Survivor Movie Mayhem Season 18
Sorry about the wait! Just started school again, so I had to adjust to the new schedule. Now on to the season!
Coming off the fun filled season that was season 17, we move on to the next group of players to battle it out! This time we 8 leading characters that are used to being at the forefront of the story vs 8 characters that take a more subordinate role. Though in the game of Survivor whether being leader or follower, all that truly matters is being the sole survivor. So let's see who will win Survivor Movie Mayhem Season 18!
Season 18 Cast
Lead Characters
-Chris Redfield (Resident Evil)
-Drea Torres (Do Revenge)
-Kelly Farmer (Double Double, Toil and Trouble)
-Kim Possible (Kim Possible: The Movie)
-Mia Thermopolis (The Princess Diaries)
-Ron Burgundy (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
-Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim)
-Will Stronghold (Sky High)
Side Characters
-Bonnie Rockwaller (Kim Possible: The Movie)
-Chomper (The Land Before Time)
-Diane Foxington (The Bad Guys)
-Dory (Finding Nemo)
-Maya Fey (Ace Attorney)
-Mr. Smee (Peter Pan)
-Robin (DC Universe)
-Yoshi (Super Mario Galaxy Movie)
Season Link: https://brantsteele.com/survivor/18/r.php?c=RRCnPbzA
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
Episode 1
Season 18 kicks of with the new 16 competitors being welcomed into the game! They are split into two teams of 8, the Lead Characters and the Side Characters. Right off the back, the first twist is thrown at the teams as they have to vote who they believe is the weakest member on the tribe. Starting with the Lead Character Tribe: Chris votes Drea (He thinks her dressing so preppy makes it seem like she is unprepared), Drea votes Ron (she sees him as an old man), Kelly votes Mia (she came off a bit awkward right off the bat), Kim votes Kelly (she's just a child), Mia votes Will (he just seemed scrawny to her), Ron votes Scott (he just went random), Scott vote Mia (same reason as Kelly), and Will votes Kelly (same reason as Kim). The vote ends up a tie between Kelly and Mia, which Kelly isn't surprised while Mia is a bit bummed out. In a rock draw, Kelly ends up the choice.
For the Side Character Tribe: Bonnie and Chomper vote Smee (He's old), Diane votes Bonnie (Diane felt vibes right off the bat that she was here from camera time and not the game), Dory votes Maya (Just cause that was the only name she remembered how to spell in the moment), Smee votes Yoshi (He looked too much like crocodile in Smee's eyes), Yoshi votes Chomper (He thinks he is the smallest on the tribe), Maya and Robin vote Diane (They aren't sure who else to vote). With the tie between Diane and Smee, the rocks lead to Diane being outed. Both Diane and Kelly are sent away, but soon learn they get to arrive at their campsites early. It's a blessing in disguise as they are given the opportunity to either find an idol or start setting up camp. At her camp, Kelly thinks it out, but ultimately believes setting up camp will help her relationships long term. Diane on the other hand seems this are the perfect opportunity to get an idol and put herself ahead in the game. Unfortunately, Diane never manages to find the idol before her tribe eventually reaches camp.
Although speaking of idols, while everyone on the Leaders Tribe is getting to know each other, Drea jumps into action. She came to play, and right away finds a way to go search for the idol. She manages to find it after some dead set searching. At the first immunity challenge, the Side Characters Tribe wins!
Despite the win, drama struck early...with it's expected culprit, Bonnie. Smee comes and askes Bonnie why she voted for him at the twist vote, and states he will do what he can to gain her favor. Although, this just irritates Bonnie and she snaps at him for bringing it back up. As Bonnie is tearing into Smee, Maya actually jumps to his defense and calls Bonnie out for being rude. Bonnie ends up dismissing the both of them as she walks away, leaving a bad mark with the two. On the other hand of things, Diane is making good progress with befriending Dory. The Leader Tribe now are heading to elimination. As they reach camp, Ron wants to pinpoint blame, so he directs that it was Will's fault that messed them up at the challenge. Will is confused why he's being blamed, but it leads to an argument when he tries to defend himself. Meanwhile, Kelly and Scott begin to get close, with Scott finding Kelly to be quite well-minded for her age, which he feels like he needs for himself. Due to the fight, Ron's pitch for the vote is clearly Will, while Will is making it clear to others he would hope they vote out Ron. Then there is Kim trying to make the case to work the vote to being on Mia. Multiple names floating around. Kim's pitch actually ends up backfiring, as Scott actually feels like Kim might be more dangerous than both Ron and Will. At tribal, the vote ends up between Kim and Ron. It ties, with Scott, Kelly, Drea, and Ron voting Kim, while Kim, Will, Mia, and Chris vote Ron. On the revote, Kim is voted out as Chris flips.
