Going back to last ep a sec, but man that would have been a fun one to edit. I think edit-wise
Golden Deer are now cemented as the underdogs, especially with Shamir talking about how they would be 'culled', and they'd be akin to Malolo in Ghost Island - they seem doomed, but they have moments of hope and everyone is rooting for them to overcome the odds.
You start off the episode with Dimitri mourning the loss of Annette, and then you go to a compilation of other people talking about cutting various
Golden Deer - Shamir in particular would be a focus here, but backed up with confs from Lysithea/Yuri/Felix/Raphael/Edelgard here and there. Then you focus on the two players under fire:
Flayn is painted as the extremely likeable underdog who has a chance at turning things around, and the focus there is on the potential GD + Caspar four. But then that is shown to be not working, and we have some more SPV on Flayn from Felix talking about how bad he feels to be voting her out (something that cements her as the rootable likeable underdog even more, and gives Felix a little bit of a positive edit). Ends this segment on a 'Flayn is very likely going home' note.
Then you have Leicester, where I think despite being the 'underdog' Lorenz has a very mixed edit. He's had a cocky attitude up until then and a bit of a villainous edit, and after the last round it's pretty clear his position is his fault -
but he's shown to be completely on his own (with Claude confessionalising that he needs to distance), fighting an unwinnable battle, which by default gives him a little bit of a positive slant. I think Lysit gets a positive edit too for managing to finally work her way into a solid group after so long of being at the bottom.
Then you cut back to Mercedes, confessionalising with the White Heron Cup in her hands, talking about how her allies are in danger and how she has the ability to save one, but only one. Give a good view on how difficult the decision is, but don't show what she actually does. Adrestian TC happens, when advantages are asked for the camera pans to Flayn, then Mercedes, then votes get read, Flayn is out, pan back to Mercedes and Dimitri for reactions. Then Leicester TC happens, viewers are thinking 'surely Mercedes didn't send it to Lorenz' - same edit again, ask for advantages, cut to Lorenz, few seconds of silence...
This is do or die for me I think.
Lorenz plays the idol on himself, show shocked faces everywhere, 4 votes negated, 1 vote left... Next player voted out of
Leicester Alliance: Lysithea.
