Jeff Probst wrote:Alec, your energy and humor speaks for itself. You were always someone I considered a frontrunner for the win. I am not shocked you found an idol, I am not shocked you were in everyone's ear... I'm also not shocked that you left the game with an idol in your pocket. I think of all of the players this season, you are the one whose personality best matches the alumni. You fit in like a glove and you completely get the humor and fun of the game. I wish you had been a bit more aggressive in your play, although I know that would risk you becoming a large target. I think if you had you could have given Sebastian a run for his money. Either way, I'm so grateful we had you in this season and you delivered as far as I'm concerned.
Caryn wrote:My favorite part about you this season is how you forever pigeonholed yourself as ‘that one guy who just posted a bunch of shitty memes’. The blindside of Mike should’ve been the turning point for you as a character & a player…….. but then you just went right back into the arms of the people who orchestrated his blindside in the first place. From that point on, you went back into a follower position and was on borrowed time, because you refused to believe an ounce of anything that was told to you by someone you weren’t aligned with like an idiot. The only risky thing you did all game was not playing your idol, which resulted in you getting voted out with it still in your pocket and looking like the biggest fool of the game in the process. So the next time someone calls you dumb, don’t get upset and act all insecure, because you really are dumb.
Danni wrote:we love a meme king. Was hoping to see some of the villainy and chaos you promised in your app, but with the way the season played out I don’t think it would have served you well.
Gary wrote:Alec was an enigma. My ranking of him seemed to go in waves where I had high hopes preseason and he was letting me down early. Then he quickly rose up when he used the Tuareg and nomad twists to really set himself up. His downfall was a very fitting end to his arrogance. Also memes .
Hannah wrote: I’m glad you aren’t taking that blindside too terribly, but I’m still gonna make fun of you for it. Thank you for the memes <3
Dale wrote: Voted out with an idol in your pocket. That must've hurt. It was a fun tribal but I wish you played your damn idol so that we could have seen an even better tribal. Wish you stayed longer.
Jordan wrote: ALEC! You were one of my faves! Your memes were on point! And I won't lie, when you made the meme thread for me, that earned you a lot of brownie points from me. You were so much fun to watch play. You brought a joyful energy into your gameplay. I wanted you to make finals so badly. I was so happy when you got an idol. And then during your last tribal, I kept hoping you were receiving my brainwaves that I was sending you to play your idol. Alas, it seems my manifesting wasn't strong enough. That was so sad to watch, but you handled it so well afterwards. Love you ❤
Trashley wrote:I enjoyed listening about you in the podcasts and was sad to see you get voted out when you did. RIP idol mistakes <3 Why does jury turn amazing people into sourpusses? Idk what happened to you man, but it was sad to watch the rage overtake you. I hope you enjoyed the game and stick around :)
Lucy wrote:I chose you as my winner pick because you were cocky, but seemed to have a deeper understanding of the game than most of these other people. Boy was I wrong. I think this will be my greatest Stranded shame. Picking you. Your game can be summed up with one blanket statement. Auto-erotic Asphyxiation. You choked so bad somewhere Michael Hutchence and David Carradine are high-fiving.
Joaquin wrote:You were a popular preseason pick to do well, not because of any past experiences but because of your attitude toward the game and willingness to cut whoever. Well...that didn't happen. You ended up just jiving with the majority most of the time and being a meme-lord, which was fun but not really expected. I think you still have potential, as evidenced by you not pulling a Steph when your ally was blindsided, but I think you need to attack the game more. Also, your Ponderosa was insufferable.
