Tom Westman

[Jasen777]

Smitten with who?  Boston Rob?

[Mr. E of Yonago, Japan]

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Perhaps the best example of dirty play is JT.  JT faked his way through Final Tribal Council and threw his best friend Stephen to the mob.  JT would almost certainly have won anyway, but his tactics ensured him a unanimous vote.  I always felt that that crossed a line, but there's no rule against it, and god knows, Stephen forgave him for it!

Well said, Strategy1st!

I myself had no negative feelings about JT's Final TC antics. It was just more icing on the cake. Everyone in JT's alliance should have realized that they had to pull the trigger on him as soon as Tyson was out of the way. Everybody in the game loved JT. (Most)Everybody at home loved JT. You never want to let someone like that get even close to the final.

[march]

(rose @ Feb. 11 2010,22:58)

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Tom was a terrific player in his season.  Not only was he a fairly competent strategist, but he managed to make everyone fall in love with him and do whatever he wanted them to do.   I certainly didn't see the incident with Ian as any kind of bullying.  Tom was just defending himself against an aborted plot by Ian , and Katie too I guess.  True he took it to a heightened level, but that  was part of his game.  He took advantage of Ian's feelings, but that is more indicative of Ian's weaknesses, and even his regret over what he tried to do, rather than evidence of Tom being a bully.  I loved Ian in that season also, but anything that happened in that incident is something he brought on himself, and Tom certainly can't be blamed for taking advantage of it.

ITA Rose on Tom.

I also like that he is thinking correctly this season.  Cirie is a much bigger threat than Sugar and where neither one of them are strong in the challanges they could have gone with Cirie and been in the same place.  But I think the annoyance of Sugar overpowered the vote.

[Cestriano]

It also seems like Colby was scared of Sugar stalking him, and JT got spooked by Sugar, so well, those were 2 votes that were probably always going to her so Tom didn't have the room to maneuver for Cirie to go, I don't think. Though I've got to wonder who Rupert was trying to change the vote from Sugar to.

[5Crocodiles4U]

(rose @ Feb. 11 2010,21:40)

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Cirie's still a pig.  Too bad the others didn't listen to Tom. It was actually pretty funny Rob mentioning all the egos on the Heroes tribe.  Looks like all the egos are hanging out with the villains.   And is Coach smitten?  He looked absolutely pre adolescent.

Well, I don't thin Creicepia will be there much longer.  She's too much of a challenge liability and too much of a threat as well.
 
I'm guessing she may very well be the next boot?

[silentman]

I wonder what Croc would be saying if he was on the 8th floor of the towers, flames all over the place as he was gulping for air and Tom leaned in the window and asked if anyone needed any help here?  Do you think there would be a crucifiction of personality in the heat of the moment???  I think Tom is just doing his job to survive...........and a pretty good one too.  I'm sure the people on the island are aware of his..............presence and will cut him loose early because of his strengths, not his weaknesses!!!

[Survivor Buff]

Tom was amazing in this episode - I would hope that Croc can see what a good guy he is now

[DanieuBleau]

Yeah, gigantic props to Tom for standing up for Stephenie!

[truth2u]

I agree mostly with 5Croc4u in that Tom, who I had previously liked, has disappointed me. And his faulting Ian on his 1st survivor was total self righteous crap. Now he wants to destroy his own tribe in an ego contest. Reminds me of Russell with Boston Rob.

Terry was the most honorable player to ever play survivor. And someone here suggesting that Aras was right in saying Terry spoke disparagingly of women was total lie and proved that Aras was a scum bag! Terry was on the defensive from the merge and had every right to be.

Tom and Colby will be the down fall of the heros, along with Cire. The only thing that will save them is Russell, whose gigantic ego is going to make him take on Boston Rob in an ego contest and might destroy that tribe. Who can be more stupid first will lost. Long live Terry! I have also seen him in interviews of USA pilots talking about fighter tactics. Good job!

[5Crocodiles4U]

(Survivor Buff @ Feb. 18 2010,20:10)

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Tom was amazing in this episode - I would hope that Croc can see what a good guy he is now

Yes, that has been duly noted.
 
I give Tom props for the way he stood up for Stephenie last episode.
 
I'll give Tom another chance, maybe he is an alright guy.
 
Perhaps the editing on that last episode of S10(the season Tom won) made that incident with Ian look a lot worse than it really was, and Ian was kind of a wiener at times.
 
I don't particularly like Stephenie but I think she was treated unfairly by James and Rupert especially and props go to Tom for sticking up for her.