Game Changers: Episodes 10 & 11

Two episodes have passed & 3 players have gone home. Tomorrow is the finale and I don't have a lot of time to post now. Which is too bad - this season has been fabulous & I wish I had the time to reflect more on the last couple episodes, especially the last 20 minutes of this last one!!

Quick recap: Sierra got ousted due to Sarah's scheming to get her legacy idol. She raised suspicions among the remaining contestants, but Andrea still got the boot anyway. It's hard to know how much went down there, though, because the show wanted to devote more time to the next tribal council. And rightly so!

I still don't fully understand what happened. Cirie tried to use Sarah's own advantage to save her, but couldn't. Her entire hand was revealed & Sarah was PISSED and yet somehow Michaela is the one who went home. What?? Sarah stole Tai's vote and voted with Brad & Troyzan to oust her. Cirie voted Aubry & Michaela & Aubry voted Tai. How did this go down? I still don't fully understand all the scheming that happened here. I like that somehow Troyzan & Tai didn't end up playing their idols through this madness, though I don't know how they could be so steely.



The Teams:

Michal & Ben "Try Harder" - 124 points

1. Tai (45 pts)
2. [Caleb (-3 pts)]
3. Sarah (21 pts)
4. Troyzan (27 pts)
5. Brad (34 pts)

MoonBee "Steel Magnolias" -  112 points

1. [Michaela (28 pts)]
2. Cirie (19 pts)
3. [Andrea (52 pts)]
4. [Ciera ( -5 pts)]
5. [Hali (18 pts)]

Doug & Bri "Original Manbun" - 105 points

1. [Malcolm (5 pts)]
2. [Zeke (34 pts)]
3. Aubry (24 pts)
4. [Jeff (9 pts)]
5. [Sierra (33 pts)]

Baggadocious "Legends of the Fall" - 71 points

1. [JT (11 pts)]
2. [Tony (-4]
3. [Ozzy (31 pts)]
4. [Sandra (6 pts)]
5. [Debbie (27 pts)]

Power Rankings:

1. Try Harder: Are we uncatchable? I think so. The only chance the others would have is if Cirie or Aubry swept the votes at final tribal, and even then it might not be enough if Tai & Troyzan play their idols mostly correctly.

3. Steel Magnolias: Cirie played a really solid game until this last episode where she should have read the fine print.

2. Original Manbun: Aubry is NEVER on the right side of the vote, but she is still miraculously in this game. Will she make it to final tribal on this same crazy yet weirdly effective game plan?

4. Legends of the Fall: Sup.


Douche of the Week:

Andrea, and then maybe Cirie? I can't choose for the 2nd episode!!