I feel really inclined to agree with Vytas that his brother ruined his game for him. If it weren't for the family twist, this season probably would have been a Vytas win - he's just got the savvy to win the game.

Sherri played a really good game pre-merge and did what she could post-merge. I don't think she deserved to be devoured by the jury the way she was.

I think Monica will get torn apart at a final tribal council if she makes it that far.

Which makes things very frustrating because there have been 2 seasons with mixed returnees and new players and returnees always dominate. So this time I would like to see some changes in that and the only person who seems willing/has the opportunity now is Ciera, which would make her an awesome winner vs. Tyson, who…

It wouldn't make sense for her to "take Monica's place" as much as it would just be voting Monica out first.
Katie might last longer than it looks..

I agree on the edits. To me, Tyson has always had a winner's edit this season, but Ciera is definitely a contender to win.

Could have been possible fear on Tyson's part that if Tina went, original Tadhana would find harmony in voting out all the returning players? It was a strategy I thought they should have thought of.

A sub par episode. Kinda thought Monica was getting the cut tonight, but was glad they stuck to their guns and cut Tina.
I must say that the preview for next week got me SO excited for Ciera wanting to flip on her mom. Ciera is a very smart player and now that she's passed the pre-merge weak target she can probably get…

The great songs are GREAT. The not so great ones are AWFUL. Not much of an in between, and half the album is in the latter category so I'm obliged to say this is not impressive.

With Dana removed from the picture, the show is SO much more interesting. This episode reminded me why this show is so well done - characters with such heavily formed and troubled personalities. Everyone's got a motive and everyone's got their emotions stacked into it.

I feel like Hayden has had a classic winner's edit - one, small confessional every episode and not much presence besides that.
Katie and Caleb are both invisible agreed, but so was Tina this week, which was odd due to her huge presence pre-merge.

While I can see your point, Monica also alluded to something about how she would have been fine if he looked her in the eyes and said he was 100% with her, which may foreshadow her being the reason he gets voted out. So him mocking her could look like he was being overly confident and a giant asshole which led to his…

It will undoubtedly be Ciera if it is a new player. She has a very very good edit.

Should have been the episode title

I think tonight's episode kinda made him look stupid. "No one has the balls to do it!"
…..except Tyson

I'm afraid to say it but I think tonight's episode sort of seals the deal on a Tyson win this season - His Aras plan finally coming to fruition. The only other edits I see with winning possibilities are Monica, Ciera, Gervase and Hayden.
The great news is that I do not see this alliance of 7 holding still for a while,…

In a perfect world where no alliance stays stable, the next few eps shake out like this.
Laura M votes with Tyson, Gervase, Ciera, Hayden, Caleb to get Aras out.
Once Aras is gone, Tyson goes on a power trip, gets the votes to knock Laura M back out.
Once that happens, Ciera flips sides and votes out Tyson.

Careful. Monica currently has a no-threat perception on her (turns out burning clues has worked out best) and she will probably be necessary for an alliance to get the majority, so she can talk her way into a final 3 deal quite easily at this point in the game.

I don't see Laura M going back to Aras.
I see Laura M coming back and wanting him GONE

They need to do a season where people voted out pre-merge who had a lot of potential have a second chance. I can name so many off the top of my head that would be worth returning.