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Interesting episode. I can't say for sure if it was good or bad for any of the remaining players. I was worried Mick might go, I never thought it would be Shambo leaving. When Jaison said Shambo goes tonight, I thought huh? I thought she would be there finale night.

Sceptic... I really like your posts, and don't feel alone not knowing who wins this. I am not that sure Mick wins, he is my pick but I really believe any one of old Foa Foa is capable of being the winner. I do not believe Natalie or Russell are viable Edgic picks for winner, but I think they can win and would not be that surprised if one of them does win. I am sticking with my merge pick of Mick because I do think he follows Edgic guidelines and why switch now if I feel that he has a good chance to win? He also fits Edgic better than Natalie or Russell. Jaison does fit Edgic, but I think he has completed his redemption arc and will most likely not be sitting in the final three.

Was the episode bad for Mick? With so much of Russell and Shambo, not really. Mick is not the type of guy that stands out or gives good confessionals, I think that is part of why we don't see him more. If he had a bad first episode I would be more worried about his chances. He does not have a perfect Edgic edit, but do we really expect an Earl each season? How boring that would be! They did manage to give him something to say, gave us doubt that he can even make it to the finals, showed him walking and talking with Brett....and he said something at TC. He also is the only one that does not come off as a devout Russell follower. He does follow Russell, but we see his angst and doubt over it, we see his struggle. He tells Brett and Monica that Russell is a snake and he thinks about his alliance with Russell every day and does not feel sure of his game. I think that is a very GOOD thing for Mick. Not being connected at the hip to Russell and seeing him for what he is when Russell is considered evil, can't be bad.

Edgic is not about speculation on jury votes, but I see it brought up here quite often. How could Mick win against Nat and Russ in a final three? Nat is so nice, and Russ has played hard. Okay... I will speculate on that, even though I have no idea how a jury vote can go, none of us do. Laura and Brett, sure votes for Natalie? Maybe, but that is only two votes. Maybe they both liked Mick as well, maybe they like Natalie but did not like how she "rode Russell's back" to the end. You do not always vote for who you like the most, maybe you vote for someone that played a game you can respect a little more. Monica? She did not like Russell at all, and we don't know if she was close to Natalie. We did see her talking to Mick a few times and saw them supposedly talking and smiling at each other in the merge episode. John? I think he would be more likely to vote for Russell or Mick than Natalie, I did not see John talk to Natalie.....and if he did, does that mean he respected her game and will vote for her? Russell screwed him over, he knows Nat is Russell's devoted side kick. Mick is not known as Russell's side kick and has told others on the jury he does not trust Russell. Mick was worried about sticking with Russell due to his being a "snake". Yet Mick has remained loyal to Russ and Foa Foa, isn't that a good thing? Is Kelly really buddies with Natalie? Would Dave vote for Natalie over Russ or Mick....or Jaison? How do we know what Dave would do? Shambo might vote for Russell, she did not seem to like any of the women that much, she gravitated more to the men. We have seen her hug Mick and we know Mick was nice to her and liked her. So she could vote for Mick, she could be close to Mick as well as Russell even though she had a final two/three deal with Russell. Mick seemed to treat Shambo with respect, Russell said nasty things about her to Mick and most likely Jaison and Natalie. Say Jaison gets to the jury, he could repeat some things Russell said about Shambo and the others, you never know.

I think it's silly to argue over who is going to win and who's pick is better because of the merge episode or whatever. Everyone has their picks and it is what it is. Unless there is a sure thing spoiler out there on who wins, and someone has read it, no one knows who wins this or why they win. And if you read spoilers, you should not be posting here on who you think wins or making bets on it. That is not Edgic folks!