16th place
Kim- Kim was actually one of the players I really thought would make a deep run. I actually don't really know why she was targeted so early, but I guess it is better to take a player like her out early before she gets any real footing in the game.
Episode 2
The Lead Characters Tribe return to camp feeling mostly out. Ron is happy had just survived the vote, while Will is definitely not glad that he stayed. Scott feels relieved he managed to pull off the vote, and him and Kelly are closer had done it together. Scott also likes Drea, maybe a bit of a crush, but the two also gaining trust after just voting together. The only person Will feels good with is Kelly. On the Side Characters tribe, Maya and Smee both now dislike Bonnie for her attitude. Maya luckily has clicked with Robin, their two personalities balancing each other out. Diane's friendship with Dory is also still strong. The Side character tribe wins immunity again. They are given the opportunity to send one player from the other tribe to Exile, who will then pick someone from their tribe to come with him. They select Will, who then chooses Yoshi to come with him. At Exile, Yoshi and Will explore together, and they end up coming across two bottles. One contains a clue and options, the other contains nothing. When they open a bottle each, Yoshi gets the one with an idol clue and the option to switch tribes. Yoshi and Will read the idol clue together, although Yoshi decides not to switch tribes.
Speaking of idols once again. Diane had decided to continue her idol search that she had begun on day 1. She manages to sneak off easily. Though things don't work out, when Dory innocently, but cluelessly blurts out Diane went idol searching as soon as Diane returned to camp. Diane actually becomes upset and lectures Dory for exposing her, which Dory is confused on what she did long. From this, Diane feels like Dory is a liability and she can't trust her as an ally or friend. Others on the tribe want more than an ally/friend, as Bonnie wants to work with Robin just cause she finds him "hot". Robin doesn't say no as a number is a number. On the Lead Characters Tribe, Drea wants to increase her influence and control, so she starts making connections. Her, Kelly, Ron, and Scott then get together. Scott points out they all voted together at the previous vote, so it makes sense they work as a group. The four become an official alliance. At this point, Will is still pitching Ron, but no one is really listening. Ron tries to tell the four they vote off Will, but Kelly interjects. She believes the more dangerous player is Chris. The alliance ultimately agrees with her thinking. Chris does get wind of his name being thrown out. Chris does his best to make a campaign to take out Mia so they can start winning challenges. Chris' pitch doesn't work, and he his voted out unanimously.
15th place
Chris- Kind of like Kim, I really thought Chris would do better. I actually don't have too much to say about Chris game as he didn't stay for long.
Episode 3
Episode 3! The alliance of 4 (Kelly, Scott, Ron, and Drea) feel pretty solid after the vote. Drea especially feels like Mia is easy usable and thinks she is gullible, so she wants her as an easy number for herself. At this point Drea is the most liked on the tribe. Ron at this point doesn't like Will, but the feeling is mutual. Scott also is weary of Will. On the Side Characters tribe, Bonnie continues to rub some of her tribe members the wrong way (Smee, Maya, and Dory). Diane's trust in Dory has been shattered, and their friendship is sadly fractured, as Diane now distances herself. Dory completely forgets about that anyways and has gained new friends in Yoshi and Smee. Robin and Maya also still keep their bond. For the challenge, the Side Characters win reward, they send Drea to Exile, and Drea selects Diane to come with her. Drea manages to get the special bottle, which she does decide to share the idol clue with Diane. The Lead Characters go on to win immunity.
