Thread:TDWTisAWESOME/@comment-1734566-20151210220222/@comment-1734566-20151215043951

I mean, sure, for some reason, Jeremy DOES seem to be more popular with the jury, and yeah, he does have that over Spencer. But the fact still remains that he was TOTALLY outsmarted by Spencer on the Fishbach saga. And I really don't see how you can compare Spencer to someone like Russell, who was OBVIOUSLY hated. Is Spencer really "hated"? Or just not as popular as Jeremy?

And I know Troyzan likely wouldn't have won - the girls dominating the merged phase killed any chance of that happening based SOLELY on his gender. But of a cast that was pretty much 97% duds, and 2% bad people (Tarzan and Colton), Troyzan is pretty much the ONE person, certainly the ONE guy, who was memorable in a good way. I was crushed that he didn't make it back for this season, especially since he HAS come close to coming back for some seasons such as Caramoan.

Sherri certainly wasn't over-hated, she was just non-existent in the jury's eyes because she really didn't do anything. I think what hate she did get was after her spat with Erik at the FTC, which was an incredibly stupid thing to do RIGHT in front of the jury. And so what if the rest loathed Reynold? I'm not saying he had a solid shot to win - I'm saying he and Eddie were the only two memorable newbies that season, and I'm pretty sure that's accurate. Between the two, I'd gladly take Reynold back, since he was both brawn AND brain (like Malcolm), whereas Eddie was JUST muscle and nothing more. However, I've heard that Reynold, like Brenda, has started a family and has young kids, so he couldn't come back if asked. So I guess it's Eddie or bust.

Again, I'd argue that Spencer's edit is relaxed too. His personal story is NOT as shoved down our throats as Jeremy's "Oh, I miss my wife! :,(" Sure, Spencer's edit overall may be bigger, but that's because he's making bigger moves and is an entertaining player, while Jeremy just...kinda...sits there. So sure, you can argue that Spencer's overall edit isn't very subtle and is indeed building him up, but on the obnoxious aspect of "personal stories," Jeremy's is SO forced that that aspect alone makes it seem like he'll win.

AND YES. WTF WAS WITH WIGGLESWORTH THIS SEASON? Like, I DO blame the edit, believe me. Wigglesworth was EASILY the biggest disappointment this season. BUT I still can't help but feel that she herself REALLY did NOT want to be there. Everything from her interviews and minimal campaigning (which included NUMEROUS references to the fact that she hadn't seen a single season other than her own), even right down to her lack of enthusiasm in the group cast picture at the reunion...it's like she just COULDN'T say no. So maybe she wasn't giving them much to work with...but F**K they could've at least TRIED.