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Episode 5 - Who's In, Who's Out, Who has a Plan to Make It
The editors tell us the thumbs up - thumbs down on the remaining players.



Previously on: .....

JP: "...but the fiercest predator in Gabon was the yellow tribe!..." ...."...Fang...foolish and weak!..."



JP:
"...At TC...they (Old Fang) acted as if they had a death wish and weakened their tribe yet again...Ace lost one of his closest allies..."


Opening scene, Post TC
The strategic battle between Sugar and Ace, and Crystal begins:



Ace conf.: "Maybe I can pull off another coup...I've got Sugar in my pocket."



Sugar conf.: Maybe I should have been less bummed at the boot!


Crystal: "Sugar has the idol. I gotta get rid of her!"





Kota: .........
Randy tells his plan to make the End-Game:


Randy:
"This new Kota tribe...It's wonderful...way way better than Fang, so I have no complaints."
"..If they had to vote people out right now /break/ they'd vote the old Fang people out /break/ But, ya know, I'll work on 'um /break/ and they say adapt, they mean adapt, and /break/ this crusty old man can do it!"



Matty steps away from the game:
Matty: ......
"Decided to...step out of the game for a second...appreciate the simplicity of life and the pure things. It makes you appreciate Gabon."



RC - We are reminded that Marcus is the anointed one.
Ace gets some more decoy winner stuff. Randy is on track:

Susie: "They voted out Jackquieeuiee!"

Corrine: "Ahh!!" ..

Marcus: ....
(Polishes his Leadership merit badge.), "Guys. Let's focus on the challenge. We'll talk about it later."


Ace is shown worried too about the Jackquieeuiee vote.




JP during the RC: "Big reception by Randy! Kota making a comeback!"

Randy continues to fulfill his end-game plan.





Marcus tells us who on Kota is out of the end-game.
We are shown who is in. And who has a chance if he plays his cards right:



Charlie conf.:
Kota has fruits and vegies and it's good here. "I feel sorry for all those Fang members 'cause all they're eating is rice with no flavor and we have tons and tons of food here, ...The rich are definitely getting richer here!"


Marcus conf.: ....
'Dan is pledging devotion so strongly that no one believes him.'


Camera shots of everyone's complete disbelief of Dan:



Marcus conf.: Susie's so out of it, she doesn't seem behind anything we're doing.

"...I don't have the confidence that when we get to the merge that these (Fang) people have got my back."



Randy's confessional immediately after Marcus' statement:
"...The challenge was fun...did I kick ass or what?! My plan right now is to just continue to win challenges and not rock the boat and I will be Kota yellow ro the end!"




Sugar Shack: ...
Sugar, about the lame strategic efforts of the old Fang members: "...The joke's on you!"



Fang melts down:..

Crystal: "Eat your rice!"
GC: "...can't take it any more!.."
Ace: "They're cracking at the edges... These people are gonna implode!"
Ace has inherited Randy's role of sizing up Fang as self-destructive.


Matty: .....
"...Crystal's losing it. GC's bugging out. It's all over the place. It's a bunch of insanity!"
Ken: Narrates the GC bug-out.


Kelly decides to get some big TV crotch exposure: (This has absolutely nothing to do with this post, but couldn't resist.)
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Kelly: "What if he got eaten by a monkey, dude?" ... "Dude, this is gonna suck! Why don't we all scream at the same time?"




Crystal:
"...I'm just getting fed up from the tantrums by a grown adult!"..."I'm not going out to the dock to yell at a grown man."




The IC
Randy continues to be shown as fulfilling his end-game plan:


Dan, when Kota wins: "Great job Randy!"




Pre-TC Fang.
Crystal and old Fang are panicked by "the fiercer predators" Ace and Sugar.
The stage is set for TC:



GC conf.: Quitting.



Sugar to Ace: "I trust you."
Ace to Sugar: "We're gonna make it to the merge. On the other tribe we were dead. Watching them (Fang) destroy themselves, it's a pleasure to watch."


Kelly, Kenny, and Crystal: Tonight is the only night to blindside Sugar!




Matty: "We gotta vote G!"





