I have 24 districts and 201 players, but im eager to add more, if it is still being updated!

Title. I was thinking about doing a Circle simulation at some point, but I don't know the first thing about it. If someone could maybe tell me what kind of reality competition it is, or if it's some kind of fictional game from some piece of media, that would be great. I'd like to know as much about it as I can before I do anything with this simulator.

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We’ve kept this going for three seasons so why not keep the momentum going for a fourth? We’ve had all newbies to the series so far, but why not reach deep into the past to throw this season for a loop? That’s right, two former players from the original series will be returning to compete again. Players who experienced the highs and lows of the game and moved on. But both have evolved both themselves and their lives and are itching to return to this game. Each has a title of royalty and are hoping to finally bring back the royalties of the game.

But in the mean time, we have to introduce a bunch of new players to this game. 14 newbies who may have varying levels of fandom with this show. But none know just who is coming back or in what fashion. And they’re all here to win!

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Pack your bags and get ready to fly because we’re all headed to Unova for a regional tour of one of the world’s most intriguing reasons!

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That’s right, we’re asking the Unovan Pokémon to show their regional pride in this season of Bunny’s Pokémon Big Brother! Pokémon with Unovan beginnings are going to show just what they bring to the table and the house in this game.  They bring with them all sorts of backgrounds, journeys, travels, and abilities from all over. From Opelucid to Nuvema and even Alola, these Pokémon are going to show you what Unova can do.

This season, we’re taking the Houseguests to White Forest, a small forest that seemingly grows on its own as more people take root here. And with all of our houseguests living in the treehouse, it’s going to be up to the forest how the house changes from week to week. But before all of that starts, let’s meet our houseguests!

Ainsley the Pidove – Are birds real? Or are they just cybersecurity experts who plan to use it to spy on us all? Ainsley is the epitome of this question that only conspiracists might ask. But real or not, she is here to play to win for all birds.

Beta the Elygem – Many art forms use canvas or wood or fabric as mediums. Beta uses crops and crop circles. A laidback mainstay of the sigil art community, Beta is ready to leave his mysterious mark all over the house.

Ne’ Igalomeatiga Timu “Biggie N.T.” the Seismotoad – Get ready to round the bases because this baseball star from Pinwheel Forest plans to hit a home run in this game.  N.T. has a big career in baseball that he dedicates to his family. Can he score a triple in this game, or will he hit a foul ball?

Cosmo Grand the Golurk – Computing. Calculating. Feeling…? Cosmo Grand is not the surest about feelings, as he has been monotone and robotic his whole teaching life. But he wants to use this game to learn how to feel, and use those feelings to win the game for his students.

Croco the Sandile – Tick tock tick tock… tick TOCK. Watch your clocks and count your days as Croco is sneaking up on you. This Alolan Croc is a master of mayhem and chaos. Often seen as an outcast, he uses this to his advantage to get further in life. But will he sneak his way through the game or get taken out too early?

Eastin the Cincinno – Lights. Camera. ACTION! We have a celebrity in the house this season.  From in front of audiences on stage, Eastin is making his television debut. This Nimbasa star wants to use his acting chops to the max in this game, but secretly just needs a break from people telling him what to do in life. But can he make the final bows in this game, or will he flame out in act one?

Ernest the Carracosta – Don’t try to hide anything here, Ernest will sniff it out. This detective from Alola has made his way far in his career by being curious and detail-oriented. He plans to use this and his competitive nature to suss out all of the secrets in the house. Can he detect it all, or will some secrets haunt him to his grave in the game?

Grant the Fraxure - Hailing from Alola but making his stage presence in Unova, this wrestling Heel will show his Face in this game. Grant is a local star from the grand melees in Alola who made his fame traveling circuits in Unova. Can he defend his title in this game, or will he get ringed-out?

Lee the Sawk – Another fighter takes the floor. Lee is a man of honor and pride. He views every fight as a challenge of wit as much as strength. He is hard-working and values his honor above all else. Can this nature see him to the end of the game, or will he be blindsided by lies?

Neptune the Dewott – Who better to represent all of the locales in the region other than someone who has wandered them all? This prideful Dewott has traveled near and far, gaining new skills and learning new lessons wherever she goes. Can she take these lessons to heart in this game? Or will this game teach her about defeat?

Noa the Lilligant – get ready for some southern charm as Noa storms the stage. Full of excitement and joy and backed up by daddy’s money, Noa is here to have a good time and make new friends. Spoiled she may be, she is as far from rotten as they come. She wants to have a good time and show everyone you don’t have to rot just because you have it well off.

Rae the Audino – Nurse! Did someone call for a nurse? No? Oh… well here she is anyways! Rae is here to represent all of the nurse Joys and helpful route-side doctors in the region. She is a natural born healer who has seen a lot of her kin repeatedly beaten down for experience’s sake, training her skills healing their wounds. Can she mend her way through this game, or will it beat her up in the end?

Saguaro the Maractus – Where did that funky music come from? Who is this? Did they just wander in? Well, I guess we have to take them. Saguaro is funky and fun, dancing through life as carefree as possible. We aren’t even sure how they got here but hey, if they’re here to entertain, who are we to deny them that chance.

Saige the Chandelure – Take a trip to the eerie side as this ghost is coming to haunt you! Actually, Saige is much more chill and laidback than her ghastly visage brings to mind. She is a planner, and a bit of a tease, but she ultimately is here to play and win and have a good time doing so. But beware, she isn’t afraid to let her spooky side screech out if need be.

Voira the Mandbibuzz – Double trouble boil and bubble or whatever. Voira is a bit of a witch. But she chooses to use more practical magic than the pots full of potion mumbo jumbo. Charms and herbs are her forte, with a special bone to focus her energy into. But does she have a bright path through this game? Or is her future clouded with failure?

Zandy the Whimsicott – Who better to wrap up the cast then someone who has seen it all? Zandy is a true world traveler, sailing the world from Driftveil to Anistar and back. She has lived a long and fulfilling life with her spouse and kids, and now wants to use this show as another journey for her.

And with that, all 16 contestants are here and lined up in front of the White Forest Treehouse, a large trunk of a tree with several wooden rooms strewn about its upper branches. The forest has many trees but is not truly dense yet. But there are enough for our first head of household competition before the houseguests step inside the Trunk.  All of them line up and step on tree platforms that grow into the air, setting the stage for the first spectacle of the White Forest.

First HOH: The houseguests are wrapped around tree trunks, trying to hang on as long as possible. As they fall off, they get access to the house and rooms first, but lose the opportunity to make connections or win the challenge. Saguaro seems to forget they are playing a game and falls off first. Grant’s strength fails him, followed by Croco and Neptune. Voira, CG, and Beta fall off not too long after. Zandy holds on long enough with her sailor strength, but decides to save it for later. Lee does a similar tactic. Ernest and N.T. fall within quick succession. Noa holds on for surprisingly long but her and Rae drop back-to-back, leaving Saige, Ainsley, and Eastin. Saige grows bored and, not wanting to be too big of a target, falls. Eastin and Ainsley remain until one is left. The winner of the first HOH competition is… Ainsley!

Week 1: Falling early, Croco takes a chance to try and suss out the characteristics of his opponents. He plays up his innocence to Neptune, who fails to see past his manipulations, choosing to see the good in him. As more fall, he pulls in Rae and Saige. Similarly, he gets the innocent Noa and honorable Lee to side with him as well. Grant tries to strike up a fight, not trusting Croco from the get go. But Croco’s allies dog pile on Grant for this. Meanwhile, N.T. recognizes Rae for her coalitions participation in sports medicine and they bond.  Ainsley sees Croco and Grant’s fight and with her knowledge, sees through Croco’s ruse immediately. The two of them are put up as the nominees. Eastin revels in Beta not knowing anything about his fame, and takes solace in not being recognized so they bond. When Saige notices her ally on the block, she decides to make in roads with that that duo as a backup.

Voira, Saige, and Eastin are chosen to play in the veto. Ainsley and Voira play competitive but Voira’s flight charms give her a slight head up and she wins. Ernest is trying to pry Saguaro for any information, but the cactus continues to dance mindlessly. CG tries to bond, but his attempts fall flat. Voira does a reading and decides not to play the veto, as she has no strong ties just yet. Croco goes on the offensive, trying to turn the house and his allies against Ainsley, claiming she is playing back-handed game, projecting his business onto her. This has good effects on Lee, Noa, and Neptune. CG makes some well-intentioned but still rude comments on the meanings of Voira’s charms, with the miscommunication causing her to lash out at them.  Beta shows the house how to use crop art skills in the grass around the house and everyone quite enjoys it.  Lee wises up to Croco, seeing how he is saying similar things to Ainsley about himself. He is surprised to find that Noa and Saige think similarly. They all plan on whether or not to keep Croco.

First Eviction: Croco laments being the victim of a smear campaign by Ainsley, who is the real mastermind of the house.  Grant chooses to play off his kindness and how his wrestling persona isn’t his real persona. The votes are in, by a vote of 8 – 5… Croco you are evicted.

Second HOH: Few are shocked by this eviction. Croco played too close to the sun. But the world keeps turning now with the next HOH. The contestants travel across their own balance beam branch to grab large crates and bring them back to their sides of the branch. The first to transfer all of their crates, wins. Neptune uses her natural strength and agility to take balance her approach between balance and carrying. CG has a robotic, almost formulaic approach, doing the same thing every single travel. Zandy floats on the breeze to quickly traverse the branches, even as she struggles to carry the crates sometimes. The winner is… Zandy!

Week 2:  Zandy is happy that her sailing skills have already come in to help her in this game.  She decides that she wants to keep safe the more friendly and honest people of the house. CG, N.T., Neptune, Lee, and Noa are safe in her book. Ainsley seems like an easy nominee, as she was controversial in her week. Voira and Saguaro are on the shortlist, seeming mysterious enough, but they’re not quite threatening. Ultimately, she goes for a target she knows no one will suspect, because she knows no one knows of their true nature: Rae. Rae going up comes as a shock to everyone, as they believe she is a simple fun-loving nurse. N.T. especially is hurt by Zandy putting her up, but the sailor emphasizes she is hiding her nature in the game. Voira and CG make up over their misunderstanding, and the vulture tells them that they need to liven up a bit and play pranks on people. She introduces them to the concept of flipping mattresses, and the robot pranks Saige this way.

At the veto, Ainsley is playing to save herself, but Grant is out for revenge and smokes the competition. It is an easy decision for him not to save either of the nominees with the veto. Beta’s rising popularity in the house is getting to Eastin, who is getting a bit jealous. Ernest does a little thinking and realizes he does recognize Rae from the news somewhere but can’t put his finger on it. He goes to Lee, who confirms that she is fishy but can’t remember why. They decide to try and sway the vote against her, just in case. Lee bonds with Grant and Neptune more by telling his story of learning and defending himself with his martial arts. Beta tells a couple houseguests that Noa is giving him creepy vibes. This gets back to her and she is not happy about it.

Second Eviction: Ainsley says that she believes Rae is actually hiding what Zandy says she is, and that she needs to evicted sooner, rather than later. Rae says that she has been the victim of a smear campaign all week orchestrated by Zandy. The houseguests have a tough choice to decide who is telling the truth but the votes eventually fly in. By a vote of 8 – 4, Rae… you are safe. Ainsley you are evicted.

Third HOH:  The houseguests have to swing from vine to vine in a physical plus endurance challenge, with the last to fall winning the HOH. Rae, frazzled from the vote, drops first. It comes down to N.T.’s baseball strength, Eastin’s surprising agility, and Noa’s carefree nature. The winner is… Noa!

Week 3: Lee congratulates Noa, but she tells him off for betraying her by going against Rae so callously. The fighter accepts this and leaves. She plans to target Beta for calling her creepy and goes to Rae and N.T. to decide who else to go up. N.T. throws Neptune under the bus for being competitive to a fault. Noa says Beta is still her target and Rae goes to Neptune to tell her she is just a pawn. The otter isn’t happy but Rae tells her it will make her look better to everyone to put themselves up. Neptune reluctantly agrees, as if she has a choice. N.T. and Lee are chosen for the veto. Beta gets to choose and picks Eastin to play for him.  Unfortunately, Eastin is taken out in the first round, leaving N.T., Lee and Beta. Beta makes it so close, but Lee beats him out in the end.

Lee sees the spark in Beta as a player, and decides keeping him might be worth it to aid in his game. At the ceremony, he shocks everyone by saving Beta. Noa is infuriated but maintains her cool, she learned from her daddy not to show when she gets too mad. She puts up CG for their monotonous nature. Saguaro teaches CG how to dance, and they impress by doing a cool robot dance. CG talks to Ernest, Saguaro, Voira, and Grant about how they are just trying to learn how to be more relatable. Grant goes to Lee, blaming him for getting CG on the block. Lee defends himself, saying he was only trying to save a friend. Lee realizes that CG has a good standing in the game and gets together with N.T. and Beta to try and get him out. Beta goes to convince Eastin while N.T. works on Rae. But Rae secretly believes that CG can be used to further her own game more than Neptune. Saige and her count votes and realizes they could decide who goes home this week if they can pull in one more vote. Neptune is anxious and goes to N.T., who reassures her she was only ever a pawn, and will be safe.

Third Eviction: CG thanks everyone for showing them new ways to have fun and be a relatable Pokémon, and says they enjoyed their time in the house. Neptune emphasizes that she is a valuable and loyal ally to those who choose to keep her, saying that she can be a competitive threat.  The votes are in… by a vote of 7 – 4… Neptune you are evicted.

Fourth HOH: A blindside eviction shakes up the house but the competition must keep on going.  This competition involves finding leaves with answers to trivia questions on them all over the canopy, losers being eliminated each round. Saige, Beta, and CG are eliminated in round one. Voira, Zandy, and N.T. are next out in round 2. Round 3 eliminates Rae, Eastin, and Saguaro. Finally, Ernest, Grant, and Lee race to find the final correct answer. The winner is… Ernest!

Week 4: Ernest celebrates his success with Lee in the HOH room. He questions Lee’s motivations for switching up but ultimately, they reconcile their brief split. The two decide to double down against Rae this week. Ernest suggests Eastin as a nominee as well, noting he has fans in the house trying to support him. Lee agrees but is saddened that he has to hide this information from Beta for the time being. Beta is shocked by this, having felt safe that a friend of his was the HOH. Rae begins working on people right away. She gets closer to the vibe trio of CG, Saguaro, and Voira, and joins them in their little get togethers.  Eastin is dramatizing in the living room, which begins to annoy Zandy and Noa. Those two decide to put their differences aside and consider what working together would look like.

At the veto selections, Saguaro and Saige are chosen to play. Ernest decides to give Beta a chance to save Eastin by choosing him to play.  Beta and Eastin ultimately fall flat, leaving Ernest competing against a surprisingly competent Saguaro. The cactus gives him a run for his money but he ends up winning in the end. At the ceremony, he says to the two nominees that they control their own fates now, but his target is still is target. He chooses not to use the veto.  Eastin continues making dramatics, with Noa joining in. But this causes more people to get annoyed by her. Saige and Zandy bond over their backgrounds as women in male-dominated fields. Saige tries to get Zandy to turn on Rae again, and Zandy is all aboard. Noa realizes her position is shattering and goes a little haywire to try and salvage it, telling people how firmly against Eastin she is. Lee and Zandy begin to question if they have enough votes to keep him safe now.

Fourth Eviction: Eastin delivers a carefully planned out and beautiful speech about his space in this game and his fans wanting to see him succeed. Rae goes on a much more natural-sounding speech of how she still has her honor in this game and loves her allies and friends. The votes are in… by a vote of 8 – 2…  Eastin you are evicted.

Fifth HOH: The houseguests are led to a basin at the trunk of the tree that is filling with tree detritus. The last houseguest to leave the dirty basin wins. As they sit in the basin, it is filled with all sorts of leaf litter, mud, gunk and other detracting elements. Lee holds on strong with his discipline. CG turns into a complete robot. Voira calms herself with a peaceful meditation. The winner is… CG!

Week 5: CG celebrates with Voira and Saguaro in the HOH room. Voira questions them on who they’re putting up. CG thinks for a bit and says they want to be spontaneous and do something no one thinks they’re going to do. Voira just accepts this at face value. Zandy and Lee commiserate over not having the votes to save Eastin, with Ernest equally as frustrated they couldn’t evict Rae. Zandy claims that Noa really let them down by blowing up his game like that.  Beta is saddened that he lost an ally but Saige comforts him, saying that Eastin was too big of a target anyways.  CG is indeed spontaneous when they put up the two most shocking choices…their two closest friends Saguaro and Voira.  Noa attempts to apologize to Zandy, but she rebuffs her. Noa foes to Rae and N.T. for comfort.

At the veto selections, Grant and Zandy are chosen. Saguaro gets houseguest’s choice and chooses detective Ernest, who is very interesting to them. CG decides to let fate decide who stays and goes and once everyone is out of the veto, drops so Voira and Saguaro can duke it out. This results in a surprisingly close competition where…Saguaro wins their first win! Saguaro tells CG how Noa is really killing their vibe with her moping and drama. Grant tries to regain favor in the house by growing some flowers. It doesn’t work but people appreciate the effort… except for Saige who scoffs at him. In fact, besides Beta, everyone is kind of seeing Saige as a little cocky and arrogant.  Saguaro takes themselves off the block and CG puts up Noa at their suggestion.  Noa goes to Rae and N.T., who assure her they are keeping her. But Rae tells her they have to have the votes and they don’t think they do. Noa begins to panic, running to Grant and Lee and anyone who would listen. Voira tells her to calm herself, that her anxieties will manifest if she lets them.

Fifth Eviction: Noa thanks the house for letting her play and says she wants to keep playing with her allies. Voira says that she knows her time in the house isn’t over and hopes the houseguests will vote to fulfill that prophecy. The votes are in… by a vote of 8 – 1… Noa you are evicted.

Double Eviction: Noa is barely out the door when she sees a second chair lined up. Another eviction is on its way right away. The houseguests are lead to a set of quiz booths for a lightning round quiz comp on the local flora of White Forest and Unova as a whole. Lee, Saguaro, and Grant end up as the final three. The last question is a trick question that one contestant who has been studying the flowers recently, knows right away. The winner is… Grant! Grant has to choose two nominees right away. He doesn’t waver and puts up Lee next to Saige.  He views both as the heads of the other side of the house against him. Ernest, Beta, and N.T. are competing in the veto. Grant believes he can pull Beta to his side with his main ally, Saige gone. Ernest wins the veto. Lee wants him to use it, but Ernest says he is for certain staying over Saige and they need to not make too much waves right now and draw attention to themselves. Lee makes his case as a man playing with honor against the villains of the house. Saige says that she has secrets that she can use to destroy the game if she were to have allies to help her. The votes are in… by a unanimous vote of 8 – 0, Saige you are evicted.

Seventh HOH:  The final HOH of the night sees the remaining houseguests competing in an obstacle course high above the forest floor. They must navigate the course blindfolded to reach the end in the shortest time with the most leaves left in their basket. Ernest is hyper competitive and doesn’t hold back. Saguaro is very in touch with nature as they shimmy up and down the paths. Lee focuses in, using breathing techniques to ground himself to the trees. The winner is… Lee!

Week 6:  Lee, Zandy, and Ernest come together in the HOH room. Their main target is still Rae, but Zandy suggests that she has too many supporters, and that they need to evict those allies first before getting to her. Lee agrees, and they settle on Grant and N.T. as the biggest supporters of Rae.  N.T. is shocked to be on the block, thinking he has done nothing wrong to Lee. Zandy suggests to him that being too close to Rae might be a bad look. Voira teaches CG about making charms for good luck, and they put together a charm for flight! Grant goes to Beta, hoping to have him as an ally since Saige is gone. Beta is hesitant to talk to him, since he has been against him for so much. At the veto selection, Grant chooses Beta to pressure him into helping him. Alongside them are CG and Zandy.

At the veto, Beta and N.T. become the last two left. Beta decides he doesn’t have to choose to help Grant and backs down, giving N.T. the win.  Lee wants to backdoor Rae, but considers that they still don’t have the votes, and he needs to shift to Grant as the target. To do this, he wants to put up one of the vibe trio: Voira.  Ernest confronts Rae. He remembers now how he knows her and why he is so suspicious of her. She is part of a medical scam crime ring that he has been hunting down for ages. She denies this and plays up her tears. The house rallies around her and against Ernest. N.T. is especially tough on Ernest, noting that he trusted Rae as someone whose organization helped heal his teammates when they got hurt. Ernest lashes out, telling him they’re being scammed. Voira tries to play mediator but just gets heat on her from N.T. Even CG changes his tune on her. Beta confides in Grant that he looks better by not trying to be a part of this fight. Ernest eventually relents, admitting to Zandy that he blew it this week and may have pulled Voira down with him.

Seventh Eviction: Grant’s speech emphasizes that he didn’t get involved in the fight and believes everyone deserves a fair chance in this game, especially Rae who people are targeting. Voira mentions that there are dark forces in this game and she senses them immediately. She mentions to her vibe trio that her charm must be saving her from the forces by putting her on the block. By a vote of 7 – 0… Voira you are evicted.

Midgame Analysis: We have reached the jury phase folks! And the season has been nothing short of quite crazy to get here. The houseguests remain outside of the Trunk as things begin to shift and darken. The light of the forest dims and the ground shakes. Tree bark falls off and is replaced by metal plated. Red lights replace green leaves. Asphalt paths replace dirt and grass. The White Forest has been replaced by Black City, and the house enters a new dark era. The 9 remaining players are in unique positions. Ernest, Lee, and Zandy remain aligned only against Rae, missing every shot they have taken thus far. CG and Saguaro maintain a lively game, moving forward with the warning of a previous ally. Beta lost most allies, but has found a new potential duo in Grant. N.T. remains fiercely defensive of Rae, even more so with the recent house blowups. Which coalition will crack first? Only way to find out is the next competition as we enter the jury phase.

Eighth HOH: The first competition in Black City involves a scavenger hunt for lost items throughout the city streets. First to find them all and bring them back, wins. Ernest races through the streets with his detective’s instincts. N.T. charges like he is running to home on a close call. Zandy, uses height to her advantage, floating up to use her sailor’s perception skills. The winner is… Zandy!

