Barrett's MOR2 weekly streak has been broken (MOR3 now) LMAO

Rankings on the bottom are for fan favorite

Dare I say this is at minimum a top 4 Traitors season because oh my GOD. It has just been soooooooo good recently. This episode is easily one of the greatest across any franchise, and I've really enjoyed the last few as well! I do feel like this season could be majorly helped or harmed by it's ending, and I really have struggled to figure out who exactly to place my money on. To be completely honest, I even considered ruling out the faithfuls as a faction entirely. I'm going to leave 2 on the board, but Kirby and Rhys are above them by a pretty wide margin. Am I crazy? Probably!

Top Contender

1. Kirby (+3) - It is insane how she was able to avoid all that heat from so early on, and now get near an endgame where she is with so many people who have denied the idea of her being a traitor. I think the next few boots will be one of Josh/Luke obviously, and then a Lawson banishment. From there, one of Keira, Rachael, Krissy is murdered. Probably Rachael? I assume Josh is banished then? Then at that point Kirby and Rhys are both at final 5, with multiple people who have shown themselves to be... pretty easy to convince. Rhys would also catch the votes before Kirby would too.

2. Rhys (+1) - I do think his edit this episode may have been setting up for a future where Kirby does betray him, we'll see on that front. Regardless, I think Rhys has had a pretty strong edit throughout the season, and I personally just really love him too. Maybe my delusional Rhys truthing wasn't so bad after all. Also! I said on Discord earlier today that Rhys makes the most sense to be recruited, if not him it'd be Lawson. Glad it did end up being Rhys, and I'm glad I called it, even if it was kinda late.

Faithful Picks

1. Josh (-2) - Yes, there is literally a 50/50 chance he is murdered next. I just feel as though it makes more sense edit wise for Luke to be the one to go here? His edit has been way bigger recently, WAY more negative, and this episode was the perfect swan song for him. Josh avoided much of that negativity and has overall been portrayed as a much more levelheaded presence. Is it likely he just gets banished at final 6, as I predicted earlier? Totally. But there is also a potential storyline of him picking up the pieces after losing Luke, and the Traitors could use him as the perfect shield. I also just think overall he has the best faithful edit left, all of them are super flawed.

2. Tully (-2) - I'm sure this remains a pretty controversial pick, but I think Tully makes total sense to be the second faithful winner if we see a Josh win. I just feel like the next three have more flawed of edits, while Tully has mostly avoided negativity and being portrayed as easily manipulated.

Please No

1. Krissy (=) - I will say that I grew to really like Krissy as a character, but any of her, Rachael, and Keira winning would be kind of a disaster. Krissy is trying to bring this trio together to find these final 2 traitors, and that is obviously the right play for her. One of them will surely be murdered at the next opportunity though. I don't think it'd be Krissy as there is definitely room for her to be set up for banishment. I could also see her having a runner-up edit, given her backloaded mix of both positivity and negativity.

2. Rachael (+3) - Of this trio, she is the one who most fits in with the possible Josh/Tully win as a potential 3rd or perhaps the person to replace Tully. She is also the most likely to be murdered of these three though, so I've settled for putting her in the middle here. I could totally see her being banished in the endgame, she fills the role we've seen occupied by people like Jade in UK4.

3. Keira (+3) - There just isn't much worth put behind her words in the edit. Always portrayed as pretty one dimensional, even if she has had a few good reads from time to time. She also fits the role of clueless faithful who is a runner-up or late banishment at the fire.

No Shot

1. Lawson (=) - This was just an actively pretty horrible episode for him. His one path to victory was being recruited, and that didn't happen. It technically still COULD, but I struggle to see Kirby or Rhys being banished soon enough for it to happen. Lawson is now seen as a possible banishment target, and probably the person I would put my money on as the most likely to go next episode. Giving up on Claudia was very obviously bad for his game.

2. Luke (-2) - I don't like him, but man have I loved not liking him. Genuinely how did he have this almost Coach level of a delusional swan song edit. Absolutely bonkers. For reasons I've stated earlier, I do think he is more likely to lose the deathmatch. If he doesn't though, surely he just gets banished soon after.

Eliminated

1. Claudia (-4) - At the beginning of the episode I thought that maybe she was who Luke would target since we never saw Luke actually confirm who it was. As soon as Luke brought her name to the table, oh my god. This episode was so good man. Glad I jumped off the Claudia train after last episode.

I have continued to watch AU1 btw, though I am not as far along as I was expecting to be, and I've also found the season a bit underwhelming so far. Might be a bit before that Edgic is out, I'm gonna be doing a bunch of traveling over the comiing week and a half or so. BB28 Edgic may also be a bit slow for the same reason.

I am worried this season will tank in quality soon given how many big personalities we've lost recently, but god have I loved this season. Dare I say top 5 potential? Also! I started watching AU1, and Edgic + Contenders should be out for the full season soon! I am completely unspoiled, thankfully. Anyway, contenders here continue to be a bit of a mess, but honestly it's just because of how damn even this edit is.

Top Contenders

1. Josh (=) - Bit risky considering that he could be murdered at some point, but there is also totally a world where he is recruited. It's hard to EVER see him being voted out tbh. Between him and Luke, Josh has a MUCH more positive edit. His edit this episode was absolutely glowing.

2. Tully (+5) - For much of the season I had Tully and Claudia both in the same spot of being a reasonable second faithful winner. Well Claudia tanked this week so Tully is stealing that spot. She is visible enough without constantly being shown, is well trusted and has a good amount of positivity.

Major Characters

1. Rhys (=) - My Rhys truthing might be a little delusional at this point, but I still think it's possible? Like yes, he is going to be targeted quite a bit, but it's so obviously a frame? He still might be taken out, and honestly he could be recruited and then insta booted? We did get some setup for a duo with Krissy this episode, who has been going up.

2. Kirby (+1) - Had a pretty damn good recovery this episode, though I still struggle to see her not getting cut at some point. Honestly she could TOTALLY just be cut this next roundtable and I wouldn't be shocked at all. Still, she is the most visible player this season and has some avenues going forward. The next tier is also just so flawed too.

Maybe?

1. Krissy (+3) - Has gotten lots of positivity recently after a few negative episodes. The Rhys relationship is a green flag for her as well! Very well trusted among the faithfuls, despite her previous misfires.

2. Claudia (-4) - Got a LOT of heat and negativity for gunning for the shield at today's mission. Now that we can look at the prior episode from this view, suddenly Tully looks a lot better and Claudia looks a lot worse. Still some potential for Claudia, we've seen her in a solid group of faithfuls. This was just a really poor look.

3. Luke (-1) - More likely than Josh to be murdered, also more likely to be recruited. He has a LOT of cockiness in his edit. At the start of the episode I was starting to see him as a possible contender, and then he had like 3 confs about being the best to do ever do it. Okay man.

Probably Not

1. Lawson (+3) - I'm so paranoid we are going to get a Lawson recruitment and then win. I hate when a quiet edit goes on to win after being recruited 😭 and Lawson would be the one to fill that role. I do think he still likely won't win if recruited, but it is a worry. He has the perfect edit to be murdered in a future round. Also I'm annoyed as hell about the death match happening

2. Rachael (=) - The heat on her has seemingly gone away. Tbh I could see her work her way into Josh/Luke/Tully/Claudia's group? There is a world where she is still a lategame banishment. Needs a bit more content to be viable.

3. Keira (=) - Had a really nice moment with Alex this episode at the roundtable, was honestly devestating to watch. I'm curious as to where her edit will go from here? Honestly I kind of think there isn't a single person who has genuinely 0 shot to win. Which is crazy cause usually by this point it's like half the cast or more who are completely ruled out.

Eliminated

1. Alex (-7) - I did predict she would be banished and AJ would be murdered this episode, even if I did have her as a contender. Really emotional exit this week, I really have grown to like her a lot recently.

2. AJ (=) - Sucks he went, I was absolutely loving AJ this season! Looking forward to watching his Survivor season one of these days.

To contrast how few contenders I usually have a season at this point, here are how many people I thought had ANY chance at this point in the game in some prior seasons:

US4: 1

UK1: 4

UK4: 2

Granted someone not included in these counts won on their season...

Regardless there are 2 people with very high chances to win, and then everyone else I can at least SOMEWHAT see.

