Looking back in the LC slip section of Pikachu more thoroughly today, and this little nugget of wisdom caught my eye from ye olde Helper of Dharma:
DH wrote:FWIW if he flips bad (or looks to have flipped bad) I wouldn't clear Dom straight away. LC and Dom are smart enough players to get that cred and run with it.
Also, if they're both bad then this ploy is too clever by half. Since the reason no one saw LC's slip before Dom pointed it out would be that we had no idea what the other tribe's name would be, and the only way to find him pointing out the name as suspect would be if you also knew the name.
followed by a healthy WIFOM from LC’s teammate:
nutella wrote:Lmao yeah not buying LC's explanation. Total bs that the hosts would do anything like that.
Also the point that Dom might have known the name as well in order to catch the slip -- yeah they could both be bad, though I think more likely on opposing teams than a ploy like DH suggests. If Dom is bad and also knew the name that's an easy way for him to get cred for getting an opposing baddie.
And DH again:
DH wrote:I think they're on the same team rather than different teams. LC is making his lynch too easy by offering the worst possible excuse for a slip that no one should have been able to catch and Dom comes in and spots it straight out. They want LC lynched so he can buff his role up and Dom can get some cred.
We can infer that Dom is the refrigerator at this point. That deductive info has been in thread since Speedchuck was eating Chef Boyardees in diapers. It was only a matter of time before we deduced his role.
He hasn’t used it willy nilly. In many cases, his targets have been big talkers but also have been people that were on the hot seat. Being haiku’d might seem like a curse but in the broad scheme of things, it can be a huge blessing.
I remember it being used on Kyle as recently as 3 days ago when he was one of the prime suspects- we lynched Sloonei instead. In the end, was that who Dom thought was good and wanted to spare him, or was it an advantageous attempt to save his teammate?
Dom’s a smart player, and would know not to put all his eggs in one basket, so he would spread the love a bit to people that are looked at as more broadly viewed as civ as well as covering when he needed to.
I will probably delve into this further pending Kyle’s flip, because depending on if Kyle is the lynch switcher will determine why Dom chose to ignore Kyle for haiku duty yesterday.