Episode 3

[robbie]

We have Swapped!

[robbie]

After a brutal loss in round 2, I am so excited to see how round 3 plays out after our first swap! We scrapped the Yellow tribe and now have 3 tribes of 6. 

On Dinah 2.0, we have Rizo/Anna Lynn who were previously on a tribe together. Erin N and Alicia are together from their previous tribe, but I almost forgot that they were on the tribe together because they bonded the least. Do I think that relationship will play a factor here? Not really. Do I think it could blossom since they dont have much to go off of with the others? Possibly. Erin N and Sarah  have played a game of Mafia together with their RHAP group, so they're familiar with each other. I could see Erin N wanting to align with Sarah and not feeling like she needs Alicia on this tribe. 

After night 1 of swap, Sarah and Erin N definitely hit it off. They recognized each other and related about how it can be difficult to work with people younger than them, but agreed to have each others back. I think this was the most game talk Sarah had all game. Like I said in round 2, this swapped tribe is going to be a whole new experience for Sarah. Everybody on this tribe will be active and it'll be a nice pace for her so she gets the full ORG experience. Last, but certainly not least, we have Alex...I know he said he was ready to cut a "Moma's boy", but it looks like that is going to have to wait. If they're lucky, his taste for revenge wont be there when they meet up again in the game. Alex is so good socially, I dont see a world where he leaves. He really bounced back after the first round and has put in WORK! He has been such a joy to have on this cast and I cant wait to see how he plays this swap. Prior to this swap, he and the other Momerath's talked about saying Erin H did the puzzle part and that's why she was voted off. I'm curious to see if Alex goes along with this lie or if he tells the truth and if it were to come up later, Malcolm, Anders, and Gerda get caught up in their lie. Although he is the only one from his previous tribe, I dont see him having a problem bonding with anybody on this tribe except maybe Erin N and Sarah since he was making jokes about age on the night one call. Nothing harmful, but when you're a 23 year old joking about being old, people older tend to roll their eyes. I dont think it will affect his game, but maybe it's something he should be mindful of. I have full faith that he will recover though. I need this Dinah tribe to NOT go to tribal council! 

On Momerath 2.0 we have Carly, the Lone Ranger, but she is familiar with Malcolm from outside of this game and seeing him in the community. Dayle is by herself, but she knows of Lance. They have a rocky past, so I'm curious to see if that relationship can be mended and if they will work together. Gerda and Malcolm are Bonnie and Clyde. They're not splitting up. Malcolm is going to run this tribe, and will do whatever to protect Gerda. He also gets to meet another international player, Hugo (who is also alone), so I'm curious to see if they will like each other. As for Lance, I hope that he is more active this round because this is a chatty group here and the game talk will be happening around him. I feel like if anybody was to go on first on this tribe, it will be either Lance or Dayle. I hate even writing that, but I again, I think Malcolm is going to run this tribe and it'll come down to who does he like more? Dayle or Lance. 

On Lidell 2.0 we have Aleem and Felix, a power duo....excuse me; THE POWER DUO of the season. I wonder if they will stick tougher. I think they will. Anders didn't swap with anybody from his original group, but is familiar with Leanna. Leanna and Brenton swapped together, but I'm curious to see if they stick together considering they weren't very close on their original tribe. Felix also has it out for Leanna (without even getting to know her),  but I think if they take the time to talk, he will like her. Leanna has been pretty busy, so I hope that she capitalizes on the time that she does spend talking to the rest of them. Monte is another lone wolf on this tribe and has his work cut out for him. He didn't talk much game on his original tribe, and this tribe seems like it will be game heavy, so I hope he doesn't get left in the dust and voted out because people "dont know where his head is at". He could be in a great spot if he plays this right. People might see value in him as the sole person on his tribe if he plays it well. Anders is in the same boat as Monte, but I'm thinking about the Kilby comparison to beer. We will see if people like Monte more than they like Anders. Who knows...those two might come together and choose another one of the duos and come after them....that would be interesting.

The blessing about smaller tribes with multiple swaps is, original tribes wont play a huge factor going into merge and there will be more complex relationships to base their games off of later. The curse of smaller tribes is, you get casualties like Erin H and Tushara, two great players who were robbed because there's nowhere to hide on such a small tribe. 

