Karen's Late (obviously)

[Karen O'Neil]

Hey ya'll!

Sorry for being late! I had to leave town for a few days. So, anyway, here we are: Final 3. First and foremost, I want to congratulate all of you for making it to the end. I know people say that a lot and don't really mean it, but I think you all made a remarkable job to make it to where you are. I will address each of you individually.

Danielle

Hi girl! Seriously, your Jury performance disappointed me so much. I was truly, really expecting to be voting for you coming into the finale but there is something you seem to have forgotten: You can't just expect to be a bitch about everything and then get our votes. I can't believe how you don't understand that. I thought you wanted to win!!! This is FTC (or whatever BB equivalent is) 101: BE NICE TO THE JURORS. I was actually going to ask you to say something nice about everybody but Andrew did. It still doesn't have the same impact as if it were genuine.

Also, I wanna address the infamous Fast Forward night. You talk about it as if it was the best thing you did all season long and how proud you got Carol/Myself screwed. But.... like, you kept... Kevin??? Really??? When we were ALL saying how big a threat he was??? When I actually told you I'd probably vote for Kevin if he made it to the end?? When you KNEW I was loyal to you over Carol? I know Carol was good at competitions, but she still isn't as strong, in my opinion, as Kevin. To me, that's not a good move. Period. So I want to know if I'm missing something there. How can not using the veto to eliminate Kevin be considered a good move?

Last thing, at the Final 4, you told Marvin and myself you wanted us in the Final 3. I want to know, if you had won the veto, what would have you done with it? You told me you'd save me AFTER you won HoH so if that was a lie, it was just unnecessary and stupid.


Kevin

Hey Kevin! I'm very impressed that you are here considering how big a target you had on your back after the three first weeks. I want to know, round by round, how you were able to make it through, especially Rounds 4, 5 & 8 (the one Erika left)? Because that is quite an accomplishment.

I'm sorry I don't have more to say to you. I think you played a good game. On my part, I think it lacked the social side but that's also my fault. So if there's anything else you'd like to tell me, please go ahead

Marvin

Lastly, Marvin. I just don't even see this as a F3 at this point so you'll have to pull out the big guns to get my vote.

What I'm thinking is that you chose, being in power at the Final 6, to keep Kevin in the game. Do you still think it was a good idea? And why?


Also, something that comes out with this season is how unfair the twist might have been. Please tell me how it isn't. And please don't pull out that: playing as a 20 year old southern belle is hard!!!!!111! Cause that's dumb. I wanna know how hard you played to make it here.

To you all

I want ya'll to compare the jurors and the Final 3 to countries in the world ;D I will take it into consideration, rest assured!

See ya!

[Marvin Latimer]

Hey Karen, thanks for the questions. I'm glad you made it in


What I'm thinking is that you chose, being in power at the Final 6, to keep Kevin in the game. Do you still think it was a good idea? And why?


After the Amanda split and especially after Jordan went home in the game, i felt extremely alone in the game. I put alot of my faith in Erika, Andrew, and Mike to try to put together a solid group of people to get Danielle and Kevin out of the game who i viewed as the biggest threats, only to turn around and have Erika and Andrew vote Mike out right away. The reason they gave was that the votes were already secure to get rid of Mike and they didnt want to be in the minority which i guess could be the case BUT the very next week I had heard that Erika and Andrew were campaigning to get Jordan and myself put up.

During that week, i made a connection with Kevin as pretty much everyone i talked to wanted Kevin out the very next week and i felt like if anyone other than myself won the next HOH it would be me and Kevin on the block. That was hands down the most crucial week for me in the game and I HAD to win it.

At that point, i felt like if i did make an effort to get rid of Kevin, then it would leave me extremely vulnerable the very next week as the "biggest threat" in the game would be gone and it seemed like you, Erika and Carol had become pretty close and Danielle would do her best to stay below radar, so i would have been EXTREMELY alone.

I did trust Kevin and i knew that if i kept him safe that week then he would no doubt return the favor. I would do the same thing again because in my book, having the opportunity to make the final 3 with 2 very strong players is still a better option than having to bite, scratch and claw for every inch in the game from F5 on especially when i didn't have the opportunity to play in the F5 HOH.

So in retrospect, yes i do think it was a good idea to keep Kevin at that point in the game.

Also, something that comes out with this season is how unfair the twist might have been. Please tell me how it isn't.


i honestly don't believe the twist was unfair at all, everyone had ample opportunity to remove me and jordan from the game. Playing as amanda was the most stressful situation i was ever during a prejury phase of the game. I basically had to analyze every single word i said to anyone to try to make myself as unassuming as possible.

There were alot of times i had to think quick on my feet as a couple times someone brought up a conversation they had actually had with jordan and i had to try to salvage the conversation.

I know alot of you can't really appreciate how hard it was, and in all honesty i thought it would be a cake walk, but it turned out to be very very difficult. I can sit here all day and try to explain how hard it actually was but i believe that noone would really get it unless they had to do it and i dont fault anyone for that the fact of the matter is that perception is reality in this game and its extremely difficult to change the perception of the jurors.

