View Full Version : My Journey Through 35 Seasons of Survivor [COMPLETED - SEASON RANKING NOW]
I know this kind of undermines re-watch threads, but seeing as I have never seen any Survivor before and know next to none of the results and will watch them in chronological order, I felt it should have its own thread :spin:
I have now seen Borneo, Australia and half of Africa so far, and will post my thoughts:
Borneo:
Borneo had such a beautiful location: definitely the best of the three I've seen. Survivor: Borneo was enjoyable enough before the merger, but what was most enjoyable was the devious plan hatched by the Tagi four, as well as Kelly's moral conflict: it was rivetting to see if there was going to be a rival to the Tagi alliance. The final episode is also fantastic. Such a wonderful end to the series.
Australia:
Australia IMO had better characters than in Borneo. It also had a more rivetting game play element I think. Tina, Jerri, Alicia, Elisabeth and Nick were all great :love: Some great villains too.
Africa:
I think Africa has a really good cast but the tribe swap really confused the series narrative I think. Like with the tribe swap which kind of broke down the alliances, and a terrible boot order of Linda, Silas, Lindsey and Clarence, I don't think I'm really going to enjoy the rest of Africa that much...
Jason.
08-08-2016, 05:17 PM
Avoid BBUS until I'm finished with it!
Avoid BBUS until I'm finished with it!
Why? :conf:
Why did they tease the castaways that the merger wouldn't happen after the sixth challenge when it did??
Jason.
08-08-2016, 05:19 PM
Why did they tease the castaways that the merger wouldn't happen after the sixth challenge when it did??
Oh I don't watch Survivor :laugh:
Oh I don't watch Survivor :laugh:
I know, it wasn't aimed at you :laugh:
I am finding this series entertaining in terms of group dynamics/alliances but ohmygod this boot order sucks so much. So one of my favourites is out in Episode 8 and the other doesn't even make it to jury... :umm2:
So who's left?
I lowkey like Ethan and Teresa.
Brandon has just massively disappointed me.
The two Kims are soooo irrelevant.
Tom, Frank and Lex are all awful for different reasons.
Macie Lightfoot
08-08-2016, 11:28 PM
Frank is amazing check your facts.
reece(:
08-08-2016, 11:31 PM
Queens Kelly, Lindsey and Linda :clap1:
Headie
08-08-2016, 11:44 PM
Queens Kelly, Lindsey and Linda :clap1:
:clap1:
Ugh there's an episode missing D: Is Episode 11 of Africa OK to miss?
Thank god Frank is gone....
I think Ethan is now my favourite
Braden
09-08-2016, 04:20 PM
Frank is amazing check your facts.
What are the facts to Frank being amazing? I'm genuinely interested because I didn't think much of him when I watched Africa for the first time last year.
Anyone?? :laugh: Is it acceptable to miss Episode 11? I downloaded all the episodes from Africa but that one failed and I don't have Wifi for the next two days :(
Braden
09-08-2016, 04:52 PM
I can't remember which episode 11 was?
I remember having to miss the first 1/4 of the finale, but it didn't make that much difference?
Yeah I'll probably just skip it tbh.
Episode 11 is the final 6, just after Frank has gone
I just searched for s03e11 and found two different episodes, neither of which were the one you wanted, so I can't help there, sorry!
Thanks for the help :)
I'm looking forward to Marquesas. Apparently it's one of the better ones?
I think Africa is possibly my least favourite of the first three, but not by much.
Braden
09-08-2016, 05:11 PM
Yeah, I liked Marquesas. I think it's about the same quality as Africa in terms of how good it is.
Sorry to keep going on about this, but do you reckon Episode 11 is pretty much not on the Internet?
What are people's favourite seasons from 1-7?
Sorry to keep going on about this, but do you reckon Episode 11 is pretty much not on the Internet?
I'm not sure - you can keep looking because I'm sure there'll be a link somewhere, but if you really want to get on with your watch then I doubt missing an episode here and there would be too costly
What are people's favourite seasons from 1-7?
Pearl Islands, Amazon and Borneo, I'd say
Braden
09-08-2016, 05:39 PM
I'm pretty sure you can torrent Africa if that's something your okay with doing?
reece(:
09-08-2016, 07:10 PM
Pearl Islands, Amazon and Borneo, I'd say
Second this
Jack_
09-08-2016, 07:18 PM
I seem to remember all of the Africa episodes I watched having the sound out of sync and it was bloody annoying but I got used to it, I don't recall there being an episode missing though so it should be out there somewhere
As for Marquesas, I'd put it above Africa and Australia but not Borneo
Macie Lightfoot
09-08-2016, 07:34 PM
What are the facts to Frank being amazing? I'm genuinely interested because I didn't think much of him when I watched Africa for the first time last year.
Frank is just suuuuuuuuuuch an absurd human being. He didn't know what brunch was. He served in the American branch of the military -- it's called freedom. He contributed to a game of Never Have I Ever by confessing that he has never broken the honor of a handshake (which is even funnier when you remember that this immediately followed Teresa revealing that she joined the mile high club.) He felt more comfortable communicating with elephants than with Lex, which me too sis. He responded to someone asking him if he needs a break by matter-of-factly stating that he had nine months of softness in his mother's womb and everything after that is hard. After sensing his impending boot, he attempted to fit in with his tribe and up his social game by launching into a tirade against liberal media and anti-gun activists while everyone screamed in horror and tried to get him to shut up.
