I don't own a DVR or whatever it is that people use to skip commercials.  This makes me a hopeless luddite I know but there it is.

The last two (three?) times they had tie votes at the final 4, they went to a fire-making challenge.  I assume that's still in play.

The last two (three?) times they had tie votes at the final 4, they went to a fire-making challenge.  I assume that's still in play.

Yeah but they wouldn't put the person who got eliminated in the mix.  Carter wasn't one of the options, and Abi was, and since those were the only legitimate targets going into tribal, it was clear that it was going to be Carter.

Yeah but they wouldn't put the person who got eliminated in the mix.  Carter wasn't one of the options, and Abi was, and since those were the only legitimate targets going into tribal, it was clear that it was going to be Carter.

That's a good point about the idol.  That definitely says final 3.

That's a good point about the idol.  That definitely says final 3.

I'm not sure the scheduling reveals whether it's going to be 2 or 3.  I'm still assuming 3, although 2 certainly wouldn't shock me.

I'm not sure the scheduling reveals whether it's going to be 2 or 3.  I'm still assuming 3, although 2 certainly wouldn't shock me.

I hope you're right.  That's certainly the edit we've gotten, but you can never be 100% positive.

I hope you're right.  That's certainly the edit we've gotten, but you can never be 100% positive.

Do we think that Skupin and Lisa are disliked as players?  I get that sense, I guess, but it's hard to tell.  If they're not, then Malcolm runs the risk of alienating jury votes by cutting bait with Denise at 4.  If they are, then Malcolm should cut Denise loose and go into the finals in full, game-owning Earl from…

Do we think that Skupin and Lisa are disliked as players?  I get that sense, I guess, but it's hard to tell.  If they're not, then Malcolm runs the risk of alienating jury votes by cutting bait with Denise at 4.  If they are, then Malcolm should cut Denise loose and go into the finals in full, game-owning Earl from…

I would be willing to bet that people have put that plan into effect.

I would be willing to bet that people have put that plan into effect.

They gave away that Carter was going to be the target by including Abi as an option in that dumb "text who you think made the biggest move" thing they do during the commercial.

They gave away that Carter was going to be the target by including Abi as an option in that dumb "text who you think made the biggest move" thing they do during the commercial.

(Sorry.  I always get him confused with kindly old 60 Minutes anchors.)

(Sorry.  I always get him confused with kindly old 60 Minutes anchors.)

I wish the HUAL guys had had more time to really delve into the Royce White situation.  That could have been a segment all by itself; as it was, we got a decent discussion of advanced basketball metrics with Morley, and then some pretty brief comments about White.