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TOPPINGS: A PIZZA ROMANCE
Studio GroundswellDirector: Sam Levinson
Genre: Coming-of-Age/Romance
Release Date: January 23rd
Theater Count: 2,727
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for Language and Suggestive Themes
Budget: $30 Million
Runtime: 1 hr 40 min
Cast
Finn Wolfhard as Gary
Jenna Ortega as Samantha
Thomas Barbusca as Timmy
Plot Summary
SpoilerGary is the coolest high-school-age pizza delivery driver you’ll ever meet, or at least he acts like it. His coworkers at the small business pizzeria talk to themselves going, “where’s Gary, he’s late for his shift again.” When he arrives, the boss says, “just because you’re our best employee doesn’t mean you can come whenever you want.” Gary throws up a peace sign as says “aha watch this.” We get a montage of Gary making a pizza, tossing the dough in the air, then pouring the red sauce on, spreading it around, and then he sprinkles on that mozzarella, and he puts it in the oven. The coworkers stare in awe at Gary’s pizza-making skills, and the boss says, “if you weren’t so good at making pizza, I would have fired you by now. Now deliver the pizza to this address.”
Gary snatches the address and drives to the house, and he walks with the pizza box to the front door, and he rings the doorbell. Samantha opens the door. “Pizza?” says Gary. Samantha smiles and says, “no, I’m Samantha. What’s your name?” Then Gary replies, “I’m Gary.” Samantha leans sensually on the door and asks if the pizza has sausage on it. “Yeah it’s got sausage on it,” says Gary. Samantha touches the box, but she acts like it’s too hot to touch. “Can you come in and set it on the table for me?” she asks.
So Gary walks in and sets the pizza on the table. “Where is everyone?” says Gary. “I’m home alone,” says Samantha. “That’ll be eleven dollars and fifty-eight cents,” says Gary. “Wait,” says Samantha. “Open the box, I wanna see what’s on it.”
So Gary opens the pizza box, and they stand next to each other as they stare at the toppings on the pizza. It’s a supreme pizza. “It’s a supreme pizza,” says Gary. “What’s so supreme about it?” says Samantha. “Describe it.” So Gary describes the supreme pizza, going into detail about all its toppings. “Do you ever deliver the same pizza more than once, Gary?” she asks. “No,” he replies. “Every pizza’s different from the other one. That’s what makes delivering pizza so exciting.”
Gary closes the pizza box, and Samantha says, “I’m giving you a generous tip.” “How much?” Gary asks her. Then she kisses him, and they start making out. Then she stuffs a twenty dollar bill in his pocket. “Keep the change,” she says. He exits, and she watches from the front porch as he drives away.
Gary arrives at the pizzeria to learn that he’s been laid off and replaced with a dudebro party boy named Timmy. “Looks like you’re going back to Domino’s, chump,” says Timmy. “No, I won’t be going to Domino’s,” Gary retorts, “because I prefer Little Caesars.” Then Gary dramatically snatches a fistful of Parmesan packets and storms out of the pizzeria.
Gary sits alone in his car. Flashback images of Samantha pop up on screen, and he pounds the car’s horn in frustration before driving away.
A few days pass by, and a job fair comes to high school, so Gary attends it and finds a booth advertising another small business pizzeria. “Hey, you should work for us,” says the hiring manager. “You have a great reputation around town—or as the kids these days would say, a great pizzatation.” Gary shakes his head and says, “my pizza days are behind me.” The manager hands Gary a business card saying, “call this number if you change your mind, because we’d be more than happy to you with us.”
Then Gary goes to the lockers and finds Samantha there. “Why didn’t you come yesterday,” she asks him. “What do you mean?” he asks. “I ordered pizza from some guy named Timmy came instead.” Gary explains that Timmy replaced him, and that he know longer works there. “I still want you to give me pizza,” says Samantha. “So if I work at a different pizzeria, you’ll order pizza from there?” he asks. “I don’t care about where the pizza comes from,” she says, “as long as it comes from you.”
So Gary applies to the new pizzeria, and he starts delivering pizza to Samantha multiple times a week. Shenanigans ensue because he has to meet her family during these deliveries, and they’re nice people but they’re skeptical because this is all a pretty unorthodox way for a high school romance to unfold.
But Timmy vapes with the bois and admits that he’s jealous about Samantha being in love with Gary, and he hatches a plan to stop Gary from deliberating pizza, and the bois roll with it since they think it’s funny.
Gary and Samantha spend a moment together, and Samantha asks, “what’s your favorite pizza,” and he answers, “ham and pineapple.” Samantha says, “pineapple on pizza?,” and Gary says, “yeah.” When she asks why, Gary says, “I like combinations where it’s two toppings that are a perfect match for each other.” Samantha asks him, “do you think we’re like the toppings of each others’ pizza?” And Gary answers, “yeah. We’re a Gary & Samantha pizza.” Then they start making out again.
But the next day, Gary finds that his new pizzeria has been spray painted by Timmy and his bois, and it’s closed because they have to get the spray paint off the building. This means Gary’s out of a job for some time. His relationship with Samantha stalls because he can’t deliver pizza to her, so he doesn’t have many opportunities to see her without the excuse of delivering pizza. (Throughout the film, Gary’s parents are the type that won’t let him see Samantha in a one-on-one context otherwise).
The bois somehow get away with their misdemeanor (or it might be a felony, I don’t know), and they rub it in Gary’s face by throwing a pizza party for their class, with pizza from the old pizzeria. Everyone’s enjoying pizza, but Gary gets in a verbal tussle with Timmy in front of the whole class, and they end up shoving slices of pizza in each other’s faces. They both get suspended for food-fighting.
Gary’s sitting in his room (grounded), where he texts Samantha and it’s a moment where he doesn’t know what to do because he’s in a bad situation. Samantha texts him, saying, “what are you gonna do.” Gary texts back, “deliver you pizza.” Samantha texts, “How? The pizzeria’s closed.” Gary replies, “you’ll see. What toppings do you want?” She texts, “I want a Gary & Samantha pizza.”
Gary spends the rest of the day rushing around town so he can make a homemade pizza for Samantha. He asks his parents, “do we need any groceries?” And they say “yeah, you can go to the store for us.” He rushes to the grocery store and gets all the ingredients he needs for the pizza. Then he rushes home and starts cooking while the parents are gone. We get another montage with dough-tossing and sauce-spreading and mozzarella-sprinkling, and he spreads fresh ingredients around on the pizza. Then he puts it in the oven, febrezes the room, and cleans up to cover his tracks. He finishes the pizza and gets ready to go, but his parents come home and catch him in the act. They try to stop him, but Gary throws the pizza over them, slips through them, catches the pizza, and bolts out of the house. “Come back here, young man,” they say, but Gary dives into his car and speeds away. He dodges traffic to get to Samantha’s house and brings her the fresh pizza. She tastes the pizza and tells him that it’s the most delicious pizza she’s ever had, and they start making out.
