LAST EDITED ON 04-08-06 AT 11:09 AM (EST)

Good points, michel.

I've been really watching Joseph and Monica's editing carefully this season. They've been definitely doing pretty well so far, finishing right behind the Top Two teams for awhile, but I'm trying to figure out just how far they go.

The common theme for Joseph/Monica seems to be "Don't count us out." Numerous times, we hear statements from Monica telling us how strong she is and how others will underestimate them. These kinds of statements are almost like hints to the viewers... Does it mean a MoJo win? Maybe.

This past episode was somewhat contradictory for MoJo, however. At the start of the episode, Joseph notes how cool the locals are for helping them out. By the end of the Detour, he wants to murder every Italian in a ten mile radius. Understandable comment, since he was super-stressed, but still quite a change in opinion. This negative moment really sticks out in their otherwise positive edit this season.

Despite the slightly negative edit this week, their story arc is probably going to peak at just about the right time for a "winner" edit. Look at the past winners. Uchenna/Joyce, Freddy/Kendra, Chip/Kim, Flo/Zack, and Chris/Alex were definitely not the focal points of the show in the first five episodes. But, about midway through the season, they seemed to blossom and get more airtime.

Of the winners, MoJo's edit reminds me most of Freddy/Kendra, or possibly Flo/Zach. Not because I think MoJo's going to fall apart now, but because of the editing arc. Both of those teams were very "meh" in the first 5 weeks, much like MoJo. But then we started seeing more of Kendra's quasi-racist remarks and Flo started breaking down...

We might be seeing the same kind of story arc for Mojo, or possibly Ray and Yolanda, who have also been pretty under-the-radar so far. Still, if neither team doesn't get much more screentime, they might end up like Kris/Jon, for example.

As much as I like the hippies, I question whether they'll end up like The Clowns, Charla/Mirna, Rob/Amber: teams heavily featured throughout their respective races.