Trying to think of eliminations in recent years that may have been as satisfying as Sylvia's here. Tori's losses to Jenna/Aneesa came to mind. Bananas losing to Devin. Maybe some that were kind of people losing just before a final, but idk. This was mildly surprising to me because it had been an overwhelmingly negative episode for her to the point that I thought they wouldn't eliminate someone like that w/o getting kicked off or something.
Roni's exit confessional is why I really want to see them pull up more names from the past like that. These people that are too recent, they'll have their time and/or can be on the main show. Some of these people who haven't been there for a decade may only get one shot.
Jordan calling out Mark with his mythology speech, lmao. I don't know if that is his new shtick, but if so, I fully welcome him going over the top with that.
Derrick calling out Nehemiah, oof. This is a huge unforced error if he doesn't win, and I'm not sure he can. You throw in Jordan last week, don't think the job is done there. Even if he has 5 stars or however many, can Derrick beat both Wes and Brad? That's I guess a question of what those things do. If they're like individual grenades/advantages or something, versus just using them to stagger a start. I could see Nehemiah contending with those two if he's the one with that haul of stars. Not to dismiss Mark, who's had a great season, but it's just a challenge for him in a modern final with that competition.
On the female side, Jonna was likely already the favorite/co-favorite, but she's got a ton of stars too. Are they actually going to make the ladies have an elimination, or might that be for stars that got wiped out from people that walked?
The one thing about this format though... is Brad (and to a lesser degree Kailah) kinda screwed by it? Dude has killed it competitively this season, but also strategically has positioned himself extremely well. Yet, he's only got 1 star and it's not like he's been coasting.
The Treehouse collapse is wild. They had numbers, were going against disorganized/infighting opposition, and were holding power on the Authority... and now it's possible they could all be gone before the final?