Talk:My Trust is Like Gold/@comment-26485526-20191124183142

Okay, onto the remainder of the episode, which I really enjoyed.

Cristian is becoming a better and better character with each scene he is a part of. I felt like I wanted to chant "Jeon-suck" along with him, and I am really enjoying how he goes about strategizing, but also taking the time to really connect with his tribe on a personal level. He seems like such a complex character, but he is also really fun to read and root for right now, and I really hope he is in it for the long haul. Cristian leaving the game pre-merge would just be such a tragedy.

Patrick is another character that I really enjoy reading, and I'm glad he didn't go anywhere. He is the epitome of the impulsive, naive teenager, and I find his lack of social awareness pretty funny. He's a terrible game player in every aspect, easily one of the worst in the entire cast. His bluntness when threatening to flip on the tribe was objectively stupid, but I'm glad it served as a wake-up call for the swing women to not make the men feel alienated. You could argue that from his point of view, there was no real evidence of a women's alliance. However, perception is reality, and when the swing women tried to divide and conquer to socialize with the men, there was a conversation with Cristian, and one with Ares, but not one with Patrick, so you can't completely fault his perception because there was some circumstantial evidence there that a women's alliance may exist.

Ares, Joanne, and Cleo are easily the most boring of the Hwangjie crowd, with the latter two seeming to be on the verge of becoming gamebots, especially Joanne. I get that Cleo struggled socially in the beginning, but the fact of the matter is, all of her conversations and confessionals are about her research, or ultimately end up being about her strategy, and that's just not interesting to me, and she just comes off as very monotone. As for Ares, he was a bit of a fun-suck in episode one, and now he's literally nothing more than "generic nice guy." There's just nothing interesting about Ares whatsoever, and I'm ready for him to leave. At least the remainder of Hwangjie keep the tribe lively.

As for a eulogy to Kirsten, I'm really surprised she was gone. After sharing her story, I really thought she would be in for a journey edit for sorts. I sympathize with her completely, and I'm glad she was part of the cast to put a spotlight on the issue of intimate partner violence, specifically in which women are the perpetrators. As much as I liked her, I'm kind of glad she's gone, mostly because I feel like her story would have been the predictable journey edit. But it's nice that she was able to open up about it this episode, feel more confident after sharing her story, and leaving the game with her head held high. So even though her story only lasted two episodes, it was still neatly wrapped up, and overall, very well done. As much as I was hard on Ophelia in my comment below, and stand by that statement, it was nice to see that compassionate side to her, and I'm glad that she was able to give Kirsten that confidence.

Despite referring to the other tribe as "Jeon-suck," they were admittedly more interesting this episode. Suyai and Valentina are especially entertaining characters, and Giacomo is also a pretty fun character. For the most part, the Jeonsa cast are simply likable people, and in the case of Sanjay and Kenji, have touching backstories, but with not much else to them. I'm glad to see the drama starting to pick up there, and Suyai stealing the idol from under Forrest's nose was iconic!

Forrest Abbate... I mean Whitaker... I mean Stephenson, can just go, and he can take Alissa with him. Forrest is an overplaying, and overbearing gamebot, and it's just not fun to read. Alissa can get mad at Forrest for this all she likes, but the fact of the matter is, she has no problem doing his dirty work, and as such, no problems enabling Forrest's behaviour, and for that alone she drops a few spots, and I wouldn't mind seeing her leaving, whether this be because she's a secondary target in a split vote, or if she leaves right after Forrest because she fell outside the numbers.

Fantastic episode Tangle! I can't wait to see how these stories continue to develop!

 FAVOURITE CASTAWAY: 

Episode 1 - Cristian Aguilar

Episode 2 - Cristian Aguilar

 LEAST FAVOURITE CASTAWAY: 

Episode 1 - Ares Irvine

Episode 2 - Forrest Stephenson