Episode #12 - Silent But Deadly

[Host Sandy]

Michelle
Voted out day 34
Mekong Tribe

Michelle was a silent but deadly weapon in Camodia. She was a swing vote numerous out time and it carried her all the way to the final four. She lasted longer than she expected, having walked in the game a few hours after Amanda was evacuated. Read what's on her mind now being out of the game.

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[Host Sandy]

Host Sandy: Hey Michelle welcome to iSurv1vor Live! Are you surprised to be here?

Michelle: Not really. I knew there was the chance that I could go all the way and win, and I really was hoping I would, but making 4th is great, and I expected to make it at least this far. =]

Host Sandy: How does it feel now being out of the game a few hours?

Michelle:It's really weird, because I don't have to worry about strategizing, or hurting people's feelings, or doing challenges. I just get to relax in the jury house, which is nice after a month of stressful gaming!

Host Sandy: How did you enjoy your time in the game? What was the highlight of your 34 days?

Michelle:I loved the game, and I had a blast playing it! One of the highlights would definitely be making final four. It was such an accomplishment, and way back when the game started and there was 16 of us, I didn't expect to make it this far, so even though I didn't win I'm very proud of getting 4th place. Another one that's right up there is when I found out about Taylor's plan at the Diverge to get rid of me, and fooled him into thinking I knew nothing about it. =D

Host Sandy: What was the most negative experience out there?

Michelle:The most negative experience is the diverge when I was really upset that Taylor had completely backstabbed me in such a harsh way by putting me on the opposite team, and telling them all to vote for me, though I used that to my advantage later on in the game.

Host Sandy: What do you think of the final 3 castaways?

Michelle:I love the final 3! I know most people left the game hurt and angry, but all my least favorite people all got voted out before me! Christina and Kenyon were in my alliance, and I think they're great people. KJ did lie to me at times, but you can't expect people not to lie, and she didn't go insane with the lies like Taylor!

Host Sandy: Okay, lets think back to the begining of the game..how did it feel coming into the game as a replacement for Amanda?

Michelle:I expected to be one of the first few voted out just because I was the new girl, and no one knew me as well as they probably did the others. Also, I felt I was in a really weird position in my tribe, because I was the swing vote. There was a facebook alliance and a non-facebook alliance, and both sides thought I was with them, and I was nervous I would end up like Dolly from Vanuatu- totally indecisive, and because of that getting the next boat out.

Host Sandy: What did you think of the original Phkaloum tribe? What are your thoughts on the guys vs girls start?

Michelle:I loved my old tribe! There was hardly any drama, and we worked amazing as a team. I was hoping we'd make a clean sweep of all the challenges. The guys vs. girls was a great way to divide the tribes, and it made it feel even better when the girls won challenges, because it seemed like we were breaking a stereotype that girls are weaker.

Host Sandy: How was it working with Travis as a secret partner? What did you think of the twist?

Michelle:It helped me out a lot, because me and Travis had different alliances and loyalties, so he would make sure that his friends would protect me, and I would do the same for him, and that meant that I was never in any real bad danger as long as we were together. We had a strategy going into the Mekong Dolphin challenge, because we thought that maybe when the clue said something about Karma if you had more karma you would get an advantage, so we kept boosting each other's karma, but that ended up to not be the way the challenge worked =[. The twist was great, and it definitely changed the game around!

Host Sandy:What did you think of the kidnapping twist?

Michelle:I hated it, but if I was a viewer I would love it! You always had to be on your toes, because win or lose you may be going to tribal council, and you may be the next person voted out! It was scary.

Host Sandy: What did you think of the challenges in Cambodia?

Michelle:They were always fun, and they were always interesting. I wasn't so good at them, but I still tried to have some fun with it and do my best. My favorite challenge is probably the Trivia one.. It was one of the few times I tasted victory =]

Host Sandy: Is there any person in the game who you think got screwed, or were the people before you rightfully voted out?

Michelle:Everyone was rightfully voted out I believe. If they got voted out there was obviously a reason, whether it be inactivity, strategy, or personal issues.

Host Sandy: What are your thoughts on the whole Aroh and Travis quitting scandal?

Michelle:It was pathetic of them to quit. I felt ashamed to have had Travis as a partner after that! Aroh's just plain bad at life I guess if his attitude it to quit everytime things don't go his way, so it's good that he's gone. Travis- I never expected that out of him, because he seemed pretty into the game, but it shows that he's a follower, not a leader, and the new trend was quitting. =P

Host Sandy: Tell me a little bit about the people who were voted out premerge, and who made the jury?

Michelle:
Dan- Didn't know him.
Kyle- Didn't know him.
Alicia- She seemed to be a very nice person, and the only reason I had for voting her out was because she didn't make it to the challenge. I was very sad writing her name down, but I'm just glad she left graciously.
Jia- Aww, I was so sad when she got voted out! Jia was incredibly nice, and a real asset to the tribes that she was on. She's a real nice girl who deserved to go farther.
Von- Totally inactive, and not a big help to his tribes. I didn't know him that well.
Bridget- She was the first person I ever talked to, and I agreed to help her in the game, though after that the way tribes ended up we really couldn't help each other, and I was sad to see her go =[.
Aroh- No Comment.
Travis- No Comment.
Casey- I didn't know this kid at all. He was a little annoying, because all he talked about was how he was so young, and it got old. [is that a pun?]
Keisha- She was very funny during the time out here, and I did feel pretty bad for her when she was voted out.
Taylor- He was a schemer, and I felt SO good voting him out! I'm not saying he's a bad person, but he lied a lot, and wasn't in it to win it, he was in it to win all-stars, and I don't think that's an honorable way to play.
Darcy- This girl is the biggest pregnant dog in the world. I don't hate her because it's wrong to hate anyone, but I do dislike her w/ passion, and I think she needs to grow up, and realize this is a game that is meant to be played for FUN. She sucks the fun out of everything.

Host Sandy: What would you say was your greatest move/accomplishment in the game?

Michelle:I think my greatest move/accomplishment was at the diverge when I discovered that Taylor was trying to get me out, and I was playing dumb to him like I knew nothing of it, and I voted out the one person he didn't want gone [Casey] and plotted to get Taylor out of the game, which worked about 2 rounds later.

Host Sandy: Tell me a bit about your last few days in the game, what went wrong?

Michelle:I don't think anything went wrong, I just didn't know there was a challenge and missed it =[. If I didn't win, I wanted either Kenyon or Christina too, because then we could all vote out KJ, but sadly that didn't happen, and I got sent home.

Host Sandy: If you could so anything differently, what would it be and why? If no, why?

Michelle:I would have made sure I was at the final 4 challenge, because I could have possibly won, or maybe KJ wouldn't have.

Host Sandy: To future castaways of this game - give them some advise having just went through your own iSurv1vor experience.

Michelle:The only advice I can really give is to play your hardest. Every new situation calls for a new strategy, so just be versatile and adaptable, and you'll do well.

Host Sandy: Any last thoughts before we wrap this up?

Michelle:It was a great game, thanks for picking me!

[taylorstreet]

lol, Im sorry Michelle. I still wuv you