[Jigs]

Pretty weak composition of characters left in the final 5 considering the overall likability of the cast this season. I think the last two episodes have felt somewhat subdued and I already miss Karishma's messy antics.

Rooting for a Lauren, Noura and Dean final 3.

1. Noura
2. Dean
3. Elaine
4. Lauren
5. Tommy
6. Janet
7. Dan

[Matthew.]

1. Noura
2. Janet
3. Elaine
4. Dean
5. Lauren
6. Tommy
7. Dan

[Macie Lightfoot]

Why yes, his UTR1-UTR1 start to the season really stole the show, it's true.

[JerseyWins]

Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot

Why yes, his UTR1-UTR1 start to the season really stole the show, it's true.

Lolol ok so not from the beginning but actually that reminds me, he stole the show from the moment he got his first seconds of actual air time

[Jigs]

END OF SEASON

lol @ the winner being in the most irrelevant portion of this alongside pretty much all pre-mergers


1. Noura
2. Dean
-
3. Karishma
4. Missy
5. Lauren
6. Kellee
7. Jamal
8. Aaron
9. Elaine
10. Vince
11. Janet
-
12. Tommy
13. Molly
14. Jack
15. Jason
16. Chelsea
17. Ronnie
-
18. Elizabeth
19. Tom
-
20. Dan

[Macie Lightfoot]

1. Karishma (lol what a ****ing disaster of a human being Karishma FULLY surrendered herself to the Survivor experience and that's maybe one of my favorite qualities in any reality TV contestant. We were there when she cut her finger and nearly fainted in the most dramatic fashion. We were there when she cried about how nobody wanted to help her. We were there when she questioned her arranged marriage on national television. We were there when she eagerly read her cue cards about Applebee's. We were there when she and Missy went toe-to-toe and she accused her of being a bully. We were there when she sobbed in her husband's arms and then called for everyone to rise up like a wrecking ball and take down the majority alliance. We were there when she found an Idol and accused her tribe of trying to get her medevaced. She gave us 110% with every action she took and there were highs, lows, and everything in between. As far as I'm concerened, Karishma *WAS* Island of the Idols and I don't think any of you can change my mind)
2. Kellee (a little too gamebotty at times but still never made it boring? Her gameplay was fun and she handled The Situation like a ****ing champ)
3. Noura (OTTN neurotic weirdo who cockroached her way to the end while the cast was begrudgingly forced to work with her HOWEVER she just does not have that je ne sais quoi that Troy favos have... like she was never too much for me but there were some times where I just wasn't fully on board with her?)
4. Jamal (annoyingly condescending at times but a legitimately great person who is Actually Woke and very eloquent in his convictions and is always a righteous voice for the voiceless)
5. Missy (it's not a coincidence that the season went to **** when she was booted!)
6. Janet (kind of in that Nicole BBUS21 role where she was FANTASTIC for one week but then kinda faded into nothingness after that? Like she really peaked when she was getting bullied and gaslit after the Kellee boot but there was still half a season of MORP2 Janet that was kinda boring!)
7. Jason (sooooo much better than I expected given his archetype but I still didn't care once he was gone)
8. Vince (was cute and fun but I forgot about him right after he was gone)
9. Elaine (her schtick wore old sooooo fast like she was so ****ing fake and every TC was like "lol I'm a dumb redneck, I don't know ANYTHING xD" and if anything we were robbed of Her Mask Slipping in true Rupert Boneham/Jane Bright fashion)
10. Lauren (a remarkably boring edit but I almost kinda want her to come back bc there's definitely a neurotic weirdo under there? She could turn on the waterworks in an instant and it was so earnestly fake. Her fight with Noura on Day 38 was EVERYTHING and it was the perfect culmination of her freaking out whenever anything slightly didn't go her way. She NEEDS to come back for a Second Chance season and get swap****ed in epic fashion)
11. Chelsea (I had the most vaguest liking of her but I didn't care once she was gone)
12. Tom (I had an even LESS vaguest liking of him but I didn't care at all once he was gone)
13. Jack (I vaguely disliked him and then even more vaguely liked him and then I didn't care)
14. Elizabeth (was kind of a fun O_O weirdo at first but then she was also super boring and did nothing. I definitely can sympathize with her perspective on the Dan/Kellee thing but she still handled things very poorly and didn't come off well at all)
15. Molly (I had no real opinion of her)
16. Ronnie (I had no real opinion of him)
17. Tommy (sooooooooooooooo ****ing boring like legitimately one of the most boring humans to ever be on television. We know nothing about him, we know nothing about his gameplay, and we're going to collectively forget about him in two weeks. I know I just said a year ago that Nick is the most irrelevant Survivor winner ever but Tommy easily takes the cake. I have SOME appreciation for the fact that he had no Idols or Advantages or Immunities but like..... he makes Kim Spradlin look like thrilling television)
18. Dean (there was a little bit of charm there at first when he was UTR-UTR-MORN-MORN buuuuut then it totally wore off! Never passed up an opportunity to target a woman, exclusively aligned himself with straight white men, unironically called women of color goats despite being a complete dumbass of a goat himself..... his entire gameplay was centered around IDOLS and ADVANTAGES and NULLIFIERS and IMMUNITIES and everything wrong with Survivor. Also "DK Chillin" is something I would expect from a 21 year old fraternity brother and given that he is about to turn 29, that behavior has an age limit and he is will past it)
19. Aaron (at times I didn't think he was that bad but then I remember how ****ing smug he was at TC when he basically told Janet that he knows more about the Dan situation than she does and how ****ing smug he was at FTC when he told Tommy to stop trying to discredit Dean's "game" and how ****ing smug he was as he cast his vote for Dean to win and nodded along as he listed all of his stupid ****ing advantages he found and then I realized that he may not be THAT bad, but he's still bad)
20. Dan (legitimately a bottom 5 person of all time and it goes without saying)