Everything about him is hilarious to me. He's without a doubt one of the craziest people to ever be on this show and he plays suuuuuch an important part in weaving the beautiful tapestry that is known as Samburu (Lindsey hysterically sobbing on the ground that she's gonna kill herself if they don't vote out Frank might be my favorite Lindsey moment of them all.) I think some people hate him because they're sooooo offended by his outdated social views and that he's not PC but he's a complete caricature who isn't supposed to be taken seriously. Not to mention that all you ****ers love the Morretts and Danielle McMahon so who cares.
I seem to remember all of the Africa episodes I watched having the sound out of sync and it was bloody annoying but I got used to it, I don't recall there being an episode missing though so it should be out there somewhere
As for Marquesas, I'd put it above Africa and Australia but not Borneo
What site did you use? I am using a Watchseries site which directs me to daclips. Tbh it's quite possible I just downloaded the wrong one. But yeah, the ones I am watching atm are out of sync, but only the ones I downloaded whilst on some flaky Wifi are so I thought it might be something to do with that, as the first eight episodes weren't out of sync.
Frank is just suuuuuuuuuuch an absurd human being. He didn't know what brunch was. He served in the American branch of the military -- it's called freedom. He contributed to a game of Never Have I Ever by confessing that he has never broken the honor of a handshake (which is even funnier when you remember that this immediately followed Teresa revealing that she joined the mile high club.) He felt more comfortable communicating with elephants than with Lex, which me too sis. He responded to someone asking him if he needs a break by matter-of-factly stating that he had nine months of softness in his mother's womb and everything after that is hard. After sensing his impending boot, he attempted to fit in with his tribe and up his social game by launching into a tirade against liberal media and anti-gun activists while everyone screamed in horror and tried to get him to shut up.
Everything about him is hilarious to me. He's without a doubt one of the craziest people to ever be on this show and he plays suuuuuch an important part in weaving the beautiful tapestry that is known as Samburu (Lindsey hysterically sobbing on the ground that she's gonna kill herself if they don't vote out Frank might be my favorite Lindsey moment of them all.) I think some people hate him because they're sooooo offended by his outdated social views and that he's not PC but he's a complete caricature who isn't supposed to be taken seriously. Not to mention that all you ****ers love the Morretts and Danielle McMahon so who cares.
Well I do love Danielle McMahon! But honestly personally I didn't see frank as anything special
Braden
09-08-2016, 08:30 PM
Hmm, I'm not too bothered by people's outdated views unless it's quite blatant, and has an impact on whether the people they're living with are comfortable with it. Laura Morrett can choke first of all, but I don't think anyone (even the gay people in the house) gave a **** about Danielle's views on gay marriage...it didn't define her as a character. It didn't really define the other two either, but Frank himself just didn't resonate with me the same way he did with you. Maybe if I were to rewatch the season my thoughts would change, and I definitely understand given what you've said why Frank would appeal to certain people. I just don't find those moments as amusing tbh, especially when there are more people in Africa who shine a lot brighter character-wise.
Macie Lightfoot
09-08-2016, 09:35 PM
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"It's just a golden rule I was brought up by."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"No I like it."
"I'm very respectful of that."
"...well it's still daylight let's go get wood."
:love:
Lex is growing on me a lot tbh. He is kind of villainous but there's something quite likable about him.
But yeah I really don't strongly like anyone in this F5 tbh.
Although I don't use him continually winning immunity. There's always one at this stage in the game :bored:
Wow poor T-Bird :( <\3 Why did she snub Ethan though?
Ethan is definitely my choice to win now though. If Lex wins again, I bet Ethan will be gone :bored:
Can I also just say what a beautiful man Ethan is, as were Clarence and Silas
****ing hell once again there was an episode missing on the site I'm on and I've just found out that Tom goes next :rolleyes:
Oh well, that's a success in my book, it's just so annoying that I'll have missed two episodes from Africa...
Yas, found and downloaded the missing episodes (albeit in terrible quality). Also, the first two Marquesas episodes are out of sync :bored: Must be the downloader I'm using.
Looking forward to finishing Africa and starting Marquesas tomorrow! Rooting for an Ethan win tbh, Kim is a tad irrelevant and Lex has been a little too devious for me to invest in
Finished Africa today. Kelly and Brandon both came across really bitter (even if I did like Kelly's confessional), and really turned me off them both. Tom's confessional was great! I was so happy with the final two of Ethan and Kim. It showed that to win you don't have to be young and fit, a backstabber, very extroverted, you can get through on loyalty, integrity and general kindness.
Africa:
Lindsey
Ethan
Kim J
Teresa
Linda
Lex
Kim P
Kelly
Brandon
Silas
Clarence
Jessie
Diane
Tom
Carl
Frank
But yeah, pretty good season overall. I don't actually think it was much worse post-merge tbh. There were interesting stories like Kelly's accusal, Brandon betraying Kim and Tom and Lex's paranoia of each other.
Seen the first two episodes of Marquesas. Don't have much to say so far lol.
reece(:
11-08-2016, 06:51 PM
The disgust at Kelly being in orange?
Macie Lightfoot
11-08-2016, 06:53 PM
okay but what about Sarah Jones.
Is that Sarah from Marquesas? Don't care for her so far!
reece(:
11-08-2016, 06:56 PM
Legends Gina Crews and Sarah Jones <3
I like Gina so far! One of my favourites.
