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Anyway, Malcolm says it’s the “three of them to the end, and nobody knows about it” and Lisa seems to agree. But in interview, he complains about being in an inadvertent alliance with the only two people he couldn’t beat in a final three.

Lisa isn’t trusting either, interviewing that she’s not the only actor on the island, and that Malcolm could be playing her. On Day 18, Jonathan is the next to get a moment alone with Lisa. “Have any of them recognized you yet?” and when Lisa tells him no, he sing-songs “They’re too young."

They take a swim together, and Lisa talks about how it is healing to have friendships based on people liking her for her, and not because she was famous. I feel sorry for Lisa, because I wonder how many of these “friends” will want to spend any time with her after the reunion show. Jonathan assures her that he will not blow her cover. Lisa does not offer to keep it secret that Jonathan played Fran Drescher’s ex-boyfriend on The Nanny.

Now it’s Michael’s turn to have a moment alone with Jonathan. They talk about the returning player bull’s-eye, and that it might be a good idea to team up. Jonathan interviews that he is trying to find “fissures in Tandang, and Michael “seems like a cool guy” so he has to get him “comfortable with slitting the throats of the people he’s been spending the 17 days with." Jonathan tells Michael that he has four loyal people, and he hopes they can work with Michael. Inside, Michael must be thinking “it’s like you’re reading my mind, man."

Michael and RC talk about realignment, and RC says she is “50-50” about flipping. She interviews that she is solid with Mike, but she needs to feel secure about making the jump. In other words, she is 100% behind flipping, but doesn’t want it to come back to bite her.

Meanwhile, Jeff Kent is talking with the four Tandangs who seem clued in – Pete, Abi, Artis and Malcolm. He says that Jonathan has the hidden immunity idol, and that he doesn’t want a returnee to win under any circumstances, and will join any gang that wants to get rid of them. Since these people have been talking about ridding themselves of Michael from Day 1, Michael’s not the only one who is like “wow, it’s like we have some mystic connection."

The boot list is quickly determined – RC first, then Jonathan, then Michael. So one for us, one for you guys, one for us. RC is targeted because Pete says “she’s dangerous” even though she has been completely ineffective. I think it’s code for “Abi doesn’t like her." Then Pete suggests that at this tribal council they vote for RC and Jonathan, splitting the vote 4-4 so that no hidden immunity idol can ruin their plans. And if Jonathan doesn’t play the idol, they all flip to vote him out. The plan is set.

That was a pretty confident move by Jeff Kent. I think every season, when the merge happens, we have seen the alphas of one tribe try to get rid of the alphas of the other. I don’t think we’ve ever seen an alpha of one tribe go to the alphas of the other and say “Hey, let’s join up” before.

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