Week 7:  During the competition, Beta hurts himself pretty badly. Rae stops and forfeits the competition to nurse him back to health. Ernest and Lee are quite torn up about this. Rae asks if they can just have a truce for a bit because the fighting is causing actual pain. Zandy decides she wants to repeats Lee’s noms to hopefully have a similar effect of getting out one of her close allies. The trio of Lee, Ernest, and Zandy consider working with Rae, as her recent actions might mean she is not the villain they think she is. Beta is very thankful to Rae and goes with CG to give her a gift as a thank you. They are approached by the detective trio who call a ceasefire, and the six of them decide to work together for a few rounds, as Grant and N.T. are physical threats. And Saguaro is just dancing along.

Rae, Ernest, and Beta join the nominees in the veto competition, where Rae guilts Ernest about him being so hard on her for something she isn’t guilty of. He balks and falters, allowing her to win. Rae goes on to save N.T. from the block, she tells him that he is still her number one, and that they need to work to save each other from now on but doesn’t tell him that she has another alliance. With no other nominees possible outside the alliance, Zandy puts up Saguaro next to Grant.  Ernest begins suspecting Saguaro of being some sort of secret mastermind again, and spreads this around the house. The cactus has been sailing through each week, causing chaos yet surviving somehow. Beta goes around and stops moping, opening up to the other houseguests and getting close to them. Lee and Ernest talk about Saguaro going here because of their chaos. CG begins to ponder if Saguaro is worth keeping as well, because they have more structure now in the house. Beta goes to Rae again to thank her, and she uses the opportunity to pitch how Grant has only used him as a pawn the whole game. Right before the eviction, Rae goes to Lee, claiming that Ernest hasn’t been the most honest with him, and is only voting Saguaro for devious means.

Eighth Eviction: Saguaro just puts on a fun little dance and jig for everyone, causing chuckles here and there, and causing Lee to raise a suspicious eyebrow to Ernest. Grant says that he made a Heel-Face turn and wants to be on the side of good now against the villains in the house for real this time. The votes come in. By a vote of 4 – 2… Grant you have been evicted.

Ninth HOH: Ernest shocked, glares at Lee for this betrayal. Lee glares back, suspecting some foul play on the turtle’s part. The houseguests are brought to a building with darkened rooms. They must answer quiz questions by entering rooms. If the room lights up, they are correct and stay. If it darkens, they are eliminated. Beta uses his natural intellect of being a psychic Pokémon.  N.T. uses knowledge gained from his teammates. Saguaro… is just guessing. The winner is… N.T.!

Week 8: N.T. is over the moon at having power. He feels like he needed it now in order to get himself further in the game. With Rae, he knows that the two votes against Saguaro were Ernest and CG, and those two must be on the outs, so they go up on the block. Zandy mediates between Ernest and Lee, who are convinced the other is up to something. Ernest, frustrated, tells Zandy she has to choose between the two of them. She doesn’t want to, causing Ernest to leave the room. CG apologizes to Saguaro, saying they were just being spontaneous with their vote. Saguaro laughs and just invites the robot to play some cards. Rae, Beta, and Saguaro play in the veto. Ernest and N.T. focus on beating the other, going very hard before finally… N.T. comes out on top! Or so he thinks. They forgot about Saguaro, who blended in and snuck a win.

Saguaro uses the veto on CG, believing the Golurk is just good vibes. Rae conspires with N.T. over splitting up the trio, and says that Beta is more on their side, so they should force Lee to choose between Ernest and Zandy. N.T. agrees and puts up Zandy, but knows he was originally planning on doing that anyways, so is mildly annoyed at Rae for trying to control his HOH. Ernest continues to give Zandy and Lee the cold shoulder. Lee confides in Zandy over feeling like Ernest suddenly turned on him for no reason. Zandy says she isn’t doing this for his vote, but needs him to know she still is with him and thinks he did no wrong, but perhaps got manipulated by Rae. Lee thinks and realizes she is potentially right. She could be playing the long game with the healing she pulled off to pull in Beta.

Tenth Eviction: Ernest says that there is deception and treachery in the house and he plans to snuff it out when he continues in the game. Zandy offers that she wants everyone to heal and work stuff out together. The votes are in… by a vote of 4 – 1… Ernest you are evicted.

Double Double Eviction: Well of course we are having two of these! It’s a season trend! The tower climbing competition for the HOH is a close race. Lee, Saguaro, and Rae all bring their all, but Rae ultimately comes out on top. She decides that with the rest of the house with her, N.T. has outlived his usefulness to her. She puts him up next to Saguaro. Everyone but Zandy plays in the veto competition, a close race between the nominees and Beta. But Beta ends up edging both of them out. As a last-minute decision, Beta decides he likes Saguaro and doesn’t want them to leave yet, so saves them with the veto. Rae puts up CG, since they are the least likely to hold a vendetta against her, if they can even feel the feelings for it at all. CG says that they learned more about their emotions and fun ways to bond with people and has also learned that they are not ready to go yet. N.T. suddenly realizes he was being played so hard by Rae and says that he wants to be batter-up against her to send her packing. The votes are in. By a vote of 3 – 1… N.T. you have been evicted.

Tenth HOH: The houseguests are put on a bridge overlooking the streets and have to play an I-Spy-esque game to hunt down clues to a puzzle. Saguaro somehow guesses most of the answers. Zandy is a great lookout. Lee has the strongest focus. The winner is… Lee!

Week 9: Lee is left questioning his game in the HOH room. Rae comes in to offer him some advice and guidance. She says that Saguaro is an obvious contender for the block, but Zandy is getting too powerful and could take him out later. Lee nods, believing the Audino.  Zandy goes on the block next to Saguaro. She is puzzled, believing she was closer to Lee than that. She approaches the fighter, but he defends his choices, saying how Rae has shown him her ways. Zandy approaches Beta, trying to get him to see too, and he begins to turn some gears.  Everyone plays in the veto, which comes down to Saguaro, Rae, and Beta. Beta manages to barely keep up with Saguaro and win out the veto again. Zandy goes to Lee, trying to get to him again, but is turned down again. Zandy laments to Beta. She lays out how Rae was the one who consistently got out his allies in the beginning of the game and that she is tired of her controlling everyone with her manipulations.

 Beta decides enough is enough.  Beta goes to Lee, telling him that he has a friend and they had a goal in mind and he is letting her down big time. He lays out that he is using the veto and Saguaro is coming down, and that if Rae doesn’t go up, Lee has lost all respect from Beta.  Lee snaps out of his funk and agonizes over the two wolves fighting in his brain. Does he keep Rae in order to oust stronger competitors, or does he listen to Beta and Zandy and eliminate someone who has been playing dishonorably the whole game. He focuses in, taking a deep breath, and makes his choice. At the veto ceremony, Saguaro comes down, and Lee puts up… Rae!   Rae is disappointed, hoping that Lee would remain under her spell. She goes to CG to try and spin them around her finger but is confronted by Zandy, who reveals to the house her dark secrets. That Ernest was right that she scams people with her medical company and has caused many people more pain if they couldn’t pay up. Rae continues to deny but the house finally seems against her.

Eleventh Eviction: Rae says that everyone can go eat dirt for all she cares. Zandy says that her adversaries’ words speak for themselves. The votes are in… by a vote of 3 – 0, Rae you are evicted.

Twelfth HOH: A breath of fresh air is sighed throughout the house as the final five HOH begins. Throughout the past week, screens around the city played ads for different Poke products. The houseguests are asked to recall these ads and specific details for the competition. CG’s memory is natural very good. Saguaro continues their guessing game. Zandy has been paying close attention all week. The winner is… Zandy!

Week 10: Zandy goes to Lee to tell him she is proud of him for his choice. They lock in a final 2 to bring the strongest to the end together.  Beta also thanks Lee for not letting him down. He says that he knows he is really close to Lee, but hopes their connection keeps him off the block. Lee assures him that Zandy probably owes more to Beta than Lee. Rightfully so, Zandy puts up CG next to Saguaro. Everyone plays in the veto, Beta and Saguaro end up as the top two again, with Beta aiming for safety by getting another victory over the cactus. In a surprise shakeup, Saguaro wins, earning his own safety. Beta laments that he has saved Saguaro so many times, but that led to him being the one going up this time. Saguaro performs a petal dance, petals flowing as if to say “it’s just is how it is”. Beta goes up next to CG. Zandy suggests to Lee that ultimately, he gets to choose between the two who goes home, and even if it’s a tie, she will work with him. Beta works on Saguaro to ensure that it’s at least a tie, offering up how he saved Saguaro multiple times in the game, for which the cactus seems thankful. CG and Beta bond, CG thanking Beta for all the help in the game, and expressing that they are feeling sad, a new feeling. A feeling borne out of not being able to go further with Beta.

Thirteenth Eviction:  In his speech, Beta tells how he has saved his allies multiple times and is asking they do the same for him. CG begins to cry, and says this is an unusual feeling. They say that this is the first time they have genuinely cried, and they know they have changed for the better in this game. The votes are in… by a vote of 2 – 0… CG you are evicted.

Final 4 HOH: Lee, Saguaro, and Beta battle it out in a quiz competition on elevators outside a building. Correct answers see the contestants rise to the top of the elevators. Saguaro continues to amaze in competitions, much to the chagrin of Beta and Lee. The three competitors stay neck and neck before a tie breaker question finishes it off. The winner is… Lee!

Week 11: Beta goes to Lee to congratulate him for his win. He says that he hopes to stay off the block since he had to be on it last week. Lee pitches the idea to Zandy, who agrees to give him a break, since the plan is Saguaro anyways, and Beta is in on that plan. Zandy goes up next to Saguaro.  Everyone plays in the veto. Beta convinces Saguaro not to go so hard. Once Beta drops and convinces Saguaro to drop, Zandy decides that Beta deserves an easier week and drops as well, giving Lee the win. Lee then keeps his deal with Beta and doesn’t use the veto. Lee and Zandy bond, they’re excited they’ve made it this far together and hope to be in the final 2 seats together. Beta, however, has different plans. The eviction plays out live, with only Beta getting to vote. He says he knows that he is playing against a strong duo who plans to keep each other and it would be absolutely stupid to go to the end with them. He casts the solve vote to evict. By a vote of 1 – 0, Zandy you are evicted.

Aftermath: Lee is stunned, Beta doesn’t look at him, not able to meet his eyes in this moment. Mariachi music plays in the background as Saguaro survives the vote. Later, Lee confronts Beta. The alien lays out that he knows Zandy and Lee were super closer, and that neither would take him to the end. He needed an even playing field and hopes Lee understands he did what he had to do for his game. That just because Lee played with his perfect honor, doesn’t mean that Beta had to, and that he had to backstab.  Saguaro dances through them at this moment, dividing the tension.

Finale: Well, that’s enough tension for one moment, we have a finale to run! The remaining three houseguests are led away out of the house as the city begins shake. Streets begin to crack open. Foundations rumble. Windows burst open. Roots and vines grow out of the ground and into the buildings. Trees grow and leaves fall all over the streets. But technology does not go quietly to the arboreal takeover. Wires wrap around the trees. Glistening lights make up as many spots as the leaves. Screens peek out between the tree bark with various numbers and stats and faces. The tallest tower in the center of the city/forest is as much tree trunk as it is towering skyscraper. This amalgamation of nature and man-made building is where our finale takes place. Or at least, will take place after we come back from out jury house… all the way in Undella town.

Jury: A seaside town, a peaceful resort sitting at the edge of the region. A relaxing spot for tourists and locals to catch a break or explore deep ruins. Or perhaps… a perfect spot for evicted houseguests to rest. You open a door and Cynthia’s music begins to play.  Prepare for battle! Just kidding, it’s just our jury house where they participate in relaxing activities all day. N.T. and Grant use the recreational center at the resort for their sports needs. N.T. has set a new record on several of the exercise machines. Who knew those even had records? Zandy takes Ernest out in a small boat off the coast to explore the ruins under the sea. He’s getting really close to discovering some neat secrets down there. Him and CG compare notes on other past societies that is about to make a breakthrough. Rae spends a lot of her time lounging on her own. She’s too good to hang around with those…peasants. Zandy sometimes lounges quietly with her because she knows the Audino likes company. She also knows that Ernest has the handcuffs ready to go the second the season is over so might as well let her have some peaceful free moments. N.T. mentions that he wishes Saguaro got out sooner so that they could have better music and dancing. But CG shows that they have learned quite a bit about music and dancing through Saguaro and turns their chest into a boom box while busting out sick breakdancing moves. The sun sets over Undella town as the jury enjoys their final day before having to make some tough decisions.

And then they’re all brought together on stage for the grand finale and jury round table.

Final 3: Beta the Elygem came into this competition small and inconspicuous. He hid as a flower among bigger trees. His art and vibes kept him from making a big name for himself. In the early game, he lost allies, and had to pivot and start playing a tougher game. He still managed to duck and weave through the crossfire of the house and slip under the radar while still managing to pull strings. CG mentions that the alien always came off as reliable and fun to be around, and really leveraged those positive relationships while still playing an active game. N.T. appreciates just how much of a competitive powerhouse Beta was, winning a lot more competitions than you’d expect. Grant chimes in to point out that he also managed to get people to save or vote for him, and even made the most cutthroat and smart move by evicting Zandy at the final 4.

Lee the Sawk was easily one of the most dominant players of the game. From the beginning, he aimed to play with his honor first, and avoid lying at all costs. He managed to do all that while maintaining his integrity and fronting a charge in the game. He won a lot of competitions and, while he had some misfires, he clearly got out who he needed to in order to be in the perfect position to enter the end game. Zandy pipes up how she is disappointed she didn’t get to sit next to him at the end, but is almost certain he will be in the top two chairs. Rae calls him a constant thorn in her side, but admits if he weren’t the glue holding Zandy and Ernest together, she would have been there instead of him. Ernest expresses frustration that Lee faltered by getting him out but he knows that they would have to go head-to-head eventually and his competitor chose the best moment possible to vote out all the big threats.

Saguaro the Maractus is… well let’s be honest, a complete enigma. What started as a cactus seemingly accidentally dancing onto set spiraled into a surprising competitor who held together the morale of the house. No one ever seriously allied with them, but they showed time and time again that they had the ability to survive over and over again. We’re not even sure they know they’re playing a game but we’d be remiss not to point out just how impressive their run has been. CG starts his boom box playing again. N.T. and Grant show off their new break-dancing skills for the audience. Rae starts rapping while Zandy provides some amazing back-up vocals. Ernest finishes it off with a shell spin causing a confetti spiral tornado. The impressive display ends as everyone in the jury decides Saguaro is the life of the party and heart of the season. CG has to help Ernest off of his back.

Final HOH Part 1: For the forest part of the HOH, the three houseguests are taken to the tallest branch of the tree where they all have to hang off of it, holding on while being pelted with all sorts of leaves, acorns, confetti, drones, etc. etc. etc. Beta knows he can’t beat Lee in an endurance match, but he also doesn’t know if Saguaro stands a chance or not, so he hunkers down to just beat Saguaro. Lee holds on with not a sweat broken no matter what is thrown his way. Beta begins to show a lot of weakness as Saguaro hangs on and blows in the breeze carefree as can be.  Lee looks at Beta, a resolute and intimidating look, still not shaking at all. Saguaro finally lets go and blows away. Beta, shaking, falls off immediately afterwards, happy that he doesn’t have to risk Saguaro in the third part. 

Final HOH Part 2: Saguaro and Beta are brought to the bottom of the tower. They are led onto separate elevators with different screens on each side. On one side, there is a maze with all of the weeks and days and competitors. On the other, a dance game is playing. They must navigate the maze and order everything correctly while also playing and not failing in the dance game. If they lose the dance, they lose time on the maze. Fastest finish wins the competition. Saguaro excels at the dance portion, not missing a single step. This is the pinnacle of what they do. It almost seems as though they came to this game specifically to play this specific iteration of the dance game. Beta, meanwhile, is focused on the maze. He misses a lot of dance steps and even fails a couple times. But he remains focused and steadfast on his memory and pattern recognition. This maze is just another crop circle he has memorized. Both competitors finish and the results are in. By a landslide, Beta wins. It looks like Saguaro forgot about the maze and kept playing more numbers on the dance game.

Final HOH Part 3: Lee and Beta each walk up different sides of the tower. Lee walks up a staircase made of tree trunks, decorated by leafy steps. Beta walks up a series of black, metallic stairs, each step shinier than the last. They arrive at the top where they each have a set of lanterns matching their aesthetics. Questions will be asked about the competitions they have participated in. Whoever answers correctly fastest lights up one of their lanterns. Whoever lights up 5 lanterns first wins the final power. Beta takes an early lead, getting the first, and then second questions correct. On the third, he slips up in remembering the walkway challenge and Lee scores. Lee then gets the next two questions. Beta is thrown off, but takes advantage of his knowledge of the city to get the next two correct. Lee narrowly edges him out on the next one. Each of them is a single lantern away. The jury is on the edge of their seats. Saguaro is… wait how did they turn on the dance game again? We shut those off a while ago. The final question comes in…both hit the correct answer but one of them is just faster. The winner is… Lee!

Final Eviction: Lee stands in front of Beta and Saguaro. Each has a moment to give a speech on why they should be taken to the end. Beta tells Lee how he knows he plays with honor and wants to take the strongest to the end, and the only right choice is him. Saguaro is an easy beat, and it would be an easy win, but a win where he took the easy way out. He tells Lee that he has proven himself a strong competitor and deserves a chance to duke it out in the end.

Saguaro stops dancing. They open their mouth to speak words finally. And… wait no where did the audio go? They’re talking but the audio feed is glitching?? We can’t hear what they’re saying!! Beta started sobbing? Lee is turning away in what looks like admiration? We can’t read their lips because of all of the birds flying around. Rae is in hysterics. Zandy and N.T. are holding each other and sobbing. Even CG is distraught. Someone fix the audio please!! When did we get a live orchestra and why are they playing for Saguaro’s speech??? A group of birds has all landed on Saguaro.  They seem to be at peace with the cactus. What is going on??? Oh thank god the audio is back. But they’re done talking already. What piece of history did we just miss? Someone is getting fired for it. Lee wipes a single tear and shakes himself out of this emotion. He clears his throat and speaks up. He says that after that speech, there is only one correct choice to make. He votes to evict…. Saguaro.

Final 2 Jury Questioning: Saguaro shrugs and suddenly bursts out into a silly little dance as they jump onto the jury bench. CG goes to hug them but forgets they’re a cactus and winces at the pain of their spikes. Lee and Beta are brought in front of the jury to answer for their games. Beta is grilled about his injury and whether it was real or just a ploy for sympathy. Beta answers honestly that he genuinely got hurt, but he used the situation to further his game when he saw it was going that way. Rae confirms that there were indeed injuries she healed. Lee is asked why he chose a stronger competitor to go to the end, and who else he would have chosen. He mentions that he was always a competitor and couldn’t take the easy way out, compromising his ideals. At the beginning, he wanted to go far with Ernest, but Zandy took over that as a closer ally but also incredible competitor. After the questions they each give a speech to defend their games.

Lee:  Fellow houseguests, thank you so much for playing this game with me. I came in with one goal: to never compromise my honor and integrity to win this game. Every move I made in this game was fueled by this fire, and I made it here without ever having to lie, punch someone while they were down, or manipulate others. I dominated competitions and used that power to tighten bonds and get out those who stood in my way. I held a strong power over the house from the beginning. No one was truly against me for most of the game and I only sat on the block once. I controlled my fate but had truly strong allies who intended to compete against as long as I could. The jury was stacked with some of the toughest competitors and I rose to the challenge as best as I could and here, I am, at the end, facing someone who is as equally tough a competitor. I never compromised myself and I would not be allowing myself to be here if I did. I hope that is enough for you all to vote for me to win this game.

Beta: Lee suggests that we are equal. But I implore you, members of the jury, to see that we are not. That, in fact, my game is stronger. But rather than just tell you it is, I want you to see all the reasons why it is. I played from a less strong position at first, losing allies and not having super strong bonds out the gate, but I also never truly faced the block until the end phase of this game. I turned to the strong players of the game, getting into their good books to save myself. I used Eastin as a shield, his fame preventing me from being an early target. I played into Grant’s isolation, having him view me as an ally to protect me and also have him as a shield before me. The injury was convenient as it got me close to the two sides left in the house. With Saguaro on the outs, I got close to them so that they would always be a potential nominee but I always saved them so that they would always be another option before me. Rae left because I convinced Lee to come to his senses and put her up. As each big name went, I pulled the strings to the point that the two strongest competitors both thought I would sit back and let them trounce to the end. But my strings worked wonders in that final four round to the point that I was left off the block and allowed to have all the power that week. Lee played a strong game; I’ll give him that. But I played stronger. I played smarter. And I played better. Jury, I would ask nothing more of you than to recognize that with your votes.

Jury Voting: Grant goes to vote first and seems to still be making up his mind. He finally places his key, telling both players that they gave him a challenge for sure. Ernest says he is voting for someone whose intuition and wit is stronger than their physical strength, the sign of a true detective. N.T. votes for the person who would certainly squeak out a win in the bottom of the ninth. Rae just shrugs as she votes. She says it shouldn’t be a surprise who she respects more. CG thanks both players for contributing to their personality in the game. They say that they can make this vote while truly being able to feel happy about it. Zandy admits that she wanted to be in those top 2 chairs so bad, but is so proud of the two who are. But she has one who she just has a more solid connection with. Saguaro leaves the dance game for just long enough to place their vote. Wait seriously we took that away again and they got it back??? Anyways… the votes are in… the winner of Bunny’s Pokémon Big Brother: Unovan Tour is…

Winner: Beta

Runner-Up: Lee

Fan-Favorite: Rae

My Favorites: Saguaro, Lee, Zandy, Rae, CG

Post-Game: Confetti cannons go off as CG runs up and picks up Beta, throwing him in the air in celebration. Zandy gives a disappointed Lee a reassuring nudge. He cracks the smallest smile. Grant starts singing a rock song while N.T. dances this time. The pre-jury are brought to the stage. Saige runs to celebrate Beta right away. Noa dances onto stage and into the fray with N.T. and Grant. Eastin is promoting his new film and his new agents: Croco and Ainsley, who smugly smirk at each other, realizing they scam better together.  Neptune and Ernest approach Rae. The nurse offers no resistance as the handcuffs are brought out. Neptune admits she was onto her all along but had no power to stop her. But when she got out of the game, she got together Ernest’s buddies to get her afterwards. Rae tells the duo to eat dirt as she is led off. Voira pulls out the cards she drew for Lee: the Tower, and Beta: the Sun. Saguaro rounds out the series by opening their mouth and singing the most gorgeous song of joy you have ever heard. Truly heartwarming stuff.

