Round Nine ~ MERGE

[Host Brandon]

Yay Merge!!!

It's already a mess. Dalton and Hugo fought hardcore tonight. Hugo is so dumb :x

[alex]

WHAT HAPPENED?

[Tyler Poirier]

I'm loving this group in the merge tbh! A) I have all my draft picks still here (knock on wood) B) There's so many complex relationships with this bunch that I honestly think anything could happen and there's nobody that I see as having a clear path to victory, although if I had to choose right now I'd be inclined to pick Allan because I just can't see him actually leaving the game for a while still.

[morgenmoney]

Morgen Money Power Rankings

1. Jesse
2. Keith
3. Hugo
4. Thick Ryan
5. Ricky
6. Mateusz
7. Everyone else.

[Host Brandon]

Last round was insane!

So now Keith is completely against Casey and Jesse. He messaged everyone in the cast saying that if they ever wanna vote one of them out, he would be down. After the vote reveal, Taylor and Hugo had a call. They were mad so they added Casey and Jesse into the call to yell at them. They proceeded to add Dalton to the call. At that point Jesse sat back and watched. Hugo and Dalton got into it because they hate each other. Then they added Keith and the first thing Keith asks is "oh was this call made just to yell at Taylor?"

Then everyone started yelling because it was made to yell at the other side lol

Keith then took Taylor's side in the argument. It all died down when Taylor and Keith left. Then everyone convinced Hugo (finally) that Taylor and Sam were not with him and they tried voting him out and HAVE actually voted for him. Now Hugo hates Sam and wants Sam out.

I would say that "side" is together but they aren't. The side is Keith, Taylor, Sam, and Hugo. However, Hugo no longer trusts Keith and Hugo hates Sam. Taylor got back on Hugo's good side.

Then on the other "side", Dalton secretly wants to go after Jesse like next round. In the meantime, Jesse hates Tyler with a passion.

Oh and when Lexi left, she messaged Jesse calling him a worthless virgin. She will probably be a bitter juror...for no reason. She initially turned on her alliance for Sam and Taylor first. They just acted on it before she did.

This cast is so crazy.


OH and there may be a flirtation or showmance beginning between Tyler and Casey. She thinks he is cute and he has openly said on call that he would .... yeah
Tyler is an open book. He legit says ANYTHING to ANYONE! On the tribe call he just blurts out his sexual preferences. It's hilarious but weird too.

In other news, I did not sleep last night because I was on call with them all night.

[alex]

Finally sort of caught up, it seems like everything is kind of up in the air at this point?
There are two sides but they are not even as clear, I think all the players still have a super open mind about moving forward and would be willing to work with each other.

I am impressed at Ricky he had a HUGE target coming into this merge, and his name doesn't seem to be on the radar now despite the fact that he is a HUGE player, probably one of the biggest threats. The good players are targeting each other, and leaving the great players like Ricky slide under the radar. It's a huge testament to the way he has been playing the game, to be absolutely honest.

Allan seems super overwhelmed, he is obviously still in a good spot, and socially has all the right connections, BUT he doesn't seem like he is having as much fun anymore, and it could get taxing on him with all the drama. Unfortunately I feel this might affect the way he goes with his end game.

I still find Dalton to be too much, and I believe he is over-looking bigger threats cause he is so focused on his drama and personal vendettas. It's a shame cause he could be such a great underdog for the season but he is far too all over the place.

[Head PW 2.0]

I haven't watched all the confessionals, I'm not caught up, but from what I know, it sounds like it's probably Taylor, Hugo or Samm this round? Samm told me he's trying to lay low especially with Taylor and Hugo making themselves bigger targets by being so outspoken. I want Samm to skate by somehow

[alex]

Feb 4, 2016 18:46:06 GMT Head PW 2.0 said:

I haven't watched all the confessionals, I'm not caught up, but from what I know, it sounds like it's probably Taylor, Hugo or Samm this round? Samm told me he's trying to lay low especially with Taylor and Hugo making themselves bigger targets by being so outspoken. I want Samm to skate by somehow

Samm is an AMAZING underdog. I love seeing him backed into a corner cause I feel like that's when he plays his best game, and while Taylor/Hugo are super cool, I think they would be completely unable to turn anyone to their side. Samm is very self-aware, and he is really good at reading people, so out of the three I think he is the only one who has a shot at actually surviving if he is the last one standing.

[Head PW 2.0]

Ricky just was talking to me and said he told Samm he wouldn't vote him this round and that he's voting Hugo. But he said it's probably going to be another split vote.


Ricky - Today 1:43 PM
> its like samm / taylor / keith vs casey / ryan / jesse vs dalton / tyler vs hugo


If that is true, Ricky & Allan seem to be in the best position which is great for them but makes everyone else seem dumb. Samm told me he wants to vote how Allan wants (Hugo) this round to try to earn back some trust there. I definitely think Samm is making the right pitches to the right people.

[alex]

Even though we have all been kinda waiting for the Ricky/Samm war, wouldn't it be FANTASTIC if those two had the biggest plot twist and actually worked together? With Allan as the ultimate winner though.

An Hugo vote this round would be reasonable, he is kinda not really with anyone though he had some loyalties, but he is such an outsider that it could really test the waters for a lot of them and see who they can trust, without actually losing someone they can actually use in the future.

[Head PW 2.0]

I need to watch post Hugo quit confessionals because I'm worried for Samm this round now

[VIPW jamie]

I think as of right now the vote seems to be for Keith. Which is awful and I will cry a lot. Dalton wants Jesse out at 9 but is worried he won't have the numbers. Keith is actively against Jesse and Casey so if Dalton is worried about the numbers, he should be keeping Keith and break up Samm/Taylor since he knows they are tight and Jesse was hesitant to vote out Samm.