Survivor 39 Island of the Idols Cast Ranking

[JerseyWins]

Survivor 39 Cast:

Ronnie Bardah
Lauren Beck
Elizabeth Beisel
Molly Byman
Missy Byrd
Janet Carbin
Kellee Kim
Dean Kowalski
Tom Laidlaw
Jason Linden
Aaron Meredith
Vince Moua
Jack Nichting
Karishma Patel
Noura Salman
Tommy Sheehan
Jamal Shipman
Dan Spilo
Elaine Stott
Chelsea Walker

[MB.]

Based on the NTOS preview:

1. Noura
2-20. Everyone else

[JerseyWins]

1. Chelsea Walker
2. Jack Nichting
3. Noura Salman (based on the preview she could be hit or miss for me next episode tho :joker:)
4. Tommy Sheehan
5. Ronnie Bardah
6. Molly Byman
7. Jason Linden
8. Elizabeth Beisel
9. Elaine Stott
10. Lauren Beck
11. Jamal Shipman (kinda liked but they barely showed him)
12. Kellee Kim
13. Aaron Meredith
14. Dan Spilo
15. Janet Carbin
16. Missy Byrd
17. Dean Kowalski (I assume this is the white guy they basically didn't show at all? consider this a line between people I had no opinion on but maybe kinda liked and people that I kinda disliked)
18. Karishma Patel
19. Tom Laidlaw
20. Vince Moua

Edit: I might put Molly at #9 though, or I could mix around 6-9 quite a bit but whatever I don't really know, I'll see more next episode.

[Jigs]

1. Janet - I hope she lasts a long time. Aware of her strength without being arrogant about it in the slightest. She seems like a lovely woman; a force!!!!
2. Tommy - He feels very old school Survivor to me, which I adore. He also has a great social game, is physical, and looks cute af. Triple threat.
3. Lauren - She was so light-hearted, she made me feel warm??? I hope she does well!
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4. Molly - I think she'll go far, but she also seems to have loose lips so she might make for some entertaining viewing.
5. Jack - He shone bright in what limited air time he got. It is refreshing to see a genuinely likable spin on the "golden boy" archetype.
6. Kellee - She was giving me slight chaotic vibes, which I hope will manifest in a compelling way as the season progresses.
7. Elaine - I like her. She was the focal point of the episode ofc. I hope she doesn't start to grate.
8. Aaron - Love that he seems to be a straight-shooter but still shows he has a heart/humanity and is not obnoxious with it.
9. Vince - He is sweet. I would love to see him command his tribe instead of hide behind the girls.
10. Karishma - She seems very put-together and smart, like Rob said, but I would love to see some more personality beyond that.
11. Missy - Seems to be in a good social position thus far. I'm glad she's part of the group trying to steer this season in the correct way.
12. Elizabeth - She dun goofd lying to her entire tribe when they're all going to find out the truth very soon anyway. I like her tho.
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13. Jamal - Don't anticipate that he'll last long, but I do feel he has potential to make some power plays if he manages to fully come into his own.
14. Noura - She seems like she's not afraid to stir the pot. Time will tell how I feel about her.
15. Dean - I only noticed him when he had his shirt off tbh!
16. Chelsea - I can't picture her face at all. Struggled to notice her, clearly.
17. Jason - Literally no idea who he is other than the fact he searched for an idol that isn't there.
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18. Ronnie - Glad he got the boot first. Would've hated what he would have tried to turn this season into.
19. Tom - Idk what it is about him but I'm just not feeling him at all. Leave pre-merge pls?
20. Dan - Seems like a slime ball. He didn't make a good impression on me.

[JerseyWins]

1. Chelsea Walker
2. Jack Nichting
3. Noura Salman (based on the preview she could be hit or miss for me next episode tho :joker:)
4. Tommy Sheehan
5. Ronnie Bardah
6. Molly Byman
7. Jason Linden
8. Elizabeth Beisel
9. Elaine Stott
10. Lauren Beck
11. Jamal Shipman (kinda liked but they barely showed him)
12. Kellee Kim
13. Aaron Meredith
14. Dan Spilo
15. Janet Carbin
16. Missy Byrd
17. Dean Kowalski (I assume this is the white guy they basically didn't show at all? consider this a line between people I had no opinion on but maybe kinda liked and people that I kinda disliked)
18. Karishma Patel
19. Tom Laidlaw
20. Vince Moua

Edit: I might put Molly at #9 though, or I could mix around 6-9 quite a bit but whatever I don't really know, I'll see more next episode.
1. Jason Linden (easily actually, hilarious attitude and mannerisms etc.)
2. Noura Salman
3. Chelsea Walker
4. Molly Byman
5. Jack Nichting
6. Tommy Sheehan
7. Kellee Kim
8. Lauren Beck
9. Elizabeth Beisel
10. Dan Spilo
11. Elaine Stott
12. Aaron Meredith
13. Missy Byrd
14. Dean Kowalski (wait a minute... was this guy just not on the show again?)
15. Janet Carbin
16. Karishma Patel
17. Tom Laidlaw
18. Jamal Shipman (not a fan actually)
19. Vince Moua

Basically kinda liking anyone above Dean. This is a FAR better female cast atm! :shocked:

[Jigs]

Lauren-Ashley Beck is the heart and soul of season 39. Bookmark me.
Aaron and Noura grew on me massively this episode, whilst Jamal and Vince plummeted. Part of me wishes Jamal left over Molly because I loved her, but I definitely feel Jamal has more to give in terms of the general storyline and I'm excited to see how he copes after being humiliated at tribal.