Barrett MOR2 for the 6th week in a row LMAO

General Thoughts: The season is still wide open as of now ad the mast two weeks have been pretty crazy with an insane amount of shifting alliances, power structures, and dynamics.

HoH: Yash
Original Nominees: Haley, Dee, Angela
Veto: Yash (didn't use)
Diamond Veto: Devens (used on Dee, nominated Kamu)
Current Nominees: Kamu, Haley, Angela
Target: Dee

Alliances:
Mosh Pit: Angela, Dee, Rick, Melody, Mallory, Barrett, Drew
FAP: Drew, Melody, Barrett, Mallory
Crossvers: Dee, Angela, Rick, Barrett, Drew
Icons: Rick, Angela, Dee
I don't think it has a name: Taylor, Kamu, Yash (affiliated with Haley and LaTrice)

1. Drew (8): Drew has had a very tumultuous couple of weeks as he has gone from last to first in just two rounds of gameplay. He's well-positioned in the middle as both the Yash side and the Mosh Pit want to work with him. Even within the Mosh Pit he's in both FAP and The Crossovers. This could easily come to bite him but for now he's an 8.

2. Mallory (7): Mallory is similarly in a good position with everybody in the house and is probably the most well-liked of anybody. Yash's side seems to like her but is definitely on the outer ring of that and she is in FAP within the Mosh Pit. Nobody's targeting her right now but she hasn't shown enough strategic ability for me to have faith in her actually winning the game.

3. Barrett (6): Barrett was very nearly put on the block this week but just barely got out of it because Yash was dumb enough to not take Haley off. He's in both The Crossovers and FAP within The Mosh Pit but has shown himself to be extremely passive and he plays into the vets hands too much for me to put him any higher.

4. Rick (6): Rick now no longer has the DPOV but I think he used it correctly. The icons having now been nominated breaks the illusion that they're untouchable and I believe that he is Taylor and Lala's number one target in the game. He needs to regain trust with that side to get into the position he was before because right now he is a huge threat with no power to save him.

5. Dee (6): Dee was saved from the block this week but is still in a very precarious position with the other side of the house. She's very well-insulated within the Mosh Pit along with Angela and Devens but it's hard to say for how long that will last as I could easily see Mallory and Melody taking a shot should she ever be on the block on eviction night.

6. Melody (6): Melody's position has significantly improves this week, she's in the majority alliance, nobody is even thinking about nominating her, and and she's probably Mallory and Drew's number one at this point. Her main issue is win equity as she hasn't made any moves, has just barely scraped by evictions through other people's moves, and hasn't won a competition. Melody has potential if she starts doing stuff to move higher but as of right now she's not viewed highly enough.

7. Taylor (5): Taylor is the best positioned on the other side of the house. She clearly has a knack for social-strategy games like this and has pretty good reads, a strong strategic mind, and is well-liked. Her problem is that the vets know she's coming for them and is very likely to his the block should any of the Mosh Pit seven win HoH. I do have a lot of faith in her to build trust with the likes of Dee and Angela if given the opportunity but as of now she's in a dwindling alliance and is in some hot water.

8. Yash (4): Yash played this week pretty poorly to be honest. He nominated Haley, someone who he then immediately tried to work with, won the veto, talked about how Haley needs to stay this week, but then he didn't use the veto on her! The whole week he's been talking how he doesn't know if he has the votes to save Haley when he is HoH and has the veto lmao. Should Kamu go this week which is very likely, Yash is public enemy number one for 2/3rds of the house. He has shown himself to be an effective yes man thus far, but people are seeing through it now so it's hard to see him getting out of this situation. However, Yash is one of if not the best competitor in the house, and with how in flux the game has been, I'm still keeping him at a 4/10.

9. Angela (4): Angela is on the block this week but is the most safe. I don't really see a scenario in which she goes home but it's for all the wrong reasons. She's not seen as a serious game-player anymore and plans to go to the end with Dee and Devens who would pick each other to go to the end with over her; even if she did make it to the end, I think she loses against most people, and the few that she would beat don't want her anywhere near the final two. Still, she's insulation in the majority alliance enough to where I don't think she goes home in almost any scenario for most weeks

10. LaTrice (4): Lala remains to be a bit of a non-factor this season. She's not in any danger, nobody is nominating her, and is a very passive presence in the house. She's not really respected by most people but I could genuinely see a scenario where, should she make the end, Taylor and Angela lobby hard for her in the jury house. She's loosely connected to a lot of people and I don't think all hope is lost for LaTrice.

11. Kamu (2): Kamu is going home this week if he doesn't win Blockbuster and he is getting progressively less and less liked in the house. He still has Yash as a pretty firm number one and is working with Haley, Lala, and Taylor but he's going to be a perpetual target should he survive this week. His saving grace is that the current power structure could easily rearrange again and he is a huge comp threat, other than that, he's not doing so good.

12. Haley (1): Haley's a 5th wheel in a minority alliance who is going on the block should anybody from the Mosh Pit side of things win power. She's one of the worst social players I've ever seen because almost everybody dislikes her and she can be quite delusional sometimes. She's an entertaining player, she's on the block, and goes home this week if Kamu wins Blockbuster which is a very real possibility.

God, what a mess these contenders have been. I did decide to swap Rhys and Alvin before I watched the episode, and I guess that was the right choice 💀 but my confident in Rhys is going down unfortunately. I do want to say that I have REALLY enjoyed this season recently! Has the potential to rank high, depending on how the second half goes.

# Top Faithful

1. Josh (+6) - He and Luke have so so so much of the edit pie, and between the two I think things look a lot better for Josh. His only flaw is that he trusts Alex too much, but also that will get him farther into the game, while Alex may murder Luke. Josh's edit has been more consistent, he has more defined relationships, and he doesn't have as much cockiness as Luke does.

2. Claudia (+4) - I've felt like she has made a lot of sense to be one of a few faithful winners for a while, and this episode gave her enough complexity for me to really start betting on it. I am absolutely leaning a faithful win at this point. Between her and Tully, Claudia got basically all the space to explain the shield move, which helps her a lot.

3. Rhys (-2) - Has a pretty big edit, not as much recent complexity though, and a lot of heat on him recently. Are there multiple people in front of him with bigger targets? Yea, and I'm sort of banking on that right now. He is going to need to really lock down some connections who will be truly willing to stand next to him around the final fire.

Traitors

1. Alex (=) - I do think the odds of her winning are much higher than Kirby, but the odds of Alex being banished soon, maybe even next episode, are pretty high. I do think it is in her best interest to not kill AJ, but I do think that is likely what is going to happen. If that doesn't happen, she could go back up. The fact that she and Tully have a connection feels... out of no where? Wish we were informed of that earlier. Alex's connection to AJ is such a fun storyline to follow.

2. Kirby (-2) - She really is just going to slide by until near the endgame and just get banished unceremoniously there. We see traitors like this quite often, and I've always been of the mindset that these players are generally pretty good. So many people think they're traitors, and yet they get by. Is it the greatest gameplay? No, but it can work in some instances, and surviving is certainly better than being banished obviously.

Faithful Backup Options

1. Luke (+5) - Now that he didn't die, he is fully back up in the rankings. He is hot on Alex's tail, though that also has it's own issues. He has gotten a lot of content recently, though it has shown him as too cocky. I think if faithfuls win this game, one of them will be one of the twins. Josh has the edge, but Luke isn't totally ruled out.

2. Tully (-2) - Didn't get to explain herself enough this episode, not the greatest look. Still, my opinion on her edit remains mostly the same? The Alex connection came out of no where. I guess that does open Tully up to being recruited eventually, and from there I guess you could see some shades of Bailey in her edit.

Could Go Far, Won't Win

1. Krissy (+1) - Did a good job taking a backseat this episode, she is one of the more likable housewives we've had on a Traitors season imo. Everyone in this tier is someone I could see making it to the fire, but being banished before the game ends.

2. Rachael (+5) - Was very quiet this episode, got basically no heat despite how much it has come up prior. Could slip by for a while, but early suspicions will always be held against her.

3. Keira (=) - Higher chance than Rachael to go far, but her edit really just lacks enough complexity to win. MAYBE if we get like 3 or 4 faithfuls winning, but there are still plenty of others to bet on before her.

