[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:30:58 pm #471
I changed the formatting. I'll be editing in thoughts on some players as the rounds progress, attempting to encapsulate the majority of there stories and focusing especially on the groups that go to tribal since that's where the action is.



Aubry
LJ
Tai
Natalie - 4th place
Steve - 5th place
Andrea - 6th place
Lindsey - 7th place
Nick - 8th place
Morgan - 9th place
Spencer - 10th place
Trish - 11th place
Julia - 12th place
Francesca - 13th place
Garrett - 14th place
Phillip - 15th place
Krista - 16th place
Sarita - 17th place
Alecia - 18th place
Neal - 19th place
Kyle - 20th place
Woo - 21st place

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:08:53 am #725


Entertainment value: high
Gameplay value: high
Predicted Placement: 5th
Actual Placement: 18th
Spirit animal: Pit Bull
Most similar Survivor: Michaela Bradshaw - MvGX
Theme song: Angry All the Time - Tim McGraw

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:13:26 am #726

Entertainment value: very high
Gameplay value: high
Predicted placement: 15th
Actual placement: 6th
Spirit animal: Love Bug
Most similar Survivor: Taj Johnson-George - Tocantins
Theme song: The Hexagon Song

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:14:49 am #727

Entertainment value: high
Gameplay value: high
Predicted placement: 1st
Actual placement: TBD
Spirit animal: Truffle Pig
Most similar Survivor: Tai Trang - Kaoh Rong
Theme song: The Middle - Jimmy Eat World

Episode 2: Aubry is in a pretty sweet spot right now. I'd argue possibly the best spot. She's pretty much the only one who doesn't have a serious bone to pick with Nick, although she knows enough to be wary of him, and she's taking advantage of the fact that he has next to nobody to work with. She's really tight with Tai. She isn't exactly loved by Neal but he's pretty meh about most things it seems,
so I guess it's like his version of love to be indifferent towards someone. She doesn't seem to be too close with Alecia or Julia but thanks to Nick she is far from their target list, at least at the moment,
and I don't think anyone would bite if they threw out her name. She's also proven to be able to successfully make people think she likes them when she actually detests them, see Kyle. All in all, I see good things in Aubry's future. Even in a swap situation I think she'd be able to easily work her magic to make new allies.

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:16:09 am #728


Entertainment value: low
Gameplay value: low
Predicted placement: 3rd
Actual placement: 13th
Spirit animal: Dead Fish
Most similar Survivor: Will Simms - Worlds Apart
Theme song: Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:17:49 am #729

Entertainment value: very high
Gameplay value: very low
Predicted placement: 16th
Actual placement: 14th
Spirit animal: Common Loon
Most similar Survivor: Brandon Hantz - Caramoan
Theme song: Perception vs Reality - Joey Bada$$

Episode 1: Where do I begin? First of all, while he's a total mess strategically, he's a riot and I'm very glad he's still in this. I actually kind of hope he does well now that his brother is gone. What a great story arc that'd be. Kind of Natalie Anderson-esque. He's a tad more unhinged than Natalie though. This kid has had so many ridiculous moments it's hard to nail down which ones are my favorites. Some of the best might be his Red Herring spiel, his insisting to multiple people that he wants to play this game like a hero and doesn't care about winning, and his obvious attempt at changing the idol clue wording that got immediately found out. To his credit, he and his brother did a solid job socializing and setting themselves up initially. They had a good thing going before they went straight nutter butters on everyone. He's not the best strategically just because he completely lacks tact and his strategy basically consists at throwing a whole bunch of stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks, but he's entertainment gold. If he's able to dial it back a bit I could see him surviving at least a few more rounds, possibly into the merge but I think he might self-destruct before then.

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:21:06 am #730

Entertainment value: high
Gameplay value: medium
Predicted placement: 17th
Actual placement: 12th
Spirit animal: Swan
Most similar Survivor: Abi-Maria Gomes - Philippines
Theme song: Hey, Soul Sister - Train

Episode 2 Julia has barely been around, and has no solid connections with her tribe as of yet, but there are several people who WANT to have connections with her. If she put forth a minute amount of effort, she could be in a really good position, but as it stands now she's easily towards the bottom and among the discussed boots should they go to tribal next. However, credit where credit is due, she does appear to have some fire in her after that last tribal.
I wrote all that other stuff pre-tribal, so there has been a noticeable change since then. Maybe she's picking it up? I don't know, but I liked what I saw.

