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I'm in the middle of replying to you, Kitty Pryde1, (excellent post, BTW) but I just got called to help my grandma move some furniture, so I have to go do that now and I'll finish replying to the rest of the comments when I get back. Thanks again to everyone! :)

Hi Kitty Pryde1. Thanks for a great post of very thorough comments! I enjoyed reading everything you had to say, and I really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts! :)

I have a lot to respond to, so I'm going to break it into smaller pieces if I can:

First of all, this episode was MUCH better than the last one, probably because there wasn't as much focus on the mystery vote plus a quitter.

Thanks. I'm glad you thought this one was much better than last week's. I still liked Episode 2, but I happen to agree that this one was better than it.

I'm assuming that these stories are based on how you thought the players would play before the season, maybe incorporating a couple things from the actual show if they're relevant? I've gotta say, I'm surprised by Tracy in that instance. Going into the show, I thought she'd be a Jolanda, pissing people off by being too bossy and just getting on peoples' nerves. Glad to see she's more like on the show. NATALIE is portrayed as I expected her to be on the show, though. Ami too.

Yes, everything has to be my preseason "ideas" of the characters or "interpretations" (I'm not really sure what the word would be). Sometimes it's very easy to me to figure out how a certain person will play or what their role in the story should be, while there are some people that I have a harder time with. A few times, my interpretation of a character has been wrong. For example, Stephannie Favor in Cook Islands was more harsh and bossy than she would have been after seeing the show. About Tracy, I never thought she would be a Jolanda type at all, which is why I was careful with how I portrayed her in Episode 1. I think she's firm in her beliefs but I didn't want her to be too pushy. I also had a sense that she would be one of the more strategic Fans, and I think she showed that in this episode, as she did in the show.

Someone like Mikey is probably going to end up more in the villain role in my story than he did in the real show, whereas Joel hasn't been nearly as negative in my story as he was on the show. I knew that Alexis, Natalie, and Mary would all be kindof quiet and UTR on the real show, but I'm surprised by how UTR Alexis was on the real show AND in my story so far. Mary, I was surprised by her getting voted out early and by her lack of personality, and I like my version of her character way better. And Natalie is pretty much what I expected too. I think Erik and Jason are pretty true to character based on what I thought of them and how they were presented on the show, and I guess the same for Chet too.

It seems weird to have that whole Erik/Eliza storyline amount to absolutely nothing, though, unless you've planned an outcast twist of some kind.

No, there won't be an outcast twist, but I think it indirectly amounted to Erik getting voted off, in my opinion. This is how I viewed the whole thing:

- Erik didn't want to let his feelings for Eliza interfere with his strategic game
- But Erik became jealous of Jason for getting to spend time with Eliza
- This made Erik consider voting Jason off in the first place
- So his positive feelings for Eliza made him start to feel negative feelings for Jason, and he took control of the plan to blindside Jason
- Then he let his feelings come into play again when he admitted about the plan to Jason and felt bad about it, etc.

But I basically feel like the Erik/Eliza thing was what started off the series of events that led to Erik screwing up his strategic game (which he vowed not to do) and led to him being booted. That's how I planned it anyway, but I don't think I'm explaining it well. Hopefully that makes a little bit of sense though.

Erik really is an idiot, though. Never tell someone that you're voting them off. Amanda proved that this season and Kelly G. almost proved it in Australia. It's just a dumb move.

Agree. He made this mistake twice: first, admitting it to Jason, and then basically admitting it at Tribal Council in front of everyone. It wasn't a good idea at all, and it's just one of the many things that led to Erik's demise.

Another note, how funny is it that Tracy/Kathy/Jason are actually an alliance this time around? I mean, Kathy STILL hates Jason, yet in your story, they're working together. I think that's pretty funny.

I definitely think it's funny too. I read some of Kathy's posts and it's clear that she hates Jason. Kathy told me she's going to read this story, so if she does, it will be interesting to see her reaction to helping Jason out. Who knows? Maybe she'll actually enjoy his character in this story... I hope she enjoys her character though! :)

Finally, I loved Kathy's "I don't think her boobs will fit" comment during the reward. That was hilarious.