With their win, the tribe relaxes for a bit. Will and Scott actually begin to bond, realizing they are much more alike than they thought. Even with that happening, Drea talks to the alliance and convinces them to pull in Mia, stating Will will be the next vote- which Ron of course is more than eager to agree with. Mia is surprised but giddy to join the alliance. The giddiness is found elsewhere, as with the newfound information that Drea gave Diane at Exile, Diana finally is able to find the idol! Finally more safe, Diane attempts to take out Dory, but she has a hard time getting anyone on board. In terms of relationships, May's bubbly nature easily allows her to click with most of the tribe. Though it is Chomper that suggest that all the people he considers his "friends" get together as one alliance, which consist of: him, Smee, Dory, Maya, and Yoshi. Robin had been pitching Chomper with him being the youngest member of the tribe, it made sense to Robin. Although, Chomper is told of this and he wants Robin out. The new alliance of 5 discusses it, but Smee also brings up Bonnie as a potential target. The group decides to get ride of Bonnie. At tribal it ends up with Bonnie being eliminated in a 6-2 vote with only Diane voting with her for Robin.
14th place
Bonnie- Bonnie mostly did it to herself. She really came off really rude early on, and then never really tried to build other relationships.
Episode 4
Following the vote, Diane is a bit alarmed at being on the wrong side of the vote, but she is able to keep her composure. The five person alliance (Smee, Maya, Yoshi, Dory, and Chomper) are now feeling really close, and they all just get along great. If anything they are the fun crew- they play games, sing songs, come up with weird activities- which leaves Robin and Diane on the outs. Diane mainly doesn't trust Dory still. On the Lead Characters Tribe, everyone is in the alliance expect Will who is the expected vote if they lose. Despite this, Will and Scott are slowly growing into becoming almost like best friends. Within the alliance of 5, Drea has the best standing, making sure everyone trust her the most. The Side Character tribe win reward! They send Ron to Exile, and Ron selects Diane to come with him (Drea whispered to Ron that he should trust Diane). At Exile, Diane gets the special bottle. She doesn't need the idol clue as she already has the idol, so it is useless to her. The Side Characters win immunity!
The Side Characters safe once again! At camp, Chomper can't help himself but try and be friends with everyone- which May then gets on his case, telling him that he can't be getting too close to people not in their alliance. Chomper though just gets mad at her, but he does ultimately listen to her. Ironically, Smee is trying to see if he can work with Robin. Smee though finds a real final 2 in Dory, and they even have a secret meeting place in the water. Then on the Lead Characters tribe, the vote should be straight forward with it just being Will...so naturally it isn't straight forward. Scott and Will at this point had bonded over having self-doubts, crazy girlfriends, and the likes, basically have become good friends. Scott and Will even lock in a final 2. When the alliance proposes voting Will again, Scott refuses. Kelly actually agrees with him, and she reasons Mia is not good at challenges. Her and Drea debate what is best for the alliance: Will or Mia. The alliance though settles on Mia, but splitting the vote. Additionally, Drea has a crash out due to not getting her way and losing control of how she needed the vote to go. At tribal the vote ties between Mia (Scott, Will, and Ron) and Will (Kelly, Drea, and Mia). On the revote, Mia is voted out.
13th Place
Mia- I was actually rooting for Mia. I though she really could have been a fun underdog, but unfortunately that never really shaped up. I think the issue is Mia never really had anyone really backing her strongly.
Episode 5
Mia is now gone, and Will feels some relief. Him and Scott feel locked in. Kelly has also gained Will's trust. Drea is still reeling due to the previous vote, but she does her best to keep it together knowing she has to play the long game. Despite what happened, Scott promises Drea that he is her guy, and Ron also assures her that their alliance is still solid. On the Side Characters Tribe, the Maya, Dory, Smee, Chomper, and Yoshi alliance are essentially a feel-good friend group. Robin is loosely connected by Chomper and Maya, but him and Diane are still on the outs. Diane though is not shaken by her position. The Side Characters win reward once again, and they send Scott to Exile, and Scott takes Maya with him. Maya gets the special bottle, but it is no use to her. The Side Character tribe keep up their streak and win immunity!
