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

7. Gabby Pascuzzi

When it comes to overall gameplay, I like where Gabby has put herself at the Survivor: David vs. Goliath merge. She proved she was a real mover and shaker, being both content to make big moves in the future while pondering possibilities of what to do right then at the moment. She even managed to make the hard decisions and let Elizabeth get voted out.

Her strongest play might get her a bit too much attention at this stage, however, but it is a vital play that gives the Davids of Strike Force cover. She helped Elizabeth throw Angelina under the bus, playing up her emotions as Davids on the bottom and how they feel being told there’s nothing they can do from Angelina.

It showed that she’s able to harness her emotions as strategy, doing so not from a place of weakness, but from strength. The only problems I have with going to that well is that the Goliaths (especially Angelina) might start to target her because of the noise she made at Tribal Council. If that happens too early, then it may not give Strike Force the numbers necessary to pull off a decisive flip.

Plus, Survivor has proven time and time again that juries don’t like criers. I think Gabby is a stronger player than Dawn or Hannah, but perception is rthe eality for the jury handing their million-dollar vote.