Survivor: Philippines...The Price of Peace

At last. Can you feel it? Order has been restored to the universe, a universe where not even a million dollars is worth sleeping in close proximity to a machete wielding lunatic with a penchant for bullying the clumsy (Michael) and the emotionally distraught (Lisa). The principles that the final four had cast away in order to rid themselves of the potential threat that was Carter a mere three days previously made a convenient reappearance in direct violation of unwritten Survivor commandment number one...Thou shalt forsake thy worthy competitors and cast them aside when they are no longer useful to thy game in favor of detestable cretins that no right thinking jury member would ever deem worthy of a million dollar vote. The safest person to take to the end was sent packing by a unanimous vote, guaranteeing a peaceful final three days in the Philippines, for the Survivors anyway. Those poor suckers trapped at the Ponderosa are probably going to require liquid intervention of the alcoholic variety in order to cope.

Malcolm is still my favorite for the win. He survived the travesty that was the Matsing tribe, avoided being targeted by the Tandang Evil Three, and won immunity when he needed to. His only mistake? He kept Denise instead of Abi, perhaps because he thought his final three deal with Michael and Lisa would keep him safe, which it will, unless Denise wins the final Immunity Challenge.

Denise is the only Survivor that could beat Malcolm. She survived the same travesty, flew well under the radar when she drew the buff that sent her to Kalabaw, and survived every Tribal Council without betraying anyone to do it. She has definitely earned a seat at the final Tribal Council, if she can win the final Immunity Challenge to get there.

Lisa has stumbled blindly through this game, unable to see through that veil of tears she cannot seem to exert any control over. I don't know who can claim ownership of the principles that Denise keeps referring to, but, apparently, those principles are getting the blame for Abi's termination, and will probably cost Lisa any shot she might have had at winning.

Michael endured a nasty tempered little bitch calling him names to his face at Tribal Council with a quiet dignity that made me respect him a little, but not enough to make me forget that he is a hasbeen who has collected an astonishing number of injuries (even for a man that seems to require constant emergency medical treatment) rather than the victories that he needed in order to be deemed a competitor worthy of a million dollar jury vote.

So...Who will the jury pick? *shrugs shoulders* Juries are notoriously unreliable. They often cast emotional votes rendering a well played game meaningless, and, since this particular jury has the added volatility that a certifiable loony is guaranteed to bring...it's anybody's game.