My thoughts: I think this has been my favorite season yet. It’s going to be hard to top that’s for sure. The players of this game were all so strong and I could see a way for any jury member to win. Croco and Ainsley slightly disappointed me, as I truly believed they had good villain potential, but they flamed out quick in an admittedly satisfying storyline. Rae getting Neptune to volunteer as a pawn and then get voted out was when I knew just how much of a villain she was going to be. Noa and Eastin’s quick arc was a satisfying way of filling out the pre-jury. I loved the vibe trio, I wish Voira would have lasted longer but she was losing much of her steam by the jury. The detective trio was one of the most invigorating parts of the season. I just wrote them together because it felt right, but them actually working together so tightly in the simulator was pure luck and really vindicated the writing I was doing. Rae was an amazing villain for the season who didn’t need to make the end to leave a lasting mark. She also didn’t have to hog screen time to win out the hearts of the fans. Zandy and Lee made a beautiful duo and they truly held the power position. Beta felt like a Dr. Will with better social game. He didn’t to win comps all the time to survive, and chose allies and moves in such a way that he always came out on top. I think he was playing alright in early game but thrived in the end game in a way that I always was surprised and impressed by. The Zandy vote absolutely was confirmation of his stellar strategic game, he is a fantastic winner for sure.  But like guys… SAGUARO!!!! I LOVED Saguaro so much. One of the most entertaining characters to write in all of my series. And they just kept surviving week after week?? I was shocked over and over again that they kept surviving. And thankfully they did so I could keep writing their fun character that seemed infectious to other characters. I want to bring them back just because they’re fun as heck.

Season three is over and I am charged up again for another one! What do you think of this season? Personally, one of my favorite write-ups so I hope my joy reflected in the writing if you read this far. I’m deciding between themes for the next season but it will be ready before you know it. Thank you all and I’ll see ya when I see ya!

So are there not going to be any future Big Brother season updates being added to the server? It currently stops at 22, with 19 & 20 missing completely.

I am also curious if a certain rumor I have heard is going to added to the Interactive Simulator. Something about the ability to add your own interactive twists to the season for you to interact with (i.e. BotB, Coup d'Etat, DPOV, Block Buster, etc.)? Is this something that might be considered for the future?

After the great 20s season, moving on to the next era of the game. I think I'll probably incorporate shows along with movies starting season 24.

Although for now

Theme: The theme based on Nicaragua will be your favorite adult/elderly characters vs teenage/children characters

Teenage/Children

Men: 5/5

Women: 5/5

Adults/Elderly

Men: 5/5

Women: 5/5

Then this is also a doc just for a record of past seasons

Seasons List

The 20th season is finally here. After 19 seasons, we've seen blindsides, alliances, friendships, rivalries, hardcore strategy, idol plays, quits, and more. Through this all there has always been two forms of game play. Loyalty, kindness, and taking the high road to secure your victory, players that set themselves up as the hero of the story. On the other side, there are those that incorporate lying, manipulation, and betrayal into their gameplay, or don't mind being harsh and brash in their playstyle- stepping into the role of villain. With season 20 it is the clash of Hereos vs Villains!

Season 20 Cast: Heroes vs Villains

Heroes Tribe

-Bingo (Bingo); Season 4, 2nd - Season 8: All-stars, 2nd

-Cher Horowitz (Clueless); Season 9, 11th - Season 11, 8th

-Diane Foxington (The Bad Guys); Season 18, 4th

-Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones); Season 10, 3rd - Season 16, 4th

-James P. Sullivan (Monsters, Inc.); Season 2, 2nd

-Mary Jane Watson (Spider Man); Season 3, 1st

-Princess Peach (Super Mario Movie); Season 12, 3rd

-Puss in Boots (Shrek/Puss in Boots); Season 7, 1st

-Queen Sindel (Mortal Kombat); Season 17, 8th

-Vision (MCU); Season 12, 2nd

Villains Tribe

-Clair (Monster High); Season 7, 3rd - Season 8: All-stars, 11th

-Edna Mode (The Incredibles); Season 17, 5th

-Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (Full Metal Jacket); Season 9, 8th

-Kathryn Merteuil (Cruel Intentions); Season 19, 5th

-Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games); Season 10, 4th

-Megara (Hercules); Season 9, 4th

-Patrick Bateman (American Psycho); Season 1, 2nd

-Sauron (Lord of the Rings); Season 6, 7th - Season 8: All-stars, 10th

-Scrat (Ice Age); Season 4, 1st - Season 8: All-stars, 8th

-Sid (Toy Story); Season 13, 13th - Season 14, 8th

Season Link:

https://brantsteele.com/survivor/20/r.php?c=x6EI4zYH

Season Write-Up

Optional if you want to read this. It's just a write-up of the season, episode to episodes. If you do read it, I recommend reading it as you go through each episode. It's fun read!

Episode 1

The energy of the season can be felt from the beginning. All 20 contestants recognize that this isn't any regular season. The stakes are higher, the cast is stacked, and the win is more than warranted. Among the cast, are players that stretch all the way back to seasons 1-3 (Bateman, Sully, and Mary Jane). Others are known to be cut just short of the win (Peach, Clair, and Indiana). Some reached had their game cut short due to outside factors (Sindel, Cher, Katniss, and Sid). No matter what, they all are here to play.

Among them there are some underlying relationships. This is Bingo's and Scrat's third season together, though the two have never been on a starting tribe together. Despite that, Bingo is glad to see Scrat. Who he isn't happy to see is Clair and Sauron. Clair herself is already irritated when she sees Scrat, but she tries to ignore him. Not only that, Clair hasn't forgetten Puss in Boots cutting her at the final 3 in Season 7. Cher and Meg share a connection as the last members of the 90s tribe in Season 9. Meg also sees Sergeant Hartman, and has war flashbacks of having to deal with his rampages. Peach and Vision are overjoyed to see each other. Edna and Sindel have that Season 17 connection, while Indiana and Katniss have a Season 10 connection.

The two tribes participate in the first reward challenge, which the heroes win. Even though they win, Mary Jane gets injuried as it was a very hands on and physical challenge (It was Katniss that accidentally injured MJ's leg). Despite that, medical states she'll be okay. The tribes are able to finally meet and officially begin the game at their respective beaches. Notable on the Heroes tribe, Peach is already getting along very well with everyone. Everyone sees it intermingling and getting on well. This is the exact opposite of the Villain's tribe. Right away people start sizing each other up. Katniss and Sergeant Hartman aren't fans of Scrat as he had already won the game. Kathryn and Clair are not vibing with each other. Edna and Hartman are one bad comment away from an argument. Then Sid finds Enda and Clair both unpleasant. The two tribes arrive at the first immunity challenge, and the Villains end up winning!

At the Villains beach, nothing much occurs. Except Sid gets annoyed when he finds Scrat is not helping build the shelter and instead is out looking for- well of course nuts. Sid ends up getting on Scrats case. Meanwhile, Hereos are heading to their very first tribal. Tension is high as no one wants to be first out. Mary Jane came in with much to prove. The way people looked down on her Season 3 wins weighs on her, so right away she gets to work. She begins building connections. Also knowing she has an injury, she needs to make sure eyes aren't on her. Sully seemingly has the same idea, he begins building connections. He also has much to prove after having the reputation of Fiona's sidekick on Season 2. Peach and Cher click, both being fans of each other's respective seasons. The first alliance of the season then forms. Sully and Mary Jane link up, the two then pull in the duo of Peach and Vision. Peach then suggests they bring in Indiana as their 5th, and they rope him in. As for targets, their is Puss pushing Bingo's name and there is Sindel pushing Indiana's name. Although, the new 5 person alliance debates targets. Peach wants out Puss as he is a winner. Vision personally doesn't trust Diane. Mary Jane voices her distrust in Sindel. The 5 talk about it and have to decide. Finally the Hereos come to tribal. The vote actually ends up being a clean 8-2 vote, with Mary Jane actually swaying the vote onto Sindel, while only Puss and Sindel voted for Bingo.

20th place

Sindel- For Sindel, she didn't even really get to play this season, which is unforunate. Although, someone had to go first, and unforunately it ended up being her.

Episode 2

Coming into Episode 2, since the first vote was so clean, the tribe is actually feeling in harmony. Puss though does clock he was on the wrong side, but tries to play it off cool. At this point the 5 (Indiana, Sully, Mary Jane, Peach, and Vision) feel really good. Outside of the alliance, Sully and Mary Jane have actually taken a liking to Diane. Mary Jane and Sully also happen to be social hub, as they have the best relationships on the tribe. Mary Jane's closet tie in the alliance is Indiana. On the Villains, they are filled with drama and feuds. Kathryn has taken a disliking to Clair, finding her snark annoying. Sid also isn't a fan. Meanwhile, Hartman and Edna have traded some harsh one-liners against each other. On the brighter side, Kathryn and Meg are actually meshing well, Kathryn actually likes Meg's witty sarcasm, and Meg recognizes the Kathryn is smarter than she looks. Sauron also has believed Scrat will be his loyal servant. Despite their internal disfunction, the Villains win immunity again.

On the Villains camp, Katniss has noticed that Edna has been shady to her since day 1. Katniss finally confronts her, and Edna reveals she has an issue with Katniss since she had attacked Mrs. Incredible back in Season 10. Katniss tries to state that is in the past, but Edna isn't having it. Meanwhile, Kathryn tries to appeal to Sid and plays some of the games on the beach he comes up with - just so she can get him as an easy number. On the Heroes tribe, Mary Jane and Vision talk, and they both realize they know a Spiderman- maybe not the same one, but either way the two are getting on well. The boys of the 5 person alliance (Sully, Vision, and Indiana) with the suggestion of Sully, make a side alliance with Bingo and Diane. With the vote, it is another scramble. Puss wants to take out Indiana. Bingo has an eye on how Mary Jane has been playing and wants to blindside her. Cher wants to get out Diane, and lastly Diane wants out Peach. Although, Sully wants to maintain all his numbers and he manages to shift all the focus onto Puss. He puts the second target onto Cher as she is the only on the person not in his circle. At tribal, the vote ends up being another clean vote- Puss is sent out, and he is the lone vote for Cher.

19th place

Puss- I definitely was sad to see Puss go so early, but it also made sense I suppose. I definitely would still want him to play again.

Episode 3

At this point the Heroes are still mostly united. That being said, Cher did clock how her name was freely thrown out. She doesn't feel too good, and realizes she may need to do something. So despite not wanting to get her clothes dirty, she stumbles into the forest while everyone is asleep. She searches all night, and it pays off...Cher finds an idol! The Heroes tribe, everyone is getting along with the main alliances being the boys (Sully, Indiana, and Vision) with Peach and Mary Jane, and then having a side alliance with Bingo and Diane. On the Villains tribe, Meg and Kathryn are getting increasingly close. Meanwhile, a feud between Edna and Katniss has formed. Cher feels frustrated, and gets deja vu from All-stars as she isn't not vibing with her tribe. Hartman once again having his in your face attitude is making him disliked, especially Patrick and him egos clash. Sauron still has his hold on Scrat. At the next immunity, Heroes finally win immunity and receive an reward!

The Heroes are enjoying their new comfort items as well as sugar, coffee, and rice. During this time, Peach and Bingo bond some more. Sully has stepped up more in a leadership role, and the tribe is becoming appreciative of him. Cher begins to realize the amount of control Sully has, so she tries to get close with him. The Villains are now facing their first tribal- fights and drama persues. As they reach camp, Clair confronts Kathryn and questions why Kathryn has a problem with her. Kathryn attempts to gaslight her, and make Clair look irrational, and the two argue about who said what. Sauron tries to get Katniss on his side, when he tries to be pushy, Katniss denies and states she won't let someone dictate her game. Sauron then tries with Patrick, but Patrick also isn't going to let someone control him. A good thing that happens is Edna, Kathryn, and Meg form a girl's trio "Hades Ladies". They go through who they should target. Kathryn wants Clair gone after their earlier spat, plus feels like she'll cause problems. Edna also is thinking personally as she wants out Katniss. They end up being able to push both names out as the main targets in camp. Clair attempts to get the votes on Kathryn, but has a hard time getting anyone actually on board. Tribal actually ends up being 6-4 vote between Katniss and Clair. With 6 votes (The girls manage to pull in Sid, then convince the pair of Sauron and Scrat) Clair is gone. This leaves Patrick, Sergeant Hartman, and Katniss on the wrong side.

18th place

Clair- I really though Clair would do well considering her first run, but her placements have got lower and even lower this time. This was closer to her All-stars game in terms of gameplay rather than her really good first run.

Episode 4

Hades Ladies celebrate after a successful vote. Meg and Kathryn are now really close. Kathryn is also feeling smug as she has Sid locked in as a vote. Sergeant Hartman is furious and as expected goes off on the tribe. Patrick is also pissed, but he keeps his composure for now. Katniss simply feels uneasy. Edna and Katniss beef remains, as well as the beef between Edna and Sergeant Hartman. Hartman also has his beef with Patrick. On the Heroes, everyone is getting along well, but there is a lot of innerworkings in the web of relationships. Sully has the best standing, being in a leader figure position. This is followed by Peach and Mary Jane, who also are well liked. The boys still have their two alliances with Peach and Mary Jane, then Bingo and Diane respectively. Heroes then win reward and then go on to win immunity.

The Heroes have an easy day on the beach. During this time, Diane works on building more steady relationships. On the Villains tribe, the drama continues. Edna snaps and criticizes Scrat for only looking for nuts and doing nothing else. This actually pisses Scrat off, and he wants Edna gone. Despite being irritated with Scrat, Edna is more annoyed with Hartman. She is done with the way he talks to her and everyone else at camp. Hartman is openly stating his dislike for Patrick, finding him to be in his own words "Not rich enough to pay for a personality, shares one with being an A-hole.". Meanwhile with Clair gone, Sid now wants the other resident snark-er: Meg. Hartman realizes he is in danger, and he switches gears and now pushes for Scrat since he is a winner. The tribal ends up actually being a close vote between Scrat and Hartman. Though in a 5-4 vote, Hartman is sent packing. The girls alliance along with Scrat and Patrick sent him home, with Sauron, Sid, and Katniss (once again) being on the wrong side of the vote.

17th Place

Sergeant Hartman- I always find Sergeant Hartman to be a fun player, and even in his short time I think he still was interesting. Though his brash nature and confrontational personality will always be a problem for him.

Episode 5

Episode 5! Coming back to camp, Katniss is now frustrated with her position. Her feud with Edna also rages on. Scrat also now despises Edna, finding her bossy and controlling. Kathryn and Meg are the central duo. Kathryn is well aware she has Sid in her pocket. Sauron and Scrat are also a duo on the tribe, but with less control, much to Sauron's disdain. On the Heroes the standings remain the same, except Diane has now climbed the social ranks. The boys (Vision, Sully, and Indiana) remain the best positioned, although it's ultimately Sully who is individually in the best place. Cher who is in no actually alliance is still close to Sully, her only other tie being Peach. Then there is Mary Jane and Indiana who are closes to each other. The Heroes win reward, but the Villains win immunity.

At their camp, the drama between Edna and Katniss continues. Edna gets on Katniss case about being on the wrong side of the vote, and when Katniss can't hold her tongue, the two get into another argument. On the Heroes tribe, Sully increases his connections, checking in on all his relationships. Mary Jane attempts to do the same. Meanwhile, Peach and Vision check in to make sure they are still in this together. Diane then proposes a girl's alliance to Peach and Mary Jane, and they create a trio. Mary Jane wants to pull a blindside on Bingo, but Peach shuts it down. Coincidentally, Bingo had wanted a blindside on Mary Jane, but no one was on board. At this point, Cher wants out Diane as she feels like Diane is in a position she wants to be in. With Cher being the only one in no central alliance, she is actually target number 1. At tribal, everyone votes for Cher. Although for what would have been Cher's elimination, she plays her idol. Cher negates all 7 votes on her, and her singular vote sends Diane home.

16th place

Diane- So I actually really do think I'd like Diane to get a third run. Especially since she was genuinely doing a good job. If she wasn't idol out, she probably has a deep run.

Episode 6

After the previous vote, Cher has mixed feelings- she is ecstatic she stayed, but feels well...clueless (pun slightly intended) about the dynamics of the tribe, but she is aware she is on the bottom. Everyone else is surprised as they didn't see that idol play coming. Sully is actually fairly happy as he has a good relationship with Cher. While the boys still have their relationship with Mary Jane and Peach, their side alliance now is only with Bingo. Peach and Mary Jane have a final 2 deal now. On the Villains tribe, Edna wants to get more safety so she goes look for the idol and ends up finding it. It helps as everyone outside the Hades Ladies practically can't stand her. The bonds that do exist on the tribe outside the Hades Ladies is Scrat and Sauron, Kathryn and Sid, and Scrat and Meg. There is also tension arising now between Sauron and Patrick. At the immunity challenge, both tribes are shocked to learn that they'll both be attending tribal. They are also informed only one person from each tribe will win immunity. For the Heroes, Peach secures herself safety. On the villains, Katniss pulls off a clutch and much needed immunity win. The Villains then wins reward that gets them food, and the ability to watch the hereos tribal.

The Villains get to busy when they reach camp. Edna and Meg begin to bond more. This actually enrages Kathryn as she feels like Edna might steal her number 1. She gets even more fed up when she tries to push for Sauron, but Edna tries to argue it should be Scrat. The group eventually settle on Sauron as the more dangerous of the two. Sauron and Scrat discuss amongst themselves with Scrat suggesting Edna, while Sauron suggests Patrick. Though the two go into self-survival mode when they realize they are in trouble. The vote between Scrat and Sauron ends up being 5-3, with Sauron going home. The girls, Patrick, and Scrat voted for Sauron. Sid, Sauron, and Katniss (who is still on the wrong side of the vote) voted for Scrat.

On the Heroes tribe, Cher actually confronts Peach. She states Peach is supposed to be her friend, but she betrayed her. This leads to a bit of a back and forth, with Cher eventually deciding she is done with Peach. The main 5 (Sully, Indiana, Peach, Vision, and Mary Jane) agree to finally get Cher out, but in case of an idol again, they decide to split votes on Cher and Bingo. Although, this is where things get interesting. Mary Jane sees this vote split as an opportunity. She can finally take her shot and blindside Bingo. Mary Jane manages to convince Peach of this plan, and she then tips Cher off. At tribal everything is set, the plan is 4 votes on Cher, and 3 on Bingo. Although, when the votes are read...the boys are left shocked 4-3...Bingo is voted off. Mary Jane pulled off the blindside (Cher, Peach, Mary Jane, and Indiana voted Bingo), with only Sully, Bingo, and Vision voting Cher.

15th/14th

Sauron/Bingo- Sauron's game was okay, and pretty decent. He just ultimately had no influence other than Scrat, and the girls were running the Villains tribe. As for Bingo, I was so so sad for him to go cause I really wanted him to finally get his win. Although Bingo going early probably was going to happen eventually, this was a good blindside pulled off by Mary Jane.

Episode 7

When the Villains get back from tribal, the Hades Ladies are now in full control of the tribe. While the Hades Ladies are close, Edna still has the disdain of everyone outside of the alliance. Luckily, Meg has Scrat, while Kathryn has Sid, which is helpful. Katniss, who has been on the bottom and the wrong side of the vote, resents them. She doesn't really have good standings with anyone. On the Heroes, the boys are left shocked by the vote. Mary Jane and Peach play it off that they got confused about the vote split, which some of the boys believe (Sully), while the others (Indiana and Vision) do not. The Heroes win both immunity and reward challenge.

Coming back to camp, Vision does talk to Peach about the previous vote, and votes how he feels a bit betrayed about her not trusting him. Peaches then states how he is close with the boys, and the two have a bit of a disagreement of their positioning in the game. On the Villains tribe, the girls at first are settled on voting out Katniss. Although, Katniss happened to be crouching in the bushes listening to them. She then comes and questions why she is the target. She then snaps at Kathryn, stating all she does is follow Edna. Kathryn does not take this well, and this leads to a heated confrontation. The Hades Ladies has their own set of problems as they go back and forth between targteting Scrat and Katniss, but do eventually settle on Scrat.While the women are having this drama, Patrick who has been purposely maintaining a low profile, finally seizes his opportunity to grab more control in the game. He pulls in Scrat, who is now an easy number. He then also pulls in Sid. Then there is Kathryn. Kathryn makes a decision to jump ship of the Hades Ladies, and get in with the boys, hoping to betray and blindside Edna. This doesn't go without notice, and Edna has a bit of a freakout as she goes around camp confronting people to question if they are voting her out. From most people's responses she can tell something is up. At tribal, the planned blinside of Edna is full effect. That is when Edna stands up to play her idol. This cancels out everyone's vote, except for Edna and Meg who take out Scrat.

13th place

Scrat- I think Scrat played a well. He does a good job of switching to whichever side he needs to at the time. I will still give him credit cause as a winner he has yet to go out by just be voted out, he has been rocked out and now idoled out, but no one has ever just voted Scrat out. So his reputation stills stands.

Episode 8

The final 12, and now the Villains and Heroes tribe are equal in size. Edna is offended seeing she was almost voted off, and she is especially disappointed in Kathryn. Kathryn is annoyed the vote didn't go through, especially since this exposed her hand. She is still locked in with Patrick and Sid. Katniss is annoyed cause the one time she voted in the majority her vote was cancelled out lol. At this point, Patrick has set up as he now has a budding relationship with Sid and Katniss. On the Heroes, there is the main alliance of 5 (Sully, Peach, Vision, Mary Jane, and Indiana) although it has a gender divide within it. Cher is still on the outside, but she has good ties with Sully and Vision. Sully still has the best relationships on camp, followed by Mary Jane. For the challenges, the Heroes once again win immunity and reward.

