** Survivor on the 'Row **
- Blindsided - by: Andy Canales Texas Death Row Do we ever get tired of it..do we?! To watch someone who is so confident in their game, that they don't see the axe hangin' over their head? Talk about being oblivious!! Watching this episode was a confirmation of my own assessment on how these people are asleep at the wheel. From the start, it seemed that they all were just happy to be final 6 and that from here " we are going to make some moves!".. They are smart enough to recognize that Joe is NOT the one you wanna sit next to at the end,BUT! they don't seem to want to think past the next move. The strong 4 were all kombaya and Yeeaah! "we are gonna do this" attitude, yet not thinking thru the last tribal or asking questions, but I thought maybe-MAYBE! this will wake them up and get ready to get at it, and the Reward Challenge didn't disappoint! The need to play this game like you wanna win finally started to kick in and seeing Shahien not give up and win a challenge was very cool,perfect timing cause at this stage of the game you need all the energy you can get for the final push over the hump that will get you in position, for a spot on that log for a chance to win that Mil! Now, how many of you screamed NO! when he picked Joe to go on reward with him? huh? You know you did! How could you not.You don't feed the monster that is set to rip you a new one! NO! You send his ass back to camp and let him chew on a coconut..Not work his way thru hamburgers,beer, and cheese cake! Yet, it was refreshing to see some sunlight cut thru the dimness of game play that we have watched since Sai went home,Shahien really showed me that he was thinking and ready to make a move,the conversation with Kyle was telling, and Kyle's reaction showed what we already knew (He is shaddy and a good liar, but scared to make a move) but, he listened and started to formulate a plot which surprised even me at the level of craftiness. It was so prison like, to watch the salt he was dropping and the way he manipulated the word play on Joe..who AGAIN! is living in a freaking bubble! How can you miss the signs of the deception that was happening right in front of you?! David knew, and could feel it, see's it, and said it and got smoked mmmmm. Is it possible I am not giving Kyle his due, and really see his game? Maybe,If I think back and just replay the game I can see his.Truth is, he has been cautious, overtly so, yet his moves have produced result's. Locking in Kamilla when she solved the puzzle for him, going to work when they merged the tribes into 3 new ones and then working Shahien and Thomas to believe that they were at odds, the cold blindside of Thomas and breaking that California Girls alliance,stunning really! WOW!Thinking it through and just seeing the level of moves along the way,not to much, just enough to get themselves to the next level is eye opening and I'm not giving credit to great game play. Back at camp, Kamilla and Mitch are talking smack and KNOWS that it was a bad move to take Joe on reward, and have decided that Shahien gotta go! Of course, Eva is oblivious to the conversation cause she is NOT locked in the game..she is all warm and fuzzy with an idol in her pocket! LOL! Foolish child! Of course , the Immunity Challenge went as they all knew it would,Joe won! He is full of burgers, beer, and cake..LOL! But, the plot was in motion and THIS is where I am now seeing Kyle's level of game play.The fact that Joe blew past everyone on the challenge is not surprising, yet it opened the game to possibilities that Shahien and Kyle's game could reap reward.Trouble is, Shahien is playing his game blindly. while Kamilla and Kyle are looping and hog tying him! NIIICE! And again, Joe is playing in a bubble, he can sense it, the disturbance in the force, but can't see it, even though David told him, Mary told him, and he and Eva just closed their eyes to it, OUCH!The plan is in motion..Kamilla has her
script and Kyle's is moving across the board
and I gotta admit, its slick game play...Joe
didn't actually bite, but he didn't ignore it..
The seed and salt was planted, and Joe went
to his number 1, Eva and told her what he
thinks is happening..Eva bought Kyle's game
and co-signed his move with no thought to
the warnings that David layed open on the
beach! THAT was the play that should have
opened my eyes to Kyle's game play, because
he pulled that move also...WOW! I'm really
starting to see it...
So, its all in motion, and when Joe speaks to
Kamilla he nibbles at the bait, and speaks to
Shahien.. hahahaha! The way Shahien went
to fumbling for some lifeline, showed that he
didn't expect that at all...LOL ! But Joe can
smell it..yet, he is blinded by his own confidence
in his game play, not understanding that its
in the paranoia that players shine! So, he sat
thinking, instead of reacting, and got PLAYED!
Thru Tribal I just listened to the level of BS that
was being shoveled out to cover the moves that
they all THOUGHT was going down. Poor blind
Shahien sitting there and not catching what
Kyle has done..A game of 'chicken' indeed! Ya
blinked bro, and got smoked, but don't feel like
your all alone Shahien cause your not! Joe and
Eva are soon to be roadkill if they don't wakeup
and smell that rat that is in the camp! Here
is what caught my eye..Kamilla didn't vote
for Shahien did she? LOL! Now, THAT was
a move within a move..she IS playing now!
Blindsides are fun to watch, and when it makes
an impact its even more significant and shows
your in the GAME! This one was epic in the
sense that they didn't just maneuver a great move,
but in essence you pulled a multi-blindside on
your alliance and the fallout is about to be
calculated...WOW!
Here is a final thought...MITCH...is it possible
that the true survivor IS Mitch? He has placed
a lot of missteps and come up short in a lot
of ways, yet while everyone is playing their
game, he has just floated thru on his social
game, which seems like nobody perceives as
a threat...interesting, huh? Could Mitch win this
game, by simply pointing out that he is the
only one who can claim that he is The Survivor?!
Peace,
Andy Canales
Texas Death Row
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