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Ninja mode
It’s not enough that the remaining castaways on Survivor: Fiji are lying to each other. We also have to deal with the web of deceit constructed by the editors. They had me convinced that Yau-Man would get several votes at tonight’s Tribal Council, maybe even enough to get him off the island. When Alex started talking about how they should look ahead, and saying that he thought people were thinking two or three steps down the line, I thought that might convince Yau-Man to play the hidden Immunity Idol tonight. In fact, I was secretly and silently begging him to do it. It’s a good thing, I guess, that he had more faith in his alliance than I did. All six of them voted to get Alex out of the game.

None of this would have come into play if Boo hadn’t won individual immunity. After the Reward Challenge, which he also won, he was a goner. Yau-Man and Dreamz came back from the helicopter ride full of venom against him for talking too much, and I think they made a case for getting rid of him next, even before Alex. Now they’re stuck with him, and he’s shown he’s a strong player, having won two individual challenges in a row. He’s been a low-profile player all season, but suddenly he’s in a power position.

The question of who’s going to come in fourth shouldn’t be troubling the three core members of the main alliance. Earl, Cassandra and Yau-Man have a good thing going, if they don’t spoil it for themselves by turning on each other. If all goes as it should, Yau-Man shouldn’t have to play the hidden idol at all. Something tells me there are too many cracks in the alliance, though, and that he’ll either be forced to play it or regret not playing it. I credit Dreamz for being the wild card monkey wrench gumming up the works. Nobody knows what he’s going to do, mostly because he doesn’t know. It’s making for one of the best end games ever.

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