Tribal Council. Jeff says that the Villains have been utterly dominant, but have now lost the last two challenges. Can they turn it around and grab momentum back? "At the dawn of every morning,
hope springs eternal," Coach philosophizes. He continues that the tribe really misses Tyson, who not only was good in challenges, but was the bridge between the two alliances within the tribe. Jeff asks about how the alliances might effect the vote, and Coach says that is the decision tonight: keeping alliance strong, or keeping the tribe strong. With the alliances, and their leaders, named, Russell goes after Rob. He quotes Rob, saying "If you're not with me, you're against me." To which Rob replies, "Well, you're against me." Russ continues, taunting Rob, by saying that he would never have the guts to pull the move Russell did by giving his idol to Parvati. With the tribe dissolving in front of him, Coach begs that they vote to keep the tribe strong. If they continue to fight each other, the tribe will suffer. Rob responds that Coach and Jerri (who Jeff noted is literally sitting in the middle of the two alliances) just need to pick someone to trust. It's time to vote. They do, and Jeff tallies the votes. Rob and Russell alternate votes until each has three. The next vote is for Courtney (it is at this point I thought maybe there would be a tie between the alpha dogs, with both Coach and Jerri voting for Courtney). Jeff pulls out the last vote. "The eight person voted out of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains is...Rob!" Rob rises, and hugs Jerri (who actually voted for his expulsion), but says to Coach, "You're a little man." He brings his torch to Jeff, has it snuffed, and makes his way into the Blue Light of Death. Jeff notes that voting out Rob was the biggest move the tribe has made so far. Will it bring them together, or will it destroy them. "Grab your torches. Head back to camp."
Next time on...Survivor!
While the Survivors get down and dirty in a mud-filled challenge, every alliance in the Villains camp crumbles. Each player is shown questioning the loyalty of someone else, with Coach finally saying, "Pray for the Merge." There are twelve contestants left, so The Merge is a possibility, but I think they will hold off at least one more week. My prediction that the Villains would vote someone out this week because of a lack of Heroes in the previous week's preview held true, so I'm going with that again. The Villains will lose another member next week.
Odds to Win
Perhaps it was silly to have Rob as the third favorite, but I really didn't foresee Jerri being that impressed with Russell's move that she would actually trust the unknown quantity that is Russell (remember, no one had seen Samoa when they filmed Heroes v. Villains). Yes, everyone knew they couldn't trust Rob as far as they could throw him, but I figured he still had the numbers at this point of the game, so he still had a good chance. Like Syracuse and Kentucky, even the favorites go down from time to time. Further, what difference a week makes, huh? Colby, with his back firmly to the wall, was finally motivated to push himself in the challenges. He was superior in both the Reward and Immunity challenges and almost single-handedly led his tribe to victory. With the Villains imploding and the Heroes seeming to have put aside their in-fighting, the big Mo' (momentum) is clearly in their favor. Methinks their odds have improved!
Coach: 5-1. Coach may be reluctantly following Russell, but he is not Russell's target. Barring something miraculous, Coach will make The Merge, and will be the prime choice to flip to the Heroes and join JT, his former season-mate.
Danielle: 10-1. Danielle is clearly in the majority in her tribe now, and is protected by Russell. She is not as polarizing as Parvati, so she won't be high on the Heroes' hit list when The Merge occurs.
Amanda: 15-1. With the Heroes rolling, I can see her making some major moves once they fuse with the Villains. Russell has something going on with Rupert, so Amanda will not be in his sights, although she should be.
Jerri: 20-1. She has made her choice, siding with Russell, and I can see Russell taking her far instead of Parvati, who he knows he can't trust. Further, Jerri is in a great position vis a vis The Merge with an opportunity to jump sides with Coach, making sure she's not alone at the bottom of any Heroes totem pole.
Candice: 30-1. As a member of the Heroes, she automatically gets a boost do to their winning. Also, as long as the Heroes don't lose again before The Merge, she won't be at the center of anyone's target. Once she makes it to one tribe, Candice is going far.
Colby: 32-1. Well how about that, Mr. Donaldson? See what a little effort will get you? Not only a couple challenge wins, but an improvement in your odds! Yes, he will be the first Hero the Villains will target, but he's riding high, and with a couple Individual Immunity wins, he could do some serious damage.
JT: 100-1. Still a long shot as a former winner, but he's congenial and the Heroes won something, so he moves up.
Parvati: 200-1. Parvati is getting closer and closer to The Merge, and having eliminated Rob, her chances have improved.
Sandra: 300-1. She's dead in the water. The only reason she's above Courtney is because she's a little more valuable to the tribe in challenges.
Courtney: 400-1. Not only does she not have Rob to protect her anymore, she is a complete waste in challenges. Sorry Twiggy, but you're not going to be a millionaire.
Russell: 500-1. You're the man now, dog! Russell is in charge, but this only puts a brighter target on his back. I doubt Coach and Jerri would realign with Sandra and Courtney, but come Merge time, Russell will be persona non grata.
Rupert: 10,000-1. Just as I said last week, "Every time someone else goes home, I'm forced by the laws of mathematics to give Rupert a better shot at winning the game." Plus, he somehow won the ire of Russell, so should they both make it to The Merge, the pirate will be in the cross-hairs.
OK folks, that's what I've got for this week. What did you think of this episode? Are you surprised Russell was able to get rid of Rob? Are you surprised Jerri was so easily swayed? Think one of the Heroes has a real chance to win now? Please leave your questions, comments and thoughts below. Please be sure to check out TVOverMind for all of your TV needs, and come back next Friday for another recap. Until then, I'm off to enjoy a healthy lunch.
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