So far on #Survivor Cagayan the biggest complaint towards Woo has been that he has been strategically non-existent, this is largely true as it is hard to pinpoint a direct move that Woo has orchestrated to further his own game. Has this been his own fault though, or has he had to adapt to circumstances beyond his control which has not been showcased in his edit??
Post merge, all the plaudits and the edits showcasing the physical displays of the survivors in challenges have gone towards Tasha and Spencer who finished numbers 1 and 2 in a few challenges. Statistically however, the best player in the challenges in Survivor Cagayan thus far has been Woo. Through pre merge and 1 individual immunity challenge Woo has been immune from being voted out on 6 occasions, once more than Tasha, twice more than Spencer. Also in the individual immunities this season when Spencer and Tasha were finishing 1st and 2nd, Woo was more often than not in 3rd and in 2nd on occasion also (table maze), were Spencer and Tasha's wins out of needs must and extra energy exerted? Were they more comfortable with their position, would Woo have gone on an immunity streak?
The brawn's physical dominance saw Woo's first tribal council coming in the tribe switch up where he found himself in the minority of Cliff's blindside. Whilst this seems to support the notion of Woo's strategic naivety the aftermath of the blindside showcases Woo's restrictive capacity to make moves in the game. Lindsey quitting straight after this tribal council meant Woo had gone from waking up one day with 4 brawn allies to waking up the next with seemingly none. Had Lindsey not of quit, would we have seen a more strategical side to Woo trying to save him and Lindsey? Faced with 0 allies Woo did the only thing he could do and get back in with his remaining brawn tribe members and did so successfully. Had there been another tribal for the new Solana tribe we could have seen Woo make his first move to blindside LJ or Jefra. However his and his tribe's physical presence saw them win immunity and protected Woo from the vote. Thus leaving the 5 of them needing to be a cohesive unit post merge thus restricting Woo's movements again.
As aforementioned, at the merge Woo won individual immunity and found himself in the majority. He found himself in a position of being the second of the most polarizing figure in the game, Tony. Having made no real enemies throughout the game and being arguably the most likeable character to the rest of his fellow survivors remaining in the game, worked his way into the majority and allied with Tony, whose enemies have only ever thought to vote Woo once, would you break away and make a move against what is seemingly one of the most safest positions left in the game??
I don't think Woo is nearly as bad of a player as some of the most recent pawns. In fact, I think he had a great pre-merge. The problem is he hasn't stood out in post-merge. He's perceived by every jury member as Tony's lap dog. I don't think it's impossible for him to win, but he needs to branch out from being Tony's sidekick and make a move against him before the game is over. If he doesn't, I think he won't have the jury's respect, even in a f2.
ive always said woo was underrated