Storm's A Comin' ~ Steph's Soirée

[Stephanie Valencia]

I'm back, bitches! It's been just over two months since I won Stranded in Namibia. Now I am here to see who will claim my crown!



This theme is amaze and I think watching all these intertwining dynamics with the pairs/partners/swaps play out is gonna be fascinating. The winner is gonna have to earn it, that's for sure.

Stay tuned for some juicy updates!

[Ashley Underwood]

That's Julie's IDGAF reaction when y'all Ovambitches got all mad and shiiiiiit when she joined the Goddess.Alliance. <3

[Sophie P Clarke]

I re-lived that tribal council last night where she teamed with us and it was 4-3-2 vote and the last vote was Julie's for Grant <3

[Ashley Underwood]

Ashley has BROUGHT THE STORM. This GIF is so perfect oh my gosh.



shoulda used it against you in-game. You woulda been so pwnt.

[Stephanie Valencia]

Pre-Game Cast Analysis

Bracari Tribe


TheBammBoozlerr
Friend: Peter (Chan The Man)

I actually really liked his app. It was pretty short/concise but he seems pretty shrewd. Definitely beyond the "I wanna play aggressive" "I wanna make moves" etc. ramble you often hear. Plus he's pretty aware, wanting to gain as much info, while giving as little. So hopefully he'll know when to keep his mouth shut.

Prediction: Early Jury


PsychoARB
Friend: Kim P (PLA)

Defs one of my fave apps of the newbies, especially of the ones I don't know. Seems he kind of feels his life experiences of being a closeted gay will somewhat help in this cause he's used to lying. I can relate to that, haha. xD So I'm defs rooting for him. Ciera is a pretty good choice for him cause he mentioned he respects flipping at the right time, specifically Ciera's move in BvW.

Prediction: Final Three


USuck
Friend: Semhar (Kwe$i)

This is Ovambo Rick! The guy who replaced Nama Rick and then when Grant purposefully guessed the Mole to send himself back to Ovambo, sending us to TC, we swiftly took him out. Revolving door style. xD So I'm glad he's getting a second shot cause he never really got a fair one the first time around. Interesting though that he's playing as a different rep, but I guess his time in the game in Namibia was so short it doesn't really play a factor. Have no idea what to expect from him, I do vaguely recall some messaging with him but I don't think he was the best socially from what I recall.

Prediction: Pre Merge


Isaiah
Friend: Ralph (MaxEurchuck)

I don't really see him as someone who's gonna be a big gamer or personality. He more or less just said he wants to build strong alliances to get him far into the game, I hope he realises the strategic component goes far beyond that cause he's new to ORGs and even fairly new to Survivor. He even said he might be portrayed as a weaker player and goat so eep I hope he doesn't play like that.

Prediction: Pre Merge


trojansoldier
Friend: Coby (sc15fan)

Katie's a very intense player, super enthusiastic, very detailed confessionals and long messages. That can put people off a bit, I know it has from me playing with ts. But he'll be great to host. He's not strong at challenges either so will have to compensate in other areas.

Prediction: Early Jury


Krypton
Friend: Becky (PushingJate)

He just won Crashcourse: Korea which was his first win. So he must be feeling good about himself. I don't think I ever really played with him. His app kinda sucks but I know he's better than that lol. I think him and Becky are the strongest pair in the game. Idk how close friends they are but it might be in their best interest to cut each other loose rather than try go to the end with each other. But they're smart and know what they're doing.

Prediction: Late Jury


dancecab
Friend: Ryan S (madhackrviper)

I think he's fairly new to ORGs. I played with him just recently in Survivor Music War and we were close allies who dominated the pre-merge together despite losing every challenge. <3 He's a pretty loyal player, maybe a bit naive? I think his downfall in that game was being too trusting, giving out info to someone who had already flipped from our alliance who screwed us. I think that comes with relative inexperience. But he'll be one to watch.

Prediction: Late Jury


BowserBoy129
Friend: Ibrehem (JayJayBlue)

Never played with him but have seen his name around and about. One of the stronger applications imo, so at least he should put the effort in. I wish I could say more but uhhh yeah.

