Talk:The Clueless Snowball/@comment-26485526-20190630144537

You know what my favourite thing is about this episode? When I re-read it, I get to imagine this song in the background of each and every one of Raphael's confessionals and Awesome Kong (as Kharma) stalking him, ready to attack at Tribal Council!

The Rinjani just seemed far too easy that I was honestly convinced it was going to be Byron going, but I'm glad it wasn't. This was the Tanglefrost version of the Roger Sexton blindside in Amazon, and I am so fucking ecstatic! Raphael truly is just an awful person and deserved every bit of what was coming to him. Regarding this specific episode, I honestly don't understand how you can prance around giddy as fuck that you think you are going to humiliate someone at Tribal Council, like Raphael was about Byron. Like, I get Raphael's logic for wanting Byron out, but the fact that he took joy in wanting to send Byron home pre-merge again is what made my skin crawl. GOOD! FUCKING! RIDDANCE! The fact that Raphael left Tribal Council humiliated instead is what made his elimination just much sweeter!

Regarding Winona, I don't think she can necessary blamed for the bullying of Samantha. Yes, her elimination is what manipulated Raphael into being as cocky as he was, and she did put him in that state and egg him on, but she didn't make scripts for Raphael to read out loud to Samantha and put a gun to his head, forcing him to read them. No, he bullied her himself. What I will say though is that if I'm going to shit on Raphael for being giddy about humiliating Byron at Tribal, I have to do the same with Winona. Did Raphael deserve every bit of shit that came his way? Absolutely! But did that make it right? No, not in the slightest. As savage as Winona is, and as entertaining as her character is, she is just as awful for stringing Raphael along the way she did for the sole purpose of humiliating him at Tribal, and that speech she gave to Raphael before he left was fucking brutal. He would've been humiliated enough watching it back on TV, she didn't need to go that far, and she was definitely a bully toward Raphael for that reason. As much as I was entertained by the couple of episodes featuring Winona playing with her Raphie Doll for the dose of karma that Raphael received, I overall can't support the move if I am going to call Raphael out on his bullying.

Last thing about Rinjani: Anastacia, if you're not going to bother finding yourself a personality, JUST FUCKING LEAVE ALREADY! Let the entertaining people stay in the game. Thank you!

Regarding Gunung, it was nothing that I really didn't expect. I was hoping that Kryshelle would stay in the game, but after Raphael left and I got what I wanted, I feared that it was Kryshelle's time (because there's no way Tangle would give me what I want two tribals in a row), and I was right. I'm proud of the way Kryshelle fought and tried to earn everyone's trust, but it was just not to be. She played the best she could with the hand she was dealt, and sure, you could say in hindsight she should've mutinied, but the logic behind everything she did was there. Merge just wasn't in the cards for her. This also leaves Hazel as the last winner standing, and the only winner to make the merge, which is a well-deserved milestone for her to reach. So congrats Hazel! Long live Hazel: Queen of Manipulation!

I'm not at all surprised with the way Kendra acted on Gunung. I hated the fact that, again, she used Jason's religion against him and accused him of being "not Christian" if he votes her out, which I explained in the comments of Simon's boot episode why that's bullshit. I'm actually kind of hoping for an Adrian or Jacob blindside at the merge now. Not because I dislike Adrian and Jacob, but because they are the nucleus of the pre-game, and they need to be broken apart ASAP. Unless Kendra is the sacrificial lamb at the merge vote (as Nerdy Swag mentioned), I don't see her going anywhere anytime soon though.

Fantastic episode overall! You did a great job of raising my blood pressure. XD

Can't wait for the merge!