I feel pretty sorry for Kathy, she's pretty misunderstood
Three episodes in and I'm not really feeling Marquesas... Perhaps I started it too quickly after Africa.
idg the logic in voting out Hunter at all tbh. I swear only 2 members of Maraamu or whatever it's called will make it to the merge :joker:
Lots of people in Rotu have had like no airtime
LukeB
11-08-2016, 07:37 PM
Kelly :love: she;s way too low imo
reece(:
11-08-2016, 07:42 PM
You REALLY won't be feeling Thailand then :joker:
LukeB
11-08-2016, 07:54 PM
Did you enjoy Africa?
Did you enjoy Africa?
Yeah I did actually! Lots going for it. Wasn't a massive fan of the location though. Lots of great castaways though.
LukeB
11-08-2016, 08:07 PM
I didn't really enjoy Africa tbh
I didn't really enjoy Africa tbh
How would you rank the first four?
LukeB
11-08-2016, 08:12 PM
How would you rank the first four?
1.Australia
2.Marquesas
3.Borneo
4.Africa
1.Australia
2.Marquesas
3.Borneo
4.Africa
I literally can't decide between the first three, they were all really good!
Ok this tribe swap has made things much more interesting :clap1:
LukeB
11-08-2016, 08:52 PM
You are making me miss my binge survivor watch of 1-31! it took me like 3 months to do it.
Daniel-X
11-08-2016, 09:01 PM
I didn't enjoy Africa either Tom and Luke, Lindsey was my favourite too Tom.
Look forward to Pearl Islands! It's the best I've seen!
You are making me miss my binge survivor watch of 1-31! it took me like 3 months to do it.
I'm sure it'll take me aaaaages.
I didn't enjoy Africa either Tom and Luke, Lindsey was my favourite too Tom.
Look forward to Pearl Islands! It's the best I've seen!
Lindsey was great :love: Hopefully I get to Pearl Islands soon enough!
reece(:
11-08-2016, 09:13 PM
Amazon is after Thailand and is one of the best ones too!
Omg Sarah was such a mess :joker:
Lmao @ her sitting there whilst the others fish, scratching her legs, leaves, gets lost and returns to continue doing nothing. Then Gina says she thinks Sarah will know she is going, and then Sarah says 'I have no idea who's going' lol.
I hope Gina goes far, she along with Kathy and Vecepia are my favourites atm, but most of them suck tbh.
I am getting into this season now, but as usual there are one or two women who've had next to no airtime: in Season 2 it was Elisabeth and Amber, in Season 3 it was Kim P and now Zoe and Tammy have hardly featured
Rankings after Episode 5:
1: Gina
2: Kathy
3: Neleh
4: Vecepia
5: John
----
6: Zoe (she's literally so irrel)
7: Rob (the younger one)
8: Sean
9: Paschal
10: Gabriel
11: Tammy
12: Rob (the older one)
The bottom 7 is pretty random tbh, don't care for any of them really!
Ugh can't believe Gina went :(
I am so impressed with Kathy winning immunity, Queen of endurance! She is now my firm favourite, good on her for clocking the liars, I also really like Neleh and Rob is a great player so far and very entertaining.
LukeB
13-08-2016, 10:29 PM
:love:
http://www.brantsteele.com/images/survivor/04/robm.png
:love:
http://www.brantsteele.com/images/survivor/04/robm.png
Do you like Kathy and Neleh?
Ugh ok I dunno what I was saying, Rob's gameplay was actually very clumsy with the needless trouble stirring, but I really did like him and I can't believe he's gone as soon as I like him!
LukeB
13-08-2016, 10:46 PM
Do you like Kathy and Neleh?
Neleh yes :love: but Kathy was okay tbh
I really hope John and his posse aren't the F4. John's smug looks at TC :umm2:
Wow great blindside :clap1: If only they could have pulled it off a week earlier and saved Boston Rob :(
John set himself up for a fall - he shouldn't have nominated himself as the leader so openly.
I'm surprised Paschal betrayed John!
LukeB
13-08-2016, 11:45 PM
Boston Rob is my all time favourite survivor :love: as you can tell from my sig
I am screaming at Tammy and Zoe's dislike for each other suddenly coming out after they've been in an alliance for about 20 days :joker:
Are we meant to dislike Tammy and Robert? Tammy is a hard-faced bitch, but she's entertaining to watch!
I can't believe how far Marquesas has come tbh. The first three episodes didn't make me excited for the series at all, but it got really interesting at the tribe switch, and even more so now that John and Zoe have gone and the tribe has descended into a power struggle where everyone actually appears to now have a chance of winning.
Final 7 Rankings
1. Kathy
2. Neleh
3. Tammy
4. Sean
5. Vecepia
6. Paschal
7. Rob
:love:
http://www.brantsteele.com/images/survivor/04/robm.png
You will soon learn that this is an opinion you don't want to have @ Tom
Macie Lightfoot
14-08-2016, 03:45 PM
Zoe Zanidakis :love::love::love:
Firewire
14-08-2016, 03:47 PM
I literally cannot remember any of Marquesas, I'll probably need to re-watch
Zoe Zanidakis :love::love::love:
She hardly had any airtime, how is she worthy of a :love:? :joker:
Although I did like it when she said to Tammy 'at the beginning I wasn't really digging you with the way your eyes were and stuff' :laugh:
But yeah I didn't want Zoe to go I wanted to see more of her after that exchange
Starting Episode 11 now, with the 'last time' segment I am now fully convinced Neleh is going this time :(
You will soon learn that this is an opinion you don't want to have @ Tom
Around which season will I learn this?
