[Jeff Probst]

14 remain

1-As the tribes get smaller, are you anticipating a merge on the horizon? How will you react if you do not merge as soon as you are expecting to?

2-You finally won Immunity!!! How was sitting back and witnessing their Tribal Council from a distance go down? Did you have any intel from the other tribe on what is happening?

3-Were you shocked by the outcome of Missy going home? With three vets going home in a row, does that impact your decisions going forward?

4-If there is a merge around the corner, what is your plan... do you link up with people on the other tribe or stick to the bonds you've made on this tribe?

[Allie]

2-You finally won Immunity!!! How was sitting back and witnessing their Tribal Council from a distance go down? Did you have any intel from the other tribe on what is happening?

I was very worried for Alexis, Jessica, Hope or Aurora. I didn't care seeing anyone else go. Well, at different levels of course. I was shocked to see Missy actually be gone. I thought she would survive the crossfires somehow. Not sure this is fun. I think she is known for backstabbing and knowing she's not working with me, I figured it was good for my game that maybe she would stab her own people at some point? Instead of playing with some zombies that won't let away their masters lol? So well. Another Te Poto 2.0 going home and that worries me. I feel like the original newbies/Pukaroa 2.0 have too much power and that worries me more and more.

But I'm glad that Aurora was left in the dark. I think she was feeling a bit too confident in her game? And now if I want her to work with me, she needed some awakening? I've told her on what, day 4, to not trust the newbies? And she goes like "I guess your crew is trying to take over the game". I was worried for a moment she would talk about my allies. I'm like ughh don't bring this to the table, I have enough of them being constantly targets LOL. So I asked "My crew?" And she goes "The newbies". Yeah, oh no, girl, told you in the very beginning, they're glued and I'm not with them." Maybe if I use her worries I can use her vote once we merge? We'll see. As far as I know, our real threats can wait if we can eat some newbie minions that Aurora would be willing to eat with us.

However, if Aurora wants to work with me in the long run, she's gonna have to show me more signs of trust. Telling me "Your crew" was probably not so smart of a reply, let me tell you that. I think I've done my part. I've fed her so much information that could play against me and maybe did for all I know. But I know she maybe helped me too, she's told me that. But I'll need more than just "hey I did something but I didn't tell you what" if you want my trust... I think that's her turn to give back. Time is ticking and soon enough, we'll have to make some hard choices.

1-As the tribes get smaller, are you anticipating a merge on the horizon? How will you react if you do not merge as soon as you are expecting to?

I will be depressed if we don't merge... I know my butt is on the line *sigh* I might try to convince Aurora again to buy an immunity. With what happened last tribal, maybe that would be a good thing for us? I don't know. But I want f*** safety? I don't wanna be as stressed as last round coming into the challenge...

3-Were you shocked by the outcome of Missy going home? With three vets going home in a row, does that impact your decisions going forward?

Answered above.

4-If there is a merge around the corner, what is your plan... do you link up with people on the other tribe or stick to the bonds you've made on this tribe?

What bonds on this tribe? HAHAHA. Ok seriously. I would like to reteam up again with Jessica/Hope/Liz/Myself. I know Liz works with Alexis too (and probably more with her and Jess than she does with me), so I'll get to the work so I can have Alexis trust me. Although so many days have separated us from eachother... without being able to talk other than a hi from me via Elizabeth lol.

I also think Matt could possibly bait into a connection with me? I've been trying to infiltrate him a little lately, trying to talk about oh Liz did this it annoys me and blabla. And you know I make myself sound like I'm on his page although I'm not. I'm just bullshitting because the game forces me to. But I like Matt, I would not be against working with him if that benefits me at some point. I need to continue gardening him.

I don't know what to make of Michael. He seems close to Jessica and Alexis? I'm confused. I see him as a huge threat? Ugh. I fear he's going to cause so much shit in this game by being connected to so many people, that worries me. I'll gonna have to be his frenemy asap I think.

And like I said I'm not excluding to work closely with my partner Aurora, she just needs to step up a little more to me because there's a limit to giving away to her. I know however she's worried of newbies, and that she sees Michael as a strategic player, so I do see some potential.

So that's where I'm at pals :)

[Allie]

We're 20 minutes away from the meeting with Jeff and I think everyone's hearts are pumping right now. We all know there's gonna be some twists thrown our away, whether it be a merge, a swap, or.. absolutely nothing. Whatever it is, we'll find a way to go like : shittttt. lol. If it's a merge, I'm just hoping we're not divided in "tribes" because ugh... the odds of going home would be so high if it was that!! But considering I don't have the numbers on my tribe and there are three people I never played with (Rocker, Tai, let's count Shamar too), that makes this tribal council very unpredictable in my book. So I can't really have a hand into this? I'm just hoping the connections I made will help me survive this one.

[Allie]

Alexis going "tu es québécois?"

Ummm O____O

I was stuck. LOL. Yes I am, but like, I told everybody I'm from Toronto?

So no, I'm from Toronto LOL.

