~FINAL 7 AND BEYOND~

[alex]

I figured at this point very few of us are writing their thoughts, so we don't need a million more threads with two or three posts each. Instead lets stick to one final thread for the final seven all the way to the finale. Maybe a finale thread if deemed necessary, but whatever. 

Anyways going into the Final 7  I definitely think that Ricky is in the best position of everyone, he has managed to get himself in the middle and he is kinda trustworthy and in no one's radar, he has an idol. The problem with this is that Ricky is very well aware that he is in this position and I'm scared he could let his ego or get over-confident about his position which could easily backfire. Especially because even though he is in a good position to make it far, it doesn't sound like he has a pair. So after the Keith/Ryan boots he could either become a swing vote between Jesse/Casey and Tyler/Dalton, either that or he becomes the easy vote off. Having an idol I doubt he will keep it until then, or he would be kept until then because in CYS that is normally the last chance to play one, so keeping him WITH the idol to five would be suicide. 

I do agree that Jesse is the player to watch at this point, he has been taking decisions with Casey but everyone is gonna assume she has been just kinda following along, because he is far more present and vocal. I honestly would love a Jesse victory even if I find him somewhat annoying. But he has played a great game, and while I like a lot of the others too, I think he kinda deserves it at this point (tho a Ricky victory would be glorious considering how different he has played this time around). 

As far as personalities I find myself rooting for the newbie Tyler to take it all. I find him to be so genuine and so excited about the game, that is contagious and I would love for him to win, though I feel it cannot happen under any circumstances. Because people view him as a mess, and even Casey or Keith who could be seen as followers might get more credit than him. BUT I am glad he is having fun, and he is doing so well in his first game, especially considering he was almost first boot. 

I honestly think Ryan is my least favorite. He has taken that OTT-forced spot Simon had before, and I'm not digging it, is he playing a good game? Yes, is he gonna make the end? Not ever. I don't think Dalton can make it either, though I see him going far, eventually his luck is gonna run out though, especially when he starts trying to make some moves like he says he wants to. 

[Tyler Poirier]

I lost my first two draft picks in the live night so I just wanna take a moment to honour them (I'm gonna do this for all my draft picks to let them know they had an extra special place in my heart and also to thank them for lasting super long)

9th Place - Taylor


I'm sad to see Taylor go, it's a shame that her demise seemed to come from her bond with Sam. Super duper proud of her for making it to f9 though!!

8th Place - Sam


Sam went out in a fiery blaze and I want to thank him for helping make live night very entertaining to watch! I think he's right, if the others don't change their course of action soon Jesse is probably going to be the winner. Depending on who makes it to the end, I think his jury speech will be very fun to watch.


Now for the final 7.

I'm rooting for Keith and Ryan a lot right now. They're in danger these next few rounds so it's gonna be up to them to try and turn the votes around. I have confidence they can do it if they put some strong effort into it.

Ricky still has an idol??? These people need to flush it out of him ASAP or they're gonna regret it. Trust me, Ricky + Idol = BAD NEWS!! My bet is that he's waiting to use it to take out Jesse at an opportune moment.

Jesse has played a really good game and he's definitely deserving of the win if he gets to the end! He just needs to watch out for Ricky and that pesky idol.

Casey is the nutella queen and I am one of her loyal subjects.

I think Tyler has very low odds of winning the game. He's at a disadvantage now as the only remaining newbie among some seasoned players, and I think that difference is really starting to show at this stage of the game. Maybe he'll beat the odds. Also we have the same name so I want him to do well.

Dalton went a lil' crazy during live night and Sam got to him. It didn't really paint either one of them in a good light. What is the beef there anyway?? Someone spill the tea please!

[Head PW 2.0]

I love Keith and would love to see him win, but I see him & Ryan getting taken out UNLESS Jesse doesn't win immunity tonight. I think if Jesse is vulnerable, people could want to take him out.

I see a Ricky/Jesse win. Depending on how this round plays out. No one is looking at Ricky as a threat, so I see him being able to keep his idol till F5. Especially if there are the "easy" votes in Ryan/Keith. THAT IS A MISTAKE on everyone else's part. Ricky has played very smart and I think he could win the whole thing as long as he doesn't lose his focus.

[Host Brandon]

This is definitely Ricky's game to lose at this point. And it's funny because no one sees it happening. I don't understand how he is surviving with his idol. I think a lot of the people remaining are so focused on specific goals they made that they aren't seeing the big picture.

