Lady Calypso

I think that there are other 46 players they'll now choose over Bhanu, which is good.

Ok, this Applebee's Sob Story segment has lost me some sympathy with Liz. Ok, I get not being able to eat much is frustrating. I'm sure that's a very difficult thing for her to deal with, even in real life. I don't need this additional "feel bad for me" segment.

And to nobody's surprise, Q's attempt to woo back his tribe is failing because he hasn't put in the actual work to get them back on his side: SAY I'M SORRY, Q.

Liz also somehow seems more likeable to this group than Q or Venus. Out of the three of them, in particular, Liz has been shown to have the least amount of problems with people, and I'm really not sure how. Beyond her multi businesses bothering her tribe, everyone seems neutral on her.

He did. I don't blame him for making the choices he did. Is it gonna help him? Probably not, but I think it's better strategically for him to try to reconnect with Tiffany/Kenzie and utilize the only person who has shown empathy toward him, Maria.

To be fair, production could have simply not cast her. They chose to cast her, so that's on them more than her. I don't blame her for wanting to live out her dream.

Honestly, I can feel bad for Liz. She has not eaten and not gotten a chance to eat. Producers shouldn't have cast her, knowing she could eat so little but since she was cast, I can see that she really wasn't able to eat so she has far less energy than everyone and Q basically cold blocked her from the reward. Liz was also blaming Q for the last day over everything so it was bound to come out eventually. But damn, I was not expecting that meltdown to happen at reward.

Cassidy kicking out Karla was also pretty much right at the end, with less options left. It also backfired on her, similarly to Jesse blindsiding Cody (which, to be fair, WOULD have been a game winning move had he won firemaking).

No chance in hell. It would have to be him, Venus and Liz in F3 and even then, I think he still loses.

Kenzie, you do not need "get out your number 1" on a checklist to win the game. When's the last time someone did that and won? Because I can think of the last time someone did it and lose: Jesse blindsiding Cody in 43.

LOL, Liz is upset she was completely left out. I guess she sees that she's really not in control. To be fair, I get her frustration. She IS trying to be in control but she's not getting the credit or being pulled in to plans. I fully get how she can be frustrated by that.

I still can't believe Hunter didn't play his idol. So close to Q being voted out, too.

This season is truly hilarious and chaotic. It's not only nice to see some fun being interjected instead of boring ass predictable weeks, it's fun to see this cast almost certainly HATE each other. When's the last time we had no solid alliances beyond Charlie/Maria and the cast going after each other in such an egoistical way? All of them trying to claim moves that might not be theirs, them trying to take control from other egos, players making bad mistakes because they can't predict what's going on? It's fun to watch, something we haven't seen in a long time. There's no true dominant alliance. The closest we have right now is Charlie/Maria, that's it. For me, it's fun to not really root for anyone and watch their bad gameplay spiral. Even the good players can't wrap their heads around the bad gameplay, so it makes for a fun season for me. I fully get why others will be annoyed with this season. I just like having nobody to truly root for and getting to watch mess and chaos reign. Q shoved Venus out of the 0 vote finalist spot quite quickly. Venus definitely has a better shot to win now than Q. But Q's issue is if he can actually GET to the end or if others will simply want him gone for continuously derailing the game. His inability to play the game and pissing people off is hilarious. Venus still sucks at the game, she also pisses people off but not to the extent Q has. She does have good perception of the game, she just has no ability to connect with people socially so she has no way of making a move without using an advantage of some kind. Liz getting mad about Q was hilarious, but I do think she has a point. Q derailed the next couple of days with his antics. The immediate discussions and even next Tribal became about Q, not Tevin's blindside. Liz did make that move, so I don't blame her for being upset. But she needs to realize that she needs that to be under the radar, so she can bring it up at FTC if she can get there. Hunter not playing his idol was ridiculous. He clearly knew something was up, was paranoid to mention his idol to make a move, and questioned people at Tribal. He should have played it. That was a massive blunder on his end. Tiffany messed up too, but she didn't toss out the playing her idol threat so last minute, so she had more time to gauge the situation AND they all knew she had it. Jeff's really matched the energy this season. It's weird, I gotta admit.

My best guess? Ben goes out 5th (he feels like a fifth place boot), Liz loses to Kenzie in firemaking (I think Maria could win F4 immunity and stupidly bring Charlie, given how much she's about loyalty), and then we have Kenzie winning. I've seen speculation that we could have our first unanimous winner. That could be interesting, but with Charlie in F3, he'd have to have a disastrous F3 performance or he would have to do nothing for the rest of the game. So, if it's not unanimous, I could see a 7-1-0 for Kenzie-Charlie-Maria. I strangely think Liz could get a vote if she was in F3, or her bemoaning about the Tevin move she made being overshadowed by Q is foreshadowing that she gets no credit at the end for what really IS her move. The other option is Maria goes out 5th (she tries to take credit for getting Tiffany out, she's seen as an immediate threat by Kenzie and taken out), Ben's the F4 firemaking loser, and it's Kenzie-Charlie-Liz. But if that's the case, it can't be unanimous because no way Maria DOESN'T vote for Charlie to win. It's really tough to gauge which way it's gonna go.

Hunter was the right move, but it sucks. He let paranoia get the best of him and showed that he had a lot of strategic weaknesses. In the end, he was too on the bottom to have had any sway with anyone, so he should have played his idol and then hoped he could find another one or win the next challenge. He should have taken note that everyone on the other end refused to look at him as a sign he was getting voted out.

Damn. Smart move but they really risked it all.

Honestly, Hunter should play it to be safe, but a good point was made: if every Tribal ends up this chaotic because of Q, it derails people's games. So is keeping the goat Q worth it?

Q: I've been at the beach all day, talking to nobody! Ben: It's been nice! I love Ben.

Not Jeff bringing a cushion and popcorn. And he gives it to everyone. AND LIZ CAN EAT POPCORN!

Not Hunter just telling everyone about his idol. I thought he was smarter than this.

Honestly, let Tiff and Hunter play their idols and get Q out. That's the smartest plan.

I dunno, Kenzie might be in a good enough spot, and there's enough chaos in the game, where she might be ok. Typically, taking out an ally this early is stupid. But with huge egos of Q, Venus and Liz, and very clear duos and other threats, I think Kenzie has a shot to get away with this move and slip under the radar.

Oh....OH, Kenzie wants Tiff out too. Holy crap.

I kind of love Kenzie outright telling Q "I am not going to work with you, I don't care what you say right now."

I definitely can see a successful idol play from him. The better question is, who would he target? And will anyone have split votes elsewhere? Maria wants Tiffany gone, Q still seems on the radar (and he'll talk himself back as a target soon enough), and even Venus is still up there as a possibility (given Hunter's "unkillable" description to Venus. So I can see one of Tiffany, Q or Venus leaving tonight.