A Round of Rory

[Rory]

Hello there ladies.

Congrats on making Final 2, you guys did what you had to do to get here, but I honestly have no idea who I'm voting for. It's all on this.

Dixie, we never talked. I seriously don't think we talked one time, b/c I did almost everything through AIM, I never chose to contact you on PM, you never chose to contact me, it's a two-way street obviously. I don't really know why I should vote for you when we weren't even acquaintances really. I'd ask you that as a question, but I feel like you put out your plans in your Opening Statement. My question for you is what do you feel was your best move in the game?


Estelle, seeing that you (supposedly) caused my eviction hurts. I actually saw you as a decent ally, which I guess may show that I didn't have the best social game, as you put me as somebody that you weren't close to. Why did you want me out at that time?

My question for both of you is:
Rate each juror's game on a scale of 1-10 then compare them to a BB player of your choice and explain why. Good luck to you both.

[Estelle Landy]

Sept 1, 2013 20:43:34 GMT -5 Rory said:

Estelle, seeing that you (supposedly) caused my eviction hurts. I actually saw you as a decent ally, which I guess may show that I didn't have the best social game, as you put me as somebody that you weren't close too. Why did you want me out at that time?

My question for both of you is:
Rate each juror's game on a scale of 1-10 than compare them to a BB player of your choice and explain why. Good luck to you both.

I'm sorry, Rory! I really enjoyed you actually. I feel like I didn't communicate with you as much as I had wanted to, though... which is why I guess I put others ahead of you, especially when I began bonding and connecting with everyone. The week you left I felt I was pretty close to most everyone left, so I had to think who had deals with others and who I felt was close to other people I wasn't necessarily close with, and I set my sights on you and Talla, who I felt had an alliance that I was not a part of and I wanted to split it up. I brought this information to Dixie who didn't want me to use the Veto, so in order to not burn bridges with her and Talla, I just settled for leaving the nominations the same. Since Talla wasn't going anywhere, I guess that's why I wanted you out at that time.

Rankings & Comparisons;

Liza Ranking: 8
    I actually feel as though Liza was playing one of the strongest games at the point of the merge. She had herself nestled into (what even I thought was) a stable alliance of myself, AJ, and Andrew, and she was a strong and loyal player to that alliance. I guess she played a little hard which made her alliance member Andrew weary of her, which wound up being a huge detrimental factor to her game. If you weren't eliminated right then and there by your own alliance members, I think you could have coasted and dominated this game.

Liza Comparison: James Rhine, BB6
   I feel Liza was ~kinda~ like James, in the sense that she was a super strong competitor and when push came to shove, I feel he would have been loyal to his alliance members. However, he played the game really strong that it even intimidated his own alliance members, and the people who he was going to be loyal to were ultimately the ones leading to his demise... which I feel as though he otherwise would have been playing a perfect gameplay, and definitely had the potential to win the game. If it weren't for eliminating James, I feel like the Sov 6 could have won.

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Rory Ranking: 6
    I think you played a very good UTR game. I think you mentioned this was your first Big Brother game, and you made it very far considering that. I think you could have been a bit more social, like you said - since I felt like we should have been talking more, yet you felt like I was one of your closer allies? I do commend you on campaigning when your back was against the wall, though.

Rory Comparison: Parker Somerville, BB9
    I am comparing you to Parker simply because not only were you extremely likable, but I really feel like you didn't do anything too outrageous to get yourself targeted, but it was primarily due to association. You were mostly targeted because you were associated as being paired with Talla, which was found to be threatening. This is comparable to Parker, because he was mostly taken out due to his connection to Jen, since people wanted to split up Jen & Ryan.

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Krystal Ranking: 6
    Playing a strong UTR game, Krystal managed to survive to the mid-jury. I think she could have played stronger of course since she didn't win competitions, and I feel she could have been a bit more social, but she had a great personality and was always fun to talk to. She also made some pretty big moves like aligning with Ryan (and Dixie) and got screwed over.

