One World: Episode 8

Sorry for my late post - I'll try to do better in the future, but just as an FYI, next week's (not this week's) post is going to be VERY late as I will be out of state for the week & internet access is currently unknown. 

This was a really interesting episode, I really like the ones where you get to see so much of the game-play in motion. The final votes were kind of a joke; Christina & Alicia voted for Tarzan just so it wouldn't look like they were in an alliance, but I doubt even Leif was fooled. If the ladies know what they're doing they'll target Jay & Troyzan next, but we'll see. Kim may want to keep that bridge unburnt and decide to target AnnoyoZan or Leif instead to keep things friendly.


The Standings:


Untouchables - Seriously don't touch me: Doug/Bri - 45 pts
1. Jay (18 pts)
2. Troyzan (23 pts)
3. Alicia (4 pts)

All Balls, No Brains: Dachui - 32 pts
[1.Michael (22 pts)]
[2. Bill (1 pt)]
3. Kat (9 pts)

Pride of Chucky: Bag/Leah - 24 pts
1. Kim (16 pts)
2. Leif (5 pts)
[3. Colton (3 pts)]

The Sycophants: Moon- 23 pts
[1. Jonas (11 pts)]
2. Sabrina (11 pts)
3. Tarzan (1 pts)

Ladies of Ephesus: Me - 19 pts
1. Chelsea (11 pts)
[2. Monica (2 pts)]
3. Christina (6 pts)



Power Rankings:

1. Untouchables - Seriously don't touch me - This team needs to be targeted by the ladies alliance and quickly! Otherwise the rest of us are toast. Troyzan with his hidden immunity idol is a serious threat, particularly since no one knows about it yet. I rank him as 2nd most likely to win this game. Jay is one of the biggest physical threats left, and Alicia is doing surprisingly well in challenges too.

2. Pride of Chucky - This team has the obvious favorite to win the whole game, but I'm still ranking them below the Untouchables because Kim by herself can't earn enough points to compensate for the mountain of points that Jay & Troyzan are racking up. Maybe with Michael out of the picture she & Leif will have a better chance at challenges though.

3. Ladies of Ephesus - I was embarrassed by how badly Chelsea botched Kim's game-play in this episode. I just don't understand what she was thinking, unless she thought that it didn't matter what the guys thought & wanted to bully Jay into voting their way. "Asinine" was a very good way to describe this decision. I would say that my team is out of it, but the Sycophants & No Brains are in such bad shape that I may actually have a chance. That's depending entirely on Troyzan, Kim & Jay all taking each other out in a massive strike against each other. This is my dream scenario: the ladies vote for Troyzan who plays his hidden immunity idol and the minority guys take out Kim. The ladies, enraged, next vote out Jay & then Troyzan in quick succession to avenge the loss of their almighty queen. Chelsea ends up in the finals with Christina & Kat.

4. The Sycophants - Two episodes ago it wasn't clear whether Jonas had made the jury before or not. This last episode clarified that, so Moon actually earned points this week, even though his team really didn't. Sabrina won reward points, but Tarzan's unpopularity earned him a -2 for not getting picked in the schoolyard picks. It's probably in Moon's best interest to lose Tarzan quickly - he's not earning him any points & I think there's a danger of him earning more negative points than positive.

5. No Brains - Dachui is out of balls, and never had any brains. All they have left is one sad little Kat who may actually do well in physical challenges, but will never be a huge threat since it seems like puzzles are playing a pretty major role in this season. I really like that this season has been doing challenges that are a combo of physical work & then puzzles.


Douche of the Week:  

Tarzan may get a good run going depending on how douchey Alicia is. The other good DoW candidates are starting to get the boot - Colton, an early favorite to sweep this category, & now Michael are out of the competition. Although, I think that it should still be possible to vote a jury member as the DoW if they do something really spectacularly douchey at tribal council. Thoughts?

Moon's given Tarzan 1 vote for this week. I'm giving my vote to Troyzan (the Ahnold to Tarzan's DeVito in this Twin-zan relationship) for being completely owned by the ladies' conniving. He gets suspicious when Chelsea throws Michael's name out, but when Kim mentions him again, suddenly all suspicion is gone. Really Troyzan? Thought you were smarter than that.