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So it would appear official then that we are down to two Kekos, who probably aren't even speaking to each other at the moment. With both Tina and John already turning focus toward the other, the other four may become in effect free agents to be recruited by each side.

John's probably already lined up his plan to take out Tina. He knows he can get Alicia to vote for her, and he probably figures that Vee and Colleen will go along, especially if he's not aware of Vee's deal with Tina. (After all, Vee made an actual F2 agreement with him.) That's the four votes he'd be counting on, knowing that gives him three chances to dump Gretchen before the jury phase since no one wants to face her then. Will he try to get Gretchen to vote for Tina too? I guess that depends how confident John feels as the vote nears. If Tina wins immunity, his next choice will be to dump Gretchen, and the votes should certainly be there for that (unless Tina makes a move on John instead).

Tina's only just starting to plan out how to tackle John, and thus she's starting from a much less certain position. She probably thinks she can get Vee to go along, and she probably sees Colleen as susceptible to the suggestion. I'm sure she'll be able to see that Alicia wants nothing to do with her so she'll probably try to recruit Gretchen to go along. (She may even see this as a bonus for getting Colleen in line.) If John wins immunity, she'll be torn between voting out Gretchen as a threat or voting out Alicia as a player who will always be in opposition to her. I guess her choice would come down to how certain she felt about Vee and Colleen at the time.

Vee's the one most likely to get caught in the middle if John and Tina start targeting each other. Each of them will be counting on her vote, but she won't want either one to succeed since she wants to keep both John and Tina around. Her focus would have to be to turn the vote onto someone else. Her first instinct might be Gretchen as the obvious choice, but I could see her coming around to target Alicia instead, especially if she comes to see Alicia as in any way connected with John. I think that the circumstances may very well force Vee into honest interaction with Colleen, and such interaction may very well ultimately decide the vote.

Colleen's the other one likely to be caught in the middle. She's been close with both John and Tina at various times during the game, but there's reason to see that neither necessarily can count on her vote. Despite the fact that she hasn't articulated it, I imagine Tina's decision to mislead the Kekos probably doesn't sit that well with Colleen (even though it ironically was good for her game). Is she still willing to work with Tina toward the endgame? Colleen may try to be a mercenary, but in the end, she's just not one. With John, the more he enters game mode, the less appealing he will become to Colleen. So if he suddenly tries to get her to vote against Tina, she may balk, especially if she's given an alternative. In some respects, targeting Tina/John gives Gretchen more time, which may appeal to Colleen even if she doesn't look consciously look at it that way, but the target I think Colleen would jump all over if given the opportunity would be Alicia. Again, if Vee/Colleen collectively come to the conclusion that Alicia as a target gets them out of their shared dilemma, that will be a very powerful combination.

Alicia, for her part, is just going along with John now. If he wants to vote out Tina, she'll happily go along. If he decides it is Gretchen, she'll give him her vote if needed or throw it off if not. Since John won't want to lose either Vee or Colleen, I doubt her vote will be going anywhere else. If Tina is naive enough to trust Alicia in a plot against John, you can bet she'll spill the beans as quickly as possible. Can she reconcile with Gretchen? On a personal level, she probably would at some point, but I doubt she will see further alignment with Gretchen as in her interests.

So that leaves Gretchen, who is probably surprised at this point to still be in the game. No doubt she will seek to reconcile with Alicia to some degree, and again, I wouldn't be surprised to see them reach a cordial existence once again. Even if they don't reconcile in their alliance, I can't see Gretchen voting for Alicia. Given the advice she gave Kathy this last episode, it could be presumed she will try to ratchet up the division between Tina and John, but which is she more likely to join. Consciously or not, I think she will try to coordinate with Colleen to the extent she can though until Colleen is settled on what choice she'll be making, I doubt she'll want to give much away. I do think she'd lean toward working with Tina if given the option, but that's more hunch than anything. If the vote does switch to Alicia, she won't vote for her, but she could be persuaded to throw her vote off (which would avoid a tie if the other three votes line up).

Risk level:
Tina - highest
Alicia - second highest
Gretchen
John
Vecepia
Colleen - lowest