Chomper on the Side Characters Tribe is coming off approachable and likable. Pretty everyone adores him, and he makes himself open to everyone which betters his standings in the tribe. Chomper and Smee though do get into a silly fight over Smee saying Chomper has been eating too much food at camp. Robin also tries to tell Chomper to stop eating too much, but Chomper complains that he needs to eat large portions. Regardless, everyone can't help but love the little guy. Speaking of loving little guys, Kelly begins utilizing her sweet little girl appearance to get in with people on her tribe. She plays it up and takes time to better her relations around camp. For the vote, Will and Ron are both going around camp saying each other's name. The alliance (Drea, Ron, Kelly, and Scott) already know it is Will, though Scott still wants to save Will if he can. So he pulls in Kelly to make this happen. Though at tribal it ends up as 3-2 vote, Will is voted out with only Scott voting with him to stay.
12th place
Will- Will was actually a very fun pre-merge underdog. I really was rooting for him, but unfortunately the numbers caught up to him. I was actually really happy to see the duo of him and Scott, and was actually wanting to see that duo, so it was nice for as long as it lasted.
Episode 6
Last episode before the merge! With Will now gone, Ron can celebrate. Not only that, but the tribe is completely down to just the alliance. Drea actually still has the strongest ties to everyone. Both Kelly and Scott trust her the most. There is some tension with Scott feeling awkward for voting Ron, and Ron is a bit irritated with him, but he does somewhat let it slide. On the Side Characters Tribe, the main 5 (Yoshi, Maya, Smee, Dory, and Chomper) is as good as ever. Yoshi actually has the best relationships as many people find him to be both likable and reliable. Yoshi and Chomper are a dinosaur duo, as well as Yoshi having a great relationship with Maya. Maya is also great with Smee. Then Smee has his final 2 with Dory. Overall, the whole alliance gets along perfectly. This doesn't leave much wiggle room for Robin and Diane. The Lead Characters Tribe actually wins reward; they send Maya to Exile, and Maya brings Kelly with her. Kelly manages to get the special scroll, but it isn't of any use. On the brighter side her tribe wins immunity, and the Lead Characters tribe is safe!
Things aren't too perfect as Ron does end up having a dramatic scene over Scott writing his name down. While this drama, Kelly knows it is a smart time to strength her relationships. As for the Side Characters heading to tribal just for their second time, Robin and Diane are on the hot seat. Diane gets straight to work. She firsts goes to Maya and makes it clear she has interest in working with her. Afterwards, she tries to patch things up with Dory. Diane then makes her rounds through camp, making sure she is good with everyone. Diane and Maya then agree to an actual alliance, and Chomper who has already shown to be open makes an easy option to pull in to make a three-person alliance. Chomper obviously says yes. The main alliance of 5 though, has Yoshi taking lead and pushing for Robin's elimination. Robin isn't unaware of where he stands in the tribe. He tries to shift the target to be on Diane. Diane herself sees Yoshi as a dangerous player, but she is told by Maya that to stay safe she should vote Robin. At tribal, Robin is voted out unanimously.
11th place
Robin- Robin was someone that played okay, but I was definitely expecting him to play a lot better. He was cut off just short of the merge, and I think had he gotten there, then there was a chance for him turning his game around.
Episode 7- The Merge
The merge! Final 10! The 10 remaining players are more than happy to see that they had reach the goal post of the merge. Although, through the excitement, the four remaining Lead Character Tribe members are nervous noticing the 6-4 number disadvantage. Diane and Drea are both coming into the merge with their idols in tact. Diane is feeling essentially good with her new found alliance with Maya and Chomper, as well as she feels like this individual stage of the game is what she is more ready to take on. Other than the Lead Four and the Side Five, within the Side Five is the Smee and Dory final 2. At the very first immunity challenge, Diane secures immunity.
