View Full Version : My Journey Through 35 Seasons of Survivor [COMPLETED - SEASON RANKING NOW]
Dominic
22-08-2017, 06:33 AM
I saw that Kelley Wentworth returns for S31, but this makes very little sense to me as she was one of the most forgettable castaways of this season? She's not like famous outside Survivor is she?
cute lil spoiler about the casting: she was voted in by fans over T-Bird :)
cute lil spoiler about the casting: she was voted in by fans over T-Bird :)
I feel sick
Macie Lightfoot
22-08-2017, 09:09 AM
yeah she campaigned her ass off to the neckbeards on Reddit and they fell for her narrative about Dale RUINING her game so therefore she should get A Second Chance to show what she's got
sooo thankful missy didn't get pulled from the game. was convinced she'd be leaving :worry:
jon's blindside was poetic :love:
keith's f5 ic advantage was ridiculous :joker:
natalie blindsiding baylor :clap1:
would love a nat, missy, jac F3
Dominic
22-08-2017, 09:43 PM
Prepare yourself for a dreadful, horrifying, awful, horrendous, atrocious, abominable, frightful, fearful, hideous, gruesome, monstrous, sickening, heinous and vile jury speech that was adored by the general public :)
Prepare yourself for a dreadful, horrifying, awful, horrendous, atrocious, abominable, frightful, fearful, hideous, gruesome, monstrous, sickening, heinous and vile jury speech that was adored by the general public :)
lmao, i was thinking 'this jury doesn't look like it'll be very bitter' cos jon and baylor were very gracious but maybe i'm wrong
reece(:
22-08-2017, 10:07 PM
Legends only
reed really sucks. like it just doesn't make any sense, Missy wasn't 'horrible', 'entitled', 'mean.'
Macie Lightfoot
22-08-2017, 10:42 PM
Reed was shooting to be Sue Hawk but he ended up being a Corinne Kaplan -- downright embarrassing.
And, like, I love Missy but I don't doubt she was a nightmare to live with because duh, Missy's entire appeal is being the biggest Fakey McFakerson imaginable. But "an eccentric person making demands of everyone for things to which they feel self-entitled to" really describes Reed just as much as it does Missy.
So I feel like this season didn't fully come into its own despite being strong in parts, whilst there's next to nothing to dislike about the season, and the cast is full of people who would... idk go in your top 50 players, it turned out very...middle of the road. I definitely prefer Blood vs Water and Cagayan, but this was still a solid season.
San Juan Del Sur:
Natalie
Jaclyn
Missy
Val
Jon
Baylor
Jeremy
Kelley
Nadiya
Julie
Drew
Dale
Wes
Alec
Josh
Keith
Reed
John
One thing I must commend this season for is its editing. Making my cast ranking, I usually have like 2 or 3 castaways I have barely any opinion on due to lack of airtime, but this season, everyone got their fair share.
Natalie was a really good winner - as soon as she took on John Rocker we all knew she was gonna be a queen.
Reed just sucks so much? His jury speech cements how annoying and entitled he was in the game. He really did take himself too seriously.
Reed was shooting to be Sue Hawk but he ended up being a Corinne Kaplan -- downright embarrassing.
And, like, I love Missy but I don't doubt she was a nightmare to live with because duh, Missy's entire appeal is being the biggest Fakey McFakerson imaginable. But "an eccentric person making demands of everyone for things to which they feel self-entitled to" really describes Reed just as much as it does Missy.
BIB: A perfect analogy. Actually scratch that, Reed's was way more embarrassing than Corinne's.
JerseyWins
22-08-2017, 10:54 PM
She's young and blonde and looks good in a bikini and that was somehow enough to retroactively make her a robbed strategic g.oddess
And it's a good thing it was enough because she kinda became a legend. :love:
yeah she campaigned her ass off to the neckbeards on Reddit and they fell for her narrative about Dale RUINING her game so therefore she should get A Second Chance to show what she's got
Thank you neckbeards :clap1:
sooo thankful missy didn't get pulled from the game. was convinced she'd be leaving :worry:
Thankfully she stayed :love:
Reed was shooting to be Sue Hawk but he ended up being a Corinne Kaplan -- downright embarrassing.
Except Sue's was one of the most embarrassing ever. And the fact one of those speeches were basically started by her isn't a good thing either.
Sue's speech isn't embarrassing at all imo. She spoke from the heart, and it was the culmination of the main story arc of Borneo.
what's Workds Apart like?
Macie Lightfoot
22-08-2017, 11:02 PM
Worlds Apart is pretty grimy and uncomfortable and negative in a BBUK15 way rather than a BBUK6 way, but in its defense (?!? is this what Survivor has come to where I'm defending Worlds Apart) the drama and storylines were at least driven by characters rather than aimless strategy for strategy's sake.
JerseyWins
22-08-2017, 11:08 PM
I'd actually agree Worlds Apart is pretty grimy but it has decent drama. All in all I think it's sort of ok as a season and I'd call it "interesting" in good and bad ways (I think that's what I called it after I first watched and I still view it the same way. It can be easier to get through if you like some/any of the "bad people" (I put it in quotes just because this is the narrative people try to paint for a side they don't like all the time but it can be a fair argument in this case). If you hate most of the people, it might be more of a tough watch but yeah some drama is definitely there.
Dominic
22-08-2017, 11:08 PM
Worlds Apart is pretty grimy and uncomfortable and negative in a BBUK15 way rather than a BBUK6 way, but in its defense (?!? is this what Survivor has come to where I'm defending Worlds Apart) the drama and storylines were at least driven by characters rather than aimless strategy for strategy's sake.
yeah this is why I think you should try to enjoy WA the best that you can, as unpleasant as it is, because (imo) you're in for a far worse experience with Cambodia as it's 99% strategy/gameplay/BIG MOVES/PLAY DA GAME oriented as I told you in your VMs.
Worlds Apart is pretty grimy and uncomfortable and negative in a BBUK15 way rather than a BBUK6 way, but in its defense (?!? is this what Survivor has come to where I'm defending Worlds Apart) the drama and storylines were at least driven by characters rather than aimless strategy for strategy's sake.