Then she goes to bed. And I'm like :X

[Allie]

I've been spending my night chatting with as many people as I could. I'd say it looks good on the surface of it. It seems like Jessica has a lot of trust in Michael. It took her a moment before she would say they would have Rocker. So are newbies really a thing to worry now? Not necessarily as much as I thought. That doesn't mean they're not threats to my game though. I have absolutely no game connections with the newbies like Sherri, Matt, or Reynold, and even Stephannie, despite spending so much time on an island with them. It isn't so good for Allie to bring them too far in the game, at least not all of them together. I wouldn't be against go after one of them, and I think we could have the numbers to do it.

Tai looks paranoid about his position in the game. Maybe that's something that can be used. We'll see.

Shamar is like this little fatty I'm not caring about. WHY? This is the second time I'm on his tribe and I feel the same way. Is it because I hate Shamar on the real TV show? I'm trying not to let the character change my perception but ugh.

At this point, I don't trust anyone though. Even though I think I have a group I can make moves with, I don't take for guaranteed that this will work for me all the way to the end. One of my concerns is clearly the partnership twist... I can see that Michael and Jessica are taking this twist very seriously, and this could explain why Michael is protecting Jessica so much, AND Alexis too. (Oh and Aurora by the way) What I'm saying is only a theory, I'm not saying I'm a firm believer of this theory, but that wouldn't be so dumb if Michael/Alexis/Jessica/Alexis came up with a F4, maybe even include Aurora in it, knowing they would prevent anyone from getting double immunity, and the immunity thing would expire for them. Are me and Aurora the cut for 6? It's only a speculation though, I'm trying to think of the worse to see how I would deal with that if that was the case. I know we still have a lot of rounds to go through , but I'll for sure see Alexis and Michael as threats at some point? I'm just not sure yet when that would make sense to go for them. Or if I will even have to. I know that Liz has second doubts about Michael though so who knows.

I'll pay attention to my opportunities in the game. I don't have a long-term plan because anyone who think they can predict 14 crackheads on steroids are seriously overconfident fools? Seriously, these people are so paranoid they think everyone have an idol lol, and they're making plans for the end? Jesus. They won't even hold half of that. The only person I think have an idol is Sherri, and mayybe Michael because he is smart, but that's about it. Relax y'all people. If you don't get into the wrong people's crosshairs they'll just get rid of who are your biggest threats, amongst your own allies lol. And maybe it isn't too bad of a thing sometimes.

So yeah, I'm still processing how everyone are going to play their cards at the merge, everything is still new so that's a lot of things to watch or think about. I don't have my mind so clear now :)

[Danni Boatwright]

Shamar is like this little fatty I'm not caring about. WHY?

Why did this make me laugh so hard?

[Cochran]

Congrats on making the merge! Too bad no one gives a shit about you unless you make jury :)

Can you do me and the lurkers a solid and rank all the people left in the game?? You can rank them on any metric you want, idc.

Good luck out there!!

[Allie]

On any metric I want? Ohhh Cochran, don't get me started <3 HAHAHA

1 being "the most", and 14 being "the least" :

WHO I FEEL MORE CONNECTED WITH ON A PERSONAL LEVEL :
13 - Shamar
12 - Rocker
11 - Tai
10- Alexis
9- Aurora
8- Michael
7- Sherri
6- Stephannie
5- Reynold
4- Matt
3- Elizabeth
2- Hope
1- Jessica

WHO I FEEL MORE CONNECTED WITH ON A GAME LEVEL :
13- Shamar
12- Rocker
11- Reynold
10- Sherri
9- Stephannie
8- Michael
7- Tai
6- Matt
5- Alexis
4- Aurora
3- Jessica
2- Elizabeth
1- Hope

WHO IS THE MOST HOT :
13- Shamar
12- Tai
11- Rocker
10- Michael
9- Matt
8- Elizabeth
7- Sherri
6- Stephannie
5- Jessica
4- Alexis
3- Reynold
2- Hope
1- Aurora

WHO I TRUST THE MOST?

Do I even trust anyone? ROFL. I don't even trust myself.

[Danni Boatwright]

Aurora as the hottest remaining player is a HOT take

[Loveita Adams]

WHO IS THE MOST HOT :
13- Shamar
12- Tai
11- Rocker
10- Michael
9- Matt

These poor men.

[Allie]

[Loveita Adams]

Episode 10.5 – 14 Crackheads on Steroids

MERGE!!!!!! You made it!!!!! You’ve outplayed, outwitted, and outlasted 10 people in this game so far – congrats and keep it up! I’ve just got a few questions to tide you over for the weekend.

1. So first off, How are you feeling? Did you expect such a low-key day yesterday? How are you taking advantage of the simplicity?

2. What’s the most surprising thing you’ve learned since merging into one tribe? Any new information cause you to re-evaluate your short or long term strategies?

3. How far forward are you looking now that you’ve made the merge? Are you more of the “one step at a time” type or the “plan out every detail” type? Is there anyone who you know you will NEVER work with (or NEVER betray)?

4. I’m a sucker for self-reflection – how do you think you’re doing? How do you think your competition sees you?

[Allie]

OMG THIS IS MY EPISODE TITLE LOL.

1. So first off, How are you feeling? Did you expect such a low-key day yesterday? How are you taking advantage of the simplicity?

