Talk:My Own Fresh Mauritian Hell/@comment-26485526-20191005214602

Another great episode, I must say, and I really loved the continued development with the Calvin/Nigel storyline.

Nigel's a gamebot through and through. Only gamebots talk strategy with someone and make a promise to them, then proceed to go behind their back and throw them under the bus right after. I want to believe that Nigel's relationship with Calvin is somewhat genuine on his end, but I seriously don't know. I do give him credit for being able to reel Calvin back in and use his double vote on Leilani instead of him. Also, compared to Deidre, Nigel actually was pretty decent this episode overall. There is evidence that Nigel at least somewhat genuinely cares for Calvin, such as when he says things in confessionals like: "Even worse though is the fact that I’m partly to blame, 'cause I’ll be honest, I didn’t always treat Calvin’s insight with as much respect as I should’ve throughout this game."

I do believe Nigel does respect Calvin and that part of their relationship is genuine on his end, and aside from throwing Calvin under the bus right after talking strategy, he didn't play all that badly this episode. The campaigning against Calvin was a bad look from a character and integrity standpoint, but it may have paid off if Deidre didn't spy on them since nobody likely finds out otherwise. Calvin & Nigel clearly didn't know Deidre was spying on their conversation and had some reason to believe she wasn't in earshot of their strategy session, so it is more of a good play for Deidre than a bad one for Nigel. Nigel also get points for realizing that Leilani and Deidre are not splitting up and trying to get votes onto Leilani, because that would have been the smart move. (Glares at Winter and Sadie)

Overall, I have mixed feelings about Nigel's character. He did (mostly) realize his mistakes and treated Calvin with respect this episode (for the most part). I am leaning towards the negative side for him though, just because he was pretty condescending overall, and was one step above pure gamebot for the entirety of the post-tribe switch.

Now onto Winter & Sadie. I think they made a colossal mistake this episode by not getting rid of Leilani. Leilani is quite obviously running the game at this point. I understand that Sadie & Leilani have their secret alliance, but Leilani is more than likely winning now. Leilani and Deidre are never going to split because Deidre is quite obviously Leilani's prize goat. You could also (more accurately) describe Deidre as the toddler that Momma Leilani has on a leash, so as to prevent her from running into the middle of traffic screaming at nobody in particular (and also to drag her to day 39 with). Leilani is not letting go of that leash willingly, so the smart play for Winter and Sadie would have been to grab the leash and push Leilani into the oncoming traffic.

Yes, Calvin and Nigel are an obvious pair, but Calvin literally just turned on Nigel at the last vote, and Nigel was also campaigning against Calvin! I get that they are underestimating Leilani's game and somehow believed Nigel was a threat, but at least those two are willing to turn on each other! Taking along Leilani and Deidre further leaves one spot for them in the final 3, and Winter damn well knows they don't want her there. Yet with Calvin & Nigel, they could very easily turn on each other again, leaving more possibilities for them to even get to the end.

Lastly, Deidre just somehow became more pathetic. I can totally see her starting an argument with the cashier and demanding the manager at a Walmart because they wouldn't honour her coupon for 50 cents off shampoo that expired a month ago, or if the coupon stated "Only Valid in Canada". Calling Calvin a "Pussy" at Tribal Council? Really?! Does she think this is elementary school and that name-calling will score herself brownie points? Aside from her complete pettiness over the vote, and the child-like manner in which she refused to leave the vicinity during the reward, she's just proving herself to be more and more immature. She's almost 50 years old, yet the 25-year-old writer she's trying to put down has demonstrated infinitely more maturity and integrity during the game.

I can't wait for the finale, and since I just know Deidre will be sitting in the final three, I'm already preparing the popcorn for her to be roasted and her ego crushed!

CAST RANKINGS:
 * 1) Kurtis Hansen
 * 2) Winter Alan
 * 3) Heather Clarke
 * 4) Calvin Huang
 * 5) Sadie Collins
 * 6) Logan Simmons
 * 7) Tyrone Laurence
 * 8) Leilani Arthur
 * 9)  Jason Sanders 
 * 10)  Isaiah Peterson 
 * 11) Naomi Davidson
 * 12)  Inez Montero 
 * 13)  Nigel Jackson 
 * 14)  August Brown 
 * 15) Deidre Ryans
 * 16)  Adrian Morris 
 * 17) Elaine Nguyen
 * 18) Chris Taylor
 * 19) Gabby Ellis
 * 20) Rachel Berry