Ya know. If I had the doubts that she did, I would have at least said something when I handed it to Jeff. ‘I doubt this is the real idol, but I have to take the chance.’
Yep. The only thing dumber than playing a fake idol is not playing a real idol because you think it’s fake.
I know the game is edited, so I have to wonder how much strategizing Eliza did once she realized the HII was fake. It looked like Eliza knew she had the fake HII and told no one.
If I had been her, I think I might have tried to fake out some of others by letting them know I had the HII and would play it since I knew I was on the chopping block. That might have forced Ozzy’s hand into admitting he had the real one OR made some people believe Eliza was immune and target someone else.
Like I said, with the editing, it’s hard to know how much Eliza said or did before tribal, but I think I’d try anything I could to sway people towards a different outcome.
On another note, it was great to see the young cub Jason get one over on Ozzy by beating him in a contest that seemed custom designed for Ozzy. I really liked Ozzy in his first Survivor, but in this season he seems too overconfident and negative. Jason better watch his back, because Ozzy will be coming after him now, and if the others don’t wise up and get rid of him at the first opportunity, he’ll be back in the final three.