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This had to be the most strategic episode ever. For the first time we had two great Human Chess players go head to head on Survivor. This episode embodied what's great about this season. To hell with who catches more fish and who gathers more coconuts. Instead, it was a battle of who could out maneuver who, who could gather information the best and who could swing or at least fool a key vote. This was the most technical episode ever. Sweet! I give Major Kudos to the players and the producers for what I think was one of the best episodes ever. It is now my favorite episode of Survivor. It kicked off with Earl learning of Michelle’s boot. A lesser man would have felt defeated. Not our Funky Warrior Dance champion Earl. He got to thinking up a new plan right away. Mookie flipped on Dreamz for not voting with him. Dreamz has begun to burn bridges. It’s a risky game that Dreamz is playing. But I give him credit. He began as a very naive player and now he’s fairly crafty. At daybreak, Earl refortified his position with Yau-Man, Cassandra, now he included Boo and was very observant of Dreamz. At the reward challenge we had the old pecking order game. After being taken out first and being the answer to so many negative questions, Stacy had to rethink her standing in the game. Cassandra won and by doing so did two things. First, she proved my out of left field prediction right by being more apart of the episode and the game thus having more than just her usual token sound bite. Second, she took the right people with her on the reward and worked Dreamz hard. When they got back from the reward, it was espionage, political intrigue, spying, and strategic maneuvering. Wow! Now what was already a good episode became a great episode. After catching Dreamz conspiring with Alex, Earl confronted Dreamz about it. When it became clear that Dreamz was playing both sides, Earl’s alliance pulled in Stacy. Edgardo was quick to figure that they had lost Stacy by what Alex was telling him. She switched sides and Dreamz was a double agent. This was like the JFK Conspiracy. Dreamz leaked information to both alliances. Unsure about Stacy’s defection Dreamz kept flipping sides back and forth. Earl stayed observant and he, Yau-Man and Cassandra began to piece things together. I began to believe that by the end of this episode we’d finally learn who was in the grassy knoll. Ha ha ha. At the Immunity challenge it was a bit of tradition when they did the marathon standing game as the first individual immunity contest. Of course this challenge had a new twist. It’s Survivor, there’s always a twist. The Smaller, Stronger feet prevailed as Yau-Man won Immunity. The winner of the first individual immunity challenge has never won Survivor. It’s like the car curse. Oh-oh! When they got back to camp, all hell broke loose and the scheming hit an all time high. Edgardo and Alex surmised that Earl must have the Moto Idol, they’re partially right. To avoid that Idol being used against them Alex and Edgardo targeted Cassandra. Then Dreamz told Earl and Cassandra that Mookie has the Ravu Idol. So they targeted Alex, who learned that his name was coming up a lot and somehow convinced Mookie to give him the Idol by passing it to him in an inconspicuous manor. So they thought. Dreamz saw it happen and told Earl that Alex got the Idol from Mookie so Earl now targeted Edgardo but doesn’t tell Dreamz because someone that sells out his old alliance can’t possibly be trusted. At this point I start to believe that it was Dreamz in the Grassy knoll. I’ll have to see the Zapruder film again. Am I dating myself or what?
Next Time on Survivor: Feeling betrayed, Alex confronts Dreamz. This could be volatile. How does Dreamz explain this one? Alex and Mookie come up with a new plan. There’s no quit in these players. State Of The Tribe:
Out OF Left Field Prediction: It’s more of a wish than a prediction but I hope that everyone says the hell with the clue at Exile Island and just go buck wild looking for the Hidden Immunity Idol. I hope they just rip apart the camp looking for it. Not only would it be as crazy as “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” but the fake Idol is still buried where the Moto Idol was. It might come into play. That would be fun. Plus a little insanity might save some one. Ha ha ha. Oh and as of the 22nd of this month, Happy Birthday To Me! |
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