Hey Tyler! It has been way too long. I’ll start out by saying that when the tribes were first assigned, I was actually pretty skeptical of aligning myself with you and Chelsea. I had thought that Chelsea and I had gotten a really good bond going on Day 1 and when I found out that I wasn’t her first pick, I was actually really shocked because for as much as Chelsea and I talked, it had to have meant you and Chelsea talked nonstop and were super tight. Basically, my concern with aligning with the two of you was that if the three of us made the merge together and our plans took a turn for the worst, I was afraid that you two would have chosen to get rid of me over getting rid of each other. I didn’t necessarily want to be a third wheel. That is why I instinctively chose to align myself with Christine and create growing relationships with both Matty and Kathy. However, Christine was my #1. She and I had a pact to stick together and I knew having the double vote on my side was a tremendous advantage. With that said, I did enjoy talking to both you and Chelsea a lot so I made sure to tell Chelsea on multiple occasions that we had to make sure we had Christine on our side or she would team up and use the double vote to get rid of us. This served not only to keep my main ally, Christine, safe, but it also allowed me to work with you and Chelsea at the same time. In addition, Kathy and I actually got pretty close as well albeit not so much on a strategic level. I also talked to Matty a bit on our personal lives. I knew that Kathy and Matty were both two people who had not been super active players and therefore, I knew that they were talked to the least in the tribe and so I made that extra effort to include them both for a moral obligation and so I would have my options open if push came to shove. I knew that there would be a tribal switch in the game at some point and by talking to everyone on my original tribe, I felt safer knowing that no matter what happened at the switch, it was very likely that I would end up with at least one original Oronar all of whom I had made a relationship with whether strong or weak.

As for a move that I had in case I was left without original allies at the swap, I would have disassociated myself as much as I could from the Oronar tribe so that people didn’t think I would jump at the chance to team up with Oronar at the merge. Kind of the opposite of Chase because he showed us he was tight with Misty which made us know he would team up with Chonos whereas I would have said screw Chelsea and voted to send someone from a non-Oronar tribe to exile so that my new tribe thought I was loyal to them and not my former tribemates-of course it would be acting. ;) That way, at the merge, I would have the option to either stick with my former Oronar tribemates or with my new swapped tribe thereby putting me in the middle. Basically, that was my plan in case I was placed with no allies on the swapped tribe.

Finally, I was able to separate my game from yours and Chelsea’s by branching out and creating relationships with other people so that I wasn’t tied down to a single alliance. One of the strongest alliances I began to create on NuOronar was with Fabio. I made this bond on my own account without either you or Chelsea’s consultation. By the time the merge came, Fabio and I were super close and I trusted him as much as I trusted you and more than I trusted Chelsea actually simply because I didn’t know what went on over on NuJaruud. By aligning myself with him, I like to think it helped integrate myself into the Jaruud alliance because the other Jaruud members trusted Fabio and Fabio trusted me. By creating new allies and distancing myself from a single alliance, my game wouldn’t be too impacted by the downfall of someone else’s. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the merge, Oronar was targeted and I had to separate my game from yours even more or my game would have gotten damaged too much. Because I had branched out and created those new allies, I was able to blend in more with the other two tribes which is more likely why you were the one targeted. I hope that is enough. If not, I’m willing to go more in depth :)
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This is now for the question targeted at all of us. If I had to pick, I would say that this season was actually a fairly good season. It was definitely slower at the beginning when a lot of the inactive people were the ones being booted, but as the game got further along, I think the enjoyment from the outside most likely got better. As for detailing the game, I would say it was probably pretty boring watching Oronar dominate the game at the beginning. The Jenn boot will probably be the most boring boot ever in this Survivor Series moving forward. However, I did think it was funny how we just talked about voting her out in the tribe group chat because she was never even there to see it. Filtering through the rest of the boring first 8 or so days, it doesn’t seem like there was too much strategy going on or anything because the boots were fairly easy. An honorable mention not related to strategy though would be Woo’s rising of the dead in the dodgeball challenge. That was probably the most exciting thing the viewers had seen in the first 8 days of the game. Days 9 and 10 were probably more exciting compared to the former dullness of the game. The viewers would have expected Chelsea and Christine to team up, but out of nowhere, Christine actually targets Chelsea. Props to Christine for actually bringing some excitement. As for Day 10, I bet if there were prediction writers, many of them would have predicted that Chase would go far. So for him to have been cut short before the merge, it had to have been a shocker to the viewers (btw when I say viewers, I mean Jeff and Charlie). Then Kathy went inactive and it was another boring vote. The merge was supposed to get exciting, but like I said in my opening statement, no one cared about the viewer’s feelings and took the easy route of voting another Oronar. The Misty vote was really where things got going. Chonos and Jaruud members realized the battle was imminent and so it was basically who could capture the 2 remaining Oronar first. I personally think it was really exciting because if either I or Chelsea went one way or the other, the whole game would be different. There could have been a tie vote and it could have gone to rocks. The suspense was at its highest since the game had begun. And then as fast as it had gotten started, the alliances stayed the same at the Matt vote. On day 23 was when the game got good. Alliances were becoming wary and things were starting to look up for the viewers. And then here comes Drunken Ciera from the village with an idol in hand. Fabio was the star player and just like that, he was gone. That idol play by Ciera was the start of it all. Alliances were being created everywhere with everyone. I’m pretty sure at that point in the game, everyone had an alliance with everyone. It couldn’t be much more exciting than that because it has to go somewhere from there. And then the tie vote occurred. The tie vote had to have been the most entertaining part of the entire game. Anything could have happened and the viewers were happy. Unfortunately for the viewers, rocks were avoided and things seemed to be normal again until the next vote where the biggest threat in the game gets booted. I’m sure Hali was pegged as the winner by many and to see her gone was a big move. Then the viewers see the Final 5 making alliances tenfold and Ciera became the unfortunate victim of the vote. Finally, it came down to an endurance challenge. John and Francesca battling to the death while the viewers sat back and ate their popcorn until they got so bored of watching another Fem-Bot use its unfair emotionless advantage of not having to sleep. And that brings us to the present. Overall, the game was very lackluster at the beginning, but after Tyler’s impactful speech, the game got going and moves started to be made. Started off slow; finished strong.