Prediction: Pre Merge


shadow0knight
Friend: Caryn (TheOneSurvivor)

Shawn! <3 It's kinda awkward having the rep of Shawn, but better him than Caleb I suppose (RIP ;___;). He's played a lot of games, often many at the same time I know. :-X I think he's had mixed success, I think I saw him post on ORGY that he has a bad run of going out pre-jury and I know that feeling cause it happened to me last year. I remember I really liked him in Sonic Adventure 3 and we were close allies. But he kinda frustrated me cause I'd try and talk some strategy and he wouldn't really commit to a point where I trusted him fully? I wasn't sure if he didn't wanna work with me or if he was just bad at indicating it lol. But I think he'll be fine.

Prediction: Early Jury


StrandedPete
Friend: Cochran (KenHoang)

Pete! <3 My Stranded King. He's played two games before, came 7th/16 in EuroStranded: Romania and 1st/18 in Aus Stranded: Socotra where he won with a perfect game. :O Either way he's gonna be a great character and more than likely a villain. I think the timezone difference could be a problem for him, and this cast won't be as easy for him to plough through like it was in Socotra. He's great in challenges though so I think for that alone he could keep himself alive a while. But from speaking with him he doesn't seem overly confident of his chances so idk how I can be lol. Hope he wins tho. :D

Prediction: Early Jury

Limici Tribe


PushingJate
Friend: Laura (Krypton)
Stranded History: Madagascar (2nd/16)

I think he's the best and one of the most experienced player in his cast. Was a single vote away from winning Madagascar. I'm not too familiar with his game both in and out of this series, but I've heard that he's very good. Plus he writes great confessionals. Definitely winner potential. Plus he just won BZ's Cagayan game so he's probably feeling confident.

Prediction: Final Three


TheOneSurvivor
Friend: Shawn (shadow0knight)
Stranded History: Costa Rica (12th/18)

In Costa Rica apparently he wasn't that active and ended up being a target cause of it at the merge. I don't really know him but apparently he's all kind of cray? I think the absence of Caryn's Corner in Lurker's Lounge will be a noticeable difference. :P I doubt he can win, but I hope he brings some drama.

Prediction: Pre Merge


sc15fan
Friend: Katie (trojansoldier)
Stranded History: India (11th/16), All Stars 2 (17th/21)

Not too familiar with his game but he seems to go out pre-merge a lot. :/ Not just in Stranded but in other series. But then again Cirie went out pre-merge twice before she got her win in Legends. Let's see if Coby has learned from his past mistakes to get deeper into the game.

Prediction: Early Jury


KenHoang
Friend: Vytas (StrandedPete)
Stranded History: Namibia (12th/18)

Cochran! <3 My first victim at the merge in Namibia. That was his first game, he's since played EuroStranded: Baltic Sea and Crashcourse: Korea where he went out pre-merge in both. With some extra experience under his belt, hopefully he can turn his fortune around. I've been speaking with him back and forth about this game and he says he didn't like how boring he was in Namibia and is wanting to make a bigger splash this time around. I hope we get to see it!

Prediction: Pre Merge


JayJayBlue
Friend: Rachel (BowserBoy129)
Stranded History: Costa Rica (6th/18)

He's one of the better placed returnees. I believe he is the first victim of the purple rock in Stranded! With three purple rocks in Namibia, we certainly set the bar high. :P Anyway, he wasn't ousted due to poor play necessarily, just unlucky. He later regretted it and not flipping his vote to Kim cause it seemed otherwise he would've had a pretty good shot to win. But his loyalty and unwilling to flip did him end. So he'll for sure feel like he has some unfinished business here, maybe more willing to betray allies to get ahead. I'm assuming this was one of his first games, if not his first, cause he has played since then. In fact I believe he started his series ITB based on his time in Costa Rica. :O

Prediction: Late Jury


PLA
Friend: Ciera (PsychoARB)
Stranded History: Venezuela (10th/18)

Don't know much about Kim. Apparently she went out in a blindside at Final 10 when Patricia/Gabriel flipped on her. Was described as feisty and pretty animated on the jury. Called people a cow/bitch a lot, and Linda a "Meehan". <3 Was part of a core five on Tamanaco with Lindsey, Frank, Linda and Kim J. Yeah idk. I can see her doing well though.

Prediction: Final Three


Chan The Man
Friend: Brad (TheBammBoozlerr)
Stranded History: Venezuela (17th/18)

P-P-P-Peter! He had a habit of like quadruple posting everything. :D He's the worst placed returnee, so based on that alone he's gonna have his work cut out for him. He made a big blunder at the first tribal council where asked if he posted his vote in public. After voting in the minority of a 6-2 vote at the first Tribal Council, he was swiftly taken out at the next. He seemed out of his league in Venezuela but provided some comic relief. Sooo not feeling his chances of winning but he could be fun.