1. Lauren :love: (+2)
2. Aaron :love: (+6)
3. Molly :love: (+1)
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4. Janet (-3)
5. Noura (+9)
6. Jack (-1)
7. Elaine (-)
8. Kellee (-2)
9. Tommy (-7)
10. Chelsea (+6)
11. Missy (-)
12. Jason (+5)
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13. Elizabeth (-1)
14. Karishma (-4)
15. Dean (-)
16. Tom (+3)
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17. Vince (-8)
18. Dan (+2)
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19. Jamal (-6)

[JerseyWins]

1. Jason Linden (easily actually, hilarious attitude and mannerisms etc.)
2. Noura Salman
3. Chelsea Walker
4. Molly Byman
5. Jack Nichting
6. Tommy Sheehan
7. Kellee Kim
8. Lauren Beck
9. Elizabeth Beisel
10. Dan Spilo
11. Elaine Stott
12. Aaron Meredith
13. Missy Byrd
14. Dean Kowalski (wait a minute... was this guy just not on the show again?)
15. Janet Carbin
16. Karishma Patel
17. Tom Laidlaw
18. Jamal Shipman (not a fan actually)
19. Vince Moua
1. Jason Linden
2. Noura Salman
3. Chelsea Walker
4. Jack Nichting
5. Tommy Sheehan
6. Kellee Kim
7. Elizabeth Beisel
8. Dean Kowalski (his intro to IotI :love:)
9. Lauren Beck
10. Aaron Meredith
11. Karishma Patel
12. Dan Spilo
13. Elaine Stott
14. Jamal Shipman (jumped the gun on him a bit, he could be ok)
15. Missy Byrd
16. Janet Carbin
17. Tom Laidlaw
18. Vince Moua

[LemonJam]

okay so I'm like a rare pokemon these days on here because I never post lol but here are my thoughts on the cast:

Vince - I am gutted that our sassy gaysian has gone so soon </3 calling Aaron out on his hypocrisy after the vote instead of laying low <3
1. Karishma - But I guess Vince had to fall so that Karishma could RISE :love: being "wide" as her asset :love: going from "I'm worried about how people will perceive me" to "**** everyone :mad:" in a 5 minute span :love:
2. Janet - Honestly just this high because she's such a badass older woman. Much respect.
3. Kellee - Hiding the idol in her hair while pretending to have a meltown :love:
4. Lauren - Was very strategic in her most prominent episode but in a fun way. More plz.
5. Dean - self aware dumbass <3
6. Jason - I was expecting him to be a gamebot but sticking with Noura even though the tribe hates her is like... the least gamebotty thing he can do.
7. Elaine - Fun in the first ep, but I wanna see more of her.
8. Noura - I think she's kinda overrated so far oop.
9. Jamal - Here for him getting revenge on Tommy tbh.
10. Dan - One of the only people really adding a dynamic to the purple tribe, so he can stay for a bit.
11. Elizabeth - An Olympic swimmer being given life lessons by a fat reality TV star :love:
12. Missy - I mean, she has a great story, but she's told it now and has just been gamebotty so I'm not expecting much from her tbh.
13. Tommy Gamebot but willing to have him around for a bit to get island hot.
14. Aaron - A hypocrite with the first vote and the challenge considering Elizabeth pretty much carried the entire physical aspect. However I'm not even ashamed to say I would eat his ass out on day 39. x
15. Tom - Was optimistic on him going in this episode tbh. Was fun in the first episode but came across a bit arrogant in this one.
16. Chelsea She's been very prominent in every episode so far but I'm still like... who dat?
17. Jack - Indifferent leaning negative. I want a reaction after you've been blindsided, not a "wow good job guys :)"

[Jigs]

Everyone is so close rn I don't really have a definitive favourite. It's shifting every episode for me.

Loved the proper introduction of Dean, Missy and Karishma to the season. Dean a self-referencing legend :love: Karishma rivalling Noura in the Mess! department :love: Missy gives me Michaela Bradshaw vibes, which I love :love: Overall, I think this season is a slow burner but the character development/editing between castaways is so balanced that I think this could be a great season. Anyone could become a contender at any point.

1. Aaron (+1)
2. Lauren (-1)
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3. Missy (+8)
4. Dean (+11)
5. Vince (+12)
6. Noura (-1)
7. Karishma (+7)
8. Kellee (-)
9. Chelsea (+1)
10. Janet (-6)
11. Tommy (-2)
12. Jack (-6)
13. Elaine (-6)
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14. Jason (-2)
15. Jamal (+4)
16. Elizabeth (-3)
17. Dan (+1)
18. Tom (-2)

[Macie Lightfoot]

What exactly do Missy and Michaela Bradshaw have in common?

[Jigs]

What exactly do Missy and Michaela Bradshaw have in common?

Both are athletic, strategic goddesses of very few words. Missy reminds me a lot of what Michaela would've been if she played the game a bit less emotionally.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Yeah you lost me when you tried to pretend Michaela was someone of very few words

[Jigs]

:skull: ah well

[JerseyWins]

1. Jason Linden
2. Noura Salman
3. Chelsea Walker
4. Jack Nichting
5. Tommy Sheehan
6. Kellee Kim
7. Elizabeth Beisel
8. Dean Kowalski (his intro to IotI :love:)
9. Lauren Beck
10. Aaron Meredith
11. Karishma Patel
12. Dan Spilo
13. Elaine Stott
14. Jamal Shipman (jumped the gun on him a bit, he could be ok)
15. Missy Byrd
16. Janet Carbin
17. Tom Laidlaw
18. Vince Moua
1. Jason Linden
2. Noura Salman (borderline #1 after tonight's performance lmao)
3. Dean Kowalski
4. Chelsea Walker (her going with an idol in her pocket </3)
5. Jack Nichting
6. Tommy Sheehan
7. Elizabeth Beisel
8. Kellee Kim
9. Lauren Beck
10. Jamal Shipman
11. Karishma Patel
12. Elaine Stott
13. Dan Spilo
14. Janet Carbin
15. Aaron Meredith
16. Tom Laidlaw
17. Missy Byrd

[Jigs]

EPISODE 04

Noura's breakout episode :love: I hope this delusional goddess makes it to the merge. I about died at the start of the immunity challenge when Lauren sternly announced that Noura will be sitting out of the challenge, despite all her effort beforehand sksksksksk. Most of the other original Vokai have disappeared from the edit in the past two episodes but I'm ok with it because Lairo have definitely delivered. Aaron, Missy and Dean :love:

1. Noura (+5)
2. Aaron (-1)
3. Lauren (-1)
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4. Dean (-)
5. Kellee (+3)
6. Missy (-3)
7. Jamal (+8)
8. Elizabeth (+8)
9. Jason (+5)
10. Elaine (+3)
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11. Janet (-1)
12. Tommy (-1)
13. Chelsea (-4)
14. Jack (-2)
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15. Tom (+3)
16. Karishma (-9)
17. Dan (-)

