My Journey Through 35 Seasons of Survivor [COMPLETED - SEASON RANKING NOW]

[TomC]

i like this jessica chick and her humble reactions to locking lips with cole

[MB.]

Jenn :love:

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[TomC]

"I've never trusted a red-head in my life" :laugh2:

[TomC]

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She was horrific to Nina, but she matured and grew!

[MB.]

"I've never trusted a red-head in my life" :laugh2:

Which section of the Bible is this from?

[TomC]

Joe making up to DEvon that Jessica/Alan is giving me Russell/Tony teas. Definitely the same character archetype.

[TomC]

Oh Cole you snakey, snakey little girl telling the whole tribe about Jess's advantage.

[TomC]

Four episodes in and this season seems pretty neat. FAR superior to 33 and 34 anyway.

It's had some decent moments. Like in Episode 4 alone there was Cole betraying Jess, and the Joe drama, which had a satisfying conclusion. Obviously it's only early doors, but my favourites so far have to be Jessica, Joe, Desi, Ryan (maybe?) and Ali. Also Simone was robbed!

One thing that is annoying me is the abundance of advantages already. 2 have featured in the first four episodes, and that doesn't even include idols. Although Devon losing his vote was a moment.
Does this season get better or worse as it goes on?

[reece(:]

i like this jessica chick and her humble reactions to locking lips with cole
Jessiqueen :love:

[MB.]

my favourites so far have to be... Ryan and Ali

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[TomC]

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who are your HHH faves?

[MB.]

:mad:

who are your HHH faves?

Some of the ones you've listed, actually! Jessica's definitely up there, as well as Cole, and there are two other main ones but I don't want you to feel as if I'm dictating who you should like and dislike, so I'll let your opinions of them form naturally :laugh:

[TomC]

Some of the ones you've listed, actually! Jessica's definitely up there, as well as Cole, and there are two other main ones but I don't want you to feel as if I'm dictating who you should like and dislike, so I'll let your opinions of them form naturally :laugh:

Fairs haha.

Nobody's told me whether it gets better or worse tho!

[JerseyWins]

It gets..... much of the same I guess.

[MB.]

It only gets slightly worse towards the end, I'd say

[TomC]

It only gets slightly worse towards the end, I'd say

Oh no! I've basically spoiled the end of the season for myself as well in terms of boot order, so I guess the past few episodes might be a slog.

[TomC]

I'm shook at this IC. The one where they have to balance blocks on a board supported by ropes held by the team members. A nice change from the endless flow of obstacle course followed by puzzle challenges..

Is the Ghost Island cast confirmed? The list on InsideSurvivor looks horrendously young.

[TomC]

Ali </3 Ryan and Chrissy are snakes.

But, yeah I'm kinda digging this season so far. It's kinda lowkey like Guatemala, but likeable characters make it really watchable.

[TomC]

Really enjoyed that merge episode :love: Can't reiterate enough how much of a breath of fresh air HHH is compared to the last two.

HOWEVER

Jessica :( </3 I really ship her and Cole, she's right, they do need a date after Survivor!

I'm so pissed at Ben and Lauren for flipping. Really not a fan of the Heroes now, and Ryan and Devon aren't great too.

[TomC]

Also the title of this thread keeps changing back to 34 from 35 and idk why?

[MB.]

Also the title of this thread keeps changing back to 34 from 35 and idk why?

Jeff Probst is a moderator now?

[JerseyWins]

ColeGod & JessiGoddess were something special. :love:

[reece(:]

ColeGod & JessiGoddess were something special. :love:

Love's young dream :clap1:

[MB.]

Love's young dream :clap1:

Romeo and Hewliet?

[reece(:]

Jessica :( </3 I really ship her and Cole, she's right, they do need a date after Survivor!


Queen was robbed of jury

[TomC]

Queen was robbed of jury

:o I didn't even notice she wasn't on jury. FUMING

[TomC]

Cole, Chrissy and Ben wresting for the idol when it had already been found was a scream.

Ugh I wanted Cole to get it!

[TomC]

Ugh this Joe/Desi tie makes me wish they'd kept the S34 straight-to-rocks twist.

Desi </3 This boot order is starting to suck!

I think Joe, Cole and Devon are my favourites now. Lauren is a lowkey kinda chick.

[MB.]

What's a Desi

[TomC]

I love Joe. Sorry. He's a bit of a Tony replica, but him calling Ashley out as a goat :clap1:

[TomC]

Cole </3 The gameplay this season is pretty uninspired I'm afraid to say.

The Round Table Alliance SUCKS!

[TomC]

Cole </3 The gameplay this season is pretty uninspired I'm afraid to say.

The Round Table Alliance SUCKS!

[MB.]

I love Joe. Sorry. He's a bit of a Tony replica, but him calling Ashley out as a goat :clap1:

no no no this is all WRONG

[TomC]

AT LAST A ****ING BLINDSIDE

Carried out by Queen Lauren :clap1:

Who's not actually a queen, she's just the best of a bad bunch

Final 8 rankings: Joe > Mike > Lauren > Devon > Ashley > Chrissy > Ryan > Ben

I don't really LOVE aanyone this season. I like (but not strongly) the top 5, Chrissy's a tad dull, as is Ryan, and Ben sucks.

