How is it possible to come to loathe people you don't even know, or, detest people who are playing a game? ....I'm not talking about the other contestants, I'm talking about my own feelings.
When I hear Cochran speak, it makes me ill. Ozzy gave Cochran the chance to explain, Cochran had nothing. Again, for a kid who is supposed to be so sharp, his whole game is based on being a weasel. And, as previously noted, his relationship with Brandon is getting really weird. If they were in prison, we all know what role Cochran would play to survive. Telling Brandon to rest his head on Cochran's shoulder gave me the creeps.
When Brandon came around to "make sure Ozzy wasn't giving Cochran a hard time", I was sincerely hoping Ozzy would deck Brandon. I will give Brandon credit for one thing, he doesn't hold back. While others on his tribe aren't saying a thing, Brandon speaks for all of them. It is true, if the shoe were on the other foot, the other team would be doing the same thing. It is a part of the game.
So....how does one combat your coming doom? I have no idea if it would work, but I have got to think, once you get down to jury status, a player should be using that to their advantage. Jim knew he was screwed. He tried making a logical plot to part of the other team. The problem is, until you get down to seven, yes seven is the magic number, that odd man/woman out has no power. Suddenly though, they transform (or should) into the swing vote. It was just too early for Jim to make (or try to make) this move.
So, what's your next strategy?..... Become the guy they don't want on the jury. Swear to everyone that IF voted out, I will spend my entire time selling the virtues of why Cochran should win the game. Not only will he be your only vote, but anyone following (who will be a fair share of my old team) will be convinced to do the same. You see, you don't want me on that jury. You want me in the final three where I cannot poison the other jury members. If I can't take you out inside the game, I will surely do it in the comfort of Ponderosa. This I vow.
May work, may not, but what else ya' got at that point?
Whitney.....we finally learned who Whitney was. She's a girl who desperately needs to wash her hair, but has good balance. She really should have spit on Cochran for effect when she had the chance. Of course, our time spent getting to know her will be wasted for she shant be 'round much longer.
Dawn.....it sickened me that she needed to apologize to Brandon. She went from..."hey, c'mon team lets go" to "hey! where did everybody go?". She only THOUGHT she was part of one big team. Isn't it amazing how easy it is to draw team lines, then get people to live by them. I have faith that Albert will be the first to recognize that teams don't mean a thing in the long run. Hopefully, it doesn't come too soon.
Coach....Surprisingly, still controls this game. Who'da thunk it? I figured by now he would have imploded. He has managed to find himself on the Island of Misfits Toys and Coach gets to be Santa Claus. How can you not vote out Brandon before Coach? Or Edna?
Perhaps the latest member of the "When the heck did she get there" person, Sophie, has a decent shot of going undetected until somewhere around final four.
Cowboy....continues his trend of only getting shown for facial muscle twitches at odd times. I swear, if they put the guy in red and white stripes and gave him a cane, I'd never be able to find him.
I think the trend this year will be, they show much more time on Redemption Island than they do on the regular one. That is where the interesting things will take place. Perhaps this season turns into Lord of the Flies and the Redemption guys attack the other island. Capture Cochran and run around nekkid chanting "Kill the pig! Kill the pig!"
Now THAT might make this season salvageable.
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