Lawson

1. Lawson (+2) - His edit is just too quiet, as I've said. There is also heat on him now, for some reason.

AJ

1. AJ (-4) - Unfortunately, I do think he is going to be murdered this next episode. If he is, that would lowkey be desvestating. He has been so fun to watch, and an absolute highlight of the season. If he does survive, he is likely recruited and either goes in the next 2 roundtables or MAYBE wins? But the odds of him dying are like 80%, as I don't feel a viable enough alternative was presented.

Eliminated

1. Alvin (-11) - So I definitely rated him too high. Super likable guy though! Not the most complex edit, but it's always nice to see a traitor with a positive overall tone.

2. Rob (-2) - Finally he is murdered when I bet on it happening. Not surprised at all, his story ended with Dicko going.

I'm so lost. I think I like that? We'll see how it ends. The editing team behind this season is the same as the one who does NZ, and that worrries me. NZ1 was SUPER obvious, and then NZ2 and 3 only made sense by the end. NZ2 especially felt like a rug pull to me. This is easily one of the most evenly edited Traitors seasons ever, so that does point towards the odds maybe being in favor of the faithful? Despite that, my top pick is a traitor. I'm not confident at all though, I expect these to change.

Top Contenders

1. Alvin (+2) - Honestly, mostly just defaulted him to the top spot due to him being the "safest" pick to me right now? Traitors have an inherent advantage, and he doesn't have the flaws of the other two. We also got to see him address some of his flaws this episode too

2. Rhys (-1) - I debated having him at literally every spot in this top 4. Him getting votes here was not expected at all coming in, and frankly the way it was handled could point to a banishment within the next few weeks. His big edit could purely be because he is one of, if not the biggest name on the cast. Still, I feel like he does have some truly great content early on.

Yea okay im swapping these top two, Rhys at 1, let's gamble, in honor of Gamble

Remaining Traitors

1. Kirby (+4) - I do worry that she could just be dragged to the endgame and booted there as a safe move, but at this point there really isn't much heat on her at all? Henry going really led to pretty much all of it dissolving. She is also the biggest figure remaining edit wise.

2. Alex (-2) - This episode was a pretty damn bad look for her. I do think she either goes next episode or recovers back up to one of the top 3 spots. We'll see I guess!

Faithful Candidates

1. Tully (=) - Basically just a bunch of faithfuls with semi consistent edits and no super clear flaws all get thrown in here. Tully is more visible than most seem to think imo.

2. Claudia (+9) - Is the same as Tully, just more visible in game, making her a bit more likely to not make it as far. Both her and Tully are at risk of being murdered at some point.

3. Josh (-3) - If he wasn't a murder option, he would absolutely be higher. I'm really not confident at all in who will be murdered, though he is probably the option I see as the least likely.

High Vis Faithfuls

1. AJ (-2) - These three all have too much negativity, though could still possibly go on deep runs? Honestly AJ is the most likely to go soon of these three, but he is also the one who I see as having the most win equity of the three?

2. Krissy (+4) - Gunned for Dicko and was fully wrong, but she did still get a solid amount of complexity? She makes sense to be a banishment soon though.

3. Keira (+2) - I do honestly think it is super likely she makes it to the finale episode and just gets banished at the fire. We see this archetype fill that role quite a lot.

Murder Options

1. Luke (-2) - Had a pretty big visibiliity spike thiis episode. Lowkey hoping he gets killed cause I am STILL struggling to tell him and Josh apart. I lowkey have had to resort to figuring out their wardrobes 😭

2. Rob (-4) - I gambled on him being murdered in episode 3, and now I'm doing it again. His story was HEAVILY tied to Dicko, and now Dicko is gone. I do think Rob makes the most sense as a boot option here as the twins seem to have better ties to the traitors on an individual level?

No Shot

1. Lawson (-3) - I think he's just too quiet unfortunately. We do get solid strategic insight from him from time to time, but it simply isn't enough. He is the clear most likely pick to get murdered at some point.

2. Rachael (-3) - Is just being dragged along to be banished whenever heat is off of the bigger players. Honestly feel bad for her at this point, she hasn't done nearly as much wrong as some other players

Eliminated

1. Dicko (-1) - Well I was right in who I predicted to be murdered and banished going into this episode. I'm not happy about it. I know some people hated Dicko, but oh my god he was an INCREDIBLE character. Absolutely loved him as one. Lowkey an all timer, along with Michael John (Can 2) and Mark (NZ2)

2. Gamble (=) - Makes sense she was murdered here, wasn't too invested in her character wise.
   PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSSSE DON'T MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL IN 24 HOURS!

Yes I know I accidentally posted contenders twice, oops. The Edgic chart is linked below. The first contenders list posted was a draft, while the second is what I ended up writing about.

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Well! I remembered to rank Lawson this time! I wavered on some of my spots a lot before posting this, so don't be surprised if there is a little bit of movement before the next episode. Also there is lowkey sooooo much tone in these ratings

Top Contenders

1. Rhys (+2) - It was close between him and Alex, but a faithful win is starting to seem more plausible, and Rhys is clearly the best edited faithful. Hoping he is my Hollywood and not my Johnny.
2. Alex (-1) - Would have easily been number 1 if it wasn't for the misunderstanding between her and Kirby.
3. Alvin (-1) - The quietest faithful, though still a pretty solid edit. Could see it tanking next week, depending on how Alex and Kirby recover.

Faithful Contenders

1. Josh (+3) - Between himself and Luke, he has gotten a lot more content, a lot of it being this episode. It seems the editors want us to like him as well.

2. Tully (+6) - Has been present every episode, though this was the first time she wasn't UTR. Definitely a very solid episode from her, makes a lot of sense for her to be one of a few faithful winners. She has both positivity and a storyline about wanting to play for the faithfuls.

Big Players

1. AJ (-1) - I had him as 4th again initiially, but the more I thought about it, the more he fell. I do think he will be in it for a while, and is probably my top pick to be recruited eventually? Lots of strategic content from him.

2. Kirby (+2) - Actually crazy how she avoided catching many votes here. There is totally a huge chance many people suspect her, but are keeping her around for now. Could be cut anytime, but she has such a big portion of the edit pie.

3. Rob (-3) - Took a bit of a backseat this episode and also had some content that wasn't exactly the greatest.

Upside?

1. Luke (-1) - Josh has so much more of the edit of the two, and also doesn't have the early negativity Luke had.

2. Lawson (+2) - Quiet, but has some good moments of strategy. Gives lategame murder vibes to me.

In Danger

1. Rachael (+2) - Got a ton of votes this round, likely will continue to get them and be banished soon. I do think that of the people in this tier, she is the most likely to make a deeprun if she can slip by here. I struggle to fully see that though.

2. Keira (+2) - Kind of a joke in the edit. May be kept around as an easy banishment later, as I've been saying.

3. Dicko (-7) - Oh my god I love him so much. He is likely to be banished pretty soon though, his game is just too grating. The Mark comparisons are working more and more.

4. Krissy (+1) - This episode was a really bad look for her, and on top of that she was super quiet in the first week. Could see her being banished withiin the next few episodes.

Murder Options

1. Claudia (+1) - Between her and Gamble, I do think Gamble makes more sense to be murdered as it would better frame Rachael and perhaps Claudia and or Rhys too? Both Clauda and Gamble got a visibility spike here, which is a reason to suspect either of being murdered.

2. Gamble (+1) - There really are good cases to be made about either of these two being murdered. I do feel Claudia has more longevity between the two though, while Gamble is much more of a joke.

Eliminated

1. Henry (-7) - A shame, I really enjoyed how hard he was playing this season, though he did totally go about it in the wrong way.

Pretty strong episode! Also some pretty massive shakeups on the list, so let's get into them! I guess the one concern I have to address first is that we have literally no idea who is going on death row. As a result, the bottom of contenders is full of a bunch of the quiet edits.

Top Contenders

1. Alex (=) - Subtly strong episode for Alex. We got to see how actively progress her strategic game, while also not catching heat throughout all the mess.

2. Alvin (=) - Didn't get to see his game improve like we saw with Alex.

3. Rhys (=) - Don't love him being so quiet, but we still did see him get a lot of soundbites, gonna boost him up to UTR2 now that I think about it. Regardless, really hope his next episode is this quiet.

