Round 10 - I'd rather be voted out at this point

[Benji]

Well. That was quite a live night. A lot happened. To recap:

Vote #1


This was a vote that was completely controlled by Spencer. The plan was a vote on Devon. Simple. 

Then Brandon found the hidden immunity idol. That's when shit flipped. The vote got moved around enough to where Brandon got Sam worked up and they decided to shift the vote onto Grace. This is because they speculate that Grace might have it, with Devon as the back-up person they think have it. They make a very smart move to blindside Grace, if she has the idol... which she fucking does. Homegirl was read in seconds by Brandon. Props. Only problem is Torry and Spencer need Grace to get Sam out. So they have to protect their investment. They save her and flip their votes to Devon. They can disguise this as a prop because they had intel he has the idol. 

Honestly, this was a brilliant move by Spencer. He got to have an opportunity to take out TWO top tier players. Spencer's plan was to go after Sam next and EVERYONE was enthusiastic to the point of staunch paranoia of asking each other every five minutes if this was a real deal. Anyway, vote one, Devon goes home. 

Vote #2


After damage control from the Devon vote, Jessie, Brandon and Sam try to figure out what the fuck just happened. Spencer is rallying the troops to vote out Sam, then we have the immunity challenge. Sam absolutely smashes everyone and wins immunity. They already had Brandon as the back-up plan because they both knew those two were inseparable. If they can't cut Sam, they try to slow her down.

The messiest and worst part of this scramble before the vote is Sam and Brandons choice to tell Jessie to vote for... Alex? No one else knew about this plan. She pulled Jessie into a group chat with Torry and Spencer to vote for Alex or some shit. Fucking group chats. Brandon and Sam cook up this side deal with Alex and Torry to go after Spencer. So... they leave Jessie out because, because? To test her loyalty... even though she's voted with you the last few times? I think Sam got drunk with power and paranoia and just thought she didn't need to be brought into this because she wanted this to be HER move. It was sloppy and such a heavy consequence. Jessie does not care for Sam after seeing how careless she treated her and she broke out into tears after tribal. 

Best current placement to worst:

Spencer
It goes without saying that the player last round was Spencer. He absolutely crushed this live night. Both votes were his and he is so good at repairing or connecting with people after he does them dirty. People like him and respect his game. He will be a target in the back or front of everyones brains. 

Jessie
I feel like we will look back at this round as the moment Jessie becomes an active threat to win this game. Think about this. She is beloved by the cast. No one has a bad thing to say about her. She's knowledgable on Survivor, is sweet as can be and since no one has really got to know her yet, her stock is going nowhere but up from this point in the game. Now that she's exposed how she felt used by everyone, the entire tribe is guilted and not with malice, but with genuine reasons. She's a student of Survivor and I think these next few rounds can be hers. Spencer told Torry he wants Jessie next to him in the final with her. I guarantee that Alex and Grace would scoop her up. Sam loves her. I think Jessie locked in a spot at FTC and her resume is starting tonight. 

Grace
Grace had a decent round. I want to give her a better score here, but she got paranoid again and told Devon nearly EVERYTHING about him going home. Like, Spencer swooped in her DMs at the right second to steer her clear and convince her the plan is real. Grace, you get paranoid at the drop of a hat and it keeps getting your allies cut... but you're still here. The vote was moved off of you and you were welcomed into a GREAT voting block for your game. Sometimes it's nice to be on bottom. 

Alex
Alex. I feel as though you gave up this past round. You sounded resigned, like death was at your door. Sure, you got a vote tonight. Get your head back in the game!

Torry
Torry. This LA trip hurt your game, so it's not exactly your fault. It was untimely. You missed some important conversations. There were a lot of moving pieces and you were being caught up by mostly Spencer. It's time for you to make a move, girl. Spencer will win if you're sitting next to him. oop

Sam
Oof. Bad round for you, Sam. You were used to pushing names and getting what you want. Neither vote went as you'd hoped (although, you could force the argument that Devon DID go home). Grace was saved, yes. It wasn't Grace they were saving, it was her vote. You are lucky that you rocked the immunity challenge, because it would have been you gone. Good news? You're charming and on the bottom. If you win immunity or make the right connections, you might be provided an opportunity. I'm here for it. 

