After Matt's banishment to Redemption Island, the picture looked clearer. There were six people against five, and it looked quite straightforward from then on - the five were expected to be voted out one by one. Rob wanted it that way, and his plan was to emphasise the differences between the tribes. This way there would be little mingling, and thus reduced opportunities for a conspiracy against him. He even felt that Phillip would be good to take with him and Natalie to the final three.
Two tribal councils took place, and Mike and David were sent to Redemption Island. As the potentially strongest opponents, this was no surprise, of course. At the second tribal council, Phillip proudly introduced the new Stealth R Us alliance that had emerged from the ex-Ometepe tribe. Despite the old baggage from the earlier days, they looked like a firm alliance. In hindsight, we can imagine Ralph regretting the unnecessary use of the immunity idol. Now it was just too easy for Stealth R Us to vote out anyone they liked.
Appearances are deceptive. Somehow I cannot imagine Stealth R Us doing a Pagong, meaning voting out all of the opposing tribe before voting for each other. It cannot be as simple as that, and the last of the ex-Zapatera tribe will definitely have a chance. The girls have shown how able they are at individual immunity challenges, by easily beating everyone else at the last one, and that may have rendered them too threatening to keep around for too long. Also, Lord Phillip threatens to overthrow King Rob sooner or later.
Rob would surely have thought about all this. Being the celebrity on the show, no one would overlook him, and it is quite possible that Andrea and Ashley could blindside him and the rest of their tribe to improve their chances. It would be tricky for anyone to ask Phillip to join them as his behaviour has been completely unpredictable ever since that amazing tribal council in episode 1. Rob of course has the idol that no one knows about, which means he might be less of a target for the time being. The big question is whether he has mastered the art of playing the idol at the right time.
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I really hope there isn't a Pagonging. That's too boring.
I'm glad zapatera is losing thats what they get for throwing the challenge early on to get rid of Russell, they threw a challenge to early and lost more which led them to merge with minority. :/
