Rendezvous With Rhian

[Rhian]

Hello, ladies! It's great to see two fellow blondes here in the Final 2. You guys did what the rest of us couldn't, and that's make the finale! I don't really want to beat around the bush here, so I'll get right to it. The way things stand for me right now, my mind is kind of made up, but I want to give you both a chance to tell me a little more about your game, so that it'll either a] solidify my vote or b] have me waiver and possibly change my mind, depending on the answers.

GinaMarie, you know I adore you. You were my closest ally all game. I feel that I know your game very well, as we played side by side, arm in arm, basically together throughout my entire stay. However, there is one thing I specifically want to ask you here. As you know, things are said in the Jury house, but I want to hear it from your lips right here, right now. Therefore, I'd like you to weigh on, who you perceived to be your closest allies in the game: myself and Ed. If you could list the pros and cons for each of us, how we helped your game and how we hurt your game, that'd be great. After you've composed the lists, I'd like you to conclude with who you believe was your stronger ally between the two and also whom had your utmost loyalty. These final questions are in place to set the record straight, and I'd like you to be brutally honest with everyone here, even if it's what I don't want or expect to hear from you.

Jade, you were a peach. I'll give you that. The times we did talk, I never had much of an issue with you. We seemed to be on the same page, we had an idea of where we wanted things to go. Now, please don't take this the wrong way, but I'm finding it very hard to even consider voting for you. In my eyes, I felt like your biggest role in the game was acting as a vote. You were involved with some crucial alliances, but to say you were an extremely active member of said alliances would be stretching the truth. However, maybe I didn't see something. I'd like you to highlight, for me, your biggest strategic game move. A move you made that you think helped set you apart and get you to where you are right now; a move that defines your game [evicting me, excluded]. In addition, I'd like you to give small [doesn't need to be long] summaries of each round up until now, just highlighting what you did, where you stood, and how you felt.

I hope this isn't too much. I look forward to both of your responses!

[Helen]

(just posting to make sure GM and Jade see Rhian's thread, since I just responded to Jade in mine and it bumped it back up)

[GinaMarie]

Thank you for the kind words love. You know I feel all the exact things back about you as well. <3 Anyway, onto your questions.



Pros

There are endless amounts of pros in terms of how you helped my game and just the relationship we had. For starters, you were upfront about me with everything. You always told me what you knew and always told me what you were thinking. You asked for my opinion on everything that we did and you always looked at things how they could help us get further, not just you, which is such an amazing thing to have in a game like this. We always saw eye to eye on basically everything in this game and we did everything together. One of the bigger pros is that you were able to get me into great positions with people like Amanda and Deana, people who I didn’t feel 100% comfortable with at certain points in the game. Your relationship with Amanda especially after she survived week 2 was a huge part of my game because it meant that I was with Amanda as well. You informed me on so many things going on in the game that I never would have found out without you, including telling me that Amanda and Deana wanted Ed to get backdoor’d the round Deana left and you telling me Deana didn’t trust me as long as Ed was around. Things like that were so vital and crucial to my game because without knowing those things, it would have been hard for me to use my surrounding to help further myself. I have you to thank for that and everything else that you did in this game for me. If there is one person that I would not be here without helping me along the way, it is you and you know that.

Cons

As far as cons go, there are very very little. You did nothing at all to hurt my game, so in that sense there are no cons for you. If there is one con just about anything, it would be your constant paranoia about this very scenario that you’re asking me about and that is my relationship with Ed. I understand why you were worried about it at times, because I’ll admit that Ed and I were very close, but I did always tell you that you were my F2. The only reason it’s a con for me is because it made me feel like maybe you didn't trust that you really were my F2, but I always knew that you were just making sure and really did appreciate you always being honest and upfront about it with me. Other than that, there are honestly no cons that I can think about with you. As I said, you did absolutely nothing to hurt my game and I honestly and genuinely enjoyed everything about you in this game.





Pros

There are also pros for Ed of how he helped me in this game. For starters, Ed was very loyal. He was someone that I knew throughout this game would not turn on me and someone who I knew had my back with whatever decision I made or whatever we made. Like Rhian, Ed would also fill me in on things that he had heard, but it was never to the extent of what Rhian would fill me in on. Him taking me on vacation is actually a con in my eyes, but I would like to address it as a pro too because of when it happened in the game. Week 2 is a very early point in the game and people are still getting to know each other and forming bonds with one another, so Ed taking me on the vacation that week was a sign that he did trust me as much as he said he did, which was very reassuring and made me feel a lot more comfortable with him at the time.

