POST EPISODE 1 REVIEWWhere to start? Ummm I guess with the storys within the tribe to where they currently stand. Let's start with my least favorite tribe and work my way to the best. This one will be a little longer then the usual but then again this is 5 days worth of observations.
RaiWhat an....interesting?...bunch of players. There is absolutely no strategy going on currently other then the sole alliance of
Hayden,
Sean,
Ramona and
Richard. I mean I know they only had to get rid of BB because he's inactive but seriously, the lack of conversation on this tribe is incredible to me. I think they sent a total of 20 pms yesterday and most of it was from the core four. That's absolutely crazy to me considering they had tribal council. I really don't see this tribe doing well AT ALL. Specifically
Jenna and
Stacey (As much as I do enjoy them both as characters). Stacey hasn't looked like she learned much from Isolated in terms of communication and strategy. She's still a great character but she's gonna find herself in trouble quick with no one looking out for her. Unfortunetely during Isolated she survived early on because people labeled her as a non-threat to the alliances in charge, if your tribe fails to win (which in all honesty I think they will time and time again) she doesn't have as much chance to skate by. THis tribe I think is in a lot of trouble in this game and other then Ramona and Hayden unless they luck out in a SWAP with a majority I don't see many Rai members making it far. I only say Ramona and Hayden because they are the only ones to prove they have some sort of sound strategy. Richard I'm not completely sure of especially due to the fact he offered alliances in 2 pms. Even more hilarious is adding people into the majority alliance without even conversing with them in PMS. I really look foreward to see how he handles a swap, I just don't see things working well for him at all.
On top of that Paranoia is already starting to run rampant. Ramona is worried everyone is using her and she isn't in the majority alliance. Richard & Hayden are worried Jenna & Stacey are together (alol as if they have figured out how to pm yet). So although a final four majority is currently locked things could be getting even more crazy, ESPECIALLY with the fact people are barely talking about strategy. Poor Hayden, he traded bad luck Bracari for Hot Mess Rai.
FAVORITES
1. Ramona
2. Hayden
3. Stacey
4. Jenna
5. Richard
6. Sean
POWER PLAYERS
1. Ramona
2. Hayden
3. Richard
4. Sean
5. Stacey
6. Jenna
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MADHESIThis tribe has instantly gotten way more entertaining since opening night. And in all honesty alot of that has to do with three people. The first is
Jeff. He's probabbly the best positioned person in this tribe. He is completely in the center of everything on his tribe and has our first LEGITAMATE cross tribal 'alliance' (although I don't know if I classify it as an alliance yet but defiantly working together) with Lisa. He's got a tight alliance with Kimmi and Mad Dog (NuTina as their 4th) and even more interesting is willing to make a move against PB (and seems to have PB in his back pocket as well considering the fact he was given the clue by him). Honestly if he doesn't atleast survive to the Merge LET ALONE the SWAP. I'd be shocked. The second is
Mad Dogg, another super intelligent individual who may not be as consistantly social as Jeff but does a great job in making her pressence known. She also doesn't take no shit from anyone, as proof by the situation with that crazy Papa Bear declining and then offering her an alliance. I think she's going to develop into a very KEY player this season. Mark my words, she'll be a legend by the end of this. Just a feeling I'm getting. Lastly, it's
Papa Bear. If anything this guy is a character. Strategically he's a bit all over the place offering waaaay too many alliances way TOO QUICKLY. He has to have final 2 deals with 75% of the cast all ready. On top of that his OVER THE TOP story about the Car Crash and the kids. I just can't with him. He's going to be in trouble soon, but man will it be interesting to see his fall. Atleast he's entertaining.
As for the rest of the tribe,
Kimmi is very likeable and in a good position. Although not really a stand out on her tribe quite yet.
NuTina is FANTASTIC socially (for being less then 24 hours in the game) and brought alot of new life in this game and I could see developing into something special later down the line in this game especially since she's set up herself really well at this point.
Keith is kinda just there right now and really not doing anything at the moment from a Social, Strategic or Character stand point.
Debb has been a complete disapointment and makes me wonder if she is truly the vet that we think she is. She doesn't seem to be doing a very good job as well. Much like Rai, other then the core four alliance, not much as developed in terms of majority alliances. Kimmi, Jeff and Mad Dog seem to be in the center of things though. Papa Bear, although having offered alot of alliances, doesn't seem to be taken seriously. So it should be interesting to see how things develop. IF they loose. I'm ready for Keith to go home.
Favorites:
1. Mad Dog
2. Jeff
3. Kimmi
4. Papa Bear
5. NuTina
6. Debb
7. Keith
Power Players:
1. Mad Dogg
2. Jeff
3. NuTina
4. Kimmi
5. Papa Bear
6. Keith
7. Debb
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KiratiAs I said before THIS.TRIBE.IS.AWESOME. I never want them to loose because I feel like whoever has to get voted off would get mad robbed over less steller players on other tribes. Like legit, I feel like everyone on this tribe has potiential to be a big star/storyline. I don't even know where to start with them. So I guess let's start with the Ambassador.
