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Alright - there’s barely any time left and I didn’t realize it then but WOW!!?? I had no idea that Book Smart vs. Street Smart made it to a tiebreaker round. Don’t get me wrong - I love Koh Khang Khao and I was in stitches when reading it, but here’s a word dump that’ll hopefully convince you guys to vote for BSSS hehe

SPOILERS AHEAD

I think BSSS prides itself in being unintentionally funny. In fact, I never intended it to be comedic in any shape or form. I just wanted to make sure that every character, one way or another, had their time to shine. It builds itself on the charisma (or lack thereof) of the cast and pokes at the irony of the situation.

Take “I’m With Stupid”, which was nominated for being the most comedic episode. I had ZERO intentions of it being a comedic episode. In fact, it was supposed to be the end of Bernice’s story arc (but I didn’t go with that plan) and an anticlimactic elimination for Frank. Yet there was something to laugh at in the fight between Bernice (more on her later) and Don, Valerie’s advantage blunder, Josie being completely irrational during Tribal Council. Or even the first episode, where Eugene the pyrotechnics supervisor gets evacuated after a fire-making accident, not to mention the initial interactions between the cast. Or “Go Suck an Egg”, the highlight of the pre-merge, where you had a completely ridiculous argument between Molly and Jimmy about cooking eggs.

Of course, maybe the humor that some people see isn’t for everyone. Case in point - Bernice. Bernice was definitely one of the most polarizing characters of the season (so far 😉). She did have some moments, like her idol play (sidenote again - I’m ALSO surprised that that was nominated because the whole scene with her retelling the story just came to me on the fly, making blatantly inaccurate predictions of the future, SISTERS, and her almost caricatured portrayal of fortune tellers. The true comedic value of Bernice isn’t in her antics or quirks - it’s in her unawareness and obliviousness. She wanted to be a big character, but she never expected to be a flaming train wreck.

Case in point, BSSS prides itself in being unintentionally funny. It may not have the most iconic one-liners or even standout moments, but at the end of the day, it’s really a combination of the cast and the situational/dramatic irony that’s carried this season to this round.

pls vote for me thank uuuu