Strategy wise:
1. Brett - He was low key, but in a good way. Apparently he was #1 ally to Dave, Kelly, Erik. And not too far off with Laura/Monica. He would have been the winner had Galu had the numbers, IMO.
2. Russell - I had a very hard time ranking Brett or Russell above one another. I think Russell played a sloppy game, and many times he wouldn't have been able to get away with it. Just last season Carolina made deals with everyone, and they talked. This season they didn't, he got lucky. His overly cocky abrasiveness is a terrible move, and for not an easy to find idol, he would be gone. He's also so narcissistic that even after he came up with a lie to make himself less threatening, he couldn't go with it because he wanted people to know how much money he made. He couldn't even wait till after the show. He's got an inferiority complex or something. But he's above the next three because he's not riding coattails and he's made some bold moves.
3. Natalie - If you're going to be a lackey, at least be lackey #1. Plus she made a great move with Erik, and has a fairly good strategic mind; just watch her latest insider video about picking Brett. She wanted to make sure he couldn't talk to anyone and if her team won the reward, she wanted Mick fed so that there was a chance he'd beat Brett. Overall, don't really respect her strategy, but at least she's got a gameplan that she's certain will work.
4. Jaison - If you're going to be a lackey, at least be lackey #2. He also at least thinks he's making decisions, but maybe he just needs a reality check.
5. Mick - If you have to settle for lackey #3, jump fucking ship.
Social:
1. Brett - Everyone loves him.
2. Natalie - Everyone loves her.
3. Mick - Nice guy.
4. Jaison - Apparently didn't make an amazing impression.
5. Russell - Is playing a horrendous social game.
Who would I vote for?
1. Brett (Combination of both social/strategy ... he's boring, but he's playing the game at least. Or was. He has to rely on challenges now, but he's in a situation where he has no choice)
2. Natalie (At least she has a gameplan, and is somewhat strategic and very social)
3. Jaison (Better social game in my eyes)
4. Mick (Meh)
5. Russell (I would always try to vote for the best strategist. Well, most of the time. So if Russell played such a horrible social game to the point where I'd be disgusted to vote for him, then you know his game wasn't very good in the first place. This isn't even watching how much airtime he gets, it's putting myself on the island and seeing his behaviour. He would have a chance to beat Mick or even Jaison with a great jury speech though for my vote, if I had one, haha)
1. Brett - He was low key, but in a good way. Apparently he was #1 ally to Dave, Kelly, Erik. And not too far off with Laura/Monica. He would have been the winner had Galu had the numbers, IMO.
2. Russell - I had a very hard time ranking Brett or Russell above one another. I think Russell played a sloppy game, and many times he wouldn't have been able to get away with it. Just last season Carolina made deals with everyone, and they talked. This season they didn't, he got lucky. His overly cocky abrasiveness is a terrible move, and for not an easy to find idol, he would be gone. He's also so narcissistic that even after he came up with a lie to make himself less threatening, he couldn't go with it because he wanted people to know how much money he made. He couldn't even wait till after the show. He's got an inferiority complex or something. But he's above the next three because he's not riding coattails and he's made some bold moves.
3. Natalie - If you're going to be a lackey, at least be lackey #1. Plus she made a great move with Erik, and has a fairly good strategic mind; just watch her latest insider video about picking Brett. She wanted to make sure he couldn't talk to anyone and if her team won the reward, she wanted Mick fed so that there was a chance he'd beat Brett. Overall, don't really respect her strategy, but at least she's got a gameplan that she's certain will work.
4. Jaison - If you're going to be a lackey, at least be lackey #2. He also at least thinks he's making decisions, but maybe he just needs a reality check.
5. Mick - If you have to settle for lackey #3, jump fucking ship.
Social:
1. Brett - Everyone loves him.
2. Natalie - Everyone loves her.
3. Mick - Nice guy.
4. Jaison - Apparently didn't make an amazing impression.
5. Russell - Is playing a horrendous social game.
Who would I vote for?
1. Brett (Combination of both social/strategy ... he's boring, but he's playing the game at least. Or was. He has to rely on challenges now, but he's in a situation where he has no choice)
2. Natalie (At least she has a gameplan, and is somewhat strategic and very social)
3. Jaison (Better social game in my eyes)
4. Mick (Meh)
5. Russell (I would always try to vote for the best strategist. Well, most of the time. So if Russell played such a horrible social game to the point where I'd be disgusted to vote for him, then you know his game wasn't very good in the first place. This isn't even watching how much airtime he gets, it's putting myself on the island and seeing his behaviour. He would have a chance to beat Mick or even Jaison with a great jury speech though for my vote, if I had one, haha)
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