I've been watching Survivor in 6-season cycles, so fab, this sounds like the perfect season to put me off it for a few months !
Macie Lightfoot
22-08-2017, 11:18 PM
Except Sue's was one of the most embarrassing ever. And the fact one of those speeches were basically started by her isn't a good thing either.
I mean, yes it's embarrassing in the sense that Sue was embarrassed at herself for finally letting another woman into her heart (in a platonic sense) and it was all for naught, and yes it would be even more embarrassing if someone pulled tried to pull that **** today in 2017 or 2018, but it was raw emotion and arguably the most iconic moment of all reality television and a huuuugely important piece of Survivor lore. Surely I don't need to explain this any further.
JerseyWins
23-08-2017, 12:24 AM
Surely I don't need to explain this any further.
You don't need to because there's no further explaining how embarrassing it was. :joker:
Liking the White Collar tribe, 20 mins into Ep1. So, Carolyn and SHirin seem a tad legendary, and Joacquin is very fit.
Dominic
23-08-2017, 11:13 AM
wakeen :love:
reece(:
23-08-2017, 11:19 AM
Shirin, Hali, Nina, Lindsey, Mike :love:
Dominic
23-08-2017, 11:23 AM
Shirin and Mike are two of the most overrated contestants ever, sorry not sorry!
https://www.unilad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/23749UNILAD-imageoptim-tumblr_m4ow9wVJkj1qji541o1_400.gif
not the white collar chicks being on the chopping block (still haven't finsihed Ep1 lol).
play ur idol and take out a non-Joacquin male, Carolyn!
Spoiler: So sucks
mess so carolyn's going then? :(
Dominic
23-08-2017, 05:20 PM
Well
VERY strong opener IMO. We got a fair look at what looks to be an interesting cast, and lots of drama and good moments.
Also YES Carolyn staying in the game AND keeping ur idol
really wanted jenn to go :( she was a bish to nina this episode with the skinny dip thing. will is a snake
just realised carolyn had no airtime this episode and NOT impressed
EspeonBB
23-08-2017, 08:55 PM
If you think Jenn's treatment of Nina was bad you'll be in for much worse...
If you think Jenn's treatment of Nina was bad you'll be in for much worse...
oh dear :( why did will hav to do that!!
The whole Nina thing is sad. It's just a terrible misunderstanding that seems irrepairable.
Nina </3 I really wanted to see how she'd do in the game.
not jenn finding the idol
rk3388
23-08-2017, 10:22 PM
Jenn, Nina, Mike and Shirin are the saviours of that otherwise awful season
Jenn, Nina, Mike and Shirin are the saviours of that otherwise awful season
let joacquin live
Macie Lightfoot
23-08-2017, 10:29 PM
Jeff trying to frame the Nina boot as "she's on the No Collar tribe but she's REALLY a White Collar" rather than "she didn't fit in with her tribe for a number of reasons, including being deaf" is so insulting to the viewing audience.
I'm into the fourth episode now, and I'm getting RI vibes now. An interesting, intriguing start that goes downhill as unpleasant characters come to the fore and become dominant in the game (like on the Blue and No Collar tribes (assuming Rodney comes out on top after TC4)), as the likeable people end up on the wrong side of the numbers, and get voted out leaving a horrendous merge cast. But idk, everything can change in a few episodes.
reece(:
23-08-2017, 10:38 PM
I'm into the fourth episode now, and I'm getting RI vibes now. An interesting, intriguing start that goes downhill as unpleasant characters come to the fore and become dominant in the game (like on the Blue and No Collar tribes (assuming Rodney comes out on top after TC4)), as the likeable people end up on the wrong side of the numbers, and get voted out leaving a horrendous merge cast. But idk, everything can change in a few episodes.
Oop
lindsey just got voted out, and rodney survived, tea i did spill
reece(:
23-08-2017, 10:41 PM
did i spill tea?
perhaps :eyes:
i think the red tribe is gonna get shat on
going off carolyn tbh. she seems to have quite vicious undertones
JerseyWins
24-08-2017, 01:06 AM
Mama C & Rodney :worship:
Damn, I really wanted to suck Joacquin's nipples and phallus.
I mean, Joacquin was okay, there were much greater evils that needed to go! Like Rodney, Dan and Jenn.
I definitely can't see myself stopping after WA. Maybe this will be the cycle that I catch up on Survivor? I definitely think I'll watch Cambodia after this.
What's the feeling toward Joe? I can't tell if I like him. He was decent to Nina, he's just a tad meh.
i liked Kelly Remington :( she seemed like one of the nicer, more genuine blue collars.
my faves seem to be shirin, carolyn, sierra, and maybe joe? none are standouts. hali and mike are alright too, and jenn has actually gotten better. just can't stand rodney and dan. will kinda sucks too.
rodney's just terrible 'it's good if u don't wanna pick me, we're 7 strong, i'm just keepin it real' :umm2:
Dan is terrible. So mean to Shirin. 'Someone slap this woman'.
Wait so if it's 4vs7, is mike with the blue collars if shirin's with the no collars?? clearly my memory is like a goldfish
Hali's Merica analogy :love:
DAMN I really wanted Dan's blindside to come together, I was just warming up to Hali. Her refusing to get up from her seat in disbelief :love: Doesn't she return for Game Changers? A howl.
This season really isn't that bad though. In a shocking turn of events, I love Joe Anglim, and he and Shirin are my favourites.
I'm gonna get through 10 episodes of this season in 2 days :skull:
reece(:
24-08-2017, 09:21 PM
not Worlds Apart doing THAT
not Worlds Apart doing THAT
honestly ashamed, thailand took me like 2 weeks
Macie Lightfoot
24-08-2017, 11:40 PM
yeah, like Worlds Apart was bad at the time, and I certainly wouldn't go and call it good, but it definitely improves in hindsight a little little bit because there are raw human emotions that dictate the plot and the game is simply a vehicle to advance the story along. Like that shouldn't be something to praise since that's what Survivor is about in its purest form, but Cambodia and MvGX and even the second half of Game Changers are really just personified Wikipedia articles so at some point you just gotta take what you can get.
reece(:
24-08-2017, 11:44 PM
Thanks for reminding me MvsGX was a thing!
