[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 )
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.

[JerseyWins]

Originally Posted by 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 )
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!

[JerseyWins]

Originally Posted by 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 )
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

[JerseyWins]

Originally Posted by 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 )
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

[JerseyWins]

Originally Posted by 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.

[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.

[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 (+2)
2. Aaron (+6)
3. Molly (+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)

[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 being "wide" as her asset going from "I'm worried about how people will perceive me" to "**** everyone " in a 5 minute span
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
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
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 Karishma rivalling Noura in the Mess! department Missy gives me Michaela Bradshaw vibes, which I 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]

Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot

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]

ah well

[Jigs]

EPISODE 04

Noura's breakout episode 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

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 (-)

[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 )
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 fuck 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)

[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) - :/

[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 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
Selfless Noura trying to hold the bar longer so everyone can eat
Dean thinking his game is way more important than it is

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

[Macie Lightfoot]

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

[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

[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.
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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 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.
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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!
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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.
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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.