Endgame

[Brenda Lowe]

Well now, I've had a dip into PMs for the first time in forever, and Gabe is legitimately pushing for a Lindsey/Linda/him F3 And even moreso, the three of them seem to hardcore agree that it is the best thing for all of them.

This would be hot hot hot. Take out both the threats, and all three suddenly take some credit for making their own moves and not being followers. Whichever of Lex or Gina doesn't win immunity leaves first, and although Lindsey is obviously pushing a Lex first plan, they seem to be coming to the consensus that Gina is more of a threat and needs to go next :o

[Brenda Lowe]

Gabriels PM's since the Sean boot are masterful and well worth going to read. I don't know for sure because I've been so lax on the PM front, but by the content, it seems like he's really upping his game.

[Brenda Lowe]

In other news Linda just told Lex how she is heavily considering voting for her. icon_facepalm I have done that myself before. It never works out :/

[Mia Galeotalanza]

I feel like I'm going off the rails a little bit at Tribal. But I just hate to sit back and let these last few TC's be boring. I really want to FORCE these players to think about what they're doing.

[Kim Mullen]

I think voting Lex out over Gina was completely stupid. I think Gabe really has no shot at this now unless Lindsey really is legit about wanting to go to the F3 with him and Linda.

[Kim Mullen]

Also, I only did edgic for the first round (lol I'm so feckless ;___;) but my contender list was pretty spot on.

[Brenda Lowe]

I'm not quite sure, and I don't want to ask because it would be OBVIOUS, but I *believe* Lex is of the belief that Gabe voted with him against Gina, and Linda is the one that voted against him He would have it back to front of course.

Lets see if the final Juror spots it and corrects him.

[Brenda Lowe]

I'll tell you this much, Frank is watching the count threads like a hawk. Gabriel missed #877 and is now wasting time.

[Brenda Lowe]

Ugh, i knew I should have followed PMs more. Linda's freak out after Lindsey and Gabe flipped the vote last minute was delicious. She was more than willing to vote lex out and they did it (or at least Lindsey did) so that even if Gina wins final immunity, Linda will catch the flak.

I'm not sure that's quite how it'll pan out - Gina is as aware as anyone that Linda in the Finals means more votes for her - but it was an interesting move for sure.

Also they all need to stop PMing each other like crazy, and send a few to Gina or she will get suss.

[Kim Mullen]

Well it looks like Lindsey win will win FIC, so whose gonna miss out on FTC?

[Brenda Lowe]

I find it hard to see it being anyone but Gina getting the boot now :/ At least she sees it coming.

[Mia Galeotalanza]

I just really wish that Lindsey AND Gina would make the finals. I think that would be pretty exciting to see play out at the FTC... Bummer!

[Holly Hoffman]

I really don't want Gabriel in the finals.

[Kim Mullen]

Gabriel HAS to win. I like Lindsey and everything but I do think she was in a pretty bad spot at the beginning of the merge. Her time was coming but she just... survived somehow. I felt like she was at the mercy of others or had to rely on immunity a number of times. Right now, my *gut* is telling me that Lindsey wins but I think people just don't wanna vote for Gabe because he played "too UTR" or something but on the plus side, I think he has the most to gain at FTC, he can finally reveal his plan to everyone, and explain why he was so quiet.

[Holly Hoffman]

No no no. I must oppose Kim. Lindsey has to win. Gabriel did nothing but grab on the ass of Patricia (which there is a lot to grab) and let her do everything while he slacked off. It was only when he realised he was going to lose his only lifeline that he actually started doing something. I don't think Gabriel really stepped up his social game since the merge, if anything, it appeared to have dropped. Lindsey has been in the picture ever since the merge, even though she has been targetted, she has got through. What helped with that? Patricia (and by association, Gabriel) flipping the script and not just saving Lindsey but causing damage to their own games, Patricia in particular. Lindsey has since stood up and has been very much a rootable underdog in my eyes. So what if this female streak of winners continues. Lindsey > Gabriel.

[Holly Hoffman]

I'm sick of reading Ponderosa. GJ jurors. ALl they do is claim the same old shit every single post.

Patricia/Lex/Vee try and claim Gabe was some manipulative mastermind who played the best game

Kim/Kim (and in part Sarah) are saying Lindsey fought for the win and Gabe did nothing for them.

If Gabe didn't bother with 3 or 4 players at the merge, thats not a very good social game. If he kept to his friends, he did NOT have a good social game.

The Gabon comparison was correct. If Gabe wins, it's because he has more friends on the jury. If Lindsey was also n the jury, Gabe has no shot. He was lucky to end up with the goat (Linda) and someone on the other side. No one from his "group" is with him to split votes.

[Brenda Lowe]

Wait no - it's Lindsey that has more friends on the the Jury - four to three by my count.

Gotta say, from sitting up here, I'd probably lean to voting Gabe. Simply because Gave has always been on the right side of whatever division in the game, while Lindsey put herself into the minority in the mid-game section. However, she also scrambled her way back out of that minority, but it was in big part thanks to Gabe & co lifting her out. Both have played that same "never the biggest threat" gambit, but from the god pov, it looks like Lindsey was just not the biggest threat while Gabriel was actively hiding it and playing it down.

Unfortunately, despite all those arguments and the ones the Jurors are putting forth, this game comes down to who was besties with who during the game.

Gabe gets Pat, Lex & Vee
Lindsey gets Gina, Sarah, KimJ & Kim P

And argue as they might over who played better, the reality is they each got to see the person who's game they were closest to better, and they have a more rose tinted view of it.

Which I guess means the real Jury here is Sean & Clarence. I get the feeling Sean will respect Gabe's game more which means Clarence is the swing here.

A good time to point out how criminal here it is too that Linda will get zero votes. When in reality, she actually deserves one or two for her game. But the debate is so heated and the race so close, that no-one will be willing to vote her since it could be seen as a throwaway vote.

[Brenda Lowe]

No point giving our "Don't confirm your vote to the rest of the Jury!" speech this season, since they're all at it already. I might do it privately in Sean & Clarence's confessionals.

[Brenda Lowe]

Lex' questions are entirely based around how Linda voted him out and Gabe had his back to the end

[Holly Hoffman]

Dear Clarence, please vote Lindsey.