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Storm is at it again with a smaller Stars season featuring mostly premerge boots and a few mergegoers who didn't stand out from her previous seasons.

Contenders:
Eun: A constant positive force who's always framed as someone to root for. She's also enough of a physical and strategic non-threat that I think she'll be able to slip by without anyone seeing her as top priority to eliminate.
Sandy: In a similar boat to Eun, but with less positivity and more challenge strength and game savvy. The two are basically tied for top contender, but I think Eun has had more buildup as a potential winner thus far.
Asandra: Very much painted as the big underdog of the season. She kind of had to be if she was going to make it past third boot this time. And hey, third time's the charm as they say, so that could easily play into her arc.
Joshua: Being built up as more and more of a protagonistic force, especially now that Janet is gone by Micky's hand. I'm very excited to see how the swap treats him in particular given his new team makeup.

Feel Good:
Micky: I still think he's got the best shot out of the men, even if he has one of the more negative edits of the cast. He's also being built up as a big factor and a cunning player.

No Idea:
Colleen: I simply have no idea where she places. I can't say with confidence that she goes early, makes it far, wins, goes next... Guess we'll just have to see.
Grace: She's in a position where she's up against one of the season's most clear-cut antagonists, but also losing the respect of her fellow competitors as she becomes kind of tunnel-visioned by it. She's another player where I'll have to see how she does in the swap.
Micky: Comical little shitlord, but a successful one nonetheless. My gut says he gets 3rd, but hey, who honestly knows besides Storm herself?

Not Winning:
Brendan: Far too UTR and detached from the goings-on of the season for me to consider him.
Ignatius: I just don't think him winning suits the tone of the season at all. It'd be funny, but I can't say it'd be necessarily satisfying at the moment.

Graveyard:
Derrik: With Ignatius and Luigi also creeping on women, Derrik definitely felt like a redundancy. Him going first was probably the right choice, especially since the other two have established relationships in the cast that they can work off of.
Janae: Gotta say, I didn't see another early exit coming from her, but her being both too smart and too mean for her team was kind of hilarious, and fitting for the tone of the season. I appreciated her brief arc in this season for sure.
Luigi: Always an awkward presence, for better or worse. He works as a filler early boot, especially since he wasn't particularly involved in the plot or dynamics of his team. I can't say I'll miss him strongly; the circumstances surrounding his boot were more interesting than he was this season, in my opinion.
Janet: She was a cyoot fun little side presence. Obviously her plot relevance was limited to being a number in the trainwreck ass Adventure Alliance, so her going early again makes sense, I reckon. I liked having her around, but I don't think her absence will necessarily be a huge detriment either, you know?

Description
Storm is at it again with a smaller Stars season featuring mostly premerge boots and a few mergegoers who didn't stand out from her previous seasons.

Contenders:
Eun: A constant positive force who's always framed as someone to root for. She's also enough of a physical and strategic non-threat that I think she'll be able to slip by without anyone seeing her as top priority to eliminate.
Sandy: In a similar boat to Eun, but with less positivity and more challenge strength and game savvy. The two are basically tied for top contender, but I think Eun has had more buildup as a potential winner thus far.
Asandra: Very much painted as the big underdog of the season. She kind of had to be if she was going to make it past third boot this time. And hey, third time's the charm as they say, so that could easily play into her arc.
Joshua: Being built up as more and more of a protagonistic force, especially now that Janet is gone by Micky's hand. I'm very excited to see how the swap treats him in particular given his new team makeup.

Feel Good:
Micky: I still think he's got the best shot out of the men, even if he has one of the more negative edits of the cast. He's also being built up as a big factor and a cunning player.

No Idea:
Colleen: I simply have no idea where she places. I can't say with confidence that she goes early, makes it far, wins, goes next... Guess we'll just have to see.
Grace: She's in a position where she's up against one of the season's most clear-cut antagonists, but also losing the respect of her fellow competitors as she becomes kind of tunnel-visioned by it. She's another player where I'll have to see how she does in the swap.
Micky: Comical little shitlord, but a successful one nonetheless. My gut says he gets 3rd, but hey, who honestly knows besides Storm herself?

Not Winning:
Brendan: Far too UTR and detached from the goings-on of the season for me to consider him.
Ignatius: I just don't think him winning suits the tone of the season at all. It'd be funny, but I can't say it'd be necessarily satisfying at the moment.

Graveyard:
Derrik: With Ignatius and Luigi also creeping on women, Derrik definitely felt like a redundancy. Him going first was probably the right choice, especially since the other two have established relationships in the cast that they can work off of.
Janae: Gotta say, I didn't see another early exit coming from her, but her being both too smart and too mean for her team was kind of hilarious, and fitting for the tone of the season. I appreciated her brief arc in this season for sure.
Luigi: Always an awkward presence, for better or worse. He works as a filler early boot, especially since he wasn't particularly involved in the plot or dynamics of his team. I can't say I'll miss him strongly; the circumstances surrounding his boot were more interesting than he was this season, in my opinion.
Janet: She was a cyoot fun little side presence. Obviously her plot relevance was limited to being a number in the trainwreck ass Adventure Alliance, so her going early again makes sense, I reckon. I liked having her around, but I don't think her absence will necessarily be a huge detriment either, you know?