Originally Posted by Redmond:
“As much as I, and others, keep giving Dan credit. Danielle deserves some too because she is playing this pretty well at the minute - she has people convinced. The only difference is, she is a first time player, so people aren't as wary - this is Dan's second time - these people should know not to fall for his tricks!
Will Danielle cut Dan at the end? I doubt it. But it would probably guarantee her the win should she be sitting in Final 2.”
I agree Dan is making optimum use of his stooge, indeed his game depends on her. However I disagree about how well Danielle has played. Dan has arranged 2 F3 deals between them and Shane and Jenn respectively. Dan used the same tactics for both deals...send the 3rd wheel to seal the deal with Danielle. If you watched both those confirmation talks you may have picked up that Danielle said "I'm down with it" rather too quickly on both occasions, as if she expected it (which she did ofcourse). Jenn should have been especially wary, given the Shane complication.
If Danielle is really smart, she will send Jenn to make a F3 deal with Shane too. Both Shane and Dan would have to fight for F4 Veto and the women could sit back and wait to be carried to F3 (providing 1 of them wins F4 HoH) .