Corvis, you make a strong arguement for Mikayla...here's an arguement for Edna:

Upolo has an alliance of 5, with Edna, Stacy and Mikayla on the outside.

The story has focused on the tension between Mikayla and Brandon, and the misdirection for EP4 shows Brandon going to Coach worried about “something going on” between Albert, Sophie and Mikayla. The fact that Mikayla is talking strategy with Albert and Sophie bodes well for her if they are discussing who to vote at TC… Brandon or Edna?

The clues suggest Brandon breaks down at TC. He probably asks Mikayla for forgiveness and explains how his dark past influenced him. Sophie is tired of him, as are Mikayla and Albert, but Coach will argue for keeping a physically strong tribe together for the challenges. Stacy will probably go along with Coach, to save herself, leaving Edna vulnerable.

The editing in EP1 showed Edna as the only one who befriended Coach. Last week we were shown Coach saying he had an alliance of 5, but you can never have too many friends in this game…referring to Edna. These edits may have been used to set up Coach’s betrayal of Edna at TC.

Coach has been preaching the importance of keeping the tribe physically strong in order to win challenges. The insider clips showed Edna concerned that her tribe was so quick to sit her out of the challenges. She knows she is vulnerable. All she has to offer Coach is loyalty and that may not be enough.

Brandon is Coach’s crazy Phillip and he probably recognizes that carrying him to the end is a proven strategy.

In the end, Coach will probably hold the alliance together. He will appease Albert and Sophie by keeping Mikayla. He will protect Brandon from his own paranoia and he will keep the tribe strong by keeping Stacy over Edna.

And poor Edna gets thrown under the bus…

Krautboy