Michael Foote
The Second Lawyer
WHERE THEY STANDEP 4
Helped build the case that banished Arisa, a Faithful, and took a vote for his trouble. Still the Faithful's engine, and exactly the profile the turret likes to silence.
THIS WEEK'S SUSPICION INDEX
SEASON JOURNEY
total pts
One stray vote
Takes a vote and walks out
Pins the robe-battle clue on the wrong woman
Hauls the gold carts past the Death Parade
DRAFT PROFILE
Number 4 of 22 on our preseason board, in tier A alongside 3 other players.
That is a bet on how many points Michael is worth to a fantasy roster, which is not the same bet as who wins. Points come from missions, shields, surviving the Round Table and calling a Traitor correctly, so a loud player who gets banished in episode six can outscore a quiet one who reaches the end.
Ranked before the premiere, from the cast announcement and nothing else. Nobody involved has seen a frame of the season.
BEFORE THEY PLAYEDWanted the cloak
Michael asked for the cloak before filming. That is appetite, not an assignment: casting decides, and plenty who campaign for it spend the season Faithful. What it does tell you is that Michael arrived willing to lie, which is the harder half to fake, and that a Faithful Michael is a player whose instincts point the wrong way at every Round Table.
What they told the cameras before filming, not a spoiler and not a prediction. Casting decides who wears the cloak.
IN THE CASTLE
A shared age, home state or trade is the first shortcut a Round Table reaches for.
- One of two players aged 38, in a cast running from 23 to 65.
Xavier Scruggs - One of four players from New York.
Joe Vanella
Shane Beatty
Victor Vollbrechthausen - Two players list New York, NY as home, not just the same state.Victor Vollbrechthausen
- One of two lawyers in the castle.
Kim Daily - Sixteen of the twenty-two said before filming that they wanted the cloak. These are the other fifteen.
Arisa Thomas
Ben McDonnell
Clyde Moser
Jay VinnedgeJoe Vanella
Katie FitesKim Daily
Kriste Lewis
Logan Smith
Niyyah HayesShane Beatty
Sherry Kuehl
Tomica AdamsVictor VollbrechthausenXavier Scruggs
Counted from the twenty-two announced players, not from anything that has happened. The season has not started.
BIO
A criminal defense lawyer from New York, and the owner of the most quotable line in the cast announcement. "I'm a criminal defense lawyer. I want to be a Traitor. I know exactly how to get away with murder." He also does immigration work, and planned to talk about that side of the job in the castle instead: "I'm definitely gonna play up some of the more palatable parts of my career." Saying the first part out loud before the game starts is either enormous confidence or the first mistake, and there is no third option.
🎯 FANTASY TAKE
The second of two lawyers, and the pairing is the story: a table that distrusts one will distrust both, and a table that clears one will use that to clear the other. High deduction projection with a structurally high suspicion floor they cannot lower.
STRATEGY
Expect them to be excellent at the table and punished for exactly that.
Michael Foote
The Second Lawyer
"A criminal defense lawyer from New York, and the owner of the most quotable line in the cast announcement. "I'm a criminal defense lawyer. I want to be a Traitor. I know exactly how to get away with murder." He also does immigration work, and planned to talk about that side of the job in the castle instead: "I'm definitely gonna play up some of the more palatable parts of my career." Saying the first part out loud before the game starts is either enormous confidence or the first mistake, and there is no third option."
PLAYER INFO
WHERE THEY STANDEP 4
Helped build the case that banished Arisa, a Faithful, and took a vote for his trouble. Still the Faithful's engine, and exactly the profile the turret likes to silence.
THIS WEEK'S SUSPICION INDEX
SEASON JOURNEY
total pts
One stray vote
Takes a vote and walks out
Pins the robe-battle clue on the wrong woman
Hauls the gold carts past the Death Parade
DRAFT PROFILE
Number 4 of 22 on our preseason board, in tier A alongside 3 other players.
That is a bet on how many points Michael is worth to a fantasy roster, which is not the same bet as who wins. Points come from missions, shields, surviving the Round Table and calling a Traitor correctly, so a loud player who gets banished in episode six can outscore a quiet one who reaches the end.
Ranked before the premiere, from the cast announcement and nothing else. Nobody involved has seen a frame of the season.
BEFORE THEY PLAYEDWanted the cloak
Michael asked for the cloak before filming. That is appetite, not an assignment: casting decides, and plenty who campaign for it spend the season Faithful. What it does tell you is that Michael arrived willing to lie, which is the harder half to fake, and that a Faithful Michael is a player whose instincts point the wrong way at every Round Table.
What they told the cameras before filming, not a spoiler and not a prediction. Casting decides who wears the cloak.
IN THE CASTLE
A shared age, home state or trade is the first shortcut a Round Table reaches for.
- One of two players aged 38, in a cast running from 23 to 65.Xavier Scruggs
- One of four players from New York.Joe VanellaShane BeattyVictor Vollbrechthausen
- Two players list New York, NY as home, not just the same state.Victor Vollbrechthausen
- One of two lawyers in the castle.Kim Daily
- Sixteen of the twenty-two said before filming that they wanted the cloak. These are the other fifteen.Arisa ThomasBen McDonnellClyde MoserJay VinnedgeJoe VanellaKatie FitesKim DailyKriste LewisLogan SmithNiyyah HayesShane BeattySherry KuehlTomica AdamsVictor VollbrechthausenXavier Scruggs
Counted from the twenty-two announced players, not from anything that has happened. The season has not started.
FUN FACTS
A New York litigator, Michael chose to play it straight and be open about his courtroom career from day one.
BackstoryEP 1
RATINGS
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
🎯 FANTASY TAKE
The second of two lawyers, and the pairing is the story: a table that distrusts one will distrust both, and a table that clears one will use that to clear the other. High deduction projection with a structurally high suspicion floor they cannot lower.
STRATEGY
Expect them to be excellent at the table and punished for exactly that.