Timmy and the bois get caught and sentenced to juvenile detention, and when Gary apologizes to his parents for his disobedience, his parents forgive him and tell him that after getting to know Samantha and her family, they approve of the relationship. Gary and Samantha meet up again and make a plan to get married and start a small business called Gary & Samantha’s pizzeria after they graduate high school. Gary goes back to the pizzeria and gets a round of applause from his coworkers. Fade to black as Gary tosses dough.
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33 minutes ago, Jonwo said:
The idea that Hollywood or the film and television industry will collapse is nonsense anyway.
I’m about to state the obvious, but I think the reason why this industry will not entirely collapse is because cinema is, video is, and its connected trades are. There is no collapsing the idea, because the idea of these forms of storytelling can never be erased from history. Many things have surpassed literature in popularity, but literature is, so literature persists anyway. As long as humans are alive and breathing and having access to a camera, cinema will persist in some way, shape or form. Will the strike cause this industry to change? Absolutely. But it won’t die, because it cannot die, because it is.-
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8 hours ago, Morieris said:
What am I confusing this with because I though this had Kaya Scoldelario.
The King’s Daughter is Kaya’s film-
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Curious about this one. But with Chaos Walking, we know that people won't see a movie just because Daisy Ridley used to star in Star Wars movies. I do think she's a good actress, so we'll see if this can revitalize her career.
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3 hours ago, lamamama said:
That would be cool I wasn't sure what the rules were since I wasn't monitoring the games when we first did the extended schedule.
Awesome! When you can, please edit the submission post to write (IMAX) next to the release date.
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@cookie @El Squibbonator @Ethan Hunt @Rorschach @YM! @MCKillswitch123 @Reddroast @tyson67roberts @Hiccup23 @lamamama
So @El Squibbonator has not voted yet, but now that I've specified my vote from three options to one option, we now have a deadline with a lead of at least two votes, so I will set October 16th as the new deadline. The extension may be disappointing to some, but the extra time will surely allow for players to post more films. There is no limit to the amount of films you can post, so everyone is encouraged to continue writing and posting. Please write as though the October 16th deadline sticks, though a grace period will be considered if it looks like it's necessary. Happy writing!
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Studio Groundswell
in association with Electronic Arts
Director: Aaron and Adam Nee
based on the video games by Electronic Arts
Genre: Action/Sports
Release Date: December 4th
Theater Count: 4,253
Rating: PG-13 for Language, Violence, and Suggestive Themes
Budget: $100m
Runtime: 1 hr 55 min
Original Score Composer: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Cast
Alex Wolff as Mac Fraser
Brianna Hildebrand as Zoe Payne
Tatiana Maslany as Elise Riggs
John Boyega as Moby Jones
Lyrica Okano as Kaori Nishidake
Lucas Bravo as JP Arsenault
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Eddie Wachowski
Robbie Amell as Psymon Stark
Cote de Pablo as Marisol Diez Delgado
Myha'la Herrold as Seeiah Owens
Paul Walter Hauser as Luther Grady
Glen Powell as Brodi Ford
with Aunjanue Ellis as The President
and Cedric the Entertainer as The Organizer
Previous Movie Gross
SSX - $87,156,086 DOM/$160,400,159 WW
SpoilerFade in on a highly-guarded prison nestled in a snowy mountaintop. The guards stalk the hallways to make sure none of the prisoners escape. Elise (Maslany), now a prisoner, notices a flashing light from outside the window—her cue that it's time to escape. She seduces a patrolman into opening her cell, then beats him up and runs off. Guards chase after her, but she busts out of the prison and finds a snowboard sticking out from the snow, and she takes it and snowboards down the mountain, carving left and right as the guards shoot at her with machine guns. Elise glides toward a cliff that hangs over a cloudy abyss, and a helicopter appears beyond the cliff. She snowboards off the cliff, does a triple corkscrew in the air, and clutches the helicopter's rail. She waves to the guards as a shadowy figure sitting in the helicopter pushes a button, causing an explosion in the prison. Since the guards' attention is diverted, the helicopter gets away safely.
Elise climbs into the helicopter, where the brash muscleman Psymon (Amell), crafty gen-z criminal Seeiah (Herrold), beer-lovin' redneck rascal Luther (Hauser), and easygoing pilot Brodi (Powell) all confirm their plan: they're going to enter the next SSX tournament so they can pull off another heist. This time, it's an even bigger heist than before, and all of them want to split the money five ways. "Lock and load," says Brodi. The helicopter flies off into the sunrise.
We get a stylish opening set to "It's Tricky" by Run DMC before four snowboarders from the last movie—Mac (Wolff), Zoe (Hildebrand), Moby (Boyega), and Kaori (Okano) all getting e-mails summoning them to Washington, D.C. After the montage, they arrive in the Oval Office where the president (Ellis) tells them that the United States Government needs the world's best snowboarders to enter the SSX tournament to defeat the Shredders, an alliance of criminals, before they reach the final round of the SSX Tricky tournament so that they can't pull off the heist.
After the "who's the shredders" debriefing (you've seen movies), Zoe asks, "why can't they just get arrested," and the president says that the Shredders already made it to the base of The Organizer (Cedric the Entertainer), the eccentric cigar-smoking man who likes wearing big coats, is the guy hosting the tournament this year, and if the Shredders' heist is successful, the Organizer will launch a superweapon in the atmosphere that causes everyone to dance until they die. "We call his weapon The Grooviness," says the president, "and he'll launch it if any world powers intervene in the tournament, so it's up to you to out-snowboard the Shredders. The fate of the world is entirely in your hands, so please compete in the tournament, and tell other pro snowboarders to compete in the tournament too."
Mac, Zoe, Moby, and Kaori, thanking their lucky stars that they decided to become friends in the last movie, meet in the hallway and discuss who they should invite to the tournament. Mac knows someone he can ask, and Moby knows someone from Spain that he can ask. They put their hands in a circle and go, "break!"
Someone opens a door for Mac, and Mac enters a messy apartment to find young adults sprawled out on the couches. They're smoking and doing drugs and aren't living to their full capabilities. Mac encourages Eddie (Lendeborg) to get off the couch and enter the tournament. Eddie is charismatic and he's all "man you gotta live a little," but Mac insists, so Mac and Eddie leave the apartment, because they have a tournament to win.
Cut to a snowy cabin around the Andes where Marisol (Pablo) drinks coffee and gazes at a mountain range, reminiscing. Moby appears and tells her about the tournament. "I've left my snowboarding days behind me," she says. But Moby encourages her to enter, saying that she would be very important to the cause. Marisol agrees to enter the tournament.
They go to Garibaldi, a course in Canada, and it's the first course of the tournament. The six good racers we're following meet each other in a locker room and decide to give their group a name so they can view the Shredders as rivals. They call themselves the Tricksters, so now it's the Tricksters versus the Shredders. "All right!" Eddie shouts.
The Organizer welcomes the racers to the tourney and encourages them to "Get Tricky". JP (Bravo) is there and he's talking up a big game like he's going to win when the audience knows he won't win. Everyone races, and Luther and JP are cut from the tournament because they don't place high enough.
