Episode 03 - The curse of Steph

I apologize for the delay in this week's post. I was busy spending time with my wife as she gave birth to our 4th child (pictures available on my personal web site - link to the right).

Well, it's the end of the 3rd episode and the Yaxha tribe seems to be doomed. I'm sure you remember from Survivor Palau that it doesn't fare well for a tribe to be whittled down to 1 or 2 members before the merge. And unfortunately, that's where Yaxha seems to be going. So here are a few thoughts about this past week's episode.

Sayonara Brianna!
Doesn't it just add to the entertainment value of the show to watch someone like Brianna get kicked off? Some people are so fun to hate. I happened to watch CBS's The Morning Show on Friday when Brianna was interviewed. It was so amusing to hear the interviewer totally rail on her for not having a clue how to play basketball when she listed basketball as one of her favorite sports on her Survivor Bio!

Interviewer: "So do you now know what a pick is?"
Brianna (laughing ignorantly): "Duh....what?"

Yaxha's Balance of Power
So who is really running the show over at Yaxha? Who is holding the tribe together? Who wields the most influence? It was interesting to see the entire tribe voting unanimously to vote Brianna off, because that means not only that the communication lines are wide open but that the hierarchy of power is working well. The way it usually works is that the core alliance makes the decision and then trickles the info down to the secondary alliances. But who is in this core Yaxha alliance? I'm still putting my money on Steph, Rafe, Gary and Amy.

Stephanie's Curse
Well, Stephanie's tribe is on a losing streak - again. It's almost funny to watch her get SO caught up in the winning of challenges. I get the feeling from watching the show that she doesn't even care about the rewards! Her passionate and intense desire to win got her kicked off in Palau - and will almost surely get her kicked off in Guatemala.

Rafe's current odds for the win - 30%