User blog comment:DryIceBros/Sorry About Pitti Island/@comment-26485526-20170714173103/@comment-26910098-20170714180324

He would start off the game as the second-in-command of the older Aag alliance, consulting with Julie about how they should vote, and making sure they have the numbers, forming bonds with Angie and Stephanie. He struck a good balance of having power but not making himself a threat with it. His main role for most of the premerge would be trying to recover all the damage Warren caused with all his antics. While he found himself in the minority at the merge, he was able to survive with Horace and Alf's physical games being deemed too threatening, Jean's idol play causing her former Pani tribemates to distrust her, and Julie causing ire from her attempt to obtain Nate's idol, he managed to slip his way into the final 6. By that point he had become the leader of his original alliance, which only had Angie left, and he had formed strong bonds with many contestants. He was starting to be deemed a threat, and wound up receiving the majority of votes, only saved by his idol. However, his target played his own, leading to a revote that caused Angie's elimination. With no one left in the game he could truly trust, he was a free agent. However, he wasn't in the position to be a swing vote as both pairs had their eyes on him. He had already targeted Phyllis openly at the previous tribal, so he was forced to work with his enemies for most of the season. It took work, but he was ultimately able to swing them over to his side, eliminating Phyllis and making it to the finale. Nate and Warren decided they needed to take out Wesley as he was more likely to win the final immunity, but Johnson went against the pair, knowing he would never make the final 2 if they survived. He was luckily successful, and Wesley won the tiebreaker, and next the final immunity. While Wesley struggled how he should vote, Johnson was able to woo him over to taking Warren out, for the sake of a fair battle for the million. Respecting his strong social game and the tenacity he showed at the end, Johnson won the season with 4/7 jury votes. This may have been a little long, but it just felt right to write it this way.