Survivor David vs. Goliath power rankings: Episode 8 shifts the power

1. Christian Hubicki

The king remains king. Adios to all the haters; the man of the hour has become the man of the merge. Not only was Christian in the middle of an alliance that he named himself, but the only person putting his name out as a voting target was one who was so emphatically rebuked during the merge boot Tribal Council.

Christian and Dan didn’t want to vote out their Brochacho, flipping on Angelina twice to make Elizabeth the vote target. That came completely against their long-term longevity, too, as Alec and Alison were swayed that way to keep their Strike Force alliance in order to ultimately take out the Goliath majority.

Even as Alec was crossing over, he wanted to come to Christian to become his David liaison. Gabby still relies on Christian as her number one, even if she strode out to make splashes on her own. Going out early in the Immunity Challenge means his challenge threat level (mostly from puzzles) isn’t brought up again.

Barring a complete tonal blindside in the editing, Christian is a key decision-maker sitting high on the throne without looking too cocky or arrogant. He is becoming the Goliath he sought out to become when he flew out to compete in Survivor: David vs. Goliath.