Survivor Game Changers Power Rankings After Episode 3

12. Tai Trang (17)

Tai was by far the hardest player to rank this week and the reasons why are pretty obvious. We’re coming out of an episode where he was the deciding vote in booting his best friend on the show. And while that gives him enough power to move up in the Power Rankings, it also doesn’t mean that he’s in a very favorable position on new Mana. Brad 100 percent manipulated Tai and used his indecisive strategy against him to get Caleb voted out. When you’re getting used to turn on those closest to you this early in the game, things aren’t looking up.

11. Aubry Bracco (8)

It’s difficult to get a read on Aubry’s current standing with the new Nuku tribe. A big part of this is the simple fact that no one she’s currently on the tribe with knows full what to make of her. What’s interesting is that could both be something that plays to her detriment or something that plays to her advantage. She could potentially start to manipulate the situation because of their unfamiliarity with her as a player, or they could also possibly just eliminate her based on the potential of being a threat. Until that situation becomes clearer, Aubry’s going to hang around in the middle of the Power Rankings.

10. Michaela Bradshaw (1)

Dropping nine spots from the top of the Power Rankings following the premiere, Michaela is in a far less enviable position after episode 3 and the tribe swap. With how she was playing in the premiere and with a tease that her and Malcolm could be at odds, the thought was that she was in a position to potentially start calling some shots after the swap. Instead, she seemingly is just there with the new Nuku tribe and has very little authority. With someone as savvy as she appears to be, that could be an intentional play to keep herself temporarily safe. Or it could be that she’s going to fade into the background and ultimately not be a factor. Either way, it dethrones her emphatically from the top spot.