Lisa is EASILY my favorite cast member right now. She's filled her role well and using it's power to upmost potiential. She's truly been social with all 3 tribes (something Ramona hasn't done) and given them enough reasons to trust her (something Papa Bear CLEARLY hasn't done). She's established great alliances with the girls of her tribe, Carter and Jeff. Although she may have a target on her back in the future, I feel like she will have enough sway to save herself and truly a SAVY player. She also don't take no fucks from Papa Bear so the seeds of doubt she's been throwing on his tribe has been wonderful. Even more interesting is her relationship to
Artis. The two of them DO NOT trust each other what so ever. Despite being linked ina five person alliance with the girls and Carter, the two of them are pretty willing to sacrifice each other although I don't think they expect the other will do the same. He's a pretty savy player in his own right and not someone who can be taken lightly. I think he has oddly enough more options then Lisa on his own tribe as he's looked at Chris and Zane as possible options to go further. Most importantly he has a #1 in
Carter who has proven to be a social butterfly on his tribe. Everyone likes and trusts Carter. And he's probabbly one of the more well liked contestants in this game. It pays to have such a strong relationship with someone SO EARLY in the game. I mean it did for me and Vytas (until we knew our best chance to get to the end was to get rid of the other). IT'll be very interesting how things develop for the two of them in the game. Also along the lines of social butterfly is suprisingly
Denise. I dunno what I was expecting but I wasn't expecting her to outshine
Angie. Out of the girls, I like her odds the best of slipping under the radar but still staying in some sort of control. Although if the boys DON'T get to gether and vote out one of the girls, she will be in a VERY good position because I get the impression that the girls ARE SUPER SOLID.
Chris has done quite a good job at integrating with the tribe. He was a bit late for the start of the game but seems to have been getting on peoples good graces slowly. His distrust for Papa Bear right of the bat makes me believe he's got GREAT instincts. He may not be positioned in the best spot right now but I don't think it'll be very long until he ends up in a majority situation.
Zane has been another interesting character as well. He doesn't have a good grasp of the dynamics of the tribe and I think he's in the most trouble if they loose but in comparison to the other tribes isn't doing too bad socially. I actually think if he is put up for sacrificed and swapped it might significantly benefit his game. He's a bit of an underdog right now but with Carter and Artis potientially working with him and Chris against Angie, he MAY SURVIVE. I don't even know though the dynamics of this tribe is super compelling that I kinda want to see them loose just to watch it all unfold (although I love them all).
Favorites
1. Lisa
2. Artis
3. Carter
4. Angie
5. Denise
6. Chris
7. Zane
Power Players
1. Lisa
2. Carter
3. Denise
4. Artis
5. Angie
6. Chris
7. Zane
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MARISSA'S ROUND ONE MVP*this will not always be my favorite player but it will be the person who I feel defined the round GOOD or BAD*
Easily Lisa wins this for me. She's positioned herself very well on her tribe, used her power to the fullest, and started to sway things against Papa Bear on the other tribe. Honestly this girl is a QUEEN from the word go. Really excitied to watch her story unfold.
by Marissa Peterson » Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:46:20 am 
Romana being the Ambassador and her being the social queen. Jenna seems like alot of fun and Stacey is a Queen. I just hope she lasts to the merge since she may annoy people. Richard looks like he's starting to play to hard to fast. He pretty much offered alliances in his 2nd pms to people and trying to making Hayden Ambassador to try and get him out so this could be ineresting. He has Vytas levels of fucking with people already. Sean is pretty cool as well. Hayden is killing me in his confessional love him to bits. If he can get past the whole "Returnee" hate train he should be fine. I have a good feeling about him this season though and think he's going to make the merge 100%. I also don't see this Sean, Ramona, Richard and Hayden alliance lasting. I see it imploding before we get to a swap. #Jenmona needs to be more of a thing. 
Chris needs to step up socially. HE's in alot of trouble right now being the returning player and I honestly seriously think Zane will be the member from Kirati sacrifcied in the Ambassador's summit leaving him picked off if they loose the first IC. IT's very hard to predict what's going to happen because of the ambassador twist as well as Artis isn't against the idea of working with Chris and Zane. The other thing is Lisa and Artis don't seem to be clicking so that might be the opening he needs. Zane is a good guy but defiantly the odd man out. He's social but not enough for this tribe. If he was on Rai or Madhei I think he would have had more luck. I hope that Kirati can win for a good while though so all 7 characters can stay as long as possible. 
He is the villian of the season and not afraid to backstab. I fucking love it. 
) Anyways, he knew what to say and when to say it but do it in such a way that people didn't think he was a huge target at the end. A skill I wish I had during my season. 
Even if he wasn't on the right end of things all the time, that was never his fault since he was working with some of the most loose cannon allies I've ever seen (*cough*Tina*cough*). 
