The Edgic Has Spoken

Uh...what just happened.  First of all, phenomenal episode all around, one of the best of the new era. A true underdog moment, a ragtag team of 3 vs a stacked alliance of 4, and they somehow survived thanks to Andy's plan. And getting to see Andy finally get recognition and respect from the audience was...vindicating to say the least, considering how I clocked his mastermind potential from Episode 5, but I'm glad everyone else is seeing it now. :')  Thanks to the collective efforts of Andy, Sam and Genevieve, Caroline was the one that went home last week, which was a bit of a shocker for me - I had her at 4th out of 8 in terms of viable edits, but I did predict correctly that there was an off chance she'd go home if something crazy happened.  Now, going into the finale (or semifinal?), it's a lot harder to figure out where things are going to go for these guys, but I'll update my lists and see where things stand.  #1. Andy (17:11)  Positives  got a mat cha...

I read online someone say that this episode could've been an e-mail, and honestly? I agree. Not the best episode of the season, but at least we got some much needed emotional content for some of the castaways, which I appreciated. The softie within me is always a sucker for an emotional reflection segment.  But back to the analysis! Last week, as we all expected, Kyle went home, and no one is surprised. I had him at 7th out of 8 in terms of my winner contenders, so it was only a matter of time before Grim Reaper Jeff came to snuff his torch. This week, however, things are looking a little different going into Episode 12.  As always, I'm looking at everyone's edits and listing out their positives and negatives, then ranking them based on who has the best case so far, as objectively as possible.  #1. Andy (18:10)  Positives  got a mat chat  is shown last in the opening credits with a beaming smile (like Dee in 45)  "i see this as a numbers game" confess...