Talk:The Shady Bunch/@comment-9949103-20180823221502

What. The. Actual. Fuck. Just. Happened.

Holy shit, what a fucking Tribal that was. I probably should have expected it seeing as all of the advantages and twists were about to be sussed out, but STILL. So amazing, so unpredictable, and yet so satisfying with this result.

I'll start off with my shortest point: A eulogy to Jay, who is probably your most boring character to date in all honesty. Seriously, I can't even blame you giving him the "idol victim" edit because his personality just seemed so dry in general. And having his sob story shoehorned right in before his exit, uggggghhhhhhh. Bye Jay. Didn't like ya, won't miss ya.

Onto the people that actually matter, there is SO much to cover. I'll start with the two people who I think are playing the best games and the two people who pretty much have the only chances of winning at this point: Rick and Ebonie. This was definitely a coming-out episode for Rick as we finally got a deeper insight into his strategy and thoughts about his position in the game. I'm glad he's started to finally move into the limelight and, holy shit, the way he shamelessly threw Jay under the bus and got Stacy to change the target was just pure brilliance. Great TV, great social manipulation, I loved every part of it. I'm completely pulling for Rick now, especially since Phobos is going to be PISSED at him when they get back to camp.

Ebonie also really impressed me this episode too, more than she usually does. On paper, voting out Nubia seems like a completely awful move for Ebonie to make. I mean, they were freaking twins and Nubia was one of her only solid numbers in the game at this point! However, she pulled off quite the hat trick this episode by not only taking the "pair" target off of her back but also sending the rest of camp into complete chaos as they went on this witch hunt for the flipper. The way that everyone is automatically counting her out of the running for it just because Nubia was her twin just goes to show Ebonie's social prowess. And she even got onto freaking Rick and Phobos' good side without having to admit she was the flipper. And now Whitney trusts her more than ever, ugh, she was by far the best player this episode and I am still one hundred percent on the Ebonie train.

If Ebonie was the best player this episode, the worst player award by far has to go to Geoff for that erratic pile of nonsense that he tried to pull before Tribal.

Mistake #1: Going to a tight group of four and openly telling them that you'll vote out your closest ally. Seriously, not only is his strategic timing awful with this move but he also came off shady as hell. If he didn't have immunity around his neck, I could see the men targeting him in a Jada Moya-esque styled blindside.

Mistake #2: Forgetting that Stacy had a special idol and that she HAD to use it tonight or let it be wasted. I cannot fathom why Geoff thought that throwing Stacy under the bus while knowing all of this information was supposed to be some kind of smart play by him.

Mistake #3: Realizing mistake #2 after already opening his big mouth and then proceeding to use a very petty and emotional excuse to back out of the deal he made with the Sandmen. I get not wanting to come off as this selfish player, but no matter what those four are going to remember Geoff and this moment as utterly emotional and weak. No matter if it was genuine or not, Geoff just flushed any chance he had of winning down the toilet with this awful back-and-forth.

It doesn't help that Geoff is actively trying to show people that he's an immunity threat and that one of his reasons for getting rid of Stacy this late in the game are that he was "tired of her cuddling and touching him". Pure emotion, no logic whatsoever. Congrats, Phobos. Geoff makes voting out Courtney seem like the masterplay of the century with the shit he pulled this episode.

I am so excited to see where things go from here. Even though the anti-Sandmen definitely pullled off a victory tonight, I have no doubts that Rick, Leroy, and Phobos will out Geoff as a rat next episode and then all the girls will be against him now as well. And with all the idols and advantages taken out of the game, everything has really opened up once again as far as the power dynamics and who's vulnerable.

Absolutely loving this season, it just keeps surprising me every episode on. Rooting for Ebonie, Rick, Whitney, and Phobos.

Hoping Leroy and Geoff are not long for this game anymore. They both have their own special brands of stupidity.