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Post by amplify26 on May 31, 2023 21:38:04 GMT -5
Just something to think about. E1: Definitely going for Green vs. Gray. Green was sent as a sacrificial lamb to bring peace among the island, of which Gray was expected to slay them. However, the challenge wasn't as strength-based as people expected, and Gray was eliminated. Not only did Green have a bargaining chip and the start of their underdog arc, it would change E1 and influence who would be voted back on E2. E2: Red vs. Orange is especially important. Orange survives their second consecutive trip, and then slides into the shadows for the second act of the season. It allows them to not be targeted as GYB faces off against Purple and Blue. Had Red returned, we would have full on warfare between the two alliances, and who knows how would that impact the season? E3: Orange vs Blue stands out as it was the first time Gray wasn't sent up to Temple first. However, it would be a mistake in hindsight, as the PROG alliance managed to hold itself together, and Yellow loses a potential wild card. E4: E5: Red vs. Blue Enough said. E6: Orange vs. Green. Not only did it break up the main alliance of the season, but it also showed how Green lied about the Magic Box to even their closest friends. Wild.
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Post by carsonvega on May 31, 2023 23:17:06 GMT -5
For E4 I'd go with Purple versus Orange. Had that gone the other way, Daniela and Jonathan would have been a lot less notable, Jeszie and Isaac likely still win Hang 5 and give the Samadhi to Orange (still mad about Orange eliminating Purple plus Isaac would try to save Blue while Jeszie would want to save Red), and Red gets to participate in Cubed and without Purple there may well win (if Franke was indeed as good at puzzles of that type as he implied in his interview on this site). If Red wins Cubed they probably send Blue to temple and the second spot is harder because Green is obviously the strongest team left but also hasn't hurt Red as much as they did in the way the show actually went. Red almost won the CYOG with Purple there so I think Red would have won without Purple there, and then Erika would still win Circle of Trust for Red regardless of who the other two teams were. If Green survived everything to be in the Final 2 in this scenario they would probably do well in Spin Fly, but if Green did not survive then I think Red would have a commanding lead in pieces after Spin Fly as I don't think either Amelia/Shea or Kylie/Michael would be especially great at Spin Fly. I think Red seems a lot more dominant if Purple exits instead of Orange at final 5 in E4 and would likely have had an easier victory in the final temple. Plus, as JD noted, Purple versus Orange was notable for being the first time that a team faced the team who sent them up to temple in the same round. (It could have happened again in E6 if Orange had been sent with Yellow at the first temple, but it didn't, so this was a very unique situation.)
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Post by waterwoodfire on Aug 4, 2023 19:09:28 GMT -5
For E2, there could be an argument for Brown vs Purple as they were amongst the strongest teams that season and the survivor ultimately won the entire game. If Purple survived, they might have won the final temple and go into the finals with at least 6 pieces (perhaps more depending on if Brown would have actually given them their pieces and depending on how well Purple might have done in the final piece mission).
To an extent, Green vs Orange would be important in that Orange's elimination meant that 2/3 of the pieces were up for grabs and resulted in a close to even split in the final piece count (Brown's 7 to Green's 5) making it one of the closest finale in the entire series. Had Orange survived, Brown's chances of winning would be slimmer as, even if Brown got Green's sole piece, Orange would still be leading by 4 pieces.
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