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Oh, poor, poor Erik. This just proves that women are evil. I'm actually a bit surprised that no one wanted to take Erik to the final 3. Sure he was a challenge whore, but no one seemed to like him. He could have been beatable, oh well. So, where does this leave us? Well, we have one more IC to go, and it's almost always endurance. So, what are these ladies' endurance records? Let's talk pre-FvF first.

In her first go, Parvati competed in one individual endurance Immunity Challenge. It was the one where there's a big vertical pole and you have to hang on to it as long as you can without touching the ground. She finished a respectable 4th out of 9. However, this type of challenge favors those of small statures, which both Natalie and Amanda have.

Cirie competed in two individual endurance Immunity Challenges in her season, and failed at both of them. The first was right after the merge. It was much like the one I mentioned for Parvati, except this time the pole was horizontal instead of vertical. She was the first person to drop, after only 3 minutes. The second challenge came at the final six, where the Survivors had to hold ropes holding 20% of the body weight, with the weight increasing by 10% over time. Cirie managed to last 18 minutes, 5 more than the only person she beat in this challenge (Shane).

Amanda also played in two individual endurance Immunity Challenges. The first one involved balancing on a barrel that was rapidly draining water. Much like Parvati's challenge, she finished 4th out of 9. And again, this type of challenge favors those of small statures, which both Natalie and Parvati have. However, when Amanda lost this challenge, it was not because she fell but because she was disqualified. She touched one of her barrel's stationary supports, which was a no-no. Her second challenge was at the final four, and involved balancing china dishes on the end of a long, wobbly balancing arm. She won this challenge. It should also be noted the Denise, the runner up in the challenge, tried to cut a deal with Amanda, but she refused.

Now, on to this season's endurance challenges. The first one is very loosely classified as endurance, but what the heck. It was the one where they had to hold themselves under metal bars as the tide came in. Of the four women, Amanda was the first out because she lost her focus and her head came out from beneath her grate. Parvati finished 3rd among the ladies, Cirie second, and Natalie lasted the longest. The second challenge was the the keep your arm above your head challenge. Cirie was the first of the women to tip her bucket, but she willingly dropped out to split some gummy worms with Erik. She had announced before it was even revealed that if it was food she was out. Natalie was next. However she was not tempted off, but stated that she felt like she was going to pass out. Amanda dropped out after 5 hours, because she had to pee. Parvati won after 6 hours, and could have potentially gone longer had Jason not stepped down to give food to the tribe.

So, who is likely to win this last Immunity? Cirie has had a very poor score to date, so she's not the odds on favorite here. Amanda has won a final Immunity in the past, but on the whole she seems to lack the focus needed to seal the deal, and that might cost her the win. That leaves Natalie and Parvati. Parv's challenge record has been better than Nat's, so I think I'm going to give the win to here.

So, the vote. The predictable answer is Amanda, Parvati, and Cirie will stick together and vote Natalie out. However, this season has been far from predictable. Cirie has been a mastermind this season. She forced her tribe to vote Yau-Man out when she felt threated by him, she took the initiative to blindside Ozzy when he wanted to go back on his deal to not vote Jason, and she suggested to Natalie to get Erik to give her the Immunity Necklace and coached Parvati and Amanda to rake him over the coals at Tribal Council to help the cause. So, what the hell, lets say it's a 2-2 vote between Natalie and Amanda. Fire building challenge is a go. I think that one could go either way, but I'm going to give the win to Amanda. That makes the final three Amanda, Parvati, and Cirie.

Eliza seemed to enjoy the blindsides, and Cirie was a large part in all of them. Plus, her push to get rid of Yau bought Eliza some more time. So I give Eliza's vote to Cirie.

Ozzy's a prick. He's very self-oriented. When he lies to someone, it's cool. When someone lies to him, they're the spawn of Satan. Cirie and Parvati voted Ozzy, so Ozzy will give his vote to Amanda.

Jason's a wildcard, which is the nicest was that I can say that he's a fucking idiot. I doubt he'll vote Amanda, because she lied to him when he gave up Immunity to feed the tribe, but his vote really could be for anyone. I'll give it Parvati, for the sake of symmetry.

James could maybe possibly vote for Cirie. He said himself back at the Yau-Man vote that she somehow when from the swing vote to the one running the whole damn thing. However, he's Mr. Don't Eat The Apple, never seeming to grasp the fact the if you're working to maintain the status quo it's only because you're the one who it most benefits so you're in the most trouble. James votes Amanda.

Alexis didn't get enough airtime for me to gauge how she would vote, so I'm simply going to lay it out like this. Cirie voted with her in an attempt to out Amanda, Amanda and Parvati blindsided her with the hidden Immunity Idol. She gives her vote to Cirie.

Erik, not having learned anything from being voted out, is still feeling the need to make himself look better, so he gives his vote to his "friend" Amanda.

Natalie, being a manipulator herself, respects Cirie's gameplay. She also feels a bit indebted to her for forcing the 2-2 tie and giving her the opportunity to save herself. Natalie backs Cirie.

So, for the first time in Survivor history, the Final Tribal Council is deadlocked at 3-3-1. (Jason being the lone voter makes the scenario all the more plausible to me.) A live revote is cast, and Cirie is declared the Soul Survivor.

I just saw a little commercial on the CBS website, and it said 3 Tribal Councils. That means either A) it's a Final Two and not Final Three, in which case there's an even number of jurors, which seems unlikely. Or B) I was right, the vote is deadlocked, and there is a live revote. I can't think of any other scenarios.