I love The Merge. It ratchets the paranoia, shatters any complacency, and breaks already fragile spirits. It tests old loyalties and new alliances. And, perhaps most entertaining of all, it pushes the limits of patience, especially the patience of those wanting to make a big move, either to remove someone they perceive to be a huge threat to them or to rid themselves of someone so irritating that forced cohabitation no longer seems possible.
I cannot stand The Phillip Sheppard Show that fans of Survivor are subjected to every Wednesday night, and I do not want to imagine what being stuck in the middle of its production must have been like. Phillip's special brand of crazy is the least offensive thing about him, but must be hellish to deal with once the initial introductions are over. His narcissism, arrogance, and condescension are probably what breaks people subjected to them for any length of time, and by Day 20 makes them desperate to blindside him out of existence.
Twenty days is nineteen and a half days longer than I could put up with being dismissed like I was too stupid to have an opinion that mattered, so Corinne is to be commended for managing to tolerate his boorish behavior for as long as she did. That said, she blew her own game by plotting against her enemy at a time when it is critical to survival that one appear harmless. She might have gotten away with it, however, if she had not made one more mistake. She told Dawn.
When Dawn isn't crying, she is the Caramoan version of Twitter, constantly updating everyone on what everyone else is doing. So, it was no surprise to anyone (except Corinne) that she tattled Corinne's plan to overthrow "Lord Phillip of the High Shelter" (nice one, Reynold) as soon as she learned of it.
Phillip, predictably, was indignant when the news reached him courtesy of Andrea (of course) because he is the only one allowed to do any plotting. It must be one of the rules in his mental guide to running a Survivor dictatorship that he learned at the feet of his master, Boston Rob. He declared Corinne targeted for elimination and his minions scurried to carry out his orders. *shakes head in confusion* Two seasons of this foolishness haven't brought me any closer to understanding cult mentality.
Survivor's crack editing staff kept how Andrea managed to get Erik to betray his brand new boys alliance a secret, but his vote was the one that Phillip needed to demonstrate his dominance, making an example of Corinne and making the rest of us want to vomit.
The upside of this particular mess? Erik was under a lot of pressure as the swing vote, yet he managed to get Corinne's name right. With his history, I wouldn't have been surprised if he had written his own. Does that count?
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