Survivor: Gabon - featuring Melee champion Ken

[Yuna]

yhea and since i noticed he was an idiot who would just keep on arguing for the sake of arguing, i decided to abuse that to have a little fun through pissing him off and defending himself through writing essay-length replys. which he did. . and i barely even read them, rofl. i havent even started reading his 2 recent posts, and i dont plan to
obviously, almost everything i've said lately has to been to piss him off a little extra like everything you just quoted (every opinion i've expressed about the show is 100% my opinion tho)

sorry yuna, but it was fun for me

So you admit to trolling. You didn't even read my posts (which was blatantly obvious) and instead just insulted me, wrote a bunch of BS and generally trolled me.

Yes, it was indeed random/unpredictable, but it is nothing like a bob-omb spawning during your Falcon knee. Marcus' "integrity" held him back. If he was sooo worried about Suzie jumping, why didn't he join Ken's alliance and take out Bob? Many players this season made the mistake of "going down with the ship". They refused to find new alliances when they discovered their own alliances were dying.

Marcus was so bent on being honest and "fair" that he was taken out by someone able to make good decisions at the right time.

I made absolutely no apologies for that. The only thing I argued was the last tribal switch before the merge, because it seemed so random and unnecessary. Anything that happened after it was totally the fault of the players if they made huge mistakes.

But the switch itself was random and seemingly unnecessary.

 

[MikeHaggarTHAKJB]

So you admit to trolling. You didn't even read my posts (which was blatantly obvious) and instead just insulted me, wrote a bunch of BS and generally trolled me.

yep. and you fell for it. which i think is funny.
what i wrote wasnt BS tho prove me wrong

 

[Yuna]

yep. and you fell for it. which i think is funny.
what i wrote wasnt BS tho prove me wrong

Just to seal the deal, you even called me an idiot. Enjoy your infraction(s).

 

[Zombie Lucille Ball]

Oh how terrible of me! I accdientaly threw it in there and then wrote A instead of 1! Totally warrants your post!

I accept your apology.

I was pointing out how totally needless it was. They were just days from a merge, why merge now of all times? That random merge then went on to have a tremendous impact on the game.

It was also something the players had no control over and it was completely random (you didn't get to choose your new allies). So it was a seemingly needless, random thing that totally screwed up the game.

Umm, it's a TV show. The powers that be don't give 2 craps about what's fair or random or who deserves what. They care about making the show as entertaining as possible. Watching that tribe switch happen and then watching Onion being too stubborn and arrogant to do anything but whine as their ship went down in flames (instead of um I don't know, ADAPTING?) was highly entertaining.
Why does no one talk about how Susie's name was written down along with Dan's the week before that tribe switch? I'm sure that placed just the right amount of insecurity in her that might have caused her to flip. The Dan vote was the beginning of the unravelling of the Onion, Susie just pulled the string a bit.

 

[BrawlLover]

... stop posting, please.

watch your language and your tone buddy, before it gets out of hand, i think you should take a chill pill

 

[greenblob]

RNO: Speaking of which, from what we saw, it looked like you were perhaps confused about when the idol needed to be played, because otherwise there was no reason to have Crystal vote against Corinne. Can you explain what happened there?

Ken: They edited it way off. I knew the idol was fake because I saw Bob going in and out - he ripped a head off the immunity necklace and took some beads from torches and made his own idol. Before Tribal Council, I asked Bob and Corinne, "If I put down Matty tonight, will you give me your jury votes?" They said yeah and they'll also convince the others in thejury. I wanted to take Sugar and Crystal to the final three.

I knew I'd lose Matty as a jury vote, but if he made it to the final three, I had a chance to beat him. That's why I told Crystal to put down Corinne, because I wanted her jury vote. I knew at that time she didn't know I was playing her, and she even said in her final words that she hoped for me and Bob.


RNO: But that put you in an awkward position with your alliance.

Ken: No, I told Crystal and Sugar I was putting down Matty and they were totally okay with that. That's why when we got back, Sugar was like Matty's going next. He was whining a lot but I never promised him anything and never wanted him to go to the final three because he flipped on me. Sugar was okay with that.

I knew 100% the idol was fake. I was playing Bob and Corinne. I really didn't flip on my alliance - I was with them the whole way. They edited it the way they edited it.

Wait, what?

 

[MikeHaggarTHAKJB]

^^ Do you have any more links to interviews with Ken? If so please post them, I'd love to see some interviews
that's really interesting tho. it's really gay they edited that off, making him look stupid

Spoiler

*waits for yuna to talk about how biased i am for not talking about they edited other people to look stupid aswell*

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

I actually think the producers are trying to cut down on predictable alliance patterns. I heard that in one of the foreign Survivor shows it is illegal to discuss the vote directly. It's a stupid rule (I'm glad the American version hasn't adopted it), but it just goes to show that they're trying to cut down on one alliance forming a numbers alliance and just slowing devouring the opposing alliance. I'm glad that Fang made a vicious comeback as the season went on. Kota was stupid.

I'd like to see more twists in the future. For instance, instead of tribal immunity, there should be one round where you win gender immunity (all girls or all guys are immune, but both tribes go to TC).

 

[Levitas]

I don't know. There needs to be a balancing factor somewhere, but I don't think more randomization should be the solution. That's a lot like putting items from off to medium to high for a tournament.

 

[BrawlLover]

Randomness shouldn't even be a factor, logically, it's not what we are aiming for or what we want.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Well, this season, Sugar was all the randomness it needed.

 

[Chip.]

