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wallduck wrote:

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Tell me, where do you think the editing has JT portrayed as dim? I'm just not seeing it.

There've been a number of JT confessionals that follow Stephen/Taj confessionals and make the point that JT is a step behind, and not keeping up with the smart guys' plans. Nothing heavy-handed--just good, subtle editing that has a cumulative effect.

It isn't a matter of him "not keeping up with the smart guys'" but simply a matter of him being uninformed (and to no fault of his own). The original argument was that the editors wouldn't portray a winner as dim... I'd argue that JT isn't being portrayed as dim. This episode especially he was shown as being a step ahead of everyone (except Stephen). He and Stephen were shown to initiate almost every idea and Stephen had no qualms about anything JT said. We didn't get confessionals from Stephen/Taj which contradicted anything JT said.

The only real moment I can think of which remotely makes JT look out of the loop is when he finds Taj's hidden immunity idol. However, even in this scene it's not like the Exile Alliance has outsmarted him by any means. He stumbled across the idol, told Stephen and then was approached by Taj about it. Really, it had to be shown (and in the order it was shown) to explain to us the JT/Stephen/Taj alliance. Those were the events which led to the formation of that alliance which has already had immediate effect (Sydney is gone) and probably will have a greater long term effect. This scene made Stephen look very smart (and gave him doubt), so I could see why Stephen may look like a stronger contender. But I think that is by virtue of Stephen getting a better edit and not by JT getting a worse one.