Prediction: Pre Merge


MaxEurchuck
Friend: John (Isaiah)
Stranded History: Namibia (10th/18)

Ralph! <3 So proud to have an Ovambo member here. He was not a good player in Namibia tbh, very erratic and even though Ovambo had the numbers advantage, we flushed out his idol and cut him loose cause he was shady as hell. And socially he's a mess, he's got to pick that up. For real. But he was smart in targeting me the night he went out, too bad the others didn't listen. :P Apparently he's had some ORG experience since Namibia, which I believe was his first ORG? I don't fancy his chances, but I'd love to be proven wrong.

Prediction: Pre Merge


madhackrviper
Friend: Marissa (dancecab)
Stranded History: Peru (6th/16); All Stars (7th/21)

I can't find any info about either of his seasons. :/ I played with him in Sonic Adventure 3... I think we exchanged some messages and liked each other before we divided into separate tribes and he got taken out pre-merge. Yeah idk. But he's pretty much more experienced than most of the others combined and placed well in both his seasons so I think he should be around deep game.

Prediction: Late Jury


Kwe$i
Friend: Hayden (USuck)
Stranded History: Namibia (13th/18)

I never had any interaction with Semhar in Namibia. I just remember being very surprised when she got booted by Nama right before the merge. I thought for sure Ashley would go, due to being on the tribe for the least amount of time. Apparently it was between Semhar and Whitney and the Nama core cut Semhar cause they figured she'd be less loyal to them at the merge. From what I gather it was a very last minute decision. I kinda wish she did make the merge over Whitney, who kinda sucked. I think Semhar was a half decent player, just sort of went inactive at a bad time. So I'm looking forward to what she brings to the table in her second time around.

Prediction: Pre Merge

[Stephanie Valencia]

Becky is my pick to win jsyk.

[Brenda Lowe]

Oh shit, this is my first glimpse at the cast and omw. This is super hot.

[Stephanie Valencia]

~Stephanie's Summary~



Ciera: Your app was fierce as hell. So much potential and I think had a few of us excited. You randomly showing up minutes after you were voted out and calling out the tribe as hot as hell tho. <3 I hope you enjoyed your vacation. :)

Brad: You should've been booted first over Ciera. I can't even remember what your excuse was for being inactive but I don't really care to check. W/e bai.

Kim: Reading back through Venezuela pre-season I really liked you. <3 You were kind of a firecracker which I love. :O You were really the first tragic loss of the season. I think you kind of overplayed your hand the first night with that alliance of six which made people not trust you. Then you kinda dropped off and faded a bit. Your tribal council was explosive and easily one of my fave of the season. Unforch you should've voted Peter and forced the tie instead of for Cochran. You essentially voted yourself out. But you're fab. <3

Hayden: Lol Rick. You were robbed in Namibia being a last minute replacement and then swapfucked and kicked out in like two days? Sorry bout that. Yikes. Now you get swapfucked again. </3 Your drama with Rachel was hilare. Thanks for sticking around and being active in the Loser's Lodge. Hope you enjoyed your time!

Peter: Lol it's funny cause Cochran screwed you by being drunk/high/whatever and posting his Vytas vote in the wrong thread. I love me some Vytas so I was glad to see you go ngl. Congrats on beating your previous placement though, you were happy to let Poody know that. :D

Ryan: I don't really remember you but you made it pretty far in your other two seasons. Maybe not showing up to events isn't such a bad thing for you in Stranded. I think you easily could've been the first boot had Limici lost that first challenge but yeah, you were just the easy choice to boot after the swap which was your downfall. Tell grandma I said hi. :D

Laura: I think you were kind of less motivated after coming out of your Crashcourse win. Poody didn't like you but he didn't like me either, welcome to the club! #lauraforallstars You mentioned taking an ORG break in the near future and that's probs not a bad idea, I kinda feel like one too cause they can be draining. :-X Keep your head high and come back strong!