We get scenes where the characters interact with each other. Moby and Seeiah start falling in love, while Zoe and Psymon get in arguments. Eddie confesses that he's slipped into drugs because he's fallen on hard times, and Mac encourages him. Elise bullies Kaori, but Kaori tells her to go away. Marisol finds Brodi as he's meditating and tells him she's shocked that he's joined the Shredders. Brodi tries to get her to join it, but Marisol says she'll never join the Shredders.
The second racecourse is called Mesablanca, and it has more dangerous terrain than the first one. Moby decides to save Seeiah from falling into a crevasse, but neither of them place high enough because of this. Then Elise pushes Kaori down, so Kaori doesn't make it either. Zoe and Psymon race against each other for a while, and Psymon even brandishes a knife and tries to stab her while they're racing but Zoe stylishly evades him and manages to beat him, so Psymon's eliminated.
After the race, Brodi approaches Elise. "You know what I'm thinking?" he says. They're thinking the same thing—they're the only Shredders making it to the final round, so they'll split the bounty two ways instead of five. They shake on it!
Moby and Kaori wish the other Tricksters good luck. On the plane, we get a scene where Eddie says "I feel unequipped for this mission," but Mac says, "well the president believes in us," and Zoe says, "you think I care if I'm unequipped, I'm just doing what I love doing," and Marisol says, "you must stick to your heart no matter what." This causes Eddie to believe in himself!
The final race is located in Alaska, and this is the most dangerous course yet. The Tricksters lose track of Elise and Brodi so all hope seems lost. Elise and Brodi make it to a cave and find an artifact to steal, but Brodi pulls a gun on Elise and says, "you know I was never splitting the money with anyone, right?" But when he grabs the artifact, the Organizer says over a loudspeaker, "It's Tricky, Tricky, Tricky!" Then Brodi starts dancing and freaks out because he can't stop dancing, and he falls into a dark crevasse and dies. Elise sees a strange mist, the Grooviness mist, floating toward her, so she runs away, reaches the Tricksters, and says, "I have a change of heart, let's stop the Grooviness from spreading." They snowboard around the mountain cave, doing gnarly tricks in hopes that the gnarliness of their snowboards tricks causes an earthquake. The earthquake actually happens, and the mountain collapses in on itself, trapping the Grooviness mist in the rubble.
We go to the bottom of the course where The Organizer gets arrested, and Elise gets arrested again because she's a criminal, but she's less resistant this time because she's happy that she did something good for once. "Let's save the world again some time," says Mac. "Don't get your hopes up," says Elise. Freeze frame on the tricksters celebrating.
Mac started a successful snowboard apparel business.
Zoe joined a rock band. She plays bass guitar.
Elise went to prison.
Kaori voiced a popular character a snowboarding anime.
Psymon went to prison.
Moby pursued romance with Seeiah, who went to prison.
JP gave up snowboarding to become a sous-chef.
Eddie founded a program to help at-risk youths.
Marisol returned to a quiet cabin life.
Luther went to prison.
The Organizer went to prison.
The President got elected for a second term.
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@cookie @4815162342 @El Squibbonator @Ethan Hunt @Rorschach @YM! @MCKillswitch123 @Reddroast @tyson67roberts @Hiccup23 @lamamama
We will probably need to extend the deadline of the game, so please vote for the deadlines that sound good to you. I've made it so that we can vote for multiple options, but we can go for whichever one has the most votes unless anyone has strong objections.
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11 minutes ago, Rorschach said:
I'm good with this, but I would recommend making a poll for it like we've done in the past.
Making one now, thanks
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@Ethan Hunt @lamamama As the previous owner of the Independence weekend IMAX slot, can I give Second Dimension: Battle for North Kingdom the IMAX screenings?
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19 hours ago, YM! said:
With about 2 weeks to go and only 25 films done, think we got to talk about a deadline extension.
I agree. I will amend my decision to completely abandon the game, I know I said in the Telegram chat that I was moving on from it but I can write quickly to help get some films on the board. But yes, I think the deadline should be extended. I suggest an extension of one month.And I gotta get to the calendar edits, I will get to that shortly.
But yes, I suggest Labor Day + One Month
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Would you like to give Second Dimension IMAX showings? I don’t have to release Splinter Cell on that weekend.
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On 7/10/2023 at 7:59 AM, SLAM! said:
Believer here, so I should post my take:
- I like the movie in and of itself
- I dislike Caviezel’s engagement with QAnon, because many of their conspiracies are based in falsehood
- I saw the film before I knew about the ties to QAnon and feel slightly deceived
- If someone wants to see it, I still encourage them to see it, but because I know that they’re the demographic that’s interested
- I want to keep the QAnon stuff in mind as I discuss the movie so that even if people continue seeing the movie, they might not be led astray into believing lies perpetuated by QAnon
- Hey, if people don’t want to see it, if they don’t want to buy tickets, that’s perfectly fine, that’s their right, and I respect their decision especially if it’s a decision made in response to its ties to QAnon
- The cinematography is fantastic, great imagery, and I will campaign this for cinematography at the Boffies even if I’m the butt of a joke for it
- Not Ballard for Hero due to QAnon
- But yes for Trafficking for the Villain category
I want to add a disclaimer to this statement.I think Tim Ballard is a hero in terms of rescuing children. QAnon promotes conspiracies and I don’t know if those are true or false (how could I), but I feel bad/conflicted for saying outright that Ballard and Caviezel are liars because of their engagement with QAnon. I just don’t know the whole picture. On one hand, they have done good deeds, very heroic deeds, and on another hand, one’s good deeds does not get them to Heaven. I don’t have all the answers regarding this matter but I will state that in a world where we seem to be surrounded by lies, I believe that the Bible stands as the ultimate truth.
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7 hours ago, grim22 said:
This guys timeline is a trip (not Hawken, the guy in the picture, he regularly posts videos addressed to Iger and Zaslav and others about their franchises)
I must address the statement in the picture. Know that we, as human beings, were never meant to be mere consumers. We were never meant to fully absorb ourselves in the works of Disney and Warner Bros., or Microsoft, or Nintendo, or any conglomerate. We were made for much more than that! We've seen artistic greatness throughout history from figures like Michelangelo, and Shakespeare, and Chevalier, and Austen, and Critchon. How sad it is that some of us have lost our way! And many of those on strike live the life of a writer out of inner purpose, out of an unspoken knowledge that they were placed in the 21st century specifically to tell beautiful stories only they can tell! How sad it is that conglomerates block the beauty of these writers' works in favor of promoting "blockbusters" designed for "safety" and "general audiences" in a cowardly manner! How sad it is they 'live,' greedily, for the bottom line! I've prayed for the souls of Zaslav and Iger. I've prayed that they repent, and that they turned from their wicked ways before it's too late for them. Because it may seem like nothing will ever change, but behold—a change is coming soon! Man-made empires have fallen in the past, and in due time, we'll see them fall again, with our very own eyes. And it is my hope that we will allow our stories to pursue excellence, to help people along in their lives, and to shake the earth once more! Yes, indeed—a change is coming soon! Amen.
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5 hours ago, dudalb said:
For some reason a number of people here HATE Rachel Zegler. Don;t ask me why; I was knocked out by her Maria in "West Side Story" and don't get the hate.
