The spoilers were right. Survivor South Pacific tribes merged tonight right after Ozzy won his Redemption Island duel and gained a return to the game. When it came down to the tribal vote, Cochran made good on his plans to flip sides and abandoned his former Savaii tribe. The votes were split 6-6 against Keith and Rick, but during the second round of voting Cochran went against Keith.

Tribe voting – Week 8:

• Jim Rice – Rick
• Ozzy Lusth – Rick
• Dawn Meehan – Rick
• John Cochran – Keith
• Whitney Duncan – Rick
• Keith Tollefson – Rick
• Brandon Hantz – Keith
• “Coach” Benjamin Wade – Keith
• Albert Destrade – Keith
• Edna Ma – Keith
• Sophie Clarke – Keith
• Rick Nelson – Keith

Keith will have a chance to get back in the game at Redemption Island.

Did Cochran make the right choice by flipping sides? Why would Ozzy have wasted the idol on Whitney? Didn’t they see Keith as a bigger target for Upolu? Craziness!

Survivor South Pacific is back tonight after last week’s exciting cliffhanger where Ozzy offered himself up as a sacrifice to Redemption Island. Now we’ll get to see if his plan works. He’ll need to defeat Christine, mislead Upolu, await the tribal merge, and get his immunity idol back from Cochran. No big deal, right?

If you checked in on Monday then you saw the Survivor spoilers for this week and know what’s coming our way. Yesterday I posted up another teaser promo from CBS that revealed even more than the one below.

Are you rooting for Ozzy to thread the needle and accomplish his complicated mission or would you rather see the whole thing blow up in his face and leave the idol in Cochran’s hands?

Check back in tonight during the show for the Survivor results and we’ll let you know who is confirmed for being voted out next.

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Survivor 2011 South Pacific is back with its eighth episode of the season on Wednesday night and this looks like it should be a good one. Last week we were left with a cliffhanger after Ozzy asked to be sent to Redemption Island with the hope of eliminating Christine and returning to his tribe. Of course that was all dependent on a tribal merge. Well guess what, we’ve got that merge after all.

There’s a lot more we know ahead of this week’s show thanks to the Survivor spoilers floating around out there. So go ahead and check those out only if you want to know what’s allegedly going to happen. If you want to keep it a surprise then check out the teaser video below for a preview of Wednesday’s Survivor.

Do you think Cochran is making the right choice by playing the “double agent” role or will his move destroy his chances at the million dollar prize?

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It’s time for more Survivor spoilers for this week’s episode 8 of Survivor South Pacific. Stop reading right now if you want the events to remain a surprise for you. Last week the spoilers were very accurate so I’m guessing these are going to be pretty spot on this time around as well. Read on for the spoilers.

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Survivor South Pacific continued to run strong this week in the ratings after pulling in roughly 11.8 million viewers and tieing its season premiere level. Could CBS’ teasing of Ozzy’s wild gamble have been the key to the episode’s slight jump? If that’s the case then next week’s should do even better.

So far we don’t know much about what will happen next as CBS was expectantly tight lipped in their preview of episode 8 for just what would happen with the potential tribe merge. When Entertainment Weekly spoke with Survivor host Jeff Probst he hinted that we’d see another big event:

EW: Tease us up for next week’s episode, Jeff.

Probst: If you thought Ozzy’s move was good, just wait till next week. Game Changer.

Game changer? Could Ozzy come back and Cochran decline to return the immunity idol? I know I’d have a hard time letting that one go!

What do you think will happen next week on South Pacific?

Two tribes will come together soon for the merge in Survivor South Pacific but will it be sooner rather than later?  That is the big question on all Survivor fans minds today after watching Ozzy make what could be the worst move in Survivor history or the boldest.  Let’s break this down. 

Let’s assume the merge will come next like Savaii is hoping, what is to guarantee Ozzy will beat Christine in the upcoming dual?  Nothing.  She rocks at these challenges.  She was the first one voted off and is still hanging in there and she beat Mikayla, let’s not forget that. 

Another thing, Christine hates her tribe, so why not send Cochran over to fight it out, Christine beats him and joins the others at the merge where she is welcomed with open arms into the Savaii circle.  She is most definitely a force and could be used on the weakened tribe. 

This strategy doesn’t enter the mind of the great Ozzy however.  It seems to me that he is looking for some kind of heroic welcome for choosing to get sent to Redemption Island. Not only does he hand Cochran a life line but he also gives him the idol.  What if the merge isn’t next and Savaii loses another Immunity Challenge?  The team will want Cochran out and he would be crazy not to use the idol on himself and send one of the stronger players to face Ozzy or Christine in yet another dual.  So that would put the team down by two.  I hate to say it but I am hoping Christine will pull off the win here and send Ozzy home. 

I just don’t like this strategy and with a million dollars at stake you NEVER ask to get voted out.  NEVER!!!  I am frustrated with this whole line of thinking.

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Sure enough, the spoilers were right. Mikayla was defeated by Christine at Redemption Island and Savaii fell at the immunity challenge. Even crazier was Ozzy’s decision to send himself to Redemption Island in hopes of ending Christine’s streak and deceiving Upolu ahead of a possible merge.

Savaii Tribe voting – Week 7:

• Jim Rice – Ozzy
• Ozzy Lusth – Cochran
• Dawn Meehan – Ozzy
• John Cochran – Ozzy
• Whitney Duncan – Ozzy
• Keith Tollefson – Ozzy

This was a huge gamble. Did Savaii make the right choice?

Survivor South Pacific is giving us an early look at this week’s challenge, “Family Ties.” The tribes will face off in blindfolds and navigate the course by using a series of ropes. Looks like plenty of opportunities for bumped heads and scraped knees.

Have I mentioned how much fun it’d be to join the challenge testing team that goes out there for this? What Survivor brave guinea pigs they are!

Watch a preview of this week’s immunity challenge: “Family Ties”

Survivor South Pacific is back tonight with its seventh episode of the season and according to the teaser video it could be a crazy night for the remaining castaways.

We’re still awaiting one tribe to win two challenges in a row this season and after Upolu’s loss last week with Mikayla’s elimination this will be Savaii’s chance to make that streak come alive.

Since Mikayla was voted out she’ll be the next potential victim for Christine, the winning machine, at Redemption Island. Speaking of Redemption Island, I can’t wait to see if this week’s Survivor spoilers are accurate and we get a crazy finish to the night. This could be the worst move of the season.

Survivor South Pacific episode 7 is on its way to our TVs tomorrow night, but before we get to that there’s lots to discuss. CBS released a new promo for the episode and it looks like things could be crazy. Of course, if you read those alleged spoilers yesterday then you already know what is probably about to happen.

Now if you didn’t read those spoilers, then the video below teases that one player will volunteer to be sent to Redemption Island in hopes of returning from the arena with the power to control which team gets a player back. Some may call this the “Lawon Method” while I prefer the simpler “Idiot Approach” to Survivor. Needless to say, I can’t endorse this particular idea.

Do you think it makes sense to ever volunteer to be sent out of the game on the chance you get to come back?

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