Standings Before Episode 4 Aitu wins reward Aitu wins immunity Adam on Exile Island J.P. voted out 7-2 ADAM: (Voted for J.P.) Adam got sent off to Exile Island, where there was no hidden idol. He didn’t get any extra camera time, because who wants to watch someone did around for an item that’s not there anymore? And he didn’t even get to be exempt from Tribal Council. His luck just isn’t what it used to be. He got so little camera time, that we didn’t even see how he found out about the J.P. vote to climb on board. I don’t know, Adam… you seem to be fading into the background a bit. I’m beginning to wonder if you’re still in this game. BECKY: (Tribal Immunity) Becky is happy that her alliance with Yul, Candice, and Jonathan is still strong and intact. Plus she’s got Yul looking after her with his secretly acquired bonus immunity idol. This girl is in good shape. But she was still the one with the target on her back from the non-alliance folks in her tribe, so they don’t seem to think she has a lot of value. She’d better prove them wrong by kicking things up a gear in cast there is dissention in the ranks in the near future. BRAD: (Voted for J.P.) Well Brad… look at you! You had no problem turning on your bud, J.P., and I assume convincing Adam to do the same. Well this kind of puts an end to our romance watch, however. If you two were pairing up at all, I would think that this vote put an end to it in more ways than one. But in terms of the game, you should be sitting well. The girls trust you, and the only one that wasn’t with you on this vote was Nate. And Nate has bigger things to worry about, now that he’s suddenly found himself out on a limb by himself. CANDICE: (Tribal Immunity) Candice came home from Exile Island without the idol, and with her tribe suddenly asking her pointed questions about why she thinks she was sent away from the danger of Tribal Council. That wasn’t exactly the welcome home she was looking for. She better reassure her alliance of Yul, Becky, and Jonathan that she’s not somehow trying to play both sides… because she’s going to need them. The rest of her tribe seems to inherently distrust her, and by the look of the previews she’s not going to be impressing them any more next week. CAO BOI: (Tribal Immunity) Cao Boi, you do get some stupid ideas, don’t you? Your tribe has more fish than they can eat, and you decide to climb a tree looking for eggs “just because”. Well, I’m glad the baby bird incident got your attention, and you realized the error of your ways. Let’s just hope that mama bird got right back on that nest and everything turned out fine… because I don’t think you impressed anyone with that whole deal. I think your erratic ways keep you on everyone’s radar as the next potential target to be voted out. You better hope that your team keeps winning challenges and stays away from Tribal, because otherwise I think you’ll be going home. CRISTINA: (Voted for J.P.) Cristina just kind of always goes with the numbers. It’s currently keep her there week to week, but she’s never going to win a million this way. She’s looking for everyone else to look out for her and direct her what to do. Right now with some many people milling about, it’s not been that big of a deal. But if she wants to make it to the merge and beyond, she better start being a lead player in this game instead of an extra. JENNY: (Voted for J.P.) Jenny was quick to realize that Rebecca had a strong point when she suggested the power play for the Raro ladies. She is pretty good at looking at the right moves to make for the long term, but at least to this point had keep the target off her own back. Now that the ladies have numbers, they won’t be picked off one by one by the guys. But Jenny better show some strength in the challenges if she wants people willing to keep her along for the long haul. JESSICA: (Tribal Immunity) Wow, what a difference a week makes! No Tribal Council means no tough decisions for Flicka this time around. She’d better decide though if she wants to side with Jonathan and company in the future though, because that alliance has the strength in the tribe, and she’s may need them in order to stay around. She doesn’t shy away from hard work though, and I think that’s going to gain her approval from the tribe in general. Don’t underestimate the value of a strong work ethic. JONATHAN: (Tribal Immunity) Who knew Jonathan had such a soft heart? He almost started crying when the baby bird got ejected from his nest, and was the one that seemed to be the most concerned that it get returned. Maybe he should show that soft side a little more to the rest of the tribe, and he might gain more trust from the tribe members that aren’t in his alliance. They still need one more on their side to have a clear majority in any upcoming visits to Tribal, and he’s got to be perceived as a little less manipulative and a little more honest for the rest of the tribe to want to work with him. NATHAN: (Voted for Stephannie) Well, Nate sure didn’t see the vote going the way that it did. Now the only other person that voted the way he did is off the island, and Nate’s sitting alone wondering what happened. For his sake, hopefully the tribe will realize they can’t afford to lose anymore muscle… but with the girls in the majority, who knows what will happen. He better snuggle up to Parvati for comfort and safety, and to be in on the decisions next time instead of finding out about them at Tribal Council. OZZY: (Tribal Immunity) Well, Ozzy may be a better player than I initially gave him credit for. Despite getting burned at last week’s Tribal Council, he gave 100% to his tribe in both challenges, and was a big part of why they won both times. Not to mention, he’s keeping them well fed by catching a ton of fish back at camp. He may want to let the twist in the wind and fend for themselves after turning on him, but he obviously realized he’d be on the next vote out if he chose to act like that. This guy is a strong player, and as long as he works with the team until the merge, he can easily be one of those standing in the end when it becomes an individual game. PARVATI: (Voted for J.P.) I’m not sure Parvati is positioned very well in her tribe. She’s obviously viewed as the least trustworthy by the girls, and she’s tightest with the one guy that was left twisting in the wind. Nate can’t be happy with her, the girls have them at the bottom of their list… and unless she starts cuddling up with Adam or bonding with Brad, she doesn’t have anyone really watching her back. And our last remaining romance ember, the potential with her and Nate, most likely got cooled beyond repair when she changed her vote and didn’t let Nate know. No tribal romances? This season is just SO disappointing. REBECCA: (Voted for J.P.) Rebecca is one of the smart ones. She saw it was going to be now or never in terms of mobilizing the girls, and she just made it happen. And she was able to get everyone swayed with enough momentum, that they brought Brad and Adam over with them. At the same time, she doesn’t seem to be ruffling anyone’s feathers. She’s just seeing what the right moves are to make, and bringing her girls along with her. I hope she makes it to the merge, because I think she’ll be a strong competitor til the end. STEPHANNIE: (Voted for J.P.) Okay, so Stephannie retracted her “I’m the weakest link” speech after she gave it, and ended up staying on thanks to fancy footwork by Rebecca and friends… but the fact that she even gave that speech and encouraged folks to just send her home, means she actually deserves to go. I totally understand Rebecca’s move to protect the girls’ numbers, but keeping Stephannie around actually weakens the tribe and everyone knows it. Stephannie seems to have a good heart, but I just don’t think it’s in this game to the extent that it is for some of the others. She should go home. SUNDRA: (Tribal Immunity) Sundra’s tribe was safe this week, and so therefore was she. However, she’s in a vulnerable position, and doesn’t have a lot of security in her favor the next time the tribe visits Tribal. The best thing she can do is to encourage more crazy and irritating behavior from Cao Boi to keeps everyone’s sights set on him. Otherwise, Sundra is outside of the strong alliance within her tribe, and she’s not viewed as a big contributor or a strong player. She’ll be lucky to make it to the merge. YUL: (Tribal Immunity) Yul has an extra insurance policy in his back pocket in the form of the immunity idol, as well as what he hopes is a strong alliance within his tribe. As has been true since day one, he’s one of the strongest out there, and the one best positioned to win. The one thing that puts him at risk, is that he’s very trusting, and very loyal… and if anyone should start perceiving him as a threat and then turn on him, I doubt he’ll ever see it coming. But once again… he’ll have secret immunity on his side if that happens. So back to my original comment… he is the one best positioned to win.