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The ‘Survivor: Samoa’ Power Rankings: Round 3

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The Rules: Each week, “Survivor: Tocantins’s” Tamara “Taj” George and your beloved “Survivor” recapped Gordon “Truth Seeker” Holmes will create separate power rankings. The ranking of the person who is voted out of that Thursday’s episode will determine the amount of points the two combatants will earn. For example, if John is voted out this week, Taj will receive 7 points and Gordon will receive 10 points. At the end of the season, the person with the most points will be named the “Survivor: Samoa” Power Rankings Challenge Champion.

Last Week: Ben got the boot earning Taj 17 points and Gordon 12 points. The current score is now Taj: 43, Gordon: 45.

Before we get into this week’s rankings, we’re thinking of making this a little more interesting. Any thoughts on what Gordon and Taj should be playing for?

Taj’s Picks:

Rank Last Week Contestant Comment
1 1 Jaison: After taking a stand against Ben last week Jaison has earned my respect. After watching the first two shows I thought he was cool but now I think he’s amazing. The only thing that concerns me is his ability to throw in the towel so quickly. Next week’s preview makes him look like a chronic complainer which can get someone kicked out quickly in this game. Be careful, Jaison.
2 2 Russell H.: Russell changed his strategy so quickly in the last episode I felt like I had whiplash. Nice! So far, the only mistake I can see from Russell is his ability to pull out his HII for everyone to gain leverage. Eventually people will talk. There might be cracks in Evil Russell’s armor. Next week makes it look like Jaison and Russell will go at it. This match up was coming sooner or later especially if Foa Foa keeps losing.
3 4 Erik: He’s a guy on a winning team. There’s not much we’ve seen from him other than his ability to put the smackdown on Foa Foa. He was really not happy with Russell S’s choice in the challenge. I don’t think I was too happy with it either.
4 3 Russell S.: I love him to death BUT what in the world was he thinking leaving that tarp at the challenge? Dude, it’s going to rain and hard! I wonder if he’s ever watched the show before? Winning might be clouding his judgment. I still like him in the long run because he’s tough.
5 5 Brett: Other than Shambo, no one from the Galu tribe has had any problems since day one. The only problem now for them is what to do when it rains. Oh yeah, their leader left a perfectly good tarp at the challenge. Somebody might be in trouble. At least it’s not Brett.
6 6 Dave: Again, somebody’s pissed off about that tarp. You can kind of see a theme here. There’s nothing else to talk about.
7 10 John: See Dave.
8 7 Laura: Since the Galu tribe seems to win everything it seems impossible to get to know these women. “Pretty”, “likes doing yoga”, “enjoys pretending to be ‘Charlie’s Angels’” and “loves comfort items over a water-blocking tarp” is about the extent of it. I can’t believe that all of the women on the Galu tribe preferred comfort items instead of a dry tarp while living in the wild with nothing for 39 days. Maybe it won’t rain….sike! Clearly, pretty doesn’t always equate to sense. I have to say, I want the Galu tribe to lose the next challenge so I can have something really funny to say about them next week. I’m crossing my fingers!
9 8 Kelly: See Laura.
10 9 Monica: See Kelly.
11 11 Yasmin: See Monica. It also amazes me how this girl is so quiet with her tribe but destroys her social game in one visit with the other tribe. She’s not worried about a merge.
12 12 Shannon: She has already reached the breaking point with her tribe. Even with Russell S’s decision to go with the comfort items, Shambo will probably get the vote before him if the Galu tribe loses the next immunity challenge.
13 13 Mick: He’s such a sweet guy. I think he really believes that he has something with Evil Russell since he has seen his HII. That security will go right out of the window once he finds out that Russell has been showing everyone. Foa Foa needs to win a challenge or it will just be a matter of time before he is voted out.
14 14 Elizabeth: I’m slightly disappointed in Liz. With all of her degrees, Foa Foa has yet to win a challenge. All of them have had a puzzle of some sort that she hasn’t been able to figure out. My Stephen (from Tocantins) has one degree from Yale and he was amazing with puzzles. He was able to come from behind to win immunity by assigning numbers to letters to solve a puzzle in one of our challenges. That’s the kind of greatness I want to see from Liz. Step it up, woman!
15 15 Natalie: She was great in tribal council. I love the way she was able to stay neutral in the midst of so much tension. Good call because Evil Russell is still in the game.
16 16 Ashley: She was able to avoid the torch this time but unless her tribe can find a way to win a challenge she could very well be next on the chopping block. The women are not playing the game aggressively. Ashley needs to make a major move next week. Maybe she should reach out to Jaison for help. I’m almost positive that she won’t.