Krystal Comparison: Joshuah Welch, BB9
    I LOVE Joshuah, seriously - one of my favorites. Anyway, I think you are similar because you both wound up on the "minority" side of the alliances, and the HOH wasn't in your favor, but you weren't the target, Ryan (James) was. You were mainly targeted due to your association with him. However, when the target won the POV, you became the default target and wound up paying the price. I believe both you and Joshuah were very fun-loving individuals and surprisingly fought very hard to remain in the game. Joshuah campaigned to Natalie and Ryan, while you campaigned to AJ and Talla.

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Ryan Ranking: 8
    Ryan played a strong game in the sense that he was always on everyone's mind. The majority of the middle portion of this game was "do week keep Ryan or do we not?" and Ryan worked his ass off to make sure he constantly stayed alive, which was very impressive since he had to pull together the most random groups of people to help him along the way, but he always managed to do it. He also won competitions when he needed to, so he wasn't just social, strategic, or physical - he comprised all of the aspects of a good game.

Ryan Comparison: Dick Donato, BB8
    I compare you to Dick, because you were not only a strong competitor in this game and won when you needed to (the POV to send Krystal out, and to save Rory) but you were nominated a few times in the game and you managed to talk yourself out of eviction despite being the original target by the HOH, you were able to bring together to underlings and survive elimination and dodge the target. On top of all of this, you were never shy when it came to speaking your mind, and it often through people off their game.

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Talla Ranking: 7
    Talla, I feel like you played a good game and probably shouldn't have even left when you did. Andrew was the bigger threat so it made sense to take him out, but he was my final 2 partner and I wanted him to stay, so I'm sorry about that. You played a good UTR and social game for the beginning and then toward then end fought hard to make big moves and make a name for yourself.

Talla Comparison: GinaMarie Zimmerman, BB15
    Okay, I love GinaMarie actually. I don't care what anyone says, she's amazing and I'll explain why. At the beginning of the game, she played a great social game. When Nick left she played the social game marvelously getting on everyone's good side and no one even considered taking her out. Now, towards the end of the game, GineMarie is realizing she needs to play the game and make big moves. I feel like you had this same realization when you won your HOH competition, Talla. This is when I began to notice you wanted to win and you wanted to make All-Stars, and you fought for it. I'm noticing this with GinaMarie now, and that's why I see you two as very similar. During that HOH, a new alliance formed in the game which happened BOTH in BB15 and in this game (The Exterminators compared to you, Andrew, AJ, and I). During that reign, you (and GM both) had to nominate someone in that newly formed alliance over someone who just kept them safe (Elissa in BB, and Dixie in this game). Also, you both had very upbeat and positive attitudes, and were in some controversies haha.

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AJ Ranking: 6
    I feel you played well to make it far into the game. No one ever considered you a threat, so you were never evicted and you were always spared, but it was this same presumption -- that you weren't a threat -- that probably would have held you back from winning the game, in the end. You were a loyal player and sometimes strict loyalty isn't the best gameplay, but it worked for you until the final 4.

AJ Comparison: Danielle Murphree
    I do not mean this to be an insult in any way, since Danielle was literally one of my favorite BB houseguests ever (don't hate), but I can see a couple of similarities. I believe you were a very loyal player and you were playing for your alliance (whether it was Shane [Liza] or Dan [me]) and I know I abused that trust on more than one occasion (leaving you on the block against Rory, vetoing Dixie before you, etc.) but you still trusted me. This is similar to how Dan abused Danielle's trust by not only nominating her, but by evicting Shane, and we can't forget the whole "You are dead to me" BB scandal.

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Andrew Ranking: 9
    Andrew was set to win this game from day one. I could feel it and I had the impression many of the people in this game could feel it, and I think that put a huge target on his back, but somehow he still made it to the final 3. Even though he was a huge physical threat, he had the social connections to keep him in the game until literally the last chance to knock him out.

Andrew Comparison: Janelle Pierzina, BB6
    I mainly mean the BB6 version of Janelle. She was a STRONG force to be reckoned with from the beginning of the game, and she was even nominated (against Michae and Kaysar [twice]) as they left the game, and she remained. Andrew was nominated against Alec and Talla as they were evicted over him. He was probably a stronger physical threat than them, but he played the social game stronger and remained in the game. Furthermore, Andrew and Janelle were both the biggest threats at the final 3, and the Final HOH winner recognized that and evicted them for it.

