Crystal earns another CPM, where we see her struggling as an underdog while being excessively negative. Her underdog edit has been marred by that, making it absolutely bizarre.
Sierra gets a CPN3, because she was a primary narrator and was able to actually talk about the game in a complex manner. I've loved watching her play, as this weird OTT force that occasionally develops into CP and has had P and N throughout the season.
Dolly gets an OTTP5, because she's OTT as shit this round and keeps trying to be a villain and it's hilarious. Seriously, it's like watching a little kid try to be a big kid. I was contemplating giving Dolly an M for not giving Marcus immunity, but his subsequent blow-up and NSPV from Crystal/Sierra kept Dolly P.
Silas was going to be bumped up to CP if actually posted more, and I love the toned-down Silas. He's been so fun since he got his first MORN. The Biblical comparisons have been fun, so Silas earning "The Prodigal Son", "The Priest", or "The Prophet" as his AS name would be great.
Marcus was slammed in his confessional by Crystal and Sierra, and his rant about immunity after Dolly after blindsiding her the last vote give him OTTN. He didn't do a good job of convincing her they were solid, and I think exiling her also alienated her because she felt like he thought she was a liability.
Adam/Jaclyn get their standard edits.
Spencer finally gets the INV1 he's deserved for awhile, and didn't have the SPV to really back it up.
Contenders
1. Dolly. The Dolly/CC alliance is fucking brilliant, and they need each other to make it to the end. Dolly situated herself well and still people aren't interested in taking her out, which says how good her social game is. She hasn't organized the flashy moves like other people, but she's always been in a nice spot.
2. CC. CC is the monster threat who will stomp anyone in the finals, which is why she's number 2. Her battle is definitely uphill, because I can't see anyone bringing her to the finals. I honestly think she's out next round, but it'd be fun to be proven wrong.
3. Adam. Ew. This pains me greatly, but Adam is the only non Silas/CC/Dolly person that can win. Jaclyn, Spencer, and Sierra all would get demolished at the FTC, and Adam doesn't have the threat status the others do. Adam doesn't have a strong game, but at least he has won. I just pray to Aras that he goes home.
4. Silas. Silas is having a rough time now, with his closest ally Marcus getting taken out. Silas isn't out of it yet, and I think he can put together a convincing FTC argument, but he's more threatening than Adam and the trend of Silas losing all of his allies has continued. He's a lone warrior, and he'll need to pray for something good to happen.
All-Stars
1. Dolly. We're at a point where I think it's mostly settled who makes AS. Dolly has had the most entertaining confessionals all game, and they've been consistently good. We've gotten Dolly's sheep, Exile Island, and her random dislike of Chelsea. She's been a fun narrator/character who has made it through some close scrapes with an idol in her pocket.
2. CC. Crystal started off slow, and really gained traction in the 4th round with her sweet Colton confessional. From there on out, she's been Grade A AS material. Blindsiding Dan (still questionable), having her game blown up, winning 2 challenges to keep herself safe, and losing her 2 closest allies. She's had a fun story, and deserves to return. So much more fun to watch than she was in Japan.
3. Silas. Silas has been playing up a shtick, but it's a damn good one. His biblical ideas about Silas in correspondence with the Ethan editing is great, and he's been a pretty fun OTT/MOR character to watch. In the same vein as CC, gotta love seeing him go from 15th place in Japan to become a major player is great.
4. Sierra. Sierra is a goddess and her edit is my favorite thing imaginable. Like, OTTP, OTTNs, OTTM, OTT, UTRNs, UTRP, UTR, CPM, CPN. Seriously, that's a godlike edit and anyone who disagrees can go get slain by the Quenn of Egypt.
5. Marcus. Marcus has my favorite storyline of the season. He was targeted during 3 different votes pre-merge, and was a social outcast who everyone wrote off as "the next boot". From this, he finally got in with Silas and Robb, and proved to be a nice replacement to their Boy's Club after Dangel was slaughtered. After all of that, Robb goes home and Marcus is once again an underdog. After the Erinn/Sierra/Spencer flip, he was on the bottom of that alliance, and was the key in getting Erinn out. Now, he goes from underdog to power alliance member to underdog to bottom feeder to power player, WHERE HE FINALLY GETS TAKE OUT. Seriously, like, how fucking great of a storyline is that?
Honorary Mention/Possible Final Candidates: Robb, Cirie, Chelsea.