Hopefully finish Marquesas tomorrow, then I'll watch Thailand (that's the fifth season right?), then I'll have to take a break, as a busy time approaches with preparing for / going to uni!
Thailand doesn't seem very popular?
Jack_
14-08-2016, 09:15 PM
**** me you're getting through these quickly, I watched 1 to 4 last summer and started Thailand about a month ago and am about a quarter into the Amazon now :o
Re: Thailand, it's so, so bad. It's a weird season to explain because more happened than I expected it would but I struggled to care about any of it, each episode was a chore, I only liked about three people and it just sucked :shrug: whether or not going into it with a negative perception affected it or not though idk
Braden
14-08-2016, 09:19 PM
Get prepared for Thailand. It's a bit of a drag...better to go into it with low expectations and the you'll appreciate he redeeming qualities a lot more.
**** me you're getting through these quickly, I watched 1 to 4 last summer and started Thailand about a month ago and am about a quarter into the Amazon now :o
Re: Thailand, it's so, so bad. It's a weird season to explain because more happened than I expected it would but I struggled to care about any of it, each episode was a chore, I only liked about three people and it just sucked :shrug: whether or not going into it with a negative perception affected it or not though idk
Yep I like to do a couple of episodes a day haha. And oh my that doesn't bode well considering I'm even getting sick of Marquesas now. Episodes 7-9 were AMAZING but I'm getting bored now.
Shame that you're taking a break straight after Thailand, as once you get that over and done with you'll have two great seasons in a row (and then All Stars) and then another fairly strong four season stretch
I mean I guess I could keep going, just much more slowly, but tbh, I don't really need distractions :laugh:
I am calling a Kathy and Vecepia F2 for Marquesas (I'm probably completely wrong)
LukeB
14-08-2016, 09:57 PM
Is All-Stars not good?
I liked All-Stars tbh, I thought it was good.
Presented without comment
Presented without comment
Qué?
Macie Lightfoot
14-08-2016, 10:02 PM
All-Stars is **** and pretty much everyone comes off worse than they did in their original season. It's just really dark and gloomy and nobody's having fun.
reece(:
14-08-2016, 10:12 PM
Thailand and All Stars are both pretty ****, but once you pass those it's a good run for a while.
Hmmm I'm not too keen on this Final Four. Not a fan of Paschal, Vecepia has been pretty dull tbh, and I'm not sure if Neleh is genuine. Kathy ftw all the way!
Macie Lightfoot
15-08-2016, 07:44 PM
She hardly had any airtime, how is she worthy of a :love:? :joker:
Although I did like it when she said to Tammy 'at the beginning I wasn't really digging you with the way your eyes were and stuff' :laugh:
But yeah I didn't want Zoe to go I wanted to see more of her after that exchange
She's a complete enigma with zero social skills and everything about her is hilarious. Like, when Zoe's back was against the wall she tried to throw her allies under the bus in the most desperate way imaginable, told Tammy to her face that she's voting for her bc she never liked her as a person and doesn't like her eyes and her presentation, and made friendship bracelets in a transparent attempt to placate the majority :joker: not to mention this whole exchange
Rob: So who are y'all voting for?
Zoe: Well I don't think it's any of your business!
Rob: ...I find you amazing, Zoe. (/sarcasm)
Zoe: Excuse me???
Rob: I find you amazing, Zoe. (/more sarcasm)
Zoe: Thank you :) :) :) (the earnestness in which she thanks him might be my fave part of it all)
Rob: The lies going on around here are unbelievable!
Kathy: Well there's still a lot of tribe loyalty...
Rob: But that wasn't the way it was supposed to be, was it Zoe?
Zoe: ... :unsure:
Rob: You and I?
Zoe: ..... :unsure:
Rob: Our agreement?
Zoe: Agreement about...? :unsure:
Rob: See, this is what I mean :rolleyes: and Kathy wasn't your first target?
Zoe: ..........how did you ever get...? :unsure:
Rob: The other day, didn't you tell me you were voting for Kathy? Yes or no?
Zoe: ............... :unsure:
Kathy: ..........
Rob: ...............
Zoe: .................................................. .... no :unsure: :)
Rob: You paused, Zoe. You paused AND you lied.
iconic.
And spoiler, her jury speech is one of the best of all time.
She's a complete enigma with zero social skills and everything about her is hilarious. Like, when Zoe's back was against the wall she tried to throw her allies under the bus in the most desperate way imaginable, told Tammy to her face that she's voting for her bc she never liked her as a person and doesn't like her eyes and her presentation, and made friendship bracelets in a transparent attempt to placate the majority :joker: not to mention this whole exchange
iconic.
And spoiler, her jury speech is one of the best of all time.
She was great in the airtime she did have, but she didn't have enough airtime for me to invest in her.
Rob was the true star of Episode 7 tho!
Wait I'm confused why wasn't there a re-vote in the final four? Did the format change in Season 4?
It's pretty much universally agreed upon that the show made a mistake at the Marquesas f4 (in using rocks where it should have used fire) so any rules that were in play then were quickly rectified
It's pretty much universally agreed upon that the show made a mistake at the Marquesas f4 (in using rocks where it should have used fire) so any rules that were in play then were quickly rectified
What do you mean it should have used fire? :conf:
In future seasons, final 4 ties have been resolved by the two players with votes making fire, with the first to make fire staying
In future seasons, final 4 ties have been resolved by the two players with votes making fire, with the first to make fire staying
Why didn't they do the quiz like they did in Africa? And idg why they didn't just do a re-vote like they did in Borneo?
