Kass McQuillen (original Bayon, Ta Keo after 1st swap, Ta Keo after 2nd swap)
Following Episode 7 (the merge): In my comments about Monica following Episode 5 (her elimination) and Andrew Savage following Episode 6 (Woo's elimination), I discussed Survivor 101 (not discussing a long-term plot against any member of one's own alliance with another member of that alliance, primary reason for Monica's downfall) and Survivor 102 (not mentioning a member of your own alliance as red herring vote, thus revealing a pecking order that can be overturned, Savage's downfall that led to his ally Woo's departure). To continue that trend, I would suggest that Survivor 103 is not airing out dirty laundry in front of the entire camp, which was the motivating factor for the merged tribe eliminating Kass, who plainly revealed her "Chaos Kass" nature. While everything she said regarding Tasha and Savage was true, her method for delivering that news to her tribemates was highly problematic, and in their minds there was no denying that this would raise more red flags about her gameplay than about anyone else's. Even without this ill-conceived scene, she was facing a great challenge in garnering a majority in her favor, as original Bayon members Joe, Keith, Savage, Tasha, Jeremy, Stephen Fishbach, and Kimmi appeared to be a united front, and they had recruited Kelley Wentworth and Kelly Wiglesworth, who following the swaps had pledged their allegiances to several of them out of necessity and out of a feeling that the remaining original Ta Keo members were already out for themselves and not going to protect them. Spencer had already began constructing relationships with Jeremy, Fishbach, and later Savage, and after the merge he made overtures to Joe. This left Kass, Ciera, and Abi-Maria at the bottom of the totem pole, and Kass' reputation as a ruthless and cutthroat player combined with her public display of stirring up trouble (albeit out of valid concern for misplaced loyalties) sealed her fate.
