I know that people get excited whenever the first vote ends in a tie, but I just couldn’t get excited about watching some non-entity get wiped. I think we all saw it coming:
1) Despite his self-analysis likening himself to “a butterfly”, he’s not physically imposing.
2) The rest of the tribe probably assumes he’s a crappy swimmer because he’s black and this game is, after all, on an island.
3) He’s stupid enough to team up with some chick without an alliance. Oh, and the rest of the tribe happens to suspect her of having an idol.
Yeah. Vaya Con Dios Mavis or Travis or whatever your name was.
Moving on, is it possible that J’Tia the nuclear engineer is the weakest Survivor contestant in history?
I heard it said that the nuclear engineers and technicians who designed and ran the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine have never felt shame until J’Tai’s performance on this show.
I think they would have had more water in the buckets to dump into their reservoir if Spencer had attempted to hurl it 80 feet to the shifty lawyer lady instead of using J’Tia as an intermediary.
I think the Poindexter tribe will sitting at a fire talking to Probst again soon.
Tribe Brawn:
The Good—
--These guys are challenge machines. Every single member of that tribe (with the possible exception of the Pilates instructor who looks like a tall Yoda) appears to have something to offer regardless of the nature of the challenge at hand:
1) Tony is pretty beefy and seems to enjoy schlepping stuff around the camp kind of like a pack mule.
2) Cliff is very tall and they are sure to have one of those water/basketball challenges. Maybe he can be the first one to dunk….
3) Sarah is good at puzzles, works hard around camp, and keeps everyone on an even keel
4) The burly hairdresser has a mean streak and will likely manhandle any female opponent (or Spencer) in any challenge involving mono y mono.
5) Woo is Asian and kicks ass.
--If anyone has noticed the “Spy Shack” yet, they ain’t saying anything about it.
--While it is true that Tony has firmly ensconced himself as the “Tribe Richard”, he’s got and idol and an ally. If these guys can stay together long enough, that idol may become useful to someone other than him after the merge.
--New Jersey must be one hell of a wonderful place if Tony believes that being stuck on a jungle beach during a rain squall is how he has always envisioned Hell. I may need to rethink my geography….
The Bad—
--Has anyone on this tribe actually watched the show before aside from Tony? Either the editors are doing these guys a disservice by making them look like rubes when it comes to the strategic game or the Brawn tribe is ridiculously complacent. If it is the latter, these guys are screwed when the merge or shuffle comes.
--I may have erred when I pegged Sarah as “hyper-observant” last week. I cannot believe that she can be so easily duped by a guy who started the game off by lying to her face for the first 4 days. It would seem that a substantial gulf exists between the ethos of Jersey Cops and those from Butthole, Montana or wherever Sarah works.
--Tony is an idiot for weaving so many lies and sewing dissention so early and pointlessly. He’s already got his cop ally, why go around trashing other people when there is no need? It’s not like Sarah is going to vote him out regardless of how vociferously he racially profiles and targets poor Cliff. Just more lies to remember….
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| Tony finds these guys very threatening. perhaps even "uppity". |
The cops need to tone down their buddy-buddy relationship a bit. Having an alliance is good, but having an exclusive alliance that is outnumbered by the rest of the tribe is kind of Eddie-Reynoldish….
Predictions—
--Tony strikes me as the type of guy who will begin to operate with the pomposity of some random nobody who finds himself in a position of minor power. He’s got an ally and an idol. I think he’s going to start being a butthole to people sooner or later.
Team Brains:
The Good—
--The Poindexter tribe made their first intelligent move of the season by recognizing J’Tia’s ineptitude, placing her in the least important places for the challenge. They even had the wherewithal to look nervous when she came within 15 feet of the people doing the puzzle, rightly fearing that her dipshittery would somehow rub off on everyone else
--Kass did not feel compelled to switch her alliance yet again having recognized that she has nearly exhausted all of the available remaining combinations.
--Spencer acquitted himself most admirable in the challenge both physically and with the puzzle. If some deity intervenes and they can win another challenge somehow, the girls may think twice about keeping the lazy, bossy, rice-dumping, weakling.
--Kass’ game. By voting out David and Garrett, she has virtually assured herself of at least the 2nd position in her tribe. If the weakened tribe loses, they can wipe out Spencer. When the now absurdly inept team loses again, they can dump the lady who freaked out and destroyed their food. It that point, the producers will feel compelled to perform a “tribal shuffle” (Invoking the Steph rule) and she can hop into another tribe as a non-threat, gaining a new lease on life.
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| Kass' Game plan. Not flashy but it might just be the only one that gives her a shot. |
The Bad—
--By winning the challenge, Kass takes a risk that Spencer can survive long enough to tell people from the other tribes that she is a trial attorney and hence, completely devoid of soul and unworthy of trust.
--Tasha’s ham-handed bullying of Spencer at camp. Telling someone to do what you want since they are the next out totally dooms any potential for future cooperation. It’s a good thing this tribe sucks so bad or Tasha might have created herself an unnecessary enemy later on.
--I think they have like 4 grains of rice left. It’s a good thing Garrett the starving poker guy is gone or he would have eaten the tarp by now.
Predictions—
--J’Tia is going to admonish Jeff Probst during one of the next challenges, insisting that it is pronounced “Nu-cue-ler”.
--I know it looks totally beyond the realm of possibility right now, but I can’t shake the feeling that Spencer is going to find a way to get control of the tribe.
Team Beauty:
The Good—
--These guys are even more fun to look at now that Chase or Archie or whatever his name is has been purged.
--They seem to have removed the only disruptive force around their camp and should continue to be a pretty cohesive unit going forward
--J.L. going out and finding the idol. It is nice to see someone using their brain on this tribe for something other than streamlining a bikini wax or improving the efficiency of a good chest-shaving.
The Bad—
--Jeremiah (the young Colonel Sanders) allying himself with everyone on the tribe. You gotta figure out where the power is and get in on the ground floor son. Now you have at least 2 people on your tribe all pissed off at you and if the tribe makes it to the merge at close to full strength this will hurt your mid-game.
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| Just close your eyes and listen to the voice. You'll be craving chicken and making alliances with everybody in no time |
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| Oh my God! I wonder if that idol is still there somewhere. Oh look! A sea shell! |
--What the hell happened at that challenge? Not only did you get manhandled by 2 guys named “Woo” and “Cliff” but then allowed a team that was thoroughly defeated and disheartened come back and pink you at the wheel. J.L. and the young Colonel Sanders can’t let something like that happen again.
Predictions—
--This tribe is ripe for an “all-Girl” alliance to emerge. Younger women love having a BFF or two, and I can see these chicks grooming each other on the beach in some sort of pageant-esque bonding ritual.
--If an all-girl threesome doesn’t form up, it will almost certainly be replaced by an unholy confederacy of Southern folk. You ever notice how people south of the Mason-Dixon Line always end up congregating together? Jefra and the Young Colonel Sanders are a natural match.
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