I'm sure almost everyone left in the game has an opinion on the twist but i honestly don't think its any more unfair than the secret powers that Kevin won and i don't believe anyone is holding that against Kevin in any way, shape or form.

As a whole, i do believe the most difficult part of the twist wasn't being Amanda, it was after i got to enter the game as Marvin, because noone trusted me and pretty much everyone wanted me and/or jordan gone.

What really saved me in this game, in my opinion was the fact that Danielle did know me from other games and knew that noone thought i deserved to make it to the end and that everyone wanted Kevin out of the game so it was a no brainer to work with the two of them.


I want ya'll to compare the jurors and the Final 3 to countries in the world I will take it into consideration, rest assured!

Mike - Austraila - warm, inviting and a little bit wacky. A good ally but sometimes seems to be lost in its own wilderness.

Lisa - Russia - cold, harsh and a master of propaganda techniques, was powerful in the world stage at one point and time but has yet to accept the fact that theyve basically become a 3rd world country.

Jordan - England - extremely loyal to her allies and always willing to go to war along side them even if they don't necessarily believe in the cause.

Andrew - Canada - notoriously friendly and willing to bend over backwards for America even if its just for their table scraps.

Erika - America - Big, loud, thinks its the best in the world at everything. USA! USA! USA! USA!

Carol - Bangladesh - I know next to nothing about Bangladesh and i know next to nothing about Carol. sorry carol

Karen - Barbados - It's a perfect vacation spot and you spent quite a bit of time during the game on vacation

Danielle - Niger - because it kind of looks like nigger, and she's black

Kevin - Iran - has the ability to wipe any other country off the face of the earth at a push of the button, the country that every one else is afraid of but still can't seem to disarm.

Marvin - China - a little fuzzy on morality and human rights, has become a world power but noone is really sure how. Noone particularly wants to deal with them but do anyways.


Thanks for the question Karen, if you have any follow up questions or anything just let me know

[Kevin Campbell]

Hey Karen!

Alrighty my round by round assessment of why I stayed...

Week 1- I felt like being able to talk with Jamez before he won the challenge kept me safe, there wasn't much for him to go on that week so any conversation I had with him helped. Plus winning veto.

Week 2- When April won HOH my heart sank, we didn't get the chance to talk before she won and when we talked she told me I was going up. I knew I had to deliver and I won the veto, not sure what would have happened if I didn't win it.

Week 3- HOH, aside from being immune I think I helped set myself up here by making it clear to everyone April was my target so there was really no need for anyone to be mad at me if they were also nominated.

Week 4- Carol won HOH, the previous week I had spoken with Carol and she asked to keep me safe and I told her no problem because I respected that she was really forward about not going on the block and I told her I was thinking about putting her up and didn't. So when she won the next week I feel like that helped me. Also I think everyone started with Enzo/Jamez were the Phantasm so they became prime targets.

Week 5- Andrew was HOH, obviously during my HOH week Enzo made himself look terrible when he campaigned against Andrew after I had secured April's eviction. Plus he was a prime target. I felt like at this point in time Andrew and I were social enough to also keep me off the block.

Week 6- I was saving my power for this week because I wanted the most bang for my buck. Knowing I could outlast 2 people made me try my hardest to make it to week 6 with my immunity intact.

Week 7- I won HOH again, I kept Marvin off the block because we had some good conversations and both realized we weren't on anyone list of people they wanted in the end. I was also forward this week of wanting to get Andrew out, however that backfired. But what I did do this week set me up to be safe the following week.

Week 8- The double eviction round, Marvin was the first HOH this round and because of our working relationship that we formed with Danielle we knew had to take out the rest of you. During the veto Marvin and I gunned for you because if you won that meant that you could save Carol or Erika and then Danielle and I wouldn't control the vote. So we took you out first, then made sure Erika lost so that she would leave that round. When you won HOH I lied to you about the power I had, everything I said to you would have been true had Carol won HOH, but I knew if I could convince you that I used it on you that I would be able to stay off the block and make the Final 4.

As for the social game with you, I did try to keep in touch with you at least once a round via pm. I really enjoyed talking to you early on before you were gone a lot. Later one once Jordan was gone I felt like we stopped communicating, which is probably both our bads, but I definitely enjoyed getting to know you early on which made me want to keep posted with you via pm throughout the game.


Country Comparisons:
Boogie- Poland, I'm thinking like WWII Poland, got invaded for no particular reason, but seemed fairly neutral in the game.
Lisa- Brazil, fun, social, vibrant.
Jordan- Jordan, that's a country and it's you!
Andrew- France, a country that everyone seems to like, but didn't/doesn't necessarily have a ton of power.
Erika- Japan, strong, smart, respected and a definite leader in this game.
Carol- India, an under-estimated country by any means, strong and smart.
Karen- Canada, Under the radar country, but respectable nonetheles.
Marvin- China, he no speak proper English.
Danielle- Puerto Rico, big sassy mouth! Fun and lovable.
Kevin- United States of America, not always thought of as the smartest country, but I definitely brings out the guns when it needs to take down an opponent.