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Apr 6, 2009 12:19:40 GMT -4
Post by Jeff Probst on Apr 6, 2009 12:19:40 GMT -4
Welcome, Debb. I'm very sad to see you here. I think you deserved to go much, much further.
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Debb Eaton
Voted Out
The Australian Outback ~ Sole Survivor
Posts: 28
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Apr 6, 2009 13:09:38 GMT -4
Post by Debb Eaton on Apr 6, 2009 13:09:38 GMT -4
Thanks Jeff. But I knew I was going to be out early. My reputation combined with the fact that I haven't played since Outback (and therefore don't know a lot of these people) was always going to bite me in the ass. Thanks for having me back. Now get me a margarita.
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Apr 6, 2009 15:56:57 GMT -4
Post by Jeff Probst on Apr 6, 2009 15:56:57 GMT -4
You can have all the margaritas you want So do you think the other winners and early players will also be leaving soon?
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Debb Eaton
Voted Out
The Australian Outback ~ Sole Survivor
Posts: 28
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Post by Debb Eaton on Apr 7, 2009 0:07:47 GMT -4
No, I don't. I think people like Shawna and Silas and Kim will do well. I think BB will do well too. If this had been a normal season, I might have gone farther, but as it was, I didn't socialize enough with Rob. My bad.
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Debb Eaton
Voted Out
The Australian Outback ~ Sole Survivor
Posts: 28
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Apr 7, 2009 12:35:37 GMT -4
Post by Debb Eaton on Apr 7, 2009 12:35:37 GMT -4
Oh, and I'm rooting for Gabriel and BB to go all the way. They are good eggs.
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Apr 8, 2009 16:46:16 GMT -4
Post by Jeff Probst on Apr 8, 2009 16:46:16 GMT -4
I'm sorry to see you here, Ramona. You really didn't have a fair shot due to your reputation. It sucks to see two great players here first.
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Apr 8, 2009 17:56:12 GMT -4
Post by Ramona Gray on Apr 8, 2009 17:56:12 GMT -4
I don't think it had much to do with my reputation, really. It was more of a situation where I never got a foothold. I didn't really get in close with any of the alliances, and had to fend for myself.
It didn't help that Christa made me a target with her mouth, and then Rob foolishly nominated me. As soon as I was nominated, I basically knew I was toast- I didn't get a message to Rob quick enough to warn him about nominating me. I wasn't his ally, so it wouldn't have even crossed his mind to consider sparing me, but I don't think he meant any ill-will by picking me, but I do think it was a short-sighted decision.
I think I did a decent job of stirring up trouble on my way out, though- I'm convinced that some of those three votes I got were from Christa's alliance. It'd mean a lot to me to see her booted off soon, and I think it's going to happen the first time she's eligible for nomination. She has power, but it's pretty clear no one likes her, given how her allies talked to me once I was nominated.
As far as my favourites to win, I'm going to have to go with Frank, BB and Joel. I'd like to see Joel win just so the dark horse can have his day- he's not the best player, but he's a nice guy and he always seems to fall in with the right people. BB, of course, is BB- he's probably the best Survivor player I've ever come across, and I'm not even exaggerating. If he's anything in person like he is on these games, I bet he could win a real game of Survivor. Frank I like because he seems really straightforward and honest, and just an overall nice guy. I don't know him as well as the other two, but I'd like to see him do well nonetheless.
p.s. Shii-Ann's a dumbass... I DID offer to help her, and the moron turns around and starts telling close allies of the person who frigging nominated her the LAST time! Yes, that's right, Christa actually wasn't lying about that, although there's no way she could have known that for sure. For the record, though, I didn't do it to screw Rob, and I don't think it had to do with me being nominated.
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Apr 8, 2009 19:16:48 GMT -4
Post by Jeff Probst on Apr 8, 2009 19:16:48 GMT -4
I think your reputation was part of it. The first two boots were both strong players in their seasons. I don't think it's a coincidence that some of the weaker players are still in the game.
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Apr 8, 2009 21:45:07 GMT -4
Post by Ramona Gray on Apr 8, 2009 21:45:07 GMT -4
I thought you meant my reputation as a bitch ;D
If you meant that I was a strong player, then I suppose that could be part of, but I never really considered myself a strong player. In Borneo, I was just a lucky player who took advantage of a couple situations and had way more knowledge than any one player should ever be allowed to have. That and an alliance with BB that I was very confident in was enough to get far, though Final 2 surprised even me.
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Debb Eaton
Voted Out
The Australian Outback ~ Sole Survivor
Posts: 28
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Apr 9, 2009 12:20:08 GMT -4
Post by Debb Eaton on Apr 9, 2009 12:20:08 GMT -4
I really hope this game doesn't turn into a Silas/Kim/Shawna/Michelle/Christa/Stephanie final group. I like a lot of those people, but I am sick of this series having the same people at the end of every game.
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Apr 10, 2009 1:57:25 GMT -4
Post by Ramona Gray on Apr 10, 2009 1:57:25 GMT -4
Well, the problem is that some people have alliances that they seem too convinced are unbreakable. During my season (Borneo), it was so clear that Greg (Silas), Colleen (Kim) and two other players were allied like that, that BB and myself found it necessary to do some pretty underhanded things to break them up.
From the way I've heard some people complaining to me, I think that over the course of the series, even more people have done similar things, and worked together repeatedly. It seems pretty lame to me, but I guess Jeff only has a limited talent pool to draw from- I can't see there being hundreds or thousands of people clamouring to play these games.
It'd be interesting to see a season of Online Survivor where every single player in the season is a first-timer.
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Apr 11, 2009 15:24:42 GMT -4
Post by Jeff Probst on Apr 11, 2009 15:24:42 GMT -4
I'd like new players as well, but unfortunately it's not possible. I think Seasons 1 + 2 were the most interesting, because they were the only two controlled by completely different groups of people (Although you could argue that no one controlled The Amazon or Pearl Islands).
Welcome, Shii Ann and Michelle. Are you surprised to leave unanimously, Shii Ann? And Michelle, do you think the winners are being picked off? Now two of the first four boots are previous winners.
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Apr 11, 2009 15:27:56 GMT -4
Post by Michelle Tesauro on Apr 11, 2009 15:27:56 GMT -4
I dont, I believe friendships are playing a major part. that is how the votes are going.
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Apr 11, 2009 15:29:26 GMT -4
Post by Michelle Tesauro on Apr 11, 2009 15:29:26 GMT -4
I am really sad about leaving so early because I love this series.
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Apr 11, 2009 15:40:14 GMT -4
Post by Shii-Ann Huang on Apr 11, 2009 15:40:14 GMT -4
Nah, I'm not surprised. I should have known I was doomed when I landed in a tribe with Rob and Frank. Which is why I was trying as hard as I could during the challenge. Oh well, kinda surprised Sarah is still there actually, since she left already.
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