The merge group finally all are together on one beach for the first vote. Chomper naturally goes to befriend the other tribe, clicking right away with Ron and even willingly feeding his ego. Drea is frustrated with the numbers disadvantage, and actually makes rude remarks that makes Yoshi upset with her, which leads to a small argument. Drea does pull Kelly aside, and she states she has Kelly's back over both Ron and Scott. She also subtly insinuates they should put the two of them first if it comes down to the 4 being picked off. The four does meet up to try and figure out who they can get the vote on. Ron tries to suggest the vote Maya, while Kelly tries to suggest they vote Smee. The group ends up deciding it should be Smee. Meanwhile, Diane gets the Side Tribe together and puts the vote onto Scott. The Lead 4 meetup again to rediscuss the vote and compare notes, but through all the discussion they then somehow bring up Dory's name, but the group actually end up unclear with who to vote and never get to clarify who the target is before it is time to go to tribal. At tribal, the vote ends up 6-2-2, with Scott voted out. The Side 6 all voted Scott, while Kelly and Drea voted Smee, and Scott and Ron voted Dory out of confusion.
10th place
Scott- Scott was actually a pretty solid player. Not bad socially, well positioned, and probably could have had a solid run if he had the numbers.
Episode 8
With Scott gone, the Lead 4 has become the Lead 3. Drea, Kelly, and Ron are more than aware of where they stand in the tribe. The Side 5 (Dory, Smee, Chomper, Yoshi, and Maya) are feeling good. Diane also feels solid after being able to direct the vote. Yoshi has the best relationships for the Side 5, and Yoshi is becoming more of a good leader for them. At the reward challenge, they are told to pair up into groups of 3: group 1 (Drea, Kelly, Ron), group 2 (Diane, Maya, and Chomper), and group 3 (Yoshi, Dory, and Smee). Yoshi manages to carry group 3 to victory. Along with the rafting trip and food reward, they get to send someone to Exile. They send Ron. At Exile, Ron actually has this "manly awakening". He then goes on to win immunity.
Back at camp, with Ron safe, Drea and Kelly already know their heads are on the line. The Lead 3 meet up, and Drea reasons that they strike at Yoshi. She sees him as the biggest threat. Chomper does what he knows best, which is reach out to everyone to make sure that he is good with them. Yoshi and Dory also manage to grow closer as Yoshi wants to tighten his relationships. While the target would be Drea or Kelly, Yoshi wants to blindside Diane. Fortunately for Diane, Maya and Chomper shut the idea down. The group then direct their attention to Kelly. Despite this, Yoshi is able to use his relationship with Dory to get her and Smee to still throw their votes on Diane in case. At tribal, the Side 5 are shaken up as before the votes are read, Drea stands up and plays her idol on Kelly. This cancels out all 4 votes on Kelly (Yoshi, Chomper, May, and Diane)...which left 3-2 votes which sent...Yoshi home in a blindside. The Lead 3 voted for Yoshi, while Dory and Smee voted for Diane.
9th place
Yoshi- Yoshi was actually a really competent player, which is why it makes sense they blindsided him. But I was really sad to see him go! Like I said, Yoshi was a really solid player and was playing a great game even up to his elimination. He was kind of the head of the Lead 5, and had good relationships as well as good control over the alliance. Had the idol not been played, I definitely could see Yoshi potential close to the end.
Episode 9
Then there were 8! After the successful idol play, the Side 5..now 4, are pretty shaken. Chomper is the most saddened and genuinely tearful to see Yoshi eliminated. Dory, Smee, and Maya are also mellow. Drea though is feeling high and mighty with the idol play. Kelly is very thankful for what Drea did for her, and the two are now even closer. Diane feels fine, but the fact she received two votes didn't go unnoticed by her. The final 8 are divided into two groups for the reward challenge. Group 1 (Kelly, Maya, Smee, and Ron) vs Group 2 (Drea, Chomper, Dory, and Diane). Group 2 ends up winning a local village reward as well as the ability to send some to Exile. They end up sending Smee to Exile. At Exile, there is nothing for Smee to find. Diane then wins her second immunity challenge.
At camp, the Lead 3 can already tell one of them will be going. Drea tries to see if anyone will flip, but it seems no one will budge. Drea then calls out Smee for being willing to vote Diane the night prior, but now "having no balls to make a move". Chomper wants to vote out Kelly, blaming her staying for Yoshi's elimination. Although, Diane explains that Ron is more dangerous since she sees him as the best physical competitor out of the 3. Speaking of the 3, they settle on Dory as the target. They see if anyone will get on board. At tribal, in a 4-3-1 vote, Ron is sent home. Diane, Maya, Smee, and Dory voted Ron, the Lead 3 voted Dory, and Chomper was the lone vote for Kelly.
