Here is a place to post speculation regarding how the season unfolds.

First of all who will be returned to the game. Clearly, Laura M is the front runner winning every challenge by leaps and bounds, and then last night she was the one with the confessional about how she has to return to the game. Will she win, or is this misdirection? Sure would be humorous if Tina won after Laura has dragged her to the end with her.

I do not see Hayden winning. He has not won ever, even when his life has depended on it, so I don't see him winning now.

Regarding jury management. Wow, if you watch the Ponderosa clips, the one in particular with Caleb, the guys are having fun blaming Gervase. Lots of Gervase hate. Don't see him getting too many votes to date.

After last night, when Monica was exposed as the door mat and was given a green light to make her "big move", I don't see her getting any respect from the jury.

This could be a landslide for Tyson, imo. Even after Hayden calls everyone out as he hopes they are all happy with second, because if Tyson makes it to the end, he's winning. NO ONE has made any attempt, bar Cierra, to switch it up. Regardless of who comes back from RI, they will align with Cierra, but it's still 3 v 2. This season is a lock, imo. Tyson is the only winner.

• RE: Clues to the end....,samboohoo, 11:02 AM, 12-12-13
• RE: Clues to the end....,KwietOne, 04:13 PM, 12-12-13
• RE: Clues to the end....,PepeLePew13, 10:31 PM, 12-14-13

Agree.

There was something that Jeff said a couple of episodes ago in the intro about Laura and RI that led me to believe she is the one to return. I had planned to discuss it in the editing thread, but time got away from me. It was certainly a production insert that IMO wouldn't have been included had Laura not been the returnee.

The only way I could see Hayden winning the whole thing is for him to return and ultimately lead to Tyson's ouster because that would be the beef for his resume, which is what he told Ciera she needed to have (didn't use the word beef) in order to win.

I will also say this. Hayden has become one of my favorites of all time. I wasn't keen on him at the start, I didn't love him on BB, but I give him credit and give him mad props for his fight and for his calling out the BS at Tribal Council. I have loved every minute of it.

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Agreed - seems like CBS is handing us the winner on a silver platter.

At Ponderosa, a lot of hate with Gervase. Hayden and Ciera calling out Monica for being a doormat and proving it by voting out Hayden. Monica will get no respect from the jurors.

Whoever comes back from RI, will not be able to drive any wedge amongst Tyson, Gervase, & Monica. They're all a lock.

IMO, Hayden comes back.

May or may not be something... but here's a snippet from Katie's post-boot RTVW interview:

Katie Collins: Well, personally, she kept saying, "I'm playing Monica's game. I'm playing Monica's game." She won those challenges and all she said was it was for her kids, which is very admirable. Tyson's pissed a few people off. Looking at Ciera, she's played a good game. Gervase won a few immunities, but he's always thought of as second-string, second-fiddle.

Perhaps just a figure of speech as it's been a few months since they were all on the island, or perhaps considering that Gervase has only won one immunity so far, this is telling us that he will win one or more immunity in the finale episode? Not that it really makes much of a difference considering the tight alliance he's got with Tyson and Monica, but it keeps immunity out of the hands of Ciera and the RI returnee.