Jean-Robert: I see your strategy; I just don’t agree with it. So far the only impression you are making is that you’re lazy, and that is never a good one. You’re seen as an outsider, and if you don’t pull your weight at camp it is going to be reason they can use to vote you out. I’d start trying to work more and lay around camp less.

Leslie: You made a big mistake in giving away the clue to the hidden idol to Todd. Because the idol can’t be shared, he now has an incentive to vote you off and keep the information about the idol to himself. In any case, you did make the effort to try to bond with Todd. That’s good, but you need to make an effort to become closer to more people in the game. If you go to Tribal Council, go after somebody like Jean-Robert.

Amanda: You’re going a good job, allying with Todd and getting Aaron into the group, both as a potential vote and as a potential fall guy. The real problem is that you’ve only got three members, and it takes five votes to vote someone out at this point. So, you either need to find a few more votes or make sure there is an obvious target at Tribal Council, such as Jean-Robert. Also, don’t worry about your top coming off during the challenge; the point is you were willing to do what it took to win. Modesty is usually one of the first things to go on Survivor.

Courtney: You had the right idea in that your tribe needs to be more careful when a enemy is visiting. I suggest you try to bring the subject up before the next person visits your camp and try to agree on some tribe secrets. It would be a good way to show you are bringing something of use to the tribe and would get you interacting with the tribe. You need to step up that aspect of your game.

Denise: You’re still in position where your vote can be very useful at Tribal Council, but you have to try to sell it if it’s going to do you any good. So far you haven’t had to try, but it’s still early enough to talk to Amanda, Todd, and Aaron about voting together.

James: You’re still proving your value in challenges, but you need to work on the social side of the game, which is far more important. You’ve simply got to spend more time talking with the other members of your tribe and working out a strategy to vote people out. You may not need it now, but you will later.

Todd: Well done in getting allied with Amanda and Aaron, then getting the hidden immunity idol clue from Leslie. You’ll need to keep that information to yourself for now and figure out whether to get rid of Leslie and thus be the sole possessor of the data, or use her trust to make her a vote against whomever you decide to get rid of . You’re going to need to keep this secret to yourself, and so far you’re playing a great game.

Aaron: You’ve been approached by a good set of people for an alliance, but be very wary about how you talk to people, even the lazy ones like Jean-Robert. This is particularly important when you have a kidnap victim around, as they should be gathering information on where the conflicts are on your tribe. It’s more important to keep her in the dark than for Jean-Robert to start doing some work.

Zhan Hu: Your tribe has leadership, but there is still a lot of conflict. Hopefully now that the fire pit is constructed there will be more peace at camp, but if Dave continues to get on people’s nerves, there may be a vote of no-confidence. I think one problem is a lack of energy; you should eat before the challenges. So far, you aren’t on the scoreboard, and you need a win for morale as well as for supplies.

Frosti: With two people voted out, your vote value just went up, as no real alliances seem to have formed (the first went against Chicken, then the unanimous vote against Ashley. You have two choices: you can stick with Dave and decide to vote however he wants, or if the tribe isn’t happy with him, then consider voting him out. This decision is key, as it determines the rest of your strategy.

Dave: Your leadership style is causing a problem - you don’t seem to care about the input of the other tribe members. This can’t last, as people can only be pushed so hard before they start pushing back. Take a little more time to consider the input of others before making a decision, and if you disagree on a minor point, let it go. It will improve your standing as a leader.

Erik: We’re still not seeing a lot of you, but at least you’re talking to people about game strategy. You were right - one of the troublemakers had to go. You need to keep talking with people like Jaime and Sherea in order to make decisions; while Dave may be in charge of the camp life, you can quietly talk control of the voting if you keep having those kinds of discussions.

Jaime: You made a wise decision giving the clue to the hidden immunity idol to Leslie. When in doubt, you try to help the tribe misfit; they’ll either find the idol and use it, or be voted off and the information will die with them. You also did a good job of listening to their tribal conflict; you can always use that in the future. So far you’re playing a good game. Keep having talks with your fellow tribe members. I think you can be a very solid alliance partner. Finally, you need to suggest that you kidnap one of the hard workers on Fei Long, but leave Aaron and Jean-Robert at their camp to keep them bickering. I’d push for Leslie, only because she might return the favor when it comes to giving the clues to the hidden idol location.

Peih-Gee: You’ve recovered very well since the last Tribal Council, and acting a deputy leader around camp is a good role. The leader often gets blamed for problems, thus keeping you safe as long as Dave is actually running the show. For now, stick with Dave and see who you can get into a solid voting alliance. You’ll probably want to go after Sherea next. Even at Tribal Council, she admitted she doesn’t know anybody all that well. That makes her an easy target.< /p>

Sherea: You’re not in a good position. You admitted you haven’t gotten to know many people, and one of the few you did know was just voted out. You need to make time to get to know the other people in the tribe, otherwise you’re going to be an easy target. If you struggle with that, then you can try to go after Dave if he continues to be a dictator. Hopefully your tribe can win immunity, which should help you buy more time to get to better know the rest of your tribe.

Ashley: What went wrong? Well, you butted heads with the leader, and the rest of the tribe decided one of you had to go. As you had been sick and Dave was leading, they decided you were the on that had to leave.

Jeffrey Clinard has been writing about Survivor since it’s second season, and has provided advice for around 200 Survivors. His patronus takes the form of a penguin. He looks forward to both his upcoming cruise and the start of the ice hockey season. He can be reached at realityfeedback@bookslv.com .

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