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I hope that answers your questions, Rory. Thank you for the opportunity! Good luck with your decision.

[AJ Burman]

"AJ Ranking: 6
I feel you played well to make it far into the game. No one ever considered you a threat, so you were never evicted and you were always spared, but it was this same presumption -- that you weren't a threat -- that probably would have held you back from winning the game, in the end. You were a loyal player and sometimes strict loyalty isn't the best gameplay, but it worked for you until the final 4.

AJ Comparison: Danielle Murphree
I do not mean this to be an insult in any way, since Danielle was literally one of my favorite BB houseguests ever (don't hate), but I can see a couple of similarities. I believe you were a very loyal player and you were playing for your alliance (whether it was Shane [Liza] or Dan [me]) and I know I abused that trust on more than one occasion (leaving you on the block against Rory, vetoing Dixie before you, etc.) but you still trusted me. This is similar to how Dan abused Danielle's trust by not only nominating her, but by evicting Shane, and we can't forget the whole "You are dead to me" BB scandal."

[Liza]

I honestly felt like more of an Amber BB8 than James but thanks for the compliment!

[Dixie Kong]

Sept 1, 2013 20:43:34 GMT -5 Rory said:

Rory said:

Dixie, we never talked. I seriously don't think we talked one time, b/c I did almost everything through AIM, I never chose to contact you on PM, you never chose to contact me, it's a two-way street obviously. I don't really know why I should vote for you when we weren't even acquaintances really. I'd ask you that as a question, but I feel like you put out your plans in your Opening Statement. My question for you is what do you feel was your best move in the game?

Thanks Rory!
Obviously us never interacting is why I targeted you the first chance I could get. And I know Jurors usually prefer to vote someone they had an emotional connection with... we literally did not have a single word to eachother. So for that reason you voting for me to win would be equivalent to the shock Estelle had over not being evicted at final three. But I guess crazier things can happen so to answer your question:

My best move in the game was taking out Andrew. I thought he was going to win this game from round 1. His presence was by far the most blatant of anyone's and I saw just how quick he was to be in everyone's good graces. I tried to point out that Andrew was likely going to beat Estelle, but Estelle wanted to honor her F2 with him. So I had to be the one to get it done and he was finally evicted. So my best move is definitely evicting the person who was largely responsible for many of the other evictions.
 

My question for both of you is:
Rate each juror's game on a scale of 1-10 then compare them to a BB player of your choice and explain why. Good luck to you both.

Liza: 8
Liza: Rachel Reilly
Rationale: Liza was a force to be reckoned with in the game. She went after big players and she was extremely strong in challenges. Those are two factors that boost the rank to as high as an 8. The reason it isn't any higher is that she did not secure trust and safety from various outsiders and got turned on by someone she considered a very close ally. (Andrew) I compare her to Rachel because in BB12 she was unstoppable during the Pre-Jury stage. She won HOH's back to back and people recognized she was a threat. Then comes the Jury stage and both Liza and Rachel find themselves in Juror seat #1 for being a big threat to the others. Rachel was also only exclusively close with certain people like I felt Liza was.

Rory: 5
Rory: Bryan Ollie
Rationale: I can't not put you at any number other than a 5. I know the least about you above anyone and it would not be fair to assess your game higher or lower than average. I knew during the game that you wanted to target myself and Krystal (via Ryan). I would compare you to Ollie from Big Brother 10. Ollie never won a competition, was a fairly liked person from "his side" and was closely associated with April. (In this instance Talla) Ollie didn't have relationships outside a few people and that is how I saw you in the game from my stance. (Because of not talking with me or having a relationship with Krystal)

Krystal: 6
Krystal: Lydia Tavera
Rationale: Forgive me for this because I hate Lydia and love Krystal but anyways, both ladies were 7th placers who slurred their words and got drunk. Both of them demonstrated tempers and a fiesty side and both were here to have fun. Lydia was very much loyal to the people she chose to align with which I feel Krystal was. She was associated with Jessie like Krystal was to Ryan. I give Krystal a 6 because she never got to win anything and make the mark she wanted to but from what I saw of her she was above average and would have made it farther if Ryan didn't win the POV.