Macie Lightfoot
24-08-2017, 11:49 PM
but the neckbeards at Reddit loved all the trust clusters and argued it was a top 10, even top 5 (!!!) season!
JerseyWins
25-08-2017, 03:45 AM
I mean, it was a good one.
Joe <\3 Never woulda thought I'd be disappointed to see Hali and Joe go in the first couple of episodes. Will sounds vile next episode
I wish Mike HAD backstabbed Dan at the auction
Mike exposing the foursome :clap1: Rodney's so aggressive...
Will SUCKED towards Shirin, saying she had nothing and no family. Honestly an all-time disgusting moment. If the Blue Collars don't go with Jenn and Shirin I will be FUMING
Jenn's final confessional was iconic. Because it's utterly true. That alliance does suck.
I like watching something a bit darker one in a while, but it's so disgusting seeing Rodney and Will triumph in the game while idiots Sierra and Dan (who also sucks) support this.
I hope they get ****ed up when they face the jury, cos at least one of Rodney, Will and Dan will be.
EspeonBB
25-08-2017, 05:28 PM
Daddy Mike :love:
VanessaFeltz.
25-08-2017, 07:32 PM
Hali is the best thing about game changers
Shirin :( Was PRAYING mikes bluff would work. Dan is one of the worst, dumbest players to play ever. But honestly if Tyler can convince s h i t s like Dan and Will (and to a lesser extent Sierra) to not flip, kudos to him, either he or Carolyn would be worthy winners
Macie Lightfoot
26-08-2017, 12:07 AM
I forgot that there was an android called "Tyler" tbh.
JerseyWins
26-08-2017, 01:51 AM
I forgot that there was an android called "Tyler" tbh.
:joker:
Could someone be a GEM and post the list of players who were potentially gonna return for S31 as I wanna post my opinions on who gets in before I watch the WA Reunion later to find out who's actually playing
Carolyn keeping her reward from Rodney :love:
Could someone be a GEM and post the list of players who were potentially gonna return for S31 as I wanna post my opinions on who gets in before I watch the WA Reunion later to find out who's actually playing
Abi-Maria Gomes
Andrew Savage
Brad Culpepper
Carolyn Rivera
Ciera Eastin
Jeff Varner
Jeremy Collins
Jim Rice
Joe Anglim
Kass McQuillen
Keith Nale
Kelly Wiglesworth
Kelley Wentworth
Kimmi Kappenberg
Max Dawson
Mikayla Wingle
Mike Holloway
Monica Padilla
Natalie Tenerelli
Peih-Gee Law
Sabrina Thompson
Shane Powers
Shirin Oskooi
Spencer Bledsoe
Stephanie Valencia
Stephen Fishbach
Tasha Fox
Terry Deitz
T-Bird
Troyzan Robertson
Vytas Baskauskas
Woo Hwang
JerseyWins
26-08-2017, 03:20 PM
I'm actually gutted at some of the ones who missed out. But also very happy with some that missed out.
Oh and Troyzan would've fit so much better on a Second Chance season return.
Abi-Maria Gomes
Andrew Savage
Brad Culpepper
Carolyn Rivera
Ciera Eastin
Jeff Varner
Jeremy Collins
Jim Rice
Joe Anglim
Kass McQuillen
Keith Nale
Kelly Wiglesworth
Kelley Wentworth
Kimmi Kappenberg
Max Dawson
Mikayla Wingle
Mike Holloway
Monica Padilla
Natalie Tenerelli
Peih-Gee Law
Sabrina Thompson
Shane Powers
Shirin Oskooi
Spencer Bledsoe
Stephanie Valencia
Stephen Fishbach
Tasha Fox
Terry Deitz
T-Bird
Troyzan Robertson
Vytas Baskauskas
Woo Hwang
Thank you so much MB!
My ideal choices would be:
Savage
Keith
Jeff
Joe
Mike
Shane
Stephen
Terry
Vytas
Woo
Abi
Carolyn
Ciera
Kass
Kelly W
Kimmi
Peih-Gee
Stephanie
Shirin
T-Bird
The males are pretty meh tbh.
I know for sure that Savage, Varner, Stephen, Woo, Kass, Kimmi, Kelly x2, Spencer, Peih-Gee and Terry are in this season.
Kelley Wentworth is sooo random lol.
I finished Worlds Apart last night, and it really isn't that bad? Like at all. I like a darker season from time to time and although the boot order was a bit unsavoury, justice was served with Dan's vote off, Rodney losing the challenge and Shirin declaring Will a 'dead fish'. This season was honestly pretty gripping, and although it contains a few disgusting people, the cast was strong. A middle tier season.
Worlds Apart:
Shirin
Mike
Joe
Carolyn
Hali
Lindsey
Sierra
Jenn
Joaquin
Kelly
Nina
So
Vince
Tyler
Max
Dan
Rodney
Will
Mikes immunity run was amazing. Honestly every IC was edge-of-your-seat viewing, and it was nice to actually witness a player who goes on an immunity streak whilst being the voting target, a situation it took 30 seasons to see pan out.
I also feel I'm way more forgiving to this seasons boot order as I know Shirin gets a second chance.
Honestly though, honestly the worst, most horrible players go in my red section, and it's so odd to find 3 in one season, so that's a bit of a dampener.
Although carolyn seemed a bit nasty at times, she was an amazing character and player, and one of those characters who feel so unique and unfamiliar.
Rather enjoyed the first episode of Cambodia. It felt like a respectful look back on the first 30 seasons with the classic-Survicor-esque opening, and bringing back the first ever task.
Abi losing her bracelet and telling Peih-Gee she's giving her the benefit of the doubt 27 times :love:
I didn't think Savage would still have it 12 years later but damn
JerseyWins
28-08-2017, 01:30 AM
Rather enjoyed the first episode of Cambodia. It felt like a respectful look back on the first 30 seasons with the classic-Survicor-esque opening, and bringing back the first ever task.