The Heroes enjoy their reward pizza, garlic bread, brownies, and other assortments. Afterwards, Cher does talk with Indiana, she lets him know that she knows he has been after her. It becomes clear they are targeting each other. Sully and Mary Jane grow closer, while Vision strengths the bonds he has around camp. As soon as the Villains return to camp, there is an immediate scramble to find the idol. The Patrick and Kathryn are determined to make sure Edna doesn't get it. Ultimately, Kathryn finds it. Kathryn keeps this to herself. When Sid questions why they went idol hunting without him, Kathryn accidentally has her mask slip for a bit as she remarks that she is done babying him. While Edna is the preferred target, Patrick actually finds Meg to be more dangerous to his game. He tries to bait her into saying something that will get her in trouble, but he is instead met with sardonic quips as Meg can tell what he is trying to do. Meg and Edna talk about what they should do. Meg believes they go with Sid, but Edna argues Katniss is their best option. Edna actually manages to sway the trio alliance to do Katniss. When Katniss can tell where the vote is going she actually takes it out on Sid and calls him a follower. In the end, the tribe votes Katniss out.

12th place

Katniss- Even though Katniss didn't have a good social game, I still enjoyed her game. Her clutch immunity when in the double tribal episode was a fun and cool moment. Her rivalry with Edna was also a standout part of the pre-merge. The main issue is Katniss once again had a hard time meshing with her tribe.

Episode 9

The vote for the Villains actually went smoothly, but the divide is still clear. It is Edna and Meg vs Patrick, Sid, and Kathryn. Kathryn still has maintained her relationship with Meg despite switching sides. While Edna is the main target, Patrick has growing distrust and disdain for Meg. On the Heroes, Sully actually goes idol hunting early in the morning. After some searching, he finds the idol! Other than that, the dynamics of the Heroes tribe remains the same. The five are strong even though they have their fractions within the alliance. The Heroes streak continues with the challenges, they win both immunity and reward. Sid does end up getting hurt during the challenge.

Since Heroes can once again chill, Mary Jane just spends time bettering her relationships. When the Villains reach tribe, Meg and Edna feel screwed. Meg tries talking to Sid, hoping by some measure he would even consider flipping. It is no use as he stubbornly refuses. Kathryn then approaches Meg, being straight up that Edna is going, but she wants to make sure they are cool after. Meg can do nothing but just agree. Edna and Meg end up just spending the day together, knowing it could be their last day in the game together. Patrick talks to Sid and Kathryn, he confirms Edna as the target. At tribal, in a 3-2 vote, Edna is set home.

11th Place

Edna- I really loved Edna's game. She played a really fierce game, very strong-willed, and basically somewhat controlled the Villains tribe. It was interesting to see her rise and fall. She definitely was a big part of making the pre-merge gameplay fun as she wasn't scared of adding confrontation to her game, while also playing hard.

Episode 10- Merge

The merge has finally come! The remaining 10 players are elated as this was what they all had been hoping for. Now the next stretch of the game have become. Although, it is 4 villains and 6 heroes, and the tight knit bond of the heroes is apparent...which is not a good sign for the villains. There are close relationships among the Heroes: Sully and Cher, Mary Jane and Vision, and now Peach and Indiana. Although, overall the Hero 5 (Peach, Vision, Sully, Indiana, and Mary Jane) are practically locked in. While Kathryn is with Sid and Patrick, she feels closest with Meg coming into the merge. The final 10 come for the first immunity, and it is won by Peach.

The united tribe now return to one beach. Meg recognizes she will need the favor of the Heroes, so she begins talks with Vision. Vision also makes sure him and Sully are still solid. Cher also feels like the merge is a new leaf, so she begins trying to better her connections. On the other hand, Kathryn is cutting connections. She feels like she no longer needs Patrick and Sid, but will focus on just her own game. Patrick knows the villains are in the minority, but he tries to put attention on Mary Jane as the last remaining winner in the game...though it doesn't do much. Patrick decides to switch targets to someone easier to cut, that being Vision. The heroes discuss targets. Sully suggests Patrick, but Mary Jane feels like Sid is the better option. But when Sully states that Patrick is probably the villains biggest physical threat, they all settle on Patrick as the target. That is, Mary Jane still wants to take out Sid, and tries to get Meg and Kathryn on board with it. At tribal, the vote ends up in an interesting 5-3-2 vote that takes out Patrick. The Hero boys, Cher, and Meg (who saw an opportunity) all voted for Patrick. Peach, Mary Jane, and Kathryn voted for Sid, and lastly Sid and Patrick voted for Vision.

10th place

Patrick- I really did like Patrick game. Especially, he really began to find his footing on the Villains tribe. Unfortunately, he came into the merge with the lack of numbers so there wasn't too much he could do.

Episode 11

The first merge went as planned for most people. The Hero boy trio especially feel solid and good about the vote. Sid doesn't feel too good after losing Patrick. Kathryn and Meg are relying on each other, they still recognize they're on the bottom. The final 9 come to the immunity challenge. They are divided into 3 groups of 3: 1 (Cher, Kathryn, and Peach), 2 (Indiana, Sully, and Mary Jane), 3 (Vision, Sid, and Meg). Team 1 ultimately wins and gets to watch Treasure Island. Meg then goes on to win immunity, much to her own surprise considering who she is competiting against.

At camp, the heroes do show some friction. Indiana confronts and question Mary Jane for trying to flip and switch the vote onto Sid after they had all agreed-on voting Patrick. Mary tries to argue that she felt like it was the better move. The heroes five actually agree to do Sid this time. Cher is hoping to blindside Peach, but she realizes she doesn't have the numbers to make it happen. Originally, the villains consider Indiana and Sully are targets, but when Cher does float the name of Peach, they realize they can use that. They try to throw Cher under the bus. They can't tell if it works or not, but only tribal will tell. At tribal, the vote is between Cher and Sid. Sid does decide to cause chaos as he causes a live tribal. He brings up Cher's Peach plan again. This causes a lot of whisphering, Because of this chaos, Sully plays his idol just in case. Sid's last minute attempt ends up being in vain. With all the heroes 6 votes plus Kathryn, Sid is sent home with 7 votes. Only Meg voted with him for Cher.

9th place

Sid- Sid wasn't too shabby this season. I think Sid did a good job of aligning himself with where the power was. First working with Kathryn and the Hade Ladies, then linking up with Patrick. I think it was just a lack of numbers coming into the merge.

Episode 12, Part 1

With Sid gone, Kathryn and Meg know there is nowhere else to hide. It's very clear they are next. The heroes on the other hand feel good, the hero 5 have complete control. Though, there is Cher, and she actually does not feel good with the heroes. Especially, after her Peach plan go leaked. She still has close ties with Sully though. Sully has the best relationships, Mary Jane also is doing well. Although, quietly Vision has been subtly building his social standing and is becoming one of the better positioned players. At the next immunity challenge, Indiana wins immunity.

As they return to camp, Meg gets to work, she tries her best to find an in. She tries bonding with all the heroes, making herself available. Meg and Kathryn talk, and they make their final 2 official, knowing they need each other if they are to get to the end. Meanwhile, Mary Jane and Vision grow even closer. Indiana talks to the heroes, and they set their targets on Meg, he doesn't buy her trying to build connections with them. He actually persuades everyone that she is the best choice. Meg and Kathryn talk, Meg reasons that they take out Peach. Though someone is interested in making the move with them...Cher! At tribal, the hero five go ahead with the plan to take out Meg. That is when Kathryn stands up and struts up to play her idol on Meg. The heroes 5 votes are canceled. This leads to a blindside, as Kathryn, Meg, and Cher send Peach home.

8th place

Peach- Peach played a really good game. I would say everyone in the final 8 did. I think if she wasn't idoled out then, it would be interesting what would have happened. I think she probably could have reached the finale.

Episode 12, Part 2

Coming into the second part of episode 12, Meg and Kathryn are on a high after pulling off that idol play. Cher also for the first time feels confident, and she feels like she made the right move. Finally, she got Peach out. The hero 5, now 4, are shaken by what just happened. While everyone went to sleep, Meg and Kathryn decided they wouldn't rest until they found another idol. After all night searching, Kathryn finds another idol. As for relationships, Vision has quietly become the best socially positioned. Although, arguable him and Sully are in the same position. At the immunity challenge, Kathryn must be struck with luck as she wins immunity.

Vision tries to talk with Kathryn to see if they could work together in any shape or form, but Kathryn basically rejects him- slightly feeling high on her own supply, cocky due to the amount of protection she has. Kathyrn lets Meg know that she will play the idol on her, and they are good. Then there is Cher. Cher makes the decision to lock in with Meg and Kathryn. She feels like it is the best decision for her game. Cher then uses this as the chance to push the vote onto Indiana. Meanwhile, for the hero 4, with Kathryn safe, their only option is Meg. At tribal, the vote is a clear 4-3. Though as promised, Kathryn once again stands up. This time though she plays the idol on Meg. All 4 votes by the hero 4 are cancelled again. The new girl trio control vote again, and they send Indiana home.

7th place

Indiana- I always love having Indiana in the game. Even though he didn't get as far as his other two games, he still played a great game. He was definitely an integral part of the main 5 and the inner boys alliance, which I loved the hero boys trio.

Episode 13

The final 6! After that vote, the hero 4 definitely don't feel as solid. They lost two members back to back. Kathryn feels good as this is exactly what she did the season prior, which is dismantle the majority. Cher also now feels like she is in a better position, it is now a 3v3. In the morning it actually becomes an idol scramble. Everyone is searching. In the end, it is Meg who finds the idol, once again putting it in the villain girls hands. Despite the 3v3 divide, Vision and Meg actually have a great relationship with each other. At the reward challenge, everyone gets to see their loved one (Wanda, Peter Parker, Mike Wazowski, Sebastion Valmont, Hercules, and Josh respectively). They play in a challenge with their loved one, which naturally Vision and Wanda win. Vision then can take two of the other loved one pairs with him. He of course picks Sully and Mary Jane. Vision also wins immunity.

When they all return to camp for the vote, the 3v3 divide makes it unclear about what will happen. Sully and Vision talk, and they officialize their final 2. The hero 3 then meet up. Sully believes their best move is take out Meg, but Mary Jane brings up Kathryn. After discussion, they go with Kathryn as the more dangerous of the two. Meanwhile, the girl trio all agree they need to take out Mary Jane, cause she is still a winner that got this far. At tribal, it is very clear that it is a split. The vote is between MJ and Kathryn. Meg does play her idol, but she plays it for herself just to be safe. She realizes this was the wrong play as the votes come in for Kathryn. The vote ties 3-3 Kathryn and Mary Jane. The group is told to come to an agreement, which of the two should go or they'll go to rocks. They try to negotiate, but even between Cher's persuasive communication skills and Vision's logically rationalizations, they end up in a stalemate. Which brings them to the dreaded rocks. Tragically...Sully is rocked out.

6th place

Sully- Probably the most robbed. Sully was hands down one of if not the standout player of the season. He was playing such a strong game socially, was well rounded strategically, and was perfectly positioned. He definitely was probably the front runner to win. A tragic way to go out, but he definitely deserves a third run at the game.

Finale, Part 1

The final 5! Oh, how the tables have turned. Mary Jane and Vision are now sitting at the bottom. Kathyrn and Meg can't believe at how they had completely flipped the game, and they are on top. Cher herself is so excited considering the terrible position she was on the heroes' tribes. Kathryn and Meg though have a final 2. Though, with Sully gone, Vision has the best relationships. The contestants come to the final 5 immunity challenge, and Vision wins.

Mary Jane and Vision know they are in trouble. The two talk though, and they hangout as they try to figure out what to do. Mary Jane just suggest they just spend their last moments in the game together enjoying it. As this is happening, Cher decides to work on jury management as she begins making her rounds. Even though Mary Jane seems out, she doesn't give up. She makes a deal with Kathryn and Meg, promising she will take them to the final 3. Kathryn and Meg actually do consider this. Despite this, Vision still tells Mary Jane they should vote for Kathryn. Mary Jane hopes if she can get Kathryn and Meg to vote for Cher, they can at least tie the vote. At tribal, things don't go as the heroes hope...in 3-2 vote, Mary Jane is taken out.

5th place

Mary Jane- I was really impressed with Mary Jane this season. After her season 3 game, she really came in ready to change her reputation and she did. Mary Jane not only had a good social game, but she also made moves and controlled some votes. The Bingo vote was definitely one of the more impressive blindsides of the season that she pulled off. Overall, she was very socially aware and a lot more active in her gameplay this time around.

Finale, Part 2

The final 4 of Heroes vs Villains! At this point, Vision knows that he got this far and if he wants to win the only thing left to do is win immunity. Meanwhile, Kathryn and Meg are celebrating getting this far. They are one vote away from the finale. Cher herself is extremely proud of herself of making a comeback in the endgame stretch of the season. It is then time for the final immunity. This challenge being one that can determine who wins or loses. To everyone surprise, Megara actually wins the final immunity. Coming back to camp, Vision is a bit disappointed in himself. Although Vision doesn't give up. He goes to Meg and tries to persuade her to take out Kathryn. Meg does hear him out. Although, for Cher and Kathyrn the target is easy and clear. They arrive the final tribal council. Vision does make a long, speech and plea. Though despite his efforts, Vision is voted out 3-1.

4th Place

Vision- Vision was so close, if only he won the final immunity. I really do think Vision wins if he sits at the end. That being said, Vision played a very strong social game much like the others in his alliance. His social game was more on the down low, but I think he did a good job of making individualized relationships. He was also a very grounded and level-headed player.

3rd Place

Kathryn- After playing back-to-back, Kathryn made the final 3. I would say Kathryn is a bit of the Russel of the final 3. She had a great strategic game, used players when necessary, was cutthroat as expected. Although, she didn't build those social relationships needed to win.

2nd Place

Megara- I loved Megara's game! I think Meg is great at playing from the bottom, and it was nice to see her and Kathryn as a duo. Meg was very savvy and perspective as a player. She did a good job of knowing how to sit back, and work things finesse without drawing too much attention to herself. Just one vote short of the win.

1st Place!

Cher- After her two tragic exits, Cher finally wins! I would stay, ironically her winning game probably isn't her strongest game. She still played really well, and the way she turned her game around was impressive. The way Cher managed her game strategic and socially was good, even when playing from the bottom. Making her the winner of Season 20: Heroes vs Villains!

I think this was a great season. Great character moments, great strategic moments, fun idol plays, a very strong final 8 in terms of players. The Villain tribe did a great job of bringing drama, while the Heroes did a great job with strategy. Overall a very fun season.

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EPISODE 1:"THE PUPPET MASTER"

Finally,it feels so good to be back. Unlike ronaldo who scored 2 goals on uzbekistan and said he's back(just to go out 3 weeks later) we are back FOREVER!!!(hopefully gulp)

the episode starts with all 20 contestants entering and both tribes are gonna vote a leader because i mean we can't have a tribe with chaos can we? and rachel is selected leader(mainly because she won big brother) and book is chosen as the other leader due to her level-headedness. and foa foa win immunity. back at their camp,Amigo and Jake English form an alliance because well...they're both weird icl and keanu has a meltdown?? Gang your team just won the challenge pipe the fuck down. and meanwhile on the losing tribe,book forms an alliance with filbus because even if filbus looks...weird. He's harmless i mean the guy only eats chairs and also they invite natalie and russell even if the 2 have some...bad blood per se. Russell still thinks he's been robbed it's been 16-17 years let it go man. Now olivia is the target due to being useless as fuck but Sue rests at camp. Book,getting slightly paranoid as she doesn't want the tribe to be more useless,shifts the target onto sue and well since book is the team leader this gets a lottt of traction and only black hole votes olivia so sue gets blindsided 8-2.

20th:Sue(8-2) lowk sad

EPISODE 2:Taking candy from a baby

Part 1:The episoe starts with blackhole very upset ad wondering why the target shifted and russell just lies and says that sue simply asked the tribe to vote her off but didn't tell black hole. black holenow feels leftout. Oh and peeta is disguising as a rock ,trying to idol camp and eventually finds it. Peeta talks about how he remembered when katniss participated in season 3 and wasn't.....the most liked contestant per se and he kinda wants to fix that reputation of her girlfriend by playing an honest game. oh and russelll finds the idol because its russell man. oh and ironically galu won immunity after they voted out sue. at galu,olivia is feeling very down since she almost went home but natalie comforts her so yayyy. book also leaves the alliance but joins one with draken and lovity(i havent watched draken's show but lets jsut say draken is freaky as hell for lovity so they match each other's freak and book wants meatshields+ she invites natalie+ black hole,wanting to feel noticed,also joined) Oliwia works hard. meanwhile kaede is NOT locked in she's just being wayy too paranoid and gets into fights. despite this,she isn't the target!?? yea mad mew mew(triple m) was being very annoying the entire episode and despite keanu's meltdown's he was actually strog so triplem was sent home 7-3.

19th:Mad Mew Mew(7-3) thank god bro i didn't know what to do with her'

PART 2:Amiga is GLAZZZING amigo on how he deserved to be captain and amigo realizes she's right and they decide to start a coup against rachel reily?? (please plase i wasted my entire fucking budget just for her to be there) Galu wins...again!? maybe sue was holding them back huh. draken observes the other tribe and well aside from ragebaiting peeta nothing happens with him. why did draken do that?Well when lovity and draken were being fucking freaks lovity manipulates(seduces) draken into convincing book to let him observe the tribe so he could ruin peeta's nice image. Meanwhile peeta feels like shit due to crashing out live after he promsied he'd be honest and goofy. Lovity also knows about sir obisius 'loyalty and forms a alliance with him. kaede overhears amigo and amiga planning the coup but the two notice kaede and get fucking scared and kaede tells everyone about the coup but since kaede was a total wreck in the previous part no one trusts her except Noah but kaede's voted out 7-2

18th:Kaede(7-2)

EPISODE 3:"IT'S CALLED A RUSSELL SEED.

Amiga wonders why she got 2 votes but amigo tells her to not think much of it as they still have time to plan it out. Meanwhile Noah wants to investigate and see if they coup is true because well he's bored and he's done nothing except be sarcastic and snarky so he starts asking amigo and amiga questions but they just keep deflecting. meanwhile mia is celebrating kaede's departure. oh and also amiga informs jake about the coup and jake is IN. oh and galu CANT STOP WINNING!. meanwhile Russell hates watching Lovity manipulate people because well that's HIS thing not hers but russell doesn't know what she's done but he knows obisius is sensitive and just tells him lovity called him a "poopyhead" behind his back and that was enough to leave the alliance. meanwhile amigo forms an alliance with mia wanting more people on the coup but after he tells mia she is disgusted as she like's rachel's leadership and it causes a whole 1-sided public verbal fight but noah,wating more evidence,calms everyone down and eventually despite his strength keanu earned enough hatred to get voted out 7-1....7-1 i swear i've heard that before(cough brazil v germany 2014)

17th:Keanu(7-1) calm tf down big bro

EPISODE 4:"HUNGRY FOR A WIN."

Obisius is woken up at a crisp 2 am to observe the other tribe and even with a clue this doofus doesn't find the idol...sad. :( oh and also mia and peeta fight and this makes peeta more nervous so he starts being overly nice...but it's annoying everyone. Foa foa wants to win and they finally do thanks to rachel! Amiga is grateful that they won and tells mia that her(amiga) and amigo's coup was just a shitty joke that backfired and mia ironically believes this. Filby targets draken since he feels like draken has 0 soul at all+his alliance agrees but book is skeptical because she actually feels bad because olivia is working herself to death and wants to put her out of her misery and convinces bla hole to vote her. Now lovity doesn't want her pawn out so she gets draken to convince obisius to vote oliwia but he doesn't want too but for plot reasons he lowk js hypnotizes obisius intovoting her. natalia is angry and blames russell..but it actually wasn't him and russell is angry that lovity isn't out(also draken)

16th:Olivia(5-4) I feel kinda bad for her she was doing so well man

EPISODE 5:"WALKING ON THIN ICE...THIS IS THE MAN TEST."

its a double tribal?! uh oh. galu wins the reward challenge but at an expense they go to tribal first. Natalie,mad and blaming russell,proposes to book that they vote him but book,not wanting to lose numbers,tells her they should still vote draken and natalie is too tired to argue. meanwhile lovity's target is filbus due to being a social threat but obisius likes filbus and disagrees so he leaves the llaince and flips his vote. russell gets very hopeful,but it ties and russell gets cucked on rocks. :(

15th:Russell(rocked out,oh and don't worry russell exposed lovity on the way out)

Oh and can't forget the other tribe! noah finds out that the coup wasn't a shitty joke and lowk exposes amigo,amiga,and jake. but mia trusts the 3 and feels like noah is lying to save himself especially with how unhelpful he's been in challenges lately and noah goes to peeta for backup and peeta just oesn'twanna be next an tells him majority rules. jake thought that it wa shim,amigo,or amiga and voted amiga in panic

14th:Noah(5-2. aw shucks welp there goes another 2nd chance spot)

EPISODE 6:"HOUDINI MAGIC"

Obisius gets one more chance to find the idol but fails miserably.oh and natalie finally realizes book lied to her all along and is angry but doens't matter as galu wins immunity. draken is mad atobisius for voting him but obisius ignores him #fairs. meanwhile filbus has found the idol and feels invincible. Rachel finds a note Noah wrote on his notebook that he left here and eventually finds out that the coup is true and exposes it.mia,liking rachel,turns on amiga,amigo,and jake. amiga,amigo,and jake frantically target mia with peeta on board as he wants mia out. but...amigo does somethingcrazy. he gambles and convinces jake to vote amiga since the alliance is dead but doesn't wanna get caught in the crossfire and he relcutantly does that,betraying his day 1....but can't bring himself too and votes mia. thankfully peeta flips on the re-vote,sending amiga home.

13th:Amiga(3-3,3-1.) my writing is amazing dude.

EPISODE 7:"ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE!"

MERGEE!! First ever merge with over 10 people too. the merge happens,everyone eats. oh and peeta and book win.amigo is mad at jake not following his plan and targets jake. meanwhile book apologizes to natalie and jsut tells her she simply needs to do what she needs to do to win and leaves before natalie can respond. In the end,lovity convinces a good amount of people to send obisius home for being a threat and even filbus flips and wastes his idol cause draken convinced him into thinking he was cooked

12th:Obisius(7-5) Imagine if he found that idol

EPISODE 8:"TASTES LIKE CHICKEN."

the episodes starts with amigo mad a=that his plan didn'twork and he's losing cotrol. rachel consoles jake,telling him he made the right choice and atleast bettered his morals. book got another win,and after the challenge,filbus was a target due to wasting his idol but book finally came to her senses and voted out draken. peeta and natalie become friends and heck lovity betrays him.