All-Stars!
1. Hali- Hali dominated this game from the beginning until the moment she got voted out. She was a force to be reckoned with and it would be shameful not to include this wrecking ball in another season. She was the leader of her tribe and then to top it all off she became the ruler of her tribe. What more could you want in a woman? ;)
2. Chase- Chase may not have had time to shine in this game, but he was no goat. He had serious potential and it would be downright devastating not to see this guy play another season and show what he can really do.
3. Misty- Misty was sneaky. She knows how to play the game and she knows how to play it well. It may not have worked out for her this time, but she could definitely go far with another shot. She had this satisfying ability to draw everyone into her and make them feel indebted to her and it’s kind of scary. All her former tribemates seem to have this undying bond with her and I’m wondering if she is able to hypnotize. Probably explains her loyal fembots.
4. Fabio- Fabio was friends with everyone. He was funny, he was social, and he was no slacker in challenges. He was a triple-threat. He might look dumb on the outside simply because the real Fabio wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he knew what he was doing. His social game was no doubt the best out of anyone else in this game and it’d be great to see another season with him in it and if his strategy might change to a more villainous character.
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Alternates
1. John- John truly was a dark horse throughout this game. I’m pretty sure everybody underestimated how good of a player he actually was. Unfortunately, he was overshadowed by Hali in this game, but I have a good feeling that in a game without Hali, he could really show us all up and bring out the big guns.
2. Christine- This is simply for an entertainment aspect. Who wouldn’t want to see another crazy episode of Christine going berserk? She would definitely be a wildcard going into the game and it’d be interesting to see if she could contain her inner psycho.

The reason I didn’t include Chelsea in this list is because she lacked the self-confidence and willingness to play this game hard. I didn’t include myself because I feel as though my entertainment value was limited. I played hard and fought to get here, but I’m not too humorous nor did I make tons of confessionals. I didn’t include Fran because I feel as though she is not the power player everyone thinks she is. Chase was definitely the top dog there on Chonos and was playing the game. Then there was Misty who was definitely the second-in-command and took charge when Chase left. For me, Fran doesn’t even show up to the party until Chase and Misty have already left. If she was to play again, I'm sure she'd be overshadowed by other players again and an All-Star is supposed to stand out. She didn’t stand out very much and her perceived moment of glory was ultimately Ciera’s decision.

Thanks for the questions Tyler and I hope you consider voting me!