I feel like I really rushed together this ranking but here it is :3

[Matthew.]

Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot

We were there when she cut her finger and nearly fainted in the most dramatic fashion. We were there when she cried about how nobody wanted to help her. We were there when she questioned her arranged marriage on national television. We were there when she eagerly read her cue cards about Applebee's. We were there when she and Missy went toe-to-toe and she accused her of being a bully. We were there when she sobbed in her husband's arms and then called for everyone to rise up like a wrecking ball and take down the majority alliance. We were there when she found an Idol and accused her tribe of trying to get her medevaced.

We all were there.

[JerseyWins]

Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot

18. Dean (Also "DK Chillin" is something I would expect from a 21 year old fraternity brother and given that he is about to turn 29, that behavior has an age limit and he is will past it)

A little nickname is too much at 29 years old. But nothing wrong with how Karishma & Noura act at their age. That's not even shade at them, I loved Noura and while I didn't like Karishma there's nothing wrong with how she acts. It's just amazing that someone is knocked for immaturity over a fun nickname & personality/persona that he has at 28-29 years old (good for him) when you then look at 2/3 of your top 3

The fun immature ones are often the best. Different tastes and all that but I just have to say DK Chillin did things right

[Matthew.]

1. Noura - The turquoise storm Noura provided so much to this season, and I was very happy that she made it all the way to the end. With each episode, I never knew what kind of Noura to expect, and while you could say that for everybody, with Noura, she changed every episode and would do **** like hiding Dean’s shoes in places where he couldn’t reach, or lose an immunity challenge because she thought she already won, respond to Jamal giving her an idol by saying YOU AREEEEEEEEEEEEEE??? in the most ironic tone possible, or call Karishma an 85 year old woman who should not kill herself but is very entitled. She was a very unpredictable player and I really hope that she comes back for another season.

2. Karishma - Karishma also falls into the category of being unpredictable. How could we not stan someone who says stuff like “You took 3 shots at me and you missed and I’m nailing you on my first try, Safe drive sweetheart x” when voting them off, and that person stayed and ended up getting 2nd place? She also cut her hand through to the bone and said that all of her tribemates were bullies and they were all dead to her because they did not notice Karishma’s highlights were listed above by Troy and all were fantastic (Applebee’s is… like my fffffffffffavourite SIT DOWN restaurant” I hope Kelly Goldsmith, Professor of Marketing is taking note!) What makes her even more hilarious to me is the fact that everybody wanted her gone so they just kept her around And I’m raging that I never thought of this yesterday but Merry Karishmas everyone!!!!!!

