I’ve finished Gabon and I know I said a few days ago that Micronesia was my favourite season, but Gabon easily takes #1. It’s hard to put a point on exactly what makes it so good but it’s definitely my favourite season. Would recommend even to those who haven’t seen Survivor before because it’s just that good of a season
Edgic:
1.
Susie - Okay so hear me out - A kind hearted 47 year old woman who aggravates everybody in her tribe just by talking 24/7 who unintentionally provides the most UTR-hilarious moments at any given opportunity, only to have a segment in every episode about how crazy and loud she is and how her tribe wants to bury her alive and stab her in the face (actual comments made!) so ends up being OTT overall? And to make it even better, she makes it all the way to top 3 and is one vote (or one cookie according to Randy) away from winning $1,000,000? Sign me up.
2.
Randy - Self labelled King of Gabon
Randy might be a disgusting, old, hotheaded, chauvinistic, alcoholic bigot who needs to grow up before he dies alone and a loser but he’s one of the most unique characters Survivor has ever seen because he’s so ****ing strange and he’s my #2 for it.
3.
Crystal - Olympic athlete who can not compete to save her life
She was also hysterical with dealing with GC, Ace and Randy as well as possibly giving the best voting confessionals ever?
4.
Sugar - Completely crazy and irrational in spite of getting an OTTP edit
5.
Gillian - Such a nice and joyful woman
She was the first episode of Survivor Gabon with her love of elephant dung and failure to see Randy’s cut head, so she, as a nurse, calls the medical team in
6.
Dan - All round decent person who did actually make fun television with his weirdness all whilst living out the Survivor Gabon experience in a suit way better than Andrew Savage could ever attempt to.
7.
Kelly - Thinking GC got eaten by a monkey
Being picked last for the first time in her entire life
Being glad to be around people who respond back
8.
Bob - Decently likeable tbf and although the Fake Idol moment was unleashed to its full potential by Randy, Sugar and Crystal, Bob was the one who set it all up so
9.
Paloma - “Do you think you and Ace were brother and sister in another life” “Maybe in another world, 1000 years from now. When I’m DEAD
” “Um... okay”
10.
GC - I don’t really care for him at all but the arc of - GC’s been through a lot in his life, he’s a good guy -> Everybody hates GC -> GC goes missing -> GC is quitting? That’s bull**** - Crystal Cox -> GC’s not a bad guy, he’s been through a lot in his life -> GC goes home - is a fun one!
11.
Charlie - I <3 Marcus I <3 Marcus I <3 Marcus *gets voted off*
12.
Michelle - Really grumpy and miserable but it was only for one episode so she makes for a kind of fun first boot, but if she stayed I might not have been as fully on board.
13.
Ken - Don’t have any strong feelings on him either way for someone who was so prominent throughout the season?
14.
Matty - He annoyed me a few times but nothing worth full on disliking him for.
15.
Jacquie - She seemed okay?
16.
Marcus - “Susie you’re a mom and a teacher, how can you justify lying to me” erm what
17.
Ace - Awful and grating to watch, I could physically feel the sleaze and slime through my screen and that’s not what I look for in a Survivor contestant.
18.
Corinne - So pathetic and unnecessarily nasty, one of my all time least favourites and idk why people like her at all. I’m guessing it’s because she’s sharp tongued but lbr Sugar was right when she said she plays all nice to people’s faces yet acts all big and clever when it’s just her in confessionals. Her jury speech was beyond gross as well.