It is my belief that the lizard represents Abi. You will notice that in the three frames, it has not moved or done anything. This could represent Abi's lack of participation in the challenges.

I think the lizard is supposed to represent 'going with the flow' or adapting to circumstances. So it's much more about Lisa than Abi. The snake represents Abi/pete more.

Abi should be represented by a sloth or the back end of an horse. Either would do.

What a lovely bunch of coconuts.

As for the animal imagery I wonder if Malcolm is the eagle swooping on the monkey Lisa) with a swing and a miss. Lisa seems wary of Malcolm's intentions, as she should be the they are bringing the image of the observant lizard as her again being aware of her surroundings.

Nice job with that animal imagery, suzzee! Color me impressed, I like it!

LAST EDITED ON 10-26-12 AT 05:23 PM (EST)

Edited my post because Freddy was one step ahead! As always, thanks Freddy.

Back at ya FloPo

The E7 Web Promo is up at CBS:
http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/video/jJWwsm3nZv8DwEhOZSESTTcEMdmuh_Kx/survivor-philippines-not-the-only-actor-on-this-island-preview-

Screencaps courtesy of SurvivorFever (ty Mayan Sun)
http://www.survivorfever.net/vc_s25_ep7_wp.html

Transcript:

Announcer: Survivor, Wednesday...

Penner (reading treemail): Congratulations...

Tandang Tribe: The tribes are merging!

Announcer: One tribe...

Penner (camera confessional): It's a new lifeline for us.

Skupin (camera confessional): So we're now in all new territory.

Announcer: ...not united!

RC (talking to Abi): We aren't all one big happy family.

Announcer: Merging madness has begun.

Penner (talking to Skupin): I got four loyal people.

Jeff Kent (talking to Pete, Malcolm and Artis): I don't want a veteran to win.

Skupin (talking to RC): We're all free agents.

Malcolm (talking to Lisa): It's me, you and Denise to the end.

Merge madness alright. But i wonder if the merge boot will be as crazy as this episode appears. Obvious boots right now would be Carter and Artis because of their recent spike in airtime but it may also be a strong player because traditionally the merge boot is edited fairly well. Which storyline looks like its coming to a close? Jeff doesn't trust Penner, while Penner claims to have a strong loyal four(he doesn't) Those two are going in opposite directions, i don't think that stroyline has any legs. So this may be a Jeff or Penner boot.

Love the merge madness! But Malcolm saying him, Lisa and Denise to the end = the kiss of death/plans revealed, so at least one of them won't be F3. Bummer. But I'm glad that they're getting a cross-tribe alliance going. And I think it bodes well for Denise and Lisa, which is backed up by their edits.

Kent sure is all over the place making deals. Artis/Abi/Pete will love his "don't let a veteran win" talk. Whose hand is that in the lower left corner talking to Abi/Kent/Pete when Pete says this will be fun? Hmmm. Does Kent sell someone on his tribe out? Or could he be playing them?

RC/Abi showdown foreshadowing continues. Mike and RC seem ready to jump ship to Penner's tribe...which could lead to a Artis boot...but would they really want to be on the bottom of a alliance of 6?

If it's a Kalabaw voted out this week, I still think Carter is the easy boot and his edit plus last week's unwarranted spike seem to back that up. And he's nearly invisible in terms of presence in this promo. On the other hand, Kent is the bigger physical threat.

So will this be an epic endurance merge challenge where the cocky like Pete jump down early? Will be interesting!

The malcolm/denise/lisa alliance should last a long time considering their great edits, but you are right that atleast one of them won't make it to the finals. Which does suck.

LAST EDITED ON 10-26-12 AT 08:58 PM (EST)

E7 Press Pics...(sorry about the post title not reflecting that...messed up)
Courtesy of SurvivorFever (ty Mayan Sun)
http://www.survivorfever.net/s25_ep7_press_images.html

Thanks BF! So is this Matsing's old beach? Looks like both Tandang and Kalabaw arrive by boat and bring all their stuff.

P.S. Man, Artis is so sour looking all the time!

Here's what I see in these vidcaps - psycho random thoughts to follow:

- Revealed alliances don't succeed - I'm not holding out hope for a Malcolm/Lisa/Denise F3. I also don't think Jeff/Malcolm/Pete/ Artis and whoever's alliance of 6 will either.

- Tribal dynamics - here's where I'm really having loopy thoughts...

Jonathan thinks he has 4 loyal people, something that we're already being shown is not true. An alliance of 4 is not strong at this point in the game anyway.

RC and Abi are shown talking together??? That is so out of character with their editing, which has made a division between the two of them painfully clear. We're also being reminded that Tandang is not one big happy family. But at this point, they do have a significant numerical advantage over Kalabaw, so it would make sense for them to go after a Kalabaw individual challenge threat during the first TC. They may not be a happy family, but they decide it makes sense to stick together for at least this one vote.