[Jay]

rip to devon and brandon, two of my favs this season

devon was never ever ever supposed to sniff final 8 but he still somehow found a way. all the obstacles he faced its a major accomplishment he was able to make it as far as he did,

brandon- only fitting brandon matches his wifes placement. Brandon really brought a real survivor player feel this season which i always appreciate. he had a great run

[Jay]

i think this is setting up for a spencer win. i would love to see Torry pull it off but she needs to be more visible with these moves. Spencer is getting and taking all the credit for everything so far which isn't fair but its the perception. Hopefully she decides to cut him before the end

[Ricky]

Final 6 Power Rankings

(ORDER OF WINNING PROBABILITY IF AT FTC)

I want to start by saying that this cast has been great. Last season at this point we all knew there was only one winner, I think AT LEAST, if not all, 4 of the people in the final 6 have a shot at winning this thing. 

1. SPENCER - He is in control right now. Sam and Brandon wanted to make a move on Spencer after the live night, but Spencer beat them to the punch, he was a step ahead of them. Everyone sees how big of a threat he is now, but not sure they will be able to make a move on him. After the live night he has done a good job in staying close with Grace and Alex. As of this moment, if Spencer can get to the final 3, he deserves that win. 

2. SAM - Such a BADASS player. I love watching Sam play. She's a big personality and she will always play with a target in her back, she cant escape that. Her biggest mistake was being a step behind Spencer, which honestly, its something hard to account for. I think she still has gas in the tank and can make a move, she's that good. Unfortunately, right now she's trying to make a move with Alex, who just doesnt have any agency in this game right now. He needs to work on Torry, not Alex. She also tried to get Alex to tell her what card to play in the GOAT challenge, but I'm not sure Alex understands the challenge enough to be of help. Thankfully this round is long enough for her to try and make a move. I would love her in the FTC up against Spencer, that would be amazing cause I honestly don't know which one of the two would win. 

3. GRACE - Grace jump started her game this round, all thanks to the confidence of having an idol in her pocket and Spencer wanting to flip on Sam. I honestly think Torry should be in this positions, BUT, for some reason the players and some jurors see Torry as a GOAT (more on that below). Grace has very good path to the final 3 and if she plays it right she can get there AND receive votes to win. Spoiler alert though, JASON, her biggest supporter in the jury just found out she has a boyfriend, sooooo we'll see how much he goes to bat for her now. Grace's move should be to get Sam and Spencer out back to back, cut Torry after, and then coast to the end with Alex and Jessie. However, she seems to want to cut Alex soon, which makes no sense since there aren't any Alex fans in the jury right now. 

4. TORRY - She should be higher on this list, but as mentioned, the players and jurors just havent had visibility into her game. I would LOVE for a Torry win, but I don't think its going to happen anymore. I think for her to win she would need to be the force to get Spencer next, not Sam, then Grace, THEN Sam, and then go to the end with Alex and Jessie. Not sure this is doable though. 

5. JESSIE - I still have faith in Jessie. She can turn her game around and get enough respect from the jury, but it would take a couple moves, which I just don't see her making. I felt so bad for her last round, both sides kept her in the dark... this was Sam's biggest mistake by far. Jessie was all in with Sam, and Sam neglected this relationship. I think if Sam is in the end, she might have lost Jessie's vote at the live night. 

6. ALEX - such a great and loyal guy, but the jury is just not a fan. At this moment, I don't see a scenario where Alex gets the majority of the votes at final tribal council. I can't think of a single move he can call his own and his social game has been sloppy. He was just too loyal to his alliance when he needed to branch out to other people and create real bonds, not the fake relationship with Sam. 

EXCITED TO SEE HOW THIS ALL PANS OUT

[Admin]

[Admin]

We mentioned this in the VL Skype Chat, but Alex really seems unaware of how big of a threat Spencer is to win this game, which good on Spencer, he has managed to be such a threat without everyone seeing him as one.

Grace brought Spencer being a threat to Alex and Alex was just not buying it. He doesn't think Spencer has done anything. He thinks he and grace should be credited with Sam and Spencer choosing them over Elyse and Devon, and that Grace and Alex kept them safe at the swap, when that's not the cast. They kept themselves safe by having a great social game. 

Alex is so unaware of how good of a player Spencer is that he wants Jessie out over Spencer. Mind you, when Grace asked why Jessie, Alex' only response is because Jessie has written his name down multiple times, including live night when she was the only vote on Alex. Seems like he's holding a grudge, and the fact he can't get past that is the theme of Alex' game this season. Any time someone brings his name up (remember when Gabby asked if he knew Carlos?) he starts gunning for them without stepping back and looking at the bigger picture.