The Arena • View topic - Day 36

Alina · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:10:19 pm

Hi! :D

Jeff Probst · **Joined:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:30:17 pm **Posts:** 704

Alina, you were a train wreck a majority of the season, yet you were rarely in jeopardy. Always in the minority but never in any real danger of going home. Talk to me about that experience and whether you enjoyed the game or not?

Catalie · **Joined:** Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:57:49 pm **Posts:** 1267

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Naonka, difficult is your middle name. Even when you were in the majority you seemed to be a miserable bitch... was that an act? Why were you so miserable?

lol

Nay <3

Jeff Probst · **Joined:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:30:17 pm **Posts:** 704

Catalie, you came under scrutiny early on because of who you are and everyone you know. Was that fair? Did that make it harder for you to get here or do yo uthik everyone had an equally difficult journey?

Mike · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:12:12 pm

Penny drove everyone away from loser's lounge with her crazy antics

Jeff Probst · **Joined:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:30:17 pm **Posts:** 704

Mike, what was the season like from your perspective. I was quite shocked by your vote.

Lisi · **Joined:** Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:00:56 pm **Posts:** 551

Jeff Probst wrote:

Lisi, throughout the season you were criticized for your lack of a social game. Why did you have such poor social skills and do you agree with that accessment?

I've already addressed this a few times at FTC. I work 9-5, meaning I can't communicate much from about 6pm-2am US time. I then come home at about 6, which is about 3am US time. So when I'm home, everyone is asleep. When they all wake up, I've already gone to sleep. Then when I wake up again in the morning and go to work, it'c challenge time already. It didn't really give me too much time to socialise!

Jeff Probst · **Joined:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:30:17 pm **Posts:** 704

Brenda, throughout the entire game, who were you most threatened by?

Lisi · **Joined:** Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:00:56 pm **Posts:** 551

Jeff Probst wrote:

Lisi, what made you so good at finding idols?

I dunno, I've just always been decent at finding them. I knew that was one of my main strengths coming in and I used it to my advantage.

Alina · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:14:42 pm

Jeff Probst wrote:

Alina, you were a train wreck a majority of the season, yet you were rarely in jeopardy. Always in the minority but never in any real danger of going home. Talk to me about that experience and whether you enjoyed the game or not?

Honestly, it was one of the worst experiences for me. A lot of my emotion was exaggerated, but it was real. I was feeling all of that I felt.

Also fun fact I'm tutoring a friend ATM :3

Catalie · **Joined:** Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:57:49 pm **Posts:** 1267

Jeff Probst wrote:

Catalie, you came under scrutiny early on because of who you are and everyone you know. Was that fair? Did that make it harder for you to get here or do yo uthik everyone had an equally difficult journey?

It wasn't fair, at all. I realize my reputation as a host and gamer can be intimidating in these things. That was no reason for myself, Erinn, Brenda and Taj to be targeted so early. Mike's comment just validates that. But I told people reliable allies > all. And no one cared about that. So yes, it did make it harder in a lot of ways, especially at merge. But at the same time everyone here did have a difficult journey of their own too, despite IDs and whatnot.

Mike · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:16:10 pm

I didn't watch most of the merge because computer issues and general busyness, but from what I can tell, it was an intense season, and a winner I can tolerate, albeit predicted a bit in the beginning probably.

Did I like this season for myself? Not really. I feel like I went from minority to potential majority to minority in this game. I deserved my boot because I was playing hard at the time, but the people who went against me caused their own demise pretty quickly after that, so who knows what would have happened if they stuck by me.

Katie · **Joined:** Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:00:35 pm **Posts:** 417

Hey everyone

Jeff Probst · **Joined:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:30:17 pm **Posts:** 704

I'll have to say to Catalie's credit that she formed an alliance with people that she didn't know too well... Paloma, Katie and Yul, I don't think she spoke to, at least not very often before the game and she wanted to choose them over Erinn until Brenda forced her hand.

Alina, i'm sorry this was such a terrible experience for you, but I think that you did great.

Catalie · **Joined:** Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:57:49 pm **Posts:** 1267

Mike, why did you think you needed to work against me rather than with me? I saved you to help you and so we could work together. You planned to fuck me over though and got thrown under the bus for it. Why was I not a suitable ally? I talked to you the most at Refuge, I don't get it. Power moves at F16, really?