[MB.]

How DARE you have the AUDACITY to prefer Joe and Mike to Lauren and Chrissy and Ashley and idk Devon I guess

The sheer AUDACITY

[reece(:]

Joe and Dr Mike <3

[TomC]

I just love the underdogs! Sad Joe is out

[MB.]

Joe and Dr Mike <3

The AUDACITY of it all

[TomC]

Christ, I only just found out Adam's mum died so soon after he arrived home. So, so sad.

[MB.]

Christ, I only just found out Adam's mum died so soon after he arrived home. So, so sad.

-Adam, in tears, tells the story of how his mother died the day he returned from the island-
Jeff: "Great! :) Speaking of moms, let's ask Sunday how she somehow managed to play Survivor without involuntarily spraying breast milk all over the beach!"

is pretty much how I recall that unfortunate reunion going

[TomC]

-Adam, in tears, tells the story of how his mother died the day he returned from the island-
Jeff: "Great! :) Speaking of moms, let's ask Sunday how she somehow managed to play Survivor without involuntarily spraying breast milk all over the beach!"

is pretty much how I recall that unfortunate reunion going

Oh god. Tbf Jeff wouldn't have had an easy job there, with the winner of your light-hearted RTV show breaking down and spilling their deepest emotion on live TV!

[JerseyWins]

Final 8 rankings: Joe > Mike >
CocoNuts :clap1:

[TomC]

That was an amazing TC, but I just can't fathom what Lauren did. And **** Ben and his idol.

[TomC]

Chrissy's really grown on me since the merge. Ha becoming a challenge beast, showing emotion, and clocking Ben :clap1:

[TomC]

The volume of idols is a ****ing joke! It's so wrong the Ben is able to save himself AGAIN after the Lauren boot.

[MB.]

Chrissy's really grown on me since the merge. Ha becoming a challenge beast, showing emotion, and clocking Ben :clap1:

I knew you'd come round to appreciating her in all her Chrissogynistic glory eventually :love:

(lol I sort of hated Chrissy at one point so she took me on quite the emotional journey)

[JerseyWins]

Chrissy's really grown on me since the merge. Ha becoming a challenge beast, showing emotion, and clocking Ben :clap1:
She was great pretty much throughout but at least the Chrissy bug has hit you. :clap1:

(lol I sort of hated Chrissy at one point so she took me on quite the emotional journey)
I felt completely this way towards Ben. :joker:

[reece(:]

Not Chrissatan

[VanessaFeltz.]

crussy <3

[TomC]

Just started the very last episode of my eighteen month Survivor first watch :sad: It's been real

[TomC]

Oh there;s a third idol? What an absolute joke

[TomC]

Cute of them to air the full titles though. Must be the first time in about 10 seasons?

[TomC]

This twist IS the most blatant manipulation ever. It improved Ben's chances of winning a million times over. Just a joke. It's not so much a 'twist' as a total remodelling of the format to influence the game.

lol at it being an 'advantage' as well, and them cutting the first scene Chrissy is reading it. She was probably cussing the **** out of the Survivor producers.

[TomC]

Devon </3 He or Chrissy shoulda won this season.

He was SO ****ING SCREWED

[TomC]

Devon </3 He or Chrissy shoulda won this season.

He was SO ****ING SCREWED

[TomC]

I've not actually watched the FTC yet but I'm gonna get my FINAL write up done

Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers:
I really love this cast. Full to the brim of likeable and entertaining people. The premerge and first few episodes of the merge were fantastic. However, the Healers getting picked off was TRAGIC, as was the failure to get Ben out. I literally could have gotten past the Healers getting picked off if Chrissy/Devon/Mike were the F3 but the rigging really soured the ending. The gameplay really did become gripping from the JP blindside - especially Lauren's vote off. HOWEVER, it didn't work out, cos Ben kept surviving.

I agree with MB. HHH is a problematic return to form. They MUST reign the idols and advantages in (but they won't), and they certainly need to get rid of the F4 twist. Peridiam pointed out in his review of the twist that it basically pushes the real final vote off back to F5 when it SHOULD be F3. It's just really manipulative.

Jessica
Chrissy
Devon
Cole
Joe
Mike
Desi
Ashley
Lauren
Simone
Ali
Roark
Katrina
Patrick
Alan
JP
Ryan
Ben

So yeah, insanely likeable cast. The top 5 legends truly are interchangeable :love: People like Jessica, Cole and Chrissy were so down to earth and likeable, and then it's nice to have some truly original characters like Lauren. Just a shame the worst person in the cast won. He was such an ass when in power and it made it worse that it was rigged for him. #STOPTHEIMMUNITYTRAIN

[TomC]

My ranking of the 35 seasons is coming soon! Not sure how soon though as I go away in less than a week and don't wanna start it without finishing it!

