Jiffy's blog post episode 2 is here.

I found him to be defensive of Rob's move:

Rob is determined to not make that mistake again. He keeps reminding everybody in his alliance – if we stick together, we’ll be okay… but tonight showed once again how difficult it is to keep your alliance together.

As you saw from last night’s episode even with an experienced player like Rob – what was true at sunrise is not always true at sunset. You have to adapt. Rob adapted and now Matt, one of his original six, is gone.

Think of Rob as the Godfather. The moment he saw that relationship forming he knew it was a problem.

As he referenced during the show, Rob made an alliance in Survivor: All-Stars with Amber and they rode it to the end. He then married her. They had a baby. And then another. So Rob knows that you can fall into an alliance that will extend beyond the game and that could spell disaster for Rob.

That attempt at good sportsmanship really got to Rob. He’s no dummy. Those little “friendly” moments can often be the difference when it comes to a merge or even the final tribal council. Acts of kindness are so rare that when you do one it can have a real impact. Rob knows that Matt is a good kid and seeing him playing up the other tribe – worried him. When the Godfather gets worried, somebody is gonna end up with a horse head in their bed. Russell is much the same way. They both make BIG moves with one goal – get to the end.

Rob played tribal about as well as it can be played. A work of art. Rob’s experience is really paying off right now. He lied to Matt and Andrea, got Kristina to play the idol, kept Philip in check, dictated how Phillip should vote and got rid of Matt. Wow. That was pretty amazing.

Only time will tell if it was the right move. Rob either cemented himself firmly in control or just hung his own noose. This is a huge statement for Jiffy to say, he's spelling it out for us, if it is one or the other, my guess is that it is the first choice, He is cementing himself firmly in control...

And with Russell and company:

This is a first. Russell is not in control. For me though, the most interesting aspect of this moment was Mike’s comment about Russell:
Mike: “He’s the most untrustworthy person in this game.”
Ah Russell, he hasn’t changed a bit.

Interesting that in the last weeks vidcaps they had a vidcap like this:

Using the word CONTROL, with a picture of Rob, who I now think will be in control, and one of RussHell, which Jiffy notes does not have control, and there in the middle is the boot. Clearly, for Jiffy anyway, this episode theme was control.

Other interesting observations by Jiffy:

Side bar – Natalie is a very interesting contestant to watch this season.
Grant is one helluva athlete. Ashlee is another one. I love contestants that go all out or as I mentioned earlier “all in.”
Zapatera really works well together. Very calm.

If Mike thinks he can survive this game without lying to someone… he is in for a shock. Lying is okay on Survivor. It’s called “outwit” and it’s a huge part of the game.

Andrea could be his{Rob's} biggest threat if she decides to go for revenge.

Our first duel. Matt vs Francesca at Redemption Island Arena. It’s gooooooood!