Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-1294345-20160318012541/@comment-5277627-20160318063722

GREAT EPISODE! I was antsy about whether there would be a swap or a *shudder* 13 person merge, and... it was a swap! Thank God. They also put a great twist in play where one person would live isolated until after the next Tribal (which ended up being Julia), so it will be interesting to see how she fits in with her new tribe! Since there are only two tribes now, it meant the editing for others increased. Aubrey, Michelle, Anna and Nick all got... *gasp* CONFESSIONALS for once! After being practically invisible for the first four episodes, it was nice to get some depth into them! It was also quite a refreshing change to see Scot all by his lonesome on Gondol with no Jason to influence him.It made me like him a whole lot more. There were interesting dynamics on both tribes. Debbie, unfortunately, I feel is playing a little too hard and all this over-strategising may come back to bite her. However it does seem to have come down to Brain vs. Beauty with the two Brawn as the swing (which is disastrous, of course, because I wanted Jason gone ASAP). Gondol seemed to be more clear cut with Anna and Tai. When Gondol went to Tribal I was nervous as hell! THEY COULDN'T VOTE OFF MY TAI! frown emoticon  I thought it was an absolute given that it would be Anna or Tai, but some brilliant editing on the part of the producers threw a major spanner in the works! I had NO IDEA who was going! I was convinced it was Tai, then Peter, and then it was ANNA! HOLY SHIT! Absolutely splendid job by the producers in throwing me off the scent. I was so scared that Tai would go with an idol and I breathed a major sigh of relief when he stayed. Anna thinks it was a blindside and I do too! Damn. Overall, it was a good episode, and certainly a major improvement from the last episode. The editing was certainly a MAJOR step in the right direction as all the formerly invisible castaways got improved edits. The editing seemed to be more even, and there was a good mix of strategy and entertainment with a bit of suspense thrown in as well. This episode just left me guessing, and reminded me what was so good about the first three episodes. This season is back on track. I give this episode 8/10. Can't wait for next week!