[JerseyWins]

1. Jason Linden
2. Noura Salman (borderline #1 after tonight's performance lmao)
3. Dean Kowalski
4. Chelsea Walker (her going with an idol in her pocket </3)
5. Jack Nichting
6. Tommy Sheehan
7. Elizabeth Beisel
8. Kellee Kim
9. Lauren Beck
10. Jamal Shipman
11. Karishma Patel
12. Elaine Stott
13. Dan Spilo
14. Janet Carbin
15. Aaron Meredith
16. Tom Laidlaw
17. Missy Byrd
1. Dean Kowalski
2. Jason Linden
3. Noura Salman
4. Jack Nichting
5. Tommy Sheehan
6. Elaine Stott (felt very endearing or something this episode)
7. Elizabeth Beisel
8. Lauren Beck
9. Jamal Shipman
10. Karishma Patel
11. Kellee Kim
12. Dan Spilo
13. Tom Laidlaw
14. Aaron Meredith
15. Missy Byrd
16. Janet Carbin

Actually a very close one between the top 3.

[MB.]

I feel as though I did my first ranking around this point during David vs. Goliath, so I may as well stick with the trend

Karishma (bow down to your Karishmajesty etc etc. Assuming she doesn't cockroach her way into the merge through an act of divine intervention, she'll make a worthy addition to a group that already includes J'Tia, Alecia, Natalie Cole and probably some men as well)
Noura (absolutely stark raving mad, a quality which is reflected in her edit. Or at least it's reflected in the 80% of her edit that doesn't randomly pretend that she's the rational strategic voice of the nuLairo tribe because the producers couldn't get a decent pre-Tribal confessional out of anyone else :love:)
Kellee (incredibly likeable and edit-wise probably the female player with the best shot at winning thus far, which these days of course translates to "fifth place in the finale at best")
Dean (let it be known that I am referring to the popular 19th century slang term for "detective" when I say that I would love to see Dean's dick)
Elizabeth (to quote Deana Uppal, she has Evil Eyes™)
Janet (conqueror of oceans, starter of fires, slayer of 60-year old retired Canadian ice hockey players)
Elaine (to quote Joslyn Fox, "cumin")
Missy (do I appreciate her as a CPN character who's bringing a lot to the season? Yes. Do I secretly wish it were Missy Payne instead every time I read her name? Absolutely)
Aaron (I'm still thinking about LemonJam saying he'd eat Aaron's ass out on day 39 tbh)
Lauren (is currently on Vokai)
Jamal (is currently on Lairo)
Jason (not as bad as his first episode suggested he would be, by which I mean that the editors have forgotten he exists!)
Tommy (pros: ginger, hot, good with kids; cons: has a suspiciously perfect edit, gave a three minute-long confessional about how much he wants to **** Applebee's)
Jack (is apparently a man who exists and who was apparently in Fiji with the rest of the cast at some point, apparently)
Dan (a Hollywood film producer whose sole storyline to date has been about how much he likes to inappropriately grope women? Where do I sign up?)

I'm not ranking Sandra or Boston Rob, but feel free to assume that Sandra is at the top and Boston Rob is at the bottom anyway

[Jigs]

EPISODE 5

1. Dean (+3)
2. Noura (-1)
3. Aaron (-1)
4. Kellee (+1)
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5. Lauren (-2)
6. Missy (-)
7. Tommy (+5)
8. Jason (+1)
9. Jamal (-2)
10. Elaine (-)
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11. Elizabeth (-3)
12. Janet (-1)
13. Jack (+1)
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14. Karishma (+2)
15. Tom (-)
16. Dan (+1)

[JerseyWins]

1. Dean Kowalski
2. Jason Linden
3. Noura Salman
4. Jack Nichting
5. Tommy Sheehan
6. Elaine Stott (felt very endearing or something this episode)
7. Elizabeth Beisel
8. Lauren Beck
9. Jamal Shipman
10. Karishma Patel
11. Kellee Kim
12. Dan Spilo
13. Tom Laidlaw
14. Aaron Meredith
15. Missy Byrd
16. Janet Carbin

Actually a very close one between the top 3.
1. Dean Kowalski
2. Jason Linden (the lack of air time in recent episodes and then going the way he did is very disappointing after a HOT start from him </3)
3. Noura Salman
4. Jack Nichting
5. Elaine Stott
6. Elizabeth Beisel
7. Jamal Shipman
8. Missy Byrd (I may be overrating in this moment but something clicked for me with her this episode... her reactions, like when she's getting the news of the blocker vote :laugh:)
9. Tommy Sheehan (and then something about this episode was very bad for him, it was like a personality flip that went bad throughout the episode)
10. Lauren Beck (I was just against her & her side this past episode but she's fine)
11. Karishma Patel
12. Kellee Kim (she's actually alright but I'm ranking #12 hmm)
13. Dan Spilo (man this guy comes across sleazy af with no type of charisma or comedy to even help it)
14. Aaron Meredith (I thought he was gonna stupidly vote out Elaine for a second there; the way he plays and talks about how he plays is pretty annoying nonetheless)
15. Janet Carbin (idk why she's the most annoying to me, she just is --- I guess I hate to see that angry, serious type of look/demeanor all the time & mixed with a boring ass personality to boot)

I realize I'm actually not minding the cast, even liking it quite a bit, but the actual season is kinda boring to me atm :think: Maybe still potential for later.