In retrospect, Jesse has shown that he has not made friends on jury...while he has played good...he has terrible jury management. Casey is his loyal follower. Keith legit gave up like two rounds ago. I don't see Keith winning...against anyone. I agree with Alex that Ryan has become the wanna-be OTTN personality. He was in a great position before the unnecessary move he made. Then he almost expected his old allies to take him back in immediately. Like what?! He was so annoyed during the drunk night that everyone was on call together except him. Like...you did it to yourself. Tyler unfortunately has no shot at winning. I think from his perspective he is making moves and playing well but compared to everyone else, he is just so unaware. Then we have Dalton who I have to say is starting to impress me. He REALLY wants to win. Can he? Probably not. He is painting himself in a terrible spot. He is probably in the worst spot out of everyone left to be honest. Not to be voted out, but to win. If he makes it to the end, he will get MUTILATED by this jury.


Who has the best shot at making final judgement?
1. Ricky
2. Tyler
3. Casey
4. Ryan
5. Dalton
6. Jesse
7. Keith

If Final Judgement happened right this second, who would win?
1. Ricky
2. Jesse
3. Casey
4. Ryan
5. Keith
6. Dalton
7. Tyler

[morgenmoney]

1) Congratulations to Allan on getting 10th place. It's the hottie placement (Me, Kate, that canadian whore Ryan) and basically like getting first but with a 0 added to it.



Here are my power rankings. This is not who I like the most because that's Mateusz followed by Jessi. 

1. Ricky
2. Dalton
3. Jesse
4. Keith
5. Tyler
6. Ryan
7. Mateusz
8. Casey

[Host Brandon]

LOL @ Mateusz being higher than Casey ^

[#gamejohn]

I have totally fallen off following this game, I just got too busy at work which is where I would watch confessionals, but I was to give a huge shout out to my two faves TYLER AND DALTON for making it all the way to the FINAL 6!

These two have done so well, they have been PLAYING since the Molly boot (which was still a great play not a #robbery as people pretend it was) and I'm glad they've made it as far as they have. A LOT of people have been HUGE letdowns in this game, though they probably don't recognize that because of their egos, but I feel like these two have just totally killed it all season. Will they win? No. I'm sure this will be a pretty bitter jury especially towards this two based on how directed Sam's comments were when he left, so I think these two are fucked, but they have been two of the best characters and underdogs this season.

I want to give a specific shout out for Dalton, because it was probably tough going up against Sam but he absolutely rekt him while singing during his preachy speech, and the fact that Sam had blocked him and had no idea it was happening while everyone started laughing WAS AMAZING! Loved it, favourite moment for me this season so far.

[Host Brandon]

During the challenge tonight, Dalton was saying how he needs Jesse and Ricky out next because they are his biggest threats in the game. I do think that whoever Dalton goes up against in the finale will beat him because the jury is bitter. TBH, Tyler could beat him. However, if he takes out Ricky and Jesse and goes to the end with Keith and Tyler, he could very well win over a few votes. He needs to be the new Richie. He needs to give an outstanding performance. He can do it - he has played an EXCELLENT game.

Jesse needs to win every single challenge from here on out. If he loses, he is leaving. It's as simple as that. He is winning this challenge as of right now. The funny thing about Jesse is that he has sent a lot more people to the jury than Dalton has. However, the jury is not bitter at him. Most of the jury respects Jesse. The outlier being Lexi...

People are starting to catch on to Ricky. I think Ricky is going to find it very very difficult to survive after this round when he no longer has his idol. He may have friends in the game but he is a huge threat and people are starting to catch on to that. He has an uphill battle this last week of the game. Can he do it? Yes. He just has to commit. And to be honest, he needs to keep Jesse in the game. Ricky can survive if he keeps the next biggest threat in the game. If he can somehow find a way to keep Jesse safe, that might be in his best interest at this point.

Going off of that fact...it might be beneficial for this group to somehow target the person they think is the least biggest threat to win like they did in Chernobyl. They targeted Spencer and then had a blood bath at F4. In hindsight, it sucks for the one who doesn't make it. But as a whole, it might be best case scenario for this group because there are so many huge threats.

Ryan might win the game but if Jesse wins immunity this round, Ryan is toast. No shot. He's the easy boot. And the way things are looking so far, Jesse could very well win this challenge.

Keith has no shot at winning. I think he is the one person anyone could beat in the end.


It's a very dynamic final six and based on how the game had been going, I think its a very fun final six. On day one and all throughout merge, I assumed the obvious big players would make it to the end. So I am very excited that this is the final six. The last six days of this game are going to be so much fun to watch!

[#gamejohn]

Feb 12, 2016 10:24:08 GMT Host Brandon said:

Going off of that fact...it might be beneficial for this group to somehow target the person they think is the least biggest threat to win like they did in Chernobyl. They targeted Spencer and then had a blood bath at F4. In hindsight, it sucks for the one who doesn't make it.  

All that work...

