Episode 10 - Mission Nikpossible

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Nikki is out the door but not without leaving her full mark on the game, Cristina and Charlie have both changed their allegiances yet again and we walk in to the final 8 with a full on split down the middle,

Derek/Hodges/Jacob/Jessica

Jo/Cristina/Charlie/Yapp

Charlie has a double vote, the tribals are still split - what will happen next?

[nax]

I don't expect that spit to hold. Jessica is intent on keeping Charlie in the game, but he's likely to be Derek, Hodges and Jacob's primary target this round. Further, she knows she'll have to take out Jacob, Derek and Hodges sooner or later - this situation might well force her hand. 

On the other hand, I doubt very much Christina has chosen to go with Joanne, Charlie and Yapp. She has no common ground with any of them, and I don't see it taking much pressure from Jacob and Hodges (or even Jessica) to pull her back in.

What's more, Joanne, Charlie and Yapp are all low-priority targets. This might be when the other four break and make a move on either Derek or Jacob (or Hodges, but only by default). But I kinda doubt that: the numbers don't support that move at this time.

My prediction for this round:
Tension will rise with the four, but will remain at a low simmer. It will however act as a backdrop for the efforts to make sure Christina stays with them. She'll get offered at least two F3 deals from combinations of Derek, Hodges and Jacob, but will ultimately agree to vote with them this round, believing she's swayed one or more of them to vote one of their own next round.  The target will be Charlie, but with the threat of the double-vote hanging over their heads, Jacob will prime Yapp to flip if there's a tie (which there will be, because this time Charlie isn't going to feel even remotely safe). On the re-vote, however, there will be no deadlock, as Charlie's double vote has no effect anymore due to his not being allowed to cast a vote (as both he and Jacob are the tying targets). The revote ends at 4-2 and Charlie goes home.


*which is stupid, because it would seem a LOT better to recruit him and get him to USE his rock by claiming Derek is with Jo and Yapp

[Joe]

Her video was entertaining but I can't help but feel that its just super bitter. Was this posted before tribal results? Or after? It's just a bit more than a good bye message and totally blows up peoples games. Isn't that why people to go Ponderosa so quickly on the show?

And lol at Derek posting a confessional in the tribal response.

[kirin]

It was posted before TC results. I definitely wouldn't have let it fly if it was after, but she did it before, so all good.

I have been keeping up very closely, and I have no idea what's going on. Between Derek posting his confessional, Nikki/Joanne's fake convo and Mission Nikpossible, I am lost.

[kirin]

I know Cristina said she was flipping over to Joanne, Charlie and Yapp. I think she really is so over Derek at this point and probably still remembers Jacob and Jessica Frey turning on her at the Vic vote. That being said, Jacob doesn't see this at all because he's still solid with Cristina and he wants Derek out. So the writing really could be on the wall for Derek this round, but Joanne/Cristina/Charlie did contemplate the idea of getting out Jacob. So we'll see what happens. I could definitely see Jacob pulling Cristina back in on his side.

[nax]

Jun 20, 2014 13:57:50 GMT kirin said:

It was posted before TC results. I definitely wouldn't have let it fly if it was after, but she did it before, so all good.

I have been keeping up very closely, and I have no idea what's going on. Between Derek posting his confessional, Nikki/Joanne's fake convo and Mission Nikpossible, I am lost.

Also, from what I understand, just about everything in that video was also brought up in live TC (or did I misunderstand what Yapp was saying in his confessional? That's very possible, because Yapp has a hard time completing a thought before rushing on to the next one).

[kirin]

Haha I think what he meant was that we were all on a call after TC (the final 8 plus Ricky and I) and everyone was like "i'm trying to watch Nikki's video but I'm in this call..." so I was like "Why don't we just watch it together!" and so I played the video and we all watched it together, and then after that I was like "What did you guys think!" and Ricky was like "SHADE!" So I think maybe that's what Yapp was talking about!!

[nax]

So, once again Yapp fails to communicate well. I'm having a heart attack from not-surprise!

[nax]

And, because I'm pretty open-minded for an old guy, I have to say that Derek's latest confessional (not the just after a shower one, because that one's older and just reposted to the Episode 10 thread) is a lot more positive and upbeat, and a whole lot less angry. And this was his reaction to having his plans exposed by Mission Nikpossible, which is impressive. Most people would be fuming about this...

Or, maybe Derek is from Bizzaroland, and his emotions are reversed?

[kirin]

So Charlie's confessional with the cute little girl where he asked her what she thought of everyone? Bridget literally did the same thing in HvV with her adorable sister Hope. Having total flashbacks. I don't think anyone in the PW this season knows what I'm talking about but I still had to share.

[Joe]

Derek was so likeable in this video. Maybe he just needed some more adversity.

Worried for Jacob and Hodges though!

[kirin]

I'm pretty convinced that Clayton is more into iSurv1vor than Jessica Frey is. He is Facebook messaging me confessionals filled with his thoughts on people's gameplay and what he thinks Jessica Frey should do lol.

[kirin]

Andddd Cristina revealed that her true loyalty is still with Jacob and Hodges.

[Dru]

Jun 21, 2014 21:07:57 GMT kirin said:

Andddd Cristina revealed that her true loyalty is still with Jacob and Hodges.

Anddddddddd Jacob wins the game. Lets speed this up and get to final tribal already haha. 

[nax]

Jun 22, 2014 4:46:20 GMT Dru said:

Jun 21, 2014 21:07:57 GMT kirin said:

Andddd Cristina revealed that her true loyalty is still with Jacob and Hodges.

Anddddddddd Jacob wins the game. Lets speed this up and get to final tribal already haha. 

Sadly, it isn't that cut and dried.

Yapp has chosen his side, and it's Christina, Joanne and Charlie. Which means this TC he's voting Jessica, and so is Charlie. If Christine knows what's good for her, she'll jump in bed with them...

But if she doesn't we're either going to have a tie, and either Yapp or Christina will pull a purple rock (assuming neither of them flip in the re-vote), or Charlie will play his rock and send Jessica home.

If that happens, and Christina stays with Jacob, Derek and Hodges, they'll have majority at F7, but it means that Jacob's plan to vote out Derek will have have to wait (surely, it can't continue to be a limited Tribal Council at F7, can it?)

If Christina flips on the re-vote - and again, if she knows what's good for her, she will - Jessica still goes home and we have to re-shuffle loyalties again next round.

If Yapp flips on the re-vote - which I sincerely doubt he will, even under threat a of 50/50 chance of pulling the purple rock, but who knows? - Charlie heads to the Jury, and THEN it's all-but cut and dried that Jacob wins the game.

Basically, this vote is a major factor in how the rest of the game will be played.