I can't find fault with any of that, CM.

The next episode should see the lines becoming even more clear.

I said I wanted Cirie to at least make it to final 7 and phew! I think she just managed to squeak her way through to 6!  I thought, before the vote, that I might have retroactively cursed Cirie to only make it to the final 7

This tribal was amazing.  First, and perhaps this is because my brain is officially mush by the time I’ve been getting home at night, I went into tribal with no clear picture of who was being voted for – Sarah? Tai? Aubry? What was the settled plan?  Was there a settled plan?

Second, the editors didn’t, to my memory, drop the hint earlier in the episode that the vote steal was non-transferable so when Sarah mentioned it at tribal it was like a bomb exploded all over Cirie, KA-BOOM! There are your great plans all blasted to smithereens before your very eyes.

The ironic thing was that she really was attempting to save Sarah with the vote steal since everyone was talking about turning on her but now Sarah probably thinks that she was trying to steal the vote to use for herself! GA!!!!

Third, it looks like Cirie's plan to console Tai so he doesn't play an idol might have worked - I would have thought after all the talk at tribal and how things blew up and how skittish Tai can be that if he had brought an idol to tribal he would have played it... but he didn't.... maybe Cirie's gambit worked and he didn't bring one?  In any case, this is bad news for Cirie's chances because Tai is still in, still has two idols, knows Cirie was lying to him, and now Sarah might be turning on her, too.

I really hope Cirie can patch things up with Sarah next week because this tribal was not a good look for Cirie.

I’m glad to see that the other players picked up on Sarah’s obvious pandering to Sierra and the jury when she was fake-shocked.  I hope that comes back to bite Sarah in the ass, even though I think she’s playing a pretty great game.  It was stupid to be so obvious about it.

I’m also glad that there was talk about what the criteria might be for voting on the winner this season – whether it’s pure gameplay and to what degree relationships and emotion factor in to the decision.  I tend to think that returning player seasons lean much more toward the best gameplayer which means if Sarah gets to the end she’ll win, even despite Cirie’s hopes that there will be a bitter jury toward her.  I’m not sure of how many people on the jury will feel betrayed enough by her to overlook that she’s playing a great game.

It looks like next week we’ll see Tai having an idol-revealing breakdown.  I got the impression he might have been giving Brad or Troyzan his idols, or maybe we’re setting up a Three Amigos situation like in Caramoan when Malcolm blew up tribal by having immunity and then giving his two idols to Eddie and Reynold, only in this situation it would probably be Brad winning and Tai protecting Troyzan - which means Troyzan would be the no-vote-goat.

I’m not really understanding the Michaela vote as I didn’t watch the vote-reveal at the end.  My only suspicion is that Cirie held to her Tai vote, so at least she can go back to Sarah with that to her name.  But I think her days are numbered.

My only hope for the rest of the season now is that only one of the threesome of Brad, Tai and Troyzan makes it to the finals, otherwise it will be an incredibly boring final tribal to what has been a really great season.

(May 18, 2017 at 12:46 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote: My only hope for the rest of the season now is that only one of the threesome of Brad, Tai and Troyzan makes it to the finals, otherwise it will be an incredibly boring final tribal to what has been a really great season.

^^^

Well...

First things first... eye candy is out of the game, predictably. Now, we get eye candy on the bench... works the same!

Brad won the challenge... sorry you didn't vote him out, instead of miss eye candy (whatshername?), huh?
Speaking of challenges, am I the only one to see that, for some of those, they actually clear-cut a patch of forest to build their games? Not cool!

Cirie in the challenge with the bucket! HAHA! awesome! had to be the one to have that thing roll around the pole, too... FFS!
Not being a challenge threat is probably letting her slide, as they vote out those who can win... I think that's why Michaela went home, this time. If not for that, they had all interest in keeping her around.

Officer Sarah was sneaky as hell, after that showmanship for Cierra that others didn't like so much, and she has now outed Cirie's sneakiness... or has she? Cirie may still get to the end... Will the jury reward gameplay, social skills, 50/50, 20/80, or what?!
6 are left, 3 to go in one hour of show...
Tai has two idols and seems to be giving at least one away?! you fool!
Troy is sliding through, too...
And Aubrey - nice going with that challenge win! - mostly coasting along...
With all the butthurt, Brad, Sarah and Tai are the most likely to be cast off... but let's look at how the challenges go, first!

Also, did you guys see that preview with the huge maze?! Can I play there, too??

(May 18, 2017 at 5:42 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Well...

First things first... eye candy is out of the game, predictably. Now, we get eye candy on the bench... works the same!