[reece(:]

Jessica was an angel :love:

[MB.]

Proud of you for finishing babe :love:

[JerseyWins]

Not the right order but that's just about the correct top 7 :clap1:

[TomC]

Proud of you for finishing babe :love:

Thanks :love: It's been a ride


Chrissy's final statement was so true... She really would have been a good winner to represent the season.

[MB.]

Thanks :love: It's been a ride


Chrissy's final statement was so true... She really would have been a good winner to represent the season.

And I have no doubt that even ten seasons ago she'd have won by a landslide

She'd have been like a good Denise </3

[TomC]

Ugh the result of this season is just w a n k. There's no two ways about it.

[EspeonBB]

Congrats sis on finishing! :love:

Agreed with you on Ben, his win was truly awful

[MB.]

Ben is a pretty good Survivor character and a dreadful Survivor winner

[TomC]

Congrats sis on finishing! :love:

Agreed with you on Ben, his win was truly awful

Thank you! Worked out I've spent 10 or 11 days of my life in the last 18 months watching Survivor :worry: And yeah twas trash.

Ben is a pretty good Survivor character and a dreadful Survivor winner

Tbh he's even annoying as a character. BenBomb is a symptom you're a bit of a cock.

[TomC]

The time has come for me to rank all 35 seasons! Hopefully the ranking gets better as it goes on, I'm kinda feeling it out at the moment. But here goes!

35. One World
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Star of the Show: Bill. A beautiful robbed soul.
Honourable mention: Christina Cha.
Because they’re WRONG, okay?: Alicia Rosa and Colton Cumbie, I’ll see y’all in hell.
Highlight: One World doesn’t have one.
Lowlight: Colton’s blatant racism towards Bill at the Episode 4 Tribal Council, and Colton succeeding at getting Bill out at this moment is genuinely one of the most dissatisfying moments in Survivor history.
One World is the only season I failed to complete. After slogging through its first eight episodes, I decided enough was enough, turned my back on this ****show and never return. Honestly, this season righteously places at the bottom of the pack. The first eight episodes comprises a deathly mix of uneventful episodes, some of the most nasty, joyless moments of the entire franchise, such as Alicia and Colton’s bullying of Christina and Bill respectively, and a wholly bland, and in places vile cast.

34. Redemption Island
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Star of the Show: Sarita. She clocked Steph, and she was the only actually entertaining member of Zapatera.
Honourable mentions: Julie and Andrea. Julie did so well at FTC, and I can’t help but howl at Philip and her exchange: To hell with you!
Bye bitch: Russell Hantz. Needs no explanation. So bloody satisfying him getting his comeuppance.
Highlight: Probably Russell losing at his duel? Also, Ashley and Philip’s exchange at FTC is a howl.
Lowlight: The moments that engendered genuine anger, were Sarita’s vote off, which was the kiss of death for the season, Redemption Island twist restarting in Episode 8, and Natalie refusing to flip on Rob, and Ashley getting voted off for trying to come up with one of the best moves of the season.
This season just sucks the life out of you. I do quite rate the first few episodes, as Fran, Kristina and Philip (before he turns awful) are at the forefront, and Russell gloriously is made a second boot but as the likeable people get voted off, and Rob and his puppets take control, the series grows painful. Honestly, this series is incredibly dull, predictable, and the cast is one of the most one dimensional in the franchise. The one thing that sets it above OW, is that there were some people I could invest in, which OW didn’t have.

33. Thailand
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Star of the Show: Helen Glover. A top-tier Survivor character. Wonderfully complex and rootable. She was also wonderful at FTC.
Honourable mentions: Jan Gentry and Shii Ann. Neither are amazing though by any means. So glad Shii Ann got the chance to return and show what she was really made of.
Two Bs man, get off my TV man: Robb. SO irritating and unforgivably came for our Shii.
Highlight: I HONESTLY struggle to think of one for Thailand. Probably Helen’s final words: ‘break a leg…literally.’
Lowlight: Fake merge. Shii Ann’s vote-off was painful.
While there’s nothing too offensive going on in Thailand (if we ignore #Grindgate), it’s just an unfortunate example of a classic era season not coming together. The cast of Thailand is a real dud. It’s really hard to find anyone to really root for, and nothing of note seems to happen? Also, Brian and Clay are kinda handed their spots at FTC, which ain’t fun to watch.

32. All-Stars
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Star of the show: Shii Ann. She really came into her own this time, just a shame she was pitted against such an awful majority alliance.
Honourable mentions: Jerri. She was treated so poorly once again.
Ugh: Alicia. I LOVED her in AO, but she was a nasty cocky bitch this time to anyone in the minority: mainly Shii Ann. Her reaction to Shii Ann’s victory is simply irritating,
Highlight: Shii Ann’s immunity win.
Lowlight: Let’s be real, AS is FULL of low-points. From Sue’s quit, to Jerry’s vote off, to that nasty dirty FTC.
This season just didn’t work. Similarly to the Redemption Island and Thailand seasons below, the best ones go first, and the winner/runner-up sail to the end. It’s also sprinkled with nasty moments which just aren’t fun, and outside that it’s simply dull.

