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Yau-Man is the man!!! And Boo digging his fort to SPY on the others was hilarious. All the time he's building it, every body's back at camp voting him out.

I thought Yau should have found the other idol and kept it without telling anybody.

I also don't like how you have to play the idol, before the vote count. When it first appeared in the show, you could pull it out after the vote count.

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I want good to triump over evil! Yau-man's good heart should be rewarded! I'd like to see "Earl"stay true to Yau-man and win this thing aganist "Dreamz" the ungrateful one!

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I am pulling for Boo! He is the underdog and I am a sap for the underdog.
Bet he is gorgeous cleaned up too!
Finally Stacy got the boot! I am so glad!
I am really sad that the women can't ever 'pullp together and 'take' the show. I think that shows we are for sure the less intelligent gender!
I think they should have a heterosexual versus homosexual Survivor. THAT would be interesting!!!

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It's funny how much "Survivor" has changed since the early seasons, when contestants would talk about morality and keeping promises and not betraying friendships, and how that was sometimes a factor in the jury's decisions. Now they're all jaded (possibly from having watched the older seasons themselves), and apart from a few close relationships the game is all about strategy.

This week we saw how far that change has gone, as one contestant tried to get rid of the player who just gave him a car(!), and nobody seemed to care.

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Coupla thoughts

- I would have given away the Ford monstrosity too, but not through any scheme. I just can't imagine driving something that huge and garish. I buess scheming would place a second to it, but when Yau won, I said to my g/f - Can you imagine Yau driving that? I bet he asks the resale value right away! I think this car was even worse than the Aztek joke a few years back.

- I wonder if there's a way where they can get applicants who have never seen the show. Seeing the show does jade you (I agree with a previous poster on this).

- I too was surprised that Yau didn't just find the idol and keep it himself. Along with his deal with dumbDreamz, it would have guaranteed him a top three place. But it seems Yau is a loyal friend, much kudos for that.

- Dreamz. I'm waiting to hear some comments from him "I voted Yau because you know, Yau gave me a car...." in the same voice he's used in the past: "I voted so and so off because they were never nice to me..."

- Dreamz again. Has he actually got the mindset he's going to win? After all his snippy comments, double deals, the works with the jury? He's as useless as Stacy is.

- Cassandra.... exactly how did she make it this far? And has anyone been worse in challenges? And doesn't she remind you of the short black woman in Police Academy, at least in her voice?

Go Yau - all the way!

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Lord, it is painful to watch Dreamz on the screen. It's like someone hit him upside the head with the stupid stick so many times the word stupid is imprinted across his forhead. He has no clue what's going on, and yet somehow he manages to stumble along the correct path to survive another week. Clueless!! Prediction: don't be shocked if he gets carried into the finals and ends up winning because he's had a hard life and needs to help his family. He'll play the pity card really hard and end up with the money. Which he will then manage to gamble away or lose somehow.

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At first I really liked Yau but find myself cheering Boo on more often these days just because he brings it when he needs to and just stays clear of all the backstabbing and petty nonsense that goes on, unlike Dreamz. Cassandra is impressive in the way she uses her relationships in the game to sway the little things but ultimately nobody's going to respect the way she hides behind Earl and Dreamz. She even talks like she knows winning is out of the question, just as long as she gets as far as she potentially can, that's just dandy by her.

Earl's getting a bit cocky but I think he's got a lid on it so far and the same goes for Yau who's actually a tad more wiley than Earl. Stacey seems pretty open to suggestion and her usefulness has now been worn out.

Is it just me or should Jeff's grilling during council be curbed?

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What a sneaky sneaky episode. I am definitely rooting for Yau Man and Boo. Earl would be a good second. Cassandra does little to deserve a win. And Dreamz...Dreamz is ungrateful. He goes on and on about how this car is guaranteed to change his life, but he's willing to stab the back of the guy that gave him that hand up all for the chance...the chance of winning a million dollars. Seems kinda low.

