Episode #6: "Hot Mess Express"

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CJ and Minga are taken from us too soon. Post thoughts below!

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So far this tribe swap has been focused on the NuSadani tribe and the crazy dynamics there. As this phase of the game winds down, let's take a final look at where these tribes are at:

Cavaso 2.0

This is still Sam's tribe, but the revelation that Biniam has been lying to her about not knowing Spencer Flohr has thrown a wrench into matters. It seems as though this won't have direct ramifications for Biniam's game yet, but it opens the door for Sam to take a shot at him at some point...or for Biniam to take a preemptive shot at her in self-defense.

Kollyn's gone if they go to tribal; everyone except him has deep bonds with each other.


Varia 2.0

The group of Abby-Jack-Austin seems to be in control. Austin formed the group and is keen on it, Jack also sees it as the actual group (per his confessional), and I'm...pretty sure Abby does too?

This is still ultimately Abby's tribe though, because everyone - once again - has Abby as their #1's. She could remove Austin or Jack from the game if she wanted to, we just don't know 100% where she's at. But it seems like she genuinely likes Jack and Austin.


Sadani 2.0 

Even if you didn't like how she handled the Jordan round, it's hard to deny that Carley has otherwise been playing very well on this tribe. She's built a strong bond with Emily and Elyse, especially Elyse - and this kept her safe in the CJ vote. The one issue with her is that basically everyone has clocked that she's a savvy player, but at least right now that's working in her favor, as others see her as a meat shield-type come merge.

Emily and Elyse also like Waylon but I'm 80-90% sure he'd be the boot if they had to go to Tribal because he's developing a reputation as an erratic player - which is well-deserved. Still, Waylon is really starting to approach his full potential as a character in this game so I'd like to see him stay around for at least a little while longer.