Completely agree that JT getting Cirie booted was an excellent play. I'm aware of the arguments in favour of being the bottom of the totem pole (i.e. being able to flip alliances constantly and hence having the most influence on the boot order since whichever side you choose relies on you for you vote, having a high degree of safety since each alliance will want to target someone from another alliance before you etc.), but I don't think they apply here. JT is clearly the biggest threat, and it is definitely conceivable that Amanda could identify him as such and target him, especially since her alliance still has numbers (3-2 if JT is booted). Keeping Tom and booting James actually better enables JT to be the swing vote if he wants (Amanda + Rupert vs. Tom + Colby, with Candice a free agent loosely tied to Tom + Colby). If the Heroes have to go to TC again, he can target Candice and then is free to choose between alliances if they have to go to TC yet again.
If he goes with Tom + Colby, he can plausibly say, 'Look, I targeted Cirie because she was a big strategic threat, she was dead weight physically and she would have flipped to the Villains if it was in her best interest. It hurt me to see James go, but we need to remain strong for challenges. It was in the best interest of the tribe etc'. Amanda and Rupert probably would have bought it, and Tom and Colby are unlikely to turn on JT.
I hope a situation arises in tomorrow's episode that is even half as interesting as that one.
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lol, still watching China. I totally forgot James had a crush on Denise!
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Oh Parv <3