Survivor: Samoa

[srmom]

My guess is that Russell wins immunity - otherwise, it's too obvious that he's the target from the previews. But, with all the scrambling last night, who knows who might be voted off - geez, they changed strategies many many times last night!!

Erik played too hard too soon! It's best to lay low until the numbers are smaller, try not to become a target!! Loved the look on his face when he got the boot!! I was worried he might play his idol when Russell played his, but NO, he was too confident, as usual with idol holders (except in Russell's case - wasting his).

He's gonna wish he had that idol in the next few weeks. Unless, he goes on an immunity winning streak, he's wearing a big target on his back for all his scheming!

[ASTalumna06]

I'm very curious to see what will happen with Shambo in the next episode. She was the only person, besides Eric, who voted for Jaison. I wonder if no one let her in on the plan, or if they did, and she didn't approve of it.

Either way, I think she might be in trouble.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Erik was SOO funny trying to argue in Tribal that Galu was still one strong united team. Was he really that clueless?

Yes, he really is.

The previews make it look like Russell is in trouble next week. While I really do think he started scrambling too early and showed his cards to everyone, rarely does the person who looks in trouble in the previews really go home.

Originally Posted by SydneyK

You're definitely right about this. I couldn't believe he went around to each Galu member and told them he had the idol. To do that, and to also tell each one that he hadn't told anyone else, was pretty short-sighted.

True that the previews often mislead us, but I think he may be in trouble next week. He clearly wasn't confident in what was going to happen this last tribal council, because he played his idol, so he wasn't really in the know. They successfully flushed his idol out (which he told way too many people about) and got rid of Erik with his idol. Hidden immunity idols are not a factor they have to worry about now.

Stupid Shambo for giving hers to Erik -- I wonder how long it took her to realize that he took it out of the game with him.

Originally Posted by srmom

Erik played too hard too soon! It's best to lay low until the numbers are smaller, try not to become a target!! Loved the look on his face when he got the boot!! I was worried he might play his idol when Russell played his, but NO, he was too confident, as usual with idol holders (except in Russell's case - wasting his).

Exactly.

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I'm very curious to see what will happen with Shambo in the next episode. She was the only person, besides Eric, who voted for Jaison. I wonder if no one let her in on the plan, or if they did, and she didn't approve of it.

Although Dave told her that some wanted to vote for Erik, they didn't let her in on the plan -- she clearly thought Jaison was going out. The look of confusion on her face when Erik was voted out was just priceless. She should be worried that she's such an outsider, but I'm not sure she's got enough sense to be properly worried.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Although Dave told her that some wanted to vote for Erik, they didn't let her in on the plan -- she clearly thought Jaison was going out. The look of confusion on her face when Erik was voted out was just priceless. She should be worried that she's such an outsider, but I'm not sure she's got enough sense to be properly worried.

I think the guys of Galu have her right where they want her. In the last two episodes before the merge, they got her to trust them, but now they're not really keeping her apprised of what's going on.

I think if they hadn't "been on her side" and voted her as leader, she would have gone right over to Foa Foa when the merge happened. Instead, she has no friends on Galu, and she just voted for Jaison, making her look bad to Foa Foa if they figure out that she wrote his name down.