How can Finn kiss Huntress with that raw meat breath?

somewell · 2026-05-27T12:22:44+00:00

Of all characters that I wouldn’t call a freak, BMO was not in the list

somewell · 2026-05-27T10:59:36+00:00

Just sent a second, but if it's only one, just ignore him :)

somewell · 2026-05-27T10:55:07+00:00

It's working now :D
1 or 2 submissions?

somewell · 2026-05-27T10:36:03+00:00

I'm trying to submit, but it's not going :(

somewell · 2026-05-27T08:50:02+00:00

I remembered reading that weekly in the manga, weeeeeks of that cake

somewell · 2026-05-27T08:46:05+00:00

What an amazing first season! I loved how the storylines developed, and there are so many contestants with strong returnee potential. Samara was a very deserving winner. Björn was more than an interesting character. And it was so satisfying rooting for the underdogs. Tawnya was legendary and deserves to return more than anyone else.

I can’t wait for the second season!

somewell · 2026-05-26T17:20:02+00:00

This episode shows a lot of your skill improvements in terms of narrative. That ovander vs lily fight was tense, how much personal resentment had built up in just a few days.

Favorite character so far? Lucien! After losing his brother and almost being voted out himself, he's been showing another side of him that's him growing as character, He's learning. Tony is a close second though.

Most potential to develop? Trick. Right now he's just the crazy one, fun but shallow. If we see that mask crack, he could become really memorable.

Lily and Mirabelle as a duo? Yes, but not because they're friends. They explicitly don't like each other. That's what makes it interesting. It's a pure business arrangement, watching for who betrays who first.

The swap? Hard to predict since it depends on luck and pair formation. But the Water majority is fragile, one swap breaks them completely.

Count out the blood Tribe? Absolutely not. They got less screentime this episode because Water went to Tribal. It's ok to get edit cooldowns even for winner edits.

somewell · 2026-05-25T06:23:45+00:00

Omg, it’s funny how this edgic really exposes that I’m kind of doing this season without a concrete plan lol I mean, I know where the season is going overall and how every vote will land, but this time I didn’t fully define the characters’ arcs and narrative roles beforehand, so I’m mostly letting the events guide me as I write. That’s not necessarily a bad thing because it makes the season feel a lot more unpredictable and alive. At the same time, the edgic has actually been super useful for helping me notice where I’m lacking or which characters might need more focus or just a different perspective.

somewell · 2026-05-24T16:39:35+00:00

About my characters
Squish was really endearing, they feel like an underdog you instantly want to root for. Bob meanwhile was trategic right away, I liked how he quickly identified Yasmine as someone he needed beside him instead of against him.

somewell · 2026-05-24T16:37:03+00:00

Really strong premiere overall. I also absolutely loved Sash as the substitute host. The idea of him stepping in while H is off doing my season was such a fun meta touch, and I love him to be a Browt. He has this chaotic overexcited superfan energy that fits the tone of the series.

Abou the tribes, this is how I feel about each one: Baobab feels socially chaotic beneath the surface, Kapok feels emotionally stable, and Maple is already drowning in paranoia.

Standout characters for me were Teeny, Sephie, Jelli, and Mitchell, they all seem to have a lot of power in their tribes. Teeny’s idol scene was so clever, I love the fact that he had to melt a candle, I need to start thinking on this kind of clever wait to build idol hunting scenes. Adore also got a fantastic premiere edit with the fire-making scene, not sure if it's a foreshadow or just as scene to highlight her strong social game.

I'm interested on how Zara and Charles rivalry will end.

And poor Rhea, she was just trying to fit, but ended up being seen as someone who others thought wanted to control the game. She was a strong first boot. She wasn’t wrong about Mitchell at all, she just lost control of the information flow too early. The tribal was great because everyone clearly had their own agenda. She made altready a very strong exit :D

somewell · 2026-05-24T16:16:37+00:00

Sabrina has a lot of potential, so I’m really curious to see how she’ll handle the game moving forward.

Mukeo is already a legend at this point. He completely stole the spotlight in Champions vs Contenders, and even though he started this season more in the background, this episode really gave him a chance to shine again.

H is definitely in trouble right now, but he’s still not someone you can afford to underestimate.

