Kim: Mullen' It Over

[Kim Mullen]

Omg fuck my life. I have been so busy the past few days, I kind of put this on the backburner Have I missed much?

[Mia Galeotalanza]

"Kim: Mullen' It Over". I insist.

[Kim Mullen]

Ooh I like that. Done.

[Kim Mullen]

I do feel a little late to the party, but I did spend the past half hour or so reading over some of the Mariche board and all of the confessionals. I'll probably read over some PM conversations a little later on because I am curious about some of these guys' conversation styles, but for right now I just wanted to get a general sense of what is going on over there in terms of tribal dynamics and such.

I haven't really looked over anything over at the other tribe, but I do think that this tribe could go either way, either super crazy, chaotic, and unpredictable, or super straightforward and boring. I could seriously see about ~6 of these people potentially being the first boot over here, and with Sarah being immune as well, that's saying something about how these first couple of rounds could really dictate what happens over there.

So let's break it down:

General- seems to pretty well-intentioned, and he seems to be one of the only people over there who doesn't really have a huge ego. Right now I like that he wants to make some personal connections with everyone, making sure he is in with everyone, and kind of just floating along and just eventually just letting whatever alliance he'll be a part of just fall into place. I mean, it's not necessarily super exciting, but who am I to criticize someone's game for being too safe and boring pre-merge? It worked for me

Peter- is just kind of whatever for me. I haven't read any of his PMs but he doesn't seem like someone who excels in the social aspect of this. Right now I don't think he'll do anything special. I don't think he'll be the first boot but I think he'll definitely be an earlier boot. Overall, I think he's probably the least aware of the shit that's goin' down over at Mariche, the one most strategically disconnected, and although I don't think he's the least-liked, I think he's the one who has had the hardest time connecting well with at least one person.

Vecepia- ok lol. Like, it just seems like she's Jolanda 2.0? And that could either be a good thing or a bad thing. Right now, she's kind of playing hard right off the bat, but no one really thinks anything of it. She's almost like a hybrid of both Jolanda incarnations, in that she isn't well-liked at all, kind of like how Jolanda was despised at the beginning of Patagonia, but she does seem to have a strong ally in Sean, and if they kind of don't recognize that and don't get rid of her as soon as they can, she could end up running the tribe, like how Jolanda essentially ran original Chorotega, and later nuGuatuso in Costa Rica through her strong partnership with Ibrehem. She didn't really give me a whole lot in her confessional though, we'll see.

Sarah- It will be interesting to see how being the Cacique affects Sarah's game. It definitely seemed like she wanted to stay off the radar, but she recognized that she had the what it takes to pull off being the leader, got into everyone's good graces, and would've probably been safe to the merge regardless of whether or not she took the Cacique role, and now she's probably put herself into a position where she could piss a lot of people off, and be a target once the merge hits. It'll just be interesting how the tribe reacts to Sarah sabotaging everyone else's games, and if they will still back it up once they learn that she didn't really do it by her own choice.

John- although he didn't really confess too much, I just see something in him and I like it. He really was the only person to challenge Sarah's leadership (because let's be honest, Peter is kind of a joke) and he didn't get it, and it's really interesting because Sarah hasn't really addressed it at all after the fact either? John seems to kind of have a bigger ego, and him not getting to be leader could hurt him, since he did kind of show that he was here to play, he just didn't luck out with the whole immunity til the merge thing. Right now, I think he could be a target, I think Pat is for sure gonna target him, but I think John has it in him somewhere to do what he needs to do to get to the merge and potentially shake things up. He's a wild-card.

Sean- I actually don't really like that much. Maybe I'm just not giving him enough credit, because he does seem well set-up, but he seems kind of aggressive as well, and has really led the charge to get a majority alliance going at all costs. He's not taking it slow at all, he's basically attached himself to Vecepia, who isn't popular at all, but then again, it could all work! I think he could take control of this tribe should everyone just lay down and let him take control with this weird five-some he's proposing, but he'll be a target come merge time. He just seems like someone who's super loyal and that could turn off the players from the other tribe. I think he's kind of delusional in thinking that he has things kind of on lock right now, and would feel comfortable losing the challenge, but everyone could really blow up in his face too.

