What I don’t understand is why he even felt the need to tell anyone anything to begin with. His strategy should have been taken from the Terry school of survivor - win every damn immunity (there were only 2 left). If he did that, he’d need no alliances. More fuel to the doof-fire.

A couple observations:

1- I think it was the first time that they showed every vote before Jeff read them.

2-I still hold to the fact that no one had the “benefit” of hearing Amanda argue in front of the jury last season. If they knew that she can’t argue her way out of a paper bag (and is set for the fall among who is left if they argue correctly), then they would definitely not consider her a jury threat. I think all she will cling to is her play of the hidden immunity idol.

3-It is clearly Cirie’s game to lose at this point. She is very good at working people. Has been in control of the social game from day 1 (I have to admit that now), but has not been at the eye of the storm the way Parvati has. She hasn’t angered anyone really that I can think of. Her plan in final 3 should be to a) throw Parv under the bus for pissing people off, but claim ownership to all the ideas and manipulation saying that its part of the game and b) point out that Amanda was just riding coattails all along, aside from one very good play of an immunity idol. I think she can get the votes of Jason, Alexis, Natalie and Eliza that way - maybe James.

4-It occurred to me while they were hatching their master plan to fool Erik… why would anyone NOT want to take him to final 3? If he pissed everyone off the way they said he did (he flopped around as much as his hair) he would be behind the 8 ball right off the bat. And we know for sure that he is terr.uh.bull. at the social/argumentative aspect of the game. I could imagine the verbal beatdowns he would receive by the jury. To me, that would make it very very easy to beat him in final 3. Getting there with him, had he won the final immunity challenge, would have been just as easy for someone like Amanda or Cirie. So, if I was either of them, I woulda let Natalie go home last night then rest assured that it would be either Erik going home last or, if he won, that I’d be able to convince him to take out Parvati (who may be able to steal jury votes with the “i played the game hard, not personal” argument).

Sorry if my comment was longer than your post, Andie. Nice job as always.