Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-1294345-20170309093302/@comment-1294345-20170312164831

This is a few days overdue, so here it goes. Before anything else though, this episode is the first time I ever wrote down notes as I was watching.
 * 1) Notice the Tadhana sigil on Brad's tummy.
 * 2) Tai seems to be a wonderful person in life, but OH MY GOSH how terrible is he at playing this game. That long pause blew his cover to Cirie, of all people (CIRIE IS THE WORST PERSON YOU GIVE LONG PAUSES TO). It just goes to show Tai is not cut out of this game, and his runner-up finish in Kaoh Rong is nothing but a fluke. Another thing: Unless Nuku loses the next Immunity Challenge (or Tai switches on another tribe), those chickens will outlast even the survivors themselves.
 * 3) Tony being Tony won him Cagayan. However, his overtly erratic brand of playing had its invoice, and it showed in the episode. He showed "post-Cagayan merge Tony" too much too soon. Of course it will rub people the wrong way. I must say though, the editors did a fantastic job milking the little Tony moments they could find.
 * 4) I love that Probst just harps on Varner's uselessness in challenges, while Varner snaps back at him like Penner did.
 * 5) Hands down, bar none, Mana did the right thing in voting out Ciera first. She's a liability in challenges, she's sneaky, and she's going to be a non-threat down the line, so much so, no one would bother vote her out.
 * 6) Sandra calling the shots goes to show she actually has game (haters, i.e. Russell fans, can go cry in a corner). I love how she wiped the floor with Tony and throws shade back at him for trying to target her just because he saw her talking to Troyzan. Someone as toxic as Tony needed to go fast. Lucky for Mana, the swap happens next week, so they wouldn't be seeing themselves dwindle before the merge.
 * 7) I love Sandra. Her two wins were much deserved. However, that "I'm the queen" schtick will start to get old fast. If she is to at least make it far, she better stick with playing instead of assuming some sort of a character (i.e. Phillip, Coach, Debbie).
 * 8) Sandra vs bee <3 (Michaela's reaction too is priceless)
 * 9) Debbie again claims to be so above the game, which did her in last time. She's dismissing "Sheree" right off the bat without even considering aligning with her. Sure, Cirie's a threat, but most of Debbie's excuse for shutting her down is downright superficial. P.S. military people are paid.
 * 10) Tony is scared of Michaela (lol). Speaking of Michaela, seriously, this girl needs a chill pill (a strong one). I love her vigor, but she needs to contain her angst.
 * 11) Is it me, or women carried much of this episode?
 * 12) Sierra Thomas, of all people found the legacy advantage. I'd knocked down by a feather if she Wentworths her way to the end, but I doubt. I cringed when Jeff said, "some of you made quiet moves." Sierra was just quiet, the sentence should've ended there.
 * 13) I'm scared that Ozzy and JT would start the Cirie hate train. Ozzy is still the entitled ass that he was ever since he stepped on Survivor shores, while JT entered this game with a chip on his shoulder. Poor guy, he won so flawlessly the first time, then he got destroyed the second.
 * 14) Goats everywhere.
 * 15) Ciera and Tony were two of the eight Game Changer cast members introduced in the Millennials vs Gen X live show. If the rest of them actually comprised the pre-jury people, then go to hell, CBS.
 * 16) The Tribal Council set is STUNNING. I love it when they salvage actual wreck to make such sets (i.e. Palau).