Macie Lightfoot
15-08-2016, 08:16 PM
a revote wouldn't accomplish anything, nobody was budging.
Braden
15-08-2016, 08:17 PM
I think they found the fire-making more symbolic than the quiz too.
Oh wow @ Vecepia ditching Kathy. I guess you've just got to do what's best for your game.
I am now fully convinced Neleh is going this time :(
Noep!
I can't believe Kathy is gone :( A legendary player! Honestly though, she did defy the odds so many times :clap1:
Hoping Neleh wins now :fc:
I am shaken by Neleh's new look at the finale
Wow, what an underwhelming winner :umm2: She literally won by sailing through for much of the game and then fatally backstabbing Kathy. I think that cements my opinion of the first four seasons: Borneo > Africa > Austrlia > Marquesas.
Marquesas:
Kathy
Neleh
Gina
Tammy
Zoe
Rob
Sean
Sarah
John
Vecepia
Hunter
Patricia
Gabriel
Paschal
Peter
Robert
Marquesas for me didn't start well, but once the tribes were switched two interesting dynamics formed in each of the tribes, and it was interesting seeing the power struggle amongst the new Rotu tribe. The Episode 7-9 stretch was one of the best in any season I've seen, but the last few episodes were a bit of a slog; uneventful with an underwhelming ending.
How would you rank the winners so far?
Probably Tina > Ethan > Vecepia > Richard in terms of likability. However Richard was the best game player IMO.
What are your opinions on Marquesas?
Eh, I quite like it (I'd probably go Borneo > Africa > Marquesas > Australia? Maybe?)
Also I agree that Zoe Zanidakis is bae
How bad is Thailand? I'm starting it tomorrow :worry:
It's a definite bottom five season so you might want to get through it quickly
(I mean, not to write it off completely - it does have its good moments. But the ratio between that and not-good moments is fairly big)
reece(:
15-08-2016, 10:28 PM
Good pre-merge
DIRE post merge
It doesn't really help that my lasting memory of Thailand is grindgate which is one of the more uncomfortable pre-All Stars moments to say the least
...nice Tribal Council set, though?
I was reading a spoiler free season ranking and it says that Thailand contains one of the most uncomfortable viewing Survivor moments ever, can anyone give a hint at what it is?
Think... erm... I'm trying to come up with a BBUK parallel... Jeremy Jackson?
I hope to get it done by the time the week is out
rk3388
15-08-2016, 10:44 PM
Once you get through Thailand though you have...
Amazon - Which is great because of Christy, Rob C, Matthew etc.
Pearl Islands - My absolute favourite "original" seasons
And then All-Stars!
I kind of forget most of Vanuatu though :S
...was the spoiler-free review you read part of the Purple Rock Podcast ranking btw, Tom? Because imvho that list is disgustingly inaccurate (not necessarily in regards to Thailand, just in general)
reece(:
15-08-2016, 10:49 PM
Amazon - Which is great because of Christy, Rob C, Matthew etc.
Heidi, Jenna, Shawna and Joanna shade?
I actually can't remember tbh :/
Well that episode wasn't so bad. Gandhia is my favourite so far. Robb seems like a bit of a dick. That's all I have to say I guess.
Ew this season really sucks. This is probably the weirdest episode ever. Wtf @ Robb grabbing Clay's throat and Ted grinding on Ghandia :umm2:
Macie Lightfoot
17-08-2016, 09:26 PM
Thailand's not good but it's not terrible. There are plenty of worse seasons later on :)
Thailand's not good but it's not terrible. There are plenty of worse seasons later on :)
That's encouraging! Maybe I'm just getting tired of Survivor now tbh.
rk3388
17-08-2016, 09:33 PM
Heidi, Jenna, Shawna and Joanna shade?
Shawna :yuk:
rk3388
17-08-2016, 09:34 PM
That's encouraging! Maybe I'm just getting tired of Survivor now tbh.
If you feel that you should skip to the classic series- China, Gabon, Pearl Islands, Panama, Beauty vs Brains vs Brawns, Heroes vs villains etc
If you feel that you should skip to the classic series- China, Gabon, Pearl Islands, Panama, Beauty vs Brains vs Brawns, Heroes vs villains etc
I just wanted to see them all chronologically :/
Macie Lightfoot
17-08-2016, 09:39 PM
Tom has the two best seasons coming after this he'll be fine
Sook Jai is most probably the worst tribe from the first five seasons.
reece(:
17-08-2016, 09:50 PM
Sook Jai is most probably the worst tribe from the first five seasons.
Let Shii Ann in
I like Shii Ann so far, but the rest are soooo dull
EspeonBB
17-08-2016, 09:52 PM
Heidi, Jenna, Shawna and Joanna shade?
Deena should be mentioned too
Who is this Jed guy who just got voted out? :joker: I swear he got no airtime, he was just called out for being lazy at the very last minute....
omg this season is awful. So many dull and odious people... :yuk:
I think Helen is my favourite though. I like Shii Ann too I guess.
reece(:
18-08-2016, 02:30 PM
omg this season is awful. So many dull and odious people... :yuk:
Drag it!
LukeB
18-08-2016, 02:30 PM
omg this season is awful. So many dull and odious people... :yuk:
Good luck getting through it.