Abi losing her bracelet and telling Peih-Gee she's giving her the benefit of the doubt 27 times :love:
The season I learned to appreciate Abi :love:
Macie Lightfoot
28-08-2017, 02:06 AM
Rather enjoyed the first episode of Cambodia. It felt like a respectful look back on the first 30 seasons with the classic-Survicor-esque opening, and bringing back the first ever task.
Abi losing her bracelet and telling Peih-Gee she's giving her the benefit of the doubt 27 times :love:
That's proooooobably gonna be one of the last positive things you'll say about Cambodia.
JerseyWins
30-08-2017, 01:18 AM
There's a cool moment towards the very end.
After a break due to wifi problems I'm back on track with cambodia. I'm really shocked Varner was voted off so early tbh. Mainly cos I know he returns for S34 and whilst he's been a big entertaining character IMO, 4 episodes isn't enough time to earn a legacy, let aloneGame changer status!
JerseyWins
04-09-2017, 02:26 PM
Not too sure how Varner got on the show 3 times but I'm glad he did as someone I liked 3/3 times. :clap1:
I wonder if Varner is thankful for the 3rd opportunity. :think:
...you liked Varner all three times? Sheesh
Kass <\3 I was really enjoying her and Tasha's rivalry.
There's something...odd about this season though. It feels profoundly forgettable.
Savages blindside was incredible.
I just do not understand why they didn't think to split the votes? But I'm glad they didn't cos I love Wentworth this time round.
Abi taunting Savage about making it to the jury :love:
OMG I'm so annoyed I just ruined the Cambodia winner by scrolling through Reddit!
I was really rooting for Joe :(
Avoid Reddit at all costs
That's not to avoid spoilers, just general advice
Howling at Abi calling Stephen 'poopy pants' :joker:
I really wanted them to hashtag 'gastrointestinal distress' :mad:
Interesting twist with the shelter.
Is there anyone who would say no to marrying Joe and adopting 20 children and getting ****ed by him every day till you die?
also I don't mind him but Stephen is getting waaaay too much airtime
Also I never really understood what Macie meant when he said 'Cambodia jerks itself off as an ~Evolution Of The Game~' but it's becoming clear now. He means Jeff and Stephen jerk Cambodia off as an evolution of the game.
VanessaFeltz.
06-09-2017, 07:34 PM
joe is fugly
eh how is it fair for joe to be exempted from immunity cos he fainted??? :mad:
he is beautiful, fit, lovely, amazing, real, he is the truest, the goldenest Golden Boy of the first 31 seasons of Survivor. He is... Joe Anglim https://i.pinimg.com/736x/57/c0/fe/57c0fed8e30fb16071c1aa9dc756cd4e--joe-anglim-the-shorts.jpg
I ****ING LOVE JOE ANGLIM
rip my hopes of Joe anglim winning a season of Survivor </3
Going into the final two episodes, I LOVE Wentworth and Abi. They are the best 2 people in the Final 7 of Cambodia end of https://media.giphy.com/media/Bv8zWLKiCOC3u/giphy.gif
The F6 TC was horribly messy. And not in a good way.
If only Kimmi's plan worked <\3
Really gone off Jeremy now, he was so cocky at that TC.
what's with Savages dumb hat at TC?
**** I love Wentworth 'Spencer comes to me like ''I have a good shot at winning''. Oh do you really, interesting'
Does the general Survivor fandom love Cambodia Wentworth as much as I do?
Shouldn't they have gone to fire at F6 ?
Jeremy/Tasha/Spencer is a terrible F3 for rootability
This season looked kinda promising at the start, but it was veering towards mediocrity half way through and it really fizzled out in the last few episodes. Not bottom tier by any means, it was just really forgettable, in terms of the game that was played and the players who played.
Cambodia:
Wentworth
Abi
Joe
Varner
Kass
Kimmi
Peih-Gee
Shirin
Tasha
Wiglesworth
Terry
Woo
Stephen
Ciera
Monica
Keith
Vytas
Jeremy
Spencer
Savage
I honestly feel, besides Tasha turning into a bit of a goat and spencer being throughly unlikable, that Jeremy's win was a lot to do with his sob story. Spencer's game was more impressive to my mind.
I really wish people like Shirin, Peih-Gee, Varner, Monica and Terry had had longer to shine, kinda wasted potential.
Not sure if I'll start Kaoh Rong, think I should take a break, but it's good right?
LemonJam
07-09-2017, 11:19 PM
Kaoh Rong is excellent, but it's understandable if you were to take a break. :Laugh: it'd be a great season to come back to!
Kaoh Rong might be a good one to end on (for now), because looking at the show's current trajectory, it may well be your last chance to finish on a high
Macie Lightfoot
08-09-2017, 04:04 AM
alol my favorite moment of the Cambodia funale was the awful Australians at Behind Big Brother (a BBAU forum I have an account on just to fight with people bc duh, that's my MO) melting down COMPLETELY when Jeremy beat Spencer bc they deemed it unfair that he pulled the sympathy card at the last minute and they somehow believe that he managed to turn every single jury vote at once with it. Like... no. He played the best game and probably had almost all the votes anyway, and Spencer was disliked by pretty much everyone for being the smug and arrogant **** he is.
JerseyWins
08-09-2017, 05:47 AM
**** I love Wentworth 'Spencer comes to me like ''I have a good shot at winning''. Oh do you really, interesting'
Does the general Survivor fandom love Cambodia Wentworth as much as I do?
She had a major glo up from SJDS to Cambodia :love:
JerseyWins
08-09-2017, 05:48 AM
The F6 TC was horribly messy. And not in a good way.
If only Kimmi's plan worked <\3
Really gone off Jeremy now, he was so cocky at that TC.
I LOOOOOVED that TC just the way it was :love:
Ugh I wish they'd done an all-girls alliance on Brawn in Episode 2
Alecia :love:
Jason and Scot are disgusting towards Alecia, like telling her to keep cheerleading and the aftermarhat the Ep 4 reward challenge was awful.
