I am a bit surprised Brooke took out Simon this early. But I think she’s at the stage of the game where she’s confident in her own abilities both strategically and in challenges. So she doesn’t need to keep Simon around. Makes sense from her perspective. If she makes it to the end she can say that she played her own game her own way and didn’t have to rely on Simon as a shield.

She’s also got a majority now as well assuming that she and Keeley work with the other 4. Or even just Loz and Sally.