I ENJOY BEING ON THE BOTTOM, IF THAT'S WHERE I AM: When they announced that this would be a double-Tribal episode of Survivor, I pretty much figured out what that mean. I just didn't know it would be this much fun. I can say "Rob Rob Rob Rob - please count this as 4 votes" above the fold; the rest will wait a moment.
Double tribal = double Pagong, and no need to linger on the obvious decisions. Give Rob credit for creating an uncrackable group of six -- because, surely, it was in someone's interest to switch from being the bottom of that sextet to the middle of the other group. The "buddy system" was genius, and in addition to being one of the game's best strategist Rob is surely among the best narrators any reality show has ever had. No one knows how to confide in the camera better.
The other development worth noting tonight was Philip's growth as a trash-talker and raconteur, as well as guy self-aware enough to realize where he stands with Rob. Seriously, the second Tribal monologue? Priceless. Stealth R Us!
Very smart play by him voting out the young bucks leaving Zapatera with the three oldest players as well. They're never gonna win another Immunity challenge.
ReplyDeleteI think we could see the final leg of this season contain some of the greatest producerial meddling of all time, be it in the game or the edit bay, in an effort to prevent the remainder of Redemption Island from seeming horribly dull. There seems to be no question of whether or not Rob will go to the final three, but rather who he'll take with him.
ReplyDeleteWhy is that a problem? If you're Burnett, you want to ensure Rob makes it to the final episode, don't you?
ReplyDeleteAlso: I thought David was supposed to be good at puzzles.
My question about New Redemption Island: Will it be a 3-way duel next week? (And if so, will the two losers be the first members of our Jury?) Or will they wait to collect more bootees before having a final duel at some later point in the game?
ReplyDeleteMy initial thought was that the Zapaterans sounded awfully whiny about their plight. Then I realized that I would (and have, and do) sound exactly like that if I was getting my lunch handed to me the way they are now.
ReplyDeleteThere was no point in anyone flipping at 11 or 10, as there's no way you could expect any of the Zapatera players to take you to FTC (both in terms of honoring an agreement and being able to execute it). Maybe 7 will be interesting, as by then someone other than Andrea will have figured out they're not at the top of the Omarosa heap. Really, though, I get the sense that there are four people still thinking that a) they can cruise with Rob to FTC and then rely on the spite vote and b) they should wait to make a move until they figure out what's going on with Redemption Island.
Another thought, which didn't occur to me until someone mentioned it at HitFix: might there have been an HII clue in the cheeseburgers (with Probst's comment "you need to dig deeper" being aimed both the hangers and the eaters)?
It might be the extreme case of collecting all bootees until we're down to Final Two, then having a Battle Royale to determine the third player at FTC.
ReplyDeleteI haven't convinced myself that it would be a huge advantage for the third person, but I also can't figure any way that it would be a disadvantage.
I rarely bother to point out when I get logged out and post as "Guest," but in this case, I am both Guest posts above.
ReplyDeleteThat's the game Rob played in All-Stars, IIRC, with Jenna, Rupert and Farmer Tom each believing s/he had a commitment from him to go to the final three.
ReplyDeleteBonus video from last night, with Phiiip flat-out saying he's fine with being the crazy person dragged to the finals who finishes second.
ReplyDeleteThis represents a bit of a strategic challenge for Rob, in that he needs to keep Phillip crazy enough to ensure no one will vote for him at FTC, but reined in enough that by the time the rest of the alliance figures out they're only playing for one spot and rebels, it's too late.
ReplyDeleteIf it weren't for Rob, I would've given up on this season entirely. The rest of the contestants are blanks for me. I still don't know who the heck the 3 women on his tribe are, and I don't really care. I love him and his commentary in the talking heads. I am looking forward to the completion of Pagonging, where Rob's tribe has to start eating each other. That's gonna be fun!
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