11th:Draken(6-5) ooh shii

EPISODE 9:"THE DAY OF RECKONING"

Black Hole wonders if he's gone way too far in voting out the right people but fibby tells him it is not too late. peeta wins immunity and well jake and fibby are targets meanwhile book,natalie,and black holen +jake realized fibby votedout obisius and target him buttt lovity convines fibby,jake,and black hole to vote out mia,telling lies by saying that she pulled the strings and forced her to vote obisius. mia gets sent out but this makes peeta thrilled,as he was gonna vote fibby but threw his vote at jake to send out mia

10th:Mia(4-3-3) got nun to say here.

EPISODE 10:"OFF WITH THEIR HEADS."
Amigo realizes now that it's the merge he has no team to captain...but he could manipulate people. Oh and the auction happens but WE don't care. Lovity wins immunity. natalie finds the idol meanwhile rachel likes lovity and realizes she is a meatshield and aligns with her+peeta is the target for being a social threat. but peeta,book,natalie,and amigo vote fibby and amigo,wanting to earn trust,tells peeta that people are targeting him so fibby gets idoled out.

9th:Fibby(4-*5.) maybe you shouldn't have wasted your idol the other time,huh?

EPISODE 11:"DAMAGE CONTROL."

Lovity is angry but is glad that it wasn't her. Thankfully Natalie wins immunity. rachel wants revenge on amigo for what he did during the pre-merge and convinces people to vote him out but lovity doesn't like that since SHE wants to be the only one who can manipulate so she convinces people tovote peeta. Natalie and Book only do so because they know the odds aren't in their favor,so peeta gets sent out 6-2.

8th:Peeta(6-2.) loved peeta,he leaves this game somewhat fixing the mellark/everdeen reputation name.

part 2:Natalie wins another immunity and then asks black hole if he feels good mindlessly betraying people and he says no but he doesn't wanna be left out but natalie tells him he has a place at home with his alliance and amigo and rachel finally clash but amigo gets sent home with jake finally at ease

7th:Amigo(5-2.) he was veryyy fun.

EPISODE 12:"TWO BRAINS ARE BETTER THAN ONE."

Jake is so happy about amigo's elimination. meanwhile natalie grabs another win while book apologizes to black hole about lying during the pre-merge as she has cometo her senses. but rachel makes a foolish move to target black hole,and lovity finally eases her way in to blindside rachel as jake found black hole a bit annoying.

6th:Rachel(4-2.) there shall only be one captain.

EPISODE 13:"THIS GAME AIN'T OVER"(FINALE)

Part 1:FINALE NIGHHTTT BABEEEYYY. Book wins immunity as lovity targets natalie for being a challenge beast. meanwhile she tries manipulating black hole and jake but jake has had enough and decides to be independent and vote lovity and black hole decides to think for himself and he's been tired of lovity's manipulating but votes natalie to give her false hopse.

5th:Lovity(3-2.) man what an excellent villain she was

part 2:book decides to give natalie immunity meanwhile it is between black hole and jake but black hole puts himself on the table saying that he has done enough and is glad that he found redemption before he left and allows himself to get voted out with jake happy.

4th:Black Hole(3-1) truly one of the characters of all time.

part 3:it is time for the jury to cast their votes.

first vote...Book.

2nd vote...Natalie.

3rd vote...Jake.

4th vote...Natalie.

5th vote...Natalie.

6th vote..Book.

7th vote...Jake.

the winner of randomvivor:samoa...NATALIE!!!

3rd/2nd:Book and Jake. (2-2-5)these two did extraordinaly well and i thought jake would be a no vote finalist so kudos to him on tying for second

1st:Natalie White!(5-2-2) just like canon natalie won lol.

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It’s that time again! After an enthralling return with two great seasons, Bunny’s Pokemon Big Brother is returning with a new installment! This time around we’re going a little personal. We are going to the region with my favorite Pokemon: Unova!

We are taking submissions for Pokemon originating in the Unova region. From Tepig to Litwick to Cryogonal to Jellicent and everything in between. If they’re from Unova, they’re free game. Let’s see which Unovan local can represent the joys of this region’s Pokemon the best!

Submissions (up to 2 per person):

Name:
Species:
M/F/other:
Hometown (can be not Unova as long as the pokemon is a Gen 5, Unova Pokemon):
Mini Bio/Personality:

Spots Full: (16/16)
7 M
7 F
2 NB

I’ll get to work on this shortly!

Hello yall! 🍋‍🟩

I am happy to deliver a new batch of episodes, with episode 3 and 4 being the end of the initial tribes as the next episode a swap will occur 🍊

I was happy with how the episodes turned out asi set up some new dynamics and had fun writing them. Some of the votes are a bit more classic but its mostly because its an old school type of season. 🫐

Who are your favorites? Who do you think is most likely to win? 🥞

Stay tuned for more!

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Okay, finally finish up for the Villains doc! I definitely had fun picking out the villains. It was a bit hard, since there was a lot of good choices. Although, of course there will be more returnee seasons in the future. I hope you enjoy the cast though!

Survivor Movie Mayhem 20: Villain's Cast Reveal

This is just a link to the heroes if you want to see it again

Survivor Movie Mayhem 20: Heroe's Cast Reveal

I still have school, so the season should be around Wednesday/Thursday hopefully.

Soooo… is this site basically just Pokémon sims and physical objects now? 😭 Does no one make sims with their own characters anymore?

Unlike the next batch of contestants, Themed Survivor is still with us. Season 22 is looking for public figures (celebrities, historical figures, etc.) that have already met their demise, whether it was untimely or when they were old af. Can you guess what survivor twist will have to be included with such a theme, as well? 

For season 22, please submit 1-2 public figures of any kind who are dead. If you submit someone obviously controversial or something like that, they will not be cast. 

Optional: You can choose your character’s skill ranking (1-5) for one of the following categories: Physical, Endurance, Mental, Social, Temperament, or Strategic. If you do this, one of the other stats (chosen at random by me) will be given the opposite ranking. All other stats will remain a 3.

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Bunny’s Pokémon Big Brother is back on with the Master Contest!!!

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Welcome one and all to the grandest stage of all in Hearthome City’s contest stadium. Our fifteen contestants will be living isolated in the contestant house within the contest hall while they compete against each other for the contest trophy! But that’s not all! This season we have two new hosts to represent the season. This contest duo has won countless trophies competiting with and against each other.  With the cutest charms and the most beautiful voice rivaling a siren, Angel the Primarina!   Cool as his shiny blue ridges, the quickest and most clever wit, and a surprising toughness, Empire the Shiny Gallade! 

Angel: Thanks for having me. I cannot WAIT for all of our contestants to compete to attempt to rival me.

Empire: Rival us, darling. But more importantly, they have to get through each other first.

Angel: Correct, my dear. What say you we introduce our qualities?

Empire: Tough, Cool, Beauty, Clever, Cute. Let’s meet our contestants representing these qualities!

Tough:

Charlotte the Ariados – Oldest of 12 siblings, Charlotte has shown she has not only physical toughness, but mental resilience and strength by taking care of her siblings. She is always giving 100% in everything she does and that includes this game. But will this game be enough to mentally break her?

Mörður the Piloswine – A single father who has never taken a day to himself, this show is no vacation for Mörður.  He is a fisherman, a father, a provider, a gentleman…and a softie. This game is a way to provide for his family and his kid. But can he learn to play for himself?

Randy the Pancham – This Kalosian runt has been itching at the bit for a good battle his whole life. Hailing from Kiloude city, a city with no gym, Randy hasn’t been able to do much fighting. But his fists are pared and ready to go in this competition. But will it prove to be a tougher enemy than he has ever faced?

Cool:

Giussepe the Octillery – Are you ready to get inked up? Giussepe has got you covered. In Olivine city, Giussepe’s art designs are seen for how talented and sleek they are. He is dedicated to his craft and has made the world snazzier through doing so. But can he animate himself a win in this game?

Santiago the Scraggy – Cool is Santiago’s middle name. Well, he doesn’t have a last name but that doesn’t matter. Santiago is a natural-born leader, hiding his discipline and hard-working demeanor behind a nonchalant façade. But when the going gets tough in this game, will Santiago still keep his cool?

Smudge the Trubbish – Smudge knows all too well what it means to be overlooked and stigmatized. Yet he has worked his whole life to reverse the stigmas on him. What’s cooler than being environmentally savvy? He wants to use the show to show that just because he looks like trash, doesn’t mean he has to be trash.

Beauty:

Antonio the Grovyle – Beauty is how we change the world around us according to Tony. A playwright and an actor, Tony uses his talents to make the world a better place. He knows how pretty he is, but chooses to remain humble when he can and let his talent and work speak for himself. But can he act out a successful run in this house?

Lexi the Araquanid – Forget “Beauty is pain”, Lexi knows that Beauty is everything. All her life, Lexi has lived the dream, partying it up with her natural beauty. She knows that you don’t need a sob story to get ahead, just live an easy life like her. But will this game be as easy-breezy beautiful as she thinks?

Snezhana the Alolan Ninetales – Beauty is also more than surface deep according to Hana. Stunningly beautiful, she believes that her real beauty is the ice sculptures she makes. Don’t be fooled though, she may be an ice sculptress, but she is one fiery diva if you cross her.

Clever:

Gal the Miltank – Wait what is this beauty doing in Clever category? We must have made a mistake. Or that’s what she would have you believe. And Gal will make you believe. Gaslight, gatekeep, girl-boss; there’s nothing Gal won’t do to get ahead. Maybe this manipulative wit is what really drove her here.

Orson the Electivire – A…mini golf world champion? Sure…that qualifies for Clever. Jokes aside, Orson knows how to calculate angles and power and has an uncanny perception of physics. Though his life has faded into obscurity, he plans to win and revitalize his own mini golf course with the prize.

Ribbon Jr. the Eevee – Adopted son of a reality TV legend, R.J. has been studying his whole life for a moment like this. Witty, clever, but a little anti-social, can his knowledge of this show allow him to shine like his father?

Cute:

Ira the Hisuian Sneasel – Ira has never taken anything in life too seriously. She just smiles and giggles when people call her cute.  She intends for this game to be as fun as her tailoring hobby and won’t force herself to break a sweat if she can avoid it. But can this attitude really see her win the game?

Sugar the Dolliv – Sweet as pie yet bitter as an olive, Sugar is the definition of “I’m just a baby.” She goes through life carefree because just look at how cute she is!! This attitude got her fired from multiple jobs so honestly, she just needs the money because she can’t hold down a job.

Manu’olanakeiki the Dondozo – From Casseroya lake cascades this showboat of a Pokémon. Manu is a water polo all-star, swiftly swimming through the waves. Yet his true passion is to make people smile and say “awwww” when they see him. Will his secret talents shine through in this game, or will he go back home with no prize?

Angel: Oh, those are some lovely stories, I can’t wait to see how they all collapse in this house!

Empire: In just a moment here we will get to see it live as our first Head of Household is about to begin.

Angel: Ah yes!  A talent show where the contestants shine as bright as they can and then vote for who they believe represented their talents the best! Let’s welcome the contestants to the stage!

First Talent Ribbon: Our contestants walk up to the stage one by one, cheers from a live audience. One by one they present their talents. Hana makes several dazzling ice sculptures. Tony reads a dramatic monologue to little applause. Gal uses a rollout that fizzles out. Randy shows off some fiery martial arts. Ira makes a dress in under one minute. Smudge ties cherry stems in his mouth to knit an impressive sweater. Charlotte plays a game of Tetris and a game of Solitaire at the same time and gets a high score in both. Orson pulls off a trick shot in minigolf. R.J. recites every knows location of every evolution item. Sugar just kind of stands there all cute like. Giussepe graffities the ground. Manu puts on a rather nervous aerobic routine.  Santi does impressive break dance routine. Lexi performs a sleek high dive, and MÖ impressively skewers several plush fish from the air in a masterful demonstration of his skill. The votes come in and the top 3 vote getters are Orson, R.J. and Giussepe. The winner of the Twinkling Star Ribbon is… R.J.!

Week 1:  The contestants are ushered into the privacy of the guest house built into the contest hall. They all celebrate each other’s talents and have an opening night feast, in which R.J. is celebrated for his victory! Santi is the first to make it to the HOH room and him and R.J. get along really well and decide to form a secret duo.  Meanwhile, Lexi notices the fewer number of girls than guys and decides to pull the girls in to form an alliance. Gal, Sugar, Hana, and Ira bite, but Charlotte doesn’t believe they should split it on gender so soon. She spends more time with Giussepe and Tony and spills to them about the potential alliance. Tony takes this to Santi with Mo and Orson in the room, and they decide to form a counter alliance. Santi then takes this info to R.J., who decides to nominate Lexi and Gal to combat this alliance. Smudge and Manu are chosen for the veto. Gal gets HG choice and goes all in on her girl’s alliance by choosing Sugar to compete for her. This proves a smart choice, as Sugar ends up winning the veto.

R.J. gets suspicious of Santi for forming another alliance with the old men without telling him. Santi tells him that Hana or Ira should go up as renoms, as Sugar is certain to use the veto on Gal. Sugar shocks everyone though by using the veto to save Lexi, who she absent-mindedly reveals she trusts more than Gal. R.J. decides that Gal is most likely going home against anyone, so he puts up Orson to send a message to Santi.  Giussepe and Charlotte spend time bonding over how they grew up on the outside of society and learned from it. Orson lashes out at Tony, believing him to be the reason he went up as a nom. Tensions rise in the house and Smudge notices. He pulls the houseguests in with a skit about recycling. It’s kind of corny, but the houseguests appreciate the levity. Charlotte’s continual insistence of not siding down a gender line annoys the girls, but Manu and Smudge also don’t like that she is refusing to interact with some of the girls. They decide to try and flip the vote on Orson. Smudge approaches Lexi about it, but she has decided that Gal is too conniving and needs to go. They get into an argument over it that Hana overhears.

At the eviction, Orson points out how clearly the girls are working with each other, and they need to be wary of tight alliances. Gal tries to rally the girls with her, stating that obviously the guys are working with each other. The votes are very up in the air. By a vote of 6 – 6, we have a tie. R.J. ponders his vote. Does he take a swing at Santi, or does he commit to making sure the girls can’t rally together? By a vote of 7 – 6, Gal you are evicted.

Angel: Wow! A tied vote in the first eviction? We have quite the tumultuous house already?

Empire: Indeed, we do! R.J. used his Clever strength here to oust a certain enemy. How do the girls move on from this though?

Angel: Only way to find out is by running the next Ribbon Competition!

Second Ribbon Competition: For the Agility Ribbon, the houseguests compete in an obstacle course to collect shiny gems to put on a crown. The contestant with the most gems will win. Manu glides through the course with his dancing. Randy uses his natural agility to dive and weave. Giussepe uses his natural flexibility to slink around the course uncannily. The winner of the Agility Ribbon is… Manu!

Week 2:  Smudge visits Manu in the HOH room, and the two conclude that the girl’s alliance isn’t a threat yet, and the loudest people against it are sitting too comfy in the game. Manu decides that Charlotte is only allowing the guys to get closer.  Smudge recommends Mo or Orson as the second, as they are both physically strong and have chosen to align together. Manu decides on Mo. Post-noms, Ira confronts Lexi about the vote flip, but Lexi convinces her that Gal was too loud and too uncertain for their games. They need to lie low. Ira agrees, but goes to Sugar to vent. Sugar shares Lexi’s sentiment that the three of them should stay close and throw Hana under the bus if the going gets tough, as the Cutes should stick together. Orson, Giussepe, and Hana play in the veto. Orson and Mo prove their strength as a duo when they are the top two. Mo pulls ahead and wins.

 Needing to pick a renom, Manu is setting on Orson, who didn’t win the veto. Hana joins him and Smudge to point out that Santi is actually holding a lot of that side of the house together. She says he is a pretty safe vote. Manu agrees and Santi goes up next to Charlotte. Hana reports to Lexi, Ira, and Sugar that she was successful in getting them saved, and it makes the girls trust her more. R.J. and Randy start a battle with each other, where things get out of hand and they mess up Sugar’s bed.  She just kind of laughs and then sleeps on the mess because life is too short to take it too seriously and she is lazy. The old man duo goes to Tony and Giussepe, deciding between Santi or Charlotte. They start to think Santi might be playing them and they need to get the votes to flip on him.

At the eviction, Charlotte tries to appeal to the houseguests to keep her for being a strong competitor who can be a vote to them. Santi plays the angle that Charlotte was against most of the house from the start. The votes are in, by a vote of 8 – 3, Charlotte you are evicted.

Angel: Oh that is rough. She was so sweet but made too big of a name too soon.

Empire: Unfortunately, you can’t be too big out the gate in a fireworks factory such as this cast.

Angel: But you can shock and awe. Speaking of which, lets play this next Ribbon Competition!

Third Ribbon Competition: For the Shock Ribbon, the contestants navigate a ball through an electric maze to get it into various checkpoints. The person who uses the least number of strikes, wins the competition. You’d think Orson would excel at this competition, but a slight miscalculation due to time pressure causes him to fall behind. Tony, Mo, and Ira end up proving dominant. The winner of the Shock Ribbon is… Mo!

Week 3:  Mo and Orson celebrate in the HOH room. They let Santi in, but not Giussepe or Tony, who are quite confused.  Smudge senses that the house is quite split. Ira, Sugar, Hana, and Lexi are close, as are Orson, Mo, Santi, and Giussepe. Tony and R.J. are allied with, but not close to the guy’s side, and are a good place to play the middle.   When Mo puts up Ira next to R.J., he confirms that R.J. is a position he needs to leverage.  Mo wants the girls out at first, Ira being the perceived dominant player on that side. Manu, Sugar, and Giussepe join them in the veto, but the competition comes down to the two noms. Ira pulls ahead and wins it.  Ira gets to work before the veto ceremony, trying to get the competition against R.J. to save her gals. Smudge and Ira realize they are working for different causes. Lexi is put up to replace Ira.

Smudge and Manu work on Giussepe, Tony, and Randy, convincing them that Lexi is a threat and will win more competitions and is the head of the snake. Ira works on Mo and Orson, working the angle that Santi is closer to him than them. They approach Santi, who doesn’t want to be on the wrong side of them.  Manu goes to Santi to get him to keep R.J., believing him to be the biggest vote to keep him. But Santi is fresh with emotions from Mo and Orson, and gets in a fight with Manu for trying to flip the vote. Smudge tries to distance himself from Manu in the fight and bonds with a few people in the house. Him and Randy bond over growing up trying to be better than their birth. Smudge wants for trash to not be seen as bad, and Randy wants to be able battle more than his home town allows.

At the eviction ceremony, R.J. appeals to his allies that were previously against the girls’ alliance. Lexi tries to sway the other side of the houses votes by pointing out R.J. winning a ribbon already. The votes are in. By a vote of 7 – 3, R.J. you are evicted.

Empire: Talk about tables turning, R.J. went from power to loss in such a quick turnaround.

Angel:  Oh sweet sorrow! He had so much potential.

Empire: Potential is only as strong as how you use it. So let’s see how the houseguests use theirs in this ribbon competition.

Fourth Ribbon Competition: In the fourth ribbon competition, the houseguests race on a topsy turvy race course in order to get the Effort Ribbon. Smudge, Ira, and Manu are the frontrunners. Smudge’s focus, Manu’s control, and Ira is just enjoying herself! The winner of the Effort Ribbon is… Ira!

Week 4:   Ira is so happy to be HOH and just be carefree finally.  She is set on keeping Lexi, Hana, and Sugar safe, but starts considering letting Hana go when she gets suspicious of the fox playing the middle. Santi and Tony put in work to avoid them or the old men from getting nominated. They throw Randy on the bus for not fully committing to working with anyone. Ira puts up Randy and Giussepe, who she sees as too close to Charlotte’s previous views of house dynamics. Hana, Orson, and Manu play in the veto. When Manu drops, Hana and Ira know the noms will stay the same so just play for fun. Hana ends up winning.

The veto remains unused and the noms have to work to gain votes.  A chance encounter in the pantry sees Santi, Ira, and Smudge all briefly think about how they represent the three fragments of the house with its’ middle. They don’t say a word but the thoughts are there. After this, Lexi tries to tell Hana and Ira how the week should be played. Ira is tired of Lexi telling her how to play and lays into her.  Orson and Tony have a heart to heart about them not being as close. Tony realizes he might need to let Giussepe go and Orson considers if he would let Mo go if his game necessitated it. They laugh and hope neither needs to see an ally leave. Randy approaches Smudge and Manu, considering them middle of the house. He says that they could control the votes each week by playing the middle. The fish and trashbag consider the offer. 

At the eviction, Randy pitches that he is a free vote right now, ready to move forward with the house. Giussepe says that he wants to continue to play and make art in the house. The votes are in. By a vote of 8 – 1, Giussepe you are evicted.

Empire: Talk about collateral damage. Giussepe stood no chance with either side of the house.

Angel: I’d say it speaks more to the work of his enemy that he lost.

Empire: I suppose you’re correct. Good on Randy for navigating this week so well.

Angel: But the whole game lies ahead, lets see what it brings with this Ribbon Competition.

Fifth Ribbon Competition: Competing for the Tower Ribbon, the HGs stand on the edge of a tower overlooking a pool. Santi and Lexi drop first. Orson and Randy follow not too long after. Manu lasts a while but loses focus and slips. Hana falls due to a surprise confetti explosion. Mo gets distracted and falls. Smudge doesn’t want to win but is holding on really well. Sugar is absolutely determined to continue the momentum of Ira’s HOH. Tony regrets voting out Giussepe and wants vengeance. The winner of the Tower Ribbon is… Tony!

Week 5:  Tony meets with Orson and Mo in the HOH room. They decide to lock in on the girls with all four of them being potential nominees. Randy approaches Smudge to pitch the middle of the house idea again. Floating that they are in a prime position. Smudge wants to play this game but doesn’t want Randy to dictate it for him. Another chance encounter in the pantry sees Ira, Santi, and Smudge voicing how they could decide how the house goes with each swayed vote. They need more votes to do this so Ira pulls in Hana while Smudge confirms with Randy. He tries to get Manu but Manu isn’t completely on board with working with the guys and Santi. Tony sees Ira and Lexi as the big controlling votes of the girls’ side and puts them up. Sugar takes a weird offense to this. She says that she should be seen as doing more because she wants to be! Tony does a double take but says sure…she could be the renom if she wants. This isn’t enough for Sugar, who goes on to prove herself by winning the veto.