3. Kellee - It’s a shame that Kellee’s Survivor journey will probably be forever defined by what happened with Dan, because prior to that, Kellee was very good! I don’t normally judge people based on strategy, as I watch Survivor and Big Brother as entertainment shows first and foremost, but I liked watching Kellee play the game and thought she was very smart and knew what she was doing. Then the Dan thing happened, in which she was a class act

4. Janet - An angel Went from “Oh my god she can make fire!!!!!!” to handling the Dan situation very very well to everyone being terrified of her because she is just *that* good of a person

5. Elaine - The whole idea of Elaine is a lot better in motion than on paper! I assume she was playing for some of the game at least but I still enjoyed her nonetheless, despite me thinking that I’d get tired of her fairly quickly “RONNIE IS A SHADY WEASEL ”

6. Vince - Vince was really good fun while he lasted, and somehow ended up being my top male of the season??? King of confessionals AND sneaking into the other camp! If only he played his idol

7. Jamal - Came across as a very good guy who educates about the #MeToo movement, educates Jack about racial insensitivity, gets educated himself on female empowerment and ends up getting called a **** by Noura because he eats too much and compares Dan to a sleazy used car salesman like Helen Glover did to Brian Heidik, so… of course we stan!

8. Dean - DK Chillin I know Dean seems to have a bit of a mixed reception here… but I kind of like him? And to fit in with the nickname discussion, I’m currently watching Survivor Pearl Islands and having to put up with someone who refers to themselves as “Jonny Fair Play” so I’d argue DK Chillin is probably one of the better ones But back on topic, I thought Dean was fun and although I could have done without him targeting the people I enjoyed watching, he was likeable imo and came across as a good guy who doesn’t take life too seriously and I rate that

9. Lauren - Pretty dull throughout most of the season but was good in the final episode with her fight with Noura so that boosts her up

10. Missy - I struggle to form a solid opinion on Missy because sometimes I like her and sometimes I don’t. When I was watching the series, I thought she was dull and wasn’t really getting the hype at all, but even with a week’s hindsight as a castaway she ages better for me. I couldn’t really justify putting her in green so I’ll give her a high orange

11. Jason - I remember liking him for something but I can’t remember what. I remember that he wasn’t liked in the premiere because he kept wandering off by himself and Noura saying that he reminds him of her ex who was a trustworthy genuine guy

12. Jack - For somebody who screams “Boring Producer’s Favourite” he actually wasn’t that bad at all? Maybe if he lasted longer I wouldn’t like him but I think if he was on BB, Grodner would have rigged him to F6 at least!

13. Tom - Seemed like a nice man but left too early for me to make a proper decision on whether I liked him as a castaway or not.

14. Chelsea - All I remember is that she had a thing with Dean and even then I had to check the wiki to find that out

15. Molly - Apparently she reminded people of Parvati who is supposedly one of the best Survivors so she had to go because of that and because Noura saw right through her and saw her as a “catty and unhelpful high school girl”

16. Tommy - What a **** winner. What do we know about Tommy other than his relationship status and his job? Nothing. Well, his financial status too I guess. He could have at least made an effort to give us something to watch other than confessionals like TEACHING TIME WITH TOMMY which I guess his attempt to be something

17. Ronnie - Pretty sleazy and a good choice for first boot as his random hatred of Elaine for being too joyful said more about him than it said about anyone else, and also it spared Vince going first which really would have set the tone for a ****e season

18. Elizabeth - She was ok for a while but the way she exploited the Dan situation to benefit her gameplay and put a target on Janet really didn’t sit well with me at all

19. Aaron - He was ok for a while even bordering on liking him, but I hated how he accused Janet of playing victim and using the Dan situation to make herself look good. Prick.

20. Dan - A creepy, gross pervert with a horrible attitude towards other people and genuinely makes me feel ill just looking at him and listening to him talk. Also, it is no coincidence that the first song I heard after finding out he was removed was Good As Hell by Lizzo

[JerseyWins]

Wish I wasn't


But I'm glad I was there for Dean's Finale

[Moniqua]

1) Noura
2) Karishma
3) Kellee
4) Jamal
5) Missy
6) Lauren
7) Janet

8) Jason
9) Molly
10) Vince
11) Jack
12) Ronnie
13) Tom
14) Chelsea

15) Aaron
16) Elizabeth
17) Elaine
18) Tommy
19) Dean
20) Dan