Post by Russell Swan on Mar 3, 2012 15:05:45 GMT -5
What do you think about the fact you didn't have to use the idol? I know you must be massively disappointed... And of Ralph's reaction?
I'm very disappointed that I wasted the idol, but I had to be safe. I couldn't just assume I was going to stay when I hadn't even talked to several people about what they were doing and just heard rumors from other people. John and Yul lied to me last vote and said they were going to vote for Gary, so why wouldn't they do it again? I thought it was in the best interest of Ami/John/Yul to stack 3 votes onto me since Ralph or Silas would go home either way and they'd lose the opportunity to get me out.
Ralph's reaction doesn't bother me. Even though it was 'our' idol, he's asked me to play it on him multiple tribal councils out of paranoia that he was the target, and this was the first time he was even right. So even though he says, "I told you it was me," there was no reason I could know it really was. I didn't really give him a sympathy vote for jury purposes; I wanted him to stay. I believe Silas was largely responsible for convincing everyone else I was going to play the idol so that they didn't vote for me.
If I don't win the next two immunity challenges, I'll go home; Silas is going to win this game, and he'll get my vote to do it. He was able to survive this vote and negotiate for John and Yul's support to get them to vote for Ralph RATHER than me, collect information about what Ami was doing, and has positive relationships with everyone else left. Meanwhile I'm in a position where he's really the only one who is talking to me. While I expect that he doesn't want me in the final three, he at least tells things how they are. And I like that and have been honest with him.
With the idol gone, John and Yul will want me out. My best option is working with Ami and Silas targeting John (because Ami won't vote for Yul) and hoping that Ami stays loyal to me. Since John and/or Yul may have idols, we can hopefully make them THINK that we're targeting Yul so we can actually pull this off and send John home. If I don't have immunity, I may go into intense scramble mode and try to turn John/Yul against Ami and/or Silas in a last-minute attempt to save myself.
90% chance I'm gone without immunity unfortunately.