That challenge was really upsetting to watch with everyone dropping and Caleb getting medevaced
Alecia <\3 she MUST play again!
rk3388
12-09-2017, 11:00 PM
Alecia <\3 she MUST play again!
I have a bad feeling she won't and Scot or Jason will if they have a Heroes Vs Villains 2 (as a villain obviously)
Probst made his disliking for Scot and Jason clear enough
I finished Kaoh Rong a few days a go and it really didn't capture my imagination as much as I hoped it would.
Kaoh Rong:
Debbie
Aubry
Alecia
Cydney
Joe
Michele
Nick
Tai
Julia
Anna
Peter
Caleb
Jennifer
Liz
Neal
Darnell
Scot
Jason
Debbie and Aubry were both revelations and I'm so happy they return! Tai was great too but he kinda turned into a Kathreya-like character IMO?
Macie Lightfoot
26-09-2017, 07:50 PM
too bad Debbie is awful in Game Changers!
Macie Lightfoot
05-11-2017, 05:21 PM
Tom when are you going to bring this back as you're almost caught up to the current season?
Tom when are you going to bring this back as you're almost caught up to the current season?
I don't know how I missed this! Currently re-watching The Apprentice UK, and I think when I get bored of that I'll return to Survivor. Who knows when that'll be though?
How is Season 35?
reece(:
05-12-2017, 11:34 PM
too bad Debbie is awful in Game Changers!
She was a scream in episode 5
EspeonBB
05-12-2017, 11:38 PM
Season 35 is OK. I enjoyed the pre-merge but the post-merge has sucked so far (apart from the episode just aired)
Season 35 is better than season 33 and 34 and that's all we can ask for at this moment in time
Okay but how do people rank/feel about S33-35 in a wee bit of depth?? x
reece(:
05-12-2017, 11:41 PM
None of this season has been better than Sandra in GC
EspeonBB
05-12-2017, 11:52 PM
Okay but how do people rank/feel about S33-35 in a wee bit of depth?? x
Overall I'd say S35 > S34 = S33
S33 mainly sucked and the cast was super bland but had a few stars (well like 2) and the post-merge was watchable
S34 is fantastic for the first 6 episodes but then
Sandra is voted out and it's dire after that. Plus the editing is all over the place
S35 has a fairly good cast and has been edited well imo, but the post-merge has been a struggle so far
Okay this is back on! Shame Rachel was first to go in S33 <\3
JerseyWins
25-12-2017, 03:27 AM
Season 33 >>>>>>>>>>
Season 34 actually had a better post-merge. :joker: (but it wasn't that good either)
The only thing good about the Survivor 34 pre-merge was
Sandra, basically... the boot order was an absolute abomination (Sandra being a big inclusion of that of course)... it had a few decent tribal councils that's it.
A really good cast selection to begin with helped for sure but not so much when most of the best went out one after another. :suspect:
This season is decent so far.
I definitely prefer larger tribes to the three tribes of six format they keep doing.
There's some nice storylines forming, but I'm as yet unconvinced about how interesting/likeable the cast are. Wasn't happy about the first two boots, but liked the Ep3 blindside.
Why has this Lucy person had no airtime?!
JerseyWins
26-12-2017, 01:01 AM
She will have plenty next episode :joker:
Lucy </3 She could have been such an interesting contestant!
Not the three Asian women being the first women to go
To paraphrase Dan Savage, it gets worse
To paraphrase Dan Savage, it gets worse
The reddit WSSYW threads (I know you told me to stay away) say that #itgetsbetter in MvGX with the postmerge?
I thought MvGX was meant to be a game-heavy season? I feel we have actually seen a lot of personal stuff and character development in the first five episodes? With Michaela, David, Adam's mum's cancer story, Zeke, and others. Although tbf, we've barely seen anything of Sunday/Bret/Will/Cece
To be honest, the best advice where Reddit is concerned is to think the exact opposite of whatever they think
(you may end up agreeing with them on this one, but the exception proves the rule etc etc)
To be honest, the best advice where Reddit is concerned is to think the exact opposite of whatever they think
(you may end up agreeing with them on this one, but the exception proves the rule etc etc)
why do redditers have such different opinions to non-redditers?
why do redditers have such different opinions to non-redditers?
I think it must be a genetic thing, there's no other explanation
Macie Lightfoot
27-12-2017, 12:08 AM
The winner of MvGX is basically an inbred Redditor so that explains their fondness towards that season
JerseyWins
27-12-2017, 12:15 AM
I thought MvGX was meant to be a game-heavy season? I feel we have actually seen a lot of personal stuff and character development in the first five episodes? With Michaela, David, Adam's mum's cancer story, Zeke, and others. Although tbf, we've barely seen anything of Sunday/Bret/Will/Cece
Part of what I love about this season. :clap1: It actually has everything you could ask for and kinda sways from sentimental personal storylines to a heavy game-driven season over time. (but kinda goes back and forth throughout in that regard)
It actually has everything you could ask for
Well that's just false advertising
Macie Lightfoot
27-12-2017, 12:47 AM
I found the attempts at character development to be pretty forced and contrived :shrug: not to mention that we don't even get to know like a full half of the cast. It's pretty much a ****ty BBUS season that takes place on an island and once you make that connection it explains... a lot.
JerseyWins
27-12-2017, 12:50 AM
Well that's just false advertising
You're right
It actually has everything you could ask for and more.
Fixed!
Ong Michaela's blindside was so dramatic! Her and Jay staring each other down was tense. I actually quite like Jay? Michaela was great though, so she's a big loss. 'I'll get rich some other way' :love:
There's no one I really love though?
Christ at 9 males, 4 females and all white
Mess not another woman down.
It's okay, Michelle kinda sucks.
Wills pretty annoying actually with his deep voice and Cochran like speech.
Aaaaand I'm going off jay now he's reunited with awful Taylor!
Hmm I'm becoming unconvinced by this season now. The cast just isn't really grabbing me.
