Enzo's Q & A

[Enzo Palumbo]

Well, first I just want to say Congratulations to the both of you. It's not too often that you see people who have had a final 2 alliance in the beginning of the game actually make the end. Usually there are events and circumstances that happen within the game to prevent that from happening. So kudos to the both of you for accomplishing that!


I have a few things to ask each of you individually. How well you answer these will determine who my vote goes to.



JESSIE:

You and I were good for pretty much the entire game until the final 4 when we had that argument on the board where we were both very critical of one another. Now is your time to win me over again.

1. Do you regret our fight? If so, why?

2. You probably were social with everyone else, even though I never saw it. But you really didn't take the time to be that way with me or to get to know me at all. I always initiated the convos which were few and far between. So why did you choose to be this way with me? I was obviously an integral part of why you are here since I won 2 HoH's and 2 vetos, and even vetoed my own nominees both times. So what was the deal exactly?

3. Would you have made it this far without Kristen? And if so, who would've been the person you would want to go to F2 with and why?




KRISTEN:

Well babe... I'm very happy to see you here. I really am. BUT you don't just automatically get my vote. You have to earn your Pussycat's vote.


1. Can you tell me all the moves you made on your own that did not include Jessie. I can tell you two were playing to help one another but I'm sure there were things that you had to do on your own.

2. Please be honest with this one. You were (in my opinion) by far the best social player in this game and had connections and bonds with almost everyone. While, I don't question our friendship, I do question where I fit in to your order of things. Did I go out in the place you wanted me to?

3. Would you have made it this far without Jessie? If so, who would you want to be in the F2 with and why?



Good luck to the both of you and Congrats again!

[Kristen Bitting]

KRISTEN:

Well babe... I'm very happy to see you here. I really am. BUT you don't just automatically get my vote. You have to earn your Pussycat's vote.

Thanks Pussycat. I will try but you are a hard guy to please and I am really under the weather right now.


1. Can you tell me all the moves you made on your own that did not include Jessie. I can tell you two were playing to help one another but I'm sure there were things that you had to do on your own.

I was totally committed to my alliance with Jessie and I didnt keep any big secrets from him or make any big moves without speaking to him beforehand but I did do a lot of small things without his assistance. I was alligned with Amy and Co before I spoke to Jessie and I was responsible for bringing him into that one and I also asked Boogie to approach him as a 3rd in an alliance I had with Boogie early on. I was already alligned with Jessie but I wanted Boogie brought in and it made more sense to get Boogie to approach him so Boogie would not suspect Jessie and I were F2. I was extremely social and talked to everyone in this game so it enabled me get valuable information and pass it on, not just to Jessie but to everyone when they were HOH. I generally knew who was going to be the target and I would suggest who should be nominated beside them to achieve their desired result . I made allies that were independent of the ones I had with Jessie and I would always pass along any pertinent info to Jessie when we caught up with each other. I told him that that Casey did not have him in his ideal F6 and suggested that we may have a problem if Casey stayed. I guess I was basically the go getter when it came to information and I used my relationships with people to find out if he was ever in jeopardy of being nominated. When I knew he was safe with someone I would help them win HOH's occasionally..not sure if I ever told him that one. I really played this game as though he was my right hand..but not my only hand. I had it set up so that if I was ever unable to save him from leaving, I would still have lots of options. Its possible he did the same but we never discussed that because we were so committed to making this work. Sorry that I cant make a long list of specific things but I hope I gave you a general idea.




2. Please be honest with this one. You were (in my opinion) by far the best social player in this game and had connections and bonds with almost everyone. While, I don't question our friendship, I do question where I fit in to your order of things. Did I go out in the place you wanted me to?

Honestly I would have loved to make it to the end with you and if I hadnt given Jessie my word that first week we would be sitting here at the end. I am sure of it..... but you left when you had to leave if I was going to be fair to him . Mind you if he had left without my having a hand in it I would have been deliriously happy to go to the end with you. I am not just talking about at F4. I mean at any point in the game. There was nobody that could have got me to consider a F2 without you if that had happened.
I know you must be tired of hearing how important it was that I keep my word to Jessie but he and I have an extensive history and I respect him as a player and value him as a friend so I could not let that happen if it was in my power to do otherwise. He is a lot like you in that he really deserves to make f2 but nobody has enough confidence to stand beside him at the end so he ends up leaving because he doesnt get the final 4 POV. I have seen it happen to him in several games and it pisses me off to see good players leave like that. It pissed me off to see it happen to you too and if I am ever in a position to stop it from happening in the future I will do everything I can to prevent it....even if Jessie happens to be in that game. You got a bum deal and I am sorry for disappointing you but you are the only person that has ever been able to get the name of my real F2 out of me and I gave you all you needed to get Amy's vote. I know that wasn't enough and I really hurt you and for that I will always be sorry. Hopefully I can make it up to you somehow.