31. South Pacific
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Star of the Show: Edna. Honestly, Edna’s not even that great. She’s the best here though.
Honourable mentions: Stacey.
Who disgusts me?: Keith. A combination of dull and nasty just doesn’t work.
Highlight: Stacey’s rant against Coach at RI. Boop! Or Cochran’s flip.
Lowlight: It’s probably the religion stuff? Like Coach praying the idol is found when he has it in his pocket is kind of grimy and odd in equal measures.
To be honest, it will be very hard for a season that features Redemption Island to not be near the bottom. It works as poorly in South Pacific as it did in Redemption Island. Ozzy sending himself to RI and his awful roleplay is fun, but generally, I don’t find the castaways here to be that likeable. Maybe I’m being a little harsh ranking SoPa so low. It certainly has more going for it than the preceding four seasons I’ve mentioned, but the combination of the lack of players to root for, as well as the Pagonging, and the Redemption Island twist, it all just feels a bit lacklustre in the end.

[JerseyWins]

Idk, I think One World is underrated on here which is surprising... it wasn't THAT bad at all. The women Mafia were actually pretty messy & funny enough (as were the guys really) to make it an enjoyable pagonging.

Totally agree with you on Bill / on that TC though. :clap1:

[JerseyWins]

Also I preferred Shii Ann in Thailand over All Stars but if I remember correctly she was good/great in both. However in Thailand she was practically the only bright spot of that season along with Robb(? I think that's his name).

[Macie Lightfoot]

yeah Ben would work a lot better as a character if he didn't win. I don't really get the hate for him other than str8 male who won under sketchy conditions, but... he is without a doubt Not A Good Winner objectively speaking alol. He's a complex and unique character who DEFINITELY inspires great reactions out of others, but he also believes his own hype when he was actually incompetent and that's kinda frustrating to watch.

Also South Pacific is *underrated*

[TomC]

I'm REALLY torn about whether I put SoPa too low... like there's so many variables to consider, and if I was in a different mood maybe it could be 5 places higher? Idk

[TomC]

Okay, here's the completed Bottom 10! I'm a bit unsure of my placements of 31-26, but I AM sure that these are my definitive bottom 10. It's the 'not-so-good' tier.

30. Game Changers
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Star of the Show: Andrea. Such a lovely, gracious woman.
Honourable mentions: Cirie, and Aubry.
Why haven’t you told anyone you suck?: Varner AND Zeke. Obviously there was a clear person in the wrong in THAT incident. Jeff WAS awful. However, I forgot about the incident pretty quickly as Zeke is just so arrogant in this gamebotty season.
Highlight: Probably Debbie winning a chat with Cochran? That was good fun. Also her hilarious fight with Culpepper.
Lowlight: Looking beyond the Varner incident, Cirie’s autoboot was genuinely terrible.
This is one of the most vapid seasons the show has ever produced. It’s all about the game, and it makes for very dry viewing. The final four is genuinely one of the least likeable ever. The only thing that saves this season somewhat is the fact we get to see Andrea/Cirie/Aubry/Sandra/Michaela/Tony/Debbie/Tai/Hali again. It just sucks there’s like no character development for any of them.

29. Millennials vs Gen-X
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Star of the Show: Jay. Loved the guy.
Honourable mentions: Jessica – who is by NO means bland! Robbed goddess. And Michaela.
Don’t wear your buff like that: David. Honestly, David sucks, and it perplexes me people on Reddit for example actually want him to play again? He’s very much a Cochran archetype, and I just don’t find those types fun to watch.
Highlight: Jay and Michaela’s exchange during her blindside. So evil!
Lowlight: Good characters like Lucy, Michaela and Jessica going out before their time.
MvGX is the precursor to gamebotty GC. The cast here is truly bland for the most part, and I really struggled to root for people. Also, just like with GC, there are far too many twists/idols/advantages which muddle the game. It is littered with a few stand-out moments, but when the main one is one of your favourites getting blindsided, you know the season ain’t great.

28. Caramoan
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Star of the Show: Sherri. It sounds funny calling Sherri a ‘star’ lmao but she seemed like a genuinely sweet woman and her putting Erik down at FTC was iconic.
Honourable mentions: Malcolm, Eddie, Brenda and Corinne are all good in this season.
A WOAT winner: Cochran.
Highlight: Probably ‘Hold up Bro’?
Lowlight: Brandon going crazy, or ‘teeth’.
Not much goes on in this season. The Favourites are terrible choices in places, and the Fans are terrible choices for the most part. Idk what else to say about Caramoan. It’s entertaining to watch from a distance, but in terms of rootable characters and storylines, there’s NOTHING here. Also the Final 3, in fact Final 5 of this season are pretty pathetic.