As Troy said, you've got (two of) the best seasons coming up straight after Thailand, and then a good run of four or so seasons once you get past All Stars, so #ItGetsBetter
reece(:
18-08-2016, 02:33 PM
I'm sure even Probst has said before that Thailand is his least favourite season.
Then again Probst ranked Caramoan as one of his favourite seasons so
Well this gender divide and the vote strategizing that has ensued after Chuay Gahn have lost this challenge is definitely the most interesting thing that's happened so far.
reece(:
18-08-2016, 02:38 PM
Then again Probst ranked Caramoan as one of his favourite seasons so
Cazza-moan > Thailand
I wasn't a massive Ghandia fan, but Clay going would have been faaaar preferable. Now the Clay-Ted-thingy alliance have control :(
Most of the Sook Jai tribe still merge into one.
VanessaFeltz.
18-08-2016, 03:41 PM
Thailand was decent everyone STOP
At least on rewatch, i remember just watching tribals on orginal watch. But it is worth it for one and only Jan Gentry
Macie Lightfoot
18-08-2016, 03:44 PM
Then again Probst ranked Caramoan as one of his favourite seasons so
and Worlds Apart and Cambodia
Brian looks like a 70s porn star. Brian is hot.
Macie Lightfoot
18-08-2016, 10:18 PM
funny you say that
FS I just found out he wins :rolleyes: Spoilers are so hard to avoid.
Jack_
18-08-2016, 10:30 PM
:joker: never Google a player until you've finished a season
Or like me...until you finish the entire franchise welp
And definitely never Google the ones who've done soft porn
:joker: never Google a player until you've finished a season
Or like me...until you finish the entire franchise welp
Yep that's a lesson I keep getting reminded the hard way :laugh:
Macie Lightfoot
18-08-2016, 10:38 PM
at least Brian's win is one of the more obvious ones so it's not like you were that shocked by it, right?
welp @ Probst's blatant dislike for Robb :joker: He is an utter twat, as is Erin.
I cba to do rankings, but Jan, Shi and Helen are my favourites, dislike Robb, Clay, Erin and kinda Brian, Jake seems ok and the rest are meh.
Thailand has actually turned out okay, if only for Shii, Jan and Helen. I mean there's still 7 episodes to go, but hopefully I'll manage.
I like how Jeff tricked the tribes into thinking there was a merge :laugh:
FFS not Shi Ann gone? :( I genuinely thought her amazing speech would convince them </3
But yeah Thailand is to Survivor what Series 4 is to The Apprentice (what with such horrid people, but it actually worked in TA4)
lol Brian 'I'm goin' a little stir cavey'. :laugh: Cos they're living in a cave, geddit?
Firewire
21-08-2016, 05:14 PM
Ghandia >>
Ghandia >>
Jan and Shii >>
I should really finish Thailand soon. Six episodes left!
Thank **** I've only got a handful of episodes left of Thailand. It probably didn't help that I knew the F2 from about the third episode, but I really haven't enjoyed it that much, idk if I'm just getting bored of Survivor or what.
Literally out of the Final 9, the only two genuinely likeable people are Jan and Helen. Also, nothing has happened really since Episode 7.
reece(:
26-08-2016, 02:36 PM
You're not enjoying it cos it's a **** season.
You're not enjoying it cos it's a **** season.
This is plausible.
I find it funny only about 4 will be in green when I do my final ranking :joker:
reece(:
26-08-2016, 02:40 PM
The green will probably be pre-mergers too. It's a **** cast and probably the worst? Jan and Helen are rootable enough but are probably only good because they're with such mediocre people.
The green will probably be pre-mergers too. It's a **** cast and probably the worst? Jan and Helen are rootable enough but are probably only good because they're with such mediocre people.
Yeah tbh, I would probably find Jan annoying if she was in another season, but I actually do like Helen a lot. A very complex character.
Well at last, I've reached an episode of Thailand that at least has some element of unpredictability about going!
rk3388
27-08-2016, 02:33 PM
I think it's just the season.. the next few ones you are going to like more for sure! (especially Pearl Islands <3)
okay I'm confused at Thailand F4. Both Helen and Jan have mistrust of Clay and Brian so why didn't they just align and vote off Clay, who I think had had more votes than either Jan or Helen... Like Brian said to Jan, 'it's either you or Helen' and I don't understand why.
Macie Lightfoot
28-08-2016, 07:19 PM
After the purple rock controversy in Marquesas people feared ties and actively avoided them for some time.
"The three of you that are left: break a leg. And I mean it."
Oh Helen, you were great :laugh:
Idg why Jeff thought that Thailand had the least likeable F4 ever. Helen was great, Jan is likeable enough and Brian is okay too, and I've seen one sixth of all series and even in that fraction, I think Australia and maybe Africa too were on a similar level.
Ugh, so obvious that if Jan didn't win the FIC she would be going :(
Wow, that was such an unpleasant jury session! Ted's accusation of racism was uncomfortable, and Helen mauled Brian :joker: The fact Helen still voted for Brina though makes me love her more :love:
Thailand:
Helen
Jan
Shii Ann
Tanya
Brian
Penny
Jake
Ghandia
Stephanie
Erin
Ted
Jed
John
Ken
Clay
Robb
Thailand is definitely the worst of the first five but it's not awful. It lacks story arcs, is full of awful people, and was predictable at times, but it definitely had its moments, and that jury was one of the more memorable ones I'd say. I think it's also helped that I preferred Jan and Helen who made it to the Final Four to early boots (and usual favourites on here) Ghandia and Shii Ann.
