[ernie]

Finally caught up and watched the episodes last night. That was a terrible mistake. Knew as it happened that as soon as he split his own vote he was in trouble. There were too many votes against him last tribal council that even with one of the votes sent to the jury and another stolen he was in danger simply if one person flipped.

He went in cocky thinking he controlled the game fully that he had the thought of "I control this game enough that I won't be going home so I'll split my own vote because it looks cool and super strategic" instead the thought he should have had "No one is safe and even though i think I am, I am going to use my two votes to make darn sure I stay".

What he did is as bad as sitting there with an idol in your hand while you get voted out.

I understand Jeremy's desire to tie Fish to him by saving him with the idol but a moments thought from the other players should lead them down the path that a guy doesn't give up his only idol with 10 players left to save someone. It seems too early for such a move...or should. I wonder if Spencer figures it out.

Wentworth with a good but lucky play to grab an idol that no one will suspect she has.

By and large what I like about this season is nearly every time someone is voted out there is nod of acknowledgement of a game well played from the person being voted out to those remaining. There isn't a lot of personal stuff going on. There is of course some but for the most part this is a cool, rational, strategic game being played. And most everyone is accepting the fact that is a game. It's not real life. I've always found the over the top drama the worst part about the show.