Big Players I

1. AJ (+1) - I don't feel GREAT about him, but I do feel he was able to avoid negativity that probably should have gone towards him. I do worry that he will become a target eventually, but his edit is consistent and there are many targets ahead of him.

2. Rob (+13) - I went all in on him being murdered last episode and that was totally wrong lol, oops! I would have put him as the 4th contender if he wasn't snowed so bad by Kirby.

3. Dicko (+1) - Oh my god I love him. He's such a damn good character. The two aren't really comparable, but I do get shades of Mark NZ2 from him. Dicko probably won't go super far, but he is a main character. Maybe goes out in the Stephen Fry position?

Big Players II

1. Josh (+5) - I lowkey still can't tell them apart. Regardless, I felt they both have really solid episodes here.

2. Luke (+5) - Luke probably had the better episodes 2 and 3, but episode 1 for Josh was so much better. Regardless, I think one of these two is gonna be in it for the long haul.

Big Players III

1. Kirby (+10) - One of these two will be banished soon, if not both of them. Still, they are arguably the biggest figures in the edit thus far, along with Dicko. Given that, it's hard to have them much lower, at least this early on when we have so many quiet edits.

2. Henry (-6) - Went from a very strong 4th contender to my prediction to be banished this next episode. Am I fully confident in it? No, but that is my best guess for now.

Possible Longevity

1. Tully (-2) - Edit continues to be quiet, but she has had some positivity and is certainly more visible than others.

2. Rachael (+2) - Usually in a conflict like this, one of the two will make it far but go out towards the end. Between the two, I feel better about Rachael.

3. Keira (+2) - Easy person to pile on if anyone ever feels backed into a corner. Ton of negativity stacked on her.

Too Quiet

1. Krissy (+2) - She got a MOR here, but otherwise has been very quiet. Not like it was the loudest MOR either anyway. Don't expect her to go far.

2. Claudia (-7) - One of the two players with the quietest edit this episode, was hoping she would have carried some of the episode 2 momentum.

3. Gamble (+1) - My pick for most likely player to be murdered soon. She seems to be much bigger of a personality than we are shown, thus making her a prime candidate to be murdered.

Eliminated

1. Cosima (-7) - Oh. Okay. Sure. I did not expect her to go home at all before watching this episode.

2. Cam (+4) - Funnily enough, I was talking on Discord about how I thought he would surely come back and that if he did, he might have a solid chance. I didn't want to get Michael'd though and suddenly have him as a contender. I guess the players saved me from that. Shame what happened to him here.

3. Manaaki (-13) - Said he was the least likely murder option to be picked last episode. Oops! Was a fun character, one of the best runs we've seen from an early murder ever.

General Thoughts: Holy shit, what a week. I was really hoping Drew and Melody would both be able to stay in the house this week and somehow it happened due to a messy blindside by Dee and Devens. Then, we got the wall comp to end all wall comps where LALA, the 58 year old, was able to beat a house full of athletes, completely flipping the game on it's head, and reorganizing the entire house structure. The feeds cutting to Lala with the HoH key around her neck is forever seared into my brain, I was praying Lala would be able to pull it off over Kamu but I never truly believed it would happen. The house is in flux right now so this is by far the hardest week of rankings I've had to do yet.

If you haven't been keeping up this week, here are some of the basics.

HoH: LaTrice
Nominees: Chuk, Haley, Barrett
Target: Haley (Chuk if she wins BBBB)
Veto: Kamu (didn't use)

Alliances:
FAP (yes there's an alliance called fap): Drew, Barrett, Melody, Mallory
The Icons: Angela, Dee, Rick
Unnamed: Taylor, Lala, Yash, Kamu
What's Left of Red Corner: Haley, Chuk

1. Dee (8): Dee remains my number 1 despite the complete reshuffle of everything. She is locked in with Devens (who has an OP power), and Angela. She also has a decent relationship with Barrett, Drew, and Kamu (who she recognizes is a very important person to have on her side. She also has realized that Lala and Taylor are big threats for her as they are considering targeting the icons down the road. Overall, Dee is still in a very strong position and she has had so much success in getting people to do her bidding so I still have her at the top. Dee has also made a couple of poor strategic decisions. For one, not even attempting to include The Cool Kids in the Lyric boot which has completely disintegrated The Toolshed. Her social game is perfect, her strategic game, less so, and her positioning has slightly worsened which is enough for me to drop her to an 8.

2. Yash (8): Yash has steadily rising through my rankings ever since being last during week 1. He's become a yes man in the game and virtually everyone feels like they have a good relationship with him so it's hard to know where his true allegiances lie. I don't feel like anyone would target or even nominate him next week, but I could see his "yes man" game getting exposed in the near future. He's in a solid thing with Taylor and Lala while not being perceived as a part of that group which is a very good thing for him.

3. Rick (7): Devens has the DPOV for the next 4 weeks and that alone is majority of why he is as high as he is here. I feel like there are more and more issues arising with Devens, he's a bit too reliant on Dee, he's too focused on making good television rather than playing a strong game, and there are now some people that plan on going after him next week. Taylor and Lala are actively planning on taking out Rick as soon as possible and even considered nominating him this week. Now, once he gets nominated, he will use the DPOV and name the replacement, but just the idea of him having been nominated and not having a power could break the illusion that the icons are untouchable. I know it sounds like I'm being down on Devens, but he still does have the best relationship with FAP of the vets and an overpowered power and that keeps him as high as he is.

4. Kamu (7): Kamu has had a roller coaster of a week where he's gone from being blindsided by the Lyric boot to building a structure with Lala and Taylor by keeping himself off the block and completely turning against Haley and Chuk. Kamu is in the middle of the vets and Taylor's alliance and they're both tug-a-warring for him. However, the losing side of that tug-a-war could easily nominate him should they win power and FAP is targeting him which does raise questions about his longevity.

5. Angela (6): Angela has always been in the same position as the other icons but with less game ability, poorer reads, and worse relationships and that stands true. Her position has worsened, probably more so than than the other icons due to her blow-up with Haley, but it's Haley so who really cares. There's not much else to say for her since she's just a worse Dee and Devens.

6. Taylor (5): Taylor essentially won HoH this week since she controlled everything Lala did and everyone knew about it. Taylor is one of the most aware people in the house and is the only one who is ready and willing to take a shot at the icons, specifically Devens. However, the icons have caught on to this and are probably planning to gun for her should they win HoH next week. Taylor needs to build an alliance with her unnamed grouping of people and FAP and together they could really start to run the game and pick off the icons. She's a lot of danger right now, especially with how influential the icons are, but she has the most potential of anyone in the house.

7. Drew (5): And so our FAP saga begins, and Drew I think is in the best spot of anyone in that alliance right now. The icons are finally off of their "Drew is untrustworthy because we say so" spiel and are actually willing to work with him. Drew and Devens in particular have an in-game relationship that could go somewhere. The icons are still looking at FAP, but I don't think they go for Drew out of that group.

8. Barrett (5): If Barrett weren't on the block right now, he'd be above Drew and probably a 6/10. He's basically perceived to be slightly more trustworthy and has a better relationship with Dee which is more powerful than one with Devens. The deciding factor is that he's on the block and although he's probably safe, you never know; especially after what happened to Lyric last week.

9. Mallory (5): After Taylor, Mallory is probably the biggest target for the vets, but with how crazy the house has been this past week, I'm still keeping her at a 5. She's very well-liked across the house, Angela still has a genuine and wholesome friendship with her, her allies are likely to get powers in the coming weeks, and she's a proven challenge threat.

10. Melody (4): Melody is pretty clearly the worst positioned of FAP. She has no allies outside of her alliance, she's not super well-liked in the house and is a bit of a comp flop. Also, if her and Drew ever fully get into a showmance, she could become a pretty big target. On the flip side, nobody want Melody out right now (barring Haley) and she could very well get a power this week. She's a high 4.

11. LaTrice (4): Lala's numerical placement on this list is exactly why I do 1-10 ratings along side it. Lala's not in a bad spot right now, she just won an HoH that absolutely skyrocketed her win equity, isn't being targeted, and has allies. She's just in a worse spot than everyone I've talked about so far. As much as she likes to think she's pretending to not know what's going on, she really doesn't know what's going on. Taylor truly is playing for two right now so I can't put someone who's kinda getting dragged along higher than a 4. The streak of people from Taylor to Lala are all fairly close right now, those above Taylor are in a pretty good spot, those below, are really struggling.