If anyone answers this, quote or mention me too, because I’m curious to know (or have no idea why) she’s hated.I have an educated guess, however, and she may be hated because she “isn’t Snow White” if you know what I’m saying. But if she nails the role, then yes she is Snow White, darn it!
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21 minutes ago, tyson67roberts said:
New person on the game, has the deadline already passed? I'm looking to submit one of my movies I've made. Also, how should I start playing?
Hello and welcome to CAYOM!The deadline for film submission is not scheduled to come until Labor Day. (I should totally add that deadline to the submission thread’s title btw.)
You are totally welcome to post your film and all its information in the submission thread! Once you do, I’ll add it to the calendar. But please make sure it observes all of the rules, and that your film is the exact way you want it, because you can’t change key things like the film’s cast and the plot summary once you post it. (Though changing something like a release date is fine, just tag me in here if you do.)
You are welcome to post as many films as you want in the submission thread from now until the deadline! If you want to adapt something, please check the updated rights thread to see whether someone has those rights already. You can always ask that player for the rights, because the worst thing they can say is no.
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@Agafin @Alex SciChannel @Asyulus @Cap @DAJK @The Dark Alfred @DetectiveAl @elcaballero @Ethan Hunt @Fancyarcher @Goldenhour36 @Jack Sparrow @JJ-8 @Morieris @Reddroast @Rorschach @Roxanne @Wrath
SURVIVOR MUSHROOM KINGDOM
Season Breakdown
In this post, I will provide information such as who voted for who.
Episode One: "Mario's Pipe Zone"
SpoilerSpecial Twist
Morieris, Jack Sparrow, and Cap find the special Week One invincibility stars by deciphering the secret message.
Bonus Item: Predict Shazam 2)
Fancyarcher gets the highest prediction on Shazam 2 and earns a Bob-omb. He uses the Bob-omb in Week Two.
Elimination
The Koopa Squad attends tribal council, largely due to Roxanne's absence. Roxanne is voted out unceremoniously, 4-1-1.
DAJK votes for Roxanne.
The Dark Alfred votes for Morieris.
Goldenhour36 votes for Roxanne.
Morieris votes for Goldenhour36.
Rorschach votes for Roxanne.
Roxanne doesn't vote (self-vote).
Commentary
If Roxanne materialized as a player this season, I think Koopa Squad would've become an unstoppable force this season. Roxanne had a fantastic practice prediction and that practice prediction caused me to send her to this tribe. But everything happens the way it's supposed to!
Episode Two: "Bowser's Castle"
SpoilerBonus item: Predict Renfield
JJ-8 gets the highest prediction and wins a Super Leaf, though he never uses it.
Elimination
The Pokey Squad attends tribal council. Because Alex SciChannel didn't predict, he is voted out unceremoniously.
Alex SciChannel doesn't vote (self-vote).
Asyulus votes for Alex SciChannel.
Cap votes for Alex SciChannel.
elcaballero votes for Alex SciChannel.
Fancyarcher votes for Alex SciChannel.
Reddroast doesn't vote (self-vote).
Commentary
I don't have much to say about this week, it's kind of a similar situation to Week One.
Episode Three: "Toad's Garden"
SpoilerBonus Item: Predict Beau is Afraid
Fancyarcher wins his second special prediction and gets a Boo, though he never uses it.
Elimination
The Pokey attends tribal again. Reddroast didn't predict, so he is voted out unceremoniously.
Asyulus votes for Reddroast.
Cap doesn't vote (self-vote).
elcaballero doesn't vote (self-vote).
Fancyarcher votes for Reddroast.
Reddroast doesn't vote (self-vote).
Commentary
Reddroast had a fun rivalry going with Ethan Hunt, so as the storyteller, I was disappointed that Reddroast seemingly tapped out as early as he did. But I think everything happens for a reason, as these early weeks set the stage for what the season would eventually become.
Was this the start of the Asyulus/Fancyarcher partnership? Because when you vote together and you know you voted together, that's something that often solidifies bonds in the game.
Episode Four: "Daisy's Dojo"
SpoilerBonus Item: Predict Polite Society
The Dark Alfred gets the highest prediction and wins an Ice Flower. He holds onto it for an opportune moment...
Special Twist
I presented a button for players to press that would send one of the Goombas to the Pokeys. They would've gotten a Fire Flower, which would have given them the power to burn someone's vote. That would have given them a fighting chance to overcome a 4-1 numbers deficit, as they would only have to convince one player to help them out. But five of the six Goombas chose not to press the button, and that decision may have had some consequences!
Elimination
The Goombas go to their first tribal. Most players attempt to vote out Agafin, but it backfires when Agafin plays five mushrooms on himself to clinch immunity. Wrath loses the sudden death tiebreaker and gets eliminated.
Agafin votes for Wrath.
DetectiveAI votes for Agafin.
Ethan Hunt votes for Agafin.
Jack Sparrow votes for himself (I think?).
JJ-8 votes for Agafin.
Wrath votes for Agafin.
Commentary
I fear that I might've tipped off Agafin. One of my reminders was like "don't miss your chance to send Tuesday predictions" because it's heartbreaking when people miss the prediction, and Agafin might've thought from that, "yep, I better play those mushrooms." Wrath was an unfortunate casualty this week, though I wasn't sure what to do with his character as the storyteller. I'm sure I would've figured it out over time though. But this was a pivotal week as the start of Agafin's shroom-spree, and it was funny to watch Jack Sparrow literally vote for himself (that was not a mere self-vote, he voted for himself) and still make it out of the tribal alive.
Episode Five: "Honeyhive Galaxy"
SpoilerBonus Item: Predict Evil Dead Rise
The Dark Alfred doubles up, getting the highest prediction here and taking the Fire Flower that I would've given through the button twist in the previous week. And here's where I admit that I thought the bonus items would be more evenly spread out; I didn't expect for Fancyarcher to win three and for The Dark Alfred to win two. Funnily enough, Agafin got 2nd place for the fire flower by a very slim margin.
Elimination
The Goombas go to tribal again, and they try to vote Agafin out, but Agafin uses a mushroom. Turns out he would've won even without the mushroom. They leave it to random draw, and DetectiveAI gets unlucky with his Tuesday prediction so he's eliminated here.
Agafin votes for Agafin.
DetectiveAI votes for Agafin.
Ethan Hunt votes for Agafin.
Jack Sparrow votes for Agafin.
JJ-8 votes for Agafin.
Commentary
As the storyteller, I was sad to see DetectiveAI go here. They were one of my favorite characters to write with the "detective" schtick, and they were having a decent streak up until this point. As soon as I saw a powerful player like DetectiveAI eliminated here, I was like, "yikes, this tribe is in trouble."
Episode Six: "Kamek's Library"
SpoilerBonus Item: Book Club 2
I think the film was Book Club 2? But yeah, Fancyarcher wins and gets a 1-Up Mushroom, but I don't think he ever used it.
Elimination
Agafin and Jack Sparrow fail to send weekend predictions entirely, potentially saving Cap from a 13th place finish, as she was the only one on the Pokey squad who didn't predict. Agafin uses two mushrooms and *narrowly* beats Jack Sparrow by about a .5% margin, sending the tribe back into chaos. Ethan Hunt stabs JJ-8 in the front with a sole vote, and JJ-8 doesn't predict for Tuesday immunity, so he goes here.
