Survivor: Ghost Island – Page 3 – A Piece, of the Sky

Winston is so angry. Everything is wrath, for Winston. It was so tiring. Brett was basically the only person he ever smiled at. Wendell and Dom were friends, but they also got rid of Chris together and talked to everybody – Seabass, Angie, Laurel, etc. Neither an individual, nor even a duo, can win in relative isolation.

Justice for Steve! Justice for Swaggy! Scottie took his own destiny into his hands. He hustled and won HOH and the POV. The bros could hate on him for being a nerd and whatnot, but he beat them fair and square, twice. And he kept his noms the same.

Scottie rallied Foute – while, as we’ve observed, Faysal has faded into the background. Very wise and respectable. A total 180 from the chaotic week of Kaitlyn. I am so proud of Scottie, and I take back all that I said about him being under Tyler’s thumb! He exceeded my expectations.

And now, for our favorite anti-couple: Tyler and Kaitlyn! Between these two, Tyler’s epic game-play, and Kaitlyn’s painful floundering (yelling match with the bros?? Rockstar on a rock wall?) we have all the drama we need for Season 20. Kaitlyn’s enormous volatility as a person, has Tyler crying in the diary room for the exact plan I would have hoped for, if separating the bros wasn’t the best strategic decision this week: getting rid of loose-end Kaitlyn. “She’s so bad for my game…” You said it Tyler. Next week is another week!

As a player, Brett is OK with me: unlike Winston, (and Kaitlyn), he is charming and isn’t prone to flying off the handle. Like Tyler, he has an unbreakable poker face. The Rockstar non sequitur will keep the heat off Kaitlyn and Tyler – for now. In the long game, Tyler is going to have to prepare for the reveal: that he has always been a member of Level 6 (now Level 5!)

Stray electron: JC and Bay have it out on social issues?! Loving this season; can’t wait for Sunday.

I abhorred Faysal’s game-play so much, that I must have subconsciously edited it out of my autopsy of Thursday’s whirlwind episode. I did say, long ago, that Fezzie might amble back over to Kaitlyn – but only to keep her in check, and make sure she didn’t turn on anyone in Foute! Totally failed in that regard.

What I don’t understand, is how Steve going home, wasn’t like a bomb going off for Fezzie and Swaggy. The natural thing to do, would be to find the leak and make sure that it never happened again. But those two, and all of Foute really, were only too happy to go along with whatever the status quo was, instead of actively and proactively creating and shaping the status quo – like Tyler.

Swaggy blasted everyone for tanning, instead of playing the game, but he was more worried about people wearing his swag, instead of enacting a realistic strategy. Also, it’s a game – swearing on family members’ graves is never called for. That was a big red flag, regarding character, for me.

And as he was pleading with the heartless Kaitlyn and his argument to Tyler was falling on deaf ears, he came off as desperate. Never be desperate. Once you are coming off as desperate, you have lost. That’s one of the Laws of Power. Swaggy is not a Wendell.

Fezzie may suddenly reveal some hidden store of intelligence, but that’s unlikely. Tyler will continue his plan to pick off Foute, speaking through his mouthpiece, Scottie.

What I like about this season, is that nobody is completely stupid, not even Kaitlyn. Nobody is an absolute schmuck, holding the idiot ball. However, compared to everyone else, Tyler does seem to be a great deal smarter. No one sees Tyler coming; they would do good to prepare themselves and watch out! Steve flamed out; Tyler is behaving like the real undercover cop.