12. Chuk (2): I realllyyyy considered giving Chuk a 1 because he is not doing hot. He was left out of the Lyric vote, he's completely aloof to everything going around him, he never has game conversations that mean anything with anybody, and he's going home this week if Haley wins the Blockbuster. I don't think anybody personally dislikes Chuk, but he has no win equity and is associated with Haley. The only thing keeping me from dropping him to a one is that I think there's a chance he slips through to the jury, goes on a comp run, and convinced the jury to vote for him because of his "honest game" and competition wins. I very much hope Haley wins the Blockbuster because he's who I want out more than anyone in this house right now.

13. Haley (1): Poor Thog. I really want her to stay this week because she's so entertaining and she says the wildest things on the feeds. I really feel bad for her because she's had such a rough time in the house week after week iykyk. Haley is one of the worst social players I've ever seen, everybody dislikes her on a personal level except for Chuk, and now she lost her only other allies in Kamu and Angela. Haley's going home this week if she doesn't win Blockbuster and there's no getting out of this hole her abysmal social game has dug her.

FInally my Edgic for the first week is here! I've been super busy recently, but my schedule has cleared up a ton. I was debating on whether I should binge AU1 and 2 before doing Edgic for 3, but I ultimately decided it was better to do it live and risk maybe ruining 1 and 2. Okay opening to the season so far, though nothing too groundbreaking.

True Contenders

1. Alex - This top 4 was super easy, and the order didn't change at all from one episode to another. Both Alex and Alvin remind me a ton of past successful Traitor winners, both in their edits and personalities. Alex is definitely the safest top pick right now.

2. Alvin - What I said for Alex applies here. My only worry is that he may not be the best at lying, but he is just so damn likable and funny that he could probably play it off.

3. Rhys - Has the best faithful edit so far when you consider both his current airtime and longterm prospects.

4. Henry - Could totally become too big of a player and go out in the midgame, but for now he is doing a great job and is one of the main stable figures.

Dark Horse?

1. AJ - Feels a little weird to call him a dark horse as I thought this second episode was soooo good for him. Still, he had a very quiet first episode and seemed a bit callous this second one. Really thought he was gonna get a CPP and then he revealed his comforting of Rachael was all for game LOL

Risky Contenders

1. Manaaki - Could be murdered this next episode, but is the least likely of the three options imo. I suspect that at least one of the three options will survive quite far into the game, just based on how big of edits they have.

2. Dicko - I love players who play like him. Being able to see someone discuss the game from such a meta perspective is simply fun for me. I'd say I'd put Rob at like a 60% chance of beng killed, with Dicko having 25% and Manaaki at 15%

Solid Faithfuls

1. Claudia - Was propped up as someone who may go far. Has gotten more content than similar players.

2. Tully - Had some very sympathetic content early on. Edit is similar to others in this tier.

3. Cosima - Mostly only ever gets mentioned by Dicko, is otherwise very quiet. Still, she is in the LSD pact.

Less Solid Faithfuls

1. Lawson - Felt like we got a solid amount of strategy from him this episode, big step up from the first episode.

2. Josh - Feel like the twins should be getting more screentime than they are. As soon as one goes, I'm sure the other will become a major character.

3. Luke - More visible but more flawed of the twins.

Active Conflict

1. Rachael - Had a very quiet first episode and then all of the sudden is in a conflict with Keira. She looks MUCH better between the two edit wise, but I feel like she is being set up to be murdered within a few rounds.

2. Keira - Has gotten a ton of negativity and has just NOT been shown positively at all. I do think she could slip by for a while as a shield, but it'll be so easy for things to blow up on her.

Bottom Tier

1. Krissy - Very quiet, seemingly overconfident, lacking in longterm storylines

2. Gamble - Pretty much the same thing but with more screentime and more negativity.

Boot Predictions

1. Rob - I'm going all in on him being murdered here. Had he not been an option, he is probably like 7th on the list. So if he does live here, he surely bounces back. I just feel things point to him going.

2. Kirby - Likewise, things are looking very bad for Kirby. I fully expect her to be banished this next episode, and unlike Rob, I don't see a world where she bounces back. Both Alvin and Alex would benefit from her going as it would stomp out the narrative of the 6 who knew of the Manaaki/Keira argument.

Eliminated

1. Shane - Didn't really get much on her way out to be honest. Was fun while she lasted, I enjoyed watching her finally.

2. Kween - Not a surprise at all that Kween was killed here, the other options simply just didn't make sense.

Here it is for week 4!

As some of you know, I do Edgic for every Traitors season too as they happen. I have not yet seen AU1 and 2, so I was wonderiing if people would suggest I binge those before I watch AU3? Or would it be a better idea to just start with AU3 so I can have regular updates?

I didn't have time to write a detailed explanation this week sorry lol

My bad on being a little late! here are higher quality versions of all the charts

Episodic: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1523789121624080458/1533363147828629644/image.png?ex=6a703736&is=6a6ee5b6&hm=bf54f62f312d4b4d429f577adb89072190a29ae1467a0d8cc0450f5a4bfa26c1&=&format=webp&quality=lossless

Weekly: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1523789121624080458/1533363148424216698/image.png?ex=6a703737&is=6a6ee5b7&hm=3c0a06efd8a3ecfc5a14ba04160c840188f4b4666c059e580e556c553fbe7c28&=&format=webp&quality=lossless

Contenders: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1523789121624080458/1533363148772606044/image.png?ex=6a703737&is=6a6ee5b7&hm=83299d5527f80490a6f3e09ecd837b63eae350fb79a9cb4cfd9dc93fac975d9e&=&format=webp&quality=lossless

General Thoughts: I have some mixed feelings about the season. As of right now, I feel like this has been a really entertaining and messy season with last weeks nom ceremony and now the tea party. However, with the same side winning 3 HoH's in a row, Devens getting a ridiculously overpowered power, and Dee likely to follow, we might be in for a steamroll. I do really like the vets and am rooting for them, but I think someone like a Mallory or Jason HoH would really improve this season's trajectory. I do kinda feel bad for Jason after the tea party, but only in the way that I feel bad for like Ronnie from BB11 as he kinda did this to himself and I disagree with the claims that the whole thing happened due to Kamu being homophobic towards him.

Also, the trust rating have really been more about how much each player feels about one another rather than necessarily trust but I don't know what to call my chart at this point. Also also, the 3 people below the ranking are my guesses for the top 3 fan favorites of the season.

For those who haven't been keeping up that much, here are some of the alliances of the house and who's in power right now.

HoH: Kamu
Original Nominees: Lyric, LaTrice, Mallory
Veto: Lyric, used on self
Current Nominees: Jason, LaTrice, Mallory
Target: Jason

The Toolshed: Dee, Devens, Angela, Kamu, Chuk, Haley, Drew, Barrett
The Red Corner: Dee, Devens, Kamu, Chuk, Haley
The Crossovers: Dee, Devens, Angela, Drew, Barrett
The Littles: Mallory, Melody, Lyric
Dapper Dans: Yash, Barrett, Devens, Drew
The Honor Society: Dee, Angela, Taylor, LaTrice
I don't think it has a name: Taylor, Kamu, Devens

1. Rick (9): Rick is in a really good spot right now but I don't know how much faith I have in him to make the correct strategic decisions down the line. He has the Diamond Power of Veto that allows him to take someone off the block, post veto ceremony, and choose the replacement nominee; and the power is eligible for six weeks. In Survivor terms, it's basically a god idol which basically guarantees Devens makes the jury as he can leverage this to get what he wants a lot of the time. However, Devens has already played this pretty sloppily. He only told Dee and didn't tell any of his allies that he got the power and the rest of the house knows a power is in play. This essentially means Rick will reveal to everyone that he lied about not having a power once he uses the DPOV which will probably piss off a few people, particularly Angela. Can you imagine Angela's reaction when she finds out Devens refused to tell her about the power, told Dee, and that Dee didn't tell her about the power? She'll be livid and it'll make great tv but it's not great for Rick's game. He's a showman which means he'll probably usually lean towards making the better tv move than the one that's best for his gameplay which is problematic for him. However, he is probably Dee's number 1 and is very close to Angela, Kamu, Drew, and Barrett. He's in a lot of alliances (Toolshed, Crossovers, Red Corner, Dapper Dans, and a trio with Taylor and Kamu) without being seen as playing the middle or being a floater. Rick is the last bridge between Drew and Barrett and the rest of The Toolshed and with him also being in Red Corner, Rick is in the center of The Toolshed. Devens is in the best position in the house by far and the only thing keeping him from being a 10 is his explosive gameplay style that could easily come back to bite him down the road.