I'm excited to see how this round plays out! 

Original Tribe Rankins: 
1. Dinah 2.0
2. Momerath 2.0
3. Lidell 2.0

The tribes are kicking off this round with a 24 hour posting challenge. Let's see who goes to tribal after this. 

[michaelbrady]

Tribal just happened and Alex was voted out.

I just want to say I’m very sad to see Alex go this early. His dedication and mist in this game will be missed. Alexs revenge on OG mom tribe unfortunately will never see the end we wanted to see but Alex provided us with a lot of entertainment and hopefully gets to play another ORG because he sure knows how to play the game. This tribe was just stacked socially and he didn’t have that one person standing up for him

[austintexasholdem]

Round 3:

Alex : The viewers/production were giving you high praise! I personally, was just a bit lost in your game. You had this brilliant plan of telling people you don't know much about Survivor so you could see if people would manipulate you. But coming into the swap I thought you should have stuck with what you had said, and played from the bottom. You could have totally told the truth about who did the slider puzzle and told your new tribemates about how Malcom, Gerda, Anders were close and had this plan about hiding the fact Gerda did the puzzle. (you could have totally got your revenge just in that small little way) while also connecting yourself/playing from the bottom/building trust because you could have just said Erin was your closest ally, I'm sure people would have brought you in because ...honestly that's how you were feeling about your old tribemates. All in all I'm sad to see you go! I wish you played a bit smarter, because you could have been such a big underdog story.

Dinah 2.0:
 1. Rizo - best all around player
2. Anna Lynn - another move from her
3. Alicia - climbed up the ladder, potentially make a big move next time they head to tribal led by Alicia
4. Sarah - saved Erin N ass
5. Erin N - playing from the bottom...now we here?
Eliminated: Alex

MVP: Alicia
Next vote off: Sarah or Erin N


Momerath 2.0:

1. Malcom - his tribe
2. Hugo - stepped up in the challenge/relationships
3. Gerda - sitting duck
4. Carley - sitting pretty
5. Dayle - sitting dangerous
6. Lance- .....

MVP: Hugo
Next Vote off: Dayle or Lance

Lidell 2.0:
1. Aleem - sitting pretty
2. Felix - chilling because Aleem has him
3. Anders - has an advantage, did well in the challenge
4. Monte - likeable
5. Leanna - woke up this round
6. Brenton - I don't know what to say

MVP: Aleem
Next vote off: literally anyone except Aleem

Best game move: Sarah saving Erin's ass...but Anna Lynn making it her move to send Alex out
Honorable mention: Momerath coming from way behind in the challenge to destroy the other two tribes in the challenge

[robbie]

After reading the others reviews of this round, I think it's been summarized perfectly. I just wanted to take the time to point out players that really stood out to me this round for both positive and negative reasons.

I'll start with Momerath 2.0:
Malcolm: This is Malcolm's tribe. This is his game to lose right now. He doesn't have the advantages that others does, but when Malcolm says he wants something to happen, you can bet your bottom dollar it's going to happen. He is The Godfather of his tribe, and everybody. seems to be okay with it. I'm here for the Malcolm show and dont see his demise coming any time soon. (on this tribe anyway). I'm curious to see who he swaps with in two rounds and how he fares in a setting where he doesn't know as many people. He was fortunate to have Carly, who he was familiar with (I believe from sequester),  Gerda, his queen, and Hugo who was a Lone Ranger basically but is so easy to chat with. I honestly dont see him being in any trouble any time soon. How can you not love him? 

The one thing Malcolm didn't catch on to that I want to point out is, he didn't put two and two together with some information Carly told him. They both discussed their general progress in the idol hunt. Carly mentioned that she had to wait 24 hours in the idol hunt, and made it seem like that was the punishment or disadvantage. As somebody who has gone through the idol hunt and gotten blank cookies, etc. He should know that none of the time delays are 24 hours. That to me would mean she got something different than he got. Do I think that will come back to bite him later? No. I think if Malcolm gets himself in any trouble it's because he will be so mad that somebody didn't tell him something and try to use his power and influence to pull a move on somebody who also might be in good standing. He still hasn't met a bunch of people in the game. He and Gerda might be at the biggest disadvantage right now with the number of people they've met (same boat as Rizo and Anna Lynn), and they  only have 3 people of their original tribe, and could very well be 2 if Lidell goes to tribal, but I'll get to that. 