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:23:41 am #731


Entertainment value: high
Gameplay value: medium to high
Predicted placement: 4th
Actual placement: 16th
Spirit animal: Praying Mantis
Most similar Survivor: TBD
Theme song: It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:26:14 am #732

Entertainment value: high
Gameplay value: low
Predicted placement: pre-merge
Actual placement: 20th
Spirit animal: Chihuahua
Most similar Survivor: Mikey Bortone - Micronesia
Theme song: I'm the Man - 50 Cent

Round 2: What a mess Kyle was. Although he was admittedly far more interesting than Kyle 1.0, by like a thousand miles. This guy came into the game as arrogant as they come with absolutely nothing to back it up and I'm still not sure if it was legit or just an act. One thing that kept happening over the course of nuKyle's few day stay in Socotra is he'd express interest in working with some people (Aubry, Julia, Alecia) and in some cases (Aubry) really like them, but in every instance they either didn't talk to him at all or just outright detested him, and sweet Kyle was blissfully unaware.
So it's not really a huge shock that he left. I'd say this wasn't even any fault of the original Kyle's.
NuKyle just did a terrible job at making connections with people that were halfway legitimate and that's what got him.

[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:32:14 am #733

Entertainment value: high
Gameplay value: high
Predicted placement: 2nd
Actual placement: 7th
Spirit animal: TBD
Most similar Survivor: Jaime Dugan - China
Theme song: Let's Talk About Sex - Salt-N-Pepa

Episode 1: Lindsey is easily my number 1 for this tribe. She's in a solid position with tight allies in both Trish and LJ, and having demonstrated the ability to flourish socially. She's the kind of player that will likely go far into the merge but then people will realize how well-liked she is and take her out. She's also been pretty solid, confidence-wise. That's why I put her over LJ. While he is constantly overthinking his position, she seems to know where she stands. Which could honestly be her undoing at some point. I mean she had no idea she was hated by Woo, but then that was such a random, irrational hatred that I don't really blame her. I knew about it and I was confused, so... But yeah, so far she's been a pretty take-charge personality and she knows what she's doing. I think she'll go far.

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:35:43 am #734

Entertainment value: medium
Gameplay value: medium
Predicted placement: 11th
Actual placement: TBD
Spirit animal: Golden Retriever
Most similar Survivor: Ken McNickle - MvGX
Theme song: Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Episode 1: I really like LJ, but he seems to be second guessing himself a lot. He's got a pretty solid thing going for himself but I don't think he's aware of how good he is right now. Which is kind of an advantage, in a way. You don't want to be too confident. But at the same time, overthinking and uncertainty can lead to making mistakes. I want to see him step it up soon, and I think he will.

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:36:58 am #735

Entertainment value: high
Gameplay value: medium
Predicted placement: 6th
Actual placement: 9th
Spirit animal: Bear
Most similar Survivor: Monica Padilla - Samoa
Theme song: No More Mr. Nice Guy - Alice Cooper

Episode 1: Morgan definitely started things off kinda slow, easily on the bottom of her tribe. Not super social compared to the rest and while not inactive, definitely the least inactive of that bunch and the most likely to leave. She kind of got lucky that Woo and Garrett were playing waaaaay too hard. To her credit, though, she stepped it up when she found out she was a target. She seems the type to lay low until you piss her off, then the claws come out. I don't think she's completely a dud, but she's got a lot to make up for when compared to the rest of her tribe. She's still a target, she's been listed as the potential next to go if Garrett can chill out a bit, but she's got some hope.