Agafin votes for Jack Sparrow.
Ethan Hunt votes for JJ-8.
Jack Sparrow votes for Agafin.
JJ-8 votes for Agafin.
Commentary
A pivotal week for the season in retrospect. If Agafin goes here, Rorschach would've used the Genie Lamp differently in the forthcoming weeks when he got it. Plus the kart twist might've played out differently, as who knows which kart JJ-8 would've picked. It was sad seeing JJ-8 go, though I'll admit that it was ironically funny to see him get eliminated over the players who didn't send weekend predictions.
Episode Seven: "Shy Guy Circuit"
SpoilerCap's Ejection
I was planning to do a double elimination sometime during the season. It likely would've been the Final 10 like it was last season. But when Cap left the game, I decided to bump the double elimination up to this one. As sad as it was to see Cap go, the post-merge wouldn't quite have been the same if there'd been a double elimination in that slot. So yeah, everything happens for a reason! Plus I felt bad that she had to leave and gave her a chance to give her idol away, and she gave it to Fancyarcher!
Twist
The kart twist was something that favored the game's strongest players in a way I didn't expect. This was also an easier weekend than others due to the films of the weekend, which likely played into how easy for stronger players to outperform other players. I wonder what went into the thought process of why certain players picked certain karts?
Elimination
Agafin, Asyulus, Ethan Hunt, Goldenhour36, and Morieris end up in this tribal. Ethan Hunt somehow gets away from this without a single vote cast against him. Goldenhour36 and Morieris target Agafin, but it backfires because Agafin's two mushrooms gave him just enough points to beat out Asyulus for the win. Morieris has the lowest Tuesday score, so the tiebreaker sends her home.
Agafin votes for Morieris.
Asyulus votes for Goldenhour36.
Ethan Hunt votes for Asyulus.
Goldenhour36 votes for Agafin.
Morieris votes for Agafin.
Commentary
If Morieris survives here, the season enters the post-merge with a five-three-two advantage in favor of the Koopas. It would've been interesting to see how that season would play out, but I fear it might've been a little bit more boring than the season we did get. Plus, since I allowed Cap to give away her idol, I choose to do the fair thing and allow Morieris to give away her idol. I did not expect Morieris to pick Fancyarcher! I was very surprised! But yeah, I was sad to see Morieris go because she was a rootable player/character, and I think she would've gotten a deep run if she made it past this week.
Ethan Hunt knew something was up, as he votes Asyulus here. Ethan Hunt, please correct me on this, but I think you voted him because of his coin total? But alas, this was a pivotal week for Asyulus to survive, as he would later go on to take a spot in the Top Three.
Episode Eight: "Yoshi's Island"
SpoilerConfession
This episode should've just been titled "Delfino Isle."
Twist
Here's what was in everyone's Yoshi eggs.
Agafin - Dr. Mario's Note
Asyulus - Super Bell
DAJK - Ztar (idol nullifier)
The Dark Alfred - Fire Flower
elcaballero - Safety For The Week
Ethan Hunt - Golden Mushroom (+9%)
Fancyarcher - Invincibility Star
Goldenhour36 - 1-Up Mushroom
Jack Sparrow - Blue Shell (targets first place)
Rorschach - Genie Lamp
Fancyarcher's random draw, where he received the egg's invincibility star, really set him up to go far in the game. With Cap's idol and Morieris's idol, this meant he had three idols. There were a lot of ways his game could still take a south turn depending on how the Koopas planned on using the Ztar, but having three idols is always a massive advantage in Survivor. Fancyarcher's luck in this season is like the equivalent of being able to buy both Boardwalk spaces very early on in a game of Monopoly.
Elimination
Rorschach uses the genie lamp to turn all red mushrooms that Agafin plays on himself into poison mushrooms. Not knowing about Agafin's Dr. Mario's Note, Goldenhour36 openly targets Agafin by putting poison mushrooms on him during the weekend challenge. This likely causes Agafin to use the Dr. Mario's Note, buying him one more week in the game. With Agafin off the table, and with elcaballero and Fancyarcher both having safety, the tribal council is thrown into a tailspin of uncertainty.
Ethan Hunt chooses not to use his Golden Mushroom—but unbeknownst to him, he is the Koopas' targe likely because Agafin isn't available. Rorschach, the Pokeys' target, wins immunity, and Ethan Hunt is eliminated in a 3-2 vote against Asyulus.
Agafin sits out and doesn't vote.
Asyulus votes for Rorschach.
DAJK votes for Asyulus.
The Dark Alfred votes for Ethan Hunt.
elcaballero votes for Rorschach.
Ethan Hunt votes for Asyulus.
Fancyarcher votes for Rorschach.
Goldenhour36 votes for Ethan Hunt.
Jack Sparrow votes for DAJK.
Rorschach votes for Ethan Hunt.
Even if Ethan Hunt had roped in Jack Sparrow for a vote against Asyulus, he would have lost the tiebreaker against Asyulus, as Asyulus's red mushroom gave him the edge to beat Ethan Hunt in case he needed to.
Commentary
This is the kind of episode that shows you that games like Survivor can be very exciting even if the source of votes are clear to everyone, and even if there's clear groups working together. It's a battle against two groups—which group will prevail? And as always, it was disappointing to see Ethan Hunt get voted out, as he is always a fascinating character to write in the Survivor story.
Episode Nine: "Pauline's Studio"
SpoilerElimination
Goldenhour36 and The Dark Alfred overtake Fancyarcher's weekend score to win immunity, but Fancyarcher boldly employs a game move called an "idol hold." He knows he has three idols and 'has idols to burn,' but he doesn't burn a single one just yet. This "idol hold" could have been disastrous, as this was the only time until the final four that Fancyarcher didn't have some kind of immunity. I was very impressed by his courageous choice not to use an idol here.
The Pokeys try targeting DAJK, but the Koopas have the numbers as well as the genie's magic powers, and they vote out Agafin after his many weeks of clutching safety.
Agafin votes for Jack Sparrow.
Asyulus votes for DAJK.
DAJK votes for Agafin.
The Dark Alfred votes for Agafin.
elcaballero votes for DAJK.
Fancyarcher votes for Jack Sparrow.
Goldenhour36 votes for Agafin.
Jack Sparrow votes for Agafin.
Rorschach votes for Agafin (x2).
(Shoot, I realize because Jack Sparrow voted for Agafin, I missed an opportunity for good drama in the story. Oh well.)
Commentary
This was one of the most entertaining tribals of the game. It was like the end of a second act of a good movie or novel. Agafin's luck finally runs out, but he had one heck of a run. The Pokeys' choice to target DAJK was wise in the sense that Rorschach was likelier to win immunity, but they just didn't have the numbers. Perhaps they could have roped in Agafin and Jack Sparrow to help with voting for DAJK, but the season definitely wouldn't have been the same if that happened.
