Stranded in Suriname

I didn't get the chance to do anything in depth. I will once the game actually starts when I have the opportunity. They have enough pregame to read as it is.

Top two I am rooting for on each tribe.

Kaikusi- David, Sean

Meku- Mookie, Marissa

Pirai- Artis, Sophie

Waiwai- Kristina, Kimmi
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I think that this season has a lot of potential, that the twist is going to be epic and that we're going to see a lot of crazy shit happen. The biggest worry with the cast is the level of activity with some of it's players but I think that we have enough here to carry the cast if in the early days we have some activity issues. I think that everyone wants to be here, this is their second chance and everyone outside of maybe one or two people were really excited in their apps.

It has a lot of big personalities, a lot of strong gamers and definitely is going to be really intense, I can't wait.

They are all true <3 !!!!

Jenna wrote:Aww, thanks Cochran! The pressure is on now.

What will she think when she learns the TRUTH!? :o

Liliana wrote:wow a past winner picked me as their winner pick flattered af right now

Crying right now for these poor souls ;___;

Keep pulling those receipts Ashley! Giving me LIFE!

Ashley I am in the business of making everyone happy and that is what I have done! What have you done today? :)

John Cochran wrote:Ashley I am in the business of making everyone happy and that is what I have done! What have you done today? :)

Earned money at my job to pay my rent and bills, got advanced to the next stage of a job application process for a better job (notified by email), engaged with and wished good luck to my fave players :) and later will probably watch Gogglebox AU with my friend Willie.



You don't need to be so mean about it

Cochran, is the carpet comfortable?

Very comfortable, Mia

Round 1

This game has already been amazing and it's only been the first night, which I think shows promise for the rest of the season going forward. A lot of people have pleasantly surprised me, and even though there is still time for people to fall backwards I think that this cast as a whole is going to be great, a LOT of people want to be here.

I'll start by talking about my favorite tribe as a whole, and that's Pirai .

As a whole this tribe has a lot of personality I was looking forward to pre-season, and also has some that I didn't think would shine the way that they are right now. Rupert, for example has been amazing so far and is close to being my favorite in the game. His PM game is very strong, and he is a natural confessor which gives out a lot of points for me. I think he is probably the most connected in his tribe at the moment, and there is no way he doesn't make it to the swap. His relationship with Flicka has been pretty great so far and it will only build, i'm sure. Flicka is falling in to the same sort of trap as last season with the shorter messages, but I think she realizes that she is going to have to put in work to get herself where she wants to and at the moment, she really isn't doing a bad job. I have high hopes for her, but she isn't exactly in the best spot because Sophie is not a fan. Sophie is doing what we all expected her to do and try and take control. She is going to, no problem. She is one of the few who doesn't like Flicka and this will be a problem because after she boots Artis, Sophie is the kind of person who will go out of her way to get her way, so Flicka will need to be careful there. Speaking of Artis, he isn't doing a ton for me just yet but thats because he left early. He is looking like he may be slotted to be a first boot. It sucks, but that's just the way it is with this tribe make up, no one is clicking with him. Kim P is actually doing well, and I see a lot of what I saw with her last in the beginning during portugal. Hopefully she keeps up the social game and can make it through this tribe, which shouldn't be too hard for her to do. Lastly, we've got Carl who is easily another favorite of mine because he went from being a mystery due to his app to being able to make up for showing up late. He has Sophie locked with him and I can see him getting in good with Rupert as well, in addition to his challenge prowess. Plus, he called me out on my bull shit with the winner pick thing and I respect that.

There is a good chance that a majority alliance of Kim P, Sophie, Rupert and Flicka will form for THIS round to take out Artis. If that's the case then I don't see a way that Sophie sticks with this because she has been enjoying Carl, and once again she isn't the type to sit back and lose an ally. I have a feeling they will win the next challenge though, I really want them to.

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Next up we have my second favorite tribe, and that's Waiwai.

Waiwai can't really be talked about with out mentioning Kimmi because I'm sure that everyone can see she is going to be the HBIC of that group. She is already talking about getting in well with the other tribe mates to form an alliance, and she is safe just based on her challenge performance. I have high hopes for her, she wants this bad and I think that if she keeps this pace up she could be a big contender. Ozzy has been a nice surprise because he is showing that he actually wants to play the game now, and is putting in work socially. I feel like he won't be one of the first ones to leave here if they do go to tribal, but this tribe is pretty stacked I feel. Ozzy is also one of the only guys who is planning to work with Yau-Man. His confessionals are gold already but I am worried about how he is going to last in this game, because a lot of people are already out to get him for last time. I want him around long because he is here to stir up shit but the thing is, he has that target already so he'll need to be careful. If they do hit tribal then he is the first off almost definitely. Sugar is going to be great if she keeps at it, her confessional is fun and I hope we see a lot of her here, which honestly I feel like we will. Kristina is a personal favorite just because her and I have worked together before and she is an OG namibian. We haven't seen a ton from her yet but she is hitting it off with Kimmi (which I love) and she will definitely be a contender to win this if she makes it to the merge. She is safe on this tribe, no doubt about it. And then there's Gabe who I have another soft spot for because he reminds me a lot of Portugal me, which means we are in for a trainwreck and that's just going to be so amazing to watch.

I want this tribe to win out. We can lose people on the other tribes but this tribe has all talent that I want to see at the swap and beyond. There is a lot of potential for entertainment, and for winning the game here and it's definitely going to be fun to watch. If they lose then RIP Yau which would suck on top of that. The majority forming seems to be like it's going to have Kimmi, Kristina and Gabe with some mix of the other three as the bottom of the tribe, obviously with Yau on the bottom.

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I'll edit in the other two later.