Gordon’s Picks:

Rank Last Week Contestant Comment
1 2
Russell H.: Evil Russell showed me he is capable of letting his ego take a backseat when he agreed with Jaison to vote Ben off. People may be sick of seeing him, but the truth is he’s playing this game on a different level than everyone else.
2 6 Erik: You know how you know Foa Foa is in trouble? Galu managed to win last week’s challenge without Brett and Erik. Erik’s best bet in this game is eventually going to involve a Colby Donaldson-esque immunity challenge run. I wouldn’t bet against him.
3 4 Dave: I think Dave could be the low-key, non-threatening, nice guy who silently leads a powerful alliance into the merge. Keep your eye on him.
4 3 Brett: Now that Brett’s chi has been harnessed during some Samoan yoga, who’s going to rattle him if Galu ever goes to tribal council? My main question surrounding Brett: how hard is it to be a t-shirt designer? Two holes for your arms, one for your head and you’re done. Oh…the funny logos and sayings that go on them. Yeah, that makes way more sense.
5 1 Russell S.: Russell made his first mistake in the game picking the blankets and towels over the tarps and the tools. Will this cost him the game? Of course not.
6 5 Laura: With all of the youngsters over at Galu, Laura would be smart to play a Mom role. Tina Wesson proved that position can be carried all the way to a million-dollar check.
7 7 Elizabeth: If Liz is smart (and…she is) she’s got to see that Evil Russell is running Foa Foa. If she just lays low and does as he says, she’s a cinch to make the merge. And from there, she can become a free agent.
8 10 Kelly: The more I see of Kelly the more I like her (get your minds out of the gutter). She did a very good job defending during last week’s challenge. She could be a threat in the second half of the game.
9 11 Monica: A Tip From Your Uncle Gordon: As soon as an episode of “Survivor” features more than 3 minutes with Galu, you know they’re going to lose the challenge. What does this have to do with Kelly? Not much, I just don’t know enough about her to write anything else.
10 14 John: Has John said anything stupid since his “Wind Resistance” comment? I feel bad judging him based on one comment that was made three weeks ago.
11 9 Mick: Mick seems to be playing a low-key game, which is odd for someone with his looks and size. I don’t see him lasting long, because the Foa Foa members who have left the game haven’t spoken very highly of him.
12 8 Jaison: Good for Jaison for getting rid of Ben last week, but his little stratagem shows me that winning the game isn’t the most important thing to him. He’s gone shortly after a merge.
13 13 Yasmin: Nothing new from Yasmin this week, but I can’t imagine her attitude has been a big hit over at Galu.
14 15 Natalie: The big question that I have about Natalie is this: Is she smartly playing Evil Russell by not expressing her opinion, or does she just have no opinion?
15 16 Shannon: Anyone finding irony in the fact that the person who least gets along with the “90210 Alliance” is someone named Shannon? (OK, maybe it should be “Shannen.” OK, maybe the whole joke was flawed from the start. OK, back to “Rambo” jokes next week.) That being said, she could do well in a merge with how well she got along with Foa Foa.
16 17 Ashley: It can’t feel good to know if your tribe loses another challenge you’ll be the next to go. It must feel worse when your tribe is batting .000 in immunity challenges.

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