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* "The Enchanted Franken-Forest" has Chris give each remaining contestant a piece of a map as opposed to a whole map due to being a cheapskate. It's a ForegoneConclusion that Zoey and Cameron are going to work together and Chris didn't want them both in the finale based on a statement he says at the end of the episode so why didn't Chris give Lightning the front or middle piece of the map? While Lightning has no real strategic advantage with whatever piece he gets due to being an idiot Zoey and Cameron would have some uncharted space to deal with if they lacked the front or middle piece as opposed to knowing the whole trail but the end.

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* "The Enchanted Franken-Forest" has Chris give each remaining contestant a piece of a map as opposed to a whole map due to being a cheapskate. It's a ForegoneConclusion that Zoey and Cameron are going to work together and Chris didn't want them both in the finale based on a statement he says at the end of the episode so why didn't Chris give Lightning the front or middle piece of the map? While Lightning has no real strategic advantage with whatever piece he gets due to being an idiot Zoey and Cameron would have some uncharted space to deal with if they lacked got the front or middle piece as opposed to knowing first 66% of the whole map trail but which is the end.best combination of two map pieces putting him at the biggest disadvantage possible.
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* "The Enchanted Franken-Forest" has Chris give each remaining contestant a piece of a map as opposed to a whole map due to being a cheapskate. It's a ForgoneConclusion that Zoey and Cameron are going to work together and Chris didn't want them both in the finale based on a statement he says at the end of the episode so why didn't Chris give Lightning the front or middle piece of the map to give Zoey and Cameron issues with following the trail as opposed to them knowing the whole route aside from the end of it?

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* "The Enchanted Franken-Forest" has Chris give each remaining contestant a piece of a map as opposed to a whole map due to being a cheapskate. It's a ForgoneConclusion ForegoneConclusion that Zoey and Cameron are going to work together and Chris didn't want them both in the finale based on a statement he says at the end of the episode so why didn't Chris give Lightning the front or middle piece of the map map? While Lightning has no real strategic advantage with whatever piece he gets due to give being an idiot Zoey and Cameron issues would have some uncharted space to deal with following if they lacked the trail front or middle piece as opposed to them knowing the whole route aside from trail but the end of it?end.
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* "The Enchanted Franken-Forest" has Chris give each remaining contestant a piece of a map as opposed to a whole map due to being a cheapskate. It's a ForgoneConclusion that Zoey and Cameron are going to work together and Chris didn't want them both in the finale based on a statement he says at the end of the episode so why didn't Chris give Lightning the front or middle piece of the map to give Zoey and Cameron issues with following the trail as opposed to them knowing the whole route aside from the end of it?

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* How does Bowie manage to access to Julia's phone, the one MK stole previously, so he can break the friendship of Priya and Millie? First of all, the phone should have "died" the moment Bowie threw it into the lake, and even if Bowie saved it by maybe putting it into a bag of rice, its battery should have run out since then as severals days passed between MK's elimination and the Final Six challenge unless Bowie stole some phone charger from Julia, which he didn't. Plus, Julia doesn't seem to be the type of PhoneaholicTeenager who would leave her phone unprotected without a password, so Bowie shouldn't have been able to get in, low battery or not.

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* How does Bowie manage to access to Julia's phone, the one MK stole previously, so he can break the friendship of Priya and Millie? First of all, the phone should have "died" the moment Bowie threw it into the lake, and even if Bowie saved it by maybe putting it into a bag of rice, its battery should have run out since then as severals several days passed between MK's elimination and the Final Six challenge unless Bowie stole some phone charger from Julia, which he didn't. Plus, Julia doesn't seem to be the type of PhoneaholicTeenager who would leave her phone unprotected without a password, so Bowie shouldn't have been able to get in, low battery or not.


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* Why didn't MK try to counteract Julia's accusations on seeing everyone pooping when trying to convince Bowie, Emma, and the Hockey Bros to vote off MK in "The Launchback of Notre Game"? Considering she herself outright stated she would skip the pooping when watching the confessionals a few episodes ago, why didn't she just tell everyone that either she didn't see everyone poop or even bring up the idea of Julia seeing everyone poop in the confessional too (since the confessionals were on her phone)? With how MK had been able to successfully counteract Julia's other accusations against her, why did she not try to either deny that she saw the pooping or at least bring up the idea Julia could've seen the pooping on her phone too?
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** Regarding alliance with Wayne, it's always a good idea to have more people on your side in the finale, that's at least one less person trying to hinder her as well as a potential chance to work together, increasing their chances of winning over the remaining finalist. Granted, if she's seen the show before, she should have accounted for the final challenge potentially including involvement of the finalists' helpers. As for the idol, it'd be just pointless at this point, but maybe she'd be allowed to keep it as a souvenir.
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*** Damien isn't exactly a slouch in challenges either. Given Jurassic Fart shows Damien can be a pretty capable challenge performer when he isn't letting his fears get the better of him (seen with saving his team's lives from the raptor) and now being more willing to compete instead of finding ways to get eliminated, Damien's pretty solid in challenges too and has the added bonus of being closer to Priya and Millie than Emma.
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** Because she had Caleb's vote. She made her deal with him and knows he won't break it. Why get rid of a free vote?


