Shii-Ann was right-- Amber is going to win the million. But I doubt that's much comfort to her. Perhaps she knew her number was up, but if not she certainly talked her way onto the jury, where she's the second guaranteed Amber vote (Lex being the other; I suspect Kathy is an Amber vote also, but her tribal council vote against Amber makes the a bit more questionable).
The rampaging idiocy of Tom, Rupert, and Jenna just boggled my mind at first, but then I realized that all three of them had to join Shii-Ann in voting out Amber in order for it to work without risking a tie-breaker. And given Tom's inexplicable belief that he has a prayer of going to the final two with Rob, that wasn't likely to happen.
Next week, however, is the perfect-- and last-- chance to split the Rob/Amber alliance. I'd lay money that Rupert, Jenna, and Tom will be unable to come together to make it happen.
Rob, of course, has a major problem on his hands. The jury is now stacked with people who would sooner give Richard the million than hand it over to him. His gameplay has been effective thusfar, but I don't see a viable endgame strategy for him. He's burned too many bridges to hope that the jury will reward him for a game well played. Right now Amber is sitting pretty. And when you consider that Amber was the last person selected to be in the game, only making the cut because Colleen, Elisabeth, and possibly Christy turned the opportunity down... apparently Mr. Burnett's contract with the devil is long-term.
Speaking of which-- have you been watching The Restaurant? Another little piece of Burnett's soul siphoned down below in exchange for that little slice of serendipity. Obviously the timing was carefully orchestrated so that the coup would happen on-camera, but I wonder who waited for whom. Either way, it's dynamite television.
Posted by Peter at April 29, 2004 11:10 PM