I'm watching confessionals so expect maybe a few posts out of me as I stream of consciousness.

Adrianne brought it up tonight, and she says it's early, but I don't think it is.

Obviously, there's no swap this season, it would ruin the theme and the twist, so these people are going to be with each other for a long ass time.

I REALLY love the no swap dynamic and I feel like we never see it in orgs. I may be biased but I still think Solomon Islands is one of the best ORG seasons to ever occur and the lack of a swap made all the dynamics come merge so much better.

This cast is all really strong strategically, so I think it'll be interesting to see how that dynamic ultimately play out. But it definitely is something to think about this early if they catch on. How much do we want to win? How much do we want to lose? Who is going to go into a merge with us and be strong?

I think the fun thing that I'm getting from the Vecher confessionals is everyone kind of outside Mike and Julia generally like each other and everyone kind of has their own agenda as to who they like and don't and I really don't think after the buffer boots or gone that there's going to be any sort of harmony in boots. It'll be interesting.

It's nice to see Dustin's view on things as well, it's really clear he's going to be a core player this season, so I'm curious as to how he ultimately plays things.

Sarena is so funny to watch, it's nice to see she's in an excellent position. I'm hoping we get some more confessionals out of the Utren side of things. It's funny because I'd say the core of that tribe is just so messy in their own right that they're creating their own drama and insanity.

Jacob's take is really interesting cause he seems to know what a god damn mess Kilby is but doesn't know the extent of it. If Harrison was truly his number one ally he probably should have immediately gone to him and told him about it; however, messy Kilby has already beaten him to the punch. Jacob seems to realize a bit of the dynamic and who's a threat (Jayden) and recognizes he can't take him out, but doesn't seem to understand other people's social dynamics outside of his own immediate circle which definitely could be his ultimate downfall.

Daniel Kennedy @ 10/5/2018 2:48

Tyler Poirier @ 9/5/2018 23:21 Kilby wants to now make Harrison a ride or die. Can we get a cleanup to aisle Kilby because we seem to have a mess... So that’s a 3rd person Tyler has wanted to make a ride or die, right? I was a messy player during S4 but DK 2.0 might be outshining me!

Who were my first two ride or dies???

It's funny to see how many different realities there seems to be on Utren. Like if you watch Jacob's confessional, and then Joey's and changed Kilby's name, you wouldn't even know they were on the same tribe. Kilby is the anchor that everyone's orbiting around. I really like Joey's perception though, he's a really slow roller, he plays enough to just kick start enough, and then ultimately steamrolls the later portion.

I also just can't deal with Kilby, I don't even know where he's at in confessional presence, but just hearing everything he's doing from everyone else is like - are you even real? Are you ok? Someone help him please.

Also Gibby's reputation aside, I fucking love him. I'm so glad I finally have a cast I feel like I could put him in without him instantly failing based on who knows him or just the general feel of that cast. He's fun, energetic, and brash - and that's his entire appeal to me. His confessionals are fun and interesting, I think him and I would really get along in a game sense, so I'm hoping he's able to pick up his boots and really go the distance this season.

Plus his wife is great, I really love her a lot.

ah Billys elaborate alliance building plan is so interesting, I can't wait to see if
#1 It gets leaked (as I know Alex and Jay both have a few good connections)
#2 Each person truly looks at it the way Billy thinks they will (Will Adrianne really have more allegiance to that 4 than she does Dustin? Will Anders pick up that he's a walking shield?)
So far Kurtis and Billy's relationship seems to be very well hidden, so I imagine they will have long term success as a partnership

I'm lowkey laughing about how Jayden is plotting against Jacob just because I think Jacob deserves it a little bit but AGAIN don't do it round 1!!! Now you're just going to look like the big player dude. Why can't they just take out someone not well connected like Tony or Gibson on the first vote like normal people?

As an expert on everything Joey Kapusta, I am really happy to see him starting to put the pieces together. Joey, however, has a tendency to fade in to the background early on and sort of take in information which, as someone mentioned earlier about someone else, can be seen as shady. His perception of Kilby seems to be dead on though and if there's one thing Joey loves, it's a meat shield.

Kilby is KILLING ME lmao I love watching him speak because he's like a real life Donny from Wild Thornberrys or sort of like a Junkrat from Overwatch. I want this kid to REEL IT IN before it's too late....but I think day 2 was too late for him.

Kurtis is my king and I love all things Kurtis....but he's got an air to him that can really make him a huge target, especially since his reputation as a great player might already be on some people's radar.

Also, Joey Kapusta trivia time:
Joey played Gilligans Island with Adrienne and nominated her and Blake.
Joey played iSurv1vor All Stars with Kurtis and voted him out.
Joey won both of these games.

I am BEGGING for a reunion of these 3 to see how the pieces fit. He's honestly going to lose his shit if they all make merge or whatever part of the game they get to see each other.

Also shout out to Sam for making my silhouette look like this guy from Big Bang Theory.

“Billy, Rob, Kurtis, Dustin, and myself are only existing for the time being. I do not want Rob or Kurtis around, and if Billy seems too close to them, I don't want him either”

This quote really threw me off from Anders. I think for the moment being in personally cheering on him, Adrianne, and Dustin but I think winning that week one blinding light really went to his head. He seems to think he can just throw away allies and pick anyone as his arsenal. He almost seems to forget people talk to each other. Dustin and Adrianne really like Rob so I’ll be shocked if they don’t jump to a defense if Anders goes a bit buckwild. I don’t think it helps that he’s expressed interest in working with everyone except Mike and Julia at this point.

Adrianne last night spent a little bit of time on call with Dustin/Anders. she seemed pretty happy to just be in an alliance finally. Anders was kinda casually trying to throw Kurtis under the bus and say that Kurtis doesn’t talk to him

then like 15 minutes later, Kurtis messaged Adrianne about how close Dustin/Anders are and how Rob + Billy wanna team up with Kurtis/Adrianne. v proud of Adrianne for getting herself in this spot because I think that the fodder boots of Mike/Julia will give time for Anders to build his threat level and for him to try to put the target on Rob/Kurtis.

It's a really nice thought that the idol clues go to the people on the bottom. Not the case, but it's a nice thought.

Also - we're missing 3 lists still from Utren, but since they're all throwing their lists to try and get to the bottom, Tony currently has the lead in averages.

Its funny seeing Anders and Dan play now after they won immunity last round. You would think they'd try to take a step back now since they're definitely in the spotlight a little more than everyone else on their tribes, but they seem to be turning it up a notch even more and overplaying hard.

Adrianne seems to be in the best position right now. She has a lot of control on that tribe, moreso than even Anders does, and I'm curious to see which route she takes after Mike/Julia are gone.

I'm happy to see Billy and Rob liking each other and getting along. They're two of my favorites in the whole cast and I really hope they're a tight duo going forward. I'm happy that Billy is doing well for himself since this is all brand new to him and I really hope he keeps it up.

Dustin is also in a good spot and someone who everyone seems to like. I think he's also in a good spot because it seems like Anders will always be the first person people target.

No idea where Jay stands really.

I love both tribes a lot