Cons

There are some cons on how Ed hurt my game though. The first big con is that he picked me for vacation. It was week 2 and Rhian was HOH, so I knew I would have been safe if Ed didn’t take me to vacation. I think that is why people started to believe I had an alliance with the aussies and that could have potentially hurt my game if people continued to believe that. Thankfully, I was able to convince people that I wasn’t involved, so Ed continued to remain a target because of his allegiance with Sam. Another con is that I felt like there were times where I literally had to put Ed on my shoulders to help him in the game. A great example of this would be when he and Sam were nominated for eviction and I remember specifically that people were telling me Ed had not been online much that round at all and many people were asking me what he was thinking.

Conclusion

My stronger ally between the two of you was you, Rhian. In terms of the game itself, I worked with you on a lot more occasions than Ed and a lot of the moves we made had a greater impact than any move I made with Ed. As far as my utmost loyalty, it was always you. There is a thread in my DR called “Houseguest Rank” and every week I updated it ranking the houseguests based on getting along, working together, top allies, etc. Each and every week for the whole game, you were number one, Rhian. That was the only spot in my rankings that never waivered and you will see for yourself once the boards are opened up. Now, don’t get me wrong, I have known who Ed was for quite a while and him and I have a great history together. However, I did everything I possibly could to not let it affect the game and if it did, Ed would be in the F2 with me right now. I even stated in the very beginning that I would not let outside relationships affect the game as best as I could. Let me point out so that everyone knows, I found out who Ed was during Week 3. Now, I’m sure everyone remembers Ed taking me on vacation during Week 2, when we did not know who each other were, so clearly we were already close. Its not like once I found out who he was that we all the sudden started working together. ANYWAY, I’m just pointing that out because I want you, Rhian, to know that just because Ed and I had a friendship and knew who each other was, you still had my utmost loyalty in this game.

[Jade]

Hello fellow blondie!  I'll do my best to answer these as best as I can, if I leave anything out or misread something I'm sorry! As you should know by now I don't have the best memory in this game. lol 

Week 1
-Nothing much went on, I was just meeting you all and from the get go, Ed, Sam, GM, Helen and you were the first ones that I gotten to speak to and you all really left me with a good impression. 
-Sam and I grew close and we were "Jam" as did Ed and I and we were "Jaded" (Well at least in my mind).  Again, nothing ever formed an alliance between the three of us, I just worked with each of them separately on my own turfs.
-Evicting Jen was an easy decision as I wasn't going to evict Sam at all.  

Week 2
-Again, not much went on here. You were HOH and like you said, we always tend to agree on what should happen.  You told me that you heard Dan was wanting me up so I had no problem with evicting him. 
-If anything, this week I felt you and I just solidified getting closer. 
-Hinted around that there was a possible guy alliance and never got any flack for it.  

Week 3
-Steven quit, big whoop!  In the boxes challenge, I thought I delicated the moves that happened happen, I wanted to see the people who I wanted to win HOH to stay in the later half and got rid of the ones that I didn't early.  I had pretty much everyone's numbers.  I could've won that if I wanted to but decided to throw it to Sam as I didn't want to be the type of player as I was coming up on from that challenge.  
-Nothing went on much as Sam and I strategized on what to do and Bart was evicted because he's wasn't always here.  

Week 4 - Survivor Round
-This is where the crazyness all begins.  When I first heard that Faye was going around saying there was an "Aussie Alliance", I LOL'd.  Her paranoia was just hilarious.  Then I heard she wanted to target Ed and I.  When I got on, I spoke to GM and Eric the most the day.  I just wanted to see for myself and that Eric was just confirming everything that GM had already told me. So the more I spoke to Eric, I threw in some reverse psychology (just to get a target off me and for him to not vote me) and later on, he starts throwing Faye under a bus and wanting her out.  But in the end, I knew the numbers weren't even there to save him because it was between Ed and Eric, I believe??  But it didn't show it when the results were revealed. lol

Week 5
-Sam eviction.  I felt bad, and kinda responsible for this (because of what I wanted to see happened a round ago, for being selfish and that's how Faye got the assumption).    That was probably my hardest vote in the game, my decision came down to not letting Faye get what she wanted after hearing that she wanted Ed gone because I was so against her afterwards and also, to vote alongside GM and you so you guys can still believe that I was closer to them (which did benefit me in the long run).  
-also that, Ed would've most likely stayed and I didn't want to make an enemy out of him.  

