Norway's Questions

[Norway]

Hey guys and congratulations on making the final two!

Russia! You obviously had horseshoes up your ass with the back to back hidden immunity idols, but I want you to tell me why you deserved to be in the finals? What did you do to get there other than being lucky and also winning a few challenges? Did you have a social game? Did you have any alliances? I pretty much want to know every move you made since Day 1 because there is a lot of mystery to your game.

Hei folkens og gratulerer gjør det endelige to!

Russland! Du tydeligvis hadde hestesko opp i ræva med rygg mot rygg skjulte immunitet idoler, men jeg vil at du skal fortelle meg hvorfor du fortjente å være i finalen? Hva gjorde du for å komme dit annet enn å være heldig og også vinne noen utfordringer? Har du har et sosialt spill? Hadde du noen allianser? Jeg ganske mye vil vite hver eneste bevegelse du har gjort siden dag en fordi det er mye mystikk til spillet ditt.

Mexico! You said one of your goals was to be active. But you had two self-votes...How can I vote for you if you can't even play the game properly? Bringing Russia to the finals is probably the stupidest move ever. You said you did it to stay loyal to Russia - but there's a catch. Breaking your word with Russia would maybe lose a vote from him in the jury. However, if you were to face Egypt in the finals, I'm almost certain everyone would have voted for you to win. Don't you understand that it makes no sense at all? A move like that is so stupid it's hard to imagine you even played this game with a brain! Why the hell should I vote for someone who was one self-vote away from being REMOVED FROM THE GAME?!

Mexico! Du sa en av dine mål var å være aktiv. Men du hadde to self-stemmer ... Hvordan kan jeg stemme på deg hvis du ikke engang kan spille spillet riktig? Bringe Russland til finalen er trolig det dummeste trekket noensinne. Du sa du gjorde det å bo lojale til Russland - men det er en hake. Breaking ditt ord med Russland ville kanskje miste en stemme fra ham i juryen. Men hvis du skulle møte Egypt i finalen, er jeg nesten sikker på at alle ville ha stemt for deg å vinne. Forstår du ikke at det gir ingen mening i det hele tatt? Et trekk som det er så dumt at det er vanskelig å forestille deg selv spilt dette spillet med en hjerne! Hvorfor i helvete skal jeg stemme for noen som var en selvstendig stemme unna å bli FJERNET FRA SPILLET?!

[Mexico]

Mexico! You said one of your goals was to be active. But you had two self-votes...How can I vote for you if you can't even play the game properly? Bringing Russia to the finals is probably the stupidest move ever. You said you did it to stay loyal to Russia - but there's a catch. Breaking your word with Russia would maybe lose a vote from him in the jury. However, if you were to face Egypt in the finals, I'm almost certain everyone would have voted for you to win. Don't you understand that it makes no sense at all? A move like that is so stupid it's hard to imagine you even played this game with a brain! Why the hell should I vote for someone who was one self-vote away from being REMOVED FROM THE GAME?!

- Hello Norway. Thank you for bringing up the self-votes and the fact that I can't even "Play the game properly"....I mean, I never said I was a pro, and I'm positive there's not a Manual for "Aspiring Survivor Contestants" (although if there is please let me know I would love a copy since according to you I "can't play the game properly", I love to learn)

- With all due respect Norway, the fact that you think bringing Russia to the finals is a stupid move is just...well, that's your opinion.. It's very easy to say that you can just break up an alliance like that *fingersnap* now is it?, but when you actually do it...it just doesn't feel very well in my eyes. Like a said to China, I stay loyal to my allies, that's how I play the game. Betraying and backstabbing is not how I roll. I knew coming into this Final TC that I was obviously gonna lose some votes because I was up against a very strong competitor, that's not a shocker to me, might be a shocker to some people in the jury who clearly think I'm stupid for bringing Russia to the end, but you know everyone is entitled to their opinion.

- As far as the "if I would've faced Egypt in the finals".....the past is the past.

- No I don't understand that it makes no sense at all Norway....I guess you and I don't share the same thoughts....then again you say it's hard to imagine I played the game with a brain. STUPID ME...I mean really, STUPID ME I must be to even think I could get to the end self-voting twice....oh...wait, I'm still here. Nobody saw me as a threat, nobody worried about Mexico.

- Now WHY THE HELL SHOULD YOU VOTE FOR ME NORWAY? I mean there's got to be a reason....well....
I was always consistent in challenges, whether or not I was the best that was different. My social game was good, I remained close with the people that I could trust and had their backs and they had mine. I would bring up the loyal card but i've said that so many times, but you know what I mean. I never lied to anyone, I was very straight forward about all the situations, I never caused drama, and I think I played the game respecting everyone and staying true to my principles.

If you have any more questions, I'll be here to answer them. Thanks Norway, good luck with your decision.

[Norway]

Lol

[Norway]

[Mexico]

Jul 20, 2012 0:54:27 GMT -5 Norway said:

...oh you....




That's classy, for sure

[Russia]

Russia! You obviously had horseshoes up your ass with the back to back hidden immunity idols, but I want you to tell me why you deserved to be in the finals? What did you do to get there other than being lucky and also winning a few challenges? Did you have a social game? Did you have any alliances? I pretty much want to know every move you made since Day 1 because there is a lot of mystery to your game.

In terms of the social game, I played very poorly. I think in total I spoke to Mexico, Slovakia, China, and yourself. And even though communications were very limited. Mexico and I made a final 2 promise I believe around Week 2. Other than that, most of what I did was play the game very solitarily. I didn't speak to people much, nor did I post often in the tribe camp.

Once the tribes were merged, I signed on and noticed the locked chests and began working hard to open them, eventually snatching the two HIIs out from under everyone. Once I did not have immunity I made sure to use them, since I was labeled the biggest threat, and I was concerned people would see that as their only chance to get rid of me.

One peculiar thing is the vote that sent you home Norway. I knew that I had Mexico and Slovakia's vote, but I was sure you had Egypt's and China's. So, I was expecting a tie. But somehow, that was not the case. I had no hand in that, and so I cannot inform you as to exactly what happened.

Once it came down to the final 3, I knew Mexico would take me to the end, as I would have him. What I said in the previous TC I believed to be true. I did (and still do) think that I have enemies on the jury, because I did orchestrate for a few people to go home, and I expect those two HIIs upset the people that went home when I used them. Though, if I don't have any enemies, then I will agree that Mexico bringing me was probably not the best move, but (even in a game like this) he and I have tried to be honorable and stick to our commitments in the game.

My lack of a social game probably has hurt me in the long run, but at the same time, it prevented me from betraying or lying to anyone. And it was not a conscious effort to avoid socializing, it just happened since nobody on my initial tribe tried to gather everyone's IM information, and then I just continued the radio silence through the game.

I hope I have answered your questions, but if there was anything you would like elaborated or something I missed, please let me know.

[Mexico]

Oh I forgot to mention the TC where Norway was sent home (thanks for reminding me Russia )

See, in that TC, we were certain that there was gonna be a tie (Slovakia, myself and Russia for you. China, Egypt & Norway for Russia). However, something interesting happened. Egypt PMed me telling me that himself and I were on the chopping block. The perfect opening to "save us", telling him that Norway's name was brought up. So, that made it 4-2, sending Norway home.

[Russia]

Oooohhhh, so that's what happened that week, that makes sense.

[Norway]

Okay takk gutta, lykke til!