27. Cook Islands
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Star of the Show: Brad. He was top of my rankings when I watched. He’s actually really unmemorable, but he was a nice enough guy, and in a season as vanilla as CI, that’s all it takes to get to the top.
Honourable mentions: Becky (UTR queen), Ozzy (his best outing) and Cristina (underdog <3).
It’s Raro to find someone so loathsome: Adam Gentry. Prick, and leader of the Raro trio, which I despised this season. They made me love the Aitu Four!!
Highlight: The Mutiny was compelling. And ‘I love you’ by Billy.
Lowlight: The Cao-Boi/Cristina double hit. Two robbed legends.
I liked Cook Islands for the redemption of the Aitu Four, but in reality, it’s so contrived, with the bottle twist n all that, but the Aitu Four themselves are just so vanilla that in reality, it’s not that investable as a storyline. The whole Jonathan flipping saga is a good watch, but overall, the editing here is really weird, and you come out of CI really not caring for that many people and wondering what the hell happened. So although I enjoyed it, I’m not very inclined to re-watch at all. Oh also, the F3 sucks!

26. Fiji
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Star of the Show: Yau-Man. The original, and better, Tai. A truly original Survivor character.
Honourable mentions: Earl, Michelle, Sylvia.
I’m Fiji-ing a lot of anger towards this player: Rocky. His treatment of Anthony was awful. One of the most horrible castaways ever IMO.
Rounding out the final ten is Fiji. This season does have some iconic moments, such as the car deal, and Edgardo’s blindside, and it is generally very watchable after the first few episodes. Some great heroes and villains; Dreamz, Yau-Man, Lisi, Rocky, like them or not are HUGE characters, something which CI simply failed on. However, it does feel a little too dark and imbalanced. Vast proportions of the cast are invisible or just not very nice. These are people you enjoy watching but would NEVER want to meet. Oh, one last thing: I can’t name a more iconic duo than Cassandra and her water shoes.

[Macie Lightfoot]

ew Brenda was not good in Caramoan.

and honestly as weird as it sounds I think my biggest Thing about Fiji that makes it tough to watch is that it is such an ugly season when it comes to setting and scenery and aesthetics.

[JerseyWins]

I LOVED David MvGx. I guess he's basically the Cochran archetype but he had more charisma than Cochran (IMO) and he was less of a total stereotype. Very entertaining, likable and a solid player all in all. :clap1:

Oh, but glad you saw the Jay greatness. :clap1:

[TomC]

25. Tocantins
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Star of the Show: Sierra. A bullied queen, who clocked Coach and Tyson.
Honourable mentions: Taj and Debbie (I AM TOO OLD FOR THIS <3).
Fix that bloody haircut: Coach Wade. I really couldn’t stand him in Tocantins.
Highlight: Sierra’s iconic fight with Debbie and Coach.
Lowlight: Probably Sierra’s vote-off.
In general, I find Tocantins to be one of the most middle-of-the-road seasons ever. For some reason it just didn’t work for me. It evoked no strong emotion in me. It’s all merely watchable, but the season never peaks, and I honestly don’t remember much. I willed Sierra to go far, but it was never gonna happen. I was also disappointed the Secret Exile Alliance never came to fruition. And whilst I have no problem with JT, Stephen and Taj, they’re no where near all-time faves.

24. Vanuatu
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Star of the Show: Eliza. Clocking Twila earns my respect.
Honourable mentions: Scout & Julie.
I’m Lea-ning towards disliking you: Sarg.
Highlight: Twila’s heartwrenching final speech at FTC.
Lowlight: Probably how nasty Twila and Scout were to Eliza in an altercation toward the end. It really annoyed me.
Even though I didn’t enjoy this season that much on first watch, I’m very inclined to re-watch. It feels like I should have enjoyed this season WAY more than I did. It was sprinkled with good moments, from the girls clashing in the early episodes, to Crazy Rory, to blindsides, to probably one of the most emotional FTCs ever. I just didn’t LIKE the cast that much. Honestly, I didn’t even LIKE Eliza that much, she was just the lesser of all evils. People like her and Twila were wonderfully complex characters though. I guess Vanuatu’s cast just didn’t click for me.

23. Samoa
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Star of the Show: Natalie W. I literally remember barely anything of her now, but she was a decent gal, I’m stunned at how good her move at F12 was, and having Russell in your pocket for the whole season when he believes it to be vice-versa is commendable.
Honourable mentions: Liz and Brett – yes, Brett. He seemed like SUCH a nice, humble guy during his 90 seconds of screentime.
Racist trash: Ben.
Highlight: Probably Kelly’s blindside.
Lowlight: Realising how terrible the final 5 were.
This is Russell’s least bad season. And it makes sense to start with him, as it’s all about Russell. I was so perplexed when the ‘previously’ segment in Episode 2 was literally explaining Russell’s gameplan. It was just bizarre. I really rate this cast, I just wish we’d seen more of it. I really wish we’d seen more of Kelly, Brett, John, Liz etc. Even Mick who made it to FTC was SO underdeveloped. This cast is so colourful, and the season has a great cast, with some good moments, but the editing’s atrocious.