Ira and Lexi both want Sugar to save them. Ira recognizes that if she were to be saved, Hana and Lexi sit next to each other, and Hana isn’t as close to Sugar as she is. She thinks that with her middle alliance, she is safer next to Lexi.  Ira and Sugar decide not to use the veto. Tony was ready to put the two Beauty girls next to each other, and is shocked Ira would want to stay up.  Randy seems to be going around the house feeling safe, causing some houseguests to be suspicious. Mo has a breakdown about this to Orson and Tony. Lexi meanwhile, hates being on the block, calling it boring and not fun at all.

At the eviction ceremony, Lexi says that she is definitely going to be the best one to keep around. Ira says she is happy to play the game, but wants to keep playing. The votes come in, by a vote of 8 – 1, Lexi you are evicted.

Empire: Turns out you do need a social game in this game!

Angel: Well… you’re not wrong. But I wish the Beauty could have stayed longer.

Empire: The cutes remain intact and all others have lost one at least. Let’s see if they can keep that lead.

Angel: The only thing that matters is who wins the Ribbon Competition.

Sixth Ribbon Competition: Competing for the Ability Ribbon, the contestants use their skills to transport tea for a group of thirst Polteageists. Ira uses extra caution to crawl through the competition without spilling any tea. Hana goes through quickly, but with precision, losing some tea but getting more cups across. Sugar is very carefree and glides through the comp, transporting many cups at the loss of a bunch of tea. The winner of the Ability Ribbon is… Hana!

Week 6: Hana confides in Smudge and Randy that she wants to set the two sides of the house against each other, and is tired of working with the girls only. Randy thinks this is a great idea but Smudge recommends taking caution and targeting the guys who have more players left. Tony catches on that Randy might be playing double agent and gets back to Mo and Orson about this. Hana puts up Sugar and Mo in an attempt to divide the house.  She tells Sugar she is a pawn, but Sugar is unsure. Tony, Santi, and Ira play in the veto. Tony keeps up with Hana and Sugar, hoping to save his pal. But Sugar ends up winning to prove herself.

With Sugar for sure coming down, Smudge goes to Hana to realign her with deciding on one side of the house. Him and Hana go back and forth but decide that Tony is good at competition and that he needs to be up next to Mo for a competitive threat to go home. Smudge also says that it’s good that one side of the house will for sure lose a number and maybe crack. Tony is venting about being on the block when Randy comes with his ego and pisses him off. The two have a fight where Randy storms off. While trying to calm down in the living room, Randy is approached by Manu. The two bond quite a bit, with Tony respecting Manu’s art. Manu takes a liking to Tony and hopes to keep him in the game longer. Orson wants to keep Mo and Randy, pissed at Tony tries to convince Santi, Smudge, and Ira to keep Mo too.

At the eviction, Tony downplays his competitive prowess in comparison to Mo, claiming that he can’t keep up with the other in competitions. Mo appeals to the emotional side, saying that he wants to play the best game that he can for his kid. The votes come in. By a vote of 4 – 3, Mo you are evicted.

Empire: This just in, painting a bigger target on your back results in more people aiming for that target,

Angel: He played too big too fast, but can you blame him.

Empire: … I mean yes, but also, I love the guy so I can see where he came from an—Wait a minute.

Angel: Oh, we forgot didn’t we! The surprise eviction!! The double is here! Someone else is leaving tonight.

Double Ability Ribbon Lightning Round:  With no time to think, everyone replays a lightning round of all of the first ribbon competitions, with the loser getting eliminated each round. In the talent round, Tony gets the boot. In the gem round, Sugar transports the least gems. In the shock round, Orson shocks with his miscalculation. In the cart racing round, Smudge spins out. In the tower round, Randy falls first. In the tea carrying round, Ira spills too much. Santi and Manu go head-to-head in a sudden death match. The winner of the Double Ability Ribbon is…Manu! Manu puts up Santi, a competitor, next to Randy, who he believes is playing the middle. Ira, Hana, and Smudge play the veto. Manu ends up winning. The veto is unused.  

Randy and Santi face eviction. Randy hopes that the girls are on his side, while Santi pitches his discipline to his side of the house. The votes are in. By a vote of 4 – 2. Randy you are evicted.

Empire: There goes flying too close to the sun. Randy tried very hard but ended up just barely too visible.

Angel: Apparently any visibility is too much

Empire: Au contraire, mon souer.  A lot of chaos may be happening, but some visible threats manage to remain invisible.

Angel: Whatever you say.

Empire: I say we do a midgame analysis of the house.

Angel: Wait… I love this idea.

Midgame Analysis: The house is fractured. The “guys” and the “girls” represent loose splits of the house. Ira and Sugar remain close, hoping Hana wants to be with them, but the fox is ready to play the middle and choose who has power most before them. Orson and Tony believe Santi is with them, but the Scraggy is hesitantly considering forming a truce that could always control the vote.  Smudge and Manu remain truly in the middle. Smudge is juggling the needs of Ira and Santi, while Manu is hoping that a relationship with Hana can go a long way. It appears like the house order is… Tony, Orson, Santi… Smudge, Manu…, Hana…, Ira, Sugar. Mayhaps? Sounds good to me.

Eighth Ribbon Competition: Everything thrown into chaos, the houseguests are encouraged to chill for the Relax ribbon. They must use their observational skills to locate a bunch of hidden shiny Pokémon in the crowd.  Santi, Tony, and Sugar remain the most composed. The winner of the Relax Ribbon is…Sugar!

Week 7:  Sugar is happy to win, because it means she gets to have a laidback week. In her eyes, Orson, Tony, and Santi are the easy nominees. Ira floats the idea of Manu going up because he is playing too comfortably in the middle. But Hana pushes back, gaining some suspicious towards Ira. Ultimately, Orson and Tony go up. Ira relents but hopes that Manu ends up a target soon.  Santi and Manu are selected for the veto. Sugar gets houseguests choice and shocks Hana by choosing Ira to compete. Hana is further pissed when Ira flops. Orson and Santi are the top two. But Orson edges out Santi and wins.

Ira meets with Smudge and Santi and realizes that with Orson coming off, Santi will most likely be going up. Smudge points out that Sugar seems to pushing against Santi and might want Ira to push against him, but the right choice is obviously Tony. Santi agrees that being on the block sucks but he has to trust in his allies. During the week, Tony gets in a row with Ira about her art and tailoring not being as valuable as his writing. She considers voting for him but Smudge reminds her that she has to stay on Sugar’s good side. They acknowledge the vote will be close and depends on Hana and Orson.  Ira has a heart-to-heart with Hana when she goes to confirm the plan. They compare their art journeys with Sculpting and Tailoring and decide to vote together.

At the eviction, Tony pitches his artistic talent and voting status. Santi makes a statement to his allies about trusting his position in the game. By a vote of 3 – 2, Tony you are evicted. 

Angel: That vote seemed too easy, the “middle” of the house seems to be forming its own side.

Empire: It does seem quite convenient for some of them over others. Let’s see how it pans out.

Angel: Oh yes, lets let them search through our next mirage.

Ninth Ribbon Competition: For the Careless Ribbon, the houseguests are blindfolded and must navigate a maze of hanging flowers.  Santi, Smudge, and Hana prove the most controlled in this game. Santi is disciplined, Smudge is used to searching in the dark, and Hana understands natural shapes through her sculpting. Smudge realizes that Santi and Ira hold powerful positions in the house and makes a pact with Hana to potentially split them up. Hana agrees so he lets her win. The winner of the Careless Ribbon is… Hana!

Week 8:  Hana, Smudge, and Ira meet to pick who to put up. Ira obviously floats Manu and Orson. Hana says Orson and Santi need to sit next to each other. Tensions rise as Ira doesn’t understand why Santi has to go up. Smudge tries to calm her down but she accuses him of being closer to Santi than her.   Losing her cool, she storms out of the room. Smudge tells Hana she might have misplayed that. Ira runs to Sugar and laments that she may have painted a target on her back. Sugar tells her not to lose her sparkle, and just keep playing for fun and they’ll make it to the end together. Hana decides she can’t look past Ira’s breakdown and puts her next to Orson. Ira declares to Smudge and Hana that she can’t fully trust them again. 

Manu, Smudge, and Sugar are chosen to play in the veto. Sugar just has a chill time and very carefreely wins the veto. Ira breathes a sigh of relief, knowing Sugar will take her down. Smudge and Santi bond with each other and the trashbag realizes that Santi is likely going up. He thinks that with Orson gone, Santi won’t be on one side so much but will need a closer ally. Hana decides to put Santi up to insure one of him or Orson go home. Orson lashes out at Ira for being the reason one of him or Santi is going home.

At the eviction, Orson says that he has really enjoyed playing the game and tells Santi to go far for him. Santi tears up a bit, his not-so-cool side briefly showing, as he has a lot of respect for Orson. The votes are in, by a vote of 3 – 1, Orson you are evicted.

Angel: Where are the tissues? I’m distraught!

Empire: An emotional eviction was near inevitable at this point in the game.

Angel: They were so close! Pull yourself together, Angel, you have a show to host.

Empire: Yes, yes, yes! A new competition and…why am I so sleepy…

Tenth Ribbon Competition: For the Snooze Ribbon, the remaining houseguests are put in a secret base room, and must come out as close to one hour as possible, without going over.  Ira, still frazzled by her shaky position in the game, comes out way too quickly. Santi loses his focus when distractions are put in the room. Manu accepts a bribe to leave early. Smudge is locking in, knowing that there is no more time to play the middle and he needs to earn power for himself. Sugar is just playing carefree and actually fell asleep. They both come out within seconds of each other but one went just over an hour. The winner of the Snooze Ribbon is… Smudge!

Week 9:  Smudge wants to keep Santi off the block. He knows that he fares a better chance next to Santi on the block if they were to go up together than he does next to Sugar or Ira, who are likely to win the next competitions. Rather than putting up both of them together, he puts up Manu, who is a rogue agent and single wrong votes mean a lot more at this phase in the game. He puts Sugar up too, as she is a competition threat. Ira realizes the line that has been drawn and Smudge isn’t with her anymore and gets to work for her long game. She goes to Santi to try and get him to value their alliance and that they need to protect each other. He understands but goes to Smudge to wonder why she would be telling him that so soon in the game. Everyone plays in the veto but Sugar keeps up her streak by… losing to Smudge.

Smudge knows it is war with Ira now. He knows Hana will vote her out but Sugar will vote out whoever is next to her on the block. But he does think he can pin Santi and her on each other if need be. He needs to decide if it’s worth it to keep Sugar in the game and gain favor with her now when she could win more competitions down the line.  At the veto ceremony, he shocks everyone by taking down Sugar and putting Ira up instead. Sugar thanks him for this and says she’ll have his back later. Ira goes to Smudge. The two share a cold conversation as Ira confronts him for collapsing her game so thoroughly. He plays it cool as ever explaining she lost her cool but that he never worked against her, just for himself, and he would keep that going. Santi questions Hana about how they’ve turned on Ira and if they should vote her out. Hana points out that she knows Santi and Ira are closer than they let on, and he can prove her loyalty to her by voting Ira out. He hesitates, not being as close to Manu, and has a lot to think about for the vote.

At the eviction, Ira remains composed and vouches for her loyalty to her allies. Manu mentions that he is a free vote that people could use moving forward. The votes are in, by a vote of 2 – 1, Manu you are evicted.

Empire: Ooh that is a… boring result for quite a shaky week.

Angel: Smudge took some risks but ultimately had a safe spot this week. Do we think his gamble with the veto will play off?

Empire: We’re going to find out a lot sooner here because… it’s another lightning round!

Multi-Ability Ribbon: Another double eviction round is happening with another remix Ribbon Competition.

Eleventh Ribbon Competition:  The four playing houseguests compete in another remix of previous competitions! In the shiny spotting competition, Ira is the last to spot the shiny. In the blind maze, Hana gets lost. Santi and Sugar compete in the Snooze competition to come out as close to 10 minutes as possible. Santi knows he has to lock in, while Sugar just sings her songs. The winner of the ribbon is…Sugar! Sugar keeps her promise to Smudge by keeping him off the block and putting up Ira next to Santi. Ira is immediately shocked that her best friend in the game just turned on her.  Everyone plays in the veto with Smudge and Hana, who aren’t on the block, leading the pack. Hana ends up winning it.   She could play it safe but at the ceremony says that someone is playing the game too safely and needs to sweat a little bit. Smudge is as shocked as Ira as this means he has to go on the block.  Ira and Hana have the votes to evict. Santi pleads with Ira to keep him as he was loyal to the end. Smudge points out Santi’s survivability and how he would glide to the end if they kept him in the game. The votes come in…by a vote of 2 – 0…Santi you are evicted.

Empire: Wow what did we just watch? That was a huge turnabout in just a few moments.

Angel: It breaks my heart to see so many friendships broken so thoroughly.

Empire: But it makes for an exciting and dynamic final four to see none of them truly trust each other.

Angel: If theres anything you can trust, it’s that this final four competition is going to be tense.

Twelfth Ribbon Competition: For the Souvenir Ribbon, the houseguests put together a series of moments from the game in the correct order to test their memory. All three of Smudge, Ira, and Hana have had wild nights, so they have to focus in to get this done. Hana feels she is in a good position so takes her time. Smudge knows he has to rely on himself now so really fights for it. Ira fights more than anyone before her, as her game is hanging by a thread. The winner of the Souvenir Ribbon is… Ira!

Week 10: Ira begrudgingly admits to Smudge that as much as his work for his game has harmed hers, he has been the most real with her.  The two form a truce of sorts but she says he better win this veto because she isn’t saving him. She then confronts Hana, who admits putting Smudge on the block was just a bluff, and she was always going to keep him over Santi. Ira doesn’t appreciate the scummy gameplay of messing with everyone’s heads.  Smudge asks Sugar if she is going to try and fix things with Ira but she says she’s just playing a game and Ira needs to relax. This rubs him the wrong way.  Ira’s nominees are Sugar and Hana.  Sugar seems nonchalant about this.  Everyone plays in the veto competition. Ira reiterates to Smudge that he needs to win this, because she won’t hesitate to cut him. She doesn’t make it easy for him though as the two of them outpace Sugar and Hana by a mile. Eventually it comes down to a photo finish. The veto winner is… Smudge!  Now safe and in the top 3, Smudge canvasses the two nominees to decide who to vote out.  Hana says that she never really was going to vote him out, and she is just playing the best she can. Sugar says that Ira is annoying her by not letting her make it further, and she is ready to cut Ira. Smudge goes back to Ira with this information and Ira calms herself down long enough to admit that while Hana has played a scummy game, Sugar has betrayed her and used her power against her time after time.

At the eviction ceremony, both Hana and Sugar make their cases again. Both of them pledge loyalty to Smudge, who sheepishly glances at an irate Ira. Truly though, he knows his decision doesn’t matter here. By a vote of 1 – 0, Sugar you are evicted.

Empire: Amazing how well set up Smudge happened to make himself here.

Angel: And how well set up Ira is as a result.

Empire: Talk about stumbling backwards into victory. But…wait this is almost the end for us, is it not?

Angel: Oh that’s true! The live shows are coming up for the final 3! We have to go get ready!

Empire: Indeed we do. Next time you hear from us audience, you will be hearing from the jury themselves too! Au revoir.

Angel: Ta ta!

The Finale: This is what the entire season has built towards. Tough, Clever, Cute, Beauty, Cool. The five qualities that are represented by our houseguests. But have they been able to display more than just theirs, or have they faded into stereotypes?  The stadium floor is lit up bright displays of our three finalists. A triumphant fanfare plays on Hoennian trumpets as spotlights fly around the room before centering on the stage where Angel and Empire dramatically pose.

Empire: Did you miss us? Because we missed you! Tonight, we panel our jury and reveal the results of our Final Ribbon Competition!!

Angel: There will be emotions. There will be drama. Secrets will be revealed and so much more.  But first, let’s welcome in our jury!

Empire: Welcome back to the stage…Randy! Tony! Orson! Manu! Santi! And Sugar!

Angel: Welcome back all! Let’s roll the footage to see how we all enjoyed our stay in the jury!

Jury House: Tony sits on the couch in the jury lounge, writing a manuscript for a new play about his experience in the house. In the background we hear raucous noise before the couch is lifted up single-handedly by Orson as he chases Randy around the house. When he sets the couch down to continue their battle, Tony just sighs, chuckles, and gets back to work.  Manu is in the gym studio, practicing some new moves. He is obviously enjoying the freedom away from cameras to put on this dance. Eventually, Randy comes running into the room, launching himself towards Manu. Manu expertly pirouettes around the panda, dodging the move elegantly. Randy hits the wall, using it to reverse his momentum back at Manu. This time, Manu leaps right over him as Randy does a roll. Free willy whee! Randy lands on the ground and gets ready to fight again but Santi grabs him by the ear and pulls him back inside. Manu follows not too long after and the five await the next juror. Santi swears its going to be Ira. Manu thinks Hana got evicted finally. Tony hopes he sees Smudge walk through that door. The door opens and…its Sugar! Everyone but Randy is shocked. He says he saw it coming all along. Sugar just casually walks past them and grabs a bag of chips from the kitchen. She says she is thankful she can just be lazy for this last week. The footage pans back to the jury on stage at the finale.

Angel: Wow! Looks like everyone took their evictions well and had a blast in the jury house.

Empire: I’d put it something like that. Our contestants seem to be using this house as a way to experience who they truly want to be.

Angel: I love that for them! But how about those still left in the house? Let’s see what they have going on.

Final 3: Ira the Sneasel came into this competition representing Cute! She was carefree and chill and formed connections that helped her breeze through the early game with a bunch of allies. She used her inner Beauty to stay against others on multiple occasions. Her social game showed true Cool qualities. But when her game was flipped against her, she had to be Tough, winning competitions and managing her emotions. Throughout it all she still made choices that were Clever for her game. Prioritizing those who had her interests in mind, even if it wasn’t the prettiest way to do so.  The jury has a lot of respect for Ira. Sugar says she was a really good friend but doesn’t regret turning on her, as she had a great ability to somehow end up on top of situations that were against her. Orson comments that she was clearly controlling a huge section of the house, even when the gender alliances fell, she still had a lot of people always behind her which is very impressive.

Smudge the Trubbish came into this game to show that trash was Cool if you knew what you were doing. He laid low at the beginning, letting the house sides form, showing how Clever he was. He displayed a surprisingly Cute charm that endeared multiple people into working with him in the middle of the game to take a spot between two strong alliances.  He remained resilient and Tough when people came at him to confront him and his inner Beauty and kindness turned those confrontations into opportunities to make more allies who wanted to work with him.  Randy confirms that Smudge always seemed genuine and that made it so easy to work with him.  Santi says that even when he knew Smudge wasn’t completely loyal, he still found himself prioritizing his game over other people who had shown to be less trustworthy, and that is a great quality to have in this game.

Snazhana the Ninetales played a game with as much Beauty as she has. She played with the girls but allowed herself to seem distant from them as to not attract attention from the other side, showing she was Cool as a cucumber. She similarly played up her Cuteness to avoid seeming malicious as she laid plans out in the shadows. She Cleverly sculpted plans that would turn allies against each other so that she could get further in the game, while showing how Tough she was to win competitions to make sure that her plans succeeded.  Manu admits that while he was always weary of Hana, she was intimidating in a way that made him not try and turn on her. Tony is in awe of how much art she made out of this game, weaving and sculpting and turning situations into opportunities for her success that got her this far in the game.

Final Ribbon Competition: For the Royal Ribbon, Hana, Smudge, and Ira compete in an endurance challenge on a rotating stage above the lights of the Stadium. The three houseguests step up to the platform and get lifted up, Smudge looks towards Ira reassuringly. Ira doesn’t look at him, she just stays eyes focused and resolute. Hana smirks, ready to dazzle the live audience with her beauty.  The platform raises and the competition begins. Confetti cannons fire, paparazzi cameras flash in their eyes. A waterfall of glimmering water washes over. At this point, Smudge slips off. Ira briefly flinches, almost breaking her concentration watching him fall. Hana braces for the competition to get tougher. The platform spins faster, the contestants are getting sprayed with more and more water.  Both contestants are used to the cold weather but still begin to shiver in the freezing water. Finally, in a moment of hesitation, someone slips. The winner of part 1 of the final Ribbon is…Ira!

Part 2: Ira allows her coldness to thaw for a moment. She gets to relax while waiting for part 2 to start, knowing that she doesn’t have to compete for her safety and watch the other two duke it out instead.  For the Gorgeous Ribbon, Smudge and Hana are brought into the stadium to see two domes side to side. Each dome is a rubix cube type maze with a bunch of pathways mixed up connecting houseguests to the HOH who evicted them. They must navigate the dome and rotate the pieces to the correct order of houseguest to HOH. Whoever completes this the fastest wins. The two take different approaches. Smudge takes a second to look around the dome, analyzing pathways and how the dome moves. Hana gets on right away with connecting pieces, working from the bottom up to shape out this dome like one of her sculptures. Neither can see the other but both know just how much is on the line. The results are in. Ira holds her breath as she waits to find out her final opponent. The winner of part 2 of the Final Ribbon is… Smudge!

Empire: Amazing! Parts one and two played out in dramatic fashion! Ira and Smudge each collected one half of the final ribbon.

Angel: But alas, only one can win the final competition and claim the others’ half of the ribbon and get final power of the game.

Empire: The competition is stiff this year and this final power might be the win or lose point depending on how it is played.

Angel: I am on the edge of my seat!

Gorgeous Royal Ribbon:  For the Gorgeous Royal Ribbon and ultimate power, Ira and Smudge are brought on stage to different podiums facing each other. They are given statements about each jury member to see how well they’ve gotten to know them. Through each question, Smudge and Ira remain neck and neck. Throughout the game, they’ve each played with many allies and gotten to know people from all over the house. By the time they finish the question about Sugar, both of them are in a tie. To break the tie, the pre-jurors are brought out to the stage and polled on a specific opinion. Smudge and Ira, without knowing who voted for what, have to guess what the majority vote was, or if it was a tie. A one in three chance that comes down to luck or knowledge. Both think about it and put in different answers. The results are in, the winner of the Gorgeous Royal Ribbon and Final power in this game is… Smudge!

