Great posts, echogirl. I have wondered that myself- when are the strong going to join together to prevent being ganged up by the weak? The only problem with that is it is like the all-women alliance, which also never seems to last. It is nearly inevitable that at least one strong player will ultimately side with the weak. It is just too tempting to think that hey, I can beat these guys, so why not side with them?
You are also right that I would never put Cirie with Lydia or Chet. Cirie is a player of the game, a good player. But she is one-dimensional. Her trouble spots are the beginning of the game and the end. Fortunately for her, like Sandra, she has been on strong tribes both times, which lessened the danger for her at the beginning of the game, (Sandra happened to be graced with one of the strongest tribes of all time, so strong that they eventually threw a challenge just to lose for once!) However, the end game will always be a problem for her, just as it was for her in Exile Island. She is not likely to win the final IC, and she is too likable to be someone that you would want to take with you into the finals.
And now she is painting herself as someone not to be trusted.
Ozzy and James are obviously not as smart as Brian, Tom or Yul. That is maybe the understatement of Survivor legends.
Michel, Jenna still won those ICs, whether she had help or not. I know she said she wanted to quit (because you've told me before), but she didn't quit. We have seen it proven ad nauseum now that if someone really wants to quit, they can. As pathetic as some of her comments were before that, as well as her game, she still pulled out the most improbable win ever.
But enough about the past!

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