Originally Posted By cstephens Someone on another board has said the rules state that you cannot steal the idol, that it has to be given or originally found. And with all the cameras around, they wouldn't be able to falsely claim that Yau-man had given it to them. Guess we'll see on Thursday. /cs
Originally Posted By Disneyland55 They can't steal the idol but they can tell everyone about it which still "sucks."
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I'm glad to know they can't take it. I guess it's a lesson that YM will have to learn - he should have kept it on him!
Originally Posted By cstephens Interesting how Yau Man managed to turn it from him not telling everyone else about the idol to how awful it was that Alex and Mookie went through his personal things. Alex is right - everyone is totally underestimating Yau Man. But I also think he said too much at Tribal Council about how the revelation of the idol doesn't change the next few rounds. And Alex talks at Tribal Council about rats and snakes and betrayals and pay attention because you can tell what someone is going to do by what they've already done. And then he completely and utterly throws Mookie under the bus. It'll be interesting to see if everyone else realizes that Mookie got voted out because Alex turned on him. It should be pretty obvious because they knew it was going to be a tie, and they saw the vote for Boo, and Mookie can't vote for himself, so the extra Mookie vote would have had to have come from Alex. I do think Alex is more dangerous than Mookie, so Alex might have just bought himself some more time by voting for Mookie, and he certainly threw a kink into the "let's make it a tie" strategy. /cs
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I am really enjoying this show lately. I wasn't sure in the beginning, but it's getting better and better. Dreamz is right about the group of 6 having ot split and as much as I like Earl and YM, they are 3 with Cassandra. The other 4 would be smart to stick together and have a majority.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Alex = very smart The last 2 tribal councel votes have made up for an otherwise boring season. Looks like Boo may be in trouble next week. It wouldn't be the first time a tribe has jettisoned an aly over an enemy just for talking too much. Although I think we're due for another woman to win, I wouldn't mind seeing Earl take home the million (of course I think Cassandra or Yauman would be deserving winners as well).
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I agree deb, but if the other 4 were thinking clearly, they would stick together.
Originally Posted By smeeeko Earl and YauMan for the final 2.. I don't care which of them win.. stick with the group is a good idea. =)
Originally Posted By cstephens The Survivor car curse hasn't been decided yet this year. Historically, the winner of the car doesn't win Survivor. Yau Man still has a chance to win. The husband and I were debating whether the curse applied to the actual winner or any person who got a car. I say it's the actual winner, since Amber got a car when Rob won the car challenge and Amber won Survivor but Rob didn't. That was awfully nice of Yau Man, and a good strategy move. Yeah, he has to count on Dreamz keeping his word, but I would expect peer pressure might fit into that. If Yau Man and Dreamz were both in the final four and Dreamz actually won the immunity challenge (though I kept wondering why he kept talking about it like his winning the challenge was a given - if I were him, knowing I'd have to give it to Yau Man, I'd make sure I *didn't* win that challenge), if he went back on his word and didn't give it to Yau Man, I would think he would lose a lot of votes that way even if he made it to final two. There's lying on Survivor, but I think that would surpass that, especially with someone as well liked as Yau Man. Heck, look what happened to Edgardo and Alex for just going through Yau Man's bag! Who thought the old Chinese guy could do so well? I think he's everything Cia Boi (sp?) wanted to be and couldn't be. Nice that Earl found the idol. Yau Man pretty much gave him that too, since he didn't have to share the third clue. I hope Earl keeps that idol nicely tucked away so no one finds it by accident or on purpose. That can certainly come in handy, especially since the next round is the only round it can be played in. (I thought last year, the hidden idol could be played at final four as well, but apparently, not this year.) And yep, Stacy completely blew it with her "divided vote" comment. If she pretended that she knew she was the one to go, there was a chance they might have gotten Yau Man off guard. So now, Yau Man and Earl are gonna know everyone else turned. They're nice guys who understand the game, so it'll be interesting to see how they react. I'm sad that Cassandra turned. The husband said he knew before we watched the show that Stacy was the one to go tonight. He'd seen a commercial for Sunday's finale and noticed that Stacy wasn't in any of the shots, and she was the only one. Sloppy editing on their part! Can't wait for Sunday's finale! Still rooting for an Earl/Yau Man final two, but then I wouldn't know who to vote for! /cs
Originally Posted By velo >>So now, Yau Man and Earl are gonna know everyone else turned. They're nice guys who understand the game, so it'll be interesting to see how they react. I'm sad that Cassandra turned.<< I'm wondering what will happen as well. I thought it was really too bad that Cassandra flipped so easily. I'm not so sure how understanding they'll be about that. And, when will they get that they can't trust Dreamz at all?
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Very good episode last night. Yao Man and his vibes are impressive. I was surprised Jeff didn't mention the car curse.
Originally Posted By cstephens Rsey103 wrote: > I was surprised Jeff didn't mention the car curse. Probably because nothing's been resolved yet... /cs
Originally Posted By seanyoda Looking back at last season, where we went into the final episode with 5 people and had a final tribal council with 3, it's fairly likely that this season will also end with a final 3 in the last tribal council. To me, the most unpredictable final three would be Earl, Yau, and Boo (two allies vs the outsider). On the otherhand, if it's Cassandra, Dreamz, and anyone else, I see anyone else (even Boo) winning.
Originally Posted By nevadarebel I am so disappointed in the episode tonight. Oh well, there is always next season.
Originally Posted By seanyoda While I was disappointed that Yau didn't make it to the final 3, I was happy that Earl (my second favorite) took all the votes (a survivor first). I was not disappointed with the final episode -- it played out perfectly as far as Survivor drama went with Yau winning the first IC and Dreamz winning the second and having to make his choice. The second IC was a great endurance challenge with Jeff literally turning the rack. Yes, I was disappointed with the outcome of the final 4 TC, but not with the episode.
Originally Posted By nevadarebel that was me too. I was disappointed that Dreamz did not give Yau the immunity and do the right thing but hey, this is a game and a million is on the line. If he gave it to Yau, he gave the million away, if he kept it, he still had a slim shot at it because he could try to sway the jury so I see why he did what he did. I too really like Earl and of the 3, he deserved it the most and was happy to see that all the votes went to him. Very rarely does my favorite win but I guess such is life. The new location in China looks really cool, I can't wait for it to start.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 While I wish it would have been Earl and Yau-man, I'm so happy Earl won. Two years in a row, a good guy took it!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Dreamz made me S*I*C*K tonight!! He's a disgusting human being isn't he? Glad he got ZERO votes!!!!! Having the nerve to put 'GOD' and his kids in the conversation just to say, 'its a game blah, blah, blah!" Can't believe he's a father AND a Christian. Wow, things people do for money I guess. Glad Earl won. Something in the universe made sense. Good nite!
