Survivor Nicaragua

[AlphaFrog]

I never thought I would say this, but I want Russell back! He may have played a villian, but at least there was some strategy going on. Brenda is probably the most strategic one out there...and that's not saying much for them. Marty has good strategic ideas, but I wouldn't call him a good strategic player because he can't keep his mouth shut and keeps tipping his hand. And speaking of tipping hands, while it was entertaining to watch Jane whip everyone's tails in the challenge, I think it was foolish for her to do. Anything that calls attention to a particular strength you have in this game is not a good idea at this point.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

And speaking of tipping hands, while it was entertaining to watch Jane whip everyone's tails in the challenge, I think it was foolish for her to do. Anything that calls attention to a particular strength you have in this game is not a good idea at this point.

Yes, yes, yes. It ties in with what I said about her voting for Marty despite what the rest of her alliance is doing. She's letting her feelings toward him control her gameplay. Bad idea.

And ditto on Marty as well -- I think he has good strategic ideas but terrible execution. We did see some strategy from NaOnkna last night, though, at least when she wasn't getting dirt in the flour.

[AlphaFrog]

I just remembered something from last week that never came up: Jane eating that fish on the sly. If nothing has come of it yet, I doubt anything will...but I'm shocked that she actually got away with it. Now, there are two debates to be had here.

1. Did she deserve it?
And
2. Whether she deserved it or not, was it worth the risk?

1. In my eyes as a viewer, she has been working her tail off while everyone else lazies around...she deserved it. But I doubt her tribemates would have felt that way. I would be interested to know their reactions when they saw it on TV.

2. I don't think it was worth the risk. While she is in the. majoriry alliance, she's obviously at the bottom, and people have shown that they will take out people in the bottom of their alliance over people outside their alliance for (perceived) slights.


By the way, the alliances seem to me to be very blurry. I can't tell at this point who stands where...especially Chase, Fabio, Kelly and Holly. It would seem that they are with Brenda, Sash, Nay, and Jane, but that's really too many people to be defined as an alliance. Marty is obviously on the outs with everyone and Dan doesn't have a strategic bone in his body. I haven't got a clue about Benry, and actually had to go look him up to figure out who I was missing.