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Late reply but whatever.

Alejandro felt similar to the previous season for me, but he also capitalized on traits other contestants lacked. Other than the handwalking thing he was likely the MVP. He was still very strategic, he was still skilled, and he was still charming, as seen with his trip to Boney island and his interactions with Gwen. Sure, he wasn't that to the extent of World Tour, but that's to be expected, since why would that still work after so long? Typically the contestants got over him after they were eliminated. I also don't get how he lost his skillset. Again, he was still strategic and if he was as effective as last season he would have won a second time. Plus, they tried to do away with his biggest complaint, which was the he was a villain stu. He was still good at the challenges and was still smart, but just slightly less so. Eliminating most of the contestants and figuring out a lot of contestants secrets mostly by being in the right spot at the right time frustrated a lot of people in TDWT, so here he only got Heather. Going off most rankings I see, most people thought he was better that season and the second best of the season, even with many people that didn't like him before.

Overall, I don't get how Alejandro was derailed. If anything, he has more exploration in his character in All-Stars because he isn't busy eliminating everyone in plain sight. So please elaborate some more.