LAST EDITED ON 12-05-18 AT 09:29 PM (EST)

Well, no one thought that the Marsha Mason/Ivan Dixon* Alliance would last forever, but it looks like Nick and Christian have torn up their Bed, Bath & Beyond bridal registry. And it appears that Nerd Herd pinup Gabby is ready to cast Christian aside like some nuclear waste with a rapidly increasing exponential-decay process.

As we get near the clubhouse turn, it's obvious that there are quite a few smart players this season and they're willing to use Idols, Inverted Reverse Idols and Zero Gravity Nullifiers to make things interesting, so everything may be building toward an exciting Tribal Council.

Tonight's episode is the family reward, so we get to hear Jiffy say, "Come here and get a little love..." without having to cover the eyes of your underage offspring.

* A dumb visual joke, but if you're a "Goodbye Girl" AND a "Hogan's Hero" fan, you're laughing your ass off right now.
(What are the chances of those two circles overlapping?)

Mark "Bring on those 'big moves'" Burnett