[Host Brandon]

Fuck Owen! LOL

[Tyler Poirier]

Whoops this is late but I need to do my draft pick tribute (I lost 3/4 in a row wow fml Ryan u better break the pattern)

7th Place - Casey



R.I.P. to the last vagina of the game   Casey was one of the most entertaining people to watch in this game and it's sad to see her go. If she wasn't a favourite this season then idk who is. At least I'll remember her every time I go to eat some Nutella from now on! 

[Tyler Poirier]

WELP I made the other post and then promptly learned that Ryan was voted out so I've officially lost my entire draft team all in a row. I am a curse.

6th Place - Ryan Giovanni



Sad to see Ryan leave right after I told the CYS gods to not let him go next, but he was in the final 6 with so many huge personalities that it's not very surprising. He made it super far and I think he should be proud of that!

[alex]

FINAL 4
Damn... am I the only surprised by this final four? It seems like Dalton/Tyler are the power duo who is behind it all, which means at this point only one of Jesse/Ricky won't make the finals, unless a big Dalton blindside happens. I think Tyler has a for sure spot on that final three to face the jury because they all view him as a goat, and considering how big the players left are he is probably not gonna win at all.

I am hoping Dalton gets fourth, it would be a glorious conclusion for his storyarc this season. And seeing Ricky/Jesse, the two best players of the season, go head to head against the jury would be the finish that the season deserves.

[Host Brandon]

Right now Tyler and Dalton hold all the power. At least they think they do. Jesse apparently convinced Ricky to go to a TB challenge for him. Everyone knows Ricky is going to win the challenge. Jesse wants to target Tyler because he knows for a fact he can beat Tyler in the challenge. I really hope this happens.

A final three of Ricky, Jesse, and Dalton would be epic. Dalton would be villainized and Ricky/Jesse would fight it out for the win. Both have played excellent games and both deserve the title. It's just a matter of who gives the best FTC performance. The jury is completely split on the two of them. Some hate Ricky while love Jesse and the others hate Jesse but love Ricky. It's so close. Whereas if only one makes it, it will be 10-0-0 no question. This season has been absolutely outstanding and it deserves a great ending. I am PRAYING for a Ricky/Jesse final two!! I want the finale to be great...not boring.

[Head PW 2.0]

I always think it's fun to go back and read my pregame thoughts on each of the people competing to be in that FTC so...

Ricky- Okay Ricky is one of those people who I have a love-hate relationship with and he knows it. We have our moments when we just push each others buttons but at the end of the day, love the guy. Ricky is a character 100%. he will bring the drama, the alcohol, the crazy. I mean watch the Endure S1 pressure cooker and you'll see Ricky as a player and as a character. Ricky is also very well known. Like Samm, 3/4 of this cast know him. The difference between Ricky and Samm is that Ricky tends to be more of a shield because of how outspoken he is, he's always a bigger target. He does really well usually. He's able to make friends, I mean jeez the guy calls me Asslee and I still love him. Ricky said he doesn't care what people say but he does to an extent just because he reacts before thinking. Ricky and Molly don't like each other. Ricky and Samm go back and forth but I don't think they'll fight, I think they'll work together as much as possible (while both still having their side deals).
Prediction- Jury

Tyler- okay I think it's cute that he typed a speech and literallly read it word for word. I think it shows the dedication and how much he is willing to do. I mean have you written a speech, it's hard! I think he's definitely going to be a newbie to watch. He seems like he'll bring the social game, I want to see him develop into a strategic player though. Just please for the love of god don't write speeches for your tribal council question videos and confessionals. I'm not here for rehearsed speeches all the time.
Prediction- Jury

Jesse- someone asked me once if he was my brother. He could only be so lucky. And okay please don't make your videos so long. I can't. Jesse is definitely sassy, all I know about him as a player is that he went really early in pro5. And that's legit it. I think he will be too paranoid with the twist and it will annoy people. I think he'll go early.

Dalton is so full of sass, but he is not a bitch. I played one game with Dalton and he is smart, he's very aware of what's happening and he's great at puzzles. I haven't ever seen him in an org like this though, so I don't know how he'll handle the commitment difference. He's also very busy. I think he's charming and could make allies but not if he's inactive.
Prediction- mid pre-jury



So I was mostly accurate for Ricky/Tyler and completely off base for Jesse/Dalton. I'm glad I was wrong about those two, they've made the game fun to watch and it's been a great round.


Now. I've talked to Ricky, I know he's on invisible doing the challenge, I know he's watching everyone else's post counts, so as long as he doesn't mess up, final immunity is his.I see Jesse getting voted out 3-1 and then Ricky winning the game. Ricky would be a great winner and I never would have predicted it going into the game.