On to Amazon now (which will inevitably take ages to complete as i'm away to uni in 6 days)
Watch Amazon in six days imho (says me, who has been re-watching it for several weeks now and has completed all of one episode)
Watch Amazon in six days imho (says me, who has been re-watching it for several weeks now and has completed all of one episode)
It's unlikely, I've so much to do :worry: What do you have to say on Thailand?
Also wow at it taking me 12 days to complete Thailand, that's the longest it's taken me yet
All I have to say on Thailand that hasn't already been said is congrats on making it through the first not-good season of Survivor! (one down, ten-ish to go?)
All I have to say on Thailand that hasn't already been said is congrats on making it through the first not-good season of Survivor! (one down, ten-ish to go?)
Ten?! Wow, Survivor is surprisingly hit and miss then.
I mean, 'not good' by Survivor's standards is still pretty good by general reality TV standards, but yeah you've got some... joys to look forward to (you've also got some amazing seasons to look forward to, which balances things out a bit)
Firewire
28-08-2016, 10:45 PM
Amazon was amazing
I stopped after then though as didn't have enough time to start anything else
Macie Lightfoot
28-08-2016, 10:50 PM
You can binge Amazon in a week. You'll want to.
I'm watching Amazon rn (couldn't resist).
It is so strange how ethnically undiverse the early seasons of Survivor have been. They've not even had the token black guy this time :eek:
You'll love Cook Islands then
You'll love Cook Islands then
Is that the ethnically divided one? :worry:
Welp at all the men talking abotu which girl is the hottest at TC
Good job Alex, clocking Roger's bigotry :clap1:
I like Rob, he seems like a big devious schemer :joker:
Okay Joanna is quite vile. I really didn't like how she got up in Christy's face.
Okay I'm screaming at Christy getting 'volunteers' to find material for the shelter and then when Deena brings the shelter and says 'build away', Christy says 'I don't wanna build' and goes off on one about nobody working but her :joker:
Yeah the first two episodes have Amazon have got me re-hooked on Survivor. I thought I was coming out of my Survivor faze during Thailand, but I'll probably get through another five seasons now.
rk3388
29-08-2016, 07:58 PM
Okay I'm screaming at Christy getting 'volunteers' to find material for the shelter and then when Deena brings the shelter and says 'build away', Christy says 'I don't wanna build' and goes off on one about nobody working but her :joker:
Christy Smith <3 One of the most likeable survivor players in my opinion.
Also fan of Matthew and Deena as well as Rob C/ Heidi to a lesser extent
Macie Lightfoot
29-08-2016, 08:01 PM
Christy is like... I don't want to say she's unlikable but she's ridiculously grating and one of the most annoying people ever :love: and she was given an OTTP edit too rofl. Shii Ann, Christy, and Eliza are the holy trinity of scrappy underdogs who are annoying as **** :love:
VanessaFeltz.
29-08-2016, 08:20 PM
christy was my fave in s6
Christy Smith <3 One of the most likeable survivor players in my opinion.
Also fan of Matthew and Deena as well as Rob C/ Heidi to a lesser extent
Christy is like... I don't want to say she's unlikable but she's ridiculously grating and one of the most annoying people ever :love: and she was given an OTTP edit too rofl. Shii Ann, Christy, and Eliza are the holy trinity of scrappy underdogs who are annoying as **** :love:
christy was my fave in s6
I can't wait to see more of her! I was genuinely worried she was gonna be a Episode 2 boot. Also, her crying at TC is like nothing I've seen before.
Ugh I really wanted Roger to go :bored:
Tbf though it was so stupid of Dan to say how close he was to Matthew and that they could both speak Chinese at TC :joker:
To ally with the young girls seems a very shrewd move from Deena. The young girls are bitches and would probably be easily beatable if she was against them at jury :joker:
LukeB
30-08-2016, 06:07 PM
Are you enjoying Amazon, who is your fav?
Are you enjoying Amazon, who is your fav?
Yeah I am tbh, I am hoping the best of the season is yet to come though. I don't really have a favourite tbh, they're quite an unlikeable bunch, Christy maybe for her hilarity? I quite like Jeanne too.
These episodes are really predictable in terms of which team will win: the team which is strategizing loads about ten minutes into the episode is obviously going to lose
LukeB
30-08-2016, 07:13 PM
Do you like Rob C?
Do you like Rob C?
Yeah he's one of my faves I guess. Why do you like him so much? :)
Ugh, I wanted Joanna to stay and Shawna to go :( I'm really not keen on the Jenna/Heidi/Shawna group. They need to go, NOW.
Macie Lightfoot
30-08-2016, 07:20 PM
Rob is... okay. His reputation is a lot greater than anything he actually did.
Jenna :love: Heidi :love: Shonda :love: ugh Jabaru was perfect
Rob is... okay. His reputation is a lot greater than anything he actually did.
Jenna :love: Heidi :love: Shonda :love: ugh Jabaru was perfect
I do love Jaburu. All subsequent tribes should end with buru, a tried and tested method!
Macie Lightfoot
30-08-2016, 07:22 PM
I'm also largely mixed on RHAP so w/e. Rob himself is fine but the RHAP tards are something else.
