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V4 BKA and BDA Voting: September '10!; Day One!
Topic Started: Sep 5 2010, 01:59 PM (4,090 Views)
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You all knew that it was coming - and to those of you who didn't, well...now you do! It's time for the monthly BKA and BDA contests to begin for day one of SOTF V4!

For those of you who are unfamiliar with BKA and BDA, there is a post here that explains all of the rules. To summarize, rules are as follows:

One vote for BKA, one vote for BDA, with a brief explanation of why you made your choices.

DO NOT forget to log out and post under a guest name. You may not vote for yourself as we will be watching the IP's to ensure a fair vote for everyone. Voting will end five days from today, on September 10th, 2010! So GET READING AND MAKE SURE YOU VOTE! OR ELSE KENNY THE BEAR WILL EAT YOUR BRAINS. Actually, he won't.

KORAZON THE ADMIN WILL EAT YOUR BRAINS.

Yeah, that's more like it.



BEST KILL AWARD


Omar Burton for killing Warren Brown
Alex Rasputin for killing both Eric Lorenz and Robert Lerger
Kris Hartmann for killing Reika Ishida
Clio Gabriella for killing both Chris Davidson and Petrushka Ivanova
Reiko Ishida for killing both Sally Connolly and Cyrille Lablanche
Nick Reid for killing Daniel Vaughan
Janet Binachi for killing Everett Taylor
Ivan Kuznetsov for killing Keith Christoph
Rob Jenkins for killing Paige Strand

BEST DEATH AWARD

Atomic_Waffle for the death of Eric Lorenz
Gambit for the deaths of Remi Pierce or Chris Davidson or Daniel Vaughan
Wheeler for the death of Dallas Reynolds
Dom for the death of Warren Brown
Rocky for the death of Reika Ishida
Rugahissy for the death of Sally Connolly
SRJJJB for the death of Cyrille LaBlanche
Super Llama for the death of Petrushka Ivanova
Killervole for the death of Everett Taylor
Brackie for the death of Paige Strand
Serpentis.Deteramot for the death of Robert Lerger

Vote away!

(Yes I am working on the links)

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Okay....let's see here.


BKA: Rob Jenkins for killing Paige Strand.

Rob has always been an interesting character, his prejudice and chosen career seemingly in contrast to each other. So to see him snap and kill Paige for bring that up was a great read. It was something I personally hadn't seen before, someone killing someone else not because of the island but because of how this may affect him after he got away.


BDA: SRJJB for the death of Cyrille LaBlanche

Was there really any other choice? Throughout Cyrille's entire fight with Reiko and later Sally, she went through several different emotions, each one flowing believably into the next. The flashback to her grandfather showed a connection that resonated with the viewer. The cincher was her final words to Garry, calling back to the flashback and tying everything together with a nice blood-stained bow.
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For Best Kill I'm going to have to go with Ivan Kuznetsov. It was brutal, unsettling, the most creative (without being a contrived ) and one of the best things I've read so far.

Best Death, for me, would have to go to Everett Taylor. Again it was amazingly well-written, and really just plain blows the other deaths we got this month out of the water.
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Alright, then.

BKA: Omar Burton for killing Warren Brown
Quite simply, this was a kill that was strategic, well executed, and surprising, to the victim and the reader. It wasn't too extravagant, but it was efficient, and that's a truly good kill.

Brackie for the death of Paige Strand
Okay. Really, this is one of the few deaths I've genuinely enjoyed this round. This scene, so full of potential as an angstfest, was handled with simplicity and precision. The characters involved all seemed genuinely shocked, and it was clear that Inky actually cared about Paige. It brought home the full loss of the potential for a life that SOTF entails, without drowning the reader in symbolism or other, less effective tricks. It was about a character, not playing the reader's emotions, and I appreciate that a lot.
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Hmm...

BKA: Tricky choice, but i'm going to have to go with Alex Rasputin for killing Robert Lerger... And to a lesser extent for killing Eric Lorenz.

Why? Well, mainly because of all the kills so far Alex's brutal dispatching of Robert had to be the one that stood out the most to me. And whilst many of the other kills were definitely very good, I just feel personally that nothing truly beats a good old fashioned chainsaw through the chest. Plus, seeing as this is a somewhat IU award I imagine something as brutal as what happened to Robert being exactly the kind of thing that'd please a sick fuck like Danya to no end.

BDA: Killervole for the death of Everett Taylor

Well-written, unpretentious, genuinely touching... What else is there to say really? A great death from a great writer, there isn't really anything else I can add to that. Plus, I guess the fact that of all the character's who've died so far Everett had to have been the one I cared the most about had something to do with it...
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BKA: The best kill that I can legally vote for would be Omar Burton killing Warren Brown.

BDA: Paige Strand, the poor girl.

