battle lines were drawn, and alliances are set in both tribes.

AIRAI

after losing three challenges in a row, this tribe had focused more on CAROL as the first boot, with the wimpy CHARLES next. in almost every confessional lately, LOUIE is shown complaining about the tribe he is stuck with. makes me think a shuffle is imminent.

JUSTINE is this tribe's narrator. so whoever allies with her should probably stay longer.

TARA initiated and all-girls alliance (minus carol), but mainly with ECHO. TARA is representing herself well to us hardcore fans, though her lack of confessionals makes me think that she will be a victim of a twist. and surprisingly enough, LOUIE was left out by TARA's girl alliance. is LOUIE not sitting that well at all with airai's girls because of his pachickboy effect?

CAROL was saved by a twist after they lost IC. CHARLES is surely the next to go no doubt about it. no amount of negotiations can change LOUIE's mind about his apparent uselessness when it comes to strength. i doubt when the lose again, that the white pearl will be used again. malamang papalit-palit na black then white. if its white again, expect CAROL to get saved again, and whoever gets CAROL's vote will cut the guys-girl alliance power struggle. i wonder who was kind to her in the past few days aside from CHARLES....


KOROR

alliances had already been formed as well, with guys going against the girls. the girls want CRIS to join them, while the other side wants AMANDA to cross-over. thus, expect CRIS and AMANDA to somehow reach the merge as they are both liked. the question is who will get recruited? if it happens that they lose next week and get the black pearl, whoever it has been given to will surely get the boot. AIRAI would probably give it to someone stronger, which is CRIS.

if this scenario happens though, i could see the girls taking pity on him and recruits him to join them against TROY

TROY continues the MAYA bashing, but i couldnt see for myself kung bakit nga ba sila galit kay MAYA. she has gotten so few confessionals lately, that if there was a sudden spike of it next week before RC, that KOROR might possibly lose week 2's IC.

AMANDA has completely shattered my initial hatred of her supposedly being a construction worker by showing the boys how to use the flint. im sure lebrab would crap his pants on SUCKS' general approval of this season.

JEF and MIKA forges an alliance. i wonder why MAYA and AMANDA wasnt shown in that particular strategy talk if things will be boys against girls...?

which makes me feel that MAYA going home first in airai is a huge possibility.




overall

i love the challenges

i love the strategic women they casted. alang basura (carol non-strategy is entertaining as well)

the editing is decent enough so far

the twist though... it doesnt sit well for me that the winning tribe could always save someone from the other tribe every after IC. tapos yung black pearl malamang extra vote ang katumbas nun. DAPAT MAY PATTERN KUNG ALING BRACELET ANG IBIBIGAY NILA, kasi kung napakarandom, subject to controversy pa. but all in all, i am not a fan of this twist at all.

episode 3 and 4 is an A- for me


cant wait for the TARA blow-up against CHARLES