Michaela was your eye candy? I thought that was Hali? (Or Andrea?)

Quote:Speaking of challenges, am I the only one to see that, for some of those, they actually clear-cut a patch of forest to build their games? Not cool!

They film in the same areas over and over again.  I once heard that one season's tribe camp was set up in the previous season's... er... bathroom area...

Quote:Cirie in the challenge with the bucket! HAHA! awesome! had to be the one to have that thing roll around the pole, too... FFS!
Not being a challenge threat is probably letting her slide, as they vote out those who can win... I think that's why Michaela went home, this time. If not for that, they had all interest in keeping her around.

Michaela was also Cirie's lieutenant so Cirie was doubly hurt by her misplay last week: was shown up by Sarah (rumors are Cirie wasn't given the advantage until moments before they left for tribal, hence she couldn't have read the fine print) AND she lost her apparent Number Two.



(Apparently it's difficult to find a GIF of Number Two from Austin Powers.... who knew?)

Quote:Officer Sarah was sneaky as hell, after that showmanship for Cierra that others didn't like so much, and she has now outed Cirie's sneakiness... or has she? Cirie may still get to the end... Will the jury reward gameplay, social skills, 50/50, 20/80, or what?!

That entirely depends on the mood of the jury; Watch Survivor Samoa and Survivor: Tocantins as examples. (Plus, Tocantins is my favvy Stephen's first season....)

Quote:6 are left, 3 to go in one hour of show...

Two hours, plus the reunion.

It must be a testament to how brain-fried I am that I'm posting here and not doing any of the 1,001 things I have to do today...

Okay fine, I'll go work.

(May 23, 2017 at 10:15 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote:

(May 18, 2017 at 5:42 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Well...

First things first... eye candy is out of the game, predictably. Now, we get eye candy on the bench... works the same!

Michaela was your eye candy? I thought that was Hali? (Or Andrea?)

Yeah.... that was concerning Andrea... sothat'shername!
You ARE fried... what have you been doing?!


Although, to be fair, Michaela isn't so bad on the eyes, either.
And it was CL who considered Hali as hot, IIRC.

(May 23, 2017 at 10:15 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote:

Quote:Speaking of challenges, am I the only one to see that, for some of those, they actually clear-cut a patch of forest to build their games? Not cool!

They film in the same areas over and over again.  I once heard that one season's tribe camp was set up in the previous season's... er... bathroom area...

Oh.... so they reuse the clear-cut patches... that changes it... yeah, definitely!

(May 23, 2017 at 10:15 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote:

Quote:Cirie in the challenge with the bucket! HAHA! awesome! had to be the one to have that thing roll around the pole, too... FFS!
Not being a challenge threat is probably letting her slide, as they vote out those who can win... I think that's why Michaela went home, this time. If not for that, they had all interest in keeping her around.

Michaela was also Cirie's lieutenant so Cirie was doubly hurt by her misplay last week: was shown up by Sarah (rumors are Cirie wasn't given the advantage until moments before they left for tribal, hence she couldn't have read the fine print) AND she lost her apparent Number Two.

Rumors?
Editing is surely winning the "Game Changer" award.

(May 23, 2017 at 10:15 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote:

Quote:Officer Sarah was sneaky as hell, after that showmanship for Cierra that others didn't like so much, and she has now outed Cirie's sneakiness... or has she? Cirie may still get to the end... Will the jury reward gameplay, social skills, 50/50, 20/80, or what?!

That entirely depends on the mood of the jury; Watch Survivor Samoa and Survivor: Tocantins as examples. (Plus, Tocantins is my favvy Stephen's first season....)

Oh!


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oh... that's not for me... okay...

(May 23, 2017 at 10:15 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote:

Quote:6 are left, 3 to go in one hour of show...

Two hours, plus the reunion.

An episode of 3 straight hours?!
I didn't remember that from the previous 2 seasons... Still don't!

(May 23, 2017 at 10:15 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote: It must be a testament to how brain-fried I am that I'm posting here and not doing any of the 1,001 things I have to do today...

Okay fine, I'll go work.

Never underestimate the unfrying capabilities of a moment of relaxation.
That and music... I just can't keep focused without good music keeping my ears busy. I know some people are the opposite... go figure!

As far as what the jury rewards, who knows? The only constant seems to be that it if your social game is awful, you aren't likely to win. Everything else seems to be a crapshoot.

Anyone know how things stand with immunity idols? I think Sarah has one she can only use now at six players. Tai has -what- a boat load of them? Is there a limit to how far in the game he can use them?