Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-1294345-20160415023130/@comment-26047483-20160415125416

LincolnAloisio wrote:

F**k this stupid super idol. I hope they never use this thing again -.- Amen. I hated the twist from the moment I first heard about it long before the game even began.

Turbofrog wrote: For Christ's sakes. So now that Tai has made the best move for his standing, he's suddenly unrootable? Bullshit. Tai's edit was handled beautifully this episode; you got a peek into his morality and his standing after nearly constant episodes of his fan-fave edit. Was siding with Scason a bad choice for him? No, it wasn't. He would have been on the bottom of the female alliance had he flipped and probably would have fallen victim to Jason's own idol. Also, can nobody see that Tai dousing the fire was actually good for him? He's not only proven he's willing to get his hands dirty, he's thrown the least rootable person further under the bus. Scot was blamed, which to me redeemed it. It's sad to see that Tai is now getting scapegoated as the third asshole, because it's been pretty clear over the past two episodes that he's not as comfortable as he seems. Ten bucks next episode, he flips on them. Tai 100% kicked ass this episode. I'm telling you, one episode of a morality shift shouldn't kill arguably the most nuanced player we've had in four seasons.

Totally agree with this. Just because Tai has lost his "innocent, awkward pure soul out of his depth in a game of duplicity" vibe doesn't make him less rootable...if anything, since it puts him in a better position it allows him to be rooted for as a result of actual gameplay instead of sheer likability. Not that he's proven himself a master player or anything...far from it. But the very fact that he's attempting to play the game deserves a commendation. I definitely still like him more than most of the remaining players.