Week 6
-Faye eviction.  I felt like someone who I was closet to had to win HOH because I and a lot of us wanted Faye gone.  I thought this was the most crucial weeks and turned everything around for myself the people who I was with.  Which it did, since Ed was HOH and with the twist you were the co hoh and with that, we could have a chance to get Faye gone.  

Week 7 
-Between last round and this round, I think this is where Judd gave to myself, Rhian and Ed for an alliance of 4 and obviously I thought it's because he's lost Faye and is starting to fall out so he's out seeking for new allies.  Of course, we all went along with it.  
-So Peter won HOH this round, and I thought immediately, I will admit Peter and I haven't had much conversations with each other so I knew I had to hit him up just to see where his head was at, since I didn't know much about him early in the game he felt like a wildcard to me.  But then he told me about this big plan he had to backdoor Deana.  I was like, 'thank god' because that's who I wanted to see go too.  So he was on the same page as me.  

-Here's where I decided to play the role of a sneaky snake, because Judd seem to have trusted me now, for future references in case if anything were to change or happen, I wanted to keep Judd close by me.  I know a lot of you are probably wondering about this but, who was the one that told Judd about the Deana plan?   Yes, that was me.  
I thought I use that to keep him closer to me if anything were to happen which will lead in to a round after the next.  
But then I stayed silent and Judd did a lot of the talking in wanting Amanda to be put up which will also further lead into the following round after the next. 

Week 8
Another good week for me, Judd wins HOH this time.  With "our" alliance with him, Ed, Rhian and I thought we could put up Amanda and stick Helen with her so Helen wouldn't use veto on Amanda cause that's who we wanted to see go.  

Week 9 
-So week 7 kinda carries on to week 9, with Peter as HOH he wanted Judd gone for the Deana plan being leaked.  This round, I purposely remained as silent as I can. because I knew Peter also wanted to me up against Judd so he'd go so I knew I couldn't say much since there was a chance that I could be leaving.  Anyways, remember the reason of why I had to tell Judd about the plan?  In my eyes, I felt it worked since he was blaming it on Helen and Peter told me that it's cause he probably wanted him to put her up.  So pretty much let Judd do all the talking and eventually, threw himself under a bus and  everyone got sick of it; and that's he's been acting shady all game.  

Week 10
-I think I was talking to you and GM and we all agreed that Peter had to go this round because he was getting scary with his comp wins could ruin in my mind, the final 4 that I wanted to see.  I didn't think it was anyone's move for this, we all agreed on it.  

 Week 11
-Ed came to me at the end of last round and told me that either one us needed to win HOH because Rhian wanted him out next.   I think GM told him that then he told me.   So I wanted test if GM would tell me instantly.  (I don't think it came out til towards the end of the round).  
-anyways, this round I didn't have control on since it was Ed that needed to win veto so the final 4 that I wanted to happen, happened.   The testing of GM was all that I wanted to know in this round.  

Week 12
-I knew had Ed stayed last round that he and Rhian would probably target each other again.  However, when Ed put me up I told him that he should've done GM cause I didn't want her using the "I haven't been nominated this whole game" speech had she made the end, so that's when Ed told me that he'd veto me if he won.  

-Then of course having the sole vote to evict you since I had a feeling you were really liked by the jury could win easily.

Week 13
-I was actually really bummed because I knew that I could've won this HOH especially part one but my internet flicked on me.  I said it in my dr that it would've been nice to have a win on my belt however I also thought, did I really need it?  I hadn't made any enemies the whole game so did I want one now since I had a hunch that both Ed and GM would be taking me to the end.  


Overall throughout the game, I had build up strong connections and bonds with most people which have led me to my safeties.  Which have also led me into doing things behind my allies back and not getting any flack for it.  ie. Telling Judd.  

Hope that isn't long enough for you, if it is, I'm sorry! lol  

[Rhian]

Thank you so much! I'm pleased with the answers! Good luck, ladies!

[Judd]

Just reading this now.

Jade you have to be one of the most convoluted players of all time.

[Jade]

Cool.