Jeff Probst wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:48:22 pmJeff Probst wrote:Alec, your energy and humor speaks for itself. You were always someone I considered a frontrunner for the win. I am not shocked you found an idol, I am not shocked you were in everyone's ear... I'm also not shocked that you left the game with an idol in your pocket. I think of all of the players this season, you are the one whose personality best matches the alumni. You fit in like a glove and you completely get the humor and fun of the game. I wish you had been a bit more aggressive in your play, although I know that would risk you becoming a large target. I think if you had you could have given Sebastian a run for his money. Either way, I'm so grateful we had you in this season and you delivered as far as I'm concerned.Caryn wrote:My favorite part about you this season is how you forever pigeonholed yourself as ‘that one guy who just posted a bunch of shitty memes’. The blindside of Mike should’ve been the turning point for you as a character & a player…….. but then you just went right back into the arms of the people who orchestrated his blindside in the first place. From that point on, you went back into a follower position and was on borrowed time, because you refused to believe an ounce of anything that was told to you by someone you weren’t aligned with like an idiot. The only risky thing you did all game was not playing your idol, which resulted in you getting voted out with it still in your pocket and looking like the biggest fool of the game in the process. So the next time someone calls you dumb, don’t get upset and act all insecure, because you really are dumb.Danni wrote:we love a meme king. Was hoping to see some of the villainy and chaos you promised in your app, but with the way the season played out I don’t think it would have served you well.Gary wrote:Alec was an enigma. My ranking of him seemed to go in waves where I had high hopes preseason and he was letting me down early. Then he quickly rose up when he used the Tuareg and nomad twists to really set himself up. His downfall was a very fitting end to his arrogance. Also memes .Hannah wrote: I’m glad you aren’t taking that blindside too terribly, but I’m still gonna make fun of you for it. Thank you for the memes <3Dale wrote: Voted out with an idol in your pocket. That must've hurt. It was a fun tribal but I wish you played your damn idol so that we could have seen an even better tribal. Wish you stayed longer.Jordan wrote: ALEC! You were one of my faves! Your memes were on point! And I won't lie, when you made the meme thread for me, that earned you a lot of brownie points from me. You were so much fun to watch play. You brought a joyful energy into your gameplay. I wanted you to make finals so badly. I was so happy when you got an idol. And then during your last tribal, I kept hoping you were receiving my brainwaves that I was sending you to play your idol. Alas, it seems my manifesting wasn't strong enough. That was so sad to watch, but you handled it so well afterwards. Love you ❤Trashley wrote:I enjoyed listening about you in the podcasts and was sad to see you get voted out when you did. RIP idol mistakes <3 Why does jury turn amazing people into sourpusses? Idk what happened to you man, but it was sad to watch the rage overtake you. I hope you enjoyed the game and stick around :)Lucy wrote:I chose you as my winner pick because you were cocky, but seemed to have a deeper understanding of the game than most of these other people. Boy was I wrong. I think this will be my greatest Stranded shame. Picking you. Your game can be summed up with one blanket statement. Auto-erotic Asphyxiation. You choked so bad somewhere Michael Hutchence and David Carradine are high-fiving.Joaquin wrote:You were a popular preseason pick to do well, not because of any past experiences but because of your attitude toward the game and willingness to cut whoever. Well...that didn't happen. You ended up just jiving with the majority most of the time and being a meme-lord, which was fun but not really expected. I think you still have potential, as evidenced by you not pulling a Steph when your ally was blindsided, but I think you need to attack the game more. Also, your Ponderosa was insufferable.
Jeff Probst wrote:Donathan got a bad rap in the game because he was a quiet player. He kept talking about all the game moves he wanted to make, but never really seemed to make them. It wasn't until the final five that we really saw a different side to Donathan. He impressed everyone when he won immunity. And then to follow that immunity by winning the hardest challenge in the game, The Box, earned him a lot of respect from me. Aside from his game, Donathan is one of the most likable players we've had. He seems genuinely sweet, and I couldn't help but love the things he said because they were so adorable. I'm actually finding myself rooting for him to win even though his game wasn't the most stellar. Kudos to Donathan for stepping up even if it was later than we've been wanting. I look forward to seeing more of him in the future.
