To be honest... I was worried that it was going to be an OG's vs. Newbies game. I thought that would be so boring and predictable. But by the time I got in there, it was too late. The battle lines had been drawn and that wall between us was HIGH. And sturdy. I had good friends on both sides but when it came down to the crunch (nominating) the wall never seemed to disappear.I am merely noticing / pointing out that they have voted this way for the entire season, and I would have thought that by now, this late in the season, that things might be different.
What other way is there? Heaven forbid, they could vote on merit! That's what they'd do if it was a house full of only newbies, or if it was a house full of only OGs. For example, here's some made-up hypotheticals: Reggie votes for Drew because she noticed that he is untrustworthy and has been lieing not just to Tully but also to others. Aleisha votes for Taras because he's changed since being called out for being under the radar and that change makes him come across as a threat. Yada yada. Hmmm, let's go out on a limb here ... Tim nominates and votes for Reggie because despite being a loved house favourite and all that, she is not going to win any challenges which could help him to further his game, she keeps ruining his plans by blerting out their strategies, and she will be hard to beat in the end game with the public vote. I do get that they are sticking together and all that, but, seriously, this voting as OGs versus Newbies and vice versa is wearing a little thin. Well, with me at least.
I tried playing as you suggested. For instance, I voted for Johnson to get HOH. We'd chatted about a truce (we'd both come for each other a few times) and I said, as a show of goodwill and to prove I'm serious about working with whoever.. I'll give you my vote for HOH. He returned the favour by helping to make sure I didn't go up during the scramble where there were only very few of us to choose from (all girls + Drew).
So I did try. Without working AGAINST the OG's.