Ryan: 9
Ryan: Dick Donato
Rationale: Ryan was an instant threat who played a very strong game. He would yell at people and get in confrontations with them, then he would go and (not so secretly) align to them. The way he was playing eventually became obvious to me but I have to credit him for lasting as long as he did. He made enemies into allies and laid all the cards on the table, much like Dick Donato in BB8. In Big Brother 8 Dick used fighting as a method to get his point across about certain game moves, and sometimes Dick went to his enemies for support - like Ryan. Ryan would have won the game if he made the end and delivered in all aspects so I give him a 9.

Talla: 7
Talla: Natalie Cunial
Rationale: During the game I put myself and Talla in the same boat. Nobody was looking at us as huge threats to win but I feel we both were secretly playing. Talla kept up a strong social game and started to step up in competitions with her performances. She was becoming a threat and she started to make deals with multiple people who then shared the deals she was making. She got caught and that led to her eviction. If she hadn't got caught I would give her a higher rank than 7 but I feel it's still a good score. I compare her to Natalie Cunial from Big Brother 9 - forgive me if you hate her LOL. But not because of her personality - but for the way she was playing. Natalie had all sorts of alliances in place at the final 5 and was evicted because of it. She also won the Final 7 HOH like Talla, and evicted a strong enemy of hers. Both were memorable.

AJ: 6
AJ: Jerry MacDonald
Rationale: AJ was a "pawn" a lot of times during the game. He was not winning much competitions despite some close calls and for that reason I relate him to Jerry. Jerry most notable game style was his loyalty and his word because of his military background. I saw that with AJ in his relationship to Estelle and originally Andrew. Even though Jerry won competitions, the reason he was brought so far was because Dan/Memphis/KeeshaBeesha felt he was an easy beat in end game competitions. I give AJ an above average score for surviving as much as he did but I think he would have had a rough time at the end but not impossible.

Andrew: 10
Andrew: Mike "Boogie" Malin
Rationale: He was the biggest threat in the game and made a lot of alliances that he both broke and kept. He was very strong in competitions and played "nice" to people's faces and then turned on them. He was the most visible player all season so for that I'm giving him a 10. In comparison to a Big Brother player I would say Mike Boogie, but just if Mike Boogie got evicted at final 3. He lied a lot to people and turned on alliances but he also was very loyal to one certain person (Will) which would be Estelle here. Both were also good in comps!


Dixie thanks you

[Krystal Forscutt]

I honestly have no idea who that is. Give me someone from BB12 and on please.

[AJ Burman]

*eyeroll* Jerry? Why don't you just throw in useless Enzo, or start relating me to Friendship members or random people from BB9 and BB8 while you're at it...

[Dixie Kong]

Nah you are Jerry, Cranky Kong!

[Dixie Kong]

Sept 2, 2013 0:29:12 GMT -5 Krystal Forscutt said:

I honestly have no idea who that is. Give me someone from BB12 and on please.

Howz about Jojo BB14. Same fiesty personality, same deal about being very close to someone and that being a target to break up. (Shane BB14 & Ryan here) Targeted because she wasn't in the alliance at the time (Talla/Andrew/Estelle/AJ) and she was very loyal to team Britney. (Which goes with what I said about believing you were a loyal player)

[Estelle Landy]

Sept 2, 2013 0:29:12 GMT -5 Krystal Forscutt said:

I honestly have no idea who that is. Give me someone from BB12 and on please.

Maybe Jessie? I felt she was a fun person and I adore Jessie. She was "out of the loop" on some of the key alliances which is kinda why she found herself in the hot seat on more than one occasion, and her alliance members turned on her which is what did her in (Dixie in this scenario). But she didn't give up without a fight even though people underestimated her.

[Dixie Kong]

My vote wouldn't save her anyway, boo thing.

[Estelle Landy]

Helen and Elissa's votes wouldn't have saved Jessie either.

[Dixie Kong]

Sept 2, 2013 2:34:20 GMT -5 Estelle Landy said:

Helen and Elissa's votes wouldn't have saved Jessie either.

was disagreeing with the phrase "turned on"

[Talla]

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[Dixie Kong]

Sept 2, 2013 22:51:08 GMT -5 Talla said:

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