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I've lurked a bit on the boards off and on for several years, but somehow only discovered Edgic this season, and I find it absolutely fascinating. I'm also a little wary of wading into the waters, because in following Edgic this season, I'm amazed at how many posts quickly have become vitriolic and incendiary. The concept of Edgic is too interesting to resist jumping in, however...

My thoughts (having only seen it once, and having never given ratings before):

TIMBIRA:
Ben/Coach: CPN4 - I could also see arguments for OTT and M, but I feel it's more of a CPN. While he's definitely a blowhard, we're also specifically seeing instances where he feels like he's following some code of ethics. He's not just your average d-bag spouting off at the mouth. While I don't think we're supposed to like him, I feel he's made more complex in that he genuinely thinks he's doing the right thing.

Jerry: OTTP5 - I'm sad to see him go (okay, I admit I had him in my top 4...wenh) but I think that's the point -- everyone was supposed to be sad to see him go. With all the time devoted to him, OTTP.

Brendan: MOR3 - Maybe a 4? I could be convinced. CP would be a harder argument, because while we saw a lot of him, I don't know that we learned much about him. I found the most intriguing part of his personality to be his wide grins all throughout the leadership discussion at TC.

Debra: UTR2/3 - Not sure about visibility. We certainly got a lot of it at the challenge, but we had to, and there really was nothing else of her. I could see an N based on how poorly she seemed to be doing at the challenge, but toneless seems fine as well. Not INV simply because of her key role during the RC.

Erinn: CPN4 - I almost put CPM, but I remember someone astutely pointing out that a CPM seems rather redundant. So go CPN for all the people who have (for some reason?) taken up a vendetta against her. Granted, she wasn't always pleasant, but we not only saw Jeff point out that she was taking the charge at the IC and seemed to know what she was doing (though I guess the counter-argument is that they subsequently lost), but they reinforced that again at tribal council, Jeff (theoretically the most objective commentator in the show) pointing out that she seemed to have the answer. They want us to know she's got some good stuff, even if she did a lot of negative things. MORM seems like a weird rating for as much play as she got, and OTTM should be impossible, so CPN seems like the only option.

Sierra: MOR3 - I don't recall any major tonality in either direction (and my memory could be faulty), but we certainly saw plenty of her. I would have never thought it after watching the premiere, but I think more well-stated arguments have been made on here for Sierra being the winner than for any other contestant.

Tyson: CPN3 - I could easily be convinced otherwise. I don't think anyone would put him as INV or UTR, but a good argument could convince me MOR (seeing how while he had memorable moments, they didn't develop him too much further than he already has been developed) or OTT (since they did lean more towards one note.) I guess I chose CP because of the complexity he gains from being a bit mean, but fairly charismatic. I think editing tries its best to show both aspects of that -- how likable and how detestable he can be -- so either a CP or an M needs to be somewhere in his rating. As much as I love watching him though and loved this particular quote, it's difficult to argue with giving a solid P to anyone who likes to see others' dreams crushed. But again, loved the quote.

JALAPAO
JT: MORP3 - I don't know if I'm fully onboard any JT train, but I thought some really nice arguments were being made for him last week. I'm just not convinced yet. He's likable, we know who he is, but we're not getting much more than "good ol' boy JT!" I guess some people might want to strike the tone or overcomplicate ratings by giving him an M from his troubles with the net, but I think that's relatively minor considering his other charismatic deeds and success with the net.

Joe: MOR2 - So, this is the first episode where I could actually identify which one Joe was. However, I can't tell you a thing about who he is. I could see an UTR instead, but didn't we get at least 2 confessionals from him? I felt like the editors were like, "Oh crap, we forgot about this dude. Put him in a couple times."

Sandy: UTRP1 - I was going to go with INV at first, but I think the people fighting for the "sex kitten" UTRP are probably right. Consider me swayed.

Spencer: UTR1/2 - Blargh. For also being in my original top 4 with Jerry, not so hot. Well-reasoned discussions on his narrator status dropped him from my 4 last week, but he was almost gone this week. I think he'll have a part later on, but just doesn't have an interesting enough personality for them to waste time on him if they have much better stuff.

Stephen: CPP1 - Well, they want us to like him, for sure. For the people who really want to focus on the "first impressions" theme, I think he's a key example. I wrote him off after that first episode and how he was portrayed, but he's certainly been proving himself. Second only to Sierra, he's had some of the best-reasoned arguments for him being the eventual winner on this board.

Sydney: INV1 - Yes, I did note her exclamation at TC. If that means UTR, so be it, but it doesn't seem so to me.

Taj: MOR3 - They definitely gave us more info on her storyline that I think will come into play later, but not enough on WHO she is to push it to a CP. Toss on a P if you like, but I feel that's more personal taste on the viewer than what they're trying to edit.


So those are my first thoughts after seeing the episode and trying to catch up on the roughly 15 pages of responses on here to see if any preliminary arguments have changed my tune. The fun part for me now are the arguments that are well-reasoned enough to change my mind.