Gabriel- Gabriel is a big surprise for me, because not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting much from the Redditors, but he seems like a completely likable guy, he gives great confessionals, and he seems to be pretty well-connected to everyone on the tribe. I don't think there's anyone that doesn't wanna work with Gabe at this point. Sarah and him could be the pair of the season, it'll be interesting to see if their bond stays strong after Sarah starts fucking everything up though. Regardless though, I'm excited for Gabriel. I think he has a great head on his shoulders, and isn't a target, so I think he will make it super far in this

Patricia- Is entertaining. I think she's super righteous in her assessment of the tribe, and I think that under different circumstances, she could have flourished in this tribe. However, she showed up late, and although that puts a target on your back, I think she didn't do too great a job trying to diffuse the target off her back. She definitely seems to be scrambling to get into some kind of power over at Mariche, and people seem kind of hesitant to work with her. Like I said, I haven't read any PMs, but I'm sure Pat is still doing well socially, but she does have the "didn't show up the first night" stigma attached to her now, and that doesn't sit well with a lot of people. I do think she has some good ideas though, and could take over this tribe should everything go in her favor, but right now, I'm a little skeptical. And her not being able to make it to the challenge doesn't really help either.

Gina- I actually see the most of Kim Mullen's game in Gina, but I do think that she'll have a bigger uphill battle than me. I kind of lucked out by being one of the better social players on my tribe, despite showing up late, and was able to diffuse the target of my back for at least a little while, but Gina kind of just doesn't have it lol. No one seems to really like her besides Patricia, and although I have low expectations for this alliance succeeding, I am rooting for these two so hardcore. I do think Gina's done a good job in at least assessing what is going on, and what she needs to do to get past the first couple of votes at least. Like myself, getting to the merge might be a struggle for her, but if she makes the merge, I'm sure she will be golden.

Tribe Ranking
1. Gabriel
2. Gina
3. John
4. Sarah
5. Patricia
6. General
7. Vecepia
8. Peter
9. Sean

[Kim Mullen]

Good news y'all. I have caught up on Tamanaco and now pretty much up to date on this. One thing I did read that I liked was that they are a lot more open and discussion-oriented compared to Mariche. I mean, the dynamics at Mariche seem to be a little more interesting, but one thing I like about Tamanaco is that they aren't making it just a game, they're making it an ~experience~, which is what Stranded is all about. They're discussing their interests, hobbies, they're playing games. Probably stuff that happens a lot on the island during Survivor but it's stuff that we never really see.

BUT..... their dynamics are sooooo boring A night 1 alliance was formed between the Kims, Lindsey, Linda, and Frank, and there's no signs of that fracturing at all. Hopefully the Cacique twist will cause some drama and stir things up, although it seems like pretty much everyone over there is pleased with Mama Kim's performance despite the fact that she actually did pretty bad in the challenge.
One thing I don't really mind about this alliance is that it really is mostly all the good people on that tribe. So let's break it down.

Frank is a beast. I think once Kim's stock starts falling when she gets to some of the harder tasks, he'll be the most popular person on that tribe. He did great in that challenge tonight, and he seems to be friends with everyone on that tribe. I do think he's a big threat though, but I don't think people are worrying about that too much right now. I think he's playing a clean game so far, but I don't think he'd be opposed to getting blood on his hands and backstabbing someone if that means he gets farther along in the game. Diane seems to have caught onto him but I don't think she'll be too much of a problem.

Tom- he's like barely there but at least I know he exists, which is more I can say about Lex. Tom seems pretty screwed game-wise. He tried to start an alliance with Mama Kim and Diane, but Mama Kim is obviously playing him, since she is tight with the Core 5. I don't think he's very long for the game.

Lex- Who?

Kim P.- I actually kind of have a love/hate relationship with Kimpy lol. On one hand, I think she has GREAT taste in allies, but something about forming an alliance with the first 5 people to show up and just randomly lucking out that they're the 5 best people on the tribe leaves a bad taste in my mouth. She's someone I could see getting potentially swapfucked, or just something along those lines. I do think she's a little delusional about her position though, she's saying that she's the "founder" of the alliance or something when in reality, Mama Kim, Lindsey, and Linda are probably running things.

Clarence- Clarence is actually kind of frustrating to watch. I give him props for being able to realize that he's near the top of the Tamanaco pecking order, but to be honest, he's not doing too much about it. Like, he said "I'm gonna make a tribe game and hopefully that will cause some disagreement and drama and I can slide my way into some majority somewhere! " And he makes some stupid Survivor winner game? Like THAT'S gonna be your source of conflict? I would never not align with someone based on their Survivor opinions (like, Phillip is my least favorite ever, but if I met someone in a game who liked him, I would align with them as long as I liked them as a ~person~) I just thought it was lame. You want fireworks? Politics.

Linda- These updates are kind of gonna be half-assed, just because I'm tired, but I like Linda. I like her bffmance with Lindsey, but Lindsey is clearly the superior character and player in that duo. Right now, she's just kind of there for me, but I don't have anything against her at this point. She's kind of like General over at Mariche.