Well tbf 7/15 in blue or better probably isn't that great for me either. And on top of that I'm not strongly rooting for that many at this point already

[JerseyWins]

1. Dean Kowalski
2. Jason Linden (the lack of air time in recent episodes and then going the way he did is very disappointing after a HOT start from him </3)
3. Noura Salman
4. Jack Nichting
5. Elaine Stott
6. Elizabeth Beisel
7. Jamal Shipman
8. Missy Byrd (I may be overrating in this moment but something clicked for me with her this episode... her reactions, like when she's getting the news of the blocker vote :laugh:)
9. Tommy Sheehan (and then something about this episode was very bad for him, it was like a personality flip that went bad throughout the episode)
10. Lauren Beck (I was just against her & her side this past episode but she's fine)
11. Karishma Patel
12. Kellee Kim (she's actually alright but I'm ranking #12 hmm)
13. Dan Spilo (man this guy comes across sleazy af with no type of charisma or comedy to even help it)
14. Aaron Meredith (I thought he was gonna stupidly vote out Elaine for a second there; the way he plays and talks about how he plays is pretty annoying nonetheless)
15. Janet Carbin (idk why she's the most annoying to me, she just is --- I guess I hate to see that angry, serious type of look/demeanor all the time & mixed with a boring ass personality to boot)
1. Dean Kowalski (lesgooooo)
2. Noura Salman (#2 still but she's dulling out a taaad for me rn :worry:)
3. Jack Nichting (not the most inspiring character for a #3 rank but extremely chill and likable)
4. Elaine Stott
5. Missy Byrd (I think I'm rooting for a Missy win loooool... because I just don't see a Dean, Noura or Elaine win in the script -maybe Elaine-)
6. Elizabeth Beisel
7. Lauren Beck
8. Tommy Sheehan
9. Kellee Kim
10. Jamal Shipman
11. Janet Carbin (oh she's actually not too bad now that she's gotten more of an edit... still pretty damn boring tho)
12. Karishma Patel (the humor is wearing off and now she's just kinda meh when she's not kinda annoying :/)
13. Aaron Meredith (he's like consistently mildly annoying at this point)
14. Dan Spilo (idk if I really rank him exactly last in terms of likability but what I do know is he creeps me out and I want him out literally asap)

Honestly like #9 to #12 is suuuuch a blur right now. And you can even go up to like #7 and down to #14 and still call that entire bottom half+ of the cast kind of a blur to rank :joker:

[Wojtek]

1. Noura
2. Karishma
3. Dean
4. Elaine
5. Kellee
6. Lauren
7. Missy
8. Janet
9. Elizabeth
10. Tommy
11. Aaron
12. Jamal
13. Dan

---

1. Jack
2. Molly
3. Chelsea
4. Vince
5. Tom
6. Ronnie
7. Jason

[Jigs]

EPISODE 8

I've always enjoyed this season but as it gains traction I am incredibly invested and absolutely love most of this cast. Despite the tomfoolery surrounding allegations against Dan and Kellee's subsequent ousting, this cast is very promising. The even spread of airtime amongst this crazy, quirky cast means we get maximum entertainment and character development. I'd say this even trumps David vs. Goliath for me. Not to mention seasons like Ghost Island or Edge of Extinction simply do not compare.

1. Kellee (+3) - Eloquent, strategic goddess. So upset that she didn't get the opportunity to voice her concerns in the open forum of TC#2. I think she was unfairly targeted but she should've used one of her idols. Though somehow, her unfair departure makes her entire story/general arc much more captivating.
2. Dean (-1) - Quiet, UTR player who I can't help but root for. He's been on the bottom since like episode 2 but I can envision him making it really far. He's one of my winner picks.
3. Jamal (+6) - I've blown hot and cold with Jamal but he is a truly respectable person whose compassion and eloquence cemented him as a truly deserving and entertaining castaway.
4. Noura (-2) - Her Angelina Keeley-esque trajectory has been thoroughly entertaining. She doesn't have a shot to win but I love that she made it this far and I can only hope she blunders or blows up in a stunning way again soon.
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5. Lauren (-) - She's skated this far not appearing on anyone's radar, and for good reason. A lovely, level-headed and intelligent woman who just needs to orchestrate another power move in order to rise back up my ranking.
6. Missy (-) - An extremely smart player and my #1 winner pick, but she lands this low because of her questionable motives and inability to show like any emotion??? Either way, I love her on this season and I'm very happy that she managed to rise to prominence this season.
7. Janet (+5) - Wholesome queen! I felt for her this episode but I'm glad she was able to have the floor and tell her side of things after a few episodes of irrelevancy.
8. Karishma (+6) - Hot mess turned UTR flop who will receive an unceremonious "easy-vote" boot in a few episodes. I'm enjoying her... for now!
9. Aaron (-6) - Disappointing edit for Aaron this episode. He speaks his mind and often gets things completely wrong, which I do infact admire. Perhaps his arrogance shows more considering the likability of everyone who ranked above him this time. I want him to stick around because I like looking at him. Sue me x
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10. Elaine (-) - Idk about Elaine. Her OTTP episode 1 edit seemed to go nowhere and as a player she seems slightly redundant now. I do think there's a good possibility of her reaching the end though.
11. Tommy (-4) - Tommy's cute but his delusions of grandeur rub me the wrong way considering I personally believe him to be quite inconsequential to the grand scheme of things lately. He's probably a lock for top 3. Meh.
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12. Elizabeth (-1) - She came off looking sooooo bad to me this episode. I've always had my reservations about Elizabeth and her slimy, back-tracking nature came to fruition this week. She changes her entire stance based on who she's with. She doesn't pick a stance and simply goes along with what ever Missy wants. I can't respect her game.
13. Dan (+3) - :/

[JerseyWins]

1. Dean Kowalski (lesgooooo)
2. Noura Salman (#2 still but she's dulling out a taaad for me rn :worry:)
3. Jack Nichting (not the most inspiring character for a #3 rank but extremely chill and likable)
4. Elaine Stott
5. Missy Byrd (I think I'm rooting for a Missy win loooool... because I just don't see a Dean, Noura or Elaine win in the script -maybe Elaine-)
6. Elizabeth Beisel
7. Lauren Beck
8. Tommy Sheehan
9. Kellee Kim
10. Jamal Shipman
11. Janet Carbin (oh she's actually not too bad now that she's gotten more of an edit... still pretty damn boring tho)
12. Karishma Patel (the humor is wearing off and now she's just kinda meh when she's not kinda annoying :/)
13. Aaron Meredith (he's like consistently mildly annoying at this point)
14. Dan Spilo (idk if I really rank him exactly last in terms of likability but what I do know is he creeps me out and I want him out literally asap)
1. Dean Kowalski
2. Missy Byrd (:shrug:)
3. Elizabeth Beisel (:shrug:)
4. Noura Salman
5. Elaine Stott
6. Tommy Sheehan
7. Janet Carbin (very good figure in this episode, I feel bad for her getting screwed over for doing the right thing despite that I don't fault Missy & Elizabeth either)
8. Lauren Beck
9. Karishma Patel
10. Kellee Kim (I feel for how she must've felt in her situation here, especially with how awkward & painful that TC was with her having to stay silent through it all :skull: but she's pretty boring and occasionally annoying to me so still ranking low)
11. Jamal Shipman (meh he's too much of like a spokesperson; everything he says doesn't have to be preachy & righteous-sounding or what not :joker:)
12. Aaron Meredith (pretty bad in the Jamal boot TC)
13. Dan Spilo (he looked awful in the Jamal boot TC :skull:)