Tribal Council
Sugar plays a skillful game.
Crystal is defeated in her plan.
Ace looks the mastermind.

Matty: "...There's no quitting. You can't give yourself that option." Crystal, the Olympic Warrior, nods in agreement.




JP:
"Sugar, how clear are you that you might be going home because 'I don't even know anybody'".

Sugar: ...
"Right, I feel like it could be me... (Gets a look from Crystal)...It could just as easily be me tonight so I brought my bag."



(Kenny comments about being frustrated that Sugar might have the idol.)



JP: "Sugar, what's your strategy...?"



Sugar: "Nobody asked me if I had the idol, actually."


JP: "Does that strike you as odd?"


Sugar: "No, considering that you're allowed to go through people's bags."
(Cymbol crash)

(Cut to Crystal)

Sugar: "So, no it doesn't surprise me."




JP: "So you think your bag has been gone through?... Or, you don't know?"


Sugar: "I don't know!" (Big 'whatever' shrug.)

(Cut again to Crystal making a knowing face.)





JP: "Do you keep your bag with you?"


Sugar: "Nope! I keep it out so that anyone can go through it if they want."



JP: "Crystal. Crazy to leave your bag out or crazy smart?"


Crystal: "Crazy. To leave your bag out."



JP: "Sugar, do you really truly not care if people know you have the idol?"

Sugar: "Maybe there's a sense of power, knowing that somebody has the idol and maybe you don't want to vote against them because they might use it to vote you out."



JP: "Okay, time to vote..."




After the vote, Sugar and Ace share a look. You decide what it means, but I see it as reminding us that Ace is the ringleader, not Sugar.
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Some thoughts on Ep5

The editors tell us that the Old Fang is weak and foolish.
This has been reinforced over and over again, from the beginning of the season.

Only one Fang was singled out for a different edit, Randy.
Matty has been a more positive character, but his story has never become complex. He goes OTTP this week.

Marcus has his ownership of the win reinforced again. He tells the tribe to stay focused on the game.
He pronounces who he intends to keep and who is at risk of being removed for lack of trust.

Both Dan and Susie have their death sentences pronounced and reinforced with camera shots.

Only Randy gets a CP plan to survive to the end-game.
The episode then shows his plan working in both the challenges and in "Previously on..."'s review of Randy, "scoring all three goals for Kota!"
Randy looks set for the end game.

Crystal was set opposite Ace/Sugar all episode.
Ace tells Sugar that they will make the merge.
Sugar's CP edit this episode is interesting.
Ace tells us that he has Sugar in his pocket. But Sugar has told us that people think she is dumb, because of her looks and personality.
But we've been shown that Sugar is smart and understands the game.
This episode gave Sugar lots of time to show her skills. It also showed Sugar as defeating Crystal.

A significant aspect of Sugar is revealed this ep.
Does she make the merge and not Ace?


Great episode.

Warrior and everyone pushing for INV for Susie:
Of course it doesn't matter at this point for Susie. She's been out from the beginning.
And if she was a lead contender for winner, this would have probably sunk her. So, UTR1 or INV seem equal here.

But Susie got definite tone this edit. How can someone be INV, which means absolutely no relationship or contribution to the story, and also have tone?
On first watching, I wanted to invent INVN, because her edit was so nothing.
But the fact that she has definite tone, means she belongs in the UTR column.

You need some story to get a tone. I stand by UTRN1 for Susie.

TLS: (About Randy)
There's still no insight into how he plans on doing anything or even why he's making the decision to be a Kota to the end (whatever that actually means).

Yes there is. He plans to "adapt", and "work on 'um", "to keep winning challenges and not rock the boat". This is far more insight and self-awareness than Dan or Susie have ever shown.

His reason for wanting to be a part of Kota yellow is obvious. His edit has spent all season showing that Randy has no faith in his original tribe to survive. Whereas, Kota, he says, "It's wonderful! ...Way better than Fang, so I have no complaints." He told us last ep that he's outnumbered as a new (Fang) arrival and will be picked off. His only alliance source is the Onion Alliance (which, btw, needs someone to replace Jackuieuieeuiee.)