Up next on Momerath, I want to point out Gerda. Imagine taking 44 minutes to complete a slide puzzle and having the rest of your tribe blame it on the person who did the best in their part of the challenge so that you have a better standing in the game. It reminds me of that tik tok, "They're not gonna know. How will they know". Queen shit forreal. She has proven us wrong in her "I want to target women" shenanigans that she mentioned preseason. I think she's assessing the players as players/people and making logical decisions. I'm proud of Gerda, and I think she's in a good spot right now. I wonder how she would do without Malcolm by her side. I hope they get split in this next swap so we can see how she does on her own, but as for where she stands in episode 3 moving into 4....Queen Gerda is in a good spot. 

I'm going to keep it short and sweet with Carly...There's not much to say and that's for all the good reasons. This girl is playing the game. I've said it once, and I'll say it again. I think we underestimate her as a strategic threat because she's so good socially. She talks and you cant help but listen. She's such a sweet sweet person, and I've seen her lie to Malcolm while smiling. WE HAVE TO STAN 👏.  Come on now girl, you betta'. I cant wait to see how Carly does in the rest of the game. She's been so good! She worked her ass off in the challenge this round, and I think her bonding with the rest of the tribe put her right where se needs to be. We saw a power alliance called "The Tapatalkers" form on this tribe with Malcolm,  Gerda, Hugo and Carly. In my opinion, Carly made the most of a situation (on paper it looked bad. She was swapped into a minority, but she did what she was supposed to do.)Carly is the truth. period. 

On the positive side, I have to give it up to Hugo. I dont think Hugo gets nearly as much love as he should, and I hate it. Hugo is a main character and will be a force to be reckoned with. He put his team on his back and did what he had to do in the challenge this round. He was dumping water on people, brushing his teeth with condiments, and whatever else it took to secure the dub. The whole team stepped up (minus Lance), but Hugo really showed up and showed out. 👏 👏 👏.  I think everybody wrote this tribe off in the beginning of the challenge, because they were sucking it up, but they really turned up and went off. I think Hugo's social game is on point and I cant wait to see how he does in challenges. He showed that he's here to go all out this season, and you know what, we love to see it. I'd say say the only thing he should avoid doing is, telling people he can be known to be chaotic or not loyal. The king of chaos is Austin Brear lol. That crown cant be taken. lol Anyway, if you are that way, that's fine, but dont tell people. They will keep that in the back of their minds. I dont want you to go this soon, so keep that to your self. Just wanted to end this by saying, I'm the president of the Hugo Stan club. I'm rooting for you. You dont get enough love, and you're dope asf. Let's keep grinding Hugo! 

Up next we have Dayle....This round hasn't been your round. Where have you been sis? I saw you at least posted for your tribe, but I wanted to see more this round. Right now, I think you could be the boot if you go to tribal for round 3/4, and none of us want that. I dont think you've been on a call with a single person on this tribe. Not sure where the change of pace came from, but I want to see you do well here Dayle. I wanted the Dayle, Malcolm, and Gerda alliance and I dont think I'm going to get that here. If anybody knows how much time goes into these games, it's you. I dont think you're putting in the work and time that you need, and I hope it's not too late for you if your tribe has to go to tribal in the next round. There's a lot happening around you, and I dont know if you're fully aware of it. 

Lastly we have Lance. I dont have much to say. You said you had the time and you'd be here...I just want to see more of it. One thing I can say about you is, you capitalize on the time that you do spend with people. You have people ready to vote out Dayle over you even though she's been around a little more and tried to help with the challenge. Your charm and personality really snatches people by their edges and you know how to wrap people quick. You really shine in the moments where you are around. If you were as active as Malcolm, I could see you running this game. I want to see more Lance. I know you have it in you, and I'm forever rooting for you despite your activity level.