THESE VOTES HAVE BEEN DISQUALIFIED. IF THIS VOTER WISHES TO HAVE THEIR VOTES COUNTED THEY MAY REPOST WITH VALID REASONS FOR BOTH OF THEIR SUBMISSIONS.
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BKA: Kris Hartmann for killing Reika Ishida

Most of the 'sudden' (non-rolled) kills felt a little bit forced (oh irony), while this one was really impressive and truly unexpected. Also, Clu did a great job in terms of writing. Great stuff.

BDA: SRJJJB for the death of Cyrille LaBlanche.

This month it's gonna be a contest between Cyrille and Everett Taylor IMO. My vote goes for Cyrille, because Everett's death while godly written. came too fast. To me, actions before specific death post are much more important and more enjoyable to read, and there was just not enough of it with Janet and Everett. In case of Cyrille, it was not only great to read, but it was also set up beautifully.
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BKA: Reiko Ishida for both her kills

I really like Reikos kills, because of a few reasons. One is that it does not go over the top in it's gore like other deaths, but it is still an interesting death to read. Two is that with these two actions, this makes her the first multiple killer on the island, which should put a smile on Danya's face. He'd want to see more deaths, wouldn't he?

BDA: Petrushka

This death is in that middle area of deaths. It's not hastily written and boring, it's not over-the-top, drawn out, and angsty, it's masterfully well-written, and the one thing that put the metaphorical cherry on top for me was the curtains closing at the end.
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BDA- Super Llama for Petruska. Emotional and imaginative, if I was on SOTF that's the way I'd like to go.

BKA- Kris Hartmann for killing Reika Ishida. This is exactly the sort of thing I can imagine happening on the island so for being in my opinion the most realistic kill it gets my vote
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BKA: Reiko Ishida

For the reasons mentioned in the above vote. I really don't have much to add.

This vote will be counted in this vote, but in the future, you must elaborate upon why you've voted. "Ditto" is not good enough.

BDA: A close one, but I'm gonna have to go with SRJJJB for the death of Cyrille LeBlanche

Both Everett Tyler and Cyrille had excellent death posts written that really grabbed me, so it was hard to make a decision. But in the end I think Cyrille's death has a slight edge over Everett's, in a way I can't really put my finger on (for me at least).
Edited by Crash, Sep 6 2010, 12:11 PM.
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BKA - Ivan Kuznetsov's kill of Keith Christoph. MK did a great job of putting an image in your head of the whole scene, and showing how effective a simple "thwack" can really be.

BDA - Ohhhh, but this was tough. It was pretty much neck and neck in terms of simply being well-written, you can probably guess with who, but Cyrille LaBlanche gets the edge for the pure emotional impact.
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BKA - Ivan Kuznetsov killing Keith Christoph: More of a team effort on this one, watching Ivan unleash that side to him was a little hard for me to read, but ultimately satisfying when paired up with the heartbreaking reactions of Tabi as she looks on in utter horror.

BDA - Everett Taylor dying in the forest: Reading through the enormous post, you can see how much detail and thought went into killing off one of Toben's beloved characters and it really pays off. The flashbacks helped sculpt the scene into a trult outstanding piece of writing, and though lagging slightly at times, I felt that this death was miles ahead of the others so far - bar Cyrille's, which was almost as good.
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BKA - Very tough one, but I guess I'll go with Ivan Kuznetsov, for reasons stated above.

BDA - Once again, a tough one, but Cyrille LaBlanche wins for emotional impact.

This vote will be counted in this vote, but in the future, you must elaborate upon why you've voted. "Ditto" is not good enough.
Edited by Crash, Sep 6 2010, 12:14 PM.
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BKA was a toughie. Omar Burton and Clio Gabriella both put in strong efforts, and I feel like I have to laud them here. But when it comes down to it, Ivan Kusnetzov is the strongest kill this month. There's a tremendous amount of visceral force behind the killing, and the emotional impact just stays with the reader (thwack). There's been other gore already, but this is perhaps the first legitimately disturbing scene of V4.

BDA was easier. KillerVole for the death of Everett Taylor stands head and shoulders above the rest of the options. The entire post is full of muted tragedy, these tiny lines that just break your heart little by little. There is nothing sweeping and grandiose about the post, no touching family memories or gradients or song lyrics. There is just the raw, undiluted experience of an average, realistic boy having so many pitiable thoughts and making so many pitiable actions as he slowly dies. It's tremendously powerful, and in a way that tells a story rather than mugs for a BDA. But I'm voting it for BDA anyway, don'tcha know.
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BKA = Alex Rasputin for killing both Eric Lorenz and Robert Lerger

BDA = Killervole for the death of Everett Taylor

THESE VOTES HAVE BEEN DISQUALIFIED. IF THIS VOTER WISHES TO HAVE THEIR VOTES COUNTED THEY MAY REPOST WITH VALID REASONS FOR BOTH OF THEIR SUBMISSIONS.
Edited by Crash, Sep 6 2010, 12:12 PM.
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