LAST EDITED ON 04-09-12 AT 11:24 AM (EST)1. Kim (1). Well, she certainly made a big move this week telling.. The Big Lie. And she got away with it, so she retains top spot. The Big Lie is a dangerous move because it can ruin a game in two ways. 1. It can blow up immediately and end up being turned back on the liar. 2. Even if it does work in the immediate sense, those in the know about The Big Lie have reason to distrust the liar going forward in the game. She's capable of spinning that stuff about Michael to Troy, can I trust her when she's talking to me, what is she saying about me?
2. Jay (4). The one guy who really had his head in the game this go-round, shame he couldn't get others to follow. Catching Chelsea on her words, though, showed he could at least grasp a moment and wring something out of it. Probably next in the pecking order, unfortunately, so he needs to scramble.
3. Sabrina (5). Very in the thick of things this episode, making smart decisions and paying good attention to what goes on around her.
4. Christina (7). For someone not in a very good spot in the game, she was where she needed to be when she needed to be there this time. Her performance in the RC showed she grasped the situation, she was in the way trying to get the last piece to the beach so ran ahead and prepped for the next stage. She did deserve credit for that as she showed she could be a valuable assett.
5. Kat (6). Solid group supporter, sometimes fun and funny, nothing to hate, could make it to FTC but doesn't have much chance of winning.
6. Chelsea (3). Earlier in the game she was choosing her words wisely, now she's sticking her foot in her mouth and becoming a loose cannon. Worse still, it got back to Kim. So now Kim has to worry about whether Chelsea will spill the HII secret on top of everything else. As well, Chelsea missed a golden opportunity to try to knock Tarzan out of the game. In her position it is better to get rid of a goat, in terms of getting rid of a man it really didn't much matter which man they got rid of.
7. Troy "Troyzan" (2). Would be above Chelsea in this list but he forgot his own adage: It ain't Survivor if you ain't lyin'. It also means you have to be wary of the lies. Got all emotional and totally got played by Kim even though he was going to initially push for a boot of Alicia or Christina.
8. Alicia (10). Not much from her this time but seems to have her head in the game.
9. Leif (8). Inoffensive likeable guy managed to get some cussing out of Chelsea, so it was great he got to go on reward. No head for the game, unfortunately.
10. Greg "Tarzan" (11). The socially awkward game is something I could find amusing, but he doesn't really have that going for him as he has become the camp annoyance. The game has enough surprises so I expect they will eventually weary of the unexpected Tarzaning.
Good-bye, Michael (9). Couldn't get a game going, way out of the loop, and wound up just being feared as a challenge threat. Shame, because he showed a lot of promise at the very start.