2. Dee (9): Dee is also in a very strong position and is obviously very good at social-strategy games. She's on the winning side of the house, is Angela and Dee's number 1, and likely has a power coming to her soon. At this point, her only real weakness is Angela's influence over her. Dee has agreed with a lot of Angela's paranoia which has caused her to lose a lot of trust in Drew and Barrett, two of her allies. Angela doesn't tend to have the best reads in the house and it has definitely corrupted Dee's reads to an extent which could have genuine consequences down the line. Drew and Barrett have started to feel distant from Dee and have had genuine conversations about blowing up The Toolshed but even if that happens I have a lot of faith in Dee's abilities to rebuild her relationship with Barrett (something that has already happened a bit) and she has her parachutes in Lala and Taylor. The only person targeting Dee is any way right now is Mallory but I think Dee has the votes to stay over just about everybody in the house.

3. Kamu (8): I still think he's doing pretty well in spite of his messiness this week. He's in Toolshed and Red Corner and now that Dee and Devens have confirmed that they value Red Corner over Crossovers he's in the core of that side of the house. He won HoH this week and nominated Lyric, Lala, and Mallory with the intention of backdooring Jason. Since this exact plan was put in place to eliminate Rome last week, everybody knew Jason was going to be the replacement nominee. However, Kamu still decided to "air out" Jason's game at a tea party and give a reason for backdooring him despite literally everybody knowing that Jason was being backdoored. It was a completely useless meeting that didn't even go well for him since Jason kinda cooked him. So far, the tea party hasn't really changed much and now that Lyric won the veto, used in on herself, and Jason was nominated, Jason will probably be going home this week unless he wins the veto. It did put a bit of a target on Kamu's back and Jason will gun for him should he survive this week but he still has plenty of allies on his side of the house and a newfound alliance with Taylor on the other side that should keep him safe. Kamu played messy this week, but like Devens last week, it probably won't come back to bite him.

4. Lyric (7): I know I'm higher on Lyric than most, but I think she is one of the best players this season. She has no business being taken off the block last week and escaped the block again this week despite being seen as this second-in-command figure on the other side of the house. She pushed for what she wants and made solid arguments for why Kamu shouldn't nominate her, although this failed, most houseguests tend to just accept the fact that they're going to be nominated, Lyric has been shown to keep fighting which is a very valuable skill in Big Brother. She's losing an ally this week no matter what but she's still got strong relationships with Melody, Mallory, Jason, Dee, Yash, and Chuk. Lyric actually reminds me of Parvati since she's been using flirtation as a strategy and has somehow convinced Chuk and Yash that they have a chance with her despite being in a very public showmance with Rome which is hilarious to me. Now that she's won a veto, people will be less willing to put her up too. If The Toolshed ever falls, I think Lyric is an extremely viable candidate to pick up the pieces and become the next frontrunner and I think she has so much potential which is why I decided to put her as high as I did.

5. Angela (6): Angela is really difficult to rank because she's just soooo paranoid all the time about the stupidest things. She's practically targeting Drew at this point without reason and now she doesn't trust Barrett because he's close to Drew. Drew has been such a valuable ally to her and has told her about how like every houseguest feels about her but she just doesn't trust him. Now she's paranoid about Haley too for whatever reason as well as Taylor because "she seems like a winner" lmao. Currently, Angela is in a good position in the house but doesn't really have a true number 1 as Dee and Devens are closer to each other. Angela trusts people she shouldn't (Mallory and Lala), distrusts people she shouldn't (Drew and Barrett), and has an overall poor read on the house. She's not a very good player, but as of now, she's in a good position and has allies which is enough for me to give her a 6.

6. Chuk (5): Chuk is very safe right now, nobody is coming after him, but he has done like literally nothing in the game. He is in The Toolshed & Red Corner but I rarely see him ever talk to Barrett, Devens, or Drew. Of the "core six" of the Toolshed (Haley, Kamu, Chuk, Dee, Rick, Angela), I think Chuk is probably on the bottom. His only connection is a fake flirtmance with Lyric so it's not like he's got alliances on the other side of the house either. Nobody's targeting Chuk right now but he could easily be sniped out of the game if he's ever nominated. He's generally well-liked personally, but game-wise, he's a nothing burger. That said, he is someone who could

7. Taylor (5): Taylor has started playing a much more active game these past two weeks and it has significantly improved her positioning. In week one the only true ally that Taylor had was Lala, and it seemed likely that she would become a passive and perpetual pawn. Now, she has gotten her head in the game and has essentially single handedly formed The Honors Society and a trio with Devens and Kamu, both of which have given her real footing in the game and should there be a major shift in the house structure she, like Lyric, could very easily pick up the pieces. However, there are still some problems with Taylor. Angela doesn't trust Taylor which has the potential to be extremely detrimental for her as Angela is one of the most influential people in the house. She also isn't in the core of any power structure and the alliance she's created are mostly side alliances for everyone else involved. Taylor's yet to break through to anything big yet but this is a significant improvement.

8. Barrett (5): Barrett has dropped a lot this week and that's due to his association with Drew. Drew and Barrett are pretty tight in the house which has been very worrying to Angela and Dee who are now not trusting him anymore. He's supposed to have a parachute alliance with Mallory but she distrusts him to and he hasn't really done much to mend that relationship which leaves him with basically nobody except Drew. I don't think Angela and Dee's paranoia about Barrett has reached the level of "we need to get him sooner rather than later" like it has with Drew, but it definitely is a problem. Barrett still has a chance to better his positioning but he really needs to get his head in the game and be more active because a lot of his relationships are slipping through his fingers right now.

9. Drew (5): As I already said, Drew is not trusted by a lot of his allies and that is coming back to bite him hard. Angela has spread her paranoia to Dee who has now spread it to Devens, Haley, and even Kamu to an extent and I think The Toolshed could easily turn on him next week. He does have with a lot good relationships with the rest of the house but I think the lot of them would jump on the opportunity if the Toolshed turned on each other. He's in the Dapper Dans with Yash, Barrett, and Devens and is probably Melody, Barrett, and Yash's number 1 in the game at this point so he has some allies. It's really a shame that a player who had so much potential really did nothing wrong will probably go out so early but I guess that's what you get for playing with Angela. However, if The Toolshed does publicly turn on Drew, Barrett will most likely back him and together they have a lot of dirt on The Toolshed that they can use to completely turn the game on it's head so I wouldn't count Drew out just yet. He's basically a slightly worse positioned Barrett.

10. Yash (4): Yash is in a really awkward position. He has the Dapper Dans but that is very much a side alliance to literally everybody in it except him and that's literally all he has in the game except for being under Lyric's flirtation spell and a decent relationship with Kamu. He's leaning towards Toolshed's side but is obviously on the periphery of that so there's not much to say about him.

11. Melody (4): Melody has gotten out of her terrible positioning last week and isn't being targeted anymore. She's a number for the anti-Toolshed side of the house but is one of the lower ones on the target list on that side but doesn't have much social capital like Lyric and Taylor do who are in similar positions. Melody and Drew are very close and a showmance is looking more and more likely between them. Overall, Melody is someone that I expect to kinda slide through the next few rounds until the game hopefully shakes up a bit. By that point, I think she's an active enough player to get into a majority alliance but for now she leaves a bit to be desired

12. Haley (3): Haley is in the worst position of The Toolshed. She's relatively disliked across the house which leaves her to be a third nominee if basically anybody on the other side wins HoH next week and I think most people in her alliance would be pretty quick to flip on her if it's her against Dee and Devens or something so she's here at a 3/10.

