Vi Vanishes After Single Vote

 The Vote

Vi's chance at the grand prize literally slipped out of her hand as she was unable to keep her pennies stable in the final and perhaps, the most crucial immunity challenge in the game yet--guaranteeing Van, the winner of immunity, a seat in the Final 2.

Vi has been labeled this season's master strategist simply because people assumed she was the one pulling the strings with the votes. Indeed, she was able to avoid the vote several times this year as the person who received the most votes. Vi, on two occasions, has predicted her demise but both times, she was a vote or two away from the person booted.

How Vi will vote as the last member of the jury is still sketchy.  Many times throughout the season, Vi has said that this game is unpredictable, and surely, I can almost feel it, but I think she has still yet to show how unpredictable it can really be.

Keli Exiled From Challenge Beach

 The Votes

The final days of the game are winding down, and with each challenge, the Survivors are getting closer and closer to the grand prize. That is why this week's latest castaway, Keli, the 17-year old Build-A-Bear employee of Downtown Disney, was sent away from Challenge Beach by a narrow vote of 2-1-1.

Keli was anything but "unbearable" to the other players but this "friend" was voted out simply because of her dominance in recent challenges.  As far as an inner circle within the girl's alliance, there doesn't appear to be one judging by the way the vote went down this week.

With Keli's departure, it makes her the last member of the Chosau tribe, post switch.  If the Survivors were to sit down and think about the votes, it is clear how each person voted. After attaining this knowledge, will that break more allegiances? The final challenge will take its course in the next couple of days, guaranteeing either May, Van, or Vi a spot in the final two and a shot at winning the prize but judging by Keli's words, she won't make the journey to Sole Survivor an easy one.

Elliot Exterminated ::casts Revive:: <<magic failed>>

 The Votes

It has been a tough journey for the males of the game, all of whom have been kicked out for the last 7 votes (Thanh and Andrea resigned), leaving Eli, the 17-year old math wiz from Garden Grove, CA with the distinct honor of being the longest lasting male. He joins the other males as the fifth member of the jury, leaving only two seats open before a winner is declared for Survivor 3: Rancho Alamitos...

It has been an interesting week here at Ranau Choues, with more than half of the girl alliance contemplating their vote for Eli and considering another person. Now that the "easy" target is gone, next week will really determine where peoples' true allegiances lie. "All bets are off."

This has been the first time since Jason B's boot that the person removed from the game received only three votes. Is this a sign of a fracture in the rumored girls' alliance? Up until this point, there really is no one denying the existence of the alliance so several viewers, myself included, are interested in how things will pan out.

The males have the games in their hand as they dominate the jury and ultimately have the power to reward and punish someone. It all comes down to who screwed them over the least, and with this crowd, it's hard to tell.

Bye ARNOLD! Arnold Axed Out of the Game

 The Votes

After an exhausting challenge, pitting doubles against each other for immunity, Arnold, the 17 year old token tech master on campus from Stanton, CA was left out of the "network" which schemed against him and ultimately led to his boot. Arnold joins the other members of Ranau Choues on the jury who will ultimately decide the winner of the game.

Arnold has been the lone ranger of the series, avoiding conflicts as well as staying out of speculated alliances. In one of the more shocking moves of the season, Arnold refused to vote for someone at his first Tribal Council so as not to create any waves. This style of playing, however, could be viewed as a apathetic attitude toward the game, an attitude the remaining members of the tribe did not want to have around.

Arnold refused to plea for his survival in the game, stating that "I don't like to do that." He openly expressed his strong belief that he would be the next to go, because Eli won immunity. This move alone seemed to be a good enough reason for people to him out. He was kicked out of the Penny challenge, now out of the game.

I'm Just Chris From the Chopping Block

 The Votes

It looks like work can get into the way of winning this game, and it is exactly why Chris, the 17 year old Associated Student Body (ASB) Club Commissioner residing in Stanton, CA, takes a seat as the third jury member. The slaughter of the males seems to near completion, but anything can happen at this stage of the game.

Fate played a huge role in this week's events. Chris covered a shift in the Student Store today, something he was unable to get out of, and as a result, became the first in line to get the boot for this week. Whether that was decided prior to his absence or not is unknown.

Chris has taken on the role of one of the most dramatic Survivors of all time, just look at his final words for example. He handled his boot with a long exclamation of "Noooooooooo" and verbally put down the fact that the females are out for the guys (again, the existence of a boys vs. girls dynamic is only an assumption). There was no mentioning of gender in the voter comments, just expressions of power and inactivity.

Chris will go on, returning to his job at Sam's Club.  I doubt after the game, he will disappear like Judy. He won't leave the game without a little bit more drama.

Next week's episode should be one of the most pivotal challenges of the season and will ultimately decide the five people who will make the final five. 8 down, 5 to go.

4 votes

Inho

2 votes

Keli

2 votes

    Van

I'm playing PlayStation...leave me alone...at least I have my new comp...btw, u guys SUCK!

Tammy became known as John's right hand woman. This would prove detrimental to her. Their alliance was unmasked in a challenge where they revealed the pecking order the alliance would boot others. The five created a majority and booted the other four. She was booted because of her alliance and the threat she posed for winning immunity, just like Inho.

4 votes

David T.

3 votes

Vi

1 vote

Van

1 vote

Arnold

I didn't expect to win two in a row, but at least I'll be one of the people deciding who wins the game, and how fitting 4 girls versus 4 guys. Go guys... or some of the guys...

You scared of the best, you then get rid of the best, but I am still the best, still the most devious, and you will find that out later