Hi, Kemal. I'm ready for this interview!
- When the cast was revealed, who did you think was going to make it to the finale and why?
My one sure bet from the beginning was Citrus. He showed a great personality and the passion to be in the game rightaway and I also knew how good he had been in other tournaments and how loved he is on the site. I'm happy to say he didn't disappoint at all! Others that I knew I could count on were umich and Serendipity because of their history in the game, Funky because he has one of the strongest personalities and Drip for the same reason along with his drive for the game. Oh and Element, of course.
- Which entry was your favorite?
I have two entries that came to mind instantly, without thinking too much about it, that are Drip's one for the Animations challenge and Funky's one for the Drag challenge. Both of these reflected perfectly their personality and were amazingly executed. Drip had the Little Mermaid as his choice and everything from the choice of words, to the layout had me SHOOK. About Funky's, I loved so much how he made the entry fit to the theme of this season of Les ATRLers while being the absolute mess he is. I still remember and laugh about that epilogue. I can't choose one but, without overthinking, I think these were my favorite entries.
- Which contestant was your favorite?
Maybe you got this already from the answer to the first question, I think. Citrus was truly my favorite throughout the season and not because of any bias, I think we barely talked before he participated, but simply because, from his introduction until the end, he never ever let me down with one of his entries. He always knew exactly what to do and how. The quality was always on an A level and he has the personality of a leader. Funky was another one of my favorites as well but I only really changed my mind about him in the post-jury phase. There he started battling for Citrus' place until he overcame right during the final speech. I'm really proud of this Top 2, anyway it would've ended up.
- Compare the top three to popgirls and explain your decisions.
Funky -> Rihanna: He IS the messy ho but at the same time he's caring and when he puts effort, he gives his 100%. Now you can have your deserved vacation.
Citrus -> Gaga: He's very smart and well-spoken (don't pull out that BBC Culture Show video, y'all) and he has his quirk yet he comes off as funny and lovely.
umich -> Beyoncé: He's not as outspoken as the others but when he speaks he's usually very bold. He also gives me this business man vibe, also with his entries, that totally reminds me of Bey.
- If there is one thing that you could change if you could go back what would it be?
Maybe I would've reduced the number of comebacks. I feel like we were stuck wit the same number of contestants for weeks at times. But that's the only flaw I can find in an otherwise amazing game. Nothing needs to be changed, not in the game and not in what happened.
- Describe your time with a gif.
- What do you think about this game and would you recommend others to join?
This is my favorite game on ATRL. It has everything that an ATRL member could dream of. Great challenges, messy twists, an amazing cast and a host who actually cares about it and makes his best to make it better each and every time. I would definitely recommend it, and probably I already did in the past, because this is the one where I had the best time in. Are you giving me the check now, Kemal? Oh.. we're still on air?! Nevermind, we can cut this, no? Oh, we're live?? Onto the next question!!
- Anything else you want to say?
I think we're good. I just want to thank you again for the amazing opportunity you gave me when you hired me for this season. I have the best time every season and I love how this game has been one of the ways to break the daily stress of real life having fun and all. Thank you!