Survivor: Micronesia (Fans vs. Faves) Premieres 2/7/08 - Page 10

RAF · 04-24-2008, 11:13 PM

It's going to be an interesting 9 more days (I think the council was day 30 or so) once Ozzie and Jason compare notes on how they both made the same "James-like" mistake. I wonder if they will campaign against any conspirer who makes it to the final three.

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Mike Frezon · 04-24-2008, 11:29 PM

Your comment there reminds me that I thought it was odd the way Probst phrased it when explaining that the winner of this week's immunity challenge "is guaranteed at least one more day" in this contest.

I don't remember him saying it that way before. Made me wonder if there's another challenge right on this one's heels?

Hanson Yoo · 04-25-2008, 09:13 AM

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I cannot believe that Amanda and James did not go to Erich and Jason and explain the plot against Jason and regain control of the game.

It would have been the perfect plan to have 4 votes for Parvati and then have Jason simply play the idol. This would have smoked out the idol as well as gotten rid of Parvati and shifted the power away fom Cirie and Natalie.

The only thing is that Amanda would now be in an alliance with James and Jason (and Eric) and that her chances of making the final three diminish compared to what she hopes is still alliance with Parvati and Cirie for a spot in the final three. So it would have been necessary for James (who isn't a social/strategic player) or Eric (ditto) to come with a plan and convince Amanda to go with them. Plus, Natalie's spell over Jason would have been difficult to break. He would have gone back to her and then they would have just voted off James to be safe.

How funny is it that Jason compared himself to and emulated Ozzy the whole time and ended up with exactly the same fate?

Charlie Campisi · 04-25-2008, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Hanson Yoo

It would have been the perfect plan to have 4 votes for Parvati and then have Jason simply play the idol. This would have smoked out the idol as well as gotten rid of Parvati and shifted the power away fom Cirie and Natalie.

The only thing is that Amanda would now be in an alliance with James and Jason (and Eric) and that her chances of making the final three diminish compared to what she hopes is still alliance with Parvati and Cirie for a spot in the final three. So it would have been necessary for James (who isn't a social/strategic player) or Eric (ditto) to come with a plan and convince Amanda to go with them. Plus, Natalie's spell over Jason would have been difficult to break. He would have gone back to her and then they would have just voted off James to be safe.

How funny is it that Jason compared himself to and emulated Ozzy the whole time and ended up with exactly the same fate?

That's exactly right. Amanda sold out James to take her place with the ladies, which she thinks is ahead of the Fans' ladies. She'd rather take her chances in a vote against Cirie and Parv, rather than a final 4 of James, Erik, Jason and herself, where she'd likely have to win a tie breaker challenge against Erik or Jason to make it to the vote.

I still think James should have clued in Jason and Erik even without Amanda. Get them to vote for Parv, and then have Jason play the idol. His votes don't count and Parvati goes home (Jason's and Erik's votes for James switches to Parv, so she has 3 votes and James has 1). They then are outnumbered 4 to 3 for the remainder, but they have a good shot of convincing someone to flip with Parvati out of there as she is the link between the fans and faves ladies.

Brent M · 04-25-2008, 11:41 AM

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Ozzy mouthed, "that bitch"

He sure did.

I swear, Jason might be the dumbest contestant in the history of Survivor. I've never seen anyone so dense on the show and that's saying something.

As for Natalie, I'm officially sick of her already and this is really only the first episode where she has really been showcased. Hope she gets blindsided like Ozzy and Jason and I hope it happens SOON.

Stephen_L · 04-25-2008, 03:27 PM

Can we just make a rule that James will be a contestant on every Survivor from now on? The man with his wonderful comments, his facial asides, and his excellent physical skills never fails to entertain. His poor political-people skills ultimately hamstring him, but I just love that guy!

Cerie is now in a position to win. She is letting Parvati and Natalie take the heat for being the blindside masterminds. What these ladies have forgotten is that the same people you betray must vote for you to win. All this glee in taking our jurors will return to bite them in the final vote.

The attempt by James (half-heartedly) to turn Amanda is a complete nonstarter. She's smart enough to know that the men are more physically able to win the critical immunities down the stretch, and more likeable generally. If she's in a final three with James and Eric, she comes in third. But with the self-described Black Widows, if she survived with say Parvati and Natalie, she wins. Amazingly enough if Cerie makes it to the final against almost any woman combo, she wins, despite being the major manipulator in the game.

phil-w · 04-25-2008, 03:44 PM

I agree, the pending loss of James is going to be even harder to take than Ozzy, because he is constantly cracking me up. I had to skip back several times to hear all of his comment, while casting his vote, on Parv frolicking and eating the Devils apple. He is definately the funniest survivor ever.

Mike Williams · 04-25-2008, 04:03 PM

What I love most about James is that he's just so real. If he's mad at you, he'll tell you. If he doesn't like you, he'll tell you. He could have let the whole Parv thing blow over and act like it was no big deal just for another warm night, but when she said, "She didn't want it to be awkward," he just flat out said, "Oh, it's going to be awkward." I was a huge fan of his when he was on the show before, and I'm a huge fan now. I just want him to win it soooooo bad.

Brent M · 04-25-2008, 04:24 PM

James is one of my all-time favorite Survivor contestants. Too bad his head is on the chopping block because of the "girl power" movement. Hopefully he'll pull a trick out of his bag and stay around a little longer.

Patrick Sun · 04-25-2008, 08:01 PM

This is pretty funny:

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At this point, I think I'm rooting for another guy winning over the hordes of women, like when Chris won (Ami and Eliza's initial season). This pretty much means Erik or James goes on and wins a bunch of immunities to get to the final 3. If the HII gets back into the hands of James or Erik (and the other of them wins immunity), then a culling of the women can happen. The odds of a guy ending up in the final 3 are probably 1/3 depending on gameplay.

For Parvati to win, she has to bring Amanda and James to the final 3 with her because those 2 would not vote for her on the jury, and she's pretty much lost Ozzy's vote, and Erik would be the one to give her the money at that point. I just think she made her move too soon (Cirie's plotting didn't help Parvati in the long run).