Caryn wrote:First things first, and I say this human being to human being (because you’re not a fucking concept): STAY OFF THE WEED. Seriously, stop with the whole “look at me my third eye is open and im like so woke?” thing, it’s fucking weird. And I get that being a weirdo is your whole thing, but it’s not healthy for you. Now that that’s out of way, I can say I found you somewhat endearing this season. You had small little funny moments every now and then, and you were endearingly charming in an oddball kind of way. Your gameplay however left much to be desired, you constantly didn’t put an effort into talking to people you weren’t allied with & just came off as Sebastian’s lapdog. You winning the season wouldn’t be as bad as Davie since you were at least active & were mildly entertaining with funny quotables, but from a gameplay perspective you winning is still not the preferred outcome either.
Danni wrote:You gave me serious blue balls all season. Your confessionals always teased a big move of turning on one of your more visible allies, but it never really played out. However, you were always good for a laugh and really turned on the engines for the last two rounds which I appreciated.
Gary wrote:Donathan was an entertaining concept for awhile, but constantly overpromising and underdelivering really wore me down as a viewer and it made me roll my eyes at everything he said after like episode 9.
Hannah wrote:KING, kinda. I think you could do better another time.
Dale wrote: I didn't really see the appeal to you at the beginning but your late game tribal one liners started making me crack up and made me change my mind on the concept.
Jordan wrote: DONNIE ❤ My love, my son! You are the sweetest and purest thing to exist! My absolute favorite hands down, and my winner pick! I'm so proud of you! I was fangirling over you so much the entire season that all the hosts got sick of me. But I just couldn't contain my love for you. You were an absolute pleasure to watch. The best concept! I LOVED reading your confessionals. They were full of so much positivity and so endearing! I was like a proud mom shouting at a sporting event as you went thru the last challenge. I was so nervous that you almost wouldn't win it. But you did! Hope you can forgive me for all my punctuation. Love you Donnie ❤
Trashley wrote:You're an angel and remind me of some of the purest souls to ever grace Stranded. I hope you stick around and shine your light on the community forever <3 If you beat the odds and win I would be pretty happy - we need sweethearts to win this game every once in a while <3
Joaquin wrote:I think if I were playing on this season, I probably would have voted for you because I'm a salty bitch and while you didn't play the most out in front game you didn't burn anyone and are generally pleasant. None of the hosts really would have complained if you ended up winning, but it looks like you'll tie for runner up with two votes. I think the hosts agree we just wish we had more of the F5 and on Donathan during the whole season. A lot of the time it was frustrating watching you form ideas (that were good) in your confessional, and then just falling in line after Sebastian or Chelsea talked to you.
Jeff Probst wrote:I got a ton of shit preseason for casting you. My reputation was somewhat on the line when I took the risk and decided to put you in the game. I am so fucking glad that I did. You have proven to me that I still got it, and I need to trust my gut more in casting. You wanted to play so badly, that I just knew you were going to deliver. Seasons are often defined not by their heroes, but by the strength of their villains. You were so abrasive and aggressive that it rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. However, I think there's a lot to be said for someone who can play the game unapologetically balls-to-the-wall. You were one of the strongest players and characters of the season, and that is something you should really be proud of. Your Epic pre-merge idol play and blindside will go down in history, and I definitely think we will be seeing more from you in the future.
Caryn wrote:Easily the biggest surprise of the season. You were one of the very last castings simply because we were unsure if you would deliver, but wow did you deliver, and proved us wrong in the process. You were, and I mean in this in the best possible way, an absolute stone cold bitch. You came in aggressive right off the bat, and the cast’s perception that you were ‘no fun’ is precisely why you were so much fun to watch. Your ‘cold war’ rivalry with Robb was one of the early highlights of the season, and you came into the merge knowing you were a major target so you went guns blazing, willing to reveal any information to anyone to save your own ass. Definite all-star.
Joaquin wrote:So...you are probably going to hate me if you read/listen to all of our pre-season content. I was so adamantly against your casting and thought your application process was a complete bore. But you coming back to Poody after your interview made him make a gut call to cast you and I'm so glad you turned out the opposite. Where was this during your interview? You're the biggest cunt in the cast and I love it. Sloppy aggressive + cunt = super entertaining. It'll be interesting to see how or if you change play styles.