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For all the people who say Dreamz is ungrateful, this isn't "Extreme Makeover:" Home Edition." This is "Survivor." Yau-Man didn't give Dreamz the car out of the goodness of his heart, he gave the car in an effort to secure a place in the final 3. If Yau has an ulterior motive, giving away the car isn't a pure gesture and gratefulness doesn't play a part in it.

Dreamz, with all of his flaws and foibles, realized this and made a move to get rid of Yau. The point of the game is to win $1 million, not to win a truck. If Dreamz doesn't screw over Yau, then he really isn't playing to win. Dreamz has turned on every other alliance he has been in, so I don't see why he wouldn't do the same thing to Yau.

Yau won the car; he will more than likely be the victim of the car curse.

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@JD:

This rule for the hidden immunity idol is so much better than before. Now somebody must gamble on whether to play it or not, rather than just hold it until they need it. It's much better this way; this season, we have seen it played once to save a player and once when the player (Alex) was not in jeopardy.

All those comments at the start of this season that this was the worst ever are now completely 180 degrees. This group has been incredibly entertaining to watch, and the rule changes - the way hidden immunity must be played, the splitting of individuals into random teams at reward and immunity challenges, the class difference with one tribe with plenty and one with nothing at the start have all made this a very good season.

Looking back, I never would have expected Dreamz, Cassandra, or Yau Man to make it this far after the first three or four episodes. Good season.

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Um, the deal that Yau made in no way gets him to the top 3 if he makes the top four. Dreamz agreed that IF he won the immunity then he would give it to Yau. All that means is that if the situation comes up then Dreamz just tanks the challenge and lets Yau try to win on his own. If Yau doesn't win it then he can still be voted out. It guarantees him nothing. A much better deal would have been to give him the car with the promise that Dreamz can't write his name down. He was never going to get Dreamz vote in the finale so pulling the, "I said I'd never write your name down," is meaningless. I like Yau but it was a stupid deal.

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@11 Great point, Jon. On the surface it looked like a great strategy move by Yau Man, but after your analysis it looks like it could turn into a blunder. That is if the situation arises and Dreamz realizes he can/should throw the IC..

On the other hand if Dreamz doesn't win immunity, I think he'll wind up in the "bulls-eye" position.

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- Whether or not Yau-man's Immunity Strategy works is secondary to the fact that he just gifted a car to a fellow survivor. While not a completely selfless act, one cannot understate the altruism behind the gift. Combine this gift with Yau-man's unshakeable loyalty to Earl and his overall kind demeanor, and Yau-man is the sentimental favorite, I think.

- That said, Yau-man also bestowed on Dreamz the associated taxes with winning the truck, which are not insignificant. *chuckle*

- The haves vs. the have-nots didn't work this season, because there was only one real change in campsites. Had the producers put in a change of campsite opportunity every episode ("your team won immunity - you can keep it, but you have to change camps to the have-not camp; or you can give up immunity and retain your lavish lifestyle") or found more ways to make the campsites relevant, this would have been a better season.

- this season became TERRIFIC the moment Earl's coalition formed, and they majorly strategized and took out Ravu in one of the best episodes of the series. Ever since then the season has been a joy to watch.

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Excellent point by Jon; I thought the same thing when Yau made the deal. Dreamz is not being ungrateful; he is playing the game. Yau did not "give" him the car; he traded it for possible immunity in the final four. Sounds harsh but get over it.

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Doug;

Because they know Yau has the idol, this way has some good to it. But if no one knew who had the idol and voted for that person, it would be SO MUCH better if all the votes were counted and the person would was voted off could say "NO WAY" here's the idol!!!!!

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I was no fan of Dreamz this season, with his idiotic strategies, but they did get him this far. Nonetheless, he did have a good plan this time around.

Leave it to Stacey to win the title of dumbest player this season. They had Yau and all she needed to do at tribal council was talk about how she accepts the fact that she is going home, but what does she do? She talks about how the tribe will cannibalize each other and how she thinks the vote will be split. How dumb can she be? She might as well have just told Yau directly to use the idol. I'm only sorry it took this long to get her off when better people left before her.

Dreamz did nothing wrong in trying to get Yao out. Yao knew the risk and so far their deal has not been broken.

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