Wednesday's blindside was EPIC!!! I think that was the most voided votes in the history of the game!!
I think you're right - they've never had a merge with that many people before. When she pulled out that idol the reaction from everyone was incredibly fun - they knew they were in trouble and it was just a matter of who the bottom three decided on.
I always thought that it was silly to vote off your strongest members first because you're afraid of what will happen post merger.
Yeah, that makes sense to those who get along with the strongest players, but the social fear factor always gets to some. They say, 'so and so is dangerous' and what they really mean is 'I don't think that person likes me enough to align with me'. I LOVE it when people say someone is 'dangerous' - you can always bet there's some insecurity behind it.
Somebody needs to stop Joe. I don't care for him very much. I don't hate him, but he's a total bore. On the other hand, I don't want Fishback to outlast Joe. Fishback is fracking cry-baby! Oh God, he bugs.
I agree with you about Fishback - I actually felt that way about Savage too and I'm so glad he's gone; it was like the Savage Show they interviewed him so often and presented his perspective as the most important and sympathetic. It really bugged me because they are really ignoring players like Wigglesworth so we don't know hardly anything about their game.
Jeremy actually seems boring to me; like he's just going with the flow. And to that point, I disagree about Joe, he's a cool cat, but he's constantly having to be on guard even though he wins immunities. Everyone always is aiming for him (or my other favorite, Spenser) but this past week he showed he was still playing and not depending on an immunity
Think about it - he used his friendships with Wentworth and Ciera to bring the bottom players in to vote out Fishback. When cowardly Savage decided to drop that plan and go along with the crowd (as decision that got him booted) Joe didn't just keep the news to himself he went back and TOLD the bottom players that the plan had changed.
Because Joe decided to be an honest guy and protect relationships he might need later, he gave Wentworth the heads up she needed to play her idol. She asked if it was her, he didn't betray the larger group by saying yes BUT he didn't have to tell them at all and he did. What's more, during tribal that friendship and trust was strong enough that Wentworth didn't rat Joe out to everyone!! That is HUGE. If she had, that would have sunk him all the more. She said it was because if she's around she would need to live with that person and when she said it you could see on Joe's face that he appreciated that. He's a nice guy and subtle, but not boring at all.
Spencer's point about not being aligned with someone for more than a couple of days was really telling of how weak a social player he is. People seem to like him as a person, but not want to align with him. I would love it if Spencer joined them, but he doesn't seem to have Joe on his radar now as a possibility.
SO, my hope is that Joe and Spencer would listen to Ciera and split off from the Tasha/Jeremy/Fishback et al group that sees them as needing to go, they could form a stronger alliance and last longer. My husband is so annoyed with Ciera, but I like her. I think she's got a great point and she's fighting for it - we'll see if anyone listens.
