S18 Episode 4 - Play By Play/Post Ben Analysis in MESS Hall Tribal Council Forum

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S18 Episode 4 - Play By Play/Post Ben Analysis

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Jedijake		#61	[-]
Posts: 7561 03/05/09 11:05 PM MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Erinn's definitely, for the time being, a major distraction for Sierra.
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The Marquesan Godfather		#62	[-]
Posts: 14307 03/05/09 11:14 PM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Poor Erinn, but please, not bonding with people is never a good strategy.
craig		#63	[-]
Posts: 17682 03/05/09 11:30 PM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	And beautiful vacant lot Sydney lost them that immunity challenge She just had a brief problem with a knot, which was played up because she was the decoy boot. I do remember her scoring a basket a couple weeks ago. The key factor is that Black is better at puzzles, just like Red is better at brute force challenges. The Exile alliance has been set up so strongly so soon, that I expect them to encounter some adversity even if they eventually become a major force. I think Joe is gone next via Taj's idol, then it could be Taj or several others.
crzypunk2004		#64	[-]
Posts: 5077 03/05/09 11:37 PM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I see the exile alliance making the merge, all this Taj and Brendan are in trouble seem like them setting up some doubt.
Orangeena	Exactly!	#65	[-]
Posts: 1647 03/06/09 12:34 AM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Doubt makes people care. And I've just fallen in love with Taj. I hope she doesn't go soon. I hope she makes it. She's the essence of Entertainment, er, well, Survivor-style anyway. Everything she says is funny or it means something. And also, we're being shown things from her P.O.V. Believe it or not, she's this season Sugar! Well...at least so far...
I LUV TIJUANA		#66	[-]
Posts: 21725 03/06/09 12:53 AM Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Jedijake wrote: Erinn's definitely, for the time being, a major distraction for Sierra. I think it's actually the other way around.
Coachocd		#67	[-]
Posts: 8803 03/06/09 02:02 AM MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I don't buy it because why put so much focus on an alliance that doesn't work. Survivor has shown unsuccessful alliances many times. An alliance is shown because it works or because it is exciting to watch is fall apart or because it implodes. If this secret alliance ends up jeopardizing Brendan or someone else, then it becomes important to show it. I like it because nothing like it has happened in the game before -- a cross tribal alliance formed out of exile island. We saw the Tagi 4 and it worked and we saw the Rotu 4 which was defeated. We saw Jerri's skank alliance which gave way to the winning Colby/Tina/Keith alliance. It could be emphasized because its interesting and new and different. It may succeed and it may give way to something else. ----------------- Thanks for the PBP!!! I'm sorry to see Sandy go because she was a great character. I had thought that "Mama K" was paying tribute to MamaKim, but I guess not. ------------------ We heard little from Coach (small mercies) and we didn't see much of Spencer. I'm not getting a clear read on where he ends up in the game, but he'll probably end up in that juror #1 slot that seems to be reserved for gay men on player-juried shows likeSurvivor (John/Coby/Brad) and Big Brother (Will/Marcellas/Dustin) ------------ Before the merge, I see probably one from Jalapao and one from Timbira going, in whatever order. Taj blindsides Joe with the idol and either Brendan gets blindsided by Tyson or Erinn gets booted at the outsider. And Coach somehow becomes an under-the-radar player for two weeks. Last Edited By: Coachocd 03/06/09 02:23 AM. Edited 2 times.
crocophile		#68	[-]
Posts: 14094 03/06/09 04:43 AM MESS with me, I'll MESS with you Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Great job Trix. I tend to think the EI alliance doesn't work out.