JerseyWins
29-12-2017, 01:37 AM
Yeah I kinda didn't realize or at least forgot how much of a woman-lynching season it is. :joker:
Jay is AMAZING though. And a decent amount of the males are good characters. :clap1: This is when the gameplay starts turning up.
Oh and the best female is still there... Hannah :love:
Jay and Ken are probably the best two in the cast, Taylor's fine, all of the other men suck
(Hannah also sucks -insert gif of Ariana Grande saying "it's equality" here-)
reece(:
29-12-2017, 01:49 AM
But Jessica Bland
Yeah I kinda didn't realize or at least forgot how much of a woman-lynching season it is. :joker:
Jay is AMAZING though. And a decent amount of the males are good characters. :clap1: This is when the gameplay starts turning up.
Oh and the best female is still there... Hannah :love:
I knew that MvGX boot order was quite woman-heavy at the start. In fact, I was surprised a man went so early when Paul was voted off. But this woman culling is literally like nothing I've ever seen in a RTV show.
I feel like Hannah's someone I could grow to like but... it's not happened yet.
Jay and Ken are probably the best two in the cast, Taylor's fine, all of the other men suck
(Hannah also sucks -insert gif of Ariana Grande saying "it's equality" here-)
Hmm I do really like Jay, but Ken's a bit dull, no? Looks good in his boxers at the challenges though x
The male cast isn't bad on paper, but it's just not delivering sadly.
But Jessica Bland
Jessica's definitely one of my faves. I can totally see her going in the next few eps.
I know Adam wins and I'm totally envisaging a Adam/Zeke/David/Chris/Hannah F5 rn :yuk:
Sunday shows promise but she's too UTR to even be an UTR queen atm.
JerseyWins
29-12-2017, 04:07 AM
Jessica Bland can kick rocks as far as I'm concerned!
Jessica </33
She was probs my overall fave from the final 10. Really felt for her.
That TC was so intense with the squabbling over whether to draw rocs!
F9 Rankings: Jay > Ken > Hannah > Sunday > Bret > Adam > Zeke > Will > David
The bottom 4 really do suck :umm2:
Also how do they have 9 remaining with three episodes left?
Also how do they have 9 remaining with three episodes left?
With great difficulty, that's how (i.e. because the people who make this show are incompetent)
reece(:
30-12-2017, 04:07 AM
Ms Bland was robbed
AarynGriesfan
30-12-2017, 04:37 PM
Lol @ people actually caring about Jessica.
JerseyWins
30-12-2017, 05:24 PM
Jessica's rock > Jessica
reece(:
30-12-2017, 05:31 PM
Ms Bland evoking hatred emotion <3
AarynGriesfan
30-12-2017, 06:05 PM
Jessica's rock > Jessica
I am actually kinda shook that I agree with Jersey on something.
EspeonBB
30-12-2017, 06:06 PM
Jessica Bland is an apt name
It's testament to the season that she was my fav!
WA really aged well on me :worry: And I liked it during my first watch. It's definitely in my top 5 post-S20 seasons, and it puzzles me how negatively it's received?
Having 6 in the finale is wrong :((
reece(:
30-12-2017, 09:59 PM
Having 6 in the finale is wrong :((
It's occurring more often nowadays :bored:
It's occurring more often nowadays :bored:
****in ew. 4 is more apt.
JerseyWins
30-12-2017, 10:29 PM
5 is perfect :clap1: even if it's down to a final 2 - since anyway there's less to show for a F3 TC situation. It should always be 5 for the finale IMO. I didn't mind 6 for MvGx though. :shrug:
It should always be a four-person finale with a final two and that is that on that
Completely agree, MB.
My goodness, bar the fake idol, this finale is such a snoozefest.
This season just feels sooo dull somehow.
And yet certain sections of the fanbase by which I mean Reddit (and, by the looks of things, Jeff Probst and the rest of the production team) think that this season is the perfect model for Survivor to aspire to moving forwards
reece(:
30-12-2017, 11:17 PM
Completely agree, MB.
My goodness, bar the fake idol, this finale is such a snoozefest.
This season just feels sooo dull somehow.
Probably because you don't get to know 2/3's of the cast
The MvsGx premiere is definitely the worst of them all.
And yet certain sections of the fanbase by which I mean Reddit (and, by the looks of things, Jeff Probst and the rest of the production team) think that this season is the perfect model for Survivor to aspire to moving forwards
The thing is, there's nothing really to aspire to. It's completely beige.
The thing is, there's nothing really to aspire to. It's completely beige.
But they all realise it's just a game and they all get along and none of them are bitter or have hard feelings!!!!
But they all realise it's just a game and they all get along and none of them are bitter or have hard feelings!!!!
Ugh. I understand the term 'game-bot' now. This endgame is so emotionally vapid compared to your average season.
There's personal content in MvGX, don't get me wrong, but it's so bland and shallow and barely meshes with any of the heavy strategy and resumes and #bigmoves that we're otherwise presented with that it all feels a bit... redundant?
Millennials vs Gen X
Ohmygod this season ended up sucking quite badly. I did rather enjoy the pre-merge and there were a couple of good episodes in the post-merge. There were some good character moments, and the strategy was easy to track in the pre-merge. But the character development just didn't fully form, and it felt like we were left with a lot of dregs in the last three episodes. That finale was truly awful.
Jay
Jessica
Michaela
Ken
Lucy
Bret
Sunday
Rachel
Hannah
Adam
Mari
Figgy
Cece
Michelle
Taylor
Zeke
Chris
Paul
Will
David
Me ranking more than half of the cast in the orange (you're a bit annoying///you're non-existent//I really don't like you very much) bracket says it all really.
This season has no standout moments, and that's the bottom line. Combine that with gameplay which in my opinion hasn't nearly as 'evolutionary' as they keep telling us, and an extremely beige cast (where are the love/hate characters?) and you have a FLOP!
I may need a cuple of days but I think MvGX is a bottom 10 lock when I do my rankings.
reece(:
31-12-2017, 12:04 AM
As it should be ^^
Tony </3 A favourite wnner of mine.
