Great summary of that theme, Bebo. - Malcolm, Denise, Skupin, Lisa final 4
I'd vote yes
- Skupin, Lisa, Abi final 3
Not going to happen, the next fail
- Malcolm and Denise
strong so far ...
- Skupin and Lisa
I have always felt that this is Skupin's only true alliance, and is the thing that allows him to feel grounded while he flips all over. I feel that his multiple refs to this alliance going to the end will pan out. (2nd and 3rd place maybe, but they'll get there).
Re Malcolm and Denise, I was struck by Denise's reflections when she and Malcolm were split. Suddenly he was on another tribe and she was on her own and had to start from rock bottom.
She said something about how they no longer had an idol to share because he had physical possession. Can't remember the exact quote.
Malcolm transitioned into open arms, with an idol. He didn't quite have that feeling of being torn from his ally and all on his own, that I observed. I could be wrong, but it seemed to me that Denise resolved at that point she was playing her own game, had no choice, and ultimately she isn't going to sacrifice the game to Malcolm.
But for the moment, she and Malcolm are at a 2-3 disadvantage with their flip-floppy allies wavering, so their alliance has to hold strong in this episode.
In sum, the pairs are going to hold for this round, but the attempts at f4 and now F3 alliances are going to fail.