Tal Briones

Tal was a castaway on Essential Survivor: 
==Anarchy==
Despite a relatively low placement, Tal was a strong player this season. His story is one of many, many agendas, most of which were well intended. Even if they never developed, Tal made a mark on the Essential Survivor: Anarchy pre-jury.
At the marooning, Tal immediately bonded with Parker and Jayla. He lost the challenge, and his ally Parker got into trouble very quickly. Tal, having none of that, wanted to work with Jayla to target Elle. Unfortunately for Jayla, the Parker situation got extreme, with him even making up a fake advantage to avoid being targeted. The vote locked down to Parker against Dominic, and Tal was happy to change his plans to help Parker, voting out Dom.
After the Dom boot, Tal began to win challenges. Tal, being the social-strategic player he is, used this time to make bonds with Brittney and Joseph. While these bonds of course were helpful, they also backfired. Tal’s affiliation with Joseph caused it to be all the more debilitating when he was voted out, and Tal also started to lose trust with Jessica.
Joseph became a complete liability when he was targeted by Barney, the current power player of the tribe. Barney’s “hate boner for Joseph” blossomed into a full on rivalry between him and Tal. Meanwhile, Tal also started to burn bridges with Finley due to his close affiliation with Jessica.
At this point, Tal’s game started to crash down. Even with three “enemies” Tal still had Parker on his side. While Parker was the weaker player of the two, it only caused the others to view Tal as the greater threat of their duo, and soon every person in the tribe was grouping Parker and Tal together. Come the tribe swap, they were put on the Rapa tribe. Both of them were aware that that they were targets, and Tal knew he was likely a shield for Parker.
Tal, needing to flip the game on its head, recognized Barney as the threat he was (in no small part due to an idol player he executed.) Tal and Parker were able to get Charles on board for this plan. Barney had two close allies in Mink and Raini, but fortunately for Tal, Charles’ social game was strong enough to persuade Kam to vote with them. Together, Tal, Parker, Charles, and Kam formed a four person majority alliance against Barney, Mink, and Raini.
When the Rapa tribe was headed to Tribal Council, the quartet took the opportunity to vote out Barney. Barney still had one trick up his sleeve…a second Hidden Immunity Idol. He used it on himself and kept Mink and Raini steadfast. Tal, being his rival and the biggest threat, was voted out in a 4-3 vote.
==Voting History==
Tal's Voting History 	Tal's Voting History	Tal's Voting History
Episode 	Tal'sVotes 	Voted AgainstTal
Should I Fake My Age 	Dominic 	-
I'm Thoroughly Screwed 	Tal Immune 	Tal Immune
HUZZAH 	Tal Immune 	Tal Immune
Love You But You're A Snitch 	Tal Immune 	Tal Immune
Is This A Deserted Island Or A Daycare	Barney 	Barney, Mink, Raini
Voted Out, Day 14 	Voted Out, Day 14 	Voted Out, Day 14