Danni wrote: The biggest surprise for the hosts was your blunt and aggressive personality. You were so much fun to watch, but you became especially fun at the merge when you were the obvious target and had nothing else to lose. Can’t wait to see you back.
Gary wrote: Without a doubt the most pleasant surprise of the cast personality wise. Her and Robb were a ticking time bomb and it blew up spectacularly. She took everything personally (e.g., why is this bitch calling me babe all the time?!) and gave it right back. 10/10 would watch play anytime.
Hannah wrote:ABSOLUTE ICON! You’re definitely coming back. Thank you for exceeding our expectations. MARRY ME, BITCH
Jordan wrote:Steph, you were a firecracker and surprised all of us! I loved your game style. You were a force to be reckoned with. But what I loved most about you was your loyalty to Jed. I saw myself in you in that. I loved how you went to bat for Jed even though it could have repercussions for you. I would love to have an ally like you. You're also another one that was taken too soon for us. Love you ❤
Dale wrote:I wish you were as vocal in the game as you are at ponderosa but you had fight to you which was fun to watch and the little fights you got yourself into were entertaining. Wish you made it further into the game.
Trashley wrote: Was happy to see you proved the pre-game assessments wrong, going from almost not cast to THIS. However, from jury onwards - take a chill pill.
Lucy wrote: I have never seen an intelligent person who clearly has spunk and fire make such poor and stupid choices. So glad you were on jury to make the winner the best person possible! Can't wait for you inevitable win of a Stranded All Stars season. That's not a compliment btw because they all suck :).
5th place is robbed fan favorite IMOJeff Probst wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:50:41 pmStephanie
-12th Place-
Played by: SamTheJam
From: Reddit
Fan Favorite Results: 5th Place - 67.95%
Jeff Probst wrote:Sebastian, we were initially so excited to see you play. I personally expected you to be a huge character and early merge boot that overplayed his hand. I was not expecting you to be this smart and calculated so kudos there. You are going to go down as one of our most dominant players. Now that my compliments are out of the way... I really think you botched your jury management and a lot of your strategic decisions in general along the way. I think as someone who has played these types of games before, you had an advantage over some players, but you also underestimated just how personally they would take the game. It rightfully nearly cost you the win. I would not have been upset if you lost because you would have deserved it. That said, you were able to have a freaking PUBLIC Immunity Idol and an extra vote and not need to play it throughout the entire merge. I have a bone to pick with you because you enabled a very boring boot-order to occur and very little unpredictability this season. From a viewers standpoint you were frustrating as hell! But I gotta give it to you, you pulled it off beautifully and our one of our best winners for that reason... even with the sloppy jury management.
Caryn wrote:The jury won’t give you credit for it because they’re bitter, but you undeniably played an impressive game as you manipulated everybody. Constantly making secret deals, backstabbing and lying to people, never getting targeted even with the public idol in your possession, having a cult-like control over certain players, and showing no remorse for your actions. It was honestly infuriating to see you dominate the game the way you did as a viewer, because it’s what directly led to this season being so boring & predictable. With all that being said, you also probably have the worst jury management I’ve ever seen in Stranded, making yourself look like an arrogant prick in the eyes of the jury (which you kind of are). It was painstakingly horrendous and it might cost you the game, although after taking an absolute beating during the jury deliberations you’re very much aware of this. It was honestly pretty pathetic to see you pretending to play nice with the jury during the FTC, only to then retread to your confessional and talk loads of shit about them behind their backs & reassure your own inflated ego that you really are “amazing” no matter what they say about you. I mean it was hilarious no doubt, but also incredibly cringe as well. So, if you happen to win this season of Stranded, you’ll probably go down as one of the most polarizing winners of the entire series. And if you happen to lose, then you’ll have nobody but yourself to blame.
Danni wrote: I have no idea how you were able to pull this off. Multiple players were willing to die for you, and you managed to make the endgame without a single vote. You probably won't win (and if you do, it'll be thanks to your pitbull Gabby on jury), but that doesn't take away from a game well played. You could probably work on being less of a dick to the people who are leaving but then you’d be no fun. Nice work.
