First of all, MC going home makes sense. Savannah, Rizo, and Soph have gotten way too much focus for one of them to be booted this early, and Kristina and Sophie were arguably too invisible before this episode to be booted here. And of the two more prominent Hina members, MC clearly had much less setup to go far in the game than Steven.

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Still out of the running: #9. Kristina: I know she just found an idol but the show focused more on Alex's perspective. I wouldn't be surprised if he tells Soph and she plays her advantage against her. But regardless, a Kristina win isn't happening. #8. Sophie: She finally escapes the bottom spot! However I always expected her to stop being invisible eventually. It doesn't mean she's gonna win lmao. And tbh this episode wasn't even a great look for her despite getting more content.

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I'm just not seeing it: #6. Jawan: Early on he was portrayed as kinda blindly loyal to Uli, which I was willing to forget about after he flipped, except this episode I feel like that energy kinda came back again? I could see him fumbling the bag a bit. #5. Alex: Feels like a gamebot edit at this point. The confessional count is there but the emotional investment isn't.

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Dark horses: #5. Sage: Not sure if this was a good episode for her. I feel like there's been focus on people not listening to her when she's right, and I'm worried that they still won't by the end of her run. Her episode 4-7 run was pretty strong though. #4. Steven: I didn't really take away anything from him this episode tbh. Losing MC here isn't great for his game but at least he still has Bottoms Up.

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Frontrunners: #3. Rizo: This was a great episode for him but my top 2 feels kinda solidified already. The gap has shrunk a lot though. #2. Soph: I don't like how they showed her lowkey giving up on Savannah only for her to have a comeback. #1. Savannah: Not 100% sure if this was the comeback she needs to win. The game and personal content was there but her "mean girl" arc still feels pretty unresolved. She took back the #1 spot because of Soph having a weak episode more than anything else.

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