Sophie S. went home. She had no chance all season due to her awful pre-merge edit. Even after she started to pop at the merge I never got winner vibes or even finalist vibes from her content. I was expecting her to go at 5 but I'm not shocked to see her go at 7 either.

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Out: #6. Kristina: This has never been a winning edit and there's no real setup to a turnaround either. #5. Steven: He's been fringe top 5 for most of the season but largely out of necessity due to having the best edit from Hina. This season was never Hina's story, let alone his. It's far too late for a comeback.

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Basically out: #4. Sage: Compared to the bottom two she has a much clearer season-long storyline. However it is largely centered around taking out Savannah at this point, even though we keep seeing her fumble opportunities to do so. #3. Rizo: Not a good episode for him. The edit definitely leaned into the idea that he might not actually be that respected out there despite playing very well on paper lately. Incorrectly guessing Steven's advantage was especially rough.

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True contenders: #2. Soph: The way I see it, this episode told us exactly what she needs to do to win: steal Rizo's idol and go to the end without Savannah. Are they telling us this because this is what actually happens and she wins, or because she fumbles and it costs her the game? Slightly leaning towards the latter unfortunately. #1. Savannah: Her win equity seems to be on the up? As much as she may rub people the wrong way in the game, I can still see them respecting her from the jury.

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