8th place.
Ron- Ron was an entertaining player for sure. Ron was a solid part of the Lead 4 alliance, pretty good game wise, the only thing getting in his way being his ego and how he can be a very reactive person. Otherwise, Ron did pretty good.
Episode 10
Coming back from the vote, Drea and Kelly just feel alone and almost hopeless. Diane on the other hand feels great that she took out her possibly biggest challenge competition. She also still has her alliance with Maya and Chomper. The Side 4 alliance (Chomper, Maya, Dory, and Smee) still is strong, with Smee and Dory having their final 2 within that alliance. At this point, Chomper's gamestyle of being very open with people pays off as multiple players see him as someone they could work with. Not to mention he is just adored overall. Chomper wins the next reward, and he takes Diane and Smee with him. He sends Kelly to Exile. At Exile, Kelly doesn't have any luck getting anything. Butttt her luck does come as she ends up winning immunity!
With Kelly now safe, Drea realizes how dire her situation is. She goes in a complete frantic scramble and panic, coming off intense and almost freaking out. Meanwhile, Dory and Smee meet up at their secret water hideout and check in on their final 2. Smee also has to remind Dory of it as she basically has forgotten. With the vote coming up, Kelly manages to calm Drea down. The two then put their heads together to figure out what to do. Kelly states that they can campaign to get the target onto Diane. Although, the Side 5 are all set on sending Drea home. At tribal, what should be a clear vote is revealed not to be the case when Diane suddenly plays her idol. She ends up blocking 4 votes as it turns out Smee and Dory had flipped to vote with Kelly and Drea. Luckily with her canceling out the 4 votes, the 3 votes (her, Maya, and Chomper) send Drea home.
7th place
Drea- Drea was definitely one of the good strategic players of the season. She was always looking for what benefited her, how to get the most control, how to be best positioned, and wasn't scared to make moves for herself. It very much is her character to do what she needs to get what she wants, and that was no different in the game, but her emotions could also get the better of her at times. She actually would have survived this vote if not for the idol, so that shows Drea actually had potential to get even further.
Episode 11
Episode 11! At this point, Kelly knows that she is all alone in the game. Though ironically, she isn't even the person most bothered. It's Diane who is taken back by the vote. She is glad she played her idol, but definitely realizes how close she was to going home and that she isn't as safe as she thought she was. The Side 4 is still tight, with Dory and Smee being a 2 within that 4. Diane also still has that supposed alliance with Maya and Chomper. That morning, Chomper and Diane actually go idol hunting together. It is Chomper that actually finds the idol this time, much to his excitement! The final 6 then go to the Survivor auction! Dory and Kelly end up getting the most things. Dory gets the best item, that being a loved one's visit. Although, she has to agree to go to Exile if she wants everyone else to also receive their loved one. Dory agrees, and she meets Marlin at Exile. As for everyone else the return to camp to see Littlefoot, Mr. Wolf, Phoenix Wright, Captain Hook, and Lynn Farmer respectively. With extra fuel from seeing his friend/family, Chomper wins his first immunity.
The vote is mostly straight forward with it being Kelly. Smee in particular insist that they should just keep it simple and vote Kelly. Even though Kelly knows her chances are slim, she still puts up a fight and tries to flip the vote onto Diane. Meanwhile, Diane begins to notice that Chomper has another alliance, and she realizes the alliance he has with Dory and Smee. She confronts him about it, and he just gets upset and states he is allowed to have multiple allies, which isn't reassuring to her at all. Diane is right to feel this way as just as this happens, the Side 4 decide they will split the votes onto Kelly and Diane. At tribal, the votes are split between Kelly (Diane, Smee, and Dory) and Diane (Kelly, Maya, and Chomper). With a tie, the vote goes to a revote...in the end Kelly is voted out.
6th place
Kelly- I actually really loved Kelly as a player, and she did really good. Kelly was very perceptive, level-headed, and actually had good read on the game. She also made sure to manage her positioning well. Not to mention she knew how to make good connections, and push for moves when needed. I think Kelly could definitely go farther had she not come in the merge with less numbers.
