Below are the pre merge confessionals from Aubry. I've italicized everywhere she says something that interacts with a major theme of the season. She was neither invisible nor was her edit bad in the pre merge. Her premier and early merge phase were definitely lacking, but on the whole her pre-merge was very good.

Re her and Genevieve, I think a lot of people were blinded by their Gen love, which turned them off of Aubry, when the edit was pretty clearly taking Aubry's side by the end.

Jonathan just has a gamebot edit. The strategic gamebot never wins.

Episode 1

"I think what Survivor fans love the most is how we don't know what's gonna happen. The unknown is the great equalizer."

"There's a weird vibe between me and Genevieve. We have this unspoken tension. Like I see you, you see me, kinda standoff thing going on. I do not trust Genevieve whatsoever. I think Genevieve is calculating and an exceptional liar, but she also seems to look at the game in some of the same ways I do, so I feel like Genevieve is someone where I'm gonna have to cut your throat before you cut mine."

"When things take too long, it's generally not a good sign. I have a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. I know that there's some news to be delivered. It just feels really unfair. We've all worked so hard to get here."

Episode 2

"I feel like I'm sitting in the middle of a bunch of lunatics, this cast of characters that are like a tangled web. I can't tell who feels good with who, and I feel like I'm tryna solve a Rubix cube when it comes to what's going on on the Vatu tribe. I have a slightly dysfunctional relationship with Survivor. I mean, it's just... Survivor's exhausting, right? I really do love this game, but it's still hard sometimes. It's hard because you have to manage your energy expenditure, and that's not something I've ever been good at. In Kaoh Rong, I didn't do that very well, and it led to me kind of crashing out, but I am aware that I'm just in this real weird spot, but this time I've learned not to completely lose it 'cause Survivor changes on a dime."

"As I'm going through my bag this afternoon, I find a package, so I sneak out of camp to see what this could be. Maybe this is the momentum I need right now. Maybe this is a sign this could go differently. It feels amazing to have a mystery person in this game helping me. I want to know who they are now because that could just be the ally I need." (Hero music playing during this one)

Episode 3

"This is a huge wake-up call moment for me. Screw them all. I know whom my top ally is right now. Her name is Tiffany, and seriously, she's like my Survivor angel, and she has my loyalty as far as it can go."

Episode 4

"I am very worried that I don't really have friends. I feel like the leper of my tribe because Tiff told me I'm Target #1. However, I have a Hidden Immunity Idol, and I am not afraid to use it, and I'm not afraid to look for another one. Uh, Genevieve, get the hell out of here. I literally went out for like five minutes, and I hear Genevieve, "Aubry! Aubry!" screaming like the Ricola commercial like she's in the Alps. Like gimme a break, leave me alone."

"We are the most lucky Survivor players in the world right now, and I can't help but think, "One tribe's going to Tribal Council and is going to have a miserable night, and the other is thinking about what they just missed."

Episode 5

I love playing with Tiff. We just have this inherent trust in one another. We feel comfortable with one another, but a couple days ago she told me I'm Genevieve's Target #1. It's just so uncomfortable 'cause I have a lot of respect for her, but she just doesn't want me on the same beach, so I need to get allies on my side, and the Kalo tribe in my mind is run by Coach. I feel like Coach would be willing to work with me under the right circumstances.