Rob Has a Podcast, the enormous podcasting network he's created since the show
One of the (only) things I'll miss about Thailand is the incarnation of the theme tune. I just love it so much :love:
Oh I liked Jeanne :( Heidi you snake :bored:
Shawna perking up as soon as she is on a tribe with men is such a mess :laugh:
i am intrigued to see how Heidi's game will pan out though. Having 2 alliances will serve her well to a certain point, but somewhere along the line she'd have to betray one, killing her prospects.
I'm kinda annoyed that I already know about 8 people who are in All-Stars. How many castaways are in All-Stars?
I find it kinda odd tbh they had an All-Stars so early in Survivor history.
All Stars had 18 and was the first to do so (plus, Survivor was really never as popular again - the season post-All Stars felt a bit overshadowed by a general Survivor overload, so they took advantage of its popularity while they still could)
I am glad Shawna is gone tbh. She had run her course, and it kind of annoyed me how her tune just randomly changed as soon as the guys arrived.
Final 10 Rankings
Christy
Heidi
Deena
Rob C
Alex
Butch
Jenna
Matthew
Dave
Roger
Macie Lightfoot
31-08-2016, 03:43 PM
Shonda :love: "actually I'm allergic to bees" is one of my favorite quotes ever/
LukeB
31-08-2016, 03:47 PM
I am glad Shawna is gone tbh. She had run her course, and it kind of annoyed me how her tune just randomly changed as soon as the guys arrived.
Final 10 Rankings
Christy
Heidi
Deena
Rob C
Alex
Butch
Jenna
Matthew
Dave
Roger
Christy,Heidi and Rob C :love:
I'm jealous you are watching this season actually.
Rob C is okay, but a bit annoying and cringey (he clearly knew the show very well), and I don't like how he dominates the airtime so much.
Amazon has been a good series, but seems overrated judging by the first eight episodes. The last two vote offs were very predictable.
Wow good job Matthew :clap1:
Omg I am praying that Christy Smith makes it past this difficult and precarious stage in her game :fc:
Okay I really hate that Matt was put on the spot and asked if he would give up his visit so that all his fellow tribe members wouldget one :bored:
Omg I'm really scared for Christy :(
Oh dear, Christy just got too complacent, thinking she was the person in power, and unfortunately it's cost her.
I do have massive respect for Rob for getting the girls on side.
Omg welp at Christy sobbing :hehe:
Also lol at Butch getting to the F5.
I think imma finish Amazon in the car tomorrow on the way to uni.
Noooo Heidi <\3 She was my favourite.
reece(:
03-09-2016, 01:40 PM
Heidi :love:
I finished Amazon in the car to uni! I am at a loose end at this particular moment so I'll post rankings.
Amazon:
Christy
Heidi
Matthew
Rob
Jeanne
Deena
Jenna
Shawna
Alex
Joanna
Daniel
Janet
Butch
Ryan
Dave
Roger
Wasn't a massive fan of Jenna as a winner. She was just a bit meh, and I would have preferred Matthew. I actually think the Thailand jury was much more entertaining than the Amazon one.
Overall, Amazon is probably my fifth favourite out of the first six; it was still good, just not as good as the first four seasons.
Jack_
03-09-2016, 04:04 PM
I finished Amazon last night too, great season but a mediocre winner. Heidi, Christy, Rob and Deena were my faves :love:
Also Roger's boot ep was amazing and much deserved, and Rob's voting confessional on it is one of my favourite ever <3
reece(:
03-09-2016, 04:15 PM
Roger not making jury <3
EspeonBB
03-09-2016, 04:32 PM
I found it weird Jenna won too, her edit was not winner-like whatsoever :joker: But I guess that's why I liked her as a winner, although I preferred Matthew as a contestant
Heidi's jury speech <333333
rk3388
03-09-2016, 04:54 PM
Pearl Islands is amazing though <3
And near perfect rankings! Probably would've but Shawna/ Jeanne a bit lower but that's it
I am missing Survivor :( Hopefully get back into it soon
Welp welp welp at the fat guy stealing from the other team :umm2:
Excuse me, that "fat guy" you're talking about is Laura Boneham's husband
Jack_
07-09-2016, 04:34 PM
Rupert :love:
LukeB
07-09-2016, 04:34 PM
Welp welp welp at the fat guy stealing from the other team :umm2:
Not the the fat guy:joker:
reece(:
07-09-2016, 04:46 PM
Let Poopert live
Okay that was an amazing first episode, and it looks like next one will be great too :clap1:
Random observation, idk why they used the Amazon theme at the end of the episode.
Omg I can't believe Sandra took the other tribe's tarp. So cruel! :joker:
Ok I really liked Lil :( Sad she's gone. I should really try and get on a roll with Pearl Islands, I'm not really into it yet.
I really wanna see All-Stars, even though people say it's bad.
You won't be sad that Lil's gone for long m8
You won't be sad that Lil's gone for long m8
oh.
how thought-provoking
And you have some of the greatest moments in Survivor history coming up in the next few episodes so get a bliddy move on boy
EspeonBB
12-09-2016, 10:00 PM
Welp welp welp at the fat guy stealing from the other team :umm2:
This was iconic :love:
Rupert :love:
That was an amazingly tense TC :flutter:
I liked Trish and I thought trying to get Rupert out was a really shrewd move, but she executed it poorly. Rupert is really growing on me!
I'm going straight onto Ep7!
I guess it's just a shame that ep 7 is such an uneventful, unmemorable episode
Aaaand I've just gone back off him again. How very dare someone vote for him?
Wtaf is this??? This is really strange.
Is Pearl Islands the standard 13 episode length?
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