Sandra's jibes at him were iconic thoiugh!
SAY HI TO CIERA FOR ME :hee:
Who tf thought it was a good idea to have a tribe switch at 18 in Episode 2? Didn;t they learn from SC? Where;s the coherent narrative man?
Sandra desperately wants to eat a goat
:mad:
was sierra allowed to bring makeup?
Wow Debbie really went crazy this episode
JT's blindside :clap1:
Yeah, I've never been a massive JT fan, and Michaela slaying him is satisfying IMO.
But yeah, this season is kind of just a rehash of SC? Pretty unmemorable so far, and the gameplay is far too complex to track with all the switches.
Michaela, Sandra, Varner (I gather this will change) and Andrea (the edit pays her dust) are my faves at this point in time. Someone on reddit spoke about an awful moral moment, and an awful game moment. Have I passed the awful game moment, having reached Episode 4?
reece(:
03-01-2018, 09:32 PM
Awful moral moment is next ep
Awful moral moment is next ep
Watching now! Perchdt
Brad opening up about Monica's experience prompted me to re-watch her FTC performance, and what a ****ing neat lady she is :love:
Monica is, like, a top five Game Changers player
That was just....ridiculous, obscene, unnecessary.
I kind of knew the ins and outs of this incident, but I just don't know what Varner was thinking. I loved Varner until this moment, but he just made such a terrible, terrible mistake, and his backtracking in response to the tribe's reaction was really quite pathetic.
I really did love the tribe's reactions to it though. They were so supportive and kind. I'm just so disappointed in and disappointed for Jeff to have tarnished in such a profound, yet avoidable way.
That was just....ridiculous, obscene, unnecessary.
I kind of knew the ins and outs of this incident, but I just don't know what Varner was thinking. I loved Varner until this moment, but he just made such a terrible, terrible mistake, and his backtracking in response to the tribe's reaction was really quite pathetic.
I really did love the tribe's reactions to it though. They were so supportive and kind. I'm just so disappointed in and disappointed for Jeff to have tarnished in such a profound, yet avoidable way.
EspeonBB
04-01-2018, 12:04 AM
Sandra :love:
Instead of watching the full season you should just watch this
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I will need to watch that some time but I think I can make it through GC considering it's shorter and less tedious than its predecessor!
Macie Lightfoot
04-01-2018, 12:22 AM
yeeeeeaah Jeff Varner is awful isn't he
ugh i love Hali's reactions to being voted out
Tai beating Ozzy at Ozzy's challenge :clap1:
Sorry I really don't dig Zeke tryna get Andrea out. Sierra's right, he does talk to people like they're stupid.
This would have been a perfect season for the iconic women Hali, Andrea, Cirie, Michaela etc banding for an all-girls alliance a la Micronesia.
LukeB
04-01-2018, 11:57 PM
Tai beating Ozzy at Ozzy's challenge :clap1:
A great moment :clap1:
Ozzy </3 Way prefer him to Zeke.
Not here for the Brad/Troyzan/Debbie/Tai group taking control.
reece(:
05-01-2018, 01:06 AM
Ugh the Michaela/Cirie/Andrea/Aubry alliance was iconic
VanessaFeltz.
06-01-2018, 07:52 PM
Sandra and Hali were the only two that really mattered on gc
Debbie getting blindsided early merge again :clap1: Debbie is an amazing character, but man she can be cocky and annoying.
So glad Sarah flipped! Really not liking Zeke. "I'm always ready to make a big move". He's so.... MvGX.
And reece is right, that alliance is iconic. Really likde Aubry clocking Debbie this episode.
ughh this season is soooo game-heavy and it grates
where did the survivor i fell in love with go
Zeke being an early merge boot again :clap1:
3 eps left of GC, tell me more about HHH guys
Macie Lightfoot
07-01-2018, 11:02 PM
Well first I need to say that Debbie SUCKS in Game Changers and Zeke is also obviously awful so thank **** for that.
HHH is fine! This forum HATES it because... reasons unknown? Like it's definitely not a perfect season by any means, and the finale was one of the franchise's bigger jumping the shark moments, but the cast was full of deranged, petty assholes who fail at strategy and let their emotions (poorly) dictate their game decisions, and that's when Survivor is at its best so?
Well first I need to say that Debbie SUCKS in Game Changers and Zeke is also obviously awful so thank **** for that.
HHH is fine! This forum HATES it because... reasons unknown? Like it's definitely not a perfect season by any means, and the finale was one of the franchise's bigger jumping the shark moments, but the cast was full of deranged, petty assholes who fail at strategy and let their emotions (poorly) dictate their game decisions, and that's when Survivor is at its best so?
BIB sounds GLORIOUS! I'm excited now. Unfortunately due to reading reddit (I know, I know), I know 2 people in the final three, and also I discovered the awesome channel below which has shown me a lot of clips from HHH. But the cast does look appealing if that means anything.
CyFy_U6EnwA
See this video is really neat, check out this channel guys. RI has to be my least favourite pagonging. (I may have found the OW one worse, but I didn't get that far).
I can't wait to do my ranking of the 35 seasons, but I'm not even sure if I'm gonna have time to finish HHH before I go away for a week :mad:
I think Mad Monka returning may be GC's highlight?
ugh this season is becoming torturous now. tbh i was never gonna enjoy it, as i knew the f4 and winner going into the season, and i really don't care for any of them. it wouldn't even be so bad if it was a newbie or not cos i'd have the whole season to decide whether i like the season, but i KNOW idgaf about brad and troyzan especially
I wish HvHvH had done its (very good) cast justice, because with a few minor tweaks I think it could have been up there with SJDS and Kaoh Rong in the pantheon of Good Modern Survivor Seasons
But hopefully you'll enjoy it, at least after Game Changers and especially after MvGX
but seriously, the crappy theme led to a pretty lackluster cast. nothing of note has happened? i feel the characters haven't been developed at all, and nothing really sets this season apart, in a way even more severe than S31 and 33.
i thought for the middle few episodes that i'd end up preferring gc to cambodia, but i think now i can quite cmfortably say gc is worse
I wish HvHvH had done its (very good) cast justice, because with a few minor tweaks I think it could have been up there with SJDS and Kaoh Rong in the pantheon of Good Modern Survivor Seasons
But hopefully you'll enjoy it, at least after Game Changers and especially after MvGX
Sounds fantastic!
