South Pacific: Ep 10

While Ozzy didn't get sent home, all in all this was an excellent episode.  My greatest frustration with it, though, was that Albert & Co. had the perfect opportunity to take control of this game, and they didn't! I can only assume that Sophie backed out of the deal. Winning immunity seems to make people into cowards. Which makes no sense because - hey! - you're INVINCIBLE! That is the perfect time to make big moves, because if they go horribly wrong, at least you're not the one taking the brunt of the backlash.

I think that Ozzy is currently in a situation that is perfect for him. Redemption Island is what he thinks Survivor should be. You get to live in paradise in basic conditions & the only thing you have to worry about is the elimination challenges. It gets rid of the social game, which is clearly his weakest point. I think his plan is generally delusional - no one is cheering for him now, and his doing well on RI won't win him any votes. I don't think that he can win, unless he somehow finagles it that he takes Edna & Cochran to the final 3. Even then, Cochran might pull it out.

The Standings: 

Team Top 3: Moon - 98 pts
1. Ozzy (37 pts)
2. Sophie (28 pts)
[3. Jim (33 pts)]

Team Baseball, Belts & Bibles: Doug/Bri - 55 pts
1. Albert (16 pts)
2. Rick (16 pts)
3. Dawn (23 pts)

Team Dungeons & Dragons: Me - 53 pts
1. Cochran (15 pts) 
[2. Elyse (12 pts)]
3. Coach (26 pts)

Team ICRWYNISTB: Dachui - 51 pts
[1. Keith (27 pts)]
2. Brandon (16 pts)
[3. Stacey (8 pts)]

Team Hide Yer Kids, Hide Yer Wife: Bag - 45 pts
[1. Mikayla (13 pts)]

[2. Christine (18 pts)]

3. Edna (14 pts)

Team Country Bears: Courtney - 32 pts
[1. Papa Bear (7 pts)]
2. Whitney (23 pts)
[3. Semhar (2 pts)]


Power Rankings: 

1. Dungeons & Dragons - It's hard to believe that Coach has as tight a grip on this tribe as he seems to. I was really surprised that the alliance didn't crumble in this episode, and Coach's dragon-slaying neon juice must be the reason for it. As long as he remains in the game, I think I'm still the favorite to win. But I'm not really rooting for Coach, I'd rather see Cochran take it down (or other people who aren't on my team).

2. Top 3 - Moon takes a hit, but of his 3 players, Jim was the best to lose. Sophie & Ozzy are stronger mental & physical competitors than he is. Moon earned himself a nice cushion with all the points he won this episode, but did he put it out of reach? Not when everyone who makes final tribal gets at least 25 points. He needs Sophie to come up big a few more times to really be able to put this game away.

3. Baseball, Belts & Bibles - BBB takes its first hit in Episode 10, with Dawn now living on RI. I loved that Albert tried to make a move, and now I don't know if he'll get another chance. He may be able to distract Coach with other players - like Brandon - but that will only last so long. Coach isn't going to give Edna up without a fight, that's for sure, and I don't see Rick changing his non-plan anytime soon to switch to Albert's side. I've dropped BBB down to third solely because I think that Sophie is more likely to make the final three than Albert.

4. ICRWYNISTB - With Keith's departure so left the last remains of Dachui's team sanity as well. Now they're left with Brandon, who is called a "loose cannon" by people who are trying to say nice things about him. Dachui = no chance.

5. Hide Yer Kids, Hide Yer Wife - How is stupid zombie Edna is still in this game! Blast!

6. Country Bears -I have a new beef with Whitney. If you are asked a question to which you are not confident of the answer, and the question is "is a clam dangerous" you need to answer NO! She really needed to think that one through before locking in her response.