I was not expecting such a simple day!! I was more shocked than if it had been a bigger twist lol!!!

2. What’s the most surprising thing you’ve learned since merging into one tribe? Any new information cause you to re-evaluate your short or long term strategies?

Jessica literally considering Michael as a numbers. And telling me I'm only in her top five. I think Michael is double dipping. Maybe give it a vote or two and see if others catch up onto it by themselves. It's not like it was smart to go for him at this point anyways. I still want to see a "wildcard" go at the moment. People like those that were on my tribe and never talked game. Gotta make them feel like they need to step up their game if they want to stay.

3. How far forward are you looking now that you’ve made the merge? Are you more of the “one step at a time” type or the “plan out every detail” type? Is there anyone who you know you will NEVER work with (or NEVER betray)?

I'm more of a step by step player. I stopped overcalculating my games because over time and by experience, I realized I never really hold onto my original plans... and others could go every way too. In this game, one wrong word can change the whole game. So no, don't start planning who goes at 5, at 6, and at 7, it's ridiculous ! Your threats could change at any moment... Like, we don't even know yet who will be a jury threat and who will not be...

4. I’m a sucker for self-reflection – how do you think you’re doing? How do you think your competition sees you?

I'm not doing as good as I want. I think I'm definitely kicking it in the challenge aspect of the game. I was never seen as a dead weight when it came to challenges, now gotta be careful they don't see me as TOO strong? So I'll do good in challenges in the hope of winning but won't wipe them with all my wrath like I did last challenge lol.

When it comes to strategical things, I feel like I didn't get to make that many strategic decisions. I went through some votes that were no brainers... Like, Eddie and Brandon were no brainers... Stephanie was a no brainer to me because I had zero game ties with her and I don't think she planned on working with me. The only vote I regret is the Laura vote but again, I heard of it so late, and I couldn't do much since Jed/Stephannie really wanted her out. I did call it before though, that at one point, her lack of game talk was going to bite her, and it did. From that moment, I found myself on the wrong side of the numbers, and it was just a matter of hustling. I was trying to rally a numbers all while being careful about not digging my own grave, I think I've managed that, otherwise I would be out already... So now once again, I don't have a specific target that will really help my individual game, I think I need to play this first vote to place myself in the majority first. Then maybe that will give me more flexibility down the road.

I think what kept me alive up to now is my social game. Although that's not a thing I'm used to rely on, this is what kept me alive on Te Poto 2.0... I would have good feedback about my social game. I'm taking a few risks here and there to talk game to people to maybe garden a game connection, and time will tell if I will get some opportunities later on.

I think my competition sees me as a challenge whore, but not really with a head into the game? Maybe some of them don't trust me but can't get some people to vote for me because they have my back lol? Who knows. :P

[Allie]

ROCKER SAYING :

I’ve been more with the new players than the vets the whole game
The vets suck LOL

Not something I wanted to hear lol.

[Allie]

I'm speaking to Rocker and I'm like : You're telling me exactly where you stand in the game and I don't like where you stand now? On one hand, fine, I like to keep players that I can read, fuck the quiet likes that you can't tell where they stand, that's a negative because I don't agree where he stands BUT among all these people, it's positive to know that he would actually talk game, and make his game possible to read. So I don't see him as a target for now, I think I can keep him around a little more until who knows, I could see a use for him or something.

I'm just wondering though where he thinks I stand for saying that to me... If he goes with the NEWBIES, the ONES I WANT to diminish their numbers, does that means he will attack Jessica, or even Aurora? Not sure this is what I want.

I'll have a lot of processing to do with all this information. Then he ends with a "Really wanted to get on same page as you. I knew everyone but you and Liz." *eyes wide* Oh my god, what is this!!! These crackheads lol. I really need to talk to Jessica to see her perception of the Missy vote, that could tell me where she really stands and how we can come to a group decision for the merge vote that would be good for our game.

[Allie]

lol you did me a big favor with Jed and Stephanie and most of the other vote offs

NO MAN, I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH JED VOTE. LIPS SEALED.

[Allie]

The best way I could find to plant some seeds in his head was to talk to him about how he felt in the game. I was like : damn but if you want all the vets out, how would you feel being alone with all the newbies? Would you feel like you would win at all? He goes no, I wouldn't want to be in final 8 with 7 other newbies. Well, good, you better not LOL. I'm just hoping he will take some time to reflect about his game here.

[Allie]

test, fucking computer clock stopped working during challenge lol...

[Ziggy]

After looking at every1 who made the merge u r my winner pick, goodluck tell no one

[Allie]

Tai has told me that out of all the pairs left in the game, he would rather have me and Aurora win it. And I believe this, because I don't think he would want Jessica to earn it, or Alexis/Liz to have it. So I definitely believe this, and it makes me feel better about him actually. Doesn't mean I would hand him a numbers if he does have one, but I need to make sure where he stands first. I also made sure to tell Aurora how Tai feels about us two, because if we switch the vote from Tai to Sherri or whoever else, the field needs to be prepared for that to happen without making it too complicated to reach out every single person and trying to convince them of the change ? The vote is still in the air I believe.