God Sugar is freaking stupid

 

[Zombie Lucille Ball]

Unless they start ranking how you did in challenges and the person with the lowest score goes home, there will always be "randomness" in Survivor. The social aspect and alliance-forming parts of the game assure this.

edit: @ that Reality News Online quote:
huh. I did think it was odd that at the beginning of the episode after Ken wrote down Matty, Sugar said "matty has to go next." So it really was Crystal being mean to him that made her switch.....how ********.

 

[BrawlLover]

Well, this season, Sugar was all the randomness it needed.

ya never know, the people that got voted out way early like that chick that ken was droolin on, like say if they stayed and displayed more character/personality, it would have been a different game in some ways

 

[masterbraz]

i cant believe people are flaming eachother over a 2 bit generic reality tv show.

Personally im a ken fanboy as he was the only reason i watched survivor. I'm pissed he lost and will never watch the show again. I am surprised he made it that far though. It was entertaining.

Also the hot girl ken was creeping on shouldn't have been eliminated so early on

 

[BrawlLover]

they're just a bunch of c0ckblockers hahaha, to be honest, i think the majority of smash players that watched this show this time solely because ken was on it, a lot of people never ever watch the show

 

[MikeHaggarTHAKJB]

brawllover your post has given me new insight and has started new thoughts in my mind

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

All in all, I liked the last few seasons. I think the changes are improving the game.

 

[Revven]

they're just a bunch of c0ckblockers hahaha, to be honest, i think the majority of smash players that watched this show this time solely because ken was on it, a lot of people never ever watch the show

Shoot, I know I haven't ever watched Survivor until this season (and I will undoubtedly not watch it again). I used to think it was pretty overrated and not that great of a show, lo and behold it really isn't unless Ken is there.

 

[flyinfilipino]

All in all, I liked the last few seasons. I think the changes are improving the game.

I just wonder how my perspective on this season would have changed if I didn't know Ken was a Melee champ and just another guy instead. I probably would have still rooted for him anyway because he's Asian and because of his strategic thinking and occasional humorous moment.

Is it just me, or have the last few seasons been really intense? Like the majority of players are getting more aggressive and being more proactive about their strategies? Maybe I'm just getting older and understanding the game better (I've watched almost every season since the first one).

 

[Tyser]

I would rather watch a Real World vs. Road Rules Challenge show over Survivor any day. Survivor was whack.

 

[Steeler]

to anyone wondering, the tribal swaps, challenges, merge, EVERYTHING are all planned ahead of time before the season starts. this isn't just jeff deciding "eh onion alliance is too strong, let's fake merge." the producers want an entertaining show (which wasn't until ken started blindsiding ace) but they don't directly interfere with anything.

also, afaik, jeff talks to each survivor before tribal council to get a status report on what's going on, so he knows what kinds of questions to ask. editing the hundreds of hours of footage within three days is just ludicrous.

also, anyone know of a place where i can read up on basic and advanced survivor strategy? i wish i could watch every season of survivor but that doesn't seem to be possible...

also i'm DEFINITELY watching the next season of survivor, which airs the sunday before valentine's day iirc.

we should make a thread in one of the other boards for survivor discussion i'm sure a lot of us here are first-time fans that will continue watching

 

[crazn137]

Need more Survivor >=O

I've just finished watching China and Micronesia. Any recommendations on what I should watch next?

 

[Nickmizzet024@gmail.com]

Need more Survivor >=O

I've just finished watching China and Micronesia. Any recommendations on what I should watch next?

Cook islands and palau are really good seasons.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

I wanna see Survivor: Antarctica.

 

[victra♥]

I wanna see Survivor: Antarctica.

**** it Buzz. I was just about to say something like Survivor: Canada, but that works just as well. xD If they really wanted originality, they should really go somewhere freezing and dead instead of hot and lively. xD

 

[Tyser]

Survivor: New York FTW

 

[flyinfilipino]

I wanna see Survivor: Philippines (for obvious reasons). I'm sure they'd find some way to deal with the terrorists

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Phillipines actually sounds like a solid location. I hope they do it eventually.

I am unrealistically hoping for Survivor: Korea. I could jabber with natives... if I were near any. XD

 

[M.K]

Survivor: General Brawl Discussion

Seriously, not ONE person would be able to survive that.

"What happened to Lisa?"
"She's stuck in a locked post."
"Oh, gotcha"

 

[Sharky]

Survivor: New York FTW

that'd be hilarious. XD

 

[victra♥]

Buzz edit without Buzz actually editing it.

He's that good.

 

[crazn137]

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Ken and his ladiesss.

Ken is so stylin'

I honestly thought Ken was holding a GC controller lol.

That hair + the goatee would be simply amazing.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Egads. Michelle is still horrifically unattractive. Run, Ken! Run!

Where is this picture from?

 

[victra♥]

Egads. Michelle is still horrifically unattractive. Run, Ken! Run!

Where is this picture from?

Yeah. Michelle is gross. I never understood why people were into her.

Facebook lol.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

*checks image sources*

Yeah, let's refrain from posting direct access to Facebook pictures. They're supposed to be behind access barriers for a reason. Let's take 'em down, k?

 

[flyinfilipino]

I liked brown hair on Michelle.

 

[victra♥]

*checks image sources*

Yeah, let's refrain from posting direct access to Facebook pictures. They're supposed to be behind access barriers for a reason. Let's take 'em down, k?

rawr. But it was taken by some creeper at the final reunion. xD KK, imma change it.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Don't get me wrong. It's fun seeing more pics, but those were from private albums. It's just respectful.

 

[victra♥]

Yeah, I getcha.