LAST EDITED ON 11-13-15 AT 04:11 AM (EST)

Although I'm certain that I'm no better at reading an edit this week than I was the last, two-by-fours do tend to rivet my attention.

So ...

Given their brilliant - Ciera-led - gameplay and Kelley's strategically-stellar use of her HII - and the latter's refusal to alienate players with whom she would have to work later in the Game - I have to think that the Editing stock of all three ladies (to include Abi-Maria) experienced quite an up-tick Wednesday evening. Particularly, Kelley's.

Note: I suspected that Savage would become a target. But I never supposed that Kass's confederates would make him the evening's boot. I do wonder, though, if the "Me" gesture that Ciera directed to Kass and to which Kass nodded an affirmation is a fore-shadowing of where the editorial credit/blame for Savage's boot will ultimately rest. Too, I wonder if Kelley's very positive portrayal may have, in this Episode, gotten a bit too good ... too soon?

And given that Jeremy appeared to make the call that directed the mainline group's vote against Kelley and appeared to disregard his own admonition regarding the wisdom of splitting votes, I would suppose that his Editing stock declined almost as much as Kelley's rose.

Note: I do, still, think that the Season's winner will be a Fire native. And, although I wish it were otherwise, I don't think that it's goiing to be Keith.

But there was a third component of Episode Eight that I think - and perhaps it's only wishful thinking - may have been equally evolutionary ...

Jeff Probst's reminder of the tie between group rewards and stragegic realignments was followed by four - Stephen's, Ciera's, Joe's and Stephen's - Confessionals focused on the same subject. And the coverage of the Reward itself was so thick with content and comment that could be construed as foreshadowing that you could cut it with a knife. So, I'm hoping that Keith and his Tuk Tuk passengers prove to be even more than just the best time we've had yet in Cambodia.

And, speaking of good times ...

Wasn't Tribal Council! It was so nice to see the players (with the exceptions of Stephen and Savage) truly enjoy a great move by three of their own. Even Tasha smiled now and again. And, while I do understand why so many Survivor fans detest BootLists, I will suggest that the evening was made more surprising, exciting and laugh-out-loud-fun for many of us because this BootList existed. And was wrong ...

As for the BootList ...

It was clear from the beginning that, assuming that it was valid, its author and its source were two different entities. And how wrong it was Wednesday night could be indicative of a third - muddling - filter. Or of a late-arriving Juror who confused two very similar - and similarly eventful - Tribal Councils. Or of the fact that the good-faith source of the List was not a Juror at all and it is hopelessly inaccurate. Or of a hoax.

In any event, I'm not yet ready to consider it moot. First, because its proving to be so entertaining. And, secondly, because, should it be a valid and viable sourced spoiler, I'm pretty sure that ignoring it won't make it any less so.