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Originally Posted by DouglasS
(Post 9306810)
He didn't keep her around - he essentially kept Demetres around by mistake [as Dem has won 7 competitions and was Kevin's only threat to win to the end, and he failed], if he wanted to make a good move he'd have put up Karen next to Demetres.
There was literally no logic, it was failed logic. His move wasn't to save Ika, it was a move to 'ensure Demetres would be evicted' - which failed.
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It's been said on one of the talk shows his weakness is that he expects people to behave logically and in their best interests. He and Neda discussed their preference for logical players. I agree he should have put Karen up but it is reasonable to think that Karen would not screw over her own game just because she hates him that much. Karen is going to win 20K because Kevin saved himself and got rid of Ika.
I agree that his social game is poor. Because of that he has had to win five competitions back to back. HoH, Veto, HoH Veto Veto and he has to win the final HoH making it six back to back comps he had to win to save himself. That is a North American record if he pulls it off.
Ika is an amazing social player but she doesn't win comps. She was 100% dependent on Demetres to carry her to the end. People were afraid to go after her because of the wrath of Demetres not the wrath of Ika. Demetres is a great guy, very sociable, if Ika had not been there he would have had to work that more. Demetres did rely on Ika's social game. Ika having Demetres to win comps for her was part of her game. It's why she was able to ditch the six. William was part of Kevin's game. He saved him with the secret veto the same way Demetres saved Ika.
Kevin has played alone. He stayed under the radar for the beginning of the game which was part of his plan including blowing comps to be less of a threat.
You have to be a great player to be able to mess up two HoHs and still get rid of a target by winning a veto next. Everyone is calling Demetres a comp beast but so is Kevin as he has defeated Demetres in mixed mental physical comp. He and Demetres have much respect for one another as competitors.
Competitions are a huge part of BB. It's how you gain direct power. Winning a comp means you are safe. It is a valid way to get to the end and it does mean someone is a great player.
In that video it says that he has studied all the BBCan competitions so he will certainly have seen the pattern that the last comp. is questions about the jury. It can be quotes or it can be events they participated in. For example, Dre had 13 slop cookies in her jar. Kevin knew that. He didn't just remember it by chance. He will have listened carefully to speeches. He got a question right about a speech Dallas made because he remembered that Dallas gave a speech at an unofficial time. That so many of his "friends" are on jury means he knows them well. Demetres rarely spend time apart from Ika. She is the only person he really hung out with.
I don't think it's a stretch to say that Kevin has an edge in the final HoH comp based on knowledge of the jurors and his focus on studying. Maybe if Ika had studied a bit more she wouldn't be in jury. If Demetres had studied more maybe he would have won the veto and sent Kevin home.
I checked all the final HoH comps and they test predictable skills. The first always seems to be some sort of active endurance or a test of stamina using speed and agility for a long time, like repeatedly running up and downstairs.
The second is an oversize puzzle of some sort that you solve with clues about the houseguests or something similar.
The last is questions about the jury. This is a buzzer comp so the faster you know the answer the better.
This is something all the houseguests knew in advance. They all play to their own strengths.
Someone like Karen shouldn't win because she is a goat. She got dragged to the end. She will win because she didn't get her way and get rid of that Kevin Martin. The only reason not to call Ika a goat is that she did play a brilliant strategic game, but even she knew she couldn't win the game without winning a comp.
Kevin is no less deserving than Ika or Demetres. I would even say he is more deserving. He has studied hard with no help from anyone and he worked out. He isn't accidentally fast physically or mentally. Kevin isn't beating Ika because he's a man. He's beating her because he prepared.