Erik is such a goof; I felt sorry for him last night. Two pretty girls, a mom figure, and someone he wants to trust all working on him at the same time. He was psychologically outnumbered, and didn't stand a chance.

I don't think Jeff outright lied about the idol in the preview; I think, as usual, he over-stated the "wow factor" though. He said, "The idol comes into play again in a completely different way," and it did. Cerie/Amanda (I'm not really sure who to give credit to for this) wanted to make sure that neither Natalie or Eric ended up with the HII, so when Amanda promised Eric if she won the reward challenge, she'd take him and got his promise to take her if he won, she immediately told him to send Parvati to Exile, because she was so weak she wouldn't even look for it. That was necessary for the plan to work, though I have no doubt Cerie would have come up with something equally as impressive if Eric hadn't followed Amanda's directive.

Overall, it was a brilliant plan; Cerie is an incredible puppetmaster, behind the scenes, pulling everyone's strings and having them do what needs to be done. I would love to see her win; I would love to see her performance at a Final TC. This episode, to me, was one of the best Survivor episodes ever, and this season is quickly becoming my personal favorite.

Many thanks for the PBP - I always come here right after the "Next time on Survivor" clip to see what I may have missed. :)