Fun scenario indeed!Here are my quibbles.
1) I don't think there's a double boot this week. They will hype it. The teasers for this week are really low level, indicating it is not going to have a major twist.
2) So let's say that Ep 7 is the double boot.
They have done a double boot just prior to the merge.
In Cook Islands, there was a double boot from one tribe, of which both became jurors, and then an immediate merge announcement -- the merge then occurring in Ep 10.
(In that season, there was also a double boot in ep 6, but it was a 20 player season and there was no double elimination post-merge.)
3) Do they need to have a triple duel? It will mess up the black and white symbolism. Couldn't they have a duel in Ep 7, and the winner of this 5th duel is told he/she has won privilege to re-enter.
Then double boot is announced, and two people are sent to RI. These people duel each other in Ep 8, while the merge happens and the Ep 7 duel winner arrives in camp?
If they have a jury of 9 and a F3 = 12,
Ep 6 ends -- 12 left in camp plus 2 on RI = 14.
Ep 7 (DB) ends -- 10 in camp with 1 returnee in wings, 2 VO on RI = 13.
The person who wins the Ep 8 duel would be F12 and the first juror.
Just an alternate speculation.
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