That looks bad @ how high Missy & Elizabeth are and how low Kellee is but it's just from an entertainment standpoint not me discrediting Kellee or crediting Missy/Elizabeth in the Dan situation (though like I said in the other thread I don't mind going to this extent for gameplay tbh)

[JerseyWins]

1. Dean Kowalski
2. Missy Byrd (:shrug:)
3. Elizabeth Beisel (:shrug:)
4. Noura Salman
5. Elaine Stott
6. Tommy Sheehan
7. Janet Carbin (very good figure in this episode, I feel bad for her getting screwed over for doing the right thing despite that I don't fault Missy & Elizabeth either)
8. Lauren Beck
9. Karishma Patel
10. Kellee Kim (I feel for how she must've felt in her situation here, especially with how awkward & painful that TC was with her having to stay silent through it all :skull: but she's pretty boring and occasionally annoying to me so still ranking low)
11. Jamal Shipman (meh he's too much of like a spokesperson; everything he says doesn't have to be preachy & righteous-sounding or what not :joker:)
12. Aaron Meredith (pretty bad in the Jamal boot TC)
13. Dan Spilo (he looked awful in the Jamal boot TC :skull:)

That looks bad @ how high Missy & Elizabeth are and how low Kellee is but it's just from an entertainment standpoint not me discrediting Kellee or crediting Missy/Elizabeth in the Dan situation (though like I said in the other thread I don't mind going to this extent for gameplay tbh)
1. Dean Kowalski
2. Missy Byrd (she was just peaking too </3)
3. Noura Salman (lmaooo the comedy from her was back)
4. Elizabeth Beisel
5. Elaine Stott
6. Tommy Sheehan
7. Janet Carbin
8. Lauren Beck
9. Karishma Patel (she's an idiot ... :joker:)
10. Aaron Meredith
11. Dan Spilo

[Jigs]

Noura stays slaying <3
Missy's CPN5 boot episode <3
Y'all completely preempted it before... THIS was Karishma's true breakout episode <3

Missy trying to make the Missy/Aaron double immunity win happen... in the same episode that they both get blindsided by their tribes :skull: With Missy gone, I'm now rooting for a Dean or Noura win.


1. Noura (+3)
2. Dean (-)
3. Missy (+3)
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4. Karishma (+4)
5. Lauren (-)
6. Janet (+1)
7. Aaron (+2)
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8. Elaine (+2)
9. Tommy (+2)
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10. Elizabeth (+2)
11. Dan (+2)

[Jigs]

Karishma is just getting better and better :love:
Selfless Noura trying to hold the bar longer so everyone can eat :love:
Dean thinking his game is way more important than it is :love:

Two episodes ago I said Lauren needed to orchestrate another power move in order to rise up my ranking. She didn't quite do exactly that, but this was a stunning episode for Lauren and she proved that she can honestly make the tribe do whatever she wants...


1. Noura (-)
2. Lauren (+3)
3. Karishma (+1)
-
4. Dean (-2)
5. Elaine (+3)
6. Tommy (+3)
-
7. Janet (-1)
-
8. Elizabeth (+2)
-
9. Dan (+2)

[JerseyWins]

1. Dean Kowalski
2. Missy Byrd (she was just peaking too </3)
3. Noura Salman (lmaooo the comedy from her was back)
4. Elizabeth Beisel
5. Elaine Stott
6. Tommy Sheehan
7. Janet Carbin
8. Lauren Beck
9. Karishma Patel (she's an idiot ... :joker:)
10. Aaron Meredith
11. Dan Spilo
1. Dean Kowalski
2. Noura Salman
3. Elizabeth Beisel
4. Lauren Beck
5. Tommy Sheehan
6. Elaine Stott
7. Janet Carbin
8. Karishma Patel
9. Dan Spilo (by far my least favorite of the season, the controversy aside, which I think was kinda OTT tbf although he got away kinda freely in comparison oddly, he often has a very scummy attitude oop)

Something like that atm. Honestly a pretty steep drop after Dean but Noura is still holding her own :joker: The blue ranks are very very close but I'm going with Lauren & Tommy and could rank either one over the other. Lauren shined more in this episode.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Yes she did I guess but when has Tommy shined ever? :skull:

[JerseyWins]

A few episodes ago maybe and he's managed to be decent pretty much throughout. He has some solid gameplay confessionals that manage to be a bit charismatic and related to his profession and such rather than total gamebotty bland confessionals :dazzler:

[Macie Lightfoot]

His confessionals are soooooooo ****ing bland let's not kid ourselves. Anything relating to his profession is the most basic, cookie cutter, lowest common denominator type of ****. "Karishma was the most unpopular kid in class but now she's the most popular kid!!!!" like that's not even remotely insightful and it's almost like someone ghostwrote that confessional because It's What A Teacher Would Say.

I don't know, I'm just getting increasingly aggravated each week since Tommy's edit is clearly pointing to him winning even though we haven't seen him do anything entertaining or remarkable or even good gameplay? I can't even think of anything that *he* accomplished so far this season or how I would describe his gameplay. He's trying to claim credit for the Missy boot even though he had nothing to do with it? He and Lauren are clearly An Important Duo but they don't get any focus at all until the tribe swap? He claims that he treats Karishma well and everyone else bullied her even though we've never seen him and Karishma interact? I said last year that Nick was definitely in the running for the most forgettable/irrelevant/lackluster/whatever Survivor winner but Tommy will easily claim that title if he goes on to win.

