Episode 07

[Holly Hoffman]

MERGE!

It's so big it needs two chaos emoticons!

So much to talk about. Where is your head at now that the tribes have been put together as one? This is now an individual game, how does that change your approach? What is your plan from here?

I want lots of gossip this round. Need info for my host blog.

[Lindsey]

It's so big it needs two chaos emoticons!

Amen to that.

So much to talk about.

In the last 3 hours since I died in the challenge I've probably written enough in PMs to qualify for a doctoral dissertation. Insanity.

Where is your head at now that the tribes have been put together as one?

Things are coming together quickly around me but the way they're coming together is making me feel slightly insecure. Linda was my BFF on original Tamanaco and we're combining the NuTamanaco crew of Linda/Lex/Vee/Sean with the NuMariche crew of me/Patty/Gina/Gabe... the only thing that makes me nervous is that we have to boot an original Tamanaco first. I'm sort of afraid that the original Mariche will unite but Sarah and Vecepia REALLY don't seem to get along or like each other so I can bank on that. I want Clarence out right now. People want Mama Kim, but she's malleable and will easily follow myself or Linda - it's useless to get rid of her when she'd vote with us in a heartbeat, she has no other options. Clarence is shady as fuck and had deals with everyone on NuMariche and is two-faced.

This is now an individual game, how does that change your approach?

It doesn't really. I've always had an individual approach to the game, I think. As long as it isn't me I'll vote anyone.

What is your plan from here?

I want to get an easy vote or two in with this alliance of 8 that newly formed before trying to shake things up. Prime targets for me are Sarah and Clarence, maybe Vecepia as well. Of course Sean's idols also make him dangerous but I like him and trust him so far.

[Lindsey]

LOL @ how not flattering Lindsey's casting photo is. <3

I've found myself in a little bit of a hard spot. I have myself set up in my alliance but while everyone else wants to boot Mama Kim first I really wanna ditch Clarence ASAP. I found out that besides making a f2 with me he made more than a few other deals among the other NuMariches and he also told Lex that he doesn't even like me... he's shady and hard to follow. Whereas Mama Kim is someone who will follow what Linda and I want to do because she really doesn't have any other option. I mean, I'll try to push for a Clarence vote but it's not a big deal if it fails. I won't vote for Mama Kim though, because even if she does leave I want to make sure she's open to giving me that jury vote she'll probably have.

[Lindsey]

It looks like Mama Kim is fucked beyond belief no matter what I try to do, which sucks but whatever. At least it's not someone I really care about like Linda or Pat or Gina. Gabe and I are less on the same page than I thought we were. I'm also afraid that I was way too open about wanting Sarah out and that he could have told her. Either way, right now it looks like Mama Kim and Clarence are the next two to go which is all good with me. I just gotta try and get Sarah soon, too.

[Brenda Lowe]

Recap the important events of the shuffle to merge rounds for someone too lazy to go back through all those confessionals.

Err, not me. Just a hypothetical someone..

[Brenda Lowe]

Also good luck navigating the next phase of the game!

[Lindsey]

Recap the important events of the shuffle to merge rounds for someone too lazy to go back through all those confessionals.

Err, not me. Just a hypothetical someone..

For your friend ;
I got close to Gina/Pat/Gabe pretty easily so we made a four-way alliance. Clarence made a f2 deal with me but it turns out he also tried making a f3 with Gina/Sarah so he can't really be trusted. Lil Kim did a good job at throwing Clarence under the bus. From NuMariche it seems like my alliance of 4 + Kimpy will stick together for a while. No one talks to Sarah much and Clarence is a snake.

Also good luck navigating the next phase of the game!

Thanks!

[Jeff Probst]

Is tonight one of the rare times in this game in which everyone knows who the boot is? Have you considered taking advantage of that?

[Lindsey]

Yes, I think it is one of those times. Unless I get epicly blindsided which would be pretty lol-worthy. I wanted to take advantage of it but I think at this point trying to do that comes off as too pushy. The votes to get anyone other than Mama Kim out right now simply just aren't there. It'd be futile.

[Lindsey]

Some stuff is brewing. Sarah wants to try and use this opportunity to possibly blindside Sean or flush his idols. I'm all for it, we just have to keep it on the down-low. Gina backed out of the plan but we may not even need Gina.

[Lindsey]

So I decided to take a gamble. I want Sarah gone anyways and there is no way in hell she's going to find the votes to flush an idol or two of his tonight, so I decided to throw her under the bus and let Sean know what's up. Hopefully this can start building up some trust between Sean and I - he's someone who's valuable to my game because of his idols. Plus I already wanted Sarah out anyways. This just makes it easier.