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Going into the finale, my preferred outcomes, in order from best to worst:

1. Michele - She has had a great story, she's a scrappy underdog, she has a fiery personality, she's funny, and best of all, it would really piss the casuals off to have the winner of their "GREATEST SEASON EVAR!!11!1!1!!" be the same girl they've raged about for five years, since she beat Aubry in Kaoh Rong.

2. EoE Returnee (Natalie) - Natalie is my second-favorite player ever, and she has been a beast and a star on Edge of Extinction. If she comes back to the game and wins, I would be so happy for all the reasons listed for Michele, pretty much. Plus, again, rage over an "undeserving" winner to the casuals' favorite season of all time.

3. Tony - Yeah, even someone as contrarian as me can't deny that, if Tony wins this season, I wouldn't be upset. It'd be predictable as hell, as the casual fanbase will obnoxiously praise WaW as the best season ever, leading the producers to learn all the wrong lessons and replicate WaW's flaws, just like they did in Cambodia. But still, Tony is a great character, and he'd certainly be a deserving winner, so yeah, no issue with him as an obvious winner.

4-7. EoE Returnee (Sophie, Danni, Kim, Yul) - All the older-school winners who only played the one time, ranked in order of how interesting I found them this season. They'd still make for satisfying winners for the same reasons as Michele/Natalie, but I'd still rather see Tony win than them.

8. Denise - I don't think ANYONE would really be happy to see Denise win, given that her post-merge has pretty much been all about being out of the loop, grumpy, and not putting a ton of effort in. However, on paper, she's won two immunities, played two idols, and got Sandra out...so she really SHOULD be getting more praise from the "BIGMOVES" people that are currently trying to remind us that, no matter how much he shit the bed this season, Nick is still a genius for the F12 vote in DvG. To see those people try to reconcile why Denise is different...it would be satisfying.

9-10. EoE Returnee (Ethan, Amber) - The two old-school players for whom this is their third attempt. Still satisfying, but not moreso than the majority of players still in the game.

11. Sarah - I mean, Sarah's okay. She's had her moments, and I think she's played well as Tony's partner. It'd just be a bit of a letdown to have her win OVER Tony at this point, because she has really been sandbagged as being little more than his extra vote.

12-14. EoE Returnee (Wendell, Adam, Nick) - We've now reached the point where I really don't want to see these people win. This trio is made up of the one-time returnees, which gives them an edge over the remaining EoE inhabitants, but I really don't want to reward someone from the thirties.

15. Ben - As a character, I think Ben has been great this season. But if he wins? Holy shit that would be unbearable. He does not deserve it, and while no one would be happy with a Denise win, literally NO ONE would be happy with a Ben win.

16-18. EoE Returnee (Parvati, Jeremy, Rob) - These are just a selection of characters who I think are already well-respected legends in their own rights. If we get a winner from EoE, it would just be more satisfying to see someone new make a name for themselves, you know?

19. EoE Returnee (Tyson) - What I said above, but with the added caveat that Tyson has already been voted out once, came back from EoE, and then got voted out a second time. He would be the most disappointing returnee of the thirteen.

20. (Sandra) - Just because I wanted to include her for completion's sake.

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