All of the survivor’s are getting the chance to switch tribes. Who’s going where ?
I think that Stephanie will switch tribes, but I think she’s the only one. If she doesn’t, she’ll be voted out, she the outcast of the Sucky tribe. She might have a better chance at Chewing Gum, at least she can offer them some physical strengh, that would help them a lot at this point. But if Chewing Gum loses the IC, I think it would be a toss up between Jan and Stephanie, if she does switch.
I think that if Sucky Tribe goes to TC, Robb is a goner. That would be a shame because, at least, he’s entertainng.
Stephanie and Jan are both on the way out and the most likely candidates to switch. The problem is that the odds are still good they are the first to go come tribal council, Jan because she is useless at challenges and annoyed her tribe by siding with the wicked witch of the west.
Stephanie because of her surly attititude and failed slacker alliance.
So Stephanie switches and Jan gets the boot. Jan cries- again.
Stephanie might do well at the other tribe. Helen would be a logical ally.
I really can’t see Jan switching. I think her time is coming, but not yet. Stephanie I can totally see moving over. But this whole switch thing has the voters and the potential bootees completely muddled, so it’s hard to predict anything. Knobb might even become a mercy boot with his stingray injury.
Considering the general uncertainty, I’m guessing Knobb, maybe Stephanie, maybe Clay.
How do you see them making the switch?
Do the teams stay att their current strength? Is there a max on the number of folk who can switch?
What if everyone on one team wanted to switch to the other, in effect an early merge?
Or what if every contestant switched, essentially switching entire teams?
I’m so confused, and I don’t even know everyone’s name yet - or the names of the damn teams!
Hard to predict outcasts, if you don’t know who will be on each team. I have trouble figuring why anyone would want to switch from Knobb’s team to Granny’s. And can’t guess of a team make-up and challenge that would allow that group of losers to avoid yet another counsel. Would be interesting to see if anyone - maybe Helen or Brian - could jump from that sinking ship and win like last time around.
Jan’s a gonner on either team, so whether or not she switches she’s gone tonight if whatever her team is loses.
The cores of each tribe: Clay-Ted-Brian and Jake-Penny-ShiiAnn-Ken should stay put.
Helen’s position is strengthened if Stephanie switches, as is Stephanie’s.
Knobb’s a likely gonner if he doesn’t switch, Stephanie does, and his team loses (assuming Jan hasn’t moved over). If he switches, he is still a likely target; the bottom line for his survival is either be on a team with Jan, or make sure your team wins.
I dunno… I think that tonight will be nicely unpredictable! On Survivor Pick’ Em, I’ll probably split my vote between Jan, Knobb, and Stephanie.
I also wonder how the switch will work. Will only one player be allowed to switch, or will it have to be an even one-for-one?
Stephanie is the only one with a real reason to switch. She might last longer on the other side. But this assumes she realizes she’s the next one to go if she stays put. It seems pretty obvious, but given her “strategy” so far…
I don’t think there’s a chance in hell that Knobb will want to switch. He holds the other team in contempt, and even he’s bright enough to realize that Clay, at least, would vote him off in a second. Plus, I don’t think he realizes how bad his position is with his current team.
From the commercial (preview) I saw the other night, it looks like Probst is saying, “Who wants to switch teams?”
I wouldn’t put it past them to offer come sort of incentive to switch, either money or possible immunity for one week.
I could see Stephanie switching, in order to get away from the team that she knows hates her.
I read a recent article that predicted Jan makes it into the final four. No background or evidence was presented as to how this prediction was made, so it could be just a guess. However acting on the assumption that it has some truth, I’m going to predict that Jan and Stefanie switch tribes tonight. Jan makes a good decision and forms alliances with her new teammates. Stefanie on the other hand doesn’t make friends any better than she has in her original tribe and remains an outsider with the other four. The Chewing Gums lose another immunity and it’s “So long, Stefanie, thanks for the flash.”
I read a recent article that predicted Jan makes it into the final four. No background or evidence was presented as to how this prediction was made, so it could be just a guess. However acting on the assumption that it has some truth, I’m going to predict that Jan and Stefanie switch tribes tonight. Jan makes a good decision and forms alliances with her new teammates. Stefanie on the other hand doesn’t make friends any better than she has in her original tribe and remains an outsider with the other four. The Chewing Gums lose another immunity and it’s “So long, Stefanie, thanks for the flash.”
I read a recent article that predicted Jan makes it into the final four. No background or evidence was presented as to how this prediction was made, so it could be just a guess. However acting on the assumption that it has some truth, I’m going to predict that Jan and Stefanie switch tribes tonight. Jan makes a good decision and forms alliances with her new teammates. Stefanie on the other hand doesn’t make friends any better than she has in her original tribe and remains an outsider with the other four. The Chewing Gums lose another immunity and it’s “So long, Stefanie, thanks for the flash.”
