Jane
Regarding Jane, that is very true that she was tied to Marty. However, your post has made me realize that before Marty left, or as part of Marty's exit, Jane's story was reattached to Chase.

When she first came to La Flor after the swap, her story was all about Brenda's acceptance. While she may have been shown talking to Brenda since the merge, I can't remember it. What did strike me was the distinct pan to Brenda at TC when Marty pointed out the North Carolina "thang."

I really feel that Jane's story now is about the strength of a) the regional bond she shares with Chase, b) her fishing and her toughness/strength, and how that helps or hurts her; c) her sob story and how that helps or hurts her; d) whatever bonds the women share with Chase, that group that was put in opposition to "the manly men" who went on reward.

I guess that would be promising that they bothered to give her a new story as the legs of the former story were about to disappear.

I am honestly not sure if I'm supposed to like Jane, because if I am, the editing is not succeeding. I find her bitter, vindictive, self-absorbed, and self-promoting. In contrast to Holly's genuine empathy for others, Jane's edit does not seem nice to me. I don't think that says anything about how she finishes, as clearly being nice is a good way to get these people to vote you off as the game approaches the finish.

Sash's edit has been a big mystery to me. At this point I see that Benry has not really played an alpha game when it comes to strategy, so it wasn't strange that they hid what he was up to -- not much apparently, and they created a mystery around him.

Sash, OTOH, was apparently "running the camp" even though he became invisible between Ep 1 and Eps 5-6. Very odd. I do note about Sash, that his confessionals indicate that everyone trusts him and he's playing a great social game -- but I do not hear the other players talking much about their feelings for him, other than Brenda.

Last week's edit of this power couple seemed very pregnant with the potential for irony to me, given that the editors this season already showed us Marty saying he had everything under control right before the swap swept him out of power.

Brenda
I thought it was extremely odd how Brenda was shown being very confident and making statements about being in control, while at the same time she was shown not placating the nervous Chase, and really seeming not to care if he strayed. I don't know if that's all the material they had coming from Brenda because she really is that cocky, or whether they set her up to be that way.

It is true that very cocky people have won, notably Brian Heidik, Richard Hatch, and even Tom Westman. However, I don't think I've ever seen a woman speak like Brenda and end up on top, not even Parvati (although she has a lot of self-confidence, I don't remember her showing that much disdain for the brains of her fellow players).

Holly
A lot has been said here about Holly. I discount the pelicans, as there was footage with Marty and pelicans as well, and look how that worked out. I have appreciated that Holly has been shown with a lot of awareness. She is a bit like Tina except not in the dominant alliance. When she saw Na Onka take the flour, one rooted for her to bring it up, and she did, which was daring. I remember when Tina spoke up and threatened Keith and Jerri with a Time Out. I like Holly's spunk.

Old vs Young
I really have to question that this season could be won by any player from the older tribe. We were shown early on how the younger players felt about themselves, and the very fact that they are not very eager to vote the remaining Espada off, indicates to me they do not consider these "remnants" a threat.

The young people comprise the majority of the jury no matter who the F3 are, so I tend to believe that the only shot an older player has at winning is if they either got to the finals as a triad (or duo), or if any and all young players had done something utterly unforgivable in the way they played.

The older tribe was tainted early on with editing disapproval of their alpha competitive ways, however, I do not see that taint as falling on the remaining older players. Holly and Jane were underdogs, and Dan cannot be blamed surely for voting to stay in the game.

That said, there has been absolutely no talk of keeping the old Espada together in this game, so I do not sense a build-up for a Rah Rah Espada finish. Foa Foa and Aitu were two very small David's against Goliath, and the editing made the most of opportunities to remind us that these tribes refused to die. Or even think back to Kucha, and how they mourned their demise. I see nothing along those lines for these Espada, even though so far the three remaining members are doing quite well at not becoming targets.

I could be wrong, and the editing could pull out the stops at a later point if we get a story where the young people suddenly realize that they underestimated the old folks and let them take the game. As it is though, I really cannot say who I'm supposed to be rooting for. I know I was rooting for Benry and Fabio to pull off an upset last time, so that's how the editing is affecting me personally.