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** Emma is a better challenge performer. Millie was clearly Priya being biased in her picks, but if Priya wanted to do good in challenges, then she would need a stronger player.
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* Why did Julia bother trying to form an alliance with Wayne in Off the Hook? Sure there was a chance of Caleb backstabbing her due to Priya's influence on him, but considering Julia had the idol, any attempt Priya and Caleb would make to vote her off if they didn't get immunity at this point would've been rendered null so having a backup alliance in Wayne seems pointless with the immunity idol there. What would she have done with the immunity idol if she did win the final 4 challenge?
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* Why does Priya have Emma as her second pick specifically? Given Priya didn't really interact with Emma all that much last season, why is Emma her second pick over Damien (who is closer friends with Priya and Millie)?
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** What WordOfGod meant by Shawn not having an audition tape was that the real life creators didn't animate one for him to be released as a bonus clip (just as they didn't animate ones for Owen and Gwen, while Cameron and Lightning's were just recycled from confessionals), as even Sky had a brief moment of hers. He still made one and got accepted through the regular process InUniverse.

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** What WordOfGod meant by Shawn not having an audition tape was that the real life creators didn't animate one for him to be released as a bonus clip (just as they didn't animate ones for Owen and Gwen, while Cameron and Lightning's were just recycled from confessionals), as even Sky had a brief moment of hers. He Presumably, he still made one and got accepted through the regular process InUniverse.
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** She had just had a talk with Chase, which definitely left her in a pretty bad mood. This, coupled with her not having any reason to believe Nichelle had gotten any better in the year since last season, would likely lead her to dismiss Nichelle given her early elimination last time.
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** Alejandro took opportunities when they occurred, and Victory was just performing worse than Amazon. Also, Harold is deceptively skillful in the game and knowledgeable of the world, Leshawna's a challenge beast, and Bridgette, DJ, and Lindsay have all shown to be strong teammates in the past with no obvious enemies on the team after Ezeke is gone. Plus, if Amazon was on Victory's losing streak, Alejandro wouldn't need to stoke the flames of conflict since every strong player on that team is butting heads.
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** What WordOfGod meant by Shawn not having an audition tape was that the real life creators didn't animate one for him (just as they didn't animate ones for Owen and Gwen), as even Sky had a brief moment of hers. He still made one and got accepted through the regular process InUniverse.

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** What WordOfGod meant by Shawn not having an audition tape was that the real life creators didn't animate one for him to be released as a bonus clip (just as they didn't animate ones for Owen and Gwen), Gwen, while Cameron and Lightning's were just recycled from confessionals), as even Sky had a brief moment of hers. He still made one and got accepted through the regular process InUniverse.


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** Aside from Chris making challenges harder as a result, it could potentially lead to him disqualifying a contestant on the spot. Sure, some contestants (especially of the first gen) grow tired of the show later on, but it'd still rob them of a chance to win. As for post-elimination, they actually do that sometimes. Eva kicks him after her first elimination and Axel shoves him after hers. TDI contestants also prank him in the finale. It's not like they never retaliate.
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** What WordOfGod meant by Shawn not having an audition tape was that the real life creators didn't animate one for him, as even Sky had a brief moment of hers. He still made one and got accepted through the regular process InUniverse.

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** What WordOfGod meant by Shawn not having an audition tape was that the real life creators didn't animate one for him, him (just as they didn't animate ones for Owen and Gwen), as even Sky had a brief moment of hers. He still made one and got accepted through the regular process InUniverse.

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** In Priya's case, "You Poor Saps" had Millie become a bigger target due to the team being mad at her for throwing Damien down the Death Boot slide. And in a lot of other instances, Caleb and Damien were good friends with her so they obviously wouldn't vote out their friend and Zee, Raj, and Wayne aren't the most strategically inclined people out there. In addition, "Haulin and Baulin" and "Breaking Up is Hard To Do" have the added caveat of Damien, Raj, and Wayne sympathizing with Priya and likely not wanting to vote her out when she's still feeling upset over Caleb seemingly taking advantage of her.

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** In Priya's case, "You Poor Saps" had Millie become a bigger target due to the team being mad at her for throwing Damien down the Death Boot slide. And in a lot of other instances, Caleb and Damien were good friends with her so they obviously wouldn't vote out their friend and Zee, Raj, and Wayne aren't the most strategically inclined people out there. In addition, "Haulin and Baulin" and "Breaking Up is Hard To Do" have the added caveat of Damien, Raj, and Wayne sympathizing with Priya and likely not wanting to vote her out when she's still feeling upset over Caleb seemingly taking advantage of her. Additionally, Priya does end up in the bottom 2 in "Circling the Drain" (presumably with Damien attempting to vote her out for being a threat) and only avoids elimination due to Julia stealing Damien's idol. And Julia does attempt to get Raj and Wayne to help her vote off Priya in "Working K9 to 5", only failing due to Raj and Wayne making their voting decision based on a coin flip that landed on Caleb and caused Julia to change her plans by getting Priya and Caleb to vote off Raj instead.


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* Why doesn't Julia simply just join Raj and Wayne in voting off Caleb in "Finding K9 to 5"? Either way, Priya and Caleb would be separated as a power couple. Sure she had an alliance with Caleb, but Priya being around means he probably won't be as inclined to side with her compared to Raj and Wayne who are gullible enough for her to manipulate. Even with Priya being a threat, she could just wait to eliminate her in the next episode either by making an alliance with Raj and Wayne (due to their gullibility) or using the idol in case Raj and Wayne voted her out if she didn't get immunity.
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** What WordOfGod meant by Shawn not having an audition tape was that the real life creators didn't animate one for him, as even Sky had a brief moment of hers. He still made one and got accepted through the regular process InUniverse.

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