22. Nicaragua
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Star of the Show: Brenda. I loved her in Nicaragua. Jane was top when I did my original rankings, but idk what I was thinking? I LOVE Marty, and her voting confessional about how she wouldn’t let her children near him was disgusting.
Honourable mentions: Holly and Marty. Jane, Naonka are fun too. Purple Kelly deserved more airtime. I liked Sash too.
I’m gonna get this out the way, are you a bottom 10 player dude?: Shannon.
Highlight: Holly throwing Dan’s shoes in the sea, and Marty and Jane’s rivalry. Also Naonka moments which involved Kelly B’s leg.
Lowlight: Probably the double quit. It was just such a letdown.
Nicaragua is a good, fun season. The cast really shines in places. The premerge and postmerge are both watchable. I’m just not a huge fan of Nicaragua’s endgame, and it REALLY lacks standout moments. It is quite heavily riddled with unsavoury moments too. Oh, also the winner is really awful.

21. Cambodia - Second Chance
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Star of the Show: Wentworth. Honestly, one of the most shocking returnee redemptions I’ve ever seen. She just totally slayed this season in every sense.
Honourable mentions: Abi-Maria (another who glowed up in Cambodia), and Joe.
Extremely blindside-able: Savage. What a prick!
Highlight: Any strategic play by Kelley Wentworth. Oh, and Abi-Maria calling Fishbach poopy pants!
Lowlight: Probably Joe fainting at a IC he could easily have won, sealing his fate.
I thought this season was a bit sterile when I was watching it. Then Game Changers came along, and I realised that Cambodia oozes with character moments in comparison. This season is game-botty. I really enjoyed the pre-merge, and I feel the post-merge just got a bit much some times with the game, but the season had fun, as well as emotive moments, such as Vytas’ yoga, and Fishbach’s gastrointestinal distress. I really hate the endgame of this season though. Kimmi’s vote-off is ridiculous, and I just cannot stand the unholy trinity that make it to FTC.


Ranking
35. One World
34. Redemption Island
33. Thailand
32. All-Stars
31. South Pacific
30. Game Changers
29. Millennials vs Gen-X
28. Caramoan
27. Cook Islands
26. Fiji
25. Tocantins
24. Vanuatu
23. Samoa
22. Nicaragua
21. Cambodia - Second Chance


Remaining
1. Borneo
2. The Australian Outback
3. Africa
4. Marquesas

6. The Amazon
7. Pearl Islands

10. Palau
11. Guatemala
12. Panama - Exile Island

15. China
16. Micronesia - Fans vs Favourites
17. Gabon

20. Heroes vs Villains

25. Phillippines

27. Blood vs Water
28. Cagayan
29. San Juan Del Sur
30. Worlds Apart

32. Kaoh Rong

35. Heroes vs Heroes vs Hustlers

Into the Top 20 we go!

[Macie Lightfoot]

Tocantins is simply A Season Of Survivor, and yet Reddit LOVES it and consistently ranks it as a top 10 season for reasons unknown.

[TomC]

Tocantins is simply A Season Of Survivor, and yet Reddit LOVES it and consistently ranks it as a top 10 season for reasons unknown.

It's like the Survivor Starter Pack. It needed extensions!

[reece(:]

Sierra and Erinn <3

[JerseyWins]

Coach/Tyson/Debbie were great villains tbh (and villains I actually couldn't get myself to like so they definitely did their job) and J.T. was a great hero/winner. :clap1: (and Sierra, Stephen, Taj etc. were great) The season overall was definitely more on the average side though.

Although, I've said this before, I feel like Tyson is a lot better in my mind in hindsight than while I was watching. His dry sarcastic (purposely awkward) humor is something that's grown on me over time although idk, maybe I wouldn't like him much anyway if I rewatched Tocantins or any of his seasons. I'm just mostly going off of finding him a bit funnier in highlights and whatever after my Survivor watch.

[TomC]

This will be completed in about a week as I'm going away tomorrow!

[TomC]

I love how the Pagong Joel hate randomly came out of nowhere 18 minutes before his vote-off :joker:

[TomC]

I just knew I wasn't actually going to complete this after I returned. But completion is now imminent!

[TomC]

20. Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers
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Star of the Show: Jessica. Lovely, robbed woman.
Honourable mentions: Christy, Devon, Joe, Dr Mike.
Least favourite: Ben. Could have tolerated him, but in spite of the game being rigged in his favour toward the end, I just found him so obnoxious about it.
Highlight: Lauren’s blindside, or Cole & Jessica’s romance.
Lowlight: Ben finding his nth idol.
Fantastic character season. However, the ending totally ruined the satisfaction of it in the end.

19. The Amazon
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Star of the Show: Christy. Irritating queen!
Honourable mentions: Heidi, Matthew and Rob.
Least favourite: Roger.
Highlight: Christy’s hilarious storyline.
Lowlight: Probably how JoAnna treated Christy, or Roger’s homophobia.
I don’t love Amazon quite as much as some seem to. It’s a bit of a Game Changer, but personally for me the cast is somewhat devoid of likeable characters.

