Do you think the Survivor "powers that be" knew there wouldn't be a merge at 10 players before they started taping? Or do you think they thought it up as they watched Shii Ann in action?
For some reason - I think they changed direction midstream. They sat in the control room and thought, "Look at Shii Ann! After all of this backstabbing - can you imagine her face if she found out there wasn't a merge. Hey that's an idea!"
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