Ever since Tucker won his second Power of Veto in a row, the house has been conflicted on who should leave next. Actually, the most conflicted has been Kimo and T’Kor. They have to decide between allies and friendships. The tight duo are in one alliance with Cedric and another with Rubina. Though theirs with Rubina is newer and comes attached to the wildcard of the house Tucker, they have a very tight bond with her.
T’Kor, Kimo, and Rubina are a close trio so it has been emotionally weighing on the pair to betray their friend. Nonetheless, they intended to do it. But, they have been debating whether the worst-case scenario happens with Cedric and Rubina on the block together. Everything will be fine for Kimo and T’Kor if Rubina or Cedric wins the AI Arena.
Most of the house has agreed to vote out Makensy if she remains on the block. However, Chelsie, Brooklyn, and Cam proposed a new scenario of taking out Rubina if she remained on the block next to Cedric or Makensy. Brooklyn informed T’Kor of this possibility yesterday.
It seemed to be the last straw because T’Kor and Kimo were already not feeling great about their position in The Collective, especially because they knew about the Pentagon (via Quinn). Brooklyn telling T’Kor that they may have to vote out Rubina, and also not allowing them to vote for Rubina to cover up the Collective alliance, just started to make T’Kor feel like she had no say or control in the Collective.
By the end of Wednesday night, T’Kor and Kimo hadn’t decided yet who to vote out if Rubina and Cedric were the final nominees. However, on Thursday morning, they discussed what they would do.
Now the thing about Kimo and T’K or is that they are players who talk a lot and go in circles, so it’s always unclear whether they will really make a big move. Nonetheless, this decision seemed definitive.
They want to vote out Cedric if Rubina and him are on the block together tonight. If Makensy remains on the block next to Cedric or Rubina, they plan to vote her out. The only thing that would prevent them from keeping Rubina is if Joseph and Leah decide not to vote with them. Joseph and Leah have expressed interest in keeping Rubina.
Joseph even told T’Kor and Kimo that he would flip on the Collective if they wanted to do it. He’s also secretly working with Tucker, so this move helps keep him in Tucker’s good graces. Joseph has also shown some signs of uncertainty with The Collective.
This may allow him to reshuffle that alliance in his favor by getting out some members but keeping those who benefit him the most. Nonetheless, Joseph has a one-sided beef with Rubina and an okay enough relationship with Cedric. He may not really be ready to make such a bold move.
Leah wants to find allies and not be on the wrong side of the vote again. She has consistently expressed a desire to vote with the house. Therefore, if T’Kor, Kimo, and Tucker can convince her that they have the majority of votes, then she is also likely to vote out Cedric. However, Leah also has a one-sided beef with Rubina because of her crush on Tucker. She may not really want to save her from eviction.
After the vote, T’Kor and Kimo also spoke of trying to repair their relationship with Chelsie and Brooklyn. They won’t let them know that Cedric could be evicted before the vote, but they want to tell them that they do not plan to vote out Rubina tonight. If Cedric leaves, T’Kor and Kimo will explain that they knew about The Pentagon and that inspired this move.
The pair also want to vote together and deal with the consequences together.
A lot of what happens tonight is contingent on several key factors, but tonight’s eviction now has higher stakes than it initially seemed.
Do you think T’Kor and Kimo will really flip the vote on the Collective?