Rules changes primarily only happened to adjust to the slightly different format of this season. This season there will be a post-merge hidden immunity idol that can be played AFTER the votes are read. Apparently this terrible idea was suggested by Tyler Perry through Twitter, so we're calling it the Tyler Perry Idol, or TPI. Finding the idol gives the player a +10 bonus, but if they get voted out with it still in their possession (a virtual impossibility, but we've seen dumber things happen on this show before) they'll be docked a whopping 15 points.
In addition we've added in a "comeback" rule that if, while there are 3 tribes, the last-place tribe going into the final stage of a challenge comes back to win, everyone who competed in the challenge gets a 1 point bonus.
The Teams:
Moon & Melissa "????": 18 points
- LJ (5 pts) - Pick #2
- Trish (5 pts) - Pick #7
- Cliff (5 pts) - Pick #11
- Lindsey (3 pts) - Pick #14
- Sarah (5 pts) - Pick #1
- Morgan (0 pts) - Pick #8
- Tasha (3 pts) - Pick #12
- Spencer (3 pts) - Pick #13
Michal & Ben "J'Tude": 9 points
- Tony (3 pts) - Pick #4
- Kass (3 pts) - Pick #5
- Jeremiah (0 pts) - Pick #9
- J'Tia (3 pts) - Pick #UltimateDreg
- Woo (5 pts) - Pick #3
Brice (0 pts) - Pick #6- Alexis (-2 pts) - Pick #10
- Jefra (-2 pts) - Pick #15
Power Rankings:
1. Moon & Melissa - Moon & Melissa easily have the best starting team this season. LJ was the #1 or #2 pick for everyone, and immediately proved his worth by finding an idol without any clues. The rest of their team comes from the super-tribe of Brawn so they are in great shape to rake in a lot of points early while the rest of our teams tear each othe apart.
2. J'Tude - Despite having J'Tia forced upon our team, this team has a couple players who could make it all the way to Final Tribal. It's an iffy group though -- attitudes, low emotional intelligence, and general craziness all have the potential to drown this team early. Does Tony have any strategy beyond "I'm just going to lie to & backstab everyone"? Outlook does not look good so far...
3. Bag & Andrea - Bag and Andrea started with the fantastic pick of Sarah for their team & immediately followed that with three dreadful picks. Morgan being picked in the Top 10 was a bit absurd & then Andrea made the always-dangerous decision to let Bag take the lead on choosing their final 2 picks. While Tasha & Spencer might both be worthy picks in a different season, in season 28 they are on the most disfunctional team ever this early in the game. They should have diversified their portfolio.
4. Doug & Bri - Doug & Bri tend to start cold & end hot, but this has to be one of the worst starts they've ever head. They went Beauty-heavy & then instantly suffered the consequences. If the season is as rainy as this last episode was they're in very real danger of having a quitter on their team. One of their ladies is virtually guaranteed to sit out every upcoming challenge as well, dragging down the point-earning potential of Woo. Still, never count this team out - comeback is their middle name!
Douche of the Week:
Didn't you miss DoW in the off-season? I might have to integrate DoW nominations into other aspects of my life...
Anyway, my vote this episode goes to Tony who appears to have not just Evil Russell looks but Evil Russell strategies as well... just ones that aren't thought out at all.
8 comments:
Three dreadful picks? Hahaha. I have one word, "Katie."
Tasha and Spencer were definitely the best choices left at that point. Just because they are on a shitty tribe now does not mean one or both won't make it through and become valuable. Morgan was definitely picked too high especially considering her idol clue asset was mitigated by LJ and her ally Brice was voted out - I will agree with that.
DoW goes to J'Tia for last week's episode.
I'm scared this season could become a runaway for Team BeeMoon (Bemoan?). They have a great stable of ponies and at this early stage they look to have far and away the strongest team.
That said, I was shocked to hear Moon say Spencer is in a better position in the brains tribe than Kass. Makes me wonder how much credit to give him for these picks...good thing he added Melissa to his team.
I initially thought Doug and Bri were going to have a solid team with good point earners but unlikely to have the winner. Now that Brice is gone, I think they are in a world of hurt. The players they have left should still get deep but I wonder if losing their 2nd round pick and sitting challenges out early is going to drag them down too much.
Briggenses got the top pick but gave away some chips with their 2nd round selection of Morgan. Spencer and Tasha were not dreadful picks, given what was left, but I would say they were risky picks. J'Tude shares an early symbiosis with this team and I will be rooting for them, and 'Brains', to succeed. You might say each of our teams has half a brain... Team J'Tude needs Sarah to stick with Tony if we are going to have a shot at taking down Bemoan.
Tony was laying it on pretty thick with Sarah. She's quite savvy and I worry that his story seemed contrived but I wonder if she will sniff out this fabrication now that she knows Tony is a cop. I am hoping she will be less suspicious. If she suspects him, he's toast.
Jeremiah made the (obvious) right decision this week and I think he is in a strong alliance. Kass is on the weakest tribe but has the power at this point. She could be in real trouble when they merge into 2 tribes.
I didn't think anyone was all that douchey this episode. Brice could get the vote for his snarky sour grapes exit interview. The residue from J'tia's outbursts during episode 1 would make her a valid choice. Tony is a good option for his blatant lies and general paranoia but I'm going with Lindsey for her actions in episode 1. I think that her mockery of Trish was mean spirited and small. I understand she did not appreciate being called out for being lazy and/or did not want to be bossed around but to make fun of a physical attribute Trish has no control over seems ignorant and left a bad taste in my mouth. I want to make it clear I had no problem with Lindsey's mockery of the words Trish said. Lindsey for DoW.
Bag is my master. I must obey.
Sounds like pillow talk Briggs. Keep it in the bedroom imo.
Snaders first comment - LMAO. Burn.
I agree that Tom and Melissa have a good team, but I'm guessing Trish and Lindsey will be butting heads soon and one of them will be going home when Brawn goes to trible for the first time. Or Tony. All of which we are ok with.
If the Brains tribe can stay out of Tribal, the game will be on for all 4 pool teams. If Brains lose again, it will crush Briggenses and also negatively affect J'Tude. Could be a 2 horse race early.
WooBrrr would benefit from a Brawn or Brains Tribal. We will have some sit-out point deductions, and I am very worried about Jefra being a quitter, but voting out Brice most likely means that our two girls on Beauty are safe for a few weeks, which is all it might take to make a merge.
My DoW considerations were leaning towards Tony temporarily for his lying and overplaying of the game this early. But then J'Tia decided that she needed some rice to play well and that sealed it up. Dump out the rice for your whole team and then tell everyone you are hungry? She should have DoW tattoo'd on her forehead.
Briggs, definitely keep the pillow talk out of the Survivor Pool. I'm sure there are different forums for interests of that nature...
;)
Bri just passed her DoW vote along to me. She was deciding between Tony and J'Tia as well.
Bri's DoW vote = J'Tia
Hahaha Doug! I forgot that J'Tia was complaining about not have any food/rice. I'd like to change my vote for DoW to J'Tia.
DoW J'Tia.
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