User blog comment:CF12/most popular contestants?/@comment-24152851-20141003080344/@comment-25503702-20141012164734

I agree with everything Codyfan12 just said. Alejandro wasn't derailed at all, in my opinion. I don't see how he lost his charm as he was still very charming but his carming abilities weren't needed in TDAS like they were in TDWT. He was still very skilled, smart, strategic...

" Other than the handwalking thing he was likely the MVP."

True.