Kim J.- Kim J. is actually kind of playing spectacularly? She pretty much has everyone eating out of the palm of her hand to the point where absolutely no one was mad at her following her seemingly abysmal challenge performance tonight. She's obviously locked in tight in the Core 5 alliance, but I'm hoping that the tasks will start something and make it more of an uphill battle for her. Like, during the task where they have to relentlessly target whoever posts first in the Tribal Council thread, and that person is say Frank or Lindsey, that would be completely hilarious and out of left field. Right now, I think Kim is playing great strategically. Had she not been a leader, I'm sure she still would've made the merge regardless.

Diane- I actually feel really bad for Diane Keep in mind though that I still haven't read any of the PMs, she could just be an awful PMer, but right now, I do feel like she's kind of being bullied and vilified for really no reason. From her confessional and her posts at camp, she seems like a perfectly nice person, everyone just hates her because the Core 5 is seriously so tight and Diane is trying to find a way in and I mean, you can't blame her, and everyone just hates her for it. It's kind of sad, really. But I'm still reserving judgment til I see just how bad/good she is at PMs, since pretty much everyone trashing her in their confessionals right now was biased against her since the beginning.

Lindsey- Lindsey is definitely my favorite. She's playing a smart game, people like her, and she has Linda in her pocket. She just seems like a fun person too, when you just look at her hobbies, favorite movies, etc. She's definitely someone I would align with. Overall, I'm pretty excited for what Lindsey will bring to this season.

Tribe Ranking
1. Lindsey
2. Kim J.
3. Frank
4. Diane
5. Linda
6. Kim P.
7. Clarence
8. Tom
9. Lex

[Brenda Lowe]

Yeah I hear you on Tamanaco. I just had a read around the confessionals, and as happy a unit as they are as a tribe, it's not gonna be exciting over there for a long time. Like, I'm not even pushed to do a write up for them a lá my Mariche one. Lex seemed to be off to a good start and all Diane's scrambling had her in trouble, but if he continues to suck, he'll go once they need to boot someone, followed by Diane or Tom, followed by the other. And then what.. Clarence? I didn't follow the rabbit hole all the way down but it's quite a linear path.

I will just say per your ranking I actually really like Big Tom so far. He's not gonna ever be a strategical genius but that's ok. Clarence too has some sneakiness appeal. In fact apart from Lindsey being clearly deserving of the bubbliest player award, it's a fairly difficult tribe to pick favourite players out of, they each bring something to the table one way or another. Linda is neg, Diane is scrambly, Frank is really a unique player the like of which I've not seen in a long while (though touches of HoHo here and there )

The most promising development over there I reckon, is that Frank see's KimP as potentially his #1, while she wants him gone "first out of the alliance" for being overbearing and condescending lol.

[Jeff Probst]

Ya I'm on the same boat wtih Diane/Big Tom, just bad luck I think and inexperience. I'm kind of hoping Diane clusterfucks her way through the game like Mia did and does a 180 and Lex leaving might give her some buffer there.

Kim P to me is the most interesting because she had the opportunity to REALLY take control in a big way and blatantly didn't take it. She was in the middle of two sub alliances and is not doing anything with it, whereas she could have usurped htat opportunity and really controlled the tribe in a subtle way, we'll see how that works out for her.

Lindsey/Linda are both likable to me, I just hope they don't get lost in the shuffle of this big ass alliance. I think a swap would do a lot of the players on Tamanaco some good to get introduced to Mariche.

[Kim Mullen]

Edgic is back y'all

[Patricia]

Awww.... I wanted more edgic!

[Vecepia]

shit, I didn't realize how deliberately utr I played.

[Lindsey]

MORE EDGIC PLZ... Because I have a feeling I definitely wouldn't be the winner pick all season. But lol @ calling it episode one <3

[Sean]

what do all those abbreviations mean? (in the chart) I get UTR is under the radar.


Kim hated me

[Patricia]

OTT - Over The Top
CP - Complex Personality
UTR - Under The Radar
MOR - Middle Of The Road

The letter after is tone.
P for positive
N for negative
M for mixed.

[Mia Galeotalanza]

Aaaaaand Sean discovered edgic!

Stay away! It's crazy stuff! Witchcraft, I say!

[Clarence]

Edgic is back y'all

YES~!!!!!!!! CPN2!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[Clarence]

I love making Edgics. I want to an edgic for next season! But I have no idea what a Lurker can actually see.... lmao... What can Lurkers see?

[Gabriel]

CPP5. <3

[Lindsey]

That correct contender list <3

[Gina]

Excuse me, I wasn't on the contender list, so its false

[Patricia]

Aaaaaand Sean discovered edgic!

Stay away! It's crazy stuff! Witchcraft, I say!

This. This so much. It's awful.