I just finished Kaoh Rong too! I think it really benefits from following Worlds Apart and Cambodia tbh. Worlds Apart is pretty mean-spirited with not many people to root for and Cambodia is extremely strategy-based and you don’t really get to know anyone any more than you did on their original seasons apart from a few people, so with Kaoh Rong being more upbeat and having more likeable people it shines brightly if that makes sense? I still think it’s a great season though