On Lidell 2.0, I'd like to really point out Leanna. She really carried this team on her back this round. She hasn't put in as much work with connecting with people one on one, but she had time this round! She saw that they were behind and really rallied up the troops to do what they had to do! If this tribe would have lost and voted her out here this round, I would have rioted. She really connected with her tribe this round and I think it made Anders, Aleem, and even Felix like her even more. I think the only thing she could have done better this round was not throw Brenton to the wolves. I know he didn't help on the challenge. That is frustrating considering she was up almost all night to compete, but throwing out his name before you even know that you lost (or agreeing to it because I'm not sure if she was the ring leader), is a sure way to potentially lose an ally if it gets back to them. I think Brenton was looking at it like, "Orange Strong" coming into this swap, and I think Leanna kind turned her back on him. Otherwise, kudos to her for winning over Felix considering he had it out for her before even meeting her. 

I've already ranted and raved about Felix and Aleem before. Not much has changed with them. Great effort in the challenge by both of them. They're both still in a good spot although Felix feels like he isn't I dont know how many people would actually come for him. I think they both get paranoid (and sometimes about each other). I just wonder who's paranoia about the other will strike first. It's definitely coming. I just cant tell when. They could be the perfect duo. Batman and Robin. Bert and Ernie. Peanut Butter and Jelly. Yet they're choosing to be skeptical of each other. Fix it lord. 

Up next we have Monte. I'm proud of Monte this round. I wasn't sure how he would do being swapped into a minority, but he's just so lovable, how can you not like Monte after talking to him? I think what Monte needs to do though is find out where the numbers reside and get there.  His original tribe was all cute and fun, but this tribe is a hot mess. I dont know if he realizes how much of crackheads these people can be. Dont get caught in the middle of it Monte! Choose a side, and stick with it; otherwise, you could be in danger girl! 

Brenton is another one that I wanted to see more out of this round. He didn't even try in the posting challenge. He said he's not good with tech stuff,  and had personal stuff going on outside of the challenge. I can respect the personal stuff, but the tech excuse is a poor one in my opinion. This is an online Survivor game. You have to learn the tech stuff. You had time to learn it.  Everybody else is learning it.  You're not the only person new to proboards and discord. Gotta do better. I did see some game talk from him though.  He proposed a potential 4 alliance with OG Lidell and OG Tulgey since they had the numbers, but I dont think Leanna and Aleem were feeling it.  Had he been around and tried in the challenge,  I think this would have easily stuck!  I think it's hard to put your faith and trust in somebody who isn't giving as much time and effort  as you are. I cant wait for him to have the wake up call that he needs, but I dont want to see him go anywhere. I just want to see more from Brenton. I believe he can turn this around though! Let's see what happens in episode 4. 

Lastly we have Anders.  I think Anders is one of the most interesting people we have on the cast. I  dont think he made the best impression with the other tribes or even his tribe this round if I'm being honest. I dont think he cares how he might come off to others, but as I was listening to the other tribe compete, there was a lot of grief about some of his comments made on the board in the game. From a prod stand point, I'm eating it up.  I'm that person standing on their couch screaming, "what are you doing?!", but I love seeing him do whatever feels right to him even it it rubs others the wrong way. I want to see him do well in this game, but I dont see him going very far after this.  He rubbed Felix, Leanna, and a few people on the other tribes the wrong way while competing in this challenge, and it was so unnecessary.  This tribe had a hate triangle according to their prod chats. Leanna and Felix didn't like Anders. Anders complained about not liking them. This tribe all together is a hot mess, and I cant wait to see it unfold. Luckily for them they won this challenge after a big comeback. I cant wait to see how they do moving forward. 

Lastly we have Dinah 2.0. I cant believe people are still saying it wrong, but I'll get over it. I guess I'll start with the man, the myth, the legend R-I-Z-G-O-D baybeeeee. Rizgod. You're killing it man. When and if you read this,  just know I'm your number 1 fan here and I'm  so glad that we cast you. You have been so much fun to watch and I can see why people gravitate towards you. Rizo really stepped up in this challenge his round and put his team on his back! The moment he went to bed, everything crumbled. They had such a lead and literally blew it. This was the tribe that I did NOT want to see go to tribal,  but they really dropped the ball here. 

