[Macie Lightfoot]

The cast is just plain bad and bloated with too much fodder, and the narrative is a complete mess. I know Cambodia loves to jerk itself off to being a huge EVOLUTION OF THE GAME (as does MvGX), but Cook Islands really piloted that whole shtick of inconsistent edits and dropped storylines. Like, remember when Cristina went from adorable underdog to annoying phony who no one liked the very next episode? It was like they assigned one person from the editing team to edit each episode in a vacuum, and then they just pieced the season together without double checking anything.

[TomC]

Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot

The cast is just plain bad and bloated with too much fodder, and the narrative is a complete mess. I know Cambodia loves to jerk itself off to being a huge EVOLUTION OF THE GAME (as does MvGX), but Cook Islands really piloted that whole shtick of inconsistent edits and dropped storylines. Like, remember when Cristina went from adorable underdog to annoying phony who no one liked the very next episode? It was like they assigned one person from the editing team to edit each episode in a vacuum, and then they just pieced the season together without double checking anything.

I definitely don't contest there was a lot of fodder, but there were also plenty to root for and some interesting characters I think. I actually liked Cristina throughout - it was when nobody liked her that I supported her the most as I felt sorry for her.

And there do seem to have been storylines such as Aitu bouncing back, the Candice and Adam thing, Cristina vs her tribe and Jonathan vs everyone.

The start was pretty bad though, and some people needed more airtime - this is honestly the case in every season after All-Stars though I'd say.

[Macie Lightfoot]

I have more to add but I don't want to spoil anything for you! stay tuned~

[TomC]

Sundra has become one of my favourites after having no airtime for approximately eight episodes

[TomC]

fml just got a double spoiler from a video which came up in my sidebar entitled 'Survivor All Winners'.

I swear I know the winners of like four future seasons now (( Probably more actually.

[MB.]

Does it spoil that Zoe Zanidakis wins All Stars 2: Electric Boogaloo?

[Macie Lightfoot]

WE *ALL* WERE THERE x

[DouglasS]

Originally Posted by ToM(erry)C(hristmas)

fml just got a double spoiler from a video which came up in my sidebar entitled 'Survivor All Winners'.

I swear I know the winners of like four future seasons now (( Probably more actually.

what ones do you know out of interest [use spoilers]

[TomC]

Originally Posted by DouglasS

what ones do you know out of interest [use spoilers]

I mean I'm only like 90% sure on most of them, but it's that high an assumption i guess u might as well confirm lol

Spoiler:

S14: Yul
S16: Parvati
S20: Sandra
S22: Boston Rob

I think those just stuck out cos I already knew who they were whereas I've probably skimmed over first-time-player winners and just forgotten them now.

[MB.]

ps Brian Heidik did porn

[Macie Lightfoot]

Well you know all there is to know about S22 so you can skip it

[TomC]

Originally Posted by Bah HuMBug

ps Brian Heidik did porn

Ahh the memz <3

Especially the ones I have of the screenshots from his tapes

[MB.]

...lovely

How did you find out so much from one thumbnail anyway?

[TomC]

Originally Posted by Bah HuMBug

...lovely

How did you find out so much from one thumbnail anyway?

The thumbnail of the video: it had Ethan, Sandra, Yul, Parvati, and some other guy I don't know, but I'm sure will recognise within minutes of the start of whatever season he's in

[MB.]

I've just found the video you're referring to and it's

Spoiler:

The winner from next season, so... at least you can get that one out of the way pretty quickly?

[TomC]

Originally Posted by Bah HuMBug

I've just found the video you're referring to and it's

Spoiler:

The winner from next season, so... at least you can get that one out of the way pretty quickly?

I'll avoid reading that just in case I've forgotten his face by the time I come to that season.

[MB.]

Unless you take a very long hiatus after you finish Cook Islands, you won't

Still, knowing the winner doesn't ruin a season and in some cases can actually improve it, since you get to track their winner's arc and look a little deeper into the edit (which is one of the joys of re-watching)

[JerseyWins]

I really don't like to know the winner before watching either, which is the main reason I've still not watched the early Big Brother US seasons, but I guess it doesn't ruin a season since I was 99% sure about who won Cagayan and it's still my favorite season ever. But I'm glad I was able to avoid spoilers when I was watching (aside from like 2-3 seasons... Micronesia, RI, not sure if any others). The surprise element from not knowing the winner is much better.

[TomC]

Ugh not Parvati </3 Would rather Adam hadn't made it to F5. Not the best group of finalists by any means!

[TomC]

Lmaoooo at an hour of scraping the flint.

Yas Becky getting to F3 <3

[TomC]

Idg what would happen in the case of a 4-4-1 tie or worse a 3-3-3 tie?

[reece(:]

Third placer would decide surely

[TomC]

Cook Islands:
Brad
Becky
Ozzy
Cristina
Sundra
Parvati
Yul
Nate
Cao Boi
Jenny
JP
Billy
Jonathan
Stephannie
Jessica
Rebecca
Cecilia
Sekou
Candice
Adam

I actually quite liked this season - it exceeded my expectations. Bad start, but it turned out quite well. The Aitu comeback was great viewing, and there was a fair number of rootable characters and also a lot of Survivor firsts.
Probably would come just below the middle in my season rankings?

[DouglasS]

Cook Islands has one of my favourite winners, a good F2

[Macie Lightfoot]

yeah I think one's enjoyment of Cook Islands depends on how much of the Aitu 4 you can stomach, and I can't really stand them at all so I can ironically appreciate Ozzy for being a shameless douchebag depending on the day, but Yul and Becky and Sundra are all varying shades of awful to me.

Not to mention that the final three is an abomination and THE worst twist in Survivor history. Not only for the possibility of a tie (Jeff has confirmed that the jury would revote if there was ever a tie), but because it makes the final IC worth a lot less and it makes it easier to get to the end and it has lead to bloated juries and a bunch of other bul****.

Also, my favorite Jenny Thing is that she voted for Ozzy, someone she had never even met, over Becky and Yul because she hated them that much