18. Philippines
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Star of the Show: Lisa. She’s not too popular I gather, and I guess she was annoying, but I really liked her.
Honourable mentions: Abi, Penner, Malcolm, Denise.
Least favourite: Artis.
Highlight: ‘Lord – I mean Jeff’ or Abi dragging Skupin at TC.
Lowlight: RC’s vote-off lol.
Very middle of the road for me, but wholly enjoyable.

17. The Australian Outback
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Star of the Show: Jerri.
Honourable mentions: Tina, Alicia, Varner, Kimmi.
Least favourite: Skupin.
Highlight: Alicia vs Kimmi.
Lowlight: Jerri’s vote off!
Everyone feels the same about AO: iconic premerge, but very quickly becomes very dull after the merge. Fantastic cast, though.

16. Africa
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Star of the Show: Lindsey Richter. Ugh why has she never returned? I treasure the African premerge, and 90% of that is for her.
Honourable mentions: Kelly, Linda, Ethan.
Least favourite: Frank I guess?
I think Africa’s underrated. The premerge is great, and I really like the final two. The cast has some real gems, and the location is completely unique.


We're more than half way now and only 15 seasons remain!

Ranking
35. One World
34. Redemption Island
33. Thailand
32. All-Stars
31. South Pacific
30. Game Changers
29. Millennials vs Gen-X
28. Caramoan
27. Cook Islands
26. Fiji
25. Tocantins
24. Vanuatu
23. Samoa
22. Nicaragua
21. Cambodia - Second Chance
20. Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers
19. The Amazon
18. Philippines
17. The Australian Outback
16. Africa

Remaining
1. Borneo

4. Marquesas

7. Pearl Islands

10. Palau
11. Guatemala
12. Panama - Exile Island

15. China
16. Micronesia - Fans vs Favourites
17. Gabon

20. Heroes vs Villains

27. Blood vs Water
28. Cagayan
29. San Juan Del Sur
30. Worlds Apart

32. Kaoh Rong

[reece(:]

15. China
16. Micronesia - Fans vs Favourites
17. Gabon

A trio!

[Macie Lightfoot]

Frank is a gem and so is Amazong tbh!

[TomC]

ugh i need to complete this!

[TomC]

okay this amazing season of survivor has been making me miss my first-watch so much so i've decided i'm completing this TONIGHT (in a more compacted form)

[MB.]

Get Worlds Apart oot!

[TomC]

15. San Juan Del Sur
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I really can't complain much about anything with this season...the only thing is it really hasn't left much of an impact on me. I barely remember anything about SJDS despite the fact I literally watched it last year. The demise of Jon Rocker was truly a sight to behond :love: I really did struggle to have a firm favourite with SJDS, but Natalie, Jaclyn, Baylor are all pretty great.

14. Worlds Apart
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I know it's extremely controversial to rate WA this highly. But to me it was pretty gripping. The behaviour was uncomfortable at times, but watching Mike come out on top following his edge-of-the-seat immunity streak, and knocking out the villains of the season was fantastic. Mama C NEEDS to return some day.

13. Panama - Exile Island
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Similarly to SJDS, Panama is a season I remember thoroughly enjoying, but it never really pierces my conscience when I think of my favourite season . I must say though, Courtney's jury speech alone elevates it to Top 20. "A birds gotta fly".

12. Guatamela

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This is just a fantastic classic season. Wonderful cast, entirely unique location, and just consistently enjoyable entertainment. Stephe-me was a JOY to behold. No but really, Lydia needs to return some day! Oh also, Judd was unbelievably awful and his timely comeuppance was glorious.

11. Kaoh Rong
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Possibly one of the strongest casts of any season. You couldn't write it. Characters like Aubry, Cydney, Joe, Pete, Jason are a dream to see on Survivor.

Ranking
35. One World
34. Redemption Island
33. Thailand
32. All-Stars
31. South Pacific
30. Game Changers
29. Millennials vs Gen-X
28. Caramoan
27. Cook Islands
26. Fiji
25. Tocantins
24. Vanuatu
23. Samoa
22. Nicaragua
21. Cambodia - Second Chance
20. Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers
19. The Amazon
18. Philippines
17. The Australian Outback
16. Africa
15. San Juan Del Sur
14. Worlds Apart
13. Panama
12. Guatemala
11. Kaoh Rong

Remaining
1. Borneo

4. Marquesas

7. Pearl Islands

10. Palau

15. China
16. Micronesia - Fans vs Favourites
17. Gabon

20. Heroes vs Villains

27. Blood vs Water
28. Cagayan

[MB.]

Get Blood vs. Water (and Palau!) (and Cagayan I guess!) oot!

[TomC]

Get Blood vs. Water (and Palau!) (and Cagayan I guess!) oot!

how would you rank my top 10? :hmph:

[MB.]

