Juror #7 - Tom

[DoctorThrills]

Hey Tom.. here's some questions.

1. Does it hurt to barely miss the finals? Do you think you stood a good shot with the jury if you had made it to the end?

2. Do you think strategically Nathan made the best move?

3. Did you meet anyone in this game that you may continue to talk to afterwards?

4. Who's game do you respect the most right now? Why?

Thanks for playing and congrats on 4th.

[tom]

Hey Doctor Thrills, thanks for the questions!

1. Does it hurt to barely miss the finals? Do you think you stood a good shot with the jury if you had made it to the end?

It does hurt to barely miss the finals, but I think that was really a luck based thing. I don't mean the challenge, I mean just in general at the final 4. It is all dependent on the final 4 veto on who leaves, and I knew that if Nathan won I was toast. I tried my best, but I couldn't have gotten further.

If I had got through this week, I am fairly confident that both finalists would have taken me to the final 2. I don't believe, however, that I would get any votes, though.

This is definitely through the perception that I was weak, something that Sheree brought up in her questions. The fact is, it was indeed my strategy to play as I did. I did make multiple alliances, and I was able to keep them all going throughout. Even though I didn't vote the way people wanted, even though I fairly obviously threw competitions, people kept on coming to me.

I was flexible and kept my options open throughout just in case either Warren's side or Sheree's side gained the upper hand. I was quite unlucky that both sides kept going for so long, as I was fully expecting one side to be decimated and for me to be able to play a more active game in that respect.

I was good at scheming though, and I knew that I didn't need HOHs or vetoes to stay in. An example of such is when I literally stabbed Warren in the back by voting Liz out instead of Kathleen, and yet he kept me in next week when he was HOH, and even saved me with the veto at the Final 5! Furthermore, I was able to make some grounds with Kathleen, Anthony, Nathan, and Donna as well. By the final 8, I pretty much had some ties to everyone, although less so to Nathan and Scott.

I definitely don't think I would have won, since I was too quiet, and in reality I let things get out of my own hands. But I would have definitely gone down trying.

2. Do you think strategically Nathan made the best move?

No, without a doubt he could have beaten me at the end, whereas with Warren it is less certain. However, he does gain points for keeping his word to Warren in my mind. I guess we will have to see, but those two are inpenetrable in that respect. I was doomed in my attempts to join their group.

3. Did you meet anyone in this game that you may continue to talk to afterwards?

I always think that this is a loaded question, since particularly in this game, there was a lot of secrecy. I definitely cannot hold my head high and claim absolute honesty and such-like, but I do like to think that I connected to some people on a personal level. Warren was definitely the person that I was closest to, out of everyone, but I think I'd probably keep in contact with Sheree as well. The others I made less strong bonds with, but I will see now, I guess. Hopefully I can see a non-game side to everyone left.

4. Who's game do you respect the most right now? Why?

Truthfully, I don't really respect any of their games right now. I think that it is a clumsy final 3, where all of them could have been there with better people. Nathan and Warren had a million chances to lop off Sheree, but instead took out far less offensive targets such as Liz, Kathleen, Donna. Anthony, similarly, rejected a chance to get rid of Warren or Nathan. In short, none of them have played optimal games this season. I guess we will see at the end.

[DoctorThrills]

Thanks Tom!