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The contrast between JT and Stephen's edit is really telling.

When JT confronts Coach, he says that 'Stephen is a good guy' and that he 'trusts Stephen 100%'
Then, juxtapose that with Stephen, who upon hearing that JT is being targeted, has a confessional where he says 'this is terrible for ME'.

The entire time, JT has been edited to be about honesty, hard-work, honesty.
Stephen has been strategy, game-play, strategy.

The first episode, it was all about Stephen and what he thought of JT-- Stephen has been edited to be WAY more complex, a way more cerebral character. Though he personally is smart, thinks about the end-game, and has racked up a few CPs, JT as a character isn't complex. He either trusts your or he doesn't.

JT is being set up for a huge blindside. The whole season has lead up to it. I wouldn't even be surprised if it happened next episode, when Brendan and Stephen talk and Stephen realizes that he votes out JT, then he, Erinn, Taj, Brendan and Sierra can run the game. Will this happen? I'm not sure.

My guess is one of either Erinn or Sierra are in the final two. Both are in good positions right now game-wise. Erinn isn't alligned with anyone, which means she's safe when one of alliances cannibalizes another/itself next episode. They both aren't immunity threats. I could see either pulling a Susie and sneaking into the finals and losing. As of now, my bet would be on Sierra.

Erinn's story has been about beating Tyson/Coach, and my guess is that she is instrumental in their downfall. If she had gone farther, she would have commented more on Joe, but that could be saved for next episode. Sierra has had a little bit more of an end-game story, a little bit of a better edit. Her comment at the post-merge feast, though idiotic to us survivor aficionados, I think was edited to be inquisitive and cutting, not bumbling. Stephen was edited to be taken back by it. This was an extemporaneous scene, included for no immediate purpose (except to paint the Sierra character as being in tune with the game). Sierra seems like the quintessential survivor runner-up - thus ending the 'Sierra redeems herself socially' storyline from episode one.

(predictions) (the two givens- erinn has to outlast coach/tyson, stephen has to outlast jt)
Tyson
Coach
Debbie
Brendan
Erinn
JT
Taj
Sierra
Stephen

As a side-note, and I know this has nothing to do with Edgic, but I wanted to say how much I've liked this season, especially compared to Gabon. The cast of Gabon was terrible, and the show more closely resembled 'Flavor of Love' or another stupid VH1 show. The cast was all ridiculous, unlikable, and fought with each other mercilessly. It was fun to watch on a superficial level, like watching a car crash. The reason why survivor is the only reality show I watch with any regularity is because of the game-play. I put up with the corny soundtrack (gongs, loons, etc), ridiculous animal imagery, and stupid 'family from home' episodes to see people actually try to outwit, outplay and outlast each other. Last season, people just fought with each other and shunned strategy. This season, not only are all the people fairly smart, but I like them as characters too. There hasn't been too many fights over stupid things (no GC-like flip-outs because nature is too difficult), and all the early pre-merge boots were throwaway characters (I haven't missed anyone so far). So, congrats casting department!