Empire: And there we have it! A final ribbon winner! Let’s bring Smudge to the stage with Ira and Hana.

Angel: Smudge! Welcome to the final two! In just a moment you will have to evict one of your opponents and choose who is sitting next to you facing the jury.

Empire: And the jury is all too eager to hear you defend your game. Choose wisely.

Angel: So… tell us who… and WHY you have chosen to evict and take with you to the end?

Smudge: Wow this is all so much. I have a tough decision but I’ve learned that taking actions on tough choices is the only way to get over them. One of these players I played most of the game with, I respect them as a player even though we went back and forth all the time, and I value them as a friend. The other has made some immensely powerful moves in this game, I know they want to be at the end more than anything. Both opponents are going to give me a challenge, but I am ready to rise to the challenge because I know more than ever what my worth is. For that reason, … I have chosen to evict… Hana.

Empire: And there we have it! Hana you are officially evicted and may step off the stage to join our journey.

Angel: What do you think about all this Hana?

Hana: I can’t say I’m surprised. He was right, I wanted this more than anything.  He was threatened by me and why shouldn’t he be? Oh well I’ll try again in All Stars when I know I’ll be back.

Empire: Wait have we greenlit an All-Stars season yet? Anyways, we have more show to run.

Angel: Indeed! The jury will now question the two players and then give them one more shot to explain their games. Let’s sit back and enjoy.

Jury Questioning: Smudge and Ira face the jury. The jury lays out a bunch of questions about their big moves in the game and where their loyalties lie. Ira is grilled on relationships being pulled away from her, while Smudge has people asking how he demonstrated his power in the game without winning competitions. The contestants are then asked to give final speeches. Smudge, you’re up first.

Smudge: Thank you all so much for letting me play this game with you. I enjoyed every moment of it. My biggest strength in this game was my ability to let my social side shine.  I formed close bonds with so many people and made friendships all throughout the house to the point where I had my ear in every conversation. No one would have put me on the block and no one did until Sugar had to. I had people change how they voted because of how I wanted. I influenced Hana’s first HOH to put two people who considered me allies on the block and they were none the wiser, with some of them wanting to move forward with me. I swayed Santi to my side to use him as a shield, I convinced Sugar to move away from her closest ally. But none of this was only game. I saw everyone as a friend and step on my journey. They say one man’s trash is another Pokémon’s treasure and I am absolutely treasure. I hope I’ve shown the world that you don’t need to be the shiniest in order to achieve your dreams.

Ira: I have had the honor of playing this game alongside a bunch of really great friends. My competitor, Smudge, was one such friend who quickly became a thorn in my side in the end game. It was because of me that the house built up the way it did in the early game. I gained allies and recognized that people were forming against us. I used my wits to escape eviction and then pivoted to secretly working the middle of the house, willing to play however I needed to reach the end. This game beat me down. It took my whimsy and it tried over and over to stomp it out with betrayal, tough challenges, and difficult conversations. But through it all, I persisted and never gave up. I saw my game turned against me multiple times but each time found a way through it. My persistence is my strength and I absolutely deserve to win because of what I was able to do here in this game.

Empire: Angel dear, wipe your tears, we’re filming a live show.

Angel: WAAAAAAAH Okaaaaaaaay I’m just so moved by these two houseguests’ conviction to the game.

Empire:  As am I, but the true determination is who moved the jury the most. Let’s see how they vote.

Jury Voting: Randy steps up. He says he is voting for someone whose conviction he could always stand behind to win this game. Tony votes for someone who wrote a masterpiece of a story that he can’t wait to see play out. Orson is voting for the player who navigated a course through this game in a very impressive and clever way that he wishes he could have done. Manu thanks both players but says he is voting for the houseguest who helped him see it’s okay to be himself. Santi says he is voting for someone who showed discipline through adversity. Sugar says she is voting for the easiest person to vote for… just kidding she liked how this person defended their game and played with her. Hana says she doesn’t want to vote for anyone but herself, but if she has too, she can recognize true beauty when she sees it.

Empire: The votes are in. Angel are you ready?

Angel: Indeed I am… by a vote of 5 to 2…

Both: The winner of Bunny’s Pokémon Big Brother: Master Contest and the ultimate trophy is…

Winner: Smudge

Runner-Up: Ira<xratxt>

Fan-Favorite: Hana

My Favorites: Smudge, Santi, Ira, Hana, Randy

Post-Game:  The crowd goes wild. Angel and Empire can barely be heard over the standing ovation. Ira gives Smudge a hug and congratulates him. He thanks her for a hard-fought battle to the end. Randy eyes Ira and goes to lunge at her before she can react, but she comes out on top of their scuffle. Hana gloats over her fan favorite victory, signing autographs and posing for pictures. Lexi and Gal take a similar stance even though they weren’t that close in the voting. Tony and Sugar work on the last act of the play they are writing and decide who would be best between Mo and Orson to play a certain role, with Giussepe illustrating the storyboard. The old man duo themselves are happy to reunite, and watch Manu and Charlotte pull of some excellent dance moves. R.J. approaches Smudge to give him a high five and discuss plans for his game show autobiography with different game winners involved. Smudge just laughs but agrees he would love to tell his story sometime soon.

My thoughts: And there we have it, the second season! I had a real fun time writing up this one. There wasn’t as much drama but the characters themselves had excellent personalities to write with. I took a bit longer with this season because I accidentally deleted the doc I was writing this on and had to restart from the beginning but the cast was so fun to work with I didn’t mind getting the chance to write with them some more.  The shape of the house this season started off boring but then the gameplay became very interesting when the middle of the house form. It was like the simulator decided I would get a lot of room to write up interesting ways things happened. Ira and the girls’ side versus Santi and the guys’ side before eventually them working together with Smudge, Hana, and Randy to make it further in the game was so fun. Hana as a character was quite unique as she had chosen allies but seemed to change them week by week and play choices just to be conniving.  Sugar was a powerful player despite not initially seeming like much.  Her turning on Ira was huge. Speaking of which, the back and forth between Ira and Smudge was a very fun dynamic to watch as no one would ever fully commit to targeting the other as they respected each other enough to go to the end together. I’m very glad they did go to the end because I believe their stories were the most compelling and they had the best games.

That’s it! Master Contest is officially over. Did you enjoy it? I tried something different this time with theming and interludes and I know very few people are actually reading all the way through but if even a few people get the joy of this then I am happy. I’m trying to pick a theme for the next season here but once I do, I’ll post a submission as I am definitely happy to get to keep doing this! Until next time, Bunny signing out.

October 8th/9th.

john randomvivor

Hello everyone! 🫒

I've been working on this season for 3-4 days after i managed to make an edgic and a voting chart for the season. Since this is the first season of my franchise it definitely has a little feeling of old school survivor which i appreciate 🍅

The survivor 51 premiere helped me a bit with inspiring some stuff for the writeup. I am planning to release 1-2 episodes each 3 days so by the end of the month it should the whole season be out.The cast is very entertaining!🍐

Here is the write up

Season

What are your thoughts?🍤

Who are you rooting for and who do you think has the best shot to win after these first 2 episodes? 🦪

So definitely excited for this season, cause I do think it'll be a fun one to stimulate and write up. Especially with all the characters and storylines built up so far. Also, thanks for everyone for submitting to the cast as always!

I decided to break it into parts. So this is just the hero cast reveal

Survivor Movie Mayhem 20: Heroe's Cast Reveal

The villain cast reveal will be next!

Survivor Movie Mayhem Season 19

Alright! Season 19, the penultimate season just before the milestone Heroes vs Villains season! 20 new competitors! Each with the desire to prove themself to not only get sole survivor, but get a placement on season 20.

Season 19 Cast

Foa Foa Tribe

-Abby Park (Turning Red)

-Brad Whitaker (Daddy's Home)

-Brian O'Connor (Fast and Furious)

-Captain Gutt (Ice Age: Continental Drift)

-EVE (WALL-E)

-Judy Hopps (Zootopia)

-Kathryn Merteuil (Cruel Intentions)

-Olaf (Frozen)

-Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony)

-Wile E Coyote (Looney Tunes)

Galu Tribe

-Britney Allen (Bring it On: All or Nothing)

-Emily Charlton (The Devil Wears Prada)

-Esther Coleman (Oprhan)

-Falkor (The Never Ending Story)

-Gromit (Wallace and Gromit)

-Mark Hoffman (SAW)

-Mia Torreto (Fast and Furious)

-Mojo Jojo (Powerpuff Girls)

-Pongo (101 Dalmatians)

-Vanellope Von Schweetz (Wreck It Ralph)

Season Link: P.S Sorry for the wait, I actually just wanted to try to look into the characters to help me with the write up

https://brantsteele.com/survivor/19/r.php?c=9TY42riB 

Season Write-Up

Optional if you want to read this. It's just a write-up of the season, episode to episodes. If you do read it, I recommend reading it as you go through each episode. It's fun read!

Episode 1

The 20 players arrive on the beach, ready to kick off this new seasons. Among them there are law enforcers, talking animals, non-talking animals, and so much more. One thing they have in common is their desire to win. The two tribes are tasked with deciding who will represent them as the leader. On Foa Foa, a couple of voices speak up, a persuasive one being Kathryn. With a bit of sway and bringing up her status as her school's president, she manages to get a clean majority of 6 to vote her (Brad, Brian, Judy, Olaf, Rainbow Dash, and Wile). While on Galu, Vanellope eagerly steps up to take lead. When she proclaims she is a president, this gets her 3 votes (Falkor, Gromit, and Pongo) needed in plurality to pull off the win. The two tribes then face their first reward challenge, and Foa Foa wins reward, giving them their flint. The two tribes then head to their seperate beaches to actually get official introductions out of the way.

On Foa Foa, Rainbow Dash and Kathyrn click, with Kathryn even considering making Rainbow Dash her second in command. Judy also is drawn to Wile, glad to see another animal on the tribe (though she is confused on to why he doesn't talk). On Galu tribe, Vanellope's energy and witty charm is actually working really well for her with her tribe mates. On the other side of things, Emily's snide remarks and judgements under her breath is already catching on to some tribemates, not in a good way, particularly Britney is not a fan. Foa Foa goes on to win immunity!

They also win their first clash. Gut tries to step up as the lead man at camp, but also is coming on a bit strong. Brian calls him out on his ego, which leads to an argument between the two of them. A humbler man, Brad begins to get close with Eve, who appreciates his more gentle nature. The true alliance that forms is constructed by Kathryn. Kathyrn makes it clear she wants Rainbow Dash as her number 1, but they agree they need a third. Rainbow Dash suggests Wile, and the two pull in Wile to make a trio. Over at Galu, they are heading to their first elimination. Gromit and Vanellope already begin to form a duo-ship, balancing each other out, Gromit's more stoic and practical nature to her more lively and animated personality. Overall, everyone is enjoying what Vanelope is bringing, and rather than finding her annoying, her energy is infectious in a good way. One person that finds her exhausting though is Emily. Gromit decides to pull Pongo into his alliance with Vanellope, since Pongo is the other canine on the tribe, making it a three-person alliance. Pongo suggest to them that they vote out Falkor as a calm easy vote, to which Vanellope and Pongo agree. Though, Emily tries to set up plans to take Vanellope out for the very first vote. The plans end up being leaked back to Vanellope from Falkor, who then tries to propose they vote off Emily. Vanellope and her allies consider switching the vote...to Emily. At tribal, the vote ends up tying between Emily (Britney, Falkor, Gromit, Pongo, and Vanellope) and Falkor ( Emily, Esther, Hoffman, Mia, and Mojo). On the revote, the alliance of three flip to send Falkor home.

20th place

Falkor- Unfortunately, there isn't much to say about Falkor. I honestly really thought Emily was going here, but sometimes some just has to go first, and it just happened to be him.

Episode 2

With the first tribal out of the way, Pongo, Vanellope, and Gromit don't feel too upset as Falkor was still one of the names they were considering. Emily is relieved that she stayed, but unnerved by how close the vote came. Although, at this point she has been having a bit of catty beef with Britney over some day one comments, and Vanellope doesn't trust her. Fortunately for Vanellope, she is liked by almost everyone, with Gromit being her closet friend, and her and Britney also have become tight. On Foa Foa, Kathyrn still has her trio with herself, Rainbow Dash, and Wile. EVE and Brad remain a close pair. and then Judy is cool with Wile. On the other side of things, there is some tribe beef- Gut hasn't forgotten what Brian said, and Brian doesn't like him either. This time Galu wins immunity. As elected leader, Vanellope gets to send someone from her tribe to the other tribe with an idol clue, and she decides to send Emily. As soon as Emily reaches their camp, Kathryn snatches her up. Kathryn acts welcoming but really has 3 objectives: get the idol clue, get information about the other tribe, and get a potential cross tribal connection. Emily does give in cause well. She doesn't feel as welcomed on her own tribe.

Speaking of her tribe, Mojo decides to stir up drama by accusing Vanellope of purposefully throwing out Falkor's name, then voting for Emily, stating she was trying to mislead people. Vanellope tries to defend herself, but in the process accidentally throws Pongo under the bus by revealing the Falkor vote was his plan. Pongo then jumps in, now mad at Vanellope, and Mojo is honestly gleefully he could cause some friction. He is also not the most fond of seeing little girls in power so there's that. Despite this, Pongo, Vanellope, and Gromit recognize that Britney was the only other person that voted with them at the previous vote, and they pull her into their official alliance. Foa Foa is facing their first elimination. Abby's hyper enthusiasm has made her well-liked by most of the tribe, people respect the energy around camp and in challenges. Not by all, Brad finds Abby to be too intense and thinks it's better if they just vote her off. Kathyrn is on board to vote out Abby, but it seems her ally Rainbow Dash likes Abby and pushes for Judy instead. Wile indifferently agrees to vote for Judy- seems like Judy cared more about their partnership than he did, if he even cared at all. Kathyrn gets annoyed, realizing she won't get her way with Rainbow and Wile, and decides to pivot away from them. At tribal the vote is a tie between Abby (Brad, Brian, Judy, Kathryn, and Olaf) and Judy (Abby, EVE, Gutt, Rainbow Dash, and Wile). During the revote, Olaf flips and Judy goes home.

19th place

Judy- I was actually really sad to see Judy go so early. Definitely was someone I wanted to see play more. Especially with how well Nick did on Season 13.

Episode 3

Abby's emotions are very heightened after just being voted off. Despite almost going home, Abby came out of the tribal with a newfound relationship. Abby and Rainbow Dash are now very tight, their energy bouncing off each other. Kathryn loathes Abby, feeling like Abby is taking up a position that belongs to her, and Brad is still not a fan of Abby's energy. Brad does still have his close ally in EVE. Then there is still the beef between Gut and Brian. On Galu, Gromit, Vanellope, Britney, and Pongo are now a tight four. Vanellope has the strongest relationships across the tribe, with both Britney and Gromit looking at her as their number 1. There is some tension behind the scenes, Hoffman is already beginning to tag Gromit as a threat. Then Emily has found Britney to be entitled and full of herself, which Britney in return finds her snooty. Foa Foa wins immunity, and Kathyrn sends Wile over to the other camp. Hoffman essentially does to Wile the same thing Kathryn did with Emily just the episode prior. Wile does have a crash out when he gets hurt after failing to find the idol for himself.

On Foa Foa, Gut decides he needs to finally build his "crew". First, Gut and Brian do sit down and actually try to bury the hatchet. They agree that they are "cool", but Gut promises to himself he won't forget. Gut then focuses on building his alliance. He thinks Brad is easy to push around, so Gut tries to work with him and the two make an alliance. Brad suggest they bring in EVE. Gut though wants 2 more members, and he brings in Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash then pulls in Abby as the last member (much to Brad's dismay). Gut names the alliance The Crew. Galu also seems to have a new alliance spring about. Esther comes up to Vanellope, Britney, and Gromit offering to work with them. The 3 agree, and they know that expands their numbers. Mojo is out throwing Britney's name, but is getting little traction. What it does, it make Gromit want to vote Mojo out. The alliance is on board, but Mia then comes with a pitch that Emily is an easy vote. Britney and Vanellope both support getting Emily out. Most of the tribe also follows suit. At tribal, Emily is voted out unanimously.

18th place

Emily- I was actually really sad to see Emily go so early. I was really hoping she'd be able to make an underdog comeback. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.

Episode 4

The Galu tribe come back to camp, with everyone feeling pretty okay after the clean tribal vote. That night, Vanellope ardently wakes up her allies so they can search for the idol. Gromit suggests that they split up, him and Vanelope, Pongo and Britney. After a long search, Britney manages to find the idol! This gives the alliance of 4 some leverage, along with their side alliance with Esther. Hoffman still has a growing distrust for Gromit. Vanellope remains the best positioned on the tribe, adored by practically all. Mia begins to get close with Britney, while Esther gets closer with Pongo. On Foa Foa, the Crew (Gut, Rainbow Dash, Brad, Abby, and EVE) are now a strong 5. Rainbow Dash also has her side alliance with Wile, and her relationship with Kathryn. Rainbow Dash excitedly realizes how well positioned she is, but she tries to contain it and not be too rash. Foa Foa wins reward, but Galu wins immunity.

Back at camp, Galu actually have an eventfully evening. Esther wants to undermine Gromit's sway in camp, so she brings up how Gromit was trying to put votes on Mojo the previous vote. She attempts to do it subtly, but Gromit catches on to what she is doing and confronts her. Afterwards, Gromit goes to Mojo and comes clean but also offers partnership. Mojo doesn't trust him but also has very little options. As for Foa Foa, a LOT is going on with the vote approaching. Abby tells the Crew that the vote should be Brian. The Crew agrees, and Gut validates that as the vote for the night. There is also Olaf throwing out Gut's name, which does find it's way back to Gut. This moves Olaf up on the targets list. Rainbow Dash tries to get Wile on board to vote Brian, but he stubbornly insist they should vote EVE. When they both argue to get their way, Rainbow Dash finally ditches her alliance with Wile. While all this is happening, Kathryn has actually been looking for the idol...and she finds it! That being said, with the vote approaching, EVE proposes to the Crew that they split the vote in case of one of the targets having an idol. She suggest they pull in Kathyrn as a number. Abby completely refuses bringing in Kathryn, which leads to her and EVE arguing. Eventually, Gut states they should bring in Kathryn, expanding the Crew to 6 members. They decide to split the vote between Brian and Olaf. At tribal, with 5 votes on Brian (Brad, EVE, Gutt, Olaf, and Wile) and only 4 on Olaf (Abby, Brian, Kathryn, and Rainbow Dash)

17th Place

Brian- These Fast and Furious players just can't seem to catch a break. I was actually looking forward to Brian playing. I would say he didn't do anything wrong in the game. He just was outplayed I suppose.

Episode 5

The Crew come back from tribal absolutely cheery that they pulled off the split vote successfully. Olaf is in naive bliss, not shaken by his name being written down, though he still isn't happy about it overall. Despite Olaf throwing his name out, Gut sees Olaf as influenceable. EVE and Brad are still a strong pair within the Crew. Rainbow Dash is then close with both Abby and Kathyrn. The Crew does have cracks, Brad and Abby don't really trust each other. On Galu, the main four (Vanellope, Gromit, Britney, and Pongo) remain, as well as the side alliance with Esther. Gromit and Vanellope are close as ever, still balancing each other out. Britney is also tight with Vanellope, but she also started to branch out to Mia and Esther a bit more. Gromit and Esther don't trust each other after the whole Mojo ploy, and there is underlying tension between Gromit and Hoffman. Foa Foa win reward, Kathyrn sends EVE to the other tribe. During the challenge, Mia has a visual reaction to seeing Brian was eliminated. This causes Mojo to make up this suspicion that Mia has connections on the other tribe. Mia, who is already upset about Brian's elimination, does not take this from Mojo at all, and she blows up at him in a big fight. With all the tension on Galu, Foa Foa wins immunity.

At their camp, Abby and Gut grow closer, Gut begins to value her input more. Abby, well, Abby just finds him cool. Either way, they get close. Kathyrn leaves the Crew alliance, since she once again feels a lack of control, and she doesn't want to work with Abby. Meanwhile, Brad and EVE pull Rainbow Dash to the side claiming they are the center 3 of the Crew alliance. Galu is preparing for elimination. Hoffman, who has been sitting back and observing for the most part, finally decides to build a connection with Pongo. He believes he is the 4th ranger to the structure he views as Britney, Vanellope, and Gromit. Esther also pulls herself away from that trio. Then when Mojo tries to call out Hoffman for being sneaky, a harsher side of Hoffman appears as he snaps back at Mojo. This gets Mojo into his second major fight that is even more heated. Hoffman believes Mojo deserves to go home. Most people are on board. Although, Gromit sees an opportunity to take out Mia. He actually humors the theory Mojo made of her having cross-connections, and he also believes Mojo is just easy to vote out later. At tribal, things get a bit wild, after Mojo starts a live argument between him, Mia, and Hoffman about who said what about who. Throughout the chaos, somehow Vanellope's name comes up. The tribe finally votes. Out of precaution, Britney plays her idol on Vanellope. This ends up being unnecessary as Gromit...had successfully swayed every vote but Hoffman (who voted Mojo with Mia) onto Mia.

16th place

Mia- The Fast and Furious characters must be cursed. The same thing happened to Dom and Letty lol. Going back-to-back as a couple pre-merge. Once again leaving both fast and furious.

Episode 6

Episode 6! Coming back from tribal, everyone is okay, except for Hoffman. Hoffman believes they voted incorrectly and Mojo deserves to be punished- or well voted off. He believes Gromit in particular for the vote flipping, and his grudge against him grows even larger. Luckily for him, Esther also seems to be out to get Gromit. The Britney, Vanellope, Pongo, and Gromit four still are strong, with there being the trio inside the group that excludes Pongo. Mojo has the worse standing on the tribe as essentially no one trust him. On Foa Foa, things are similar with the Crew having control, but also having a center 3 (Rainbow Dash, EVE, and Brad). Despite this trio, Rainbow Dash still considers Abby her number 1, and EVE and Brad are most loyal to each other. Rainbow Dash prides herself though in having the best position in the tribe. When they arrive at the challenge, both tribes are told that...they will both be attending tribal council. This to most dismay (Mojo, Wile, Olaf, etc). They then play reward, and Foa Foa wins. They'll get pizza as they watch the other tribals tribal council.

