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Corinne talks with Eddie and Reynold about the upcoming vote, and says that Dawn is “probably on the outs." Of course, if she pretended to go along with the split vote, she wouldn’t need to bring Dawn in. Reynold is all for getting rid of “Lord Phillip of the High Shelter. This is amazing!” Corinne talks on and on about how she wants to throat-punch Phillip.

Reynold interviews that “Eddie and I have been delusionally optimistic," but this time they’ll be “in an alliance that’s calling the shots and I’ll definitely be back in business." Cut to commercial. How much more foreshadowing can this episode have? Has Reynold learned nothing from his past interviews? I think Reynold is aiming for some record as “most duped Survivor ever."

After the break, we see Corinne and Dawn talking in the jungle about how Sherri is the easiest to get rid of (presumably because they think Eddie or Reynold has the idol). But Corinne wants to talk about how their alliance isn’t a democracy thanks to Phillip treating everyone like an idiot, and after this vote she wants Phillip gone. Dawn’s initial response is a deflated look, and then she starts rubbing her face. Then Corinne spills that she is with Malcolm, Eddie, Reynold, Mike and Erik (the afterthought) and does Dawn want in? Presumably, Dawn says she does.

However, after a confessional where she talks about how not sharing information really screwed her over last time and she can’t make the same mistake again, she goes to Cochran and informs that “Corinne has the ‘fans’ to do it”. Dawn says that “if I had the numbers, I’d vote her out tonight.” “I’d love that,” Cochran agrees. They put together their own numbers to vote – Dawn, Cochran, Andrea, Phillip, Brenda and Sherri to make it six against six.

Cochran interviews condescendingly about how he “thought Corinne didn’t have a strategic bone in her body,” but has somehow put together the numbers for a game-winning alliance. “If we don’t come up with a plan, it could be devastating to my game and the games of my allies.” “I seriously underestimated her,” he does not say.

Cochran goes to talk with Andrea about the situation. “If we’re on the wrong side of the numbers, we’re dead,” he says. Andrea agrees. She is up for orchestrating a blind-side. Andrea says it’s possible - Sherri will vote with them, and her assessment of Erik is that he’s wishy-washy and could probably be convinced by her and Cochran. It’s telling that for the really important stuff, Phillip is not brought into the loop at all.

But in interview, Andrea is less optimistic, as she is counting on Sherri, a “fan”, and Erik, who never talks strategy with anyone. Andrea tells Phillip about it, and asks Phillip if they should get rid of Corinne tonight. Obviously he is down with that, and interview takes credit because his “core alliance is working for him." How dare she vote for the Specialist! “I am the one who originally brought her in to Stealth R Us!” He tells Sherri to vote for Corinne and change her fate. “It will tell me I can use you again."

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