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Sure, this has always been the core of the game.
In old-schoolSurvivor,honest alliances (and athleticism) were enough to ride to the end.
As Joe Reid noted in hisPrimetimerrecap of last weeks episode, the result is a season thats increasingly meta.
Contestants arent just expecting the game to flip on a dime.
Theyre making decisions before the dime gets tossed in the air.
Liana grapples with the possibility that she missed the opportunity to make a big move.
This is a classic post-tribal-council emotional hangover.
Unfortunately, Tiffany gets to it before she does.
Tiffany finds a second beware advantage at camp.
Theyll individually choose between a tarp for their tribe and a solo steal-a-vote advantage.
Like other mini-challenges for advantages this season, its dependent on what the other players do.
In this case, if all three players choose a tarp, each tribe will get a tarp.
If all three choose steal-a-vote, they will each lose their vote at their next tribal.
If theres a two-to-one split, the tarp voters go home empty-handed while the steal-a-voters get the advantage.
However, Tiffany also plays it safe, leaving Brad the only player taking the big swing.
The game play and backstabbing feels more transparent this season than usual.
All three major advantages this season ships wheel, three-part immunity, and beware advantage arent total secrets.
Brad is playing a fast new-school game.
So theyre both out of a vote should their team go to tribal tonight.
Fortunately for Xander, Yase finally avoids tribal after finishing second, behind Luvu.
Unfortunately for Brad, Ua loses, and they head to their first tribal council.
So Brad has two advantages but cant vote.
He even tells Shan about his two advantages, but it backfires because shes now wary of his power.
The problem is Shans also dealing with another alliance member thats proving untrustworthy.
Shan spots it, and JD now has to come clean to her and Ricard.
They express disappointment in his secrecy.
Hes broken their trust.
Shes firmly in control, and theres little reason to think itll fade anytime soon.
Ultimately, they blindside Brad, which gives JD another chance to prove his loyalty.
InSurvivor, sometimes you do need to put on your tribes life vest before your own.