Foa Foa must first have their own tribal council. One thing becomes apparent, while the Crew is the majority...there is actually some major cracks. There is an unsaid divide that is Abby and Rainbow Dash vs Brad and EVE. This becomes even more prominent when EVE goes to Gut claiming they should cut Abby. Gut refuses, but EVE keeps insisting. When Gut shuts it down, EVE decides if she wants this move done, she'll need to do it herself. Abby herself has a crashout about how she doesn't like some people -cough cough Brad cough- in the alliance. Outside of that drama, Kathyrn is aware that she is somewhere on the outs of the tribe, so she bonds with Olaf who is also on the outs. The two are then able to make an alliance with Gut and EVE. Multiple names get thrown out: EVE, Abby, Kathryn, Brad, etc. Gut though wants to keep all her numbers in tact, so he sets everyone's sights on one target: Wile. Unfortunately for Wile, he ends up taking the fall.

Foa Foa then gets to eat pizza and watch the other tribe's tribal. But first the events that lead up to the vote: At camp, Esther tries to suck up to Gromit just to keep the target off her back, playing up her innocence. Gromit and Pongo also hang out, talking about their human pals. Despite her child-like display earlier, Esther has a terrifying break down about not getting her way. She then puts back on her composure, and she seeks out Mojo offering to actually work with him. Mojo seizes the opportunity. The two then decide to pull in Pongo as a number as well. Mojo wants to pull off a major blindside on Gromit. Pongo refuses to vote that way, which leads to an argument. Though Pongo manages to work out a compromise that they push the vote onto Hoffman. Gromit though is already reasoning to his alliance that they vote off Mojo. This leads to the tribal that Foa Foa gets to watch. At tribal, it ends up a 5-2 vote with Mojo going home, and only Esther voted along side him for Hoffman.

15th/14th

Wile/Mojo- The two scheming anthropomorphic mechanical builders going out back-to-back is a funny concidence. For Wile, I will say his game was okay, but could have been better. Mojo was really socially bad, and could never really get anyone to actually trust him.

Episode 7

Returning from tribal, Foa Foa not only is well fed with pizza, but they feel full of content. Gut is delighted he got his way, and maintained all his numbers. Despite the Crew being intact, there is still the underlying division between EVE and Brad vs Abby and Rainbow Dash. EVE and Brad do have their suppposed third with Rainbow Dash, but Rainbow Dash isn't fully committed to that. Then there is the alliance with outsiders Kathryn and Olaf have with Gut and EVE. At this point, EVE has Brad and Kathyrn all in agreement in wanting to see the elimination of Abby. On Galu, Esther is enraged that she was on the wrong side of the vote and it didn't go as she planned. Luckily, Pongo does manage to calm her down before she gets volatile. The main four on the tribe (Vanellope, Pongo, Gromit, and Britney) still hold strong with the three inside the 4 just as strong. Pongo though has cleverly made connections with both Esther and Hoffman. Galu wins reward, and Vanellope sends Britney to the other tribe. As Kathryn already has the idol, Britney's idol clue is useless. Though drama does spark. Kathryn is pissed they lost reward and her position in the tribe, her sociable mask is starting to slip as she has an almost breakdown. The tension in the tribe finally comes to a head, when Rainbow Dash confronts Brad about playing behind Abby's back. When Olaf tries to mediate, Abby ends up snapping at him. This drama didn't do Foa Foa any favors, as Galu wins immunity.

On Galu, Esther feels more isolated after the previous vote. Even though Pongo was there for her, she feels like he'd always pick Gromit and the others over her, so she decides that alliance is essentially dead. On the brighter side, Britney has come it with a tribe cheer and dance, which is bringing morale up highly. Gromit even made make-shift instruments for it, and Vanelope's glitching add flair to the routine. While the tribe was having fun though, Esther slipped away and...she found the idol! On Foa Foa, the battle finally comes to a head and it's time for the showdown. Eve is committed to sending Abby home, and racking up the numbers to do so. She gets Olaf, Brad, and after some pushing, even Gut on board. Word does get to Rainbow Dash, who prominently warns Abby, and eggs her to take action. Abby first goes to Kathyrn, trying to see if they can get on the same page...which Kathryn is very receptive, at least to her face. Rainbow Dash knows the only way to save Abby was to throw out a name such as Olaf. Rainbow Dash then makes her rounds to change the target onto Olaf. At tribal, it ends up as 5-2 votes with everyone voting Abby except for Rainbow Dash (she voted with Abby to vote Olaf).

13th place

Abby- Abby was such an interesting and fun player. I think her game was a mixed bag, where her fierce nature drew her towards people, but also made some people not like her. It definitely made Abby a fun player, but she lost the war to EVE who was much more efficient gamer.

Episode 8- The Merge!

The final 12 have reached the merge! After days of gameplay, separate tribes are no more, and everyone is stepping into the individual game. All 6 players from both tribes get to meet up at the merge feast and get to know each other. What's left of the the Crew (Gut, Brad, EVE, and Rainbow Dash) still remain, while the Galu 4 (Vanellope, Gromit, Britney, and Pongo) is their counterpart. Gutt and EVE both still have Olaf as a number. Vanellope and Gromit even have a little celebration, and Britney soon joins in with them. Kathryn feels no true connection to her old tribe, and if anything feels like she owes them nothing. She is now looking out just for herself. One thing that everyone notices though is that it is 6v6. So if one thing is for sure, this first merge vote will set the tone of the rest of the game. For the first immunity challenge, a man and women will win. Kathryn wins for the ladies. For the guys, to his surprise, Brad wins.

Two former Foa Foa members are now safe. Back at camp, the two sides know that they have to get someone from the other side to budge, unless they want to be walking into a tie and go to rocks. Olaf tries to talk to Vanellope hoping to see if they could work together. Though, when Olaf tries to convince her to flip, Vanellope gets mad stating he should be the one to flip. Olaf tries to explain the social standing of his tribe and how Vanellope can fit into it. Though, he is interrupted by Kathryn, who lectures Olaf for revealing information to Vanellope. Kathryn then has a private crash out about how she thinks her tribemates are idiots and she hates them. Galu get together to discuss. Using the info Vanellope got from Olaf, she explains that EVE might be the most dangerous. Esther though argues that she thinks Rainbow Dash is the most dangerous. The group settle on Rainbow Dash. On Foa Foa's side. Gut pulls then all together, directing them to target Pongo. Both sides are ready for a 6-6. When they reach tribal, no one is seemingly to budge. The votes are between Rainbow Dash and Pongo....to everyone's shock or delight in a 7-5, Rainbow Dash is eliminated. Turns out Kathryn had betrayed her tribemates.

12th place

Rainbow Dash- Honestly, this vote definitely shocked me. I didn't expect Rainbow Dash to go, or for Kathryn to flip- or well, at least not on Rainbow Dash. That being said, Rainbow Dash was a really good player, and probably a one of the front runners to win up until this point. She was very well positioned on her previous tribe, would push for moves she needed to happen, and her social game was strong. Definitely made for an interesting vote to start off the merge.

Episode 9

Coming back to camp, the remaining Foa Foa members sin Kathryn are completely shaken by the vote. Kathryn feels no remorse over her betrayal. Brad completely blames Kathryn; he really starts to see her true colors. EVE, Brad, and Gut still have each other, and they know they can at least still trust Olaf. On the other side, Galu are the ones feeling all sunshine and rainbows. The Britney, Vanellope, Gromit, and Pongo alliance feel great, the center three (Vanellope, Gromit, and Britney) remains strong. Vanellope is the center center as her a Gromit are tight, and Britney is also tight with her. Britney also made a point to get close with Esther. Pongo feels tightest with Gromit as they have that canine bond. As for rivalries, the Hoffman and Gromit rivalry lingers. There is a reward challenge, they are divided into 2 teams: Esther, EVE, Gromit, Pongo, and Vanellope vs Brad, Britney, Gut, Kathryn, and Hoffman. Olaf isn't chosen, but he gets to guess who he believes will win and if the team he guesses wins, he gets to join them. Olaf guesses the second group..and they do win! The get a waterfall reward, which is fun but awkard..as Gut, Brad, and Olaf aren't fond of Kathryn. Gromit then wins immunity!

At camp, Vanellope teases the other side of having lack of numbers. Even though she means it jokingly, it comes of obnoxious. Brad tells her she is being rude, but Vanellope states she is only joking, and it turns into an argument. This is all good for Kathryn, who is ready to serve Brad up on a silver platter. Kathryn goes to the Galu members and states she'll vote with them to take out Brad. Vanellope is more than happy to go along with it, but the group still has to talk. Pongo doesn't trust Kathryn, he thinks she has "devil lady" vibes and wants her out. Britney though feels EVE is the most dangerous. The group has to decide what to do before tribal. Meanwhile, EVE and Brad consider the prospect on who to vote. They consider throwing Kathryn under the bus. Although, when they talk to Gut and Olaf, Gut states they should stick with their Pongo vote. At tribal, the vote ends up being between Kathryn, Pongo, and Brad. Brade is sent home in a 5-4-2 vote. Kathryn voted Brad along with the Galu 4. Brad, EVE, Esther, and Hoffman voted Kathryn, and lastly Olaf and Gut voted Pongo.

11th Place

Brad- I really did like Brad. He wasn't a bad player at all, and I enjoyed his duo ship with EVE. Unfortunately, as soon as Foa Foa lost numbers there was little wiggle room.

Episode 10

Returning the camp, the Galu 4 once again got their way. Kathryn is feeling vindicated, while Gut is feeling vindictive. EVE is especially surprised to find how upset she is to see Brad go. Olaf if...well Olaf. Although, he also isn't happy with the situation they are in. The Crew (which now technically Olaf is a member of) have no doubt they can't trust Kathryn, but Olaf is actually the most connected in the three. Esther at this point has worked her way into gaining Britney's trust. Vanellope still keeps strong relationships with everyone in her 4, as well as with Hoffman. Hoffman has been keeping his profile low, but his sights have still been set on Gromit. For the reward they are split into 2 groups. Group 1: Gut, Gromit, Kathryn, Mark, and Vanellope vs Group 2: Britney, Esther, EVE, Olaf, and Pongo. Group 1 wins reward! Then Gut wins a probably much needed immunity.

Returning to camp, Gut decides that if he wants to win, he needs to look out for just himself. He tries to start bonding with Pongo. Pongo seems to be a hot commodity, as Esther and Hoffman come together stating that they see Vanellope, Britney, and Gromit as a 3- which they technically are not wrong. They create their own 3, pulling in Pongo. Hoffman feels like it is finally time to enact the Gromit blindside. Although, Pongo refuses to go through with it. They compromise and decide they could target EVE instead. Hoffman though makes sure that Gromit's name is still circulating around camp. On the Galu 4's side, Britney pushes for them to send home Olaf. They easily all lock into that decision. At tribal it ends up as 2 votes EVE (Esther and Hoffman), 4 votes Olaf (Gromit, Vanellope, Pongo, and Britney, and 4 votes Gromit (Kathryn, Gut, Olaf, and EVE). It is time for a revote..while Hoffman and Esther are ready for a blindside, they notice the look Pongo gives them. In a shocking turn of events, Esther and Hoffman vote off Olaf over Gromit on the revote.

10th place

Olaf- Olaf actually did pretty god for himself. Maybe not perfect, but he did get this far. He wasn't the most strategic, but he did make up for that socially.

Episode 11

Following the vote, Esther and Hoffman had decided to not vote Gromit as they didn't want to burn Pongo as they believe they still need him as a number. At this point, between EVE, Gut, and Kathryn it is has become self-preservation. The Galu 4 are completely running things, while there is the central 3 of Britney, Vanellope, and Gromit, Pongo now has his own 3 with Esther and Hoffman. Esther has made sure to also get close with Britney, while Hoffman has gotten close with Vanellope. It is then time for the Auction! Esther gets a peanut butter sandwich, EVE gets sea noodles and slug guts (she can't anyways), Kathryn gets roasted chicken, etc but it is Pongo who gets the best items. He first gets an advantage in the next immunity challenge. He then gets a pie that he is allowed to share, which he decides to share with Britney, Esther, Vanellope, and Gromit. With his advantage in play, Pongo wins immunity!

At camp, Vanellope once again is egging on the other side. EVE tells her to stop, which Vanellope states she is just joking. It is Gut though he finally takes out all his frustration on her, calling her a brat, which leads to a serious of name calling. For the vote, Pongo tries to rally everyone around voting for EVE. Vanellope though pushes for it to be Gut. Britney and Gromit end up stating they think EVE is the best choice. Pongo manages to get Esther and Hoffman on board as well. At tribal, everyone votes EVE, and EVE votes for Gut.

9th place

EVE- I actually really loved EVE as a player. She definitely had the strategic instincts and the game drive. EVE is someone who pushes towards her objective, and she definitely worked the numbers well in the pre-merge. Unfortunately, the numbers weren't there during the merge. I think she definitely has a stronger showing in different circumstances.

Episode 12, Part 1

The final 8! With EVE gone, Gut and Kathryn are what is left of what used to be Foa Foa. Kathryn isn't worried as she has been holding onto her idol up to this point. The Galu 4 remain the main power structure at camp. Though, Hoffman and Esther still hold their alliance with Pongo. Vanellope has the best relationships overall, not only with her Galu 4, but Hoffman and Kathryn also feel good with her. Gromit and Pongo still have their unsaid canine connection. The unsaid rivalry between Hoffman and Gromit still remains. They come for the immunity challenge, and Britney wins immunity.

Gut has previously tried to get in with Pongo, he decides he should also try to build a relationship with Gromit. Gromit and Pongo then check in to make sure they are solid. While this is happening, Kathryn tries to blow up Pongo's spot by saying he's playing multiple sides. Pongo retorts that Kathryn has been loyal to no one. When the fighting and accusations stop, Esther actually goes to Kathryn to offer her up a final 2. Kathryn knows she needs to consider her endgame, so she takes it. As for the vote, Vanellope pushes Gut's name out, and essentially everyone seems on board with it. At tribal there is an easy vote off, as everyone votes Gut, while Gut is the only one to vote Kathryn.

8th place

Gut- Captain Gut was for sure a standout member of Foa Foa. I really liked his game, he did a great job being a leader of alliances, and did what he could to play from the bottom. Kind of like EVE, in different circumstances he probably could have a better foothold on the game.

Episode 12, Part 2

The players return to camp after another straightforward vote. Kathryn has now outlasted her former tribemates, and she is pleased that she had a hand in sending most of them home. Although, she is now focused in on getting to the end. Kathryn and Esther still have their final 2. They also both have idols, giving the two of them a lot of power. The Galu 4 on paper is the majority. Pongo is more in with them, but he does still have Esther and Hoffman. Pongo's number 1 is Gromit though. Vanellope is all over the place, but in a good way as everyone still is inclined to work with her. At the next immunity challenge, Britney wins her second immunity!

When they return to camp, Esther starts playing up her gentleness once again and building her connections. Multiple names are actually considered. For the Galu 4, Vanellope wants out Esther (she trust her the least), Gromit wants to finally take out Hoffman, and then there is Britney who both dislikes and distrusts Kathryn. They ultimately settle on voting out Kathryn. Hoffman though has grown impatient, and he is going through with the Gromit vote. He gets Esther on board, then he gets Kathryn on board. Pongo is technically the swing vote...but his loyalty lies with Gromit. At tribal, it is time for the vote. Though as the votes are about to be read, Kathryn plays her idol. The 3 votes for Kathryn (Britney, Gromit, and Pongo) are cancelled. This tragically sends Gromit home with 3 votes (Kathryn, Hoffman, and Esther). Vanellope cast a lone and pointless vote for Esther.

7th place

Gromit- I really really liked Gromit. He was a real savvy, strategic, and well-grounded when it came to the game. I also really liked his duos with both Vanellope and Pongo. He definitely was a solid player with his positioning in his alliance, controlled some votes, and his mind for the game.

Episode 13

Coming back to camp, for the first time in a long time, Vanellope, Pongo, and Britney have been blindsided. Vanellope and Pongo are sad to see Gromit go, while Britney is upset as she just can't stand Kathryn. Kathryn doesn't like her either and thinks Britney needs to be humbled. One person who is more than satisfied is Hoffman. He has been planning this vote for a while, and finally has taken out who he personally considered to be the biggest threat. Despite being blindsided, Britney and Vanellope have the best relationships around camp with Pongo, Hoffman, Esther (with Britney), and Kathryn (with Vanellope). Pongo is best positioned as he is connected to the now Galu 3, as well as with Hoffman and Esther. The castaways arrive for the reward challenge, where they are placed on 2 teams. Team 1 (Esther, Hoffman, and Vanellope) vs Team 2 (Britney, Kathryn, and Pongo). Group 2 wins! It is fun trip to a local village. Other than the occasional dirty looks and snide comments hear and there from Kathryn and Britney, it goes well. Pongo has a great time with the locak kids. At the immunity challenge, Esther wins.

Back at camp, Britney tries to reassess her game after being blindsided. She tries to get in more with Esther. Meanwhile, with Gromit gone, Hoffman sees no need for his alliance with Pongo and Esther, and he goes back to considering options for his own interest. Esther knows Vanellope voted for her at the previous council, so she tries to push the target onto her. Though when she talks to Kathryn, Kathryn won't budge from the target being Britney. The Galu 3 are already focused on voting out Kathryn. Esther tries to get Pongo to vote for Vanellope, but Pongo doesn't give in. Pongo informs her that Kathryn is the vote, but Esther then refuses that. Esther tries to compromise and states she rather take out Hoffman, and Pongo does consider this. At tribal, the vote is between Kathry, Britney, and Hoffman. As the votes are to be read, Esther then stands up. She plays her idol for Kathryn. Kathryn's votes (Britney and Pongo) are once again cancelled out. This leaves a tie between Britney (Hoffman and Kathryn) and Hoffman (Vanellope and Esther). During the revote, Pongo switches his vote to Hoffman, while Esther switches her vote to Britney...which ironically just ties the revote. This forces rocks. Unfortunately...this leads to Pongo's elimination.

6th place

Pongo- I was surprised at how well Pongo played, but he actually was a really good player. He was great at playing both sides without over playing, he was good maintaining those social connections, and even could push votes his way. Him being rocked out was definitely sad.

Finale, Part 1

Coming back to camp, Vanellope and Britney are distraught. They are wondering how things went so wrong, and they lost 2 alliance members back-to-back. Now there is two final 2's, Vanellope and Britney, then Esther and Kathryn. Hoffman is sitting nicely in the middle. Despite this, Vanellope still has good relationships with all remaining players. That being said, Vanellope and Esther see each other as their main competition. Hoffman personally finds himself closest with Britney out of all the women left. Then there is Kathryn and Britney who still have a bit of beef. The final 5 pull up to the immunity challenge, which Britney secures her third immunity win.

Now that they are in the final stretches, Britney continues her connection with Esther as she believes working with her might be the path to the final 3. As the vote is coming up, Kathryn tries to bring up the fact Vanellope voted for Hoffman in order put a target on her. This though backfires, as Vanellope calls her out for always backstabbing. Hoffman also instead of getting upset at Vanellope, calls Kathryn a hypocrite. Britney is pleased to see this as she is completely set on Kathryn being the vote that night. The main issue is Esther and Vanellope are still targeting each other. Hoffman is placed as the swing vote for the upcoming tribal. At tribal, the vote ends up being between Vanellope and Kathryn...in the end, Hoffman sides with Britney and Vanellope to send Kathryn home in a 3-2 vote.

5th place

Kathryn- Kathryn honestly was an incredible villain for the season. While her emotions did get in the way at times, she was an incredible cutthroat, and completely prioritized her game above anyone else's. I definitely liked her ruthless game style, but she unfortunately just couldn't pull it out in the end. I will say, it was her fault Galu ended up pretty much picking up Foa Foa one by one, so I don't know if that was necessarily the best play.

Finale, Part 2

Then there was 4. After a long strenuous game, Vanellope, Britney, Hoffman, and Esther are the last to remain. Britney has actually positioned herself where pretty much everyone trust her the most. While she has a final 2 with Vanellope, she has very close ties with Esther. Vanellope and Esther still view each other as their ultimate finale tribal council threat. Everything comes down to the final immunity. In a crucial win, Hoffman wins immunity, guaranteeing his spot in the final 3. At camp, it's clear that either Vanellope or Esther will be seeing their torch snuffed. Hoffman goes to Britney, and he tells her she won't win sitting next to Vanellope. Britney disagrees, but Hoffman calls her dense for thinking she can beat Vanellope at final tribal council. Eventually, Britney reflects. She then...finally makes a final 3 agreement with Esther and Hoffman. At the final tribal, Vanellope's game finally comes to an end.

4th Place

Vanellope- Vanellope not only was a standout star of the season, but she definitely was a front-runner if not the front-runner to win the game. She had such a strong social game, was well positioned, and I do genuinely think she wins if she is sitting at the end, although then again it probably would be really close.

3rd Place

Britney- When I first played out the stimulator, I thought Britney had this vote down. Unfortunately, she ended up a zero-vote finalist. I still think Britney was a more than solid player. She was very well rounded, good socially, good physically, and wasn't bad at all strategically. Unfortunately, the jury didn't really view her game as fondly.

2nd Place

Hoffman- Hoffman's game was very interesting to me. He definitely was someone who was very calculated with his moves. He stayed in the background for the most part, watched and waited for when it was the right time to make a move. I definitely find him to be a smart player. Although, he probably needed to do more if he wanted to win.

1st Place!

Esther- Esther wasn't the winner I expected. Although, I do see why she won. She played similarly to Hoffman, but she was a bit more active. She was a bit sneaky in the way she played, in that she played a bit from the background, but still tried to push the moves she wanted. I think she was very good at sitting back and observing when, and then attacking when needed.

I think this was a fairly solid season. I enjoyed the pre-merge more than the merge, but this cast ultimately made things very fun and interesting plot wise. Next season is the renowned Heroes vs Villains!

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Welcome back to another exciting season Bunny’s Pokemon Big Brother! This season, we’re going to Hearthome city where the Master Contest Association has sponsored our next season! 15 Pokemon will enter the house this season to compete for contest ribbons and…the ultimate contest trophy!

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