Episode Ten: "Donkey Kong's Jungle"
SpoilerElimination
Goldenhour36 clutches immunity, this time not from Fancyarcher, but from Asyulus. Fancyarcher, with no clear idea of an alternative target for the Koopas, and with immunity to burn, goes ahead and uses one of his stars here (though he would've won immunity anyway). But surprise—the Koopas, likely intending to burn Fancyarcher's star, and likely thinking he only had just one, decide to make Jack Sparrow the alternate target. The Pokeys' bid to target Rorschach is unsuccessful, and Jack Sparrow goes 4-3-1.
Asyulus votes for Rorschach.
DAJK votes for Jack Sparrow.
The Dark Alfred votes for Jack Sparrow.
elcaballero votes for Rorschach.
Fancyarcher votes for Rorschach.
Goldenhour36 votes for Jack Sparrow.
Jack Sparrow votes for DAJK.
Rorschach votes for Jack Sparrow.
Commentary
Well, if Jack Sparrow had played his idol on himself, Rorschach would have surely gone home. But here's the kicker—and this is a big reveal. Hold on to your seats. Here goes nothing... Jack Sparrow's Tuesday immunity score beats Rorschach's immunity score by about 1%, since Asyulus used the one poison mushroom on Rorschach. So if Jack Sparrow had voted Rorschach with the Pokeys to make it a 4-4 split, Rorschach would've been voted out here. This would change the course of the season! But Jack Sparrow exiting here made the season's homestretch a clear turf war between the Koopas and the Pokeys, which made for an exciting climactic storyline.
But what happened to the Goombas this season was dreadful. The moment they decided not to push the button, they all got eliminated almost back-to-back. The tragic implosion of that tribe was truly a sight to behold!
Then Jack Sparrow gives his idol to Fancyarcher, and I'm thinking, 'yep, Fancyarcher's getting to the three."
Episode Eleven: "Penguin King's Icecap"
SpoilerTwist
These are the items everyone got from the stars:
Asyulus - Penguin Suit
DAJK - Blue Shell
The Dark Alfred - Heart of Friendship
elcaballero - Golden Mushroom
Fancyarcher - Genie Lamp
Goldenhour36 - Invincibility Star
Rorschach - Bowser Bomb
Elimination
This was a weird week because of the genie lamp, and because of the sudden death challenge. But I was happy that the genie lamp thing happened when it did because it made my life a lot easier during the flight to Guatemala. elcaballero forgetting to predict Tuesday immunity and going home was sad, but when the Pokeys were down to two members, it ironically made it more manageable for Fancyarcher to get both him and Asyulus to the end with the help of the invincibility stars.
Commentary
Interestingly, Rorschach, the eventual winner of the season, was once again vulnerable here. He had the lowest Tuesday immunity score with 88.27%. If elcaballero had predicted, that is the score that he would've had to beat to send Rorschach home. Therefore, Rorschach going here is a plausible scenario, so this becomes a fascinating "what if."
Episode Twelve: "Cranky Kong's Cavern"
SpoilerElimination
This was a pivotal time for Rorschach to win immunity. Without that immunity, Asyulus and Fancyarcher had enough coins to decrease his Tuesday score like they did with DAJK, and Rorschach probably would've gone instead of DAJK due to the Secret Superstar Giveaway Twist. As it stands, Fancyarcher puts idols on himself and Asyulus, and DAJK went home.
Asyulus votes for DAJK.
DAJK votes for Fancyarcher.
The Dark Alfred plays an ice flower, banks a vote.
Fancyarcher votes for DAJK.
Goldenhour36 votes for Fancyarcher.
Rorschach votes for Fancyarcher.
Commentary
This season's climax was made memorable to me by several players' decisions not to use key items they had at their disposal. DAJK had the Ztar and could've nullified Fancyarcher's idol—though of course, he doesn't think Fancyarcher has an idol. Plus, Fancyarcher won Tuesday immunity in a *landslide,* so a lot of mushrooms would've been needed to pull down Fancyarcher's score enough to make the Ztar strategy work. But if they successfully do that strategy, Fancyarcher likely gives the extra star to Asyulus; Asyulus plays it on himself at the final five tribal to get to four.
Episode Thirteen: "Luigi's Mansion"
SpoilerConfession
I hope you weren't too impatient for the Luigi's Mansion episode. This Summer was light on horror films, and because I matched settings with film releases, I felt compelled to wait for the weekend of Insidious for a Luigi's Mansion episode. But I wouldn't have done a Mario season without one!
Elimination
An Asyulus weekend immunity win would have spun the final five tribal into chaos. Fancyarcher has his extra idol, Alfred would have wasted his Heart of Friendship, and Rorschach might very well be a sitting duck, as the Bowser Bomb might have forced his score down to an unwinnable level. So that was a pivotal moment for Rorschach to win immunity, and it was a pivotal moment for Alfred to tag along with the Heart of Friendship due to how the tribal played out.
Fancyarcher cashes out and idols Asyulus; Goldenhour36 doesn't expect the idol play, so he's forced out with his own idol in his pocket, since he's the only one without immunity.
Asyulus's vote's burned away. (Goldenhour36)
The Dark Alfred votes for Fancyarcher and Asyulus.
Fancyarcher's vote's burned away. (Goldenhour36)
Goldenhour36 votes for Fancyarcher.
Rorschach votes for Fancyarcher and Asyulus.
Commentary
In the Survivor TV show, when a player has an idol in a later round even when they know they're safe, they usually play it as a just-in-case, saying something like "I don't need a souvenir." I was fully expecting Goldenhour36 to play his idol as a just-in-case. If Goldenhour36 had played his idol, and everyone had immunity, then I would have implemented some sort of sudden death element into the Mission: Impossible weekend challenge to get someone out then. But everything happens for a reason, and even though Goldenhour36 didn't play his idol, he still played a great game up to this point.
Episode Fourteen: "Funky Kong Stadium"
SpoilerElimination
Another pivotal immunity win for Rorschach, as who knows what would've happened if he'd been exposed at this tribal.
Asyulus votes for The Dark Alfred.
The Dark Alfred votes for Asyulus.
Fancyarcher votes for The Dark Alfred.
Rorschach votes for Asyulus.
Asyulus 'wins' the tiebreaker, and Alfred goes.
Commentary
If I weren't as nice/trusting as I am by default, Asyulus might have been eliminated here. I find his prediction submission sketchy for the same reason I found his finale prediction sketchy. But everything happens for a reason, and I had the brain to realize 'oh I should disqualify this immunity prediction' during this timeframe, there wouldn't have been that satisfying story moment during the finale. Like I've been saying, everything happens for a reason. But Dark Alfred played a heck of a game and was part of the reason why this season was as exciting as it was. And, yes, Fancyarcher would've beaten Dark Alfred's score by about 1.1%, so the Koopas were in the right frame of mind by targeting Asyulus.
Finale: "King Bob-omb's Powderkeg Mine"
SpoilerEverything comes to a head in this moment. Rorschach's competition streak doesn't end here, and he pulls out a natural win over Fancyarcher during what was one of the most exciting weekends of box office prediction in this forum's history. Either winner would have been satisfying to the story for different reasons, so I am happy with this conclusion as the storyteller.
Things I Would've Done Differently
SpoilerI'm now going to critique the way I hosted the game to think about what I can do better if I host again.