Anna Lynn is in such a good spot coming into this round and leaving this round. You can't help but love her. She's so charming and is almost text book,  "southern Belle". I think that's how you spell it lol. She has charm. That's what I'm getting at. Everybody wants to work with her. I just  wonder if she will ever cut Rizo. It seems like he plans on being loyal to her and riding it out, but when she talks about her plans, they always include Rizo. When Rizo talks about his, they include him too. I think she'd do more to protect him than he'd do to protect her. I just hope she doesn't ruin her game for him. He's a big boy and will be able to fend for himself later. People are already pinning the two as a duo because she calls him "Riz" and mentions him all the time, so if people want to take out Rizo and he has individual immunity,  they may come for her instead as the next best thing. I'd say that's her only downfall. People might have assumed they were going to work together because they were on OG tribes, but she doesn't hide it very well that they were a duo coming into this thing. Other than that Anna Lynn is golden and must be protected at all costs! 

Up next we have Alicia. First off, I have to say SORRY ALICIA!!! I feel like I jinxed her and said that she would be one of the first people to not go to tribal on or around her birthday and boy was I wrong. I should have just kept my mouth shut and let it play out lol. It's their fault though...they really dropped the ball there. lol Anyway...She's in such a good spot on this tribe. She's willing to give up Erin N, which might not be the best move for her late game. I know they haven't bonded much, but it's not too late. I say that because I think yellow could ask what happened. Actually, I dont think it will be bad for her going forward now that I write this out. It takes out the possibility that Yellow might have a target if all 5 of them are in at the next swap or merge. I just love that Anna Lynn and Rizo want to bring her into a three and then have Sarah as a 4th! As much as I hate Sarah being a 4th here, I love this group! I just pray they dont go to two more tribals before swap because that means Sarah would go. Alicia is still giving off big winner energy and I'm here for it! You heard it here first.

Up next we have Sarah and Erin N. Man oh man. I'm putting these two together because I think their games will intertwine heavily. This round was a whole new game for both of them, but Sarah for sure. This tribe was a lot more social than her first tribe, and she didn't have to try to relate to some of these people. Same with Erin. I think they both were in a similar position. I think going to their first tribal was nerve wracking for them both, but I saw the nerves in Sarah. She has positioned herself well and I think she will be fine if they dont keep going to tribal. She threw out Rizo and Anna Lynn's name to Erin N, and my heart dropped. Anything but that. I was praying that it didn't get back to them and it didn't luckily. She talked about it with Erin N, and Erin N ended up being the one to mention it to Alex.  I think Erin N did a good job reaching out to people and talking to people, but I think Sarah saved Erin here.  Erin could have been the first vote in the swap, but I think Sarah talking to Rizo, loving him, and then pushing Alex to Rizo made it better for Erin N.  I love that Erin and Sarah instantly connected this round and the game talk was so smooth and natural. I think this was a great round for both of them. The thing that I think Erin did better than Sarah this round was remained calm. Sarah continued to express that she might have had doubt in what her allies were telling her. She kept saying, "If the vote actually is Alex." or "If everybody actually votes the way they said they would", right after somebody would tell her the vote is Alex. Her name wasn't even out there, and she was paranoid. I think it was just the first tribal jitters though. On the flip side, I think Sarah made better connections with people this round than Erin. Erin might have survived this round, but if they go back to tribal, I think Erin will be next on the chopping block.  If she isn't, it's because Sarah worked too hard to save her and overplayed and showed her hand too quickly.  Only time will tell. I just need this tribe to NOT GO BACK TO TRIBAL! Can we do that Dinah 2.0? Please? 

Lastly we have Alex. Our singing,  villain with a heart of Gold. You really had them fooled Alex,  and I cant wait to see their reaction when you tell them that you're an actor and have played, won, and actually are a super fan. I think if Alex would have been honest about Erin N mentioning Rizo/Anna Lynn and said who mentioned it to him,  he could have stayed here but this round,  we lost another great player. Alex was the third person voted out of All Out 5, and I'm absolutely gutted.  We all wanted to see him seek revenge on OG momerath and be a villain. He brought so much energy to the game and I cant wait to see him play more games in this community. If I could give him any advise it would be, Dont be the main character all the time. You can have a great personality and connect with people 1 on 1. You dont always have to comment/joke about everything being said.  This was a hard tribe though.  It doesn't help that two strong females were voted out prior, so he had that going against him as well. I just think that advice in general can take his game to the next level. He has the personality. He has the strategy. He's very charismatic. This was just such an unfortunate situation. Thank you for playing Alex.