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I like the F2 rather than 3 because #3 is always the goat who should have been sent home many TCs before.

What the heck was Tony’s reasoning with those idols? That was so stupid and cost him Trish’s vote. That little stunt might have cost him several jury votes, too. I couldn’t care less about Kass but after Tony throwing the idol away has me leaning toward her for the win out of spite. At least we won’t have to see emmaciated Trish and her horse teeth anymore.

Yeah, I like Woo but he’s a bit woo-woo in the thinking department. He hasn’t ticked off any of the jury but he is a lost puppy on strategic play.

Spencer would merely be a place marker if he hadn’t been winning challenges. Still can’t believe he and Kass are still in the game.

Here from Entertainment Weekly:

EW: Traditionally, the final 5 is the last time one can use a hidden immunity idol, although you made no such announcement to that effect. Does that mean Tony is indeed bluffing by making people think he can use his special idol at the final 4?

PROBST: Hmm, did I miss it? I thought Tony was really clear in saying that it’s only good until final 5 and that he’s bluffing them telling them it’s good until a final 4. [ED NOTE: He did, but Jeff never confirmed at Tribal Council.] Either way, yes, the idol is only good until the final 5 and after that it has no value. So Tony is indeed bluffing. It’s a brilliant move that none of us anticipated. He realized that because it was “new” and had “different powers” that he could create any story he wanted. This is why we continue to experiment with different ideas. You put in something new and you see what it births. While the power of this special idol was not new, we did think the placement of it as a “one-off” at the merge might yield some interesting results. There isn’t a science to Survivor, we just do our best to think through ideas and the ones that feel solid we give them a shot.

[POSTERS NOTE: So there you have it — In lieu of the rules of Survivor coming from the mouth of Probst and the producers, Survivor has deferred to informing players and viewers by way of a two-faced backstabbing corkscrewing double-dealing prefabricating contestant — and Probst applauds this. Tony speaks for Probst and Survivor — and we’re supposed to believe him. Furthermore in order for him to be attempting this bluff, he had to have cleared it first with Probst and the producers to make sure that Probst did not make any announcement re the super idol expiring at the Tribal Council. This smacks of collusion and makes one wonder just how much of Tony’s game came with the help of Probst and the producers]