7 hours ago
In what is a huge surprise, secret, and shock to...apparently absolutely no one 😂...I was sitting on two immunity idols for much of the game.
But here's the thing: more idols, more problems - amirite? Of course there were countless times I was tempted to play an idol on myself. But I always wanted to save them for something - or someone - else.
Then came the Pandora's Box II. When Resare and TRUC ended up in the first council with Breeze, GJM, and Silky Silver, the plan was for me to give Resare and TRUC each an idol to play. Even if Addy got TRUC's spot instead, Resare still would've got an idol to play.
So Breeze leaving the game actually saved me 1-2 idols. Which actually felt quite bad. I was excited to make a big move, but more than anything, I didn't want to personally benefit from someone I call a friend (ok, frenemy if we're being real 😎) stepping away from Survivor. To me, from that moment on, the idols were basically invalid.
After the first part of Pandora's Box II turned out in the way it did, I resolved to pretend like the idols didn't exist any more. I always would've rather been evicted than play an idol I felt like I shouldn't even have. And I'm proud to say those idols have now officially expired.
I only bring this up now because: I really appreciated the conversation we had over the weekend about the state and temperature of the game. I noticed Pandora's Box II came up and I know the outcome of that twist is still upsetting. This post isn't meant to dismiss anyone's feelings at all, but I do hope the additional context and background info - the fact that both idols were essentially earmarked for a specific purpose and then discarded once they weren't needed after all - helps folks feel even just a tiny bit better.
Here's to an idol-free rest of the game!
But here's the thing: more idols, more problems - amirite? Of course there were countless times I was tempted to play an idol on myself. But I always wanted to save them for something - or someone - else.
Then came the Pandora's Box II. When Resare and TRUC ended up in the first council with Breeze, GJM, and Silky Silver, the plan was for me to give Resare and TRUC each an idol to play. Even if Addy got TRUC's spot instead, Resare still would've got an idol to play.
So Breeze leaving the game actually saved me 1-2 idols. Which actually felt quite bad. I was excited to make a big move, but more than anything, I didn't want to personally benefit from someone I call a friend (ok, frenemy if we're being real 😎) stepping away from Survivor. To me, from that moment on, the idols were basically invalid.
After the first part of Pandora's Box II turned out in the way it did, I resolved to pretend like the idols didn't exist any more. I always would've rather been evicted than play an idol I felt like I shouldn't even have. And I'm proud to say those idols have now officially expired.
I only bring this up now because: I really appreciated the conversation we had over the weekend about the state and temperature of the game. I noticed Pandora's Box II came up and I know the outcome of that twist is still upsetting. This post isn't meant to dismiss anyone's feelings at all, but I do hope the additional context and background info - the fact that both idols were essentially earmarked for a specific purpose and then discarded once they weren't needed after all - helps folks feel even just a tiny bit better.
Here's to an idol-free rest of the game!
