- Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:46:59 am
#7166
I actually didn't hate any of the three FTC performances, just caught up. Time to vomit some thoughts.
I can totally vouch for everything Hayden said regarding his increased assertiveness throughout the game. I actually remember being somewhat taken aback when he began giving me real pushback on some ideas around the F9/F8 range, since he HAD been trying to play up the obedient follower role to that point to gain underestimated status. He
was very aware of how he'd be perceived and his own weaknesses, and did well working around that.
He knew that he needed to really begin playing his own game, and I mean... regarding that quote you posted Ozzy, from Heidi... TBH, she confirmed earlier in the TC that she and Tammy were taking Hayden to the end over Penner, yet later got on him for opting to enter F4 with a pair when the only thing that would've put him in danger was a Penner IC. If the F4 was Hayden, Ozzy, Tammy and Penner, is that REALLY that much better of a setup for Hayden's chances to
win the game? Idk about you guys, but I think the answer is hell no. So I wasn't a big fan of that.
I won't lie though, Heidi has such BALLS. I almost cracked up laughing when she said that (in a good way). Like, it started off as a regular "diplomatic" type of criticism, and then she just hits him with "really FUCKING stupid decision".
Heidi literally doesn't give a fuck and I love the way she never feels the need to preface her opinions with "to me" or "I think", she just spews all her opinions as facts like "I don't got time for this shit" and that's what makes her so love-her or hate-her. I've always thought it helped her come off as a lot less measured and more honest, even when she was full of it. I agree with Dan that her "story arc" was the best here. She really reminds me of a BB6/7 Janelle type in ORG form.
There is definitely something to the idea that she had to sweat the hardest every round, dealt with the biggest target of the three of them consistently, and yet still plowed through to get here. But Hayden's counterpoint about how if you're in that position, it's usually your own fault at least in part. It's just... I don't know, it's personal preference but as I've said, as a juror I tend to find myself being a bigger fan of games that are better able to minimize the amount of luck necessary to get from beginning to end.
I really liked a lot of Tammy's later answers. I do think her game was probably more likely to succeed without Heidi than the reverse, although it was hugely beneficial for both of them to offset each other. I absolutely think it's a big detail that Penner and Hayden were willing to NOT boot Tammy over Ozzy (who they both liked) had Heidi won F7 immunity. I think in some specific key voters' minds at important times, she was able to distinguish herself just enough from Heidi, and was setting herself up to survive much further into the game in the event that they got separated.
I'll take another quick look at some of the answers tomorrow before voting.
