Episode 08

[Jeff Probst]

So with the game at full swing and the jury starting, have you been thinking of not just surviving but winning the game?

Have you begun building your resume for the jury?

Has anything that was said or done tonight made you question your loyalties and how in control you are of the game and your destiny in it?

[Stacy]

So with the game at full swing and the jury starting, have you been thinking of not just surviving but winning the game?

Have you begun building your resume for the jury?

Has anything that was said or done tonight made you question your loyalties and how in control you are of the game and your destiny in it?

This week was mostly about surviving for me, but I have started looking at my allies and trying to figure out which of them I could take to the end. At this point, I have several options. Jessica and Cass have been super honest with me about everything and I appreciate them for that. Cecilia has, apparently, been telling people I have an Idol when I don't, but she also proposed an alliance between her, Jessica and I to the end. And Nate has said he trusts Jessica and I most and would like to stick with us, at least for now. I trust Nate a lot too, so I like that option. Regardless, it seems like I'm stuck with Jessica, but I'm not sure if she's making all these Final 3 plans and is actually planning on reneging on some of them. We'll see.

In terms of building my resume for the jury, I've been trying to suggest things rather than going along with plans. I'm also going to have to counter Steph's mentality that I'm "inactive" and don't respond to PMs. I do, I just didn't respond to hers as frequently because her and I were on opposite ends of the vote.

In terms of questioning my loyalties - only to Rocky and Flicka. I had been warned not to trust them, but I really thought Rocky would vote for Steph. He didn't vote at all, but if Flicka was the fourth vote for me, he likely would have voted with her. I'll have to talk to him when he's around again. In contrast, I feel like my trust in Cass, Jessica, Nate, Candice and Penner was strengthened because they all voted for Steph or Lil. My tenious trust in CiCi remains the same.

[Stacy]

I feel like I should add a little more to what I said. Tonight it seems like the vote is going to be split between Flicka and Lil. With six of us (Penner, Candice, Cass, Jess, Nate and I) voting for Flicka and the other four (CiCi, Rocky, Flicka, Rebecca) voting for Lil. I have no idea where Lil will come down. Likely with us to ensure she's safe for another week.

I kind of feel bad for Flicka because she really isn't the one we want to send home, it's CiCi. CiCi can't be trusted any further than we can throw her. I'm almost positive she was the fourth vote cast for me and not Flicka, because there was a reference to law school in there and Flicka didn't know I went to law school at the time of tribal council. CiCi did.

But Flicka is part of CiCi's "Island of Misfit Toys". Anyone who has no where to go on in the game, CiCi messages them and tries to snatch them up so they can vote with her and turn the tide in their favour. The fear is that CiCi's toybox will grow so big that we won't be able to stop her, so we're taking the chance now and cutting her off at the legs - delivering a fatal blow to her and Rocky, hopefully. Let's hope we're making the right decision.

[Jeff Probst]

So is mastermind Stacy in full effect? Have you explored options on both the majority side and the other side? At what point do you influence the game?

[Stacy]

So is mastermind Stacy in full effect? Have you explored options on both the majority side and the other side? At what point do you influence the game?

I feel a bit like a mastermind, but not a very good one. I'm definitely communicating with people on both sides. I went from talking to no one to talking to just about everyone and the problem is, now I don't know what to believe. I want to believe that Cass and Jess are loyal to their Final 3 alliance with me, but I don't know if we'll get there and even if we do, Cass will likely get the most votes, which isn't what I want either. I might have to go along with the vote for now and then, in a few weeks time, turn the tables with Candice, Penner, Nate and I if I think that gives me a better shot at the title. Hard to say.