(extremely Jamelia voice) me personally:

10) BvW
9) Palau
8) Cagayan
7) Marquesas
6) HvV
5) Gabon
4) Micronesia
3) China
2) Borneo
1) Pearl Islands

But that's a strong top 7, so in actuality there's very little between them :laugh: I look forward to seeing how you rank them

[TomC]

10. Gabon
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Gabon possibly didn't quite meet my stellar expectations, but it is nonetheless a wholly unique, relentlessly entertaining season, with some casting gold. Crystal, Ace, Corinne, Sugar and more were truly one of a kind.

9. Cagayan
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Like Gabon, fantastic cast and brilliantly entertaining. The merge vote-off is probably an all-time favourite? And it's rare for me to actually like modern Survivor winners lol, and Tony did that!

8. Blood vs Water
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While the cast isn't stellar when you dissect it's components, BvW was one hell of a return to form, and is quite underrated imo. It was fun to see people like Tina and Gervase returning, and Monica's breakout :love: Equally a number of the new players, especially Hayden (who NEEDS a return) were fun to watch. One of my main criticisms is the winner; I've never been a Tyson fan.

7. Micronesia
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Although I struggled with the 'mean girls' dominating, it's undeniable how entertaining this season is. It also is home to the Tracey Hughes-Wolf experience :love:

6. Pearl Islands
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Just a completely enjoyable early season. Nothing more to say really.

Ranking
35. One World
34. Redemption Island
33. Thailand
32. All-Stars
31. South Pacific
30. Game Changers
29. Millennials vs Gen-X
28. Caramoan
27. Cook Islands
26. Fiji
25. Tocantins
24. Vanuatu
23. Samoa
22. Nicaragua
21. Cambodia - Second Chance
20. Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers
19. The Amazon
18. Philippines
17. The Australian Outback
16. Africa
15. San Juan Del Sur
14. Worlds Apart
13. Panama
12. Guatemala
11. Kaoh Rong
10. Gabon
9. Cagayan
8. Blood vs Water
7. Micronesia
6. Pearl Islands

Remaining
1. Borneo

4. Marquesas

10. Palau

15. China

20. Heroes vs Villains

[TomC]

5. Marquesas
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I adore Marquesas bc it's probably the season that REALLY cemented my love for Survivor. The Episodes 7-9 run still holds up as a Survivor peak in my mind. The eighth vote-off of Marquesas truly was game-changing, and so bloody satisfying! So many loveable characters too... Neleh, Kathy, Zoe, Sean :love: And then great villains like Rob, Tammy and John :love:

4. Palau
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Gripping on a first watch, and the cast takes you in effortlessly. Nearly everyone brings something to the season.

3. Borneo
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Held the top spot for a loooong time on my first watch. Borneo is incredible both on first watch and re-watch. It probably has one of the best stories - it's gripping watching the game turn from an innocent adventure, to a bitter end.

2. China

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Quite possibly the best cast Survivor ever produced. And bc of this, it's sheer entertainment from start to finish. While the gameplay isn't overly thrilling, the cast is fantastic, and the best of the bunch make it to the end :flutter:

1. Heroes vs Villains
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There's just something bloody gorgeous about HvV! It is just the perfect final crescendo of the first era of Survivor. Fantastic all-star cast from top to bottom, brilliantly entertaining, and has some of the most hilarious and shocking gameplay of any season; the late premerge and early postmerge is one of the most gripping of any season. It's only right that HvV lands at the top.

Ranking
35. One World
34. Redemption Island
33. Thailand
32. All-Stars
31. South Pacific
30. Game Changers
29. Millennials vs Gen-X
28. Caramoan
27. Cook Islands
26. Fiji
25. Tocantins
24. Vanuatu
23. Samoa
22. Nicaragua
21. Cambodia - Second Chance
20. Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers
19. The Amazon
18. Philippines
17. The Australian Outback
16. Africa
15. San Juan Del Sur
14. Worlds Apart
13. Panama
12. Guatemala
11. Kaoh Rong
10. Gabon
9. Cagayan
8. Blood vs Water
7. Micronesia
6. Pearl Islands
5. Marquesas
4. Palau
3. Borneo
2. China
1. Heroes vs Villains

For the record, Ghost Island probably is my third least favourite season. Like at least Thailand and All-Stars had one or two people I could root for? And DvG could quite possibly be in my top 5, but I'd need to let the dust settle.

[JerseyWins]

China should've won it out of that top 5 but not bad rankings overall! (decent top 5 choices as well but Palau is a bit of a head scratcher) :laugh: Not saying I hated it at all but it was a bit of a bland and straight forward season IMO.

[TomC]

China should've won it out of that top 5 but not bad rankings overall! (decent top 5 choices as well but Palau is a bit of a head scratcher) :laugh: Not saying I hated it at all but it was a bit of a bland and straight forward season IMO.

I was absolutely stunned the first time I saw Palau! Not least for Stephenie :love:

[TomC]

I must say, Vanuatu definitely rises a few spots after that re-watch