Television, nice to see you! Great thoughts, and thought provoking as well!

Michel, I just am blown away every week into your insight in to the editing! Love that Kelley getting 2 confessionals in the beginning underlines her as a player. She's quickly becoming one of my faves! I love her joy for the game and her snarky comments, and reactions! So happy with her!

I agree, I was suspicious of Jeremy, Spencer, and Stephen having some kind of connection with Kelley, but in retrospect, I dunno?

KEITH....did you catch his color commentary through the reward, it's priceless. Come'on guys, this is embarrassing, and I loved, loved, loved the punctuation at the end, SPIT! He's really in here for comic relief, and I love it!

Regarding Jeremy's confessional...We weren’t even close. It was embarrassing. It was like this whole day is a waste of a day for me. This is a bad one. Last night was bad; Savage went home. Today is bad. It goes up and down; today’s a down. I felt that it was placed there as to emphasize the ups and downs that one day can bring in the game of Survivor. It is to foreshadow the high that he will experience in moments. He was down with Savage, really down with the RC loss, but this also sets us up for the HIGH of finding the clue to the HI. It's like putting it front and center that as low as the lows can be, it can turn on a dime and the next moment can be your highest high, and so the moral of the story is never give up! After all, isn't that what surviving is all about?

When Joe, Ciera, Tasha, Stephen, and Spencer were on Reward and Ciera started talking strategy, Tasha did perk up and come to attention when Ciera mentioned Jeremy, and if you go to the end with him you won't win. But, I couldn't believe how quickly she turned the conversation off of Jeremy and onto Wiglesworth. Since Tasha brought it up, it's almost like she planted the seed with Ciera, so how mad can she be, when later it is Wigle that goes?

Then Jeremy finds his HI clue, and then later that night the actual idol. Jeremy is really sitting pretty, I thought he had a Boston Rob moment, when he found it and skipped around and was elated. Boston Rob and Boston Jeremy! I love how he loves the love and I hope Val can come for the family visit, because if Jeremy is there it WILL be epic! I would love to see it!

When Kelly and Joe were sitting on the beach and Stephen approached, then got his confessional, and he noted how they had a shared arrogance about how awesome they are, I had to laugh! Right then, you could hear Kelly tell Joe...everyone wants me gone just as much as you..... I found that to be hysterical, and I thought to myself, hmmmm, maybe she is arrogant. We all know what follows arrogance in this game! Was that the first hint of things to come later?

I couldn't agree more with you, however, that Kelly was the victim of Stephen's ambition but I can't help but remember how quickly Tasha brought her name up earlier...

Stephen approaching the girls like that just underlines how awkward he is again. And, he was lucky that Ciera knew what he meant. I also would have called Stephen out on it, if I had been there. He wanted to vote with them, but he didn't want to tell them who to vote for...

Then they had the IC, Joe won, Kelley swore, Keith spits, and Stephen beat Spencer to the advantage. I loved how it was those two that went after it! Stephen is a perfect one to get that particular advantage as well! AS a know it all, he should be able to get the most out of it! This episode sure does seem like things are coming up roses for Stephen, finally.

When they were deciding to split votes, it was Spencer, that told them that would be easy, guys vote Wentworth, girls vote Ciera. Kimmi didn't figure that out, hahaha!

When Stephen told us of his advantage, and he ended his confessional about, but, I 'm not playing it tonight, that would be a waste, I can get by tonight on my wits and hustle....I thought, uh-oh, he is going home with that advantage in his pocket! Doubt, misdirection!

I thought Kelley's last confessional was poignant also....if this worked, she'd feel like she had people she could work with moving forward in this game and it would give her more confidence! Is this foreshadowing of things to come? Will she start working with Stephen/Spencer/Jeremy more? With all the talk of voting blocks, will Stephen turn his back on the witches next ep and then have to exact their revenge? Questions!

I agree, with your assessments in that it was a forced, and hasty move for Spencer and Jeremy. I can't help but feel STILL, that Stephen is playing too hard too fast. But, I have to say I love the way Jeremy is playing, he's more chill and he's seen letting other people drive the car. It's easier to defend when someone else is pushing so hard. I feel that if there are repercussions from this move, they will be for Stephen, and not so much for Spencer and Jeremy. We'll see.

I heard loud thunder at the RC, and I have to say, was that dubbed in? Surely, they wouldn't have them standing like lightening rods in the middle of WATER, in an electrical storm? Tribal council was definitely real, but I surely wondered about that RC. As much as I would love to be on the show, for real, I did not envy them being in that horrific weather, so cold, and water logged. That has got to be pure he!!.

I kind of look at Kimmi, Tasha, and Kelly as the 3 ugly step-sisters of poor Cinderella. And, of course, Kelley is my Cinderella!

I agree with most of your assessments, but I think Spencer is sitting very nicely with Jeremy and Stephen. For someone that got by through the skin of his teeth through half the game, now he's in a power alliance. One has 2 HI's, and the other an advantage. But, this is a game of pros, so let's see how Spencer can capitalize. Clearly Tasha and Kimmi will hold him less accountable for that last move. I also loved how he decided to go with Stephen, he's letting some one else drive, and that's GOOD for Spencer, I think!

As I mentioned above, I feel like this was Stephen's rise to fame, his starring episode, and I worry that this could lead to a big fall. I am weary that he's been too consumed with big moves, driving the bus, to the point of overkill. The editing didn't give Kelly much substance, and frankly I don't see this as a power move, but as a second best shot to weaken Joe's power. I still don't know if it will be enough, especially if Joe keeps winning, and according to Abi, Joe's going to win the IC's forever. I am worried about Stephen. I also worry about all this concern to get out threats and power players, now that he has an advantage, and seemingly new friends, isn't he painting himself just as he sees others, as a power player.

Of the 3 witches, clearly Abi is the insignificant one at this point. Which, I don't know if that will help her longevity or hurt it. Kelley still seems to be the power girl, the preferred target, then Ciera. Wentworth is confident she'll have some people to play with next, but will she? Thrilled that you see her as a winner at this point, I would LOVE that! Clearly, with the odds stacked against her the whole way, there is doubt! But, she does time and again have positive, winning quotes. Go Kelley!

Keith and Kimmi are really pretty insignificant to the story and they need to wake up and play. Keith probably just wants to go along to get along and then start winning challenges at the end.

I agree Tasha had her story at Angkor, but I keep waiting for her to wake back up. Perhaps after this episode, she will?

Jeremy: I love the way he's playing. Now he has 2 HII's to help him maneuver, and he let's others drive the bus, as I noted above. By doing that, he's seen as a follower, and others will go for the head of the snake before they go for the tail. Also, Ciera cast doubt on Jeremy by naming him as the winner, if you take him to the end with you. He was spot on when he told us his motivation for finding another idol, he told us that last night they got Savage, (it could have been him!), and that hurt him, because Savage was a shield, but they WILL come for me, so I need to be ready. He had that confessional in the same night as Ciera throws the spot light on him, and then he succeeds and finds the second idol. YES, I like the way Jeremy is playing! Chill but focused!