So, two weeks ago, they give us the "More business to attend to" teaser...last week they end with it...and then this week is re-cap so we don't get to see it again??? WTF? WTF?

Alright, guys, tonight we finally get to find out after THREE WEEKS what the "thing" is.


They showed a preview of Amanda possibly flipping her alliance to Peih Gee and Eric. Do you think she would really be that stupid, or maybe it's part of the plan to get them to vote for who her and Todd want them to vote for?? As it is, even if her alliance starts to fail, she can throw Todd to the lions first while she comes up with a new plan.

Who do you think is going tonight?

My guess would be PG, unless she wins immunity again. In which case, I'm afraid Eric'll be the next to go.

My guess is that the "thing" will be another vote tonight where they have no time to discuss and plot. They will vote immediately before they can return to camp.

DaffyKD

Do you think that there would not be a vote at the end of the episode then? I can't see them cutting the season an episode short...

Wow - "the powers that be" finally made a SMART move. Although I can't believe Todd put his neck on the line like that. One small comment from the penut gallery during Tribal and he would have been history. I'm just glad he said in his final words that it was his fault for rolling the dice too many times...


And I can't believe we waited THREE WEEKS to find out it was a stupid reward challenge...although it was a VERY cool reward.

As much as I like James, he deserves to go for not playing ONE of his TWO immunity idols.

Agree; he seemed to have realized that just after the first vote was counted.
Just a bit too late.

AH this show sucks............

What really sucks is that the spoilers I read weeks back are coming true. With that said, I REALLY dislike the final 3...

I don't know if I could dislike any of these guys in the final 3...

Todd & Amanda have played a stellar game. They know what Survivor is all about, and they're not afraid to do what it takes to win.

PeihGee & Erik have also played a very good game, especially with the cards they were dealt. They are still there, while 80% of their original tribe is not.

Courtney, well, she hasn't been as whiney lately (except about the cave thing) and she's put herself in a good position for people to want to take her with them to the jury. I don't think Courtney has the mental capacity to strategize, but if she did, that would have actually been a good plan. I know we've all said that no one would vote for Courtney at the end...but if it came down to her and someone like Todd who repeatedly stabbed people in the jury in the back, and lied to their face, people MIGHT vote for her. As much as it IS a game, I'm sure it's VERY hard NOT to take that kind of stuff personal.

And last, but not least, Denise. She's sort of been the "fly under the radar" person this season....but she sure shined last episode. If she'd loose the mullet, and that god-awful accent, I could actually like her. She mentioned something in the teaser about her being the "swing vote"...which means Todd/Amanda/Courtney probably want to vote off Erik/PeihGee, and if Denise goes with E/PG, they could vote for Todd, and it would be a 3/3 tie, which would go back to previous votes. This is where immunity will be important. If Erik wins immunity, and they go for PeihGee, her and Todd both have two previous votes - therefore it goes to sudden death. If PeihGee wins, then they vote for Erik. Erik has no previous votes, and a tie would get Todd kicked off. Todd needs to be VERY careful this next vote, as he's the only one in that alliance with previous votes, therefore he's the obvious choice.


So, yeah, I think they've all played pretty good games, whether accidental/lucky/great strategy was part of it or not.

ETA: I just looked at a total vote count, and I was wrong above. I thought that Erik voted for Todd, but he didn't. Also, Ashley voted for PeihGee first vote, and Frosti voted for Erik the week he was voted out, and James voted for PeihGee when he was over on ZahnHu. Therefore previous votes is Todd:1, Erik:1, PeihGee:4. Todd really needs for Erik (or, actually, just someone other than PeihGee) to win immunity.

As much as I like James, I totally understand why it was his time to go. He should've played the II... and he knows it. I always enjoy watching the clips at the end where the person voted off says their little thing. I was happy to see that James is not at all a sore loser.

So, my hope for the final three is dashed. I'd still like to see Denise or Eric make it... but given my track record, I'll be surprised if either of them do. (Maybe I should predict that Todd, Amanda and PG will make it to the end, just so they'll be the next to go.)

I'm sort of surprised that someone didn't try to pull a fast one on Todd at Tribal and make some sort of indication that James should play an idol. I think it would have had to have been Erik though, because I think PeihGee would have put a target on her back by doing it herself. Although I guess if they REALLY wanted to be dirty about it, she could have done something (stare James down and then give him a "pity" face) AFTER the vote so that Todd wouldn't have a chance to realign his votes. It would have been in Eric and PeihGee's best interest to see Todd go, rather than James, and James would be down 1 Idol.

Very cool indeed, Grasshopper!

Really, James seemed like a great person, but a strategic master he is not. He was an idiot for not playing an idol.

I'll agree about Amanda, but Todd has been a little more iffy it seems to me. Todd came in looking like he would be a strategic genius, but I can't tell if he's overconfident, overthinking too much, second-guessing too much, or what. I think he has made a few fairly major blunders.

I saw that too. I wonder why he didn't go with PG. I wonder if he'd had some conversations otherwise, or if he was already thinking about trying to align with Todd.

I thought that, too. But nobody wants to be in the final 3 with James -- he'd win. They'd have a better chance against Todd in the final 3, I think.

This has always been my biggest gripe with Survivor: The most deserving people get voted out.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate all the strategy that goes into winning. But ultimately, the people who are usually around at the end are either good strategists, poor players who won't get any votes for the money, or people who completely fly under the radar.

I'd like to see another Survivor All-Stars that's comprised of nothing but one type of player (like all Courtneys or all Johnny Fair-plays). That'd be interesting.