Ugh how did they produce two such bad seasons on the trot? I'm so glad to hear they kinda redeemed themselves to the level you're saying they did.
Sounds fantastic!
Ugh how did they produce two such bad seasons on the trot? I'm so glad to hear they kinda redeemed themselves to the level you're saying they did.
It definitely has its issues, don't get me wrong, but there are occasional bright spots and those are getting ever rarer on this show's current trajectory, so I'll cherish whatever I can get
It definitely has its issues, don't get me wrong, but there are occasional bright spots and those are getting ever rarer on this show's current trajectory, so I'll cherish whatever I can get
I bet Jeff hated it if it's as emotional and incompetent as Macie suggests?
I bet Jeff hated it if it's as emotional and incompetent as Macie suggests?
Afaik he thinks it started off slow but ended on a high
Not that I'm saying that that's kind of the opposite of what's true, but...
(just a word of warning before you start, whenever you start: the premiere is really not good. It's only an hour long and it's rushed as hell. I promise it gets better)
omggg poor cirie tryna play sarah's advantage :(
ahahah michaela 'back up! move! slide to the side!' :laugh3:
they really do need to go easy on the advantages tho
Ugh if only Aubry and Cirie had made it to ftc
wtf the way cirie went out was SUCH bull****. this is what i was saying about too many idols/advantages! i didn't even like cirie that much in micro and HvV, but sure as hell she was the best one here
so is cirie never playing again? jeff's talking that way :suspect:
tbf tho, she will never will. she'll never not be a threat, and so she'll always be the nearly-winning chick. poor ha
ew brad is so aggressive and intimidating to tai.
there's something quite vicious about Sarah too
reece(:
08-01-2018, 11:19 AM
Ciriesus was robbed
I am so...confused. I thought there was meant to be some uber-controversial F4 twist in GC?
Anyway, this F3 is the worst since...okay, actually S31 and 33's F3s were nearly as bad, but before that it's probably 26. This just shows how awful 33 and 34 are as seasons!
Just like Savage, and I'm sorry to say this, but at the age of 35, Ozzy's still got it. :drool:
Not keen on this new jury format btw. Do they do it in HHH?
ahhh ozzy's sorted hius hair at the reunion
Game Changers - Mamanuca Islands:
Okay so... the big moments of this season, such as Malcolm's blindside, and the F6 just didn't do anything for me. The cast wasn't interesting. Too much game-talk. Horrible endgame. This series just really didn't work. It's a mere shadow of HvV, an archetype of a good all-star season.
Andrea
Cirie
Aubry
Sandra
Michaela
Tony
Tai
Hali
Debbie
Malcolm
Sarah
Troyzan
Ozzy
Sierra
Ciera
JT
Caleb
Brad
Zeke/Jeff
Andrea has grown so much over her three seasons :love: Also it was nice to see Cirie in a season where she doesn't have Amanda by her side. Aubry was robbed on airtime! Sandra shoulda lasted longer.
Mess at Tony being my top male. At the bottom, Brad, Zeke and Jeff all suck.
reece(:
08-01-2018, 09:01 PM
I am so...confused. I thought there was meant to be some uber-controversial F4 twist in GC?
It's in HHH
Not keen on this new jury format btw. Do they do it in HHH?
Yes!
Ahhh it feels so good to have a new cast after GC. And (I know I say this in just about every season opener, but) this cast seems to have a lot of potential!
And this is the very last newbie cast of my 35 season first watch so I hope it's a good one!
Based on the first 18 minutes, Chrissy, Ali, Desi and Joe stand out.
It's in HHH
Yes!
All trash.
Based on the first 18 minutes, Chrissy, Ali, Desi and Joe stand out.
One of those four is an all-time great, in my very humble and very correct opinion
reece(:
08-01-2018, 11:13 PM
not Chrissevil
JerseyWins
08-01-2018, 11:14 PM
One of those four is an all-time great, in my very humble and very correct opinion
Eh don't give Joe TOO much credit now.
the mom's coven taking control of the heroes tribe :love:
Well as long as Alan and Ben do the morally right thing
Oh no, they sinned.
Yeah, that was incredibly rushed. No real time to get to know people, stand-out moments were the strip-search and Chrissy vomiting lol.
JerseyWins
08-01-2018, 11:35 PM
The strip search :joker:
EspeonBB
08-01-2018, 11:53 PM
There aren't any all time greats in HHH imo
Joe, Lauren and Cole are probably the best
There aren't any all time greats in HHH imo
Joe, Lauren and Cole are probably the best
https://i.imgur.com/RgbPPQN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/RgbPPQN.jpg
which one is cole? is he the uber-fit one on the healers (i think) tribe?
i can't wait to fly the worlds apart flag in my 35-season rankings... such an epic season!
JerseyWins
09-01-2018, 12:37 AM
Worlds Apart was.... interesting. That's literally always the (vague) word that comes to mind when I think of WA but that's just what it is. Not great, not bad, certainly not just "a season of Survivor" but.. interesting.
which one is cole? is he the uber-fit one on the healers (i think) tribe?
No, that's Dr. Mike
Cole's the dorky wilderness guide one :love:
reece(:
09-01-2018, 01:43 AM
The Healers :love:
The best HHH tribe have yet to be formed, mind you
Worlds Apart was.... interesting. That's literally always the (vague) word that comes to mind when I think of WA but that's just what it is. Not great, not bad, certainly not just "a season of Survivor" but.. interesting.
i feel like the level of drama and emotion in Worls Apart is unchallenged in modern survivor. I also rarely have such strong feelings towards contestants. Mike, Caroly, Shirin, Joe, Hali, Jenn :love: Rodney, Dan, Will :yuk:
Simone <//3 Tbf, I didn't want Patrick to go either.
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