- Next time, there probably won't be a secret idol giveaway twist. It's more dramatic for idols to be out of the game for good once the player holding it leaves the game. But I like having a lot of idols in the mix. Some Survivor fans aren't fans of twists, but I love writing twists into the game. But I need to be careful not to break the game!
- I did good not asking "hey are you playing your idol" and letting players remember (or fail to remember) to play their idols. But sometimes I reminded people to send Tuesday predictions in a way that may have tipped them off to what was happening behind the scenes. So next time I'll be careful!
- One player suggested that I make "who's playing what item" a secret, so that players are free to play more items more often, without fear of retaliation. This is an interesting twist idea, and I might implement that idea in a future season.
Why I *Might* Not Host Survivor Again (commentary contains discussion of personal religious beliefs)
(tagging players from my previous season too @YM! @AN9815 @NannerManCan @M37 @Shanks @Eric Bainbridge @Gokai Red @ZeeSoh @chasmmi @StarWarsMemer @Ezen Baklattan @baumer @Keanu @Sheikh @Avatree @PanaMovie @Elegiental @Premium George @Kjtc @Darth Lehnsherr @MrGamer @Claire of Themyscira
SpoilerFirstly, thank you to everyone who played this season, because I was very happy with how this season turned out. It was exciting from start to finish, without any dull moments. Like the best stories, it began as a slow-burn and gradually built up to becoming something much more explosive, as Oppenheimer would put it. So yes, thank you all for playing.
But the reason why this might be my last season is something personal about my relationship with shows like Survivor and Big Brother and my relationship with other priorities. Shows like these and games like these are often played with lying, cheating, and sinning as the game moves. But now, I'm entering a phase of my life where I'm taking my faith more seriously than I did before. So my mind likes thinking doomsday scenarios, and now it's thinking: am I hosting not simply a game, but a platform for sin? It would be hard to make an argument that playing Monopoly with your family is a sin, or that playing a social game like Mafia with friends is a sin. So the question becomes, is Survivor the same as that scenario, or is Survivor fundamentally different to that? Because if I truly want to take my faith more seriously, then I need to take seriously the command to refrain from leading other people astray, because if I do that, or if I've ever done it and I remain unrepentant about it, then the implication is that there's grave consequences...
I was having these thoughts in my head as early as Week One, and my encounters with YouTube videos of peoples' heartfelt personal testimonies of heaven/hell didn't help matters. But I decided not to cancel the game because I was eager to finish what I started, and to complete this season for its players as though I would complete it for the Lord. I'm leaning toward being glad I went through with the season because I have experiences and memories I wouldn't have had otherwise. I prayed for help with not being afraid of other people, and I was given an opportunity to be brave enough to disqualify one of the players for cheating the system, and I did it! A different me might not've been brave enough to do it!
I then share this analogy not to preach, but to give an example of what I learned during the season. Players have idols, and they have powerful items, but perhaps by ignorance or perhaps by a lapse in thought, they decide not to use those items, and they get voted out. And that's an attitude that I'm guilty of having had with Jesus, where I wear Jesus in my pocket like an immunity idol, but when the time comes for me to rely on his power, I end up failing to rely on his power, you know? And I think it's a good thing that I hosted this season, ultimately, because I'm coming out of this season personally with a beautiful analogy of how I should be handling my own faith.
All in all, Survivor is a game, but due to the presence of convictions, doubts, and questions regarding Survivor and Big Brother, I think my best course of action would be to step away from hosting duties for BOT Survivor, at least for the time being. I have great memories of knitting together exciting seasons and storylines, but it would be tragic, in the event of a game like this being inherently immoral, for my enjoyment of a game like this to come at the cost of other peoples' souls as well as my own. So my faith is leading me away from the game, but I'm eager to see where the history of BOT Survivor goes from this point forward. If you have made it to the end of this long message, thank you for giving me your time. If you have thoughts about any of this, I'm eager to hear it. But again, thank you for appearing on one of my seasons! And may the torches of your lives stay lit for many more years!
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(Tagging eliminated players (w/ special guest) in the box.)
SpoilerSLAM!: Welcome, one and all, to the finale of Survivor: Mushroom Kingdom, where one of you will become the new BOT Survivor Champion!
Asyulus: Yeah! I'm thinkin' I'm back!
Fancyarcher: Bring. It. On.
Rorschach: (sweats nervously; looks back at Koopa Squad)
(Koopa Squad waves flags, cheers him on!
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Cap: So it was King Bob-omb all along who kidnapped Princess Peach...
King Bob-omb: Yup! You think Bowser's the only one in the Mushroom Kingdom going after Princess Peach? Far from it! Now I kidnapped her and I'm gonna explode on her!
Peach: (pretends to be scared) Somebody save me! 😭
(Hearts appear in Asyulus's, Fancyarcher's, and Rorschach's eyes!)
Peach: Works every time. 🥰
SLAM!: Before we begin, let's see which Survivor a portion of the eliminated players are predicting to be the winner of this season!
Cap: Fancyarcher.
DAJK: Fancyarcher.
The Dark Alfred: Rorschach.
DetectiveAI: Rorschach.
Goldenhour36: Rorschach.
Morieris: Fancyarcher.
SLAM!: Thank you for your predictions! Now please go wait in the kitchen for your next activity.
(The six eliminated players move to the kitchen.)
SLAM!: King Bob-omb will now explain the rules of the finale challenge.
King Bob-omb: Ahem! For this challenge, you will be dismantling a bob-omb, so that it doesn't explode on you. When you dismantle your bob-omb, the other players' bob-ombs will immediately explode, sending them flying! So yes, the first player to dismantle their bob-omb becomes the ultimate winner of Survivor: Mushroom Kingdom!
Fancyarcher: This has to be a strange form of karma from when I threw the bob-omb in Week Two...
Rorschach: Either that or it's yet another ethical oversight from production.
Asyulus: (plots something in his head)
King Bob-omb: Ready... Set... Go!
(They get to work dismantling the bob-ombs.)
Peach: Hey King Bob-omb? Can I go to the kitchen really quick?
King Bob-omb: Anything for you, Princess Peach—er uh, Hostage Peach!
Peach: 😉 (moves to kitchen)
Peach enters the kitchen and faces the six eliminated players from before.
Peach: I want to bake a cake for whoever wins the challenge and rescues me, but I can't do it alone. I need one ingredient from each of you, pronto!
Morieris: I'm adding two eggs to the mix.
Peach: Great, cake always needs eggs to make it fluffy.
(Morieris mixes the eggs, mix mix mix mix.)
DetectiveAI: It's not a Princess Peach cake without Pink Frosting.
Peach: Good observation, detective! Now make that frosting!
(DetectiveAI makes the frosting.)
Cap: Yeah, who wants some Mimosas!
Peach: Well, some alcohol would surely light up the atmosphere!
Cap: Yeah! (chugs mimosa)
Goldenhour36: I should add some Cherry Blossom to it.
Peach: Yeah, that goes well with the pink look of the cake, and it'll add some nice flavor to the cake!
(Goldenhour36 sprinkles cherry blossom petals over the cake.)