Gary wrote:I don’t know how much other hosts will give him credit, but I think if we didn’t know Sebastian outside of the game, his character would have been INCREDIBLE to follow. But once I realized around Steph’s boot that he was going to dominate the rest of the way, his arrogance became intolerably fake to me because I know he’s actually a baby irl. I picked him to win... but not at the expense of drama boners. Fuck Zbass.
Hannah wrote:You killed it, other than your shitty jury management. I don’t want to say too much and give you a bigger ego boost than you probably already have, but you still killed it. First tribal council, you sort of seemed on the outs, and you turned that around, and you never received a single vote against you. Even with your PUBLIC IDOL. That’s legit. Also, you’re still Ziggy and you always will be.
Dale wrote:You killed it. I loved the way you played the game and you definitely deserve to win this season. Absolutely had everyone doing what you wanted and it was very fun to watch. Your relationship with Gabby only added to your character as it made you feel real and not just some game bot. Definitely one of the best characters of the season and it looked like you went from being an early pre merge boot to getting FTC (and hopefully winning) so a fun story to follow. You will forever be Ziggy btw.
Jordan wrote:Zbass! My iso babe ❤ You already know I love you. I was kinda worried you would play too hard too fast again and go out early. And you almost did if your tribe didn't end up winning that challenge where you messed up. But I gotta say, you really impressed me with your gameplay this time. You had an amazing social game and were able to get so many people to trust you. I noticed you toned down your messy gameplay a lot from iso and rematch. As much as I don't want to say it cus I don't want it to go to your head, but you kinda were the mastermind this season. Your jury management needed some work though. And if you lose, that's what cost you the game. I'm still super proud of you! And like others said, you will always be Ziggy to me. Love you Z ❤
Joaquin wrote: Ziggy ziggy ziggy can't you see, just how your words just hypnotize me? Biggie summed up this season very well...you were incredibly charming socially during the game and everyone wanted to play with you at some point. Your MO in Isolated was being an overplaying fuck but here you really toned it down and had everyone reigned in along your march to the end. The relationship between you and Gabby was really key to that since all information flowed through one of you two. You're not an asshole or a sociopath, stop being a fucking edgelord, but you were quite Hantzian in your jury management and you would have lost to anyone but the two complete goats you were next to - please thank Gabby (platonically) after the season for helping save your win. Man dog, some of your jury answers were just BRUTALLY bad lol but ultimately your gameplay spoke for itself and you edged out a win. You are the person, for better or for worse, who everyone will think of first when they think of this shit stain of a season
Trashley wrote:Idk if you win or lose this. To some extent if you lose, I think you'll have to own it as failures in your gameplay and I think you might have started to acknowledge that already. If you win, I'll be really happy for you as the person in the F3 with the most passion for it, but if you don't, I don't think you'll have been robbed either. I hope you know that we adore you, even if you are a bit delusional (who isn't?). Overall, you were definitely one of the most entertaining players this season so thank you for bringing it and making a splash in this
Lucy wrote:When the game started I was your biggest critic and detractor. I said you were a moron and that you were playing an unnecessarily sloppy game really early and was not impressed. Now as the game progressed you hit your stride and none of these fucktards on the jury can't say you didn't completely own this game. Watching the jury slander your game when they made the same mistakes was the most infuriating thing I have ever had to sit back and watch in my entire ORG Career. They lost and ate a brain tumor for breakfast and decided to vote for two people who don't even deserve and probably won't even be on this season's DVD cover. As of this post it looks like you're going to lose and if you do I just want you to know that the heart you displayed and your desire to win was admirable and I hope that these people wake the fuck up and give us the winner we actually deserve. I absolutely relate to your story and the pressure of playing the game but also being human and having feelings. Final tribal was kind of a mess, but i think that just comes with age and the fact that you should have been the clear front runner thus putting a lot more pressure on you. If you're still playing Orgs in five years you will be unstoppable.