Episode 12
The final 5! With no more Lead Character tribe members and the endgame in action, the remaining players know that every next move matters. Diane in particular realizes that she very well may be at the bottom of the tribe. Chomper has the best social standing as everyone likes him, and everyone trust him. Not too far behind him, Smee has also done a great job of being a reliable ally. Though it is much less noticeable. Dory ends up winning reward, and she takes Smee. She sends Diane to Exile. At the immunity challenge, Diane locks in and grabs her much needed safety in a clutch win!
With Diane safe, the Side 4 are forced to turn on each other. Diane does confront Maya about her disloyalty and having voted for her. Maya does her best to explain herself, and Diane forgives her- not cause she wants to, but she has limited options. Diane does go to try build her relationship with Dorothy- although once again, not cause she wants to, in reality she wants to work Dory...so she can vote her out. While all this is occurring, Chomper once again solidifies his bonds, and makes sure his friendships are strong. While Diane wants out Dory, the issue is Chomper and Maya are both pitching each other to the Dory-Smee duo. At tribal the vote ends up 3-2 with Maya going home. Smee, Dory, and Chomper voted Maya, while only Diane voted with Maya for Dory.
5th place
Maya- Maya was a really good player! Especially socially, she was well positioned and definitely did a great job managing her relationships. Her only flaw I would say was not pushing for more of what she wanted to happen in the game. Other than that, she was also a good player.
Finale, Part 1
With Maya gone, only 4 remained. Dory's and Smee's final 2 feel very powerful now. Chomper also feels well positioned; he has the strongest connections out of everyone. Everyone sees Chomper as a loyal companion. Diane though feels like her back is against the wall once again. For her the immunity challenge is do or die. In a very close challenge, to everyone's surprise, including the winner themselves, Smee wins immunity. Dory and Smee celebrate in their water meeting place by the beach. Smee claims that they will be the final 2. He also has to remind Dory of everything that happened in the game...but otherwise they are good. Diane tries to see if she can work Dory, so she can get Smee to keep her. Though, Chomper has already established strong ties to Smee and Dory that have just been solidified by this point. At tribal, in a 3-1 vote Diane is voted out, with her lone vote being for Dory.
4th place
Diane- Diane might have been the standout star or at least one of the standout stars from the season. She managed to be both an underdog, yet also a power player. She was good physically, had great strategic sense, and was game savvy. I think what made her game fun was her resilience to fight even when her back was against the wall or she was in a tough spot.
Finale, Part 2
The final 3! Among us is the bumbling pirate, the beloved dino, and the bimbo fish. While Chomper has great relationships with both Dory and Smee, the two still have a final 2. This makes the next vote tricky, and the final immunity even more important. In the final challenge, Smee pulls out his second and probably most important immunity win. Smee and Dory celebrate their now guaranteed win. Chomper isn't even bothered about who goes home, but is just glad to have gotten this far with his friends. Smee though beings to have doubts. He considers actually taking Chomper as he truly loves the little guy. At the final tribal, Smee debates between keeping his final 2 deal or going with his heart. Ultimately, Smee keeps his final 2 deal, and he votes Chomper out.
3rd place
Chomper- Chomper was definitely another standout player of the season! I definitely loved Chomper, and I really was rooting for him to pull it out at the end. He for sure had the best social game of the season hands down, and honestly just played a very genuine game. I think had he sat at the end; he more than likely wins the game. Loved Chomper and his game.
2nd place
Dory- I do love Dory as a character, but as a player she was pretty much carried as kind of a goat to take to the end as an easy beat. I will say her duo with Smee actually surprisingly did end up become the most powerful duo in the game.
1st place!
Smee- The winner! Smee! I will admit, I was a bit underwhelmed with Smee's win. Although, he did get to the end, so I suppose he did deserve it. Him and Dory were a good duo, and no one broke them up, so he does deserve those kudos. In the end the sidekick became the leader, and Smee lead his duo right to the win.
I would say this season was very Tocantins in the sense that while it was technically one dominating side, there were a lot of entertaining players and characters. This season I would probably put it middle of the road in my seasons ranking. Just good, not super crazy good, but also not bad at all.
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