It also makes sense to go after a male this time, since even with one gone, they still have a numerical advantage over the women. No fears of a female alliance, especially with all the RC/Abi drama.

So which male? I think the comment about not letting a returning player win is misdirection. Heck, even if the two returning players made it to the final 3, the jury could just vote for the third player. So there's no reason to go after Jonathan just yet, especially since he has a HII.

Carter? Is he even in this game? Compared to the other Kalabaw men, he's had practically no face time. The younger crowd also might want to keep him around so that the older folks don't take over. He might be a potential target who wins IC, but even if he doesn't, I think he's safe this round.

So that leaves Jeff. Individual challenge threat? Yup. Facetime? Plenty of it. He's been making deals with practically everyone, so folks may want to get him out of the game before he can blindside anyone.

If a Tandang were going, it would definitely be Artis, but they've only just started giving him a negative edit. I doubt he'll be around more than another episode or two.

So right now, I'm thinking that Jeff is getting his torch snuffed this week.

Hi Beebs. I am on board 100% with the following:

Revealed alliances don't succeed - I'm not holding out hope for a Malcolm/Lisa/Denise F3. I also don't think Jeff/Malcolm/Pete/ Artis and whoever's alliance of 6 will either.

Jonathan thinks he has 4 loyal people, something that we're already being shown is not true. An alliance of 4 is not strong at this point in the game anyway.

RC and Abi are shown talking together??? That is so out of character with their editing, which has made a division between the two of them painfully clear. We're also being reminded that Tandang is not one big happy family. But at this point, they do have a significant numerical advantage over Kalabaw, so it would make sense for them to go after a Kalabaw individual challenge threat during the first TC. They may not be a happy family, but they decide it makes sense to stick together for at least this one vote.

It also makes sense to go after a male this time, since even with one gone, they still have a numerical advantage over the women. No fears of a female alliance, especially with all the RC/Abi drama.

So which male? I think the comment about not letting a returning player win is misdirection. Heck, even if the two returning players made it to the final 3, the jury could just vote for the third player. So there's no reason to go after Jonathan just yet, especially since he has a HII. I couldn't agree more, especially with this last paragraph. Pointing out to everyone that you don't want a returning player to win, points out reason enough not to get rid of them now, you are just pointing out reasons to save them for now.

Kalabaw having the numbers down is on the defense, and should grasp at any opportunity. Tandang, is not united as we have been told. On one side you have Abi, Pete, Artis, and on the other I think you have Mike, Lisa, and RC. That leaves Malcolm in the middle. How appropriate!

But, we are shown that Malcolm wants to keep with Lisa and Denise. I don't think that it will be Jeff Kent, because I think Denise likes him and will favor him with Malcolm. I think that she likes him because he was the one that approached her to get in their alliance which ended up saving her. Malcolm may be able to call the boot. We also know that all of the Kalabaw's know that Penner has the idol, which Denise will spill to Malcolm. Malcolm will spill that Pete and Abi have the idol. So, who is most at risk, imo, Carter and Artis. I think it will be Carter for the reasons that Beebs points out. Carter is the fastest one out there, and all we need is a challenge that has him close to winning, to point the tribe toward him as their first boot.

I agree, Artis is not long for this game either, fwiw, imo.

I'm actually thinking that it could be RC. We know Tandang isn't one big happy family but the anti-returnee sentiment is just misdirection at this point, I really don't think Mike or Penner are in danger this episode. The key is going to see how the Tandang dynamics play out artis/abi/pete are together but malcolm/denise/lisa seems to be forming as well,leaving RC and Mike out in the woods. Mike/RC might try to get something going with Penner to take out Pete but it backfires on them. Since everyone seems to want RC out before Mike, she could be blindsided.

Sunday football promo...

Courtesy of SurvivorFever (ty Mayan Sun)
http://www.survivorfever.net/vc_s25_ep7_10_28.html

Transcript:

Announcer: Malcolm's Immunity idol is discovered!

Malcolm (camera confessional): It was wrapped up. Hallelujah, the church lady found it. Now I have to pin down sweet old Lisa.

Lisa (talking to Malcolm): I didn't mean to.

Thanks BF, that's hilarious! So Malcolm is busted....and it appears he doesn't have a thing for aligning with older women...he's kinda forced into it because Lisa finds his HII??!!

Hard to tell if the "church lady" comment is very sarcastic in tone. Does this mean he knows about her in real life, or is her cover story that she works at a church?

P.S. Wish they'd give us challenge photos or a challenge preview! I'm hoping for an epic endurance challenge.

New Web Promo! Tandang Day 17. Mike talks about this being the day he fell in the fire on Season 2.

http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/survivor-philippines/video?watch=2xjt5bmt5f