I read a recent article that predicted Jan makes it into the final four. No background or evidence was presented as to how this prediction was made, so it could be just a guess. However acting on the assumption that it has some truth, I’m going to predict that Jan and Stefanie switch tribes tonight. Jan makes a good decision and forms alliances with her new teammates. Stefanie on the other hand doesn’t make friends any better than she has in her original tribe and remains an outsider with the other four. The Chewing Gums lose another immunity and it’s “So long, Stefanie, thanks for the flash.”
I kinda liked the fish sorting, although I cannot fathom why (a) Suck Guy would use Knobb instead of Ken, and (b) nobody piled fish into their shirts. Was that against the rules?
Could be interesting next week, with the Knobb vs. Ken shouting match. I’m reminded of the finger waving Kimmi vs. Alicia (?) in S3 Africa. Note that neither of those two came close to winning.
Sorry for the multiple postings above. I’ve been having access problems.
And deservedly so. Has any other previous team managed to just lose equipment. This year, both teams have done it. And weren’t any of the Chewing Gums paying attention when those Red Berets were telling them about all the food they could find around the camp? And let’s not even start with Robb “I’m not fucking stupid”. Yes, you are, Robb. Imagine how embarassed the second most eligible bachelor in Arizona has to feel about this clown’s performance.
I’m halfway to expected Jeff Probst to come out one week and tell them “alright, enough already, we’re sending you all home and starting over again with a new group.”
That said, I think they’ve achieved new levels of overhype from lat week’s preview. See someone get attacked in the ocean!!! or possibly step on a rock and get a nasty boo-boo. See the switch that changes the way the game is played!!! except no one takes advantage of the opportunity.
And how about the Young & the Clueless not only refusing to eat all of the chicken (and organ meat is about umpteen times more nutritious than muscle tissue) but getting all “Ewww…” at Shii Ann. Table manners?! Where do they think they are, the Algonquian Hotel? Are they maybe expecting Dorothy Parker to sail into the dining room and say something witty? This is Survivor! And it’s chicken! I’m reminded of Lisa on Big Brother 3 daintily using a fork on BBQ ribs…
Notice that Knobb’s little “Shift Shii Ann” alliance has collapsed into little pointy shards at his feet.
And yes, that buildup from last week was a major overhype. From the way it was played up, you’d think the stingray had shot enough venom into his foot to swell it up to football size. Instead, we got a few minutes of grimacing and off he went. With previous experience in mind, the big blow-up between Knobb and Ken will be two minutes of verbal penis-measuring and then it’ll be over. (I’m betting Ken’s is bigger…metaphorically, of course.)
And those who thought that there was a Jake/Shii alliance on the way, good call…
Eh. They can’t all be barn-burners. I’m just glad that Orange is back to the business of playing to win and we got to see a little more of Purple. (Seriously, is Ken the most underexposed easy exploitation contestant ever or what?)
I think that fish sorting is an okay idea for an immunity challenge…not a whole lot different from all the gathering challenges of the past, anyway. Having worked with unsorted piles of similar-looking materials on numerous occasions, I can tell you that it’s really, really easy to mess up. I was actually surprised that Orange only got one wrong.
There’s an interesting parallel between the two ICs that Purple lost. When it’s a pure physical challenge, they roll. But if it requires situational awareness or thinking under pressure (the attack zone is over there guys), they’re at best a slight underdog. Since the later ICs are never purely physical, this could make things a bit hairy for some of them in the near future.
I’m a little surprised that no one jumped. I understand that it would’ve taken guts to make the jump in front of all the other contestants (smooth move, Mark… :rolleyes: ), but that’s often what it takes to stay alive. I’d have expected Shii Ann or Stephanie to have cold feet, but not both. I have to imagine Steph kicked herself a looong time after this. But for a moment of reckless courage, she would’ve been in this thing a LOT longer, maybe even been a darkhorse to win it all.
Here’s to Orange finding their boat (honestly, I don’t want to see what happens if they don’t get it back), and here’s to Robb getting an emphatic heave-ho. He can’t live on borrowed time forever, can he?
(Oh yeah…just occurred to me that since no one at all switched, the tribal balance at the merge has suddenly become a BIG factor again. For now, anyway. We’ll see.)
I think Jeff really hates Knobb in particular. He was the biggest offender in the “attack zone” game, after all. I laughed my ass off listening to Jeff rip on him at tribal council. “You think you’re so much better? Then why are you here? You’re not exactly kicking their asses.” Hehehe.
Oh, shoot. Wait, maybe he wasn’t the biggest offender, since if they offended once they were out of the game. But his offense was the most blatant. Yeah, that works.