Thank you. I love writing for Kathy. There's so much for me to write about with her, and I can say that she has a great scene in Episode 4 that I really love! I think you'll all like it. :)

One last thing, for the first time in Survivor history, the female cast has lasted an entire 9 days without a casualty. Bravo.

Yeah, this one has worked out the opposite of my Fiji story so far. That one lost four women in a row. So far Micronesia is three guys down. Will we lose a fourth next week?

Tracy rising to glory in a manner that would solidify her as my 4th favorite player of all time once more.

I'm glad you liked the part with Tracy. I don't usually venture into Clubs, but I read through some of your ranking thread the other day (great job with that!) and I saw Tracy as your #4.

A big thank you for giving the episode a 10! :)

Erik, did you ever get that phone number?

Ha, this will be a perfect question for me to ask at the Reunion. Thanks for posting it!!!

Thanks for your predictions for Episode 4. Very good thoughts on that! :)


Thanks for filling out the Popularity Poll. Great to see 10s for the "Underdog Trio". You can tell that I wanted them to be well-liked, can't you?

Alexis - 0 (Dull)

Unfortunately, I have to agree with that right now, even though she will be shown more eventually. And I was also disappointed with her on the real show too...

EXCELLENT job on your Edgic ratings too. This has been an awesome post from you. You have a great grasp on everything that was going on in the episode, and your Edgic ratings are very accurate for what I was going for.
And I appreciate you doing those Contenders and Eliminated lists too. Great job all-around!

Thanks for your very detailed and thorough post. I really enjoyed reading it all, and I also want to say thanks for your post where you defended my work. I appreciate that too. Thanks for being a loyal reader. Hope you enjoy the rest of the story! :)

Hi YemaGrl1988. Thanks a lot for your comments on the episode. Greatly appreciated, as always, and I enjoyed reading your thoughts! :)

It was a great episode for the fans. And I am VERY happy that they dominated in air-time. I actually liked seeing the whole Natalie/Erik scene. Of course no complaints with the boots really. Erik is a very good casting choice for a fan and you know sometimes hardcore fans usually over think things (like Erik did in the episode). I really liked Tracy's part. She hasn't been a let-down at all.

It was definitely a Fan-centric episode. I wish I could have shown a little more from Malakal, but in a way I'm glad that it was dominated by the Fans because we already know who the Favorites are, so it's nice to see some new personalities emerge. That's a great assessment of Erik and I agree with you on that. I'm also glad to see that you liked the part with Tracy. Remember I said I wouldn't let you down with this story!!! :)

The Natalie/Erik Scene.

Thanks. Glad you liked it. It was definitely fun, and I like to have as many of these "fun" little moments as I can.

9 :)

Thank you for the 9. I appreciate it! :)

Great predictions for Episode 4!

I think if Tracy goes to EI, Kathy might go a bit crazy. (Hopefully, because it would be very entertaining)

Kathy has her most "crazy" episode yet in Episode 4, and I also think it will be very entertaining.

And thanks for filling out the Popularity Poll as well! Nice to see some high numbers in there! :)

Eliza - 10 (I liked that she was quiet but her character was still in tact)

I had to give her a quieter episode this time after she was the star of the first 2. Can't have too much Eliza all the time... :)

Jason - 7 (I am surprised he didn't do anything stupid)

Me too, although it was potentially stupid to tell Erik that he knew about the plan. It gave Erik's group an opportunity to do their counterattack by planning to vote out Tracy. It just happened to work out in Jason's favor in spite of this, but if Tracy/Kathy went home, THEN Jason would have looked stupid again.

Tracy - 10 (My new fave)

Good to know! :)

Thanks again for your comments. I always enjoy reading what you have to say, and this was another great post. Thanks for being a loyal reader! Hope you enjoy the rest of the story and have a great night! :)