The Dark Alfred: Let's add some Wild Strawberry to it!
Peach: Leave it to the junkie/stoner to give us the best finishing touch!
(Alfred places whole strawberries in some key decorative places on top of the cake.)
DAJK: Plutonium and thermoplastics.
(Everyone stares blankly at DAJK.)
DAJK: I said it. I'm adding plutonium and thermoplastics.
Peach: But then the cake won't be edible!
Morieris: Can we really trust him with such dangerous ingredients?
DAJK: I don't know if I can be trusted with such ingredients. But I know the Nazis can't. I have no choice!
(DAJK adds the plutonium and thermoplastics. And then the cake explodes, and everyone gets covered in a strange pink goop!)
Peach: Let's just give him a mushroom instead...
Meanwhile, during the challenge.
Asyulus: Shoot, I can't figure it out! The underdog must win!! I better sabatoge Rorschach!
(Asyulus stomps on a Koopa Troopa, then throws the shell at Rorschach's bomb.)
Fancyarcher: Rorschach! Look out!
(Production rushes in, stuffs an item in Rorschach's hand, and rushes out. Rorschach smirks and reveals the item!)
Spoiler
THE CAPE FEATHER
Asyulus: What the heck is that?!
Rorschach: It's a Cape Feather. It lets me turn into Cape Rorschach! And now that there's a cape on my back, I will deflect the Koopa Shell back toward Asyulus, just like how Mario would deflect it during a game of Super Smash Bros.!
(Rorschach deflects the Koopa Shell, and it heads right toward Asyulus's bob-omb!)
Asyulus: No! NO!
(Asylum's bob-omb explodes, and he goes flying!)
Rorschach: Why'd you warn me about the bomb, Fancy?
Fancyarcher: Well, the best rivalries stem from friendship, right?
(Rorschach smiles.)
Rorschach: May the best man win, Fancy.
Fancyarcher: Right back atcha!
(They give each other a fist-bump.)
(Disclaimer: Due to concerns surrounding the legitimacy of the timing of Asyulus's prediction submission, Asyulus has been disqualified from contention for the BOT Survivor crown. Asyulus still retains third place due to how impressive it was for him to make it this far. Rorschach did not receive a 'Cape Feather' item, but Rorschach's fictional use of the item was made part of the story as a metaphor for how Asyulus's attempt to cheat the system backfired.)
SLAM!: It all comes down to this! Who will dismantle their bob-omb first? Will it be Fancyarcher? Or will it be Rorschach?
(The Koopa Squad cheers on Rorschach.)
(A bandaged Asyulus joins the Pokey Squad, and they all cheer on Fancyarcher.)
(The Goomba Squad just stands there.)
(Ludwig Goransson composes intense music.)
(Barbies and Kens dance in the background, ignoring the tension like how they ignore thoughts of death in the movie.)
(Finally, Rorschach dismantles his bob-omb.)
SLAM!: We have a winner!
(Fancyarcher's bob-omb explodes on him, and he goes flying.)
Everyone congregates around a podium.
ZeeSoh: I now pass this crown onto you, Rorschach.
(ZeeSoh sets a crown on Rorschach's head.)
(All the Survivor players clap for him!)
Peach: In lieu of a cake, here's a mushroom! 🍄
(Rorschach eats a mushroom. He grows in size, and he pumps his fists in the air like Rocky.)
(Everyone claps for him again.)
(A bandaged Rorschach approaches him.)
Fancyarcher: With the four Invincibility Stars I got throughout the season, I thought I was the real good dude. But it turns out that you were the real good dude. Good game, Rorschach.
(The Koopa Squad celebrates with Rorschach.)
DAJK: Best friend! You did it, friend!
The Dark Alfred: Nice winning game, man!
Goldenhour36: Yeah! Kudos to you, buddy!
Morieris: You really put the 'survive' in Survivor!
Rorschach: Thank you guys! You inspired me every step of the way!
(The Koopa Squad jumps around in celebration.)
RESULTS
SpoilerFirst Place: Rorschach (86.90%)
Second Place: Fancyarcher (80.54%)
Third Place: Asyulus (disqualified)
Congratulations to Rorschach for winning Survivor: Mushroom Kingdom!
But we're not done yet. The six players who sent predictions for a winner and ingredients for a cake also sent their own weekend predictions to see if anyone could beat the first place winner's score. Here's their scores!
Cap (82.90%)
DAJK (74.24%)
The Dark Alfred (80.72%)
DetectiveAI (83.52%)
Goldenhour36 (81.86%)
Morieris (63.65%)
Wow! Rorschach would've won against all of 'em!
Here's the placements, first through 18th:
1st: Rorschach
2nd: Fancyarcher
3rd: Asyulus
4th: The Dark Alfred
5th: Goldenhour36
6th: DAJK
7th: elcaballero
8th: Jack Sparrow
9th: Agafin
10th: Ethan Hunt
11th: Morieris
12th: Cap
13th: JJ-8
14th: DetectiveAI
15th: Wrath
16th: Reddroast
17th: Alex SciChannel
18th: Roxanne
Stay tuned for a season breakdown.
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SLAM!: It all comes down to this.
For the last time this season:
Predictions due at 11:59 PM PST or at least before the Barbieheimer Thursday numbers drop.
King Bob-omb: Y’all better predict or I’ll explode on Princess Peach! 💣
Princess Peach: Yeah, and I’ll bake a special cake for whoever rescues me! 🥰
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TRIBAL COUNCIL #14
Everyone votes.
SLAM!: The results are in early and we're confident that votes will not change (or the results wouldn't change even if votes were changed), so it's time to find out which one of you is leaving Survivor: Mushroom Kingdom in fourth place!
SLAM!: Here's who won immunity:
SpoilerASYULUS with 98.70%!
Fancyarcher and Asyulus high-five each other.
SLAM!: First vote...
SpoilerAsyulus(does not count)SLAM!: Second vote...
SpoilerAsyulus(does not count)SLAM!: Third vote...
SpoilerThe Dark Alfred
SLAM!: Fifteenth player eliminated from Survivor: Mushroom Kingdom...
SpoilerTHE DARK ALFRED
SLAM!: Please bring me your torch.
The Dark Alfred brings the torch to SLAM!.
SLAM!: Alfred? The tribe has spoken.
SLAM! snuffs the torch.
The Dark Alfred: Live a long, Rorschach, live a long, man! ✌️
The Dark Alfred leaves.
Confessional - The Dark Alfred: I had a great time in the Mushroom Kingdom and I'm ecstatic that I survived as long as I did! But I'm definitely rooting for Rorschach all the way!
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Fancyarcher glares at Rorschach. (
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Asyulus glares at his copy of the first John Wick DVD because the cover art sucks (I mean let's be real it's just Keanu Reeves in a suit with a gun it's kind of a boring image, they got better cover art for the sequels though).
SLAM!: Who will get first place? Who will get second place? And who will get third place? Find out in the finale episode of Survivor: Mushroom Kingdom!
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SLAM!: Predictions due at 11:59 PM PST or before posting of Tuesday estimates, and votes are due tomorrow night at 7:00 PM EST. It's a pivotal tribal council, so don't forget!
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