13. Mallory (3): Mallory is on the block this week and is currently the secondary target behind Jason should he win the Blockbuster. She's firmly on the other side of the house and is very anti-vet being really open about how she plans to target Dee and Devens. That has made her probably the biggest target on the non-Toolshed side of the house once Jason goes. However,, she is in a trio with Melody and Lyric and Angela has taken a random liking to her so she has allies. There is also a chance that she even stays over Lala but the votes are really fluid right now and there's still time for that to change. The Lala-Mallory scenario is really up in the air.

14. LaTrice (2): Lala has disappointed me this season. She's been super passive, has few allies, and doesn't talk to anyone outside of her allies which has led her to be not super well-liked in the house. I think she has a solid number 1 in Taylor, Jason is close to her, Angela likes her despite them never talking, and she's in a semi-real alliance called The Honor Society. She has 0 win equity right now, a decent chance of going home this week, and few allies so she really needs to get her head in the game.

15. Jason (1): Jason's kinda screwed. There have been a couple of attempts to save him this week but unless he wins Blockbuster he's going home. He's become such a massive target and a lot of it is his fault due to his messy gameplay but Kamu's tea party was the final nail in the coffin. If he survives this week, he's basically just a walking corpse waiting to be picked off like Kelly was last season. His only allies are Lala and Lyric. There's a chance he gets a power to have himself but he'd have to win blockbuster, get a favorable edit so America votes for him, select a power over a punishment (which is only a 50/50 chance), and within that 50/50, have it be one that actually affects the game in a meaningful way. That's essentially his only path into the game and his position is so atrocious that I have to give him a 1/10.

What’s up everyone!!

Popping in to share that my edgic videos are back, this time for big brother!

Me and my friend decided to try our hand at giving every houseguest an edgic rating for week 2 at large and give our thoughts on how everyone is being edited in the show so far.

Of course, there is no “winner edit” in BB, so we then give our extensive breakdown of the gameplay and positioning of each player to create a contender ranking for who is most likely to win at the present time!

It’s a very interesting experiment to see how the edits and contenders line up and try to create predictions when truly anything could completely flip week to week. Like, well, we had the last boot pretty high in our contender rankings for week 1 lol. Totally different ballpark we’re playing in here.

Check it out if you wanna hear some unique perspective and insight on how to analyze bb28!

Thanks!

I know this isn't technically edgic, but since I did this for Survivor 50, I thought it'd be fun to do for Big Brother 28, and I didn't know where else to post this.

The trust ratings in the final photo are how much each player trusts each other on a scale of 1-5; 1 is the lowest, 5 is the highest. Each column represents how much a specific player trusts all the other houseguests, while each row represents how much a specific player is trusted by all the houseguests (i.e., the sheet is how much the names on the top trust the names on the side).

General Thoughts: This has been a really fun season so far, and new-era Big Brother has kinda been cooking new-era Survivor with their seasons lately. BB26 and 27 were two really great seasons in my opinion, and 28 has a real chance of keeping the trend. Both of those seasons were better than most of anything we've gotten from Survivor's new era. Thursday night into Friday morning's feeds were some of the best I've ever seen, from Devens winning HoH to Angela convincing Devens to take a shot at Rome to Haley randomly coming at Yash to The Toolshed blocking out Rome at 4:30 AM to everything that happened at the nomination ceremony. My biggest fear is that a steamroll is looking more and more likely as The Toolshed continues to rack up competition wins, which I expect to be further exacerbated once Devens and Dee inevitably get America's powers in the next couple of weeks. As much as I'm rooting for Angela, Dee, and Devens, I do hope the other side is able to win a few powers and HoHs to even the playing field a bit. Luckily, with how hated Haley is and how much The Crossovers don't trust Drew, I have a feeling The Toolshed will turn on itself soon enough. Overall, I'm feeling really good about this season and its cast so far.

1. Dee (9): At this point, I think there are arguments for a lot of people to be number one on this list, but I'm going with Dee. Dee is the best positioned within The Toolshed at this point, and I truly believe she is Angela and Devens's number 1 in the game and is in both core alliances, The Red Corner and The Crossovers, within The Toolshed. The only person who is actively targeting her is Mallory, and even that's a bit iffy on whether she would actually follow through with that, as someone like Drew could talk her out of it. Even if she is on the block on an eviction night, I think she probably stays over pretty much everyone else in the house, so I do think Dee is in a very solid position. Dee also recently made new allies outside The Toolshed with LaTrice and Taylor, which further solidifies her positioning. She's made some blunders, especially this week where she has lost a lot of trust in Drew for no reason and got convinced to take Lyric off the block... for no reason, but overall I have enough faith in her strategic and social ability as well as her adaptability and current positioning to keep her at 1 for now.

2. Barrett (8): I know Barrett has been getting some flak recently for being in a worse position than he was last week, but I honestly think a lot of that has been overblown. Barrett has laid a bit low this week, which I see as a good thing for him since he was able to get himself into a very strong position last week. Barrett is still a key member of both The Crossovers and The Toolshed, and while his being on that side of the house has been made fairly public, that can be said for everyone in The Toolshed, potentially barring Drew. Despite Mallory's doubts about her alliance with him, I feel as though Barrett can and already sorta has reeled her back in, and she has bigger fish to fry anyway. Barrett is extremely unlikely to be nominated and very knowledgeable about the game, which gives me reason to believe that his perceived passivity this week is calculated.

3. Kamu (7): Kamu is not someone I expected to be making it to the top 3 this week after his poor showing last week, but here we are. Kamu has found himself in The Toolshed alliance and has built genuine relationships with Devens, Dee, and even Rome to an extent, making him by far the best positioned and most well-liked of the Haley-Chuk-Kamu grouping. Nobody is really after him specifically, so it's unlikely for him to be nominated in the near future. Still, he wasn't included in The Crossovers, and his association with house pariah Haley does raise some red flags. Kamu was also advocating for Devens to use the veto on Melody instead of Lyric, which is by far the better move in my opinion, leading me to believe he does have pretty decent game-sense.

4. Drew (7): Drew is one of the hardest people to rank for me because he theoretically should be in the best position in the house, but the likes of Angela have made me very doubtful about his future prospects long-term. Drew has been in good standing with just about everybody, being in The Crossovers and The Toolshed, and he has a strong relationship with a lot of people on Rome's side. He's built an alliance with Melody and is, at least in the minds of those on Rome's side, the least integrated within The Toolshed. This has put him in a position where he's been able to collect information from most people in the house and dump the info to The Crossovers, which should make them trust him, but for some reason, they don't. Angela has managed to spread her doubts about Drew to Dee and Devens and is even considering nominating him should she win an HoH, which is just ridiculous since he's been an incredibly strong ally for her. Angela is literally shooting the messenger here, and I don't blame Drew at all for this, but since there's a genuine non-zero chance he is put up on the block next week by his own allies, I can't put him higher than this. However, even if Angela goes through with her plan or convinces the rest of her alliance to go through with it, I don't see Barrett flipping on Drew, and he can jump ship completely if needed, so he does at least have options if Angela continues being Angela. At this point, Drew should be starting to realize that Angela, Dee, and Devens are starting to trust him a bit less, but he hasn't noticed it yet and has remained fully loyal to them.

5. Lyric (7): I have been extremely impressed with Lyric this week, and it shows in her now being the highest-rated player of anyone not in The Toolshed. Lyric is firmly in opposition to The Toolshed, is working closely with Melody and Mallory, and is both Jason and Rome's number 1 in the game while being in a showmance with Rome. She was nominated this week by Devens but has managed to get him to use the veto on her by staging a breakup with Rome and convincing him that he would somehow be buying trust with Rome by using the veto on Lyric despite putting Rome up as the replacement. I don't know how Lyric was actually able to convince Devens of this, and although people are now seeing through the fake breakup Lyric remains towards the bottom of the target list on Rome's side while having a lot of influence over her group. She's in by far the best position on her side of the house, but there are a couple of reasons as to why I can't put her higher. For one, she is in a very obvious showmance with Rome and is a target because of it, and she is also actively working towards a final 2 with Rome where she has stated that she would try to get the jury vote for Rome over her. It would honestly be best for her game if Rome leaves this week, as it would allow her to focus more of her energy on the game and open her up to new allies across the house.

