Tonight was... a mess. Plenty of fights, plenty of breakout rooms, a tied vote leading into a revote, general confusion, plenty of tears... Tonight's tribal had it ALL. And at the end, we gave a sad farewell to Lee.
Lee, I've known you for a long time now, and between this and my old group game forum series I've hosted you a whopping 6 times. Before tonight, your worst placement in any game I've hosted is 8th but your incredible run ended tonight in grand fashion. You're always very fun and have been responsible for quite a few of the biggest moments I've seen as a host, so of course when All Stars rolls around you're definitely someone I want to see in my cast! After last tribal, things went south pretty quick but watching you fight like hell and throw everything at the wall just to try to stay 1 more round was great. You came so close to pulling it off, managing a tie on the initial vote, but unfortunately we do have to say goodbye. I've seen firsthand what a fantastic player you can be, and I'm glad you came back for this season!
Tonight the Auahi tribe attended their first tribal of the season. Despite people putting out a front of everything being straightforward, it was pretty clear something was brewing under the surface. And when the votes came back, we said goodbye in another surprising boot to JT.
JT, this series would not be what it is if not for you. The moment where you idoled out Bryan in season 1, 3 1/2 years ago, was the first truly iconic and shocking moment in this series. Your work paved the way for what this series would grow to become, so needless to say you were more than a lock for All Stars. I was ready for you to come back and thrive this season, and instead you sadly become the 3rd person with their torch snuffed after a blindside. Regardless, thank you for coming back and thank you for helping make this series into what it is today!!
Tonight the Kubou tribe went back to tribal, and the after effects of the first tribal was still very clearly lingering. After a pretty explosive tribal, Grace was sent out with an equally explosive sendoff.
Grace, you are always such a fun person to host and to watch play, and this season was no different even if it was cut short. Some of your feats in Mementos including your moment with the F8 immunity necklace easily clinched you a spot here. I've watched you grow a lot both as a person and a player over the last year, and was so excited to see what you would bring to this all star season! After things went south last tribal, though, you were unable to recover your footing and the tribe knocked you off tonight. I hope you enjoyed your time here though in this season of the biggest and the best!