John: Ummm ngl you're pretty forgettable. You were nice and all just didn't really stand out. I remember you saying you were nervous about talking to people or something those first few days. Cochran essentially screwed you with his Vytas vote fuck up otherwise you could've made it pretty far I think. You just didn't come across as very confident in your game which was kind of frustrating but if you ever play again I'm sure you'll be better. :D

Katie: Whyyy. You should've known better and I hope you learned your lesson. I like you outside of this and all but yeah. Definitely the right decision for you to get removed. I know you feel bad tho so don't beat yourself up about it, Katie was amaze other than that. :)

Caryn: You are super crazy but in a good way imo. Caryn defs left her mark on the season. :D You/Vytas being partnered was a match made in heaven. It seemed Rachel was probs gonna get the boot but then it switched to you at the end. :/ Lol at getting first juror again. </3

Becky: Becky <3 Several hosts compared your game to mine last season and I saw it too. What a compliment for me. :D Very UTR and kind of the silent HBIC. I was rooting for you from the beginning but in a way I was also excited to see you leave just cause it was a big move. But there's no shame in being a big threat. It was a pleasure watching you play. :)

Ralph: Ralph my Ovambo buddy! <3 It was great to have someone from my original tribe play again! :D I think you were a perfect choice. Definitely an improved performance on Namibia, congrats on beating your placement!

Rachel: Lol I kind of went back and forth on you but in the end I appreciated your feistiness. You kept being the alternate target and somehow kept surviving. You/Hayden was fun. :D

Coby: Loved your voice confeshes! Before this you never made the merge in Stranded so congrats on finally getting to that stage. Your callout was amaze. I'm a callout Queen (not in US Stranded but yeah) and love #drama for no other purpose than to get people's heads spinning and cause them to scramble. Your immunity win was pretty awesome too. I love your passion for this series and your intros are amaze pls keep making them <3

Marissa: Fab goddess <3 I was hella excited to see you in this cause we just played Music Wars together before this where we owned (sorta lol) and you delivered just like I knew you would. :D I was nervous of your position after the swap but you managed to scramble to the merge. Then screwed by Cochran/Vytas and the idol. </3 You were a pleasure to host! Can't wait to come across you in more games. :)

Semhar: Sem <3 I was so excited to see you in this! Nama cruelly robbed you of the merge in Namibia and we never really spoke or anything before. After seeing you play I wish you'd survived over Whitney at that last pre-merge vote. You're so much better than her. :/ You were kind of UTR and had a good sense of strategy, I'm not really sure how much of that you were actually able to execute but you ended up being a pretty big threat to win. Congrats on Final 5 and being the last female standing! I think you surprised yourself. :)

Vytas: My Stranded King <3 You know how much I love you. I've seen you play in all three of your games and you've been a God each and every time. People need to take you a bit less seriously and embrace your sense of humour. :D In terms of your game you were kind of a train wreck but the dynamic with you/Cochran was fascinating. I expected more challenge dominance from you but these ones tend to require less skill than the Aus Stranded ones that you owned. Plus the tz difference was hell. But jsyk you were amaze and fab. <3 Ignore the haters. NEVER CHANGE BABE <3

Shawn: I know playing as Shawn was kind of strange amongst the BvW cast but it didn't really seem to play a factor. You were kind of random at times (I think that's putting it nice lol) and seemed to not be online before TC to change your vote accordingly, like the Caryn/Vytas boots. Also "do we have to draw the pictures" at the F4 challenge um wtf. Then you won it and were pretty clutch in the challenges. Overall didn't have a huge impact on the game imo, but you are amaze. Daisy <3 (it's Arrow :D)

Cochran: Cochran! :D I really love your passion for these games. Before this you'd not had good success and I told you to keep trying and look what happened! Second place is amaze and you should be really proud. Of course you have your flaws and I think you're all too aware of the mistakes you made in this game. I never understood your distrust or w/e with Vytas cause he was undyingly loyal to you, not to mention going up against him was your best chance to win. Gah I still remembering orchestrating your blindside at the merge last season and feeling so guilty cause you were so sweet and innocent. You kind of were a rat in this and a polarising figure amongst the hosting team but I'm firmly Team Cochran all the way. :D

Ibrehem: Yay Ibe! Congrats on this well earned win. I think it's your first? Breaking the female winning streak is fab too. Eleven in a row. :O I didn't know whether I wanted that to continue or if I wanted to be the last female winner before it ended, but it is what it is. You weren't the most exciting player and were kind of UTR but that's kinda like me last season so there ain't nothing wrong with that. :D Welcome to the Winners Club! <3