User blog comment:Masta Shake1/Total Drama Global Takedown: Ep 2 - Slick Like Wai/@comment-27157772-20171105043312/@comment-27157772-20171105143148

I have that thought too. However, I would rather get rid of any liabilities as soon as possible and keep the stronger players in to provide meat shields. Eli is an easy target to get rid of later, yes. But only if the teams are still up. When the merge comes and Eli is still there, to what benefit does it mean to take out an lazy oaf? More of a curse to get rid of one at the merge because what good can they do? They probably won't win any challenges, making them more wanting to keep around.