In a competition where people are going hungry every single day and are desperate for food, I thought it was both scary and wrong that Boston Rob prevented his alliance from getting some much-needed protein. Does the rest of Ometepe even realize what's going on? I feel like they've gotten so used to taking orders from him that they aren't even aware of how bad things are. Do any of them have a game plan after they've eliminated the rest of the Purple tribe? I know that Rob does - and what a great plan it is! - but everyone else should know at this point that they can't beat Rob in the finals. Maybe they've gotten so used to Rob making all the moves that they've forgotten that they need to do the same.
The Buddy System is the epitome of Rob's genius. He claims they put it in place so that Purple players can't corner an Ometepe player to try and persuade them to leave. However, it also prevents any Ometepe player from approaching Purple players too... unless I guess their buddy went along with them.
Next week's Redemption Island challenge will be interesting. I wonder how this will work out? I imagine that the winner of this challenge will rejoin the game, and the losers will end up on the jury. There's 9 players still at camp and 3 on RI so the math makes sense that there will be 3 players at the Final Tribal Council, and 9 jury members. Anyone want to make bets on who wins the next RI challenge?
The Standings
Team Cockydoodlebug: Doug/Bri - 70 pts
1. Grant (26 pts)
2. Rooster (18 pts)
3. Andrea (26 pts)
Team Saggy Bottom Panties: Me - 64 pts
1. Phillip (18 pts)
2. Ashley (20 pts)
3. Natalie (26 pts)
Team #Winning!: Moon - 56 pts
1. Boston Rob (30 pts)
2. David (13 pts)
[3. Krista (13 pts)]
Team Fabioesque: Dachui - 39 pts
1. Mike (15 pts)
2. Matt (9 pts)
[3. Stephanie (15)]
Team Evil Crushell: Courtney - 36 pts
[1. Evil Russell (10 pts)]
[2. Sarita (11 pts)]
3. Julie (15 pts)
Team Haterz Gonna Hate: Bag - 23 pts
[1. Francesca (0 pts)]
[2. Kristina (10 pts)]
3. Steve (13 pts)
Power Rankings
1. Team Cockydoodlebug - I told Cockydoodlebug that they'd need to step up if they wanted to hold on to their #1 ranking, and step up they did! They swept the challenges, and look well-equipped to keep doing so. They need to be prepared to make moves, though, because Rob clearly has no intention of taking them to the end. I think they have enough brains between them to pull something off, but the question is do they have the guts to do it?
2. Saggy Bottom Panties - Boston Rob is running a tight ship, which is working out great for me! My tribe is surprisingly good at challenges - I had 2 of the 3 finalists in the monkey-bars challenge, and it bummed me out that one of them didn't take it home. Rob also said that he wants Natalie and Phillip in the finals with him. If everything goes according to plan - I'm keeping my fingers crossed - that means that I would win more points from a 2nd & 3rd place finish (50 points) than Moon would get for 1st, unless he swept (45 pts + 15 for sweep).
3. Team #Winning! - I think it's unlikely that Dave will survive a Matt v. Mike v. Dave showdown. He tries really hard but those guys are beasts, and he's proven that his bark is bigger than his bite when it comes to puzzles. Which means that Moon could be down to "just" Boston Robb, the odds-on fave to win. The reason Moon dropped in the rankings is because he doesn't have a significant enough lead to win the pool with just a 1st place I don't think. Also, because Rob seems to be losing it a litle bit. Before I admired him because he was completely controlling the game, but keeping it laid-back enough that people didn't really notice. Now he's bossing people around, panicking over idols, overreacting to little conversations, etc. If he gets much worse he may have an uprising on his hands.
4. Team Fabioesque - Eek! Fabioesque is in serious danger here, with 100% of their remaining players on The Island. If they're lucky they'll only have 1 player eliminated, and that player will earn some jury points. If they're unlucky they could end up out of the game faster than Sir Baggins.
5. Evil Crushell - I think that Julie could end up being the last Purple player left, which under normal circumstances can be a powerful position. I'm not sure if it's going to work the same this seasion though, so it might not matter at all. I appreciate Craggy Julie even more after this episode though - she had so much sympathy for poor foolish Matt, and I'm happy at least one person was more outraged than awed by the play.
6. Team Haterz Gonna Hate - Bag actually got suckier this week as Steve & Phillip lost points for sitting out a challenge. I'd say that Bag has a chance at the worst score ever, but I think Steve is guaranteed jury points right now, so I'll get to keep that crown.
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dad has a theory that maybe redemption island will form to be a 3rd team. but i dont think that makes sense, b/c then it will basically be yellow vs purple again (plus matt).
....but the producers need to do something drastic to keep this interesting. otherwise the next few episodes will be completely unsurprising and boring.
Rob has ALWAYS been bossing people around, panicking over idols, overreacting to little conversations, etc, even if you go back to his first execution of Matt. He's a paranoid player, no doubt about it. But just because he looks like a dictator to us doesn't mean his own minions view him that way. He's got this game unless Phillip makes a move.
I may actually need him to "successfully" play the idol to have a shot down the stretch. I'm actually most concerned about your Soggy Bottom Boys & Girls - three jury members & two top three finishers will probably be too much to overcome, even if that would be an undeserved victory.
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