Post by Sabrina Abbate on Aug 27, 2014 20:27:07 GMT
Okay so I am going to try to make this as brief as possible
Opening Statement: While most people may argue that I was not a very strategic force this season, that was not the case. I was very aware of many things going on around me which I think most people thought I was oblivious too. I knew, for the most part, where people's allegiances stood and where I could use that to my advantage. I knew Kaitlin/Kenny/Topaz had a final 3 and I told Cody this during the final six to make him realize he needed to make a smart gameplay move (not nominate Topaz). I knew I would have a tough time in the final jury vote but I thought my best bet was against Topaz so I had my own secret deal with her that she never knew. But more to that in a bit.
Pre-Jury: During Pre-Jury I for the most part, laid low. I made allies with the people in power who were able to keep me safe. Examples, I made an alliance with Kevin very early on which kept me safe all week and nearly won me the first HOH of the season. I had another good relationship with Jee, which worked in my favor since people attempted to get me nominated that week but my social skills saved me. And then before the final 10 HOH, I made a deal with Cody. If he didn't nominate me that week, I would do the same for him. All in all, I may not have been the most visible strategic force in the early stages of the game, but I was only nominated once during this time and I spent most of my time setting relationships (i.e Myself and Keesha or Myself and Alex) that would benefit me in the long-run.
Jury Stage One: The Planning (Angie-Keesha): During this time is when I really was able to control my own fate. I hate the notion that I was Keesha's puppet since that was NOT the case. I nominated Angie because she had nominated me week 6 and this strained our relationship. The issue for this week was people pegged Myself/Roddy/Keesha as a trio and it backfired at the DE. When Cody was HOH those two were nominated. It sucked and I was upset that I had to lose one but that is this game. However, I was safe BECAUSE of the deal I made to Cody, which I kept true to. It was enough to keep me safe and that is all you need in this game. Regarding the Alex eviction, this was the week I gathered information. I knew where everyone stood and where I needed to be. I knew Topaz was my #1 person to take to the finals, so that is what I did. I have been working towards that goal since final 7 and I still accomplished it. Unfortunately, Alex left and I had backstabbed Cody, but I had good reason and the pow-wow that Kenny/Topaz/Kaitlin had would give me power to tell Cody that he was on the bottom and that those three were working together, regardless if this was true or not. Keesha left which sucked but I still ultimately made it here.
Jury Stage Two: The One Woman Army (Cody-Kaitlin): This was a moment of sheer execution of the plan. Make final two with Topaz. I know people thought she wasn't really playing the game (which can be said true since she never proved that she made her own decisions, even evicting Alex when he wanted her to. Just because you have plenty of alliances doesn't mean you are safe. It just gives you the impression that you are) I HAD to evict Cody the next round because he was against my ideal final 2 partner and he was such an amazing threat. Now it was just win, and win I did. I kept Topaz safe, not because of her, but my OWN thought process. She evicted Kenny which was my intended target anyway and I won final HOH to execute my plan to what I finally wanted.
All in all: I played this game with my heart. 100%. I fought harder than people think. I won so many competitions BECAUSE I was so dedicated. I was strategic and I made decisions that benefited me and I got myself, as well as Topaz, to the end through my own work. Maybe I will lose to her but beating her is my best shot. She is a great person but I think she was a lackluster player. I was smart (my memory competition wins prove this), I was competitive (8 COMPETITIONS TOPAZ!!!! 8 COMPETITIONS!!!), and I was strategic enough to make deals that kept myself safe MULTIPLE TIMES, as well as get to the end with my ideal opponent.
I may not have had a deal with everyone but I didn't need it. I was able to make it here on my own mind and will, as well on the genuine relationships I built with everyone in the house
TL;DR version:
GL Topaz!
Opening Statement: While most people may argue that I was not a very strategic force this season, that was not the case. I was very aware of many things going on around me which I think most people thought I was oblivious too. I knew, for the most part, where people's allegiances stood and where I could use that to my advantage. I knew Kaitlin/Kenny/Topaz had a final 3 and I told Cody this during the final six to make him realize he needed to make a smart gameplay move (not nominate Topaz). I knew I would have a tough time in the final jury vote but I thought my best bet was against Topaz so I had my own secret deal with her that she never knew. But more to that in a bit.
Pre-Jury: During Pre-Jury I for the most part, laid low. I made allies with the people in power who were able to keep me safe. Examples, I made an alliance with Kevin very early on which kept me safe all week and nearly won me the first HOH of the season. I had another good relationship with Jee, which worked in my favor since people attempted to get me nominated that week but my social skills saved me. And then before the final 10 HOH, I made a deal with Cody. If he didn't nominate me that week, I would do the same for him. All in all, I may not have been the most visible strategic force in the early stages of the game, but I was only nominated once during this time and I spent most of my time setting relationships (i.e Myself and Keesha or Myself and Alex) that would benefit me in the long-run.
Jury Stage One: The Planning (Angie-Keesha): During this time is when I really was able to control my own fate. I hate the notion that I was Keesha's puppet since that was NOT the case. I nominated Angie because she had nominated me week 6 and this strained our relationship. The issue for this week was people pegged Myself/Roddy/Keesha as a trio and it backfired at the DE. When Cody was HOH those two were nominated. It sucked and I was upset that I had to lose one but that is this game. However, I was safe BECAUSE of the deal I made to Cody, which I kept true to. It was enough to keep me safe and that is all you need in this game. Regarding the Alex eviction, this was the week I gathered information. I knew where everyone stood and where I needed to be. I knew Topaz was my #1 person to take to the finals, so that is what I did. I have been working towards that goal since final 7 and I still accomplished it. Unfortunately, Alex left and I had backstabbed Cody, but I had good reason and the pow-wow that Kenny/Topaz/Kaitlin had would give me power to tell Cody that he was on the bottom and that those three were working together, regardless if this was true or not. Keesha left which sucked but I still ultimately made it here.
Jury Stage Two: The One Woman Army (Cody-Kaitlin): This was a moment of sheer execution of the plan. Make final two with Topaz. I know people thought she wasn't really playing the game (which can be said true since she never proved that she made her own decisions, even evicting Alex when he wanted her to. Just because you have plenty of alliances doesn't mean you are safe. It just gives you the impression that you are) I HAD to evict Cody the next round because he was against my ideal final 2 partner and he was such an amazing threat. Now it was just win, and win I did. I kept Topaz safe, not because of her, but my OWN thought process. She evicted Kenny which was my intended target anyway and I won final HOH to execute my plan to what I finally wanted.
All in all: I played this game with my heart. 100%. I fought harder than people think. I won so many competitions BECAUSE I was so dedicated. I was strategic and I made decisions that benefited me and I got myself, as well as Topaz, to the end through my own work. Maybe I will lose to her but beating her is my best shot. She is a great person but I think she was a lackluster player. I was smart (my memory competition wins prove this), I was competitive (8 COMPETITIONS TOPAZ!!!! 8 COMPETITIONS!!!), and I was strategic enough to make deals that kept myself safe MULTIPLE TIMES, as well as get to the end with my ideal opponent.
I may not have had a deal with everyone but I didn't need it. I was able to make it here on my own mind and will, as well on the genuine relationships I built with everyone in the house
TL;DR version:
GL Topaz!