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:39:03 am #736


Entertainment value: medium
Gameplay value: medium
Predicted placement: 10th
Actual placement: 4th
Spirit animal: Oxpecker Bird
Most similar Survivor: Ashley Underwood - Redemption Island
Theme song: Dude (Looks Like a Lady) - Aerosmith

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:54:11 am #737

Entertainment value: medium
Gameplay value: low to medium
Predicted placement: 19th
Actual placement: 19th
Spirit animal: Giant Tortoise
Most similar Survivor: BB Andersen - Borneo
Theme song: When You Are Old and Gray - Tom Lehrer

Episode 2: Neal is an interesting case. He doesn't really ahve any allies and he's shying away from the "drama" but drama is a part of the game, if you isolate yourself you're going to find it somewhat difficult to succeed in this game. I'm not a very confrontational person either, but just ignoring conflict doesn't make it go away, and it's the absolute worst approach to take in this game. It's a quick way to lose respect and to lose footing in the hustle and bustle. I want to like Neal, but he needs to step it up. On a tribe of 7 (now 6) you can't be that choosy about the people you work with.

Episode 3: Not really sure what else to add here. Neal's boot was pretty uneventful. I don't even really know what he could've done better, except maybe trying a bit harder to develop closer bonds with people, but it's not like he didn't try at all. Sometimes the the cookie crumbles beneath your feet.

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:55:50 am #738

Entertainment value: high
Gameplay value: med
Predicted placement: 13th
Actual placement: 8th
Spirit animal: TBD
Most similar Survivor: Nick Maiorano - Kaoh Rong
Theme song: Why Can't We be Friends - War

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 12:05:28 pm #739



Entertainment value: low
Gameplay value: low
Predicted placement: 14th
Actual placement: 15th
Spirit animal: Slow Loris
Most similar Survivor: Jean-Robert Bellande - China
Theme song: TBD

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:08:31 pm #740

Entertainment value: low
Gameplay value: low
Predicted placement: 18th
Actual placement: 17th
Spirit animal: Cricket
Most similar Survivor: Kristina Kell - Redemption Island
Theme song: Who Are You? - The Who

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:10:00 pm #741

Entertainment value: high
Gameplay value: medium
Predicted placement: 12th
Actual placement: 10th
Spirit animal: TBD
Most similar Survivor: Pete Yurkowski - Philippines
Theme song: Sabotage - Beastie Boys

Spencer has been a roller coaster of ridiculousness. He's made some solid plays, but also some questionable ones. That's why I'm placing him this low. He had the unfortunate luck to have a really good tribe when it came to challenges, making it painfully obvious that he was throwing, and he had the right idea of wanting to use the brothers as shields come merge time. The only problem with his Operation Meat Shield is that it was painfully obvious what he was doing and that it only served to benefit him. Not to mention that he was quickly becoming a bigger target than they would be. Shields only serve they're purpose if they can actually cover you. If you're 5x bigger than your shield, it doesn't help much. I feel as though his continued pushing to save them when the majority was so set against them is going to hurt him. He's already fallen out of trust with some of his tribemates. The way he threw the challenge was hilarious though. I cracked up when he posted just the one piece.

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:12:09 pm #742

Entertainment value: medium
Gameplay value: high
Predicted placement: 9th
Actual placement: 5th
Spirit animal: Remora
Most similar Survivor: Boo Bernis - Fiji
Theme song: (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon

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[Kimmi Kappenberg]

- Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:30:59 pm #743

Entertainment value: high
Gameplay value: medium
Predicted placement: 7th
Actual placement: TBD
Spirit animal: Cockroach
Most similar Survivor: Dreamz Herd - Fiji
Theme song: Flip, Flop, & Fly - The Blues Brothers

Episode 2: Tai is another interesting case. Up until tribal I'd have said he was in the best spot because he was adeptly working with the majority group and the outcasts of Julia and kind of Alecia. I fear he revealed too much of his hand at tribal though. He really is kind of like the actual Tai, not really thinking before blurting stuff out. His callout of Nick was kind of unnecessary, even if it was entertaining, and while Nick is on the bottom for now, it's not like he's going anywhere. I feel like Tai will end up on the wrong side of the numbers in the upcoming swap and Nick will utilize his sheikh powers to get him out. He is very vocal and very social, so it probably wouldn't be hard for the right person to convince others to vote against him.

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