Food vs. Immunity

I do not think that the decision made by JT, Coach, and Steven was selfish. They were confident in their ability to stay in the game. They are strong players who are able to make good connections. They deserve a chance to just relax. Plus, with the way things were looking, none of them needed the immunity. So, really, they were giving the weaker players a chance at winning immunity. If I were in this situation, I would have played the game. I know that I would not be very good at this game; I would certainly be one of the weaker players and I would want the chance to win immunity.

The Power of JT

I agree with Brendan. If I lost to someone who I could see really deserved to win, I wouldn't mind. If that person worked really hard to get there and I could see that they were enjoying what they were doing, I would be happy for their success. I would keep someone in the game if I liked them, even if I knew that they would beat me in the end. I am not a very competitive person, so I would want to surround myself with people I could talk to and have fun with. If I was around people I could beat but I didn't like, I would be miserable. I would probably only want to be friends with good people who deserve to win the game anyway, so, like I said before, I would be happy if they won.

The Tribes Have Merged

Out of all the alliances, I would say that Timbira vs. JT, Steven, and Taj is the weakest. Timbira is not united enough within itself to go against the others. The alliance between Taj, Brendan, Sierra, and Steven is also weak. In the last episode, Taj was discussing voting out Brendan. So obviously they are not very close. So that leaves the alliance between Tyson, Coach, Debbie, JT, and Steven. I believe this to be the strongest alliance. These people are all really good players. Even though they are all sneaky, they all seem to be committed to this alliance. The other alliances are no where near as committed. I am hoping that the Tyson, Coach, Debbie, JT, and Steven alliance makes it. In the beginning, I picked JT as my contestant, so I really want him to win. Out of the alliances that he is in, this is the strongest and will probably succeed if the dynamics in the other alliances do not change.

Moral Dilemma

I do not think that it is possible to form real friendships with people in this games. Someone may really like spending time with someone else, but in the end, it is about winning the game, even if it means forgetting about that specific person. Plus, some people build specific bonds in order to help themselves in the game. For instance, Stephan sticks with JT because JT is such a strong characters and likable guy. JT could help Stephen in the end.
I don't believe that it is always important for a player to keep their promises. The people who are in this game are going through all these obstacles to win, and in my opinion, after seeing what kind of stuff they go through, they deserve to win. So if breaking a promise will get you there in the end, go ahead. It is only important to keep the promise if someone else knows about the promise and knows when it is broken. That would make them suspect the player of being untrustworthy. In this game, it is all about seeming trustworthy.