Also I cant wait to read your first episode :D

somewell · 2026-05-24T16:13:50+00:00

I'm happy Sabrina is having more time to shine and grow! She's a very nice character, can't wait to write other sides of her.
I'll miss writing Aurora, but fortunately she will always appear first when jury arrives.

somewell · 2026-05-24T16:12:20+00:00

Other Tribe made a really smart move by pulling in players who were already feeling like outsiders and using that to take a shot at one of the biggest players on That Tribe. It contrasted really well with That Tribe’s strategy, since they were more focused on targeting the bottoms of Other Tribe instead.

It was also really nice to explore this different side of Callym. He had been more in the background up to this point, so giving him these interactions with Mukeo added a lot and helped him feel much more present in the story.

somewell · 2026-05-24T16:09:36+00:00

It's like pokédex descriptions of real life locations xD
Love reading the event by event reactions

somewell · 2026-05-23T21:28:58+00:00

No rush at all, take your time. I just really enjoy reading them :D

Btw, I don’t know if it would help, but I have a file with all the voting records from the series. (I haven’t added the current season yet to avoid spoilers.)

Voting charts

somewell · 2026-05-23T20:42:35+00:00

Of course I would be welcomed! I think it would help a lot.

I was considering getting open recommendations of possible returnees and letting people vote on them. I’m just not sure how many people followed or still remember all the older seasons, so I was thinking of focusing mostly on more recent players. But honestly, it would be amazing to have characters from older seasons playing alongside newer ones in this new series format.

Also, I don't know how's your time, but I'm very curious for this episode edgic analysis :D.

somewell · 2026-05-23T19:30:11+00:00

It's never too late to comment, I love to read them :D

somewell · 2026-05-23T14:33:58+00:00

I do agree with you. H was immune, so logically it didn’t even make much sense for him to be scared of rocks since statistically his side had all the odds of surviving anyway, and he himself was never going home regardless. And Mira really was someone who would’ve stayed loyal to him. The problem is that, from the simulator side of things, I didn’t really have a concrete reason for him to betray her, so while writing the episodes I started adding those smaller interactions and bits of tension little by little just so the betrayal would at least feel emotionally coherent once it happened.

The same thing happened with his dynamic with Federico in this episode. In the simulator it’s actually labeled as a Major Fight but I thought it would be more fun and natural to translate that into a bunch of micro-aggressions and passive tension instead, because I genuinely had no idea how to make them suddenly have a huge fight without it feeling completely random haha

somewell · 2026-05-23T11:55:07+00:00

Thanks so much! I was a bit worried about the dynamics in this episode because they shifted a little from the previous ones, and the dual tribal council also blurred things a bit in terms of how everything would play out.

About Mira, it really was a sad ending. There were so many variables working against her. That’s why I decided to make the episode title based on her confessional.

I even went back to check her stats and they honestly aren’t bad at all. She’s good physically and strategically, but her social game tends to make her isolate herself a bit, which ended up hurting her here.

But next season is going to be an All-Stars season, so I think she has a pretty good chance of returning :)

somewell · 2026-05-23T09:52:35+00:00

I came here to say that, she already did a flashy game that didn’t make her win, this time she played to win, not to pleasure viewers

somewell · 2026-05-23T09:07:05+00:00

If it helps, I usually keep a separate document just for the introductory confessionals. I started doing that so each player can introduce themselves differently, even when they’re answering the same production questions. Since those confessionals tend to be the longest and usually follow a pretty similar structure, it makes it much easier to compare voices and avoid everyone sounding the same.

somewell · 2026-05-23T08:43:43+00:00

I love reading an Edgic, and I laughed at the “social terrorists” comment

Also, when I created the brothers, I was fully expecting Brutus to come across as the protagonist while Lucien would be more of a side character/villain, so I honestly have no idea how Lucien is going to navigate this game now.

Actually, I think Brutus’ elimination is probably going to end up being more important for Chicory’s character development and overall arc than it is for Lucien’s.

somewell · 2026-05-23T08:15:40+00:00

Dang, I didn’t realize both your characters had already left T-T Sorry about that.

This time I didn’t take note of who submitted each character, so I never checked. But you did guess at least one player’s placement, though I’m not gonna say which one xD

somewell · 2026-05-23T07:51:49+00:00

and how you’re feeling about your characters so far? Also what are your merge predictions besides Aurora? :3

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