expectations. On the topic of forming organic relationships, I feel like I’ve bonded with sam the most. The conversation is easy with him and our senses of humor seem to align. After Sam, I’d say Lizzie is my next favorite tribemate. I kind of see her as a “twist” right now being the only returning player on our tribe and I think it’s always best to work with twists in the beginning of the game as opposed to trying to fight against them. Hopefully I’m right in this case. I could see the three of us, sam, Lizzie, and I, potentially working well together in the future but I’m hesitant to jump into anything before the results of the first IC. Everyone else I’m still trying to get a feel for. I’m making sure to keep conversations going, but I’ll be honest it’s not all that easy with some of them. Anyways, I’m realllllly excited to be playing and can’t wait to see what this game has in store for me!! I’m also terrified because survivor is so new to me, but here’s hoping I don’t fuck it up too badly.
Sooooo, I was pretty certain that 2 hours was overkill in this immunity challenge, but turns out pretty much all of us over did it. I can't stop laughing about it. I'm almost embarrassed for us for being so over the top and extra, but I love it at the same time. I'm really curious as to why they went with Steffen for exile. I had assumed they were going with Donald, but it's so hard to tell when you can't communicate with any of the people making the decision. I'm trying not to be paranoid about it because Sam is, or is trying to make me think he is. His concern is that maybe Steffen knows people on the other tribe that want to protect him. That seems like a reach in my opinion but who knows. Now I'm just glad I put in extra effort to talk to Steffen today even when I didn't really feel like it. Hopefully, he'll be willing to share with me what he finds out from Elise.
As someone that likes to micromanage and have plans set in place I'm struggling a bit with the uncertainty of this game. Not to be a paranoid psycho, but the fact that there are only two tribes has me thrown for a loop! I don't know much about this game BUT I do know that there are usually three tribes. I also know there will probably be a tribe swap at some point, so it's hard to plan for the future and make real solidified alliances. In big brother you can find people you like right away and the only way that alliance breaks up is if someone goes rogue or is evicted. In this game, you can make an alliance, be controlling your tribe, and then be split up the next round. THAT STRESSES ME TF OUT. That's my main concern with saying too much to Sam and Lizzie. At this point I trust them not to target me if we lose immunity, but what happens when tribe swap happens? Last season they were with their second tribes longer than their initial tribes and I don't want to give away information about myself or my game play only to have it be used against me later on.
Anyways, thrilled to have officially survived round one! its been a lot of fun and I'm excited to see what comes next! Oh, and correction from the above video, apparently John won one more comp than I did during XTC and its important to him that I present accurate information
Sooooo, I was pretty certain that 2 hours was overkill in this immunity challenge, but turns out pretty much all of us over did it. I can't stop laughing about it. I'm almost embarrassed for us for being so over the top and extra, but I love it at the same time. I'm really curious as to why they went with Steffen for exile. I had assumed they were going with Donald, but it's so hard to tell when you can't communicate with any of the people making the decision. I'm trying not to be paranoid about it because Sam is, or is trying to make me think he is. His concern is that maybe Steffen knows people on the other tribe that want to protect him. That seems like a reach in my opinion but who knows. Now I'm just glad I put in extra effort to talk to Steffen today even when I didn't really feel like it. Hopefully, he'll be willing to share with me what he finds out from Elise.
As someone that likes to micromanage and have plans set in place I'm struggling a bit with the uncertainty of this game. Not to be a paranoid psycho, but the fact that there are only two tribes has me thrown for a loop! I don't know much about this game BUT I do know that there are usually three tribes. I also know there will probably be a tribe swap at some point, so it's hard to plan for the future and make real solidified alliances. In big brother you can find people you like right away and the only way that alliance breaks up is if someone goes rogue or is evicted. In this game, you can make an alliance, be controlling your tribe, and then be split up the next round. THAT STRESSES ME TF OUT. That's my main concern with saying too much to Sam and Lizzie. At this point I trust them not to target me if we lose immunity, but what happens when tribe swap happens? Last season they were with their second tribes longer than their initial tribes and I don't want to give away information about myself or my game play only to have it be used against me later on.
Anyways, thrilled to have officially survived round one! its been a lot of fun and I'm excited to see what comes next! Oh, and correction from the above video, apparently John won one more comp than I did during XTC and its important to him that I present accurate information