who's calling the shots?

Cirie, that's who! I kind of love Cirie, even though J.Lo is not a fan. There's just something about her, the way she's not particularly outdoorsy or athletic, but was a Survivor fan and now there she is on the island, taking the physical part of it in stride and calling her competition on their bullshit. She also just seems like she'd be fun to hang out with in real life.

Every player is in the game for him or herself, because hello, the prize is a million dollars. Cirie never loses sight of that prize, nor does she lose sight of the fact that everyone else wants it, too. She refuses to be anyone's pawn. Jonathan can be as pissed as he wants to be that she betrayed their alliance, but as she said, he's mainly just mad because she didn't vote the way he wanted her to--which would ultimately benefit him. She's not the strongest player physically, and to the two major Favorites alliances, she will be the most expendable when they get to the end. They all know it, and she knows it. But if the other players are smart (debatable), they'll notice Cirie and realize this chick's smart. I was floored that she ultimately manipulated the vote to get The Incredible Hulk voted out instead of Chet. As worthless as Chet is in the game of Survivor, the fact that he was saved shows Cirie's power of influence, and I won't be surprised one bit to see her make it to the Final Four, and possibly beyond. Go, Cirie!

And one final note about the vote-out and Incredible's sour grapes attitude at the end: hello! You can't understand why the tribe would keep Chet around instead of the strength factor? Because you kept Chet around last vote, snaking Mikey B instead (not to mention letting Natalie work you over). Ooo, karma strikes again.