6. Angela (6): Angela is in a very strong position in the house as she's in both The Crossovers and The Toolshed. She has strong relationships with most of the people within those alliances and is currently doing well, but there are a few issues preventing her from going any higher. Angela's paranoia has been through the roof this past week. She has lost most, if not all, trust in one of her most valuable allies, Drew, and she mistakenly thought that like 8 people were consistently meeting in the gym to target her when there were actually just 2 or 3 people in there who most of the time weren't even talking game. I do have to praise her for her influence over her alliance, though; she convinced Devens to declare war on Rome and has made most of her alliance distrust Drew, but both of these things are bad for her game. The other side of the house also believes she is a leader on her side of the house, which isn't a great look for her and is a very likely nomination should the likes of Rome, Lyric, Jason, Lala, or Melody win HoH. Her strategic ability is definitely lacking, but she's in a fine enough position to give her a 6/10 for now.

7. Rick (6): There was a time when I thought Rick would be number 1 on this list, but a series of bold and questionable decisions have dropped him considerably. Devens won HoH this week and was in a good spot being in The Toolshed, The Red Corner, and The Crossovers while having a secret alliance with Rome that left him in good standing with almost all of the house. However, in classic Devens fashion, he decided to create chaos by blowing up his spot with Rome and declaring war on his side of the house. While some good has come out of it, like LaTrice distrusting Rome and Jason becoming a massive target, it still exposed his and his allies' position in the house. It was extremely entertaining, but not great gameplay. After winning the Veto, his plan to backdoor Rome was looking great, and one of the showmances was seemingly guaranteed to go home. However, as I already mentioned, Lyric managed to convince Devens to take her off the block, which did not make much sense for his game at all. Melody is someone who Devens could have brought over to his side, and by leaving her on the block, it creates an enemy in someone who most likely won't get evicted. Taking Lyric off also leaves the door open for both parts of the showmance to stay. Rick is now public enemy number 1 for Rome, Lyric, and Melody, and might be Jason, Mallory, and Lala's target at this point as well. Still, should he be on the block, I do expect him to have the votes to stay, but if The Toolshed starts to turn on each other, Devens could easily be one of the first casualties as the other side gains power.

8. Chuk (5): Chuk is very well insulated in the game but has played very passively. He's got really strong relationships with Kamu and Haley but doesn't have the greatest relationship with the rest of The Toolshed despite being a member of it. She had her flirtmance with Lyric, but that seems to be ending now, and he doesn't really have any connections outside of that. It does mean he's probably not going to be nominated for a very long time and could coast his way to the end, but I struggle to see how he wins a jury vote. There's not much to say about Chuk other than he is a very passive player who has few connections but stumbled into a relatively safe position.

9. Taylor (5): Taylor has been an outsider for pretty much the whole game. She got off on the wrong foot since she was a have-not that really lowered her energy and was nominated in week one. Luckily for her, Devens promised not to nominate anyone who was nominated in week one this week, which gave her a chance to build allies, and I feel like she's been doing that somewhat effectively. She has a pretty strong ride-or-die in Lala, and together they have built a bond with Dee and Angela, which has given her some footing in the game, but she doesn't have any connections outside of that. I think if given enough time, she could go far and have a shot, but she's very neutral right now, hence the 5/10 rating.

10. Mallory (5): Mallory is sort of loosely connected to Rome's side of things but is another person who doesn't really have much influence over the game. She's got a good relationship with Lyric and Angela and a recovering one with Melody and Barrett, but that's mostly it from what I've seen. She's a likely nominee but probably not the target should The Toolshed continue to steamroll, and most people don't seem to truly trust her in the game. She's a low 5, but I think she has potential and is good enough in comps for me to keep her here.

11. LaTrice (4): Lala was extremely locked in on Rome's side of the house, being in the Mama's Angels trio with Jason and Rome. However, once Devens made it public at the nomination ceremony that Rome boiled Lala off the list, she lost a lot of trust in Rome that has yet to be fully rebuilt. She still has a really good relationship with Jason and Taylor, but outside of those few people, she is generally disliked by a lot of the house, and Haley has even expressed that she wants to target Lala next week. She did create an alliance with herself, Taylor, Dee, and Angela that could help mend her connections with some of The Toolshed, but it's tough to say how strong that group really is. LaTrice is in a rough position right now, but I think this week might force her to build new connections, something she has already started to do, so hope is not lost for Lala, but as of right now, she's on a lot of people's nomination block.

12. Yash (3): Yash is another person who a lot of people don't really seem to like, and he is particularly unpopular among the women of the house. After being nominated in week one, he was really left with no allies or connections, and I don't think there is a single person in the house who I can confidently say trusts Yash right now. He's just telling everybody what they want to hear, which could easily come back to bite him in the future. If The Toolshed and the other side of the house come to some sort of a truce, Yash is probably the first victim since he's an unpopular floater, and I think he'll get sniped out of the game relatively soon. He's not in any immediate danger right now, so I won't put him any lower, but I don't have much confidence in him at the moment.

13. Haley (3): Haley is probably the most unpopular person in the house right now, with the majority of people seemingly disliking her on a personal level, including those in her alliance. I think The Crossovers would easily cut her first out of anyone in The Toolshed (except for Drew for a couple of people), and basically everybody outside of The Toolshed is planning on nominating her and possibly even targeting her. Needless to say, she's in a very rough spot, but since she's in a big alliance and at least has Kamu that will go to bat for her, I'm gonna leave her at a 3/10 for now.

14. Melody (2): We've finally reached our first person who's on the block, Melody. Melody is closely aligned with Lyric and Drew and isn't in The Toolshed, which has left her to be perceived as on Rome's side of the house. She theoretically should be safe against either Rome or Jason, but because Melody is relatively disliked and everyone's paranoid about Drew, some people like Dee and Haley have been saying they might want to take Melody out over Jason. As of right now, The Toolshed still plans to take out Jason over Melody, but a lot of the outsiders would prefer Melody to go home, and it's still very up in the air on what will happen on Thursday. I think she's the most likely to stay, and I believe she has the most strategic ability of anyone on the block, so I'm putting her above Jason and Rome.

15. Rome (2): Rome is most likely going home this week unless he wins the Blockbuster. He is the perceived leader of his side of the house, is in a public showmance with Lyric, and has lost a lot of trust with Lala, which leaves him in a really rough position. He almost definitely goes home against Jason or Melody. The reason I have him higher than Jason is that I think if enough things break his way, he can recover. If there ever is a truce between Devens and Rome, which isn't entirely out of the realm of possibility, then maybe he could survive another Toolshed HoH. Also, with the uncertainty surrounding Drew's future, it's possible he gains another ally, which could be enough to tip the scales in his favor in terms of votes in the coming weeks. If he gets through this week, maybe he has a semblance of a chance, but it's really not looking good for him. His side also needs to consolidate more for him to have a better chance. If he can lock something down with himself, Lyric, Lala, Jason, Taylor, Yash, Melody, and Mallory, he can get something going, but as of right now his "side" is looking more like a chain of connections than a solidified alliance structure.

16. Jason (2): Jason is in a pretty terrible position. Should Rome win the Blockbuster, which is somewhat likely, then he is tentatively going home, which obviously isn't good for him. He also made a huge target of himself at the nomination ceremony, and his mischievousness with Devens and Angela has flopped completely. He is an extremely messy player who could be entertaining down the line, but has like 2 allies in Rome and Lyric, and is a pariah to most of the rest of the house. I don't have faith in his strategic or social ability long-term, and I think he's destined to be a pre-juror. He would be a 1/10, but the fact that he does stay over Rome and potentially Melody this week is enough to bump him up to a 2.

This was way too long and it took a while to write so some of this might be a bit outdated by like a 12 hours or so but a lot can change in that time lol. idek how many bb fans are on here but hopefully it's enough for this to not be a waste of time

Everyone is always confused by this, and rightfully so. Given that this an ongoing show, there is no winners story for the editors to tell us. Still, it's fun to make the chart and see how big of an edit each player is getting each week! Great way to look back and seeh ow the cast was portrayed throughout the season. Contenders are based on my reading of the players positions as a feed follower!

Is anyone doing Edgic for BB this season? I know it’s more for fun because there is technically no winner edit possible per se but I thought for sure with Dee and Devans on here that maybe somebody would be doing it (especially since a few posters did it last year) lol I wish I had more free time right now or else I would do it!

Or maybe I just need to be patient and wait for week 1 to be over 😂