Ethann, I think you played a good game. But I realize now, you likely had this win on lock quite some time ago. I think of the book 12 Angry Men. The trial being the Zombies own downfalls, blame pushed onto the common ‘villains’, ‘sheep’, or the ‘hated’ as was thrown around. It is because of relationships you have had to your advantage before this game even started that your game truly thrived. ‘Groupthink’, it’s called. Was this the pedestal on which your game thrived? Or did you truly play a stronger game than the two next to you? I’m looking for specifics.
LOLL I literally watched that movie in Jew School. But I want to set this straight. Everyone came in here with pre-existing relationships not just me. For example, David just played with Hufus and Cow in M and N’s All Winners Survivor and that helped his game a lot. Juan also had Jake and Pietro his season and played with Ester before. Also, Ikah did an All-Stars that featured only 4 seasons so everyone here has had past history for each other. My season I was known for being in a power duo with Cody and being “ruthless but with morals” so that was a challenge I had to navigate. David even confronted me about having Gang Wars “alliance of the season” back here, like it wasn’t a secret. My pre-existing relationships, though they did help (like they did to everyone here), they were not the pedestal that got me further but it was me making myself moldable into yours, Juans, and Robin’s from the other “sides” game and utilizing a stream of information. If we look at the side versus side for example, David was protected completely by 4 person chat with David, Cody, Cow and Hufus for a lot of the early merge (and Cody and Cow also had a pre-existing relationship) but the bond I built with Juan, you, and Robin whom I had met this game is what got me specifically further. The second tribal council of the game where it was between me, Kevin, and David to go, I built a strong bond with Robin that saved me (or so that was what I was told). If I relied on my pre-existing relationships, I would’ve played the idol for Ester, I wouldn’t have voted Ryan out at the final 5, and I would’ve possibly went home during the Logan vote (because found out from my relation with Juan). I built authentic relationships, wasn’t afraid to make big moves if they made sense, got painted as a ringleader by Hufus, Cow, and Cody and still made it out during the finale, and utilized the twist to the best of my ability with zombie management.