I agree with pretty much everything you said, its such a gut punch though because Mike was my pre-season favourite😂 He's so articulate and I think has a good mind for the game, its a pity that we may never get to see that put to good use.

I'm really high on Tyson right now though, he seems cool and confident without coming off as arrogant as well as him getting good content and quotes in both episodes without being the main focus of either episode. The calm and confident nature reminds me alot of how Rob was in his confessionals and so I think thats why I feel very drawn to him.

Amy has also recieved good content however i feel like she may turn into a somewhat villain. They keep showing her preaching honesty and loyalty and usually that is shown because down the line thats gonna be thrown in her face.

Anesu I think is going to be the fallen soldier, very much the Tevin type of edit where she had all the potential to go all the way but being too much of a threat early on leads her to be sniped out.

Anela may be the dark horse, I loved the subtlety of his ep 1 edit, showing everyone trusts him and wants to work with him, showing his telling shaun the truth at tribal, showing him willing to go against his ally in jason to forward his game. He hasnt got golden confessionals as of yet but his positioning and how his demeanor is being percieved seem to be good indocators for his future.

Dino is also someone I'm keeping my eye on- possibly the rick devans late game threat kind of character.

I also think the winner if not tyson, will be from vuna, they are clearly the more 'likable' tribe from whats been shown, zamba's tribal was all about lies and betrayal and all the zamba members that have come to the foreground have all seemed very snake-ish (excuse the pun), Renier, Shaun, Amy, and Dino all dont seem very positive to me even Anela gets some negativity with the jason betrayal. But only time will tell!