Survivor - China

[AlphaFrog]

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.