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Survivor Canberra S2 Edgic - Episode 10

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  We've made it! After ten phenomenal episodes, the finale has been released and the winner revealed. As such, this edgic post won't be about predicting a winner or placements because we now know. Instead, I'll cover the final five's storylines particularly in regard to why they received the edit they did, and I'll also give a whole season recap along with the charts. Let's get into it for the final time! Complex Personalities For a couple episodes I thought maybe Anna's story had winner potential. The second half of the season my top two had been Mar & Nic as my top two but if the edit was giving us a swerve then Anna would be that swerve. It ultimately didn't happen as Anna was voted out in fifth place. While she didn't win, she had one of the brightest edits of the season with a noticeable tinge of positivity to her merge edit. This episode I gave her (and everyone) CP but Anna got positive tone as well, as it felt like the edit played up her

Survivor Canberra S2 Edgic - Episode 9

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  We're at the penultimate episode ! Later today the finale is going to be released so we have to determine based on the edgic how it will go. Who are our winner, runner-ups and final boots. It's on me to use the last nine episodes to deduct this. Let's see if I can pull it off and not just being overconfident and cocky! Previously On Segment Language choice was the most noteworthy part of this previously on segment. The voiceover says Nic tried to solidify his bond with Sophie - when they easily could've said he did. That ambiguity may be because Sophie votes him out in the finale and therefore their bond wasn't solidified. We got a soundbite from Mar that reiterated that Nic wins if he gets to the end. This isn't a new claim but it does give me doubt that Nic makes it to the end. On that note, they focused on Sophie 'battling hard through the pain' as the second place finisher. Definitely interesting because she was not portrayed positively this episod

Survivor Canberra S2 Edgic - Episode 8

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Welcome all to the eighth edition of Survivor Canberra edgic. We're in the thick of it now! With only two episodes after this, I'm going to have to make some tough calls here to determine who I believe can truly win and where everyone's story arcs will conclude. For this week, I've also decided to go back to the opening episode to check everyone's first confessional. I want to compare that introduction to where they are now, and then determine how their story has unfolded. Previously On Segment Rather than focus on individual wording, let's take a look at who got focus in this flashback section. Ignoring James, the two players with confessionals were Anna & Nic - two people I believe are key endgamers. Players like Mel and Malcolm received no recap and one of them just left this episode. Otherwise this segment mostly set up the events of this episode, with the stray Sophie vote, Johanna as a target and the women's alliance.  Middle of the Road At this po

Survivor Canberra S2 Edgic - Episode 7

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Hello to all reading! I appreciate you all for checking in for another week. Unlike the undeniable mess that was last week's episode, this current one was far more straightforward. The boot was telegraphed clearly and little changed in terms of storylines. This means not much change on my end either, so this one will be quicker than the other ones.  Previously On Segment This recap was standard and I only found two things of note. One was calling Mel a 'primary target', the edit last episode didn't really suggest Mel as a main target and even flushing her idol. I'd argue Anna was more shown as an option to go home but wasn't mentioned here, potentially protection on her behalf? The second was showing Nic say 'Loseyu'. A humorous moment yet a tiny bit cocky especially to see in a recap. Neither of these are major revelations but considering Mel and Nic were potential winners it's unexpected to see them be undermined slightly. Middle of the Road Mel ha

Survivor Canberra S2 Edgic - Episode 6

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  Welcome to the merge episode edgic for Survivor Canberra Season 2! This episode was chaotic, messy and full of gameplay and personality moments - perfect for edgic. It was a massive episode as well so there's a lot to uncover, let's get into it! Previously On Segment A good way to determine what storyline is being pushed in recaps is to compare it to what we're shown in the episodes. Is the recap 'accurate' to what we saw ourselves? If not, it's likely there's been some manipulation to sway our opinion in a certain direction. The biggest one I noticed was the claim that Anna 'tried to save Hayley'. We didn't see that last episode, at least not in a noticeable way. Once again the previously on segment highlighted Anna protecting Hayley even though by all accounts Hayley was just as close to John and it was a group decision both rounds. This is particularly noteworthy because James would've then been Anna's target - and they were shown to