Final 5/Final 4

[Charity]

Kilby, Ryan, Alexander, Marcelino, Joshua. Post thoughts below!

[leannarathbun]

This episode is gonna be a speedy one with a live challenge and tribal tonight! My prediction is that if Alex doesn't win he will probably be getting the boot or possibly Kilby if Alex loses. I wish Kilby, Alex and Josh would get together but it seems like there's a lot of tension among those three, sad ),:

[jordan]

I definitely thought Alexander was going this round. Not sure what happened to change that up. But now if Alexander doesn't make it to final tribal council and we end up with the boys club from Galaga AKA the bro-down hoe-down as the final three, I will blame Kilby for not throwing a challenge pre-merge and putting a stop to the All Out insolence.

[Charity]

Here are my thoughts -

Marcellino - Has already been voted out at the time I decided to write this, but Marcellino deserves credit for his low key floater game. He had constantly put himself in a position where he didn't need to make anyone mad until final 6, he leveraged his idols to make people trust him, and he put himself first and everyone else second. He did not play the most flashy or entertaining game, but I believe if he takes out Kilby at 6, then teams up with Ryan/Spitzer to take the other two out that he wins the entire game. RIP Marcellino.


THE FINAL 4 -

Alexander - I think his fit last round did help him sway the numbers, and I am super impressed that he was able to make it to final 4. Though I believe Alexander has played one of the strongest overall games, I do believe that the events of last round slightly hurt his chance at a couple of votes. He threw a fit and decided to leave chats in order to prove a point, and Marcellino is already relaying this information to the jury. I think Alexander is going to struggle to make it to FTC, but there’s no doubt that he has played an amazingly dominant game. If Alexander gets to the end, I believe he should 10000% beat anyone he sits with, because they’ll be true clowns for letting him get there.

Strengths - Played a strong start to finish game. Had a hand in most of the moves. Most of the early jurors recognize his game.
Weaknesses - He crumbles the second things don't go his way. His threat level is clear.

Ryan - Ryan has played a decent game in terms of working from the bottom. Though it's impossible for me to personally attach any moves to Ryan, the fact that Ryan was able to rebound from being on the bottom so much is impressive. I feel as if he was on the bottom a lot? For the most part, Ryan has prided himself on being an honest and loyal player - which isn’t far from the truth. I believe Ryan easily has Kari and Ben’s jury votes as a result of his loyal gameplay, and I won’t be shocked if he has Marcellino as well. This puts him close to winning if he makes the end. It’s all going to depend on if this jury appreciates bold strategy or honesty/integrity. He also won these last 2 challenges… which is pretty cool

Strengths - Rarely had to lie/burn people, underdog story, good speaker, has friends on jury to vouch for him.
Weaknesses - Hasn’t spearheaded any moves, has been left out of a lot of big moves, isn’t seen as a threat.

Spitzer - I will always stand by the fact that Spitzer is highly underrated in this game. The fact that he was able to win over Alexander/Antoinette in the span of a day in the second swap, maintain those connections through the merge, and also maintain the trust of players like Kilby takes an amazing level of strategy. He always has a clear idea of who should leave and how it benefits his game. He has also been able to push his agenda for most rounds this game. The thing that clearly hurts him, however, is that he is stuck with the stigma of not being a good player - which was primarily pushed by players like Kari who don’t really care for Spitzer. I don’t know if he has what it takes to convince people that he has played a good game, but I am confident that he’ll have the chance to pitch his case since nobody is cutting him. I do think if he allows Alex to go to fire, like Alex is pitching, then it will reflect poorly on his game. I have loved the entertainment from Spitzer as a whole.

Strengths - Has had a hand in key votes, good strategy, entertaining, is likely making the end.
Weaknesses - Jury management, players on the jury/in the game don’t have the best perception of him.

Kilby - I think that Kilby has a very good shot at winning this game. Kilby is someone who started very strong, then fell from great heights, only to scrape his way back up to the top which is super impressive. From the Nicholas vote all the way through the Ben vote, Kilby made a ton of mistakes and proved that his perception of people was not accurate. Since Taylor has left, however, Kilby has done an amazing job playing from the bottom and I am genuinely shocked that he has made it to this point. If Kilby makes the end, he has a really good case to pitch and should easily win, but he has burned a lot of people on the way so I won’t be shocked if people vote against him. There’s also the slight chance it goes to fire tonight. I think Kilby winning fire would add to his case, because that would be the scenario where he took the game and changed his fate in a positive way.

Strengths - Amazing story, has survived despite being a threat, has played the bottom well.
Weaknesses - Some of his moves were questionable, he has burned a lot of people.