Okay, so I've finished South Pacific.
It was definitely enjoyable, but it was missing that kick that would've made it a
great season. It was also hard to find someone to root for, since nobody on Savaii was particularly likable except from Papa Bear and Dawn. Semhar and Cochran were good characters, but the former was obviously not there long enough and I'm still not sure what my thoughts are in general to the latter. The characters I enjoyed from Upolu either went early, or only recieved worthy content towards the very end.
I think Redemption Island is just such a ****ty concept that ruins the flow of the season. Although it does provide amusing moments (and I think this season out of the three is the best it was utilised), it just has too much of an effect on a game that is fine by itself.
I'm glad Sophie won. Her victory reminds me of Michele's, in the fact that her edit towards the end is a realisation that she truely deserves to win. Though their edits to begin with seem like unfair portrayals based on producers being bitter that their ideals weren't acted out the they would have liked. Was Sophie an expected winner at the time, by the way?
Moreover, I think her finale episode was such an entertaining part of Survivor in that it was a raw depiction of a
human being playing Survivor and letting the show itself expose true character traits and providing a learning experience, as oppose to coming on the show desperately attempting to assert yourself as a character that causes their journey to come across disingenuous.
I definitely have mild appreciation for South Pacific, but it's quite basic in comparison to other seasons that are very good, or very bad.
Cast Ranking:
Sophie
Christine
Stacey
Edna
Dawn
Papa Bear
Cochran
Semhar
Coach
Brandon
Albert
Ozzy
Rick
Mikayla
Elyse
Whitney
Keith
Jim
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