In a way, he got screwed over by twists in both his seasons. (Outcast twist, Hidden Immunity Idol)
But he also got screwed over by ostracizing the minority. It's a good strategy that makes him a big player, but when it comes to twists, shifts et cetera, it makes him a prime candidate to get eliminated and I don't think he realized that coming into his second chance. He should have learned from his first time around that players like that are the first ones to get kicked off when twists happen, and he could have compensated for that to make it not happen this time...
In that sense, I'd say Savage didn't make the most of his second chance because he made the same mistake. And it makes me really sad because I think he could have won PI. But now he's just repeating his mistakes and being really bitter that it's not changing. I would hypothetically want to see him back, but I feel like it might be painful, also.
As sad as I am to see Savage gone, I'm so glad the spoilers have been disproven!
11. Ciera (+1) She had Stephen and Joe targeting each other and willing to work with her, and she alienated them at tribal council, not only destroying her chance of getting their votes, but bonding them as well. It's sloppy mistakes like this one that led Ciera not to sway a single vote at tribal council. She's an entitled brat
10. Kelley (-1) Kelley doesn't have the idol anymore, she's officially a non-factor. I do give her credit for the play though
9. Abi-Maria (+1) I am waiting for Abi to spring back alive and give us the gold she gave us at the start. But I just don't follow her game anymore, she's not entertaining anymore and she's not providing any of the funny gameplay she usually does
8. Kimmi (+3) As much as I love Kimmi, I literally can't rank her above anyone else at this point because she's just not really a factor. I do enjoy seeing her improve so highly in her second chance, and I think she's in good with people. She's not going to win, she's going to help someone else win, but she's going to have a good journey and she'll be fun to have around for that story
7. Stephen (-1) I think Stephen's gameplay is getting more and more lackluster as he bumbles his way into an increasing target on his back. The minority thinks he's a leader of the majority, but he is in fact at the bottom of the majority - this is THE WORST POSITION TO BE IN. I think he might be able to sway the minority to make a move, but in doing so, all he'd do is JOIN THE MINORITY. It would still be a 7-4 split at the next tribal council because I don't see Stephen flipping anyone else. (I don't see him getting voted out for a while either though)
6. Joe (+2) Joe seems to be improving from his last season. He's starting to think somewhat strategically, and he's actually in a good position with the numbers. However, I think that when he loses immunity, he'll get voted out almost for sure. They'll try to ham it up like it's a big blindside or shift in the game, so that we think the tides are turning, and then the majority will just continue to steamroll the minority. In that sense, I predict him to be an overhyped filler boot, just like he was in WA.
5. Kelly (+2) I noticed that the only person to be included in every strategy talk today was Kelly. Why was this? She's an "easy vote" to people, and she's someone they truly trust. This puts her in an amazing position. Feel free to dump on her UTR status, I know the jury will, but when it comes to being a good UTR, she's doing an amazing job.
4. Spencer (+1) For someone who gets so much screen time, I feel like we don't get enough insight into Spencer's motives. I'm very impressed with how he is finally not on the bottom of a tribe. He is playing a very good game and I think he has the potential to win. I think he'll match his old placement though, he is giving me very big 4th place vibes right now!
3. Keith (+1) In a season with so much heavy strategy, so many dark moments, so much drama and so many cringes, a person like Keith is not just welcome, but necessary. He's comic relief, but he manages to be in a good enough position that we know he'll be entertaining us for a while. Keith probably won't win but he'll do exactly what he did in SJDS - he'll make everyone laugh until he eventually gets voted out. The difference? He's actually playing a decent game, putting himself in a position where he's not a target, and is friends with most people.
2. Jeremy (+1) I like that Jeremy is holding the numbers together and truly steering this game. I think he's not going to manage to escape having a target on his back like he really wants to - but I think that he'll definitely escape getting voted out for a very long time. I enjoy him as a player and a character
1. Tasha (+1) Now that the bootlist is officially disproven, Tasha is my pick to win. She's an extremely savvy gameplayer, the best woman at challenges, and seems to harness other people extremely well. She will always have people targeted over her, but she's still very strong, which is something people commend Jeremy for but I think applies better to Tasha.
My rankings are based on entertainment value and gameplay both factored in. People I find annoying are towards the bottom. People who I don't think can win are also towards the bottom. That leaves the people who I like and think can win. If I don't have a very clear favorite I will rank based on winner predictions.
