I am really loving Survivor again this season.

Initially it was the joy of watching the older, smarter tribe hold their own again the young bucks in mostly physical challenges, using just that itty bit of strategy each time to turn the tide.

Holding their own has turned into the most ridiculous landslide. Like watching Susan Lucci going for an Emmy.

Three people. God. At this rate, if the merge happens with the standard ten people, they'll go in with two.

The funniest moment tonight was Bobby Jon saying he can't see himself making it to the end with Ebrahim. In what universe can he see himself getting there with anyone?

Still, I love that guy. Thought I would hate him, and I still wonder how far that mind can ever take him, but I've grown quite fond of him. Man, talk about a fighter.

And I loved him when he got annoyed at James for whining over the huge loss last week: We lost some beef stew. Big deal. Let it go.

He does manage to see through the fog sometimes.

James never seems to. Can't see nothing more than two inches in front of his nose. Thank God they bumped off James tonight.

That's the other reason I've enjoyed this season so much: they keep kicking off the deserving people, more or less. James should have been gone awhile ago, but he got his eventually.

I have to admit that I'm still rooting for that team to go back to tribal every week, but I did have to root for them to win the reward challenge. Those poor people needed something.

And it was wonderful watching Bobby Jon among all those jellyfish, listening to his voiceover. Always a pleasure to see someone who can appreciate the beauty and wonder in the world.

I've really come to like the tiny, pitiful threesome still calling themselves a "tribe."