No matter how this epicness turns out, I win. If everything works out to be a "best case" scenario in Ozzy's mind, he wins & returns to the game & Savaii is up in numbers, and Cochran remains safe. If Ozzy's plan turns more into a "worst case" situation, then Ozzy goes home, leaving Cochran with the immunity idol and likely still even at 6-6 since Christine despises her old tribe. The "worst case" is actually my best case, but I'm fine with the outcome either way. Either way this is one of the ballsiest plays ever made in Survivor.
The Standings:
Team Top 3: Moon - 62 pts
1. Ozzy (27 pts)
2. Sophie (18 pts)
3. Jim (17 pts)
Team Dungeons & Dragons: Me - 57 pts
1. Cochran (17 pts)
[2. Elyse (12 pts)]
3. Coach (28 pts)
Team Baseball, Belts & Bibles: Doug/Bri - 53 pts
1. Albert (18 pts)
2. Rick (18 pts)
3. Dawn (17 pts)
Team Hide Yer Kids, Hide Yer Wife: Bag - 47 pts
[1. Mikayla (13 pts)]
2. Christine (18 pts)
3. Edna (16
pts)Team ICRWYNISTB: Dachui - 43 pts
1. Keith (17 pts)
2. Brandon (18 pts)
[3. Stacey (8 pts)]
Team Country Bears: Courtney - 26 pts
[1. Papa Bear (7 pts)]
2. Whitney (17 pts)
[3. Semhar (2 pts)]
Power Rankings:
1. Top 3 - Moon remains atop the leader board, but his position is precarious. Christine has a drive in her that I can't help but cheer for, and I'm guessing that in a "build a pole to get a key" challenge they will be pretty evenly-matched. In the Savaii Alpha Male War, the score was Jim: 2, Ozzy: 1... and I'm not really sure how to score martyrdom... thoughts?
2. Baseball, Belts & Bibles -What I like about this team is that all three of these players are in good alliances, but at least 2 of them have proven that they have no problem going against their alliance when the disagree. Baseball & Bibles at least have given me faith that they won't play this game afraid and that they'll be willing to take risks to win the ultimate prize. I think post-merge this is the most dynamic team in the pool.
3. Dungeons & Dragons - Johnny "Bullet Dodger" Cochran remains my favorite player, especially after Coach revealed what an incredible sell-out he is. It's pretty disturbing how quickly he led his tribe into cultdom, knowing full well that he's using others' faith as a way to cover up his earlier deceptions. Sophie's comments on the matter summed it up pretty well. I hope she's the one who takes Coach out.
4. ICRWYNISTB - If I was Keith I'd be pretty pissed that Ozzy gave the idol to Cochran and not me. Seriously, did Ozzy not think that through? If he doesn't come back, does he really want to arm the weakest player on their team with the biggest advantage, or would he rather help out his closest ally in the game? I guess at that point Ozzy doesn't really care either way, but he should still consider these things.
5. Hide Yer Kids, Hide Yer Wife - Christine's rage comes through big time on RI! Keep it up, Christine! I hope she comes back at the merge & makes some real waves among the alliances. I also hope Edna goes out soon, she's starting to bug me. Losing Mikayla was a devastating loss for this team, and I think Bag's out of the competition, but Christine may have a chance for fan favorite if she gets past Ozzy.
6. Country Bears - ummm.....