I'm going to start out saying that I completely underestimated Colton. I didn't think that he would last past the first episode. It seemed as if he wouldn't be able to relate to the men on his tribe. Fortunately for him, he was stuck with a bunch of guys, who I whole-heartedly believe, have no clue what they're doing. They are just sitting back and listening to everything Colton has to say. Why? Make some big moves! Get rid of him. The mere fact that they're not going to is the reason why I want Colton to win this game. He doesn't back down from a challenge. He tells it like it is. I truly believe that I didn't get picked this time around because people would have compared me to him. I am not as flamboyant as he is. And, I wouldn't be so open about my distaste for my other tribemates (I would have left that for the home-viewers). I would have been the person that America hated by my tribemates loved (in an ideal situation). Colton is definitely playing the villian role. People are scared of him (in a weird way) and he gets what he wants. I am impressed with him and would love to see him go all the way.
Finally! It only took four episodes into the season before shit started to go down. The previous episode showed us how manipulative Colton truly is. He made the decision to give up immunity in order to get rid of someone he couldn't get along with. This recap of episode 5 will basically give my insight on why I think Colton should win this game - - and the steps I believe he needs to make in order to get there! But first, I just wanted to point out that in my preview of the season, I was dead on when I said that I could see Chelsea and Kim being allies in this game. Well, not only did Kim find the hidden immunity idol on her island, but the only person she shared this information with was Chelsea. I'm interested to see how far they get to go with each other. I do like them alot and would like to see them be two of the last women standing. I also would like to see Christina go far simply because she has been handed the raw end of the stick through-out the entire season!
Finally! It only took four episodes into the season before shit started to go down. The previous episode showed us how manipulative Colton truly is. He made the decision to give up immunity in order to get rid of someone he couldn't get along with. This recap of episode 5 will basically give my insight on why I think Colton should win this game - - and the steps I believe he needs to make in order to get there! But first, I just wanted to point out that in my preview of the season, I was dead on when I said that I could see Chelsea and Kim being allies in this game. Well, not only did Kim find the hidden immunity idol on her island, but the only person she shared this information with was Chelsea. I'm interested to see how far they get to go with each other. I do like them alot and would like to see them be two of the last women standing. I also would like to see Christina go far simply because she has been handed the raw end of the stick through-out the entire season!
Anyway, the episode started out with the Salani and Manono tribes meeting up for the reward challenge. Jeff informs the castaways that One World is no longer men versus women. It is time to do a switch up. This is what I've been waiting for all season long! The new members of Salani are: Sabrina, Kat, Chelsea, Kim (four of the original five-woman alliance), Michael, Jay, and Troyzan. The new tribe of Manono consists of: Colton, Leif, Jonas, Tarzan (four of the original five-man alliance), Monica, Alicia, and Christina. Colton makes the comparison of Salani being "Greek Gods" while his tribe are just peasants. While I believe this to be a fair assessment, I'm not sure I would have stated the obvious. Manono's team morale was probably knocked down a few pegs. Feel confident, Manono, and maybe you can actually win something! However, the Manono tribe lost the reward challenge which means that they missed out on peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, but more importantly, they had to build an entirely new shelter somewhere else.
While the other Manono members were building the shelter, Alicia and Colton were making an alliance. Colton decided that he would tell Alicia everything that she wanted to hear in order to get rid of one of the women - - Monica. I do believe that Monica was the strongest person on the Manono tribe. However, there should only be two more eliminations before the tribes merge. They don't need a phyiscally strong competitor around post-merge. The Manono tribe ended up losing yet another challenge and was sent to tribal council. Colton and Alicia decided to blindside Monica, while making Monica and Christina believe that Tarzan was going home (due to the fact that he is clearly the weakest player on the team). Monica was completely blindsided when she was voted off.
In a perfect situation, this is how I think things should go down in the next couple episodes. Even though I don't think Manono has a huge chance at winning immunity challenes, I think it would be wise to throw a couple challenges, and here is my reasoning behind that. Hopefully it's not too confusing. . .
I believe everyone feels as if it is still a men versus women game, and if you look at past seasons of the show, women are much more likely than men to bring their own gender to the end. Colton had a very strong 5-man alliance in the beginning, but since there was a mix-up in the tribes, he lost Troyzan. Right now he has 3 of his original allies with him on his new tribe. He still has an advantage because there are only 3 Salani women (4 against 3). It is the exact opposite on the other tribe. The women of the Salani tribe have 4 of their original alliance members against 3 of the original Manono men (once again 4 against 3). Colton has clearly been running the show on both of his tribes. It has clearly been demonstrated that Colton calls the shots. He got rid of the 'rooster,' Matt. He talked his tribe into giving up immunity in order to get rid of Bill. Whatever Colton wants, Colton gets. We all know that the merge is coming up very soon. I believe that it is going to happen after this next elimination. In all honesty, Colton needs to throw the challenge and get rid of another woman. This will give Salani another win, thus the 4 women will not have an opportunity to eliminate one of the men. Thus, men still have the numbers. If this happens, it should be Alicia. She has already proven that she can't be trusted by flipping on Monica and Christina. Also, Alicia warned Colton not to turn on her. Hello?! This is a game of Survivor. You have to 'O, O, O' in order to win, and so far Colton has been outwitting everyone. Get rid of Alicia first so she won't have an opportunity to make it to the merge. She can't be trusted and won't have a chance to turn on Colton. Furthermore, Alicia won't be on the jury so Colton wouldn't have to worry about not receiving a vote from her at the end of the game (if he makes it that far) if he stabs her in the back. Colton needs to get rid of Alicia first, then Christina, keeping the numbers of the men, and not allow Salani an opportunity to kick off his allies. He has already proven that he is in control of his alliance. Go to the merge with an advantage over the women (a possible 7 to 5 advantage), kick them off one by one while getting rid of Michael and Jay and the final five men can duke it out. Honestly, I don't see it happening this way, but I would love to see Colton throw one or two challenges to keep the numbers. It's almost 2 o'clock in the morning here, so I am hoping I didn't repeat myself or rattle on. Let me know what you guys think by commenting, sending me a message on Twitter or Facebook.
Eliminated:
Monica Culpepper - the 41-year-old from Tampa, Florida
Until next time......
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