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cymbals		#69	[-]
Posts: 760 03/06/09 06:01 AM Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	kdeec wrote: Sydney: I'm a model, so people see me as a blonde who just sits there and looks pretty. But really I'm more... um... I don't know... it's hard to explain... (sits there, looking pretty) that was hysterical. Great edit.
birdlady		#70	[-]
Posts: 5320 03/06/09 09:52 AM Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	The whole thing of Brendan not mentioning the secret alliance to Sierra was sorta glossed over, but it seems important. Surely he didn't just forget? What did he think was going to happen? I wonder if we see so much of Erinn because she ends up being the one allied with Brendan. The editors want to surprise us with it later, but already he was backpedalling on Sierra. (Or, I guess maybe, he backpedalled to avoid overt conflict with Ben after the leader discussion at tribal council. Maybe he thought he didn't have the influence to discretely get Stephen to exile, so he fell back to what was the apparently agreed-upon team strategy of sending Taj every time.) I'm not convinced Erinn is as much on the outs as we've been shown. The guy in the bathrobe shirt has an issue, but do other folks? Or do they just act like they're agreeing with him when he's around? (Remember the first impression pairs? Ben and Sierra. Maybe that was just for the first episode and we're past it, but a lot of times those first confessionals are important for the season's story.)
Wezzie		#71	[-]
Posts: 6694 03/06/09 11:15 AM MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I was surprised that Taj told Sierra about the secret alliance after realizing that Brandon hadn't talked to her. Didn't it occur to her that he might have decided she was untrustworthy? Anyway, it doesn't sound like the big secret is going to remain a secret for very long now that four people know and two others are suspicous. That's 6 of 12 players that are in on the secret. I didn't think last night's episode was well edited - too little of Sandy, who was a very entertaining contestant. I loved watching her when she was on the screen. Every expression and line in her face told a story.
Kona		#72	[-]
Posts: 1885 03/06/09 02:00 PM MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	birdlady wrote: The whole thing of Brendan not mentioning the secret alliance to Sierra was sorta glossed over, but it seems important. Surely he didn't just forget? What did he think was going to happen? Taj and Brendan returned from exile dune on Day 9 directly to the IC. Taj got her chance to talk to Stephen post IC when he approched her with a water bottle. The Day 10 RC was called early in the AM and off they marched. I think Brendan just didn't get a chance to talk to her alone.
Oowatanite		#73	[-]
Posts: 17137 03/06/09 07:07 PM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Coachocd wrote: I'm sorry to see Sandy go because she was a great character. I had thought that "Mama K" was paying tribute to MamaKim, but I guess not. She goes by Sandy K. Burgin, so I assume that's where the "K" came from. I think KC is right - Joe gets idolled and Taj gets paid back the next episode. Sydney makes merge and probably jury ! Erinn is an endgamer. F5 at least. If Timbira loses an IC before the merge, Brendan will make sure Tyson or Coach is idolled. But I don't see any more pre-merge boots from Timbra.
Ramona Balboa		#74	[-]
Posts: 4157 03/07/09 04:16 PM MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Thanks so much for the PBP and making up for my meetings. In reading this over, I had an inkling that a remnant of this alliance may make a big difference--say, Sierra and Stephen.
mahdoo		#75	[-]
Posts: 508 03/07/09 05:04 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Kona wrote: birdlady wrote: The whole thing of Brendan not mentioning the secret alliance to Sierra was sorta glossed over, but it seems important. Surely he didn't just forget? What did he think was going to happen? Taj and Brendan returned from exile dune on Day 9 directly to the IC. Taj got her chance to talk to Stephen post IC when he approched her with a water bottle. The Day 10 RC was called early in the AM and off they marched. I think Brendan just didn't get a chance to talk to her alone. I was "catching flies" when all this occurred, and I can't stop wondering about it. I'm not so sure the ommission was due to a lack of opportunity, and not strategic on Brendan's part. And yes, it was a big leap for Taj to assume she was not deliberately left "hanging in the wind" to cement the pact by enlightening Sierra. It sounds to me like Brendan is primarily looking out for Brendan. Is it too early to be playing that way?
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S18 Episode 4 - Play By Play/Post Ben Analysis