[Jigs]

Great episode. Terrible result. Elaine gets a lot of my praise this episode for disproving the idea that she exists in the game solely to serve the interests of pre-select winner Tommy Sheehan. Instead, that accolade belongs to Dean. Had he kept his mouth shut this tribal council we would've seen a Tommy blindside and then God-only-knows which F3 formation at the end.

After losing Missy two episodes ago and Karishma this week, the number of likable characters is dwindling slightly. No one offends me per sé; I just have a hard time being excited by Janet, Tommy or Dan (all of which now have the upper hand of the numbers)...


1. Karishma (+2) - Queen!
2. Noura (-1) - I stan this messy freak but although Dean was the one who spilled the Tommy blindside plan I still kinda blame Noura for spooking him prior to the TC. Last week I thought she was a contender to win the whole show. After this week, I don't think Noura can place higher than 3rd.
-
3. Dean (+1) - Dean has consistently proven himself to be a questionable decision-maker, and that's ok! He definitely turned the entire story of this episode on its head right at the last minute which I hate him for BUT ONLY BECAUSE I was excited to see Tommy get the chop. Dean, whether intentionally or not, makes for good viewing.
4. Elaine (+1) - I loved her this episode! I was left a bit underwhelmed when she misplayed her idol because I know that she came off looking worse than Dean to the majority of 4, so she's probably next out~
5. Lauren (-3) - She's so dramatic :skull: I still like her but I find her style of gameplay quite aggressive and I tend to be drawn more to people who benefit from their own good will, whereas Lauren just wants success because she thinks she deserves it.
-
6. Janet (+1) - Aside from the Kellee/Jamal boot episodes Janet has remained in the background where I'm happy for her to stay tbh. Not much else to remark about ha!
-
7. Tommy (-1) - Tommy's sense of entitlement rubbed me the wrong way this episode. His demeanor has changed drastically on the two occasions where he has come under fire and discovered that he'll receive votes. What's funny to me is how hard he takes it. Why are you too great to receive votes at T/C but will happily try to dispose of Karishma every week as if she's less deserving than you of being there? Boy bye.
-
8. Dan (+1) - Dirty Dan showing how classy he is once again when, in the presence of his 13y/o son and three other strangers, he decided to badmouth the four castaways who stayed back at the beach. Not since Dan from World's Apart have I seen someone on Survivor with the unparalleled ability to portray themselves in a negative manner every time they open their mouth to say something.

[JerseyWins]

1. Dean Kowalski
2. Noura Salman
3. Elizabeth Beisel
4. Lauren Beck
5. Tommy Sheehan
6. Elaine Stott
7. Janet Carbin
8. Karishma Patel
9. Dan Spilo (by far my least favorite of the season, the controversy aside, which I think was kinda OTT tbf although he got away kinda freely in comparison oddly, he often has a very scummy attitude oop)

Something like that atm. Honestly a pretty steep drop after Dean but Noura is still holding her own :joker: The blue ranks are very very close but I'm going with Lauren & Tommy and could rank either one over the other. Lauren shined more in this episode.
1. Dean Kowalski (I stan this messy queen)
2. Noura Salman (I still stan this messy queen feuding the superior messy queen)
3. Tommy Sheehan
4. Lauren Beck
5. Elaine Stott (she was funny a couple times this past episode, I definitely like all 3 blue ranks quite a bit overall; they just haven't gained my interest 100% of the time)
6. Janet Carbin
7. Karishma Patel (felt a bit bad how she went in chaos but not bad that she went)
8. Dan Spilo (he's dreadful, get rid of him and this is a good finish!)

[JerseyWins]

1. Dean Kowalski (I stan this messy queen)
2. Noura Salman (I still stan this messy queen feuding the superior messy queen)
3. Tommy Sheehan
4. Lauren Beck
5. Elaine Stott (she was funny a couple times this past episode, I definitely like all 3 blue ranks quite a bit overall; they just haven't gained my interest 100% of the time)
6. Janet Carbin
7. Karishma Patel (felt a bit bad how she went in chaos but not bad that she went)
8. Dan Spilo (he's dreadful, get rid of him and this is a good finish!)
1. Dean Kowalski (Dean in F5 is seriously the saving grace of this season)
2. Noura Salman
3. Elaine Stott (I was a little undecided up until this episode but she's more consistently likable than anyone below)
4. Tommy Sheehan (everything considered from episode 1 to finale, I'm thinking him & Lauren are just kinda ok-good)
5. Lauren Beck
6. Janet Carbin
7. Dan Spilo (such an odd way to go at this point but a way to go is all I needed to see :clap1:)

Tommy would be a little boringly predictable as the winner. Still good and all but some wild finish with Dean or Noura winning would be really fun. :laugh:

[Jigs]

Pretty weak composition of characters left in the final 5 considering the overall likability of the cast this season. I think the last two episodes have felt somewhat subdued and I already miss Karishma's messy antics.

Rooting for a Lauren, Noura and Dean final 3.

1. Noura
2. Dean
3. Elaine
4. Lauren
5. Tommy
6. Janet
7. Dan

[Matthew.]

1. Noura
2. Janet
3. Elaine
4. Dean
5. Lauren
6. Tommy
7. Dan

[JerseyWins]

1. Dean
2. Noura
3. Jason
4. Chelsea
5. Missy
6. Elizabeth
7. Ronnie
8. Molly
9. Elaine
10. Jack
11. Tommy
12. Lauren
13. Kellee
14. Jamal
15. Janet
16. Tom
17. Karishma
18. Vince
19. Aaron
20. Dan

Something like that. Ronnie & Molly are interchangeable and could maybe be relegated to blue-tier. Kellee, Jamal & Janet interchangeable too.

Not fully sure how I feel about this season but it definitely had a strong finish. Cast was solid but it lacked big-time characters... except Dean SKYROCKETED (from an already iconic castaway to... DKChillin) hiiiigh up with my all time faves. That was incredible show-stealing since the beginning of the season when showcased really but especially on that finale :clap1:

[Macie Lightfoot]

Why yes, his UTR1-UTR1 start to the season really stole the show, it's true.

