Episode Report Card Miss Alli: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Fans And Favorites Are Neither
By Miss Alli | Season 16 | Episode 1 | Aired on 02.06.2008
Meanwhile, Parvati and Ozzy (the latter of whom is wearing a goofy straw hat that makes him look...comical, to put it politely) take a stroll with Jon and tell him that they're voting out Eliza. Parvati is sure they can get James and Amanda, and she counts on her fingers to arrive at the conclusion that this will be five, if he goes along. Ozzy interviews that they're concerned about how sneaky Eliza is. Ozzy interviews that because of the "villain persona," Jon might just run around doing the opposite of whatever he says, but Ozzy seems to have the scent enough to know that to get to six votes, they have to have him. Jon, meanwhile, talks about how he's getting along with everyone because he's so "likable" and "nice," and he reminds us that he lies really well, in case you forgot. Did you? Oh, you didn't. Good.
So Jon goes over now and talks to Jonathan, Eliza, and Ami about how James, Amanda, and Parvati want to vote out Eliza, but he thinks Ozzy should go. Jonathan is like, "OR PARVATI," because he can't stand having Parvati within twenty feet of him or within three hundred yards of a lot of money. Jonathan cautions everyone that Parvati has a way of manipulating people, and he interviews that in the social sense, he's more afraid of her than he is of Ozzy. Seriously, I wouldn't go after Ozzy yet. Right now, the challenge prowess is good. Wait a bit longer. Jonathan further interviews that Jon is a "gem" for an alliance, because he always needs you more than you need him. I think Jonathan's exactly right...in about two weeks. Right now, you need him a lot, and he could theoretically go with the other foursome, if you accept the theory that there are two foursomes. So I think Jonathan's thinking -- that you want to take a person other people don't trust because he won't have other options -- is sound, but it's problematic for just this first week or two. You'll notice that this doesn't usually happen: the first boot isn't usually a war between alliances, because people don't have time to form them. The first one to three boots in a season are usually generally agreed upon, because people are still feeling each other out. This is fairly new territory, this four-on-four with two swing votes kind of deal.
And where's Cirie, anyway?
Jon gloats in an interview that they're all stupid enough to trust him, like they've never seen him before. As usual, he's an idiot at the moment when he believes he's a genius -- just like in his own season, when he tried to make a deal with Lill right before collapsing. None of these people trust him; they just need another vote, and they don't have a lot of other choices. There's not a person who's talked about Jon who doesn't understand who he is or what his nature is, but the fact of the matter is that he's got to vote for someone. Everyone knows he's probably playing both sides -- in fact, he's telling them he's playing both sides. They're just hoping they win the toss.