I was skeptical of a lof of people calling out 45 as on of the great seasons early on. I said it lacked dynamic characters, and like most people I found the game design terrible from the auction format to a million twists and swaps making a number of strategies impossible to follow through.

But in the end we landed on a few great characters and arch, def say final 3 plus drew and Emily (didn't actually find Julie very interesting or as relevant aside from people thinking she well liked) And some strategy being implemented better. Was pleasantly surprised.

Still won't rate it near one of the best seasons, but happily nominate it for best of the new era.