[JerseyWins]

Why yes, his UTR1-UTR1 start to the season really stole the show, it's true.
Lolol ok so not from the beginning but actually that reminds me, he stole the show from the moment he got his first seconds of actual air time :joker:

[Jigs]

END OF SEASON

lol @ the winner being in the most irrelevant portion of this alongside pretty much all pre-mergers


1. Noura
2. Dean
-
3. Karishma
4. Missy
5. Lauren
6. Kellee
7. Jamal
8. Aaron
9. Elaine
10. Vince
11. Janet
-
12. Tommy
13. Molly
14. Jack
15. Jason
16. Chelsea
17. Ronnie
-
18. Elizabeth
19. Tom
-
20. Dan

[Macie Lightfoot]

1. Karishma (lol what a ****ing disaster of a human being :love: Karishma FULLY surrendered herself to the Survivor experience and that's maybe one of my favorite qualities in any reality TV contestant. We were there when she cut her finger and nearly fainted in the most dramatic fashion. We were there when she cried about how nobody wanted to help her. We were there when she questioned her arranged marriage on national television. We were there when she eagerly read her cue cards about Applebee's. We were there when she and Missy went toe-to-toe and she accused her of being a bully. We were there when she sobbed in her husband's arms and then called for everyone to rise up like a wrecking ball and take down the majority alliance. We were there when she found an Idol and accused her tribe of trying to get her medevaced. She gave us 110% with every action she took and there were highs, lows, and everything in between. As far as I'm concerened, Karishma *WAS* Island of the Idols and I don't think any of you can change my mind)
2. Kellee (a little too gamebotty at times but still never made it boring? Her gameplay was fun and she handled The Situation like a ****ing champ)
3. Noura (OTTN neurotic weirdo who cockroached her way to the end while the cast was begrudgingly forced to work with her :love::love::love: HOWEVER she just does not have that je ne sais quoi that Troy favos have... like she was never too much for me but there were some times where I just wasn't fully on board with her?)
4. Jamal (annoyingly condescending at times but a legitimately great person who is Actually Woke and very eloquent in his convictions and is always a righteous voice for the voiceless)
5. Missy (it's not a coincidence that the season went to **** when she was booted!)
6. Janet (kind of in that Nicole BBUS21 role where she was FANTASTIC for one week but then kinda faded into nothingness after that? Like she really peaked when she was getting bullied and gaslit after the Kellee boot but there was still half a season of MORP2 Janet that was kinda boring!)
7. Jason (sooooo much better than I expected given his archetype but I still didn't care once he was gone)
8. Vince (was cute and fun but I forgot about him right after he was gone)
9. Elaine (her schtick wore old sooooo fast like she was so ****ing fake and every TC was like "lol I'm a dumb redneck, I don't know ANYTHING xD" and if anything we were robbed of Her Mask Slipping in true Rupert Boneham/Jane Bright fashion)
10. Lauren (a remarkably boring edit but I almost kinda want her to come back bc there's definitely a neurotic weirdo under there? She could turn on the waterworks in an instant and it was so earnestly fake. Her fight with Noura on Day 38 was EVERYTHING and it was the perfect culmination of her freaking out whenever anything slightly didn't go her way. She NEEDS to come back for a Second Chance season and get swap****ed in epic fashion)
11. Chelsea (I had the most vaguest liking of her but I didn't care once she was gone)
12. Tom (I had an even LESS vaguest liking of him but I didn't care at all once he was gone)
13. Jack (I vaguely disliked him and then even more vaguely liked him and then I didn't care)
14. Elizabeth (was kind of a fun O_O weirdo at first but then she was also super boring and did nothing. I definitely can sympathize with her perspective on the Dan/Kellee thing but she still handled things very poorly and didn't come off well at all)
15. Molly (I had no real opinion of her)
16. Ronnie (I had no real opinion of him)
17. Tommy (sooooooooooooooo ****ing boring like legitimately one of the most boring humans to ever be on television. We know nothing about him, we know nothing about his gameplay, and we're going to collectively forget about him in two weeks. I know I just said a year ago that Nick is the most irrelevant Survivor winner ever but Tommy easily takes the cake. I have SOME appreciation for the fact that he had no Idols or Advantages or Immunities but like..... he makes Kim Spradlin look like thrilling television)
18. Dean (there was a little bit of charm there at first when he was UTR-UTR-MORN-MORN buuuuut then it totally wore off! Never passed up an opportunity to target a woman, exclusively aligned himself with straight white men, unironically called women of color goats despite being a complete dumbass of a goat himself..... his entire gameplay was centered around IDOLS and ADVANTAGES and NULLIFIERS and IMMUNITIES and everything wrong with Survivor. Also "DK Chillin" is something I would expect from a 21 year old fraternity brother and given that he is about to turn 29, that behavior has an age limit and he is will past it)
19. Aaron (at times I didn't think he was that bad but then I remember how ****ing smug he was at TC when he basically told Janet that he knows more about the Dan situation than she does and how ****ing smug he was at FTC when he told Tommy to stop trying to discredit Dean's "game" and how ****ing smug he was as he cast his vote for Dean to win and nodded along as he listed all of his stupid ****ing advantages he found and then I realized that he may not be THAT bad, but he's still bad)
20. Dan (legitimately a bottom 5 person of all time and it goes without saying)

I feel like I really rushed together this ranking but here it is :3

[Matthew.]

We were there when she cut her finger and nearly fainted in the most dramatic fashion. We were there when she cried about how nobody wanted to help her. We were there when she questioned her arranged marriage on national television. We were there when she eagerly read her cue cards about Applebee's. We were there when she and Missy went toe-to-toe and she accused her of being a bully. We were there when she sobbed in her husband's arms and then called for everyone to rise up like a wrecking ball and take down the majority alliance. We were there when she found an Idol and accused her tribe of trying to get her medevaced.

We all were there.
http://brantsteele.com/images/survivor/04/zoe.png

[JerseyWins]

Wish I wasn't


But I'm glad I was there for Dean's Finale

[JerseyWins]

18. Dean (Also "DK Chillin" is something I would expect from a 21 year old fraternity brother and given that he is about to turn 29, that behavior has an age limit and he is will past it)
A little nickname is too much at 29 years old. But nothing wrong with how Karishma & Noura act at their age. That's not even shade at them, I loved Noura and while I didn't like Karishma there's nothing wrong with how she acts. It's just amazing that someone is knocked for immaturity over a fun nickname & personality/persona that he has at 28-29 years old (good for him) when you then look at 2/3 of your top 3 :joker:

The fun immature ones are often the best. Different tastes and all that but I just have to say DK Chillin did things right :dazzler:

[Matthew.]

