Outfrontgirl--

You wrote:

>On the other hand, if there's
>no merge in 7, but
>they are told it will
>happen in 8, and Boran
>goes to TC in 7--why
>would they boot Teresa?
>I am sure Ethan would
>want to boot the IC
>threat, Clarence. They've been
>planning to do that all
>along (per some Insider clip
>I saw)--to boot Clarence just
>pre-merge. Ethan is big
>on eliminating "threats."
>
>Teresa simply doesn't represent a threat
>of any kind in the
>merge episode. Therefore, if
>they DO boot her in
>7, it's because they still
>don't know if they will
>merge in 8, IMO.
>
>Alternative: Diane's list fails on just
>one person.

If you have been reading my posts in other threads, you probably know that this is exactly what I have been saying. The only way Teresa is booted E7 is if there is no merge E7 and they are not told there will be a merge E8. I think there still would be a merge E8, Boran just could not assume it at the E7 TC. If there is a merge E7 or if they are told there will be a merge E8 (why would they be told--the point sees to be to keep them guessing), then Teresa would be very safe. Even if they did not go after Clarence because of tribal loyalties, Frank (or a GXAer in a merge situation) would be higher on the hit list as a bigger threat.

At this point, the evidence I see is pointing toward an E8 merge with Teresa getting the boot in E7 (probably to MB's dismay as he seems to like Frank and Teresa and her boot would make an intertribal alliance--something MB desparately wants--almost impossible). But what do I know? I thought all the evidence pointed toward 3 tribes (although in my defense I always acknowledged that a swap was also consistent with the evidence).