I don't think this has been discussed in another thread - but if it has - I apologize in advance!I realize there are several good boot agruments going for Rob and some for Kathy --------- but what about John??? So here goes - I thought I would throw this log on to the fire.......
Assuming that Rob and Kathy are sent as "ambassadors" to find/pick out/locate/WHATEVER the new campsite. IF that happens, then maybe this is where the story takes a little bit of a turn in Rob's favor. (I agree with other posters that Rob's time, in my mind, is not quite up yet.)
Rob wants John gone - he has said that. He will use whatever means necessary to get him gone. Rob realizes he is outnumbered (in his current Rotu tribe conditions) ----- BUT things are switching up again! New tribe members (new to HIM at least) are coming in. This has got to mean to him NEW LIFE! He could take this oppty. to save his butt by getting K/N/P to vote with him against John. If he can do this, the power might switch back to him again (or at least in his eyes).
Rob uses his chance with Kathy to fill her in on the Gabe boot (manipulating info. as he sees fit - whatever makes him look to be the good guy! After all, he did try to talk Gabe into aligning with him - but not to save Gabe - to save himself and get rid of John. But Kathy won't get that side of the story!) He can fill Kathy in on John's self proclaimed leadership role in the tribe and how things have severely changed from when she was a Rotu member. Not only that, but Rob will also tell Kathy of the alliance that J/T/R/Z have and push her to investigate the alliance herself (instigating a conflict). To me, Kathy would be all over this. This would fit the unlikely alliance bill. I don't know yet in my mind if Rob and Kathy will out and out have a shake-hands alliance or just a one/two-episode alliance to get rid of the dictator-wanna-be John and maybe a henchman. Rob really seems to want everyone in the Rotu tribe to fess up to the J/T/R/Z alliance - and what better way to get them to talk if someone from the old Rotu goes and asks.
Kathy then approaches J/T/R/Z (either all of them or some of them - or maybe just Zoe?). Zoe doesn't own up to the alliance (like she didn't own up to it with Rob). Maybe Kathy goes to John and he does admit there is an alliance (again....like HE did with Rob) - so Kathy, at that point, knows Zoe is lying to her.
John gets wind of Kathy's suspicions (either by Kathy asking him outright or by Zoe going to John with a "report" of the questions and the lies she had to tell to Kathy).
However John finds out - this sparks the fight/disagreement/heated discussion that we see in the previews. John accuses Rob of trying to align with K/N/P. Rob lies to John about the effort to oust him by aligning with K/N/P. John says "don't lie to my face" and adds that all bets are off - you survive as best you can. Rob then replies to the threat ---- "It's on"!
Kathy is pissed b/c she is being left out, she is pissed b/c of Gabe and decides that she will vote THE SAME WAY R/S/V are voting THIS TIME (and maybe this time ONLY!), and get rid of the dictator John! N and P just go along b/c they are upset about Gabe and can't believe the tribe has come to this. I do think K/N/P stay together (since they stayed together last episode as far as voting) why would they not this time? I can't think of a reason.
The episode title......True Lies? I think the title refers to the battle between John and Rob - it is a battle to see who can get the most votes against their other and who can get the other to believe their lie. The both scramble to get K/N/P on their side. I just think that Rob wins in the case. True Lies comes wnen the both vote for the other at TC - something they said they wouldn't do.
At TC.......R/S/V and K/N/P vote against John. J/T/R/Z vote against Rob. John is gone.
Now, the big question I have is --------- who wins IC and how does that change things? hmmmmmmmmm? I don't know about that one and how it will apply to all of the above?
Any thoughts?