A very good post, Monkey!Now... with the "death" of an alliance, another one is sure to insue..
Lets say, for instance, Kelly and Susan band together for the removal of Richard. That would a) fit into the "death of AN alliance" prototype, as well as the birthing of a new alliance.
Look at it like this.
Kelly isn't going anywhere (CBS Promos tend to mislead, too... you know that) and if it's the "death of an alliance", since SeeBS isnt playing the trump card with "Sean is part of the alliance"... Look for Richard, Susan or (gasp) Rudy to be voted off next show.
I could see Rudy turning on Rich or vice versa. Thats another "death of an alliance"...
Here are the list of rumored alliances.
The Unholy Tagi Alliance - Kelly, Susan, Richard and Rudy (already dead)
The Unholy Tagi minus one - Susan, Richard and Rudy (still alive)
The HIT alliance - HIppie (Kelly) and Trucker (Susan) - COuld be alive. CBS tends to play down or misdirect the audience.
The R&R alliance - Richard and Rudy (The one most likely to faletr (please look back on Rudy's quote last EP... if someone turns on me, i'd kill them... foreshadowing is MB's favorite pastime.)
The rumored Sean and Rich alliance - Sean has appeared "vividly" in erotic fashion in many of Rich's dreams on the island (from the CBS website, do not remember the EP story)... Its been rumored that the Yacht solidified the alliance.
Hope this helps.
-LML