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I agree with whoever said that the first time Fooie Fooie goes to TC will be a very interesting ep to watch.
I also think that Shambo is destined to join the core of FF at some tribal switch-up in the next few eps.

Ep3 Ratings

Fooie Fooie "This might be the worst group in history!" (Unless you count tribe Happiness and Rainbows.)

Ashley MOR4: Yes, she had lots to say, but it was the Ben story, which was the ep story. Still, she's getting more development than most.

Ben OTTN5: Was his boot any sort of a surprise?

Liz UTR2: Edit opportunities for her to comment were missed. She'll probably be a post-merge character, but so far she is used to develop other characters.

Jaison OTTP5: Definitely looks and sounds like winner material, but his development has been lacking. It was Russel who commented on their alliance. And this ep it was all about Ben. And Ben was the short story. Still, he's got more than most.

Mick CP4: Almost MOR4. He reminds me of the winner of Pirate Master. In fact this whole edit reminds me of Pirate Master's edit. He's always to the side of the core action, but he's always there.

Natalie MOR2: A weak MOR, but it was another TC ep for Fooie Fooie, so... Minor character development.

Evil Russel CPN5: Lots of end-game, playing the game comments, but, of course, is too N and too visible to be anything more than early-season's big noise. ...or is he?

Happiness and Rainbows "We don't always have to be in game mode and that's a big advantage over Foa Foa."

Brett INV: Who?

Dave UTR1: confessional about Russel's bad choice.

Erik UTR1: Avoids an N for the 90210 yoga comments with his confessional of the best reason why Russel and the women were wrong to want the comfort package over the tarp. Rain.

John UTR1: confessional w/ another dig at Russel's decision to pacify the women.

Kelly UTR1: Dodges an N with the "unstoppable" comment from Jeff. Interesting comment, but probably one of the many teaser "winner" lines that the season always has.

Laura UTRN1: Earns the N along with all the Galu 90210 babes for the negative slant given to the yoga and the comfort goods.

Monica UTRN1: For her focus on "comfy" over game.

Russel S. UTRN2: Russel's decision to go with the comfort items over the survival gear got dissed by all the men, including himself! Even Jeff is shown giving him the, "O-o-kay..", look.

Shambo CPP4: We're in Shambo's head a lot and she's always thinking about the game. She gives the negative take on the yoga and it's backed up by the comments from Liz and others at FF. She gets lots of very positive SPV from almost everyone but Evil Russel at FF.

Yasmin UTRN1: Avoids INV by telling Jeff that their eating fine at Golly and it's comfort time. But it earns her the N.
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There will be shrieks and howls at me for giving all the bikinis at Golly the N, but the overall impression left by this episode is that they are a bit silly and not focused on Survivor or survival.
But, mainly, they earn the N, because they're ep edit is so thin that one or two negative shadings gives them a tone. That tone was N.
This may change in the future and one of them may emerge as the next Jenna Morasca, but this episode all the Galu women are shown negatively, except Shambo.

Winner ideas

Not many. It's been the Evil Russel show. But things are starting to emerge a bit.

Evil Russ and Shambo have been developed way past the others so far. This ep opens with Jeff ending his synopsis of each tribe with, "except, Shambo.", "except Russel."
Russel was the only member of FF not to greet Shambo and the scene ended with Russel giving a look of displeasure at Shambo's presence. He concludes his musing about her with, "...I'm runnin' this whole show right now. I'm the boss."

Shambo shows all the signs of linking up with Liz, Mick, and others on FF. "You guys appreciate me for the woman I am!" She's likely a part of the late game, but she doesn't have the winner feel. She's been shown to be a screw-up already and she got the "boing" sound this ep.

I'm bothered by Jaison's focus on the short story and his lack of complexity. Ditto for Ashley. Lots going on, but it's almost all been about the immediate story. Still, they both have content and some good game comments.

Mick is the bland, quiet one. Like I said, he's like MOR Ben of Pirate Master: not saying much, but always in the middle of the action.
And Mick does get to add some interesting lines, such as at the end of his praise of Shambo: "...She's here to find the Immunity Idol, I presume... You have to assume someone's lying, always." That's a good little tid-bit to get stuck on to what was just another MOR praise SPV.

Oh, yeah, Galu... I did mention Shambo. Honestly, how can we make a judgement about Galu at this point? Russel has been hampered with negative comments and moves each episode. The guys have barely gotten any development yet and the women, besides Shambo, are featherweights so far. And not very flattering featherweights at that.

Winner picks?? I dunno. Mick? Shambo, Evil Russ?, Jaison?, Ashley? Somebody from the Totally Neglected Tribe?, I really can't even put together a list at this point.

A late game alliance will likely emerge from all of Evil Russ' maneuvering. He's pulled a bunch of his tribe around him, whether they realize it yet or not. Shambo is probably destined to be a part of that group in some way.

I will predict, though, that things are going to go downhill fast for most of Galu soon. They're just not getting any development and the Sunshine and Roses label from Jeff sounds like the kiss of death.