1. Noura - The turquoise storm :love: Noura provided so much to this season, and I was very happy that she made it all the way to the end. With each episode, I never knew what kind of Noura to expect, and while you could say that for everybody, with Noura, she changed every episode and would do **** like hiding Dean’s shoes in places where he couldn’t reach, or lose an immunity challenge because she thought she already won, respond to Jamal giving her an idol by saying YOU AREEEEEEEEEEEEEE??? :lovedup: in the most ironic tone possible, or call Karishma an 85 year old woman who should not kill herself but is very entitled. :joker: She was a very unpredictable player and I really hope that she comes back for another season.

2. Karishma - Karishma also falls into the category of being unpredictable. How could we not stan someone who says stuff like “You took 3 shots at me and you missed and I’m nailing you on my first try, Safe drive sweetheart x” when voting them off, and that person stayed and ended up getting 2nd place? :joker: She also cut her hand through to the bone and said that all of her tribemates were bullies and they were all dead to her because they did not notice :joker: Karishma’s highlights were listed above by Troy and all were fantastic :clap1: (Applebee’s is… like my fffffffffffavourite SIT DOWN restaurant” :love: I hope Kelly Goldsmith, Professor of Marketing is taking note!) What makes her even more hilarious to me is the fact that everybody wanted her gone so they just kept her around :joker: And I’m raging that I never thought of this yesterday but Merry Karishmas everyone!!!!!! :love:

3. Kellee - It’s a shame that Kellee’s Survivor journey will probably be forever defined by what happened with Dan, because prior to that, Kellee was very good! I don’t normally judge people based on strategy, as I watch Survivor and Big Brother as entertainment shows first and foremost, but I liked watching Kellee play the game and thought she was very smart and knew what she was doing. Then the Dan thing happened, in which she was a class act :clap1:

4. Janet - An angel :love: Went from “Oh my god she can make fire!!!!!!” to handling the Dan situation very very well to everyone being terrified of her because she is just *that* good of a person :clap1:

5. Elaine - The whole idea of Elaine is a lot better in motion than on paper! I assume she was playing for some of the game at least but I still enjoyed her nonetheless, despite me thinking that I’d get tired of her fairly quickly :shrug: “RONNIE IS A SHADY WEASEL :hugesmile:”

6. Vince - Vince was really good fun while he lasted, and somehow ended up being my top male of the season??? :joker: King of confessionals AND sneaking into the other camp! If only he played his idol :sad:

7. Jamal - Came across as a very good guy who educates about the #MeToo movement, educates Jack about racial insensitivity, gets educated himself on female empowerment and ends up getting called a **** by Noura because he eats too much and compares Dan to a sleazy used car salesman like Helen Glover did to Brian Heidik, so… of course we stan!

8. Dean - DK Chillin :dazzler: I know Dean seems to have a bit of a mixed reception here… but I kind of like him? And to fit in with the nickname discussion, I’m currently watching Survivor Pearl Islands and having to put up with someone who refers to themselves as “Jonny Fair Play” so I’d argue DK Chillin is probably one of the better ones :laugh: But back on topic, I thought Dean was fun and although I could have done without him targeting the people I enjoyed watching, he was likeable imo and came across as a good guy who doesn’t take life too seriously and I rate that :hugesmile:

9. Lauren - Pretty dull throughout most of the season but was good in the final episode with her fight with Noura so that boosts her up :)

10. Missy - I struggle to form a solid opinion on Missy because sometimes I like her and sometimes I don’t. When I was watching the series, I thought she was dull and wasn’t really getting the hype at all, but even with a week’s hindsight as a castaway she ages better for me. I couldn’t really justify putting her in green so I’ll give her a high orange :hugesmile:

11. Jason - I remember liking him for something but I can’t remember what. I remember that he wasn’t liked in the premiere because he kept wandering off by himself and Noura saying that he reminds him of her ex who was a trustworthy genuine guy :laugh:

12. Jack - For somebody who screams “Boring Producer’s Favourite” he actually wasn’t that bad at all? Maybe if he lasted longer I wouldn’t like him but I think if he was on BB, Grodner would have rigged him to F6 at least!

13. Tom - Seemed like a nice man but left too early for me to make a proper decision on whether I liked him as a castaway or not.

14. Chelsea - All I remember is that she had a thing with Dean and even then I had to check the wiki to find that out :worry:

15. Molly - Apparently she reminded people of Parvati who is supposedly one of the best Survivors so she had to go because of that and because Noura saw right through her and saw her as a “catty and unhelpful high school girl” :laugh:

16. Tommy - What a **** winner. :bored: What do we know about Tommy other than his relationship status and his job? Nothing. Well, his financial status too I guess. He could have at least made an effort to give us something to watch other than confessionals like TEACHING TIME WITH TOMMY which I guess his attempt to be something :joker:

17. Ronnie - Pretty sleazy and a good choice for first boot as his random hatred of Elaine for being too joyful said more about him than it said about anyone else, and also it spared Vince going first which really would have set the tone for a ****e season :worry:

18. Elizabeth - She was ok for a while but the way she exploited the Dan situation to benefit her gameplay and put a target on Janet really didn’t sit well with me at all :worry:

19. Aaron - He was ok for a while even bordering on liking him, but I hated how he accused Janet of playing victim and using the Dan situation to make herself look good. Prick.

20. Dan - A creepy, gross pervert with a horrible attitude towards other people and genuinely makes me feel ill just looking at him and listening to him talk. Also, it is no coincidence that the first song I heard after finding out he was removed was Good As Hell by Lizzo :lovedup:

[Moniqua]

1) Noura
2) Karishma
3) Kellee
4) Jamal
5) Missy
6) Lauren
7) Janet

8) Jason
9) Molly
10) Vince
11) Jack
12) Ronnie
13) Tom
14) Chelsea

15) Aaron
16) Elizabeth
17) Elaine
18) Tommy
19) Dean
20) Dan