GinaMarie Zimmerman [1st]
Jade Pietrantonio [2nd]
Ed Lower [3rd]
Rhian Sugden [4th]
Helen Kim [5th]
Peter Brown [6th]
Judd Daugherty [7th]
Amanda Zuckerman [8th]
Deana Uppal [9th]
Faye Palmer [10th]
Sam Wallace [11th]
Eric Stein [12th]
Bart Spring in 't Veld [13th]
Steven Daigle [14th]
Dan Gheesling [15th]
Jen Johnson [16th]
It was before class, but thanks for actually writing something in my DR!
So now that I'm out of class, I'll go into a bit more detail. During the last week while I was HOH, Rhian and Ed both kept coming to me telling me that they were going to target the other one. They both have the same mindset, which is getting themselves and then me, Jade and Helen to the F4, which I don't mind at all. Jade and Helen being in the F4 is great because I could see myself winning F4 and F3 HOH if that is the case.
Rhian came to me first, saying she wanted Ed out after Peter because he is the biggest challenge threat to her and I making the finals together. She's been kind of wary of my relationship with Ed for a while now and she has thrown hints to me about it without actually coming out and saying it. She randomly said one time "you know you're my F2 right??" and I feel like it was to make sure she was my F2 and not Ed. She knows that if Ed goes than we should easily make it to the F2 with Helen and Jade still around.
So I went and told Ed. I would've done the same thing if Ed told me he wanted Rhian out, I would've went and told Rhian. All game I have had to balance myself between the two of them because I know they don't talk much at all. I knew at some point would come the time when they would want each other out and I have tried my best to put off that moment as best as I could, but I know this is the best time for it to happen. Let's be honest, Ed or Rhian are winning this next HOH and whichever one wins, the other will probably leave. Jade and Helen don't stand much of a chance of winning IMO, so its clear it will be Ed or Rhian.
When I told Ed what Rhian said, I told him his best option would be to go to Jade and tell her that Rhian needs to go this round. I know Ed and Jade talk and have become closer, so Ed telling Jade that ensures that if somehow she does win HOH, she will not put me up and Rhian or Helen will be her target. Ed did end up telling Jade and she said she is fine with the three of us going to F3 because she trusts me and agrees that Rhian is a threat. Ed said he was planning on going after Rhian this round or next anyway, but now he definitely is and he knows its his best move. I even told him its his best move because she is our biggest obstacle of him and I getting to the end together, but I told Rhian the same thing about Ed. Basically, I'm trying to have all my bases covered because I know Ed trusts me 100% and I know Rhian trusts me 100% and they doubt each other. So each of them will believe me more than anyone.
I don't want to play this way because I want to stay loyal to the people I give my word too, but I'm in a position where my two closest allies want each other out, so what am I supposed to do? I can't worry about backstabbing someone if it will help my game. I understand what the situation is right now and I know one of them will most likely leave this week. Ed will put up Helen and Rhian and Rhian will put up Ed and Jade, because she knows Helen will vote to evict Ed. Ed will expect me to evict Rhian and Rhian will expect me to evict Ed, so ultimately I am in a position where it doesn't really matter what I do because if Rhian puts up Ed and Jade and I evict Jade, Rhian will just break the tie and send Ed home and I will have pissed off Jade.
This round is pretty huge and I am nervous to see who wins HOH. If I HAD to pick someone that I want to win, it would be Ed. The reason I say that is because of a few things. The first reason is that I would have an easier time beating Ed in the finals than Rhian, well at least that's my opinion. I feel like Rhian and I have controlled most of this game and she has had more of an impact than Ed. The second reason is that Ed doesn't question me as much as Rhian does and he doesn't pressure me to do things as much as Rhian. I'm not saying Rhian does it a lot, but she seems to be more worried about me and Ed than Ed is worried about me and Rhian. That shows me that Ed might trust me more than Rhian does? And I can see Rhian trying to take me out before F2 to ensure that she wins, which I don't think Ed would do because I think he genuinely wants him and I to be F2. I think Rhian might just be using me for now until she doesn't need me anymore. I'd feel more comfortable with Ed winning F3 HOH then Rhian. For all of those reasons, I am pulling for Ed, but I wouldn't be too upset if Rhian won.
So ultimately, I think I have myself covered for every situation whoever wins HOH. Rhian will nominate Jade and Ed, Ed will nominate Rhian and Helen, Jade will nominate Rhian and Helen and I know Helen will nominate Ed and either Jade or I. I can see her nominating me after I nominated her last week, but I have been PMing her because I haven't seen her on AIM much and she seemed to understand why I did what I did and is very thankful that she is still here. I told her after I won veto that she would be completely safe and that I would not put her in any type of danger, plus she needs Rhian and I if she wants any chance at making it to the F3. So for those reasons, I think she would nominate Jade and Ed. I'm really trying to go the whole game without being put on the block and its definitely a goal of mine now that we're this close to the end and I haven't been nominated yet, so I'm trying to keep a strong relationship with everyone left in the game. Hopefully its working and this week should definitely be one hell of a roller coaster ride. FML if Ed or Rhian wins HOH and then I win POV LOL that would be awful omg.
Well Rhian won HOH. I knew it would be her or Ed and I figured it would most likely be her. I'm happy that she won because I am pretty much guaranteed F4 unless something strange happens with veto. Going back and forth between her and Ed has been such a headache and I really just want it to be resolved. Ed winning POV would be good for me because I could see Helen being the replacement nominee and her end up getting evicted. I do want a threat to leave this week and since it can't be Rhian than that leaves Ed, but I really don't want Ed to leave this week. Final 4 with me, Rhian, Ed and Jade would be good because I would still be covered no matter what most likely.
If Ed doesn't win veto than I am going to vote to evict him. Honestly, it wouldn't even matter what I did at that point because Helen will evict him and Rhian will just break the tie and send Ed out of the game. I don't think Ed will be mad because he will understand the circumstances and want me to do what is best for me. However, I can really see Ed winning this veto because I know for a fact he has those images saved because he told me to save them before and I never got to it. It wasn't hard if you didn't have the images, but all he had to do was copy and paste most likely so I'm hoping he wins veto.
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