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colleenlover wrote:

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If Parvati was to lose, I think we would get more cockiness soundbytes- instead of her thinking it out and hoping things work out -she's shown acknowledging the animosity she's caused. The set-up is just not there to cheer when she gets roasted and loses at the final TC. instead, it's presented as her carefully trying to defuse a bomb.
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Hatch, Todd, Brian Heidk, were all incredibly cocky. This is my plan, "this is how I'm going to go about it" in an extremely unemotional type of way. Vote me out or else, and anyone but me. There was no one that Todd, Hatch, Brian etc wouldn't vote out if it was in their best interests. The thing with Parvati is they have stressed that she won't vote out Amanda. That could be very wise on her part, or it could be very stupid. But in many ways it's an emotional thing with Parvati, and it has not been presented as a good strategic decision on her part. All I want to point out is that for some reason at merge, they had the discussion about why you should bring someone unlikeable to the end. There may be a reason for that discussion.

craig wrote:

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Parvati, Cirie, and Amanda are all good social players, so whoever loses could tie back to Eliza's line. Parvati did target the likability threat over the challenge threat when they booted Alexis.

That's Alexis, not Amanda. What I'm saying is that Amanda could easily perhaps be "Parvarti's Amber" There's some talk that Rob M might have had a shot against J Lewis. And if he had let Amber be voted out by Lex, he probably wouldn't have lost Les'x jury vote and perhaps even Big Tom's. Parvarti was just shown as saying she won't vote out Amanda, and then they stress that Amanda's a jury threat. There could be a reason for that. And it's hard to make the same argument abuot Parvarti seeing as Parvarti will have backstabbed most of the jury.

OnlyTheHunter wrote:

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FLF said

Parvati's brush with INV is worth looking at again. It's pretty borderline by my memory, but I'll have to review.

Nothing of concern. Remember Yul getting INV votes about the same time in CI? In neither case did they get a majority. That means something. A string of UTR, particularly in a 20 person season, what's the problem?

AMAI, I love you, I do. But sea turtles? Imagery? C'mon. Chill. It will all work out in the end. Don't let the big bad post merge section cause heart palpatations! :-)

Chaperone, yay from me, and I'd go as far as saying call it unless you get hate mongering responses going forward.

Relynn said

Hatch, Todd, Brian Heidk, were all incredibly cocky. This is my plan, "this is how I'm going to go about it" in an extremely unemotional type of way.

You're missing it, I'm not sure why, but you're missing the main issue. (The minor one is that Todd did come off emotionally, but another day and time.) We saw Hatch think his plans through, from writing the check day one to planning on the jury on day 39. Instead of playing up his deficiencies in his relationships, which were the main reason he lost 3 votes, they focused on how smart and cold he was. Because he won. No insight to Kellie's betrayal of Sue, of the alliance, of anything, other than superficial talk.

Todd, Amanda, obvious difference. Todd might have done this, maybe did that, everything that made you consider Todd's actions. What little Amanda said early was usually defining Todd, not her. Here, Parvati's gotten it from day one. She will not be the flirt, even if it seems to appear that way. In the end, her telling James her new plan solidifed that she followed through, she changed her game. We worry, did she overplay, will it work, etc. Everything that makes you consider Parvati's actions. Amanda doesn't get it, Erik, Natalie, or Cirie, in my mind anyway.

There isn't anything to justify Amanda over Parvati based on the edit. Maybe as a fan (not me, as much as I dislike Parvati, Amanda is equally ugh to me) but not in any examination of editing content. We saw Parvati's game, and her concerns and the noting of players about her. I expect her to look in peril with one episode to go.

Oh yeah. Quick look. One episode to go, each season.

Rudy the favorite to the fans, the villain can't win.
Colby is America's hero and wins to the end.
Haven't seen Africa enough to comment.
Sean goes, so Vcecpia is toast against Kathy/Paschal/OhMyHeck.
Still waiting to watch Thailand but Brian cuts off an ally with too many deals, right?
Jenna is sick, wants out, 3 men against her.
Sandra has anyonebutmeitis.
Ooh, they stabbed Big Tom, no way Rob and Amber can win.
Chris just cut Julie's throat, bastard ain't winning.
Tom overplayed Caryn and strongarmed Katie, bastard ain't winning.
It's all about Steph. Danni is still outnumbered.
Terri or Cirie, right?
Yul played up Jonathan's hat, the jury will turn on the Godfather.
If Earl gets in the way against Yau-Man, Dreamz and Cassandra will have to deal with him, and hey, Yau-Man's the man.
Todd backstabbed too many, complained at the Great Wall, and Amanda's locked it up.

A few weaker than others, but the penultimate epsiode has one constant - the real winner never looks to be clear cut in that episode. If Parvati suddenly looks to have it sewn up, uh-oh. But she won't. I hope Amanda repeats last year, to keep some suspense, but if it's Cirie, you know the truth on sunday night. Parvati, Parvati.

Michael

But see that's my main issue with Parvarti winning...It's the fact that there hasn't been really any stressed doubt about her...What I mean is that whenever you have a player dominating and Parv is dominanting, they normally try to even things out by suggesting there is some possible plan a foot to stop said dominating. For example we saw all the times when Erik and Pei Gee tried to get Denise to flip and later Amanda to flip. In Palau, there was all stress about the people trying to turn on Tom, trying to get Tom voting out, Katie wanting Tom voted out. Even in Thailand there was all the times Jake and company talked about how "in control Brian was" Helen's struggle etc.

But we see very little off this with Parvarti. Do you really think that nobody is out there bad mouthing Parvarti. Because on the show they make it look like Parvarti has everyone but Amanda/James wrapped around her finger. However on Insider clips, (can I mention them here) we have people like Cirie saying she doesn't trust Parvarti. We have Alexis badmouthing Parvarti to James.. etc. We also have an interview with Jason were he said he and Amanda talked (Probably about an alliance.) The most we had this episode was Alexis saying she hopes Parvarti isn't like this for the rest of the time there, but nothing about what she'd do about it...

And even with the jury votes... It was far more stressed, and Yul fans were far more afraid about how the jury would react to Yul with the whole kissing up to Jonathon, Godfather etc. We have had one comment from Parvarti about the jury deciding who wins and that was to Amanda. She mentioned she was in alliance picture, but there's little discussion with her about how her actions could affect her end game (Sure how it works with James now) but her end game. This episode with Amanda being discussed as a jury threat, this was mentioned by everyone BUT Parvarti. It would have been the perfect episode for them to look like Paravarti won't win because she's pissed people off. But it wasn't there.. Parvarti has a feeling of inevitability.

In contrast with Amanda, you may say well the people said she was unbeatable. But here's the thing the editors may have thought that it was ironic given China... LOL and figured we'd all remember that one.. Plus, they are casting tons of doubt about people letting Amanda even get into the Finals. So the feeling is, everyone knows Amanda could win, so nobody wants to let her into the finals. That's far more doubt than what Parvarti is getting.