Talk:The New Girl/@comment-9949103-20200118193824

Jesus Christ, this season just continues to impress me more and more with each episode. This has actually been maybe my favorite episode of the season so far, and potentially of your entire series if I'm being honest here, Wafflez. I just couldn't get my eyes off the screen until the very end!

Starting off:

Eulogy to Stuart: It is really awful the way that Stuart went out of the game. Even though he was definitely a lot more mild-mannered and less trainwrecky than anyone on his tribe, his positive disposition was very much appreciated and brought some light to the doom and gloom that seem to be emanating from the Caribou tribe. I'm very sad that he quit the game after his injury, but it's understandable given his circumstances.

Eulogy to Mercedes(Again): Alright, I'm gonna just say this and it might be a bit #Controverchele given the feelings that I have expressed about her in these previous episodes: I'm incredibly happy that Mercedes got to come back and leave on these terms. While she definitely did not prove herself to be a great player or even that great of a person throughout her time on the show, I think her coming off the back of being voted out on day 1 helped to show how complex of a character she actually is, balancing her stories about the modeling world with her inability to register any human emotion like a goddamn robot. I feel a bit silly as I remember her calling herself a "complex mess" in her first confessional and immediately responding to that with "Sure, Farrah". But I think, despite her short time on the show, Mercedes was WAY more interesting than Farrah and proved herself a worthy member of the complex, historically bad yet historically amazing, Caribou tribe. I'm not sure if she'll be "missed" exactly, given that a judgmental bitch is still a judgmental bitch, but I'm definitely more appreciative of her presence on the show after this episode.

The Caribou tribe, as I said, has been my favorite tribe BY FAR. All three of the people left after Stuart's departure are all complex, none of them are good players, none of them are very likable people per se, one of them even comes off as a sociopath sometimes, and yet I LOVED all of them after this episode.

You have Clark, whose sassy snapbacks and negative attitude both draw me in and turn me off from him, while at the same time also having a genuinely engaging and startling backstory regarding his experience with Scientology. It's a sob story, yes, but I've just fallen so head over heels for Clark as a character already that I find myself totally invested in it. He's proven that he's brash, blunt, and has a bit of a bloated ego, but I just find him so damn endearing and funny at the same time! I REALLY hope that he is able to make it past the horrors of Caribou and make a deep run in the game otherwise I might I have to go on strike xD

Then you also have Nancie, who I honestly hated after reading through the first half of the episode mainly because she came across as a straight sociopath with her bitchy comments toward Clark and Stuart. She honestly still comes across as incredibly obnoxious and annoying, but then she also has this emotional barrier that she's putting up, having high expectations for herself and not being able to always meet them. Again, she's nowhere near likable in any sense of the word, but she and Clark are probably two of the most complex characters from this cast so far, and we've only had two freaking episodes of them! Seriously, Caribou must translate to "trainwreck" in some language because I cannot find any other word to describe this tribe other than that!

And just the way the episode was edited too, it gave me very strong Matsing vibes from Philippines. Everyone on Caribou had their part to play, their chance to shine in the emotional spotlight, while also genuinely believing that they were all the one in the driver's seat when it came time to vote. Believe me when I say that this tribe and these people have made this one of your best episodes yet, Wafflez!

Netsilik as a tribe, while not being able to match the individual complexity of each character, is still entertaining me to a high extent. I think the group dynamics and alliances on this tribe are VERY interesting and I was genuinely kind of hoping that they would go to Tribal Council this episode so I could see where some of them stand. Especially Aminah, as I am unsure if she would fall in line with Osamah or Brandi at this point.

I'm loving her, Chestnut, and Osamah the most on this tribe right now, as I believe these three are the ones who are playing the smartest and the hardest. I also am totally here for the underlying villainous tones that I'm getting from Osamah and Chestnut right now, and am super excited to see how their game moves forward.

Nando was a sleeper this episode, I'm still feeling neutral on Karen, and Savana, who I had super high expectations for going in, is honestly kind of annoying me with how naive and air-headed she's being. At least Osamah and Chestnut are playing hard and realize the implications of the divides between the alliances, Savana is too busy being lovesick and giggling around like a dumbass to realize what's going on around her. If she ends up letting a showmance be the reason she gets ass booted from the game, she's about as dumb as her hair looks.

Again, Wafflez, I seriously cannot even talk enough about how much I loved this episode and how much I'm LOVING this season so far. I know that something big is coming up next episode and that the two different games are about to meet, so I am super hyped for that and am secretly hoping that you'll post the episode a little earlier than usual so that we can find out what happens ;)

Rooting for Clark, Nancie, Aminah, Chestnut, and Osamah! And all the other people I liked from the first game when we inevitably see them again next episode!<3