Taj and Stephen might actually be playing a better game now than they did before they ditched their "secret alliance".
They came in outnumbered four to six. After losing Joe they have half of the numbers of the other tribe. Normally, they'd get picked off one after another but they lucked out big time. The other tribe is essentially ripping itself in half while they're watching. Tyson and Coach want Sierra and Brendan gone. Debbie is pretty much going with Tyson and Coach and Erinn has made it clear she wouldn't mind aligning herself with the other tribe. That puts them at 4-5 and now with Brendan gone, they're equal at 4-4. Coach and Tyson want Sierra gone so that leaves the other tribe with two obvious options if they really want to get and keep the power.
1. Convince Sierra that her only means of staying out there any longer are to align herself with Taj, Stephan, JT (and probably Erinn). Not a hard sell. She'd do it in a heartbeat. Take out Coach, Tyson, and Debbie and then hope that Sierra and Erinn don't realign.
2. Vote with Coach, Tyson, and Debbie again and get rid of Sierra. That knocks it down to a clear 3-4 division after that. The underdogs can pick off the three of them and we'd end up with a final four of Taj, Stephan, JT, and Erinn.  |