3. Would you have made it this far without Jessie? If so, who would you want to be in the F2 with and why?

Yes I am pretty certain I would have made it to the end without Jessie. As you can see I had my choice of F2's and I was never nominated or targeted to leave.
There is no doubt in my mind that you would be the person I would want to have next to me. I consider you to be the most deserving player in this game and I dont think anyone can argue that. We made a super team and spent more time in that HOH room than anyone in the game. Not telling anyone what we did in there..but it was fun. That was the real reason I kept winning HOH's.

Thanks Pussycat.

[Jessie Godderz]

Thanks for the congrats'!

You and I were good for pretty much the entire game until the final 4 when we had that argument on the board where we were both very critical of one another. Now is your time to win me over again.

1. Do you regret our fight? If so, why?

Not very much, to be honest, lol, as I'm positive you don't either. I don't think either of us hurt each others feelings, or really got too deep under each others skins, we just were venting end-game feelings that we hadn't voiced much yet. I think the fight definitely left some things between us off on an awkward note, but I guess considering the fact you weren't satisfied with our level of communication, and understandably so, it was nice that we participated in one of the more interesting exchanges of words between two people who actually were both in the game, and who can regret anything that makes the game more exciting and interesting. I like to think nothing was truly affected that makes you overarchingly think less of me, cause certainly nothing like that was imprinted upon me.

2. You probably were social with everyone else, even though I never saw it. But you really didn't take the time to be that way with me or to get to know me at all. I always initiated the convos which were few and far between. So why did you choose to be this way with me? I was obviously an integral part of why you are here since I won 2 HoH's and 2 vetos, and even vetoed my own nominees both times. So what was the deal exactly?

There were definitely people that I had contact with more consistently. Personally, to me, in all honesty, it just felt as if you were going to keep me safe regardless. You were close with Kristen, and when we talked it always seemed to me that you in no way saw me as a threat, nor required me to committ to a solid alliance. I suppose I simply was satisfied with that balance, and didn't feel the desire to put myself in a position where you would request further security I would offer, gain expectations that would be unmerited, or allow you to think if I'm talking to you a lot, I must be talking to everyone else a lot too. It just seemed better to leave things as it was, and as bland as that is, it was the truth, and for the most part it worked. As you said yourself, you did indeed win two HoH's and two veto's, and you kept me off the block as I expected would happen if I allowed our relationship to stay as it was, and allow others to continue doing as they were doing undisturbed.

3. Would you have made it this far without Kristen? And if so, who would've been the person you would want to go to F2 with and why?

I probably would not have had as easy a time getting here, no. Kristen was an amazing ally, and never put any of her other allies above me, and helped keep me safe at all times, regardless of the cost to her, and I cannot in anyway attempt to discredit that, because that was the deal. I do however think all hope wouldn't be lost for me without Kristen. Had Kristen not been as perfect a partner as she was, I certainly would have had to play a little more aggressive because I probably wouldn't have had as awesome a partner as her. I do believe I probably would have ended up going to the end with Boogie if this were the case, I should say as well. At almost any given time, the person leaving the game was definitely closer to Kristen it would seem, besides possibly Mike D., and Boogie.

I believe Boogie would have been my main ally without Kristen, and I would have probably attempted to still make a final 3 deal with Amy who was a great ally, but one who I also couldn't fully trust to take me to the end, as I feel I could have with Boogie. I feel instead of my "supporter" strategy that I was able to implore more easily with Kristen in the game, I would have likely converted my game to a strategy of always being the lesser of two evils, which I think I could have worked out well, because I'm generally very good at avoiding the target, and if neccesary, placing it on a proper person to the larger group, as me and Kristen often discussed and eventually had made.

[Enzo Palumbo]

Thank you both for being so candid and honest. I really appreciate that. As much as it sucks I didn't make the end, I'm glad that two people who were so loyal to one another did. I know that it still leaves a bad taste is some peoples mouths because we were all played at one point or another, but that's the game.

Both of you said things that have made me truly think about where my vote is going to go.
Kristen, it was obvious that you did so much more without Jessie than he did without you. That's key for me right now. On the flip side, Jessie... your honesty about everything about where you stood in the game and what was important to you definitely comes into play. I'm glad you don't regret our "fight" because I don't either. It was entertaining for the game and it also got us to actually voice our opinions, no matter if things were said to piss the other off. It might have seemed counter-productive, but it truly was not.

I wish the both of you the best of luck and Congratulations again on making the final 2!