It could have been a really good shocker but they made it so fuckin obvious
anyway I am very glad to see that they didn't swing a single vote with their argument and that Ciera managed to alienate Joe and Stephen who both wanted to work with her and now definitely don't. I don't like Ciera or Kelley and Abi-Maria has been a disappointment
I love Savage but he's going to be a bitter juror, hard to blame him for technically getting voted out by a twist again but it's going to leave him in such a poor image and he won't get a third chance now lol.
12 (+1) Ciera lost all my respect by throwing her vote when she knew she could have gone home. Right after she criticized people for "not playing to win." I never really respected her anyway, she's too entitled.
11 (-1) Kimmi is largely a non-factor right now and though I love her and am hopeful for her, I think she will be a filler boot for a chaotic season and I will feel foolish ranking her higher than this.
10 (-5) Abi-Maria has officially lost her appeal to me. In an episode like this, she could have burst back into the spotlight. When Woo got voted out, she could have also. But ... she's fallen into the background, she seems blindly loyal and it's to people who she just met. She's abandoning her Ta Keo and Angkor loyalties, and she's not even being entertaining about it.
9 (+2) Kelley has a decent grasp on the game, but I think her game is a little too centered on the idol. After she got word to vote Kass and stick with majority, she does seem like a likely candidate to actually play an idol correctly. However, she's a dead woman walking after that idol is gone, and honestly I don't get a shred of entertainment out of her either.
8 (+4) Joe is trying to play a strategic game, but he's still just so bland to me. Everything is so cookie cutter with him; right now, I don't think Joe will ever surprise me in this game. He's going to play the immunity beast social game that he flourishes in, he's going to get voted out after he loses immunity or just whenever people have the numbers without him (because honestly he's a detriment as soon as you don't need his vote.)
7 (+1) Purple Kelly is back!
6 (-2) Stephen is falling into the background somewhat, but I know he wants to make big moves and it really makes me excited. I see a lot of potential in Fishbach and I think he is the dark horse
5 (+4) Spencer is finally in a good position for once, and he's playing it very well. I didn't think Spencer had a chance coming into this season, and now I kinda think he might. I wouldn't mind seeing him go deep, he's always been pretty entertaining although I do feel like he's being forced down my throat at times
4 (+2) Keith is hilarious, and today he actually addressed the numbers aspect of the game, making the move that was best strategically and ... he kinda set the pace for the first merge tribal, by making it everyone-against-kass-and-ciera instead of two-battling-sides. I don't think Keith will be a strategic mastermind, but I think he is learning enough to keep entertaining me for a while at least.
3 (-1) Jeremy is a very strong player and he's dominating this game. After tonight's tribal, I don't think anyone will make a move against him - he's a vote that they'll try to get on their side when they are trying to make a move, and he is good at staying in that position
2 (+1) Tasha is playing a good game, and the more I think about how she handled the Kass situation, the more I think she actually handled it okay. She could have planted seeds in kass or gone the other direction and not said anything, but instead she made it clear with Kass that there was no trust, thusly setting Kass off. Tasha said she learned not to trust Kass, but I think she actually had a lot more factoring in. She knew that Kass would react big, and she knew that people wouldn't care for it. Tasha is very good at going beyond the numbers and playing strategically with peoples' emotions. That is a very rare skill and it, in my opinion, makes her a very good player
1 (+0) Savage was the hero, Savage had a downfall, and now he's back on top of things with a much more well-rounded game as a result. I see him as a potential winner. When him, Kass, Tasha and Ciera were caught up in some sort of drama, he was able to emerge with numbers, trust, and not even as a target. I mentioned that I had mixed feelings about how Kass handled the situation. I think Tasha could have been voted out and she was kinda playing with fire. Savage was able to use the fight to his advantage when it easily could have put him in Tasha's position. He said a bull was released, but his calm plotting was what put him in power.
SPOILERS???
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- Wentworth will be the new Sue Hawk. She will be very offended by Keith touching her ass. She is the voluntary exit from Ta Keo.
- The tribes will switch. Spencer will once again be saved by the bell. He will form an intense final 4 deal, but at tribal council someone will flip and he'll be in the minority like always.
- Joe will try to pull Savage, Stephen, Tasha, and Jeremy from his original Bayon alliance into his new alliance with Kass, Ciera, and Keith because he's not just the physical threat this time, look out he's a big strategist now!!!
- Kimmi will get in another chicken argument, this time it will be WITH a chicken and she will end up being blindsided at tribal council.
