[armand.kay]

not me voting Gabon ffffff

[armand.kay]

1) China
2) The Amazon
3) Cagayan
4) Micronesia
5) Panama
6) Heros vs Villains
7) Perl Island
8) Marquesas
9) Africa

10) Bourne
11) Guatemala
12) Tocantins
13) Gabon
14) Vanuatu
15) Kao Rong
16) Blood vs Water
17) San Juan Del Sur
18) David vs Goliath
19) Philippines
20) Winner's at War
21) Samoa

22) Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers
23) Cook Island
24) South Pacific
25) Millennials vs Gen X
26) Game Changers
27) Worlds Apart
28) Island of The Idols

29) Fiji
30) Palau
31) Cambodia
32) Edge Of Extinction
33) Caramoan

34) Australia

35) Ghost Island
36) Nicaragua
37) All-Stars
38) One World
39) Redemption Island
40) Thailand

[Macie Lightfoot]

1. Borneo
2. Amazon
3. Pearl Islands
4. Heroes vs. Villains
5. San Juan del Sur
6. Panama
7. Micronesia
8. Gabon
9. Africa
10. Marquesas
11. Kaoh Rong
12. Vanuatu
13. Cagayan
14. China
15. David vs. Goliath
16. Philippines
17. Nicaragua
18. The Australian Outback
19. Guatemala
20. Palau
21. South Pacific
---22. 41---
23. Fiji
24. Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers
25. Tocantins
26. Blood vs. Water
27. Winners at War
28. Island of the Idols
29. Edge of Extinction
30. Game Changers
31. Thailand
32. All-Stars
33. Worlds Apart
34. Samoa
35. Caramoan
36. Cambodia
37. Cook Islands
38. One World
39. Millennials vs. Gen X
40. Ghost Island
41. Redemption Island

I'm shocked this season ended up in high yellow but alas! I was torn with whether to put it above or below Fiji, but this was absolutely better than the entire 33-40 era sans David vs. Goliath. And that's in spite of production! The production decisions were awful this season with the cheesy Ausvivor editing and absurd twists that really made The Monster feel like the 19th player. Thankfully though, Jesse Tannenbaum did a great job of casting and this season miraculously didn't fall apart by the time the tribes merged, and I'm surprised that the show was able to hold my interest all the way through? There is still so much wrong with this show and it will never, EVER change unfortunately, but if we can continue to get great casts that can shine in spite of the show's flaws then I think we'll actually be okay for a little bit. It's a pleasant surprise because I went in expecting the worst and was actually moderately impressed.

[Macie Lightfoot]

1. Borneo
2. Amazon
3. Pearl Islands
4. Marquesas
5. Heroes vs. Villains
6. San Juan del Sur
7. Panama
8. Micronesia
9. Gabon
10. Africa
11. Kaoh Rong
12. Vanuatu
13. China
14. Cagayan
---15. 42---
16. David vs. Goliath
17. Philippines
18. Nicaragua
19. The Australian Outback
20. Guatemala
21. Palau
22. South Pacific
23. Fiji
24. 41
25. Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers
26. Tocantins
27. Blood vs. Water
28. Edge of Extinction
29. Island of the Idols
30. Winners at War
31. Game Changers
32. Thailand
33. All-Stars
34. Worlds Apart
35. Samoa
36. Caramoan
37. Cambodia
38. Cook Islands
39. One World
40. Millennials vs. Gen X
41. Ghost Island
42. Redemption Island

The unthinkable has happened --- a modern season of Survivor has A) finished in green, B) cracked my top 15! As I said in another thread, this season has been good and fun and VERY refreshing. It's still modern Survivor, but the twists aren't quite as suffocating as in most previous seasons, the edit was largely balanced and nuanced, and while there wasn't one individual I loved as an all-time favorite, the cast as a whole is greater than the sum of its parts because these people had very interesting dynamics with each other and bounced off of each other very well. I can't believe that this show tricked me into actually getting excited about it again, but here we are? Here's to hoping The New Era can continue to give us more seasons like this because realistically I think it's about as good as it's ever going to get again.

Other changes:
-Marquesas randomly jumped up from #10 to #4?! The more I think about it the more I realize I was criminally underrating the season at #10, it's so damn good
-swapped China and Cagayan just because
-also swapped Fiji and 41 just because
-changed my bottom yellow rankings from WaW>IotI>EoE>GC to EoE>IoTI>WaW>GC because Winners at War really ages worse over time

[Macie Lightfoot]

1. Borneo
2. Amazon
3. Pearl Islands
4. Marquesas
5. Heroes vs. Villains
6. San Juan del Sur
7. Panama
8. Micronesia
9. Gabon
10. Africa
11. Kaoh Rong
12. Vanuatu
13. China
14. Cagayan
15. 42
16. David vs. Goliath
17. Philippines
18. Nicaragua
19. The Australian Outback
20. Guatemala
21. Palau
22. South Pacific
23. Fiji
24. 41
25. Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers
26. Tocantins
27. Blood vs. Water
28. Edge of Extinction
---29. 43---
30. Island of the Idols
31. Winners at War
32. Game Changers
33. Thailand
34. All-Stars
35. Worlds Apart
36. Samoa
37. Caramoan
38. Cambodia
39. Cook Islands
40. One World
41. Millennials vs. Gen X
42. Ghost Island
43. Redemption Island

This season... was not very good but I don't entirely hate it? The cast was lame and the editing and storytelling was lame but I actually think there could've been a half-decent season in there so that makes me less inclined to actually hate and dislike it. There was way too much telling versus showing so that made the whole thing feel low stakes, but I only actively disliked the season for a few episodes in the mid-merge? I was able to get through the premerge perfectly fine and the endgame was actually somewhat good so I'll generously rank this a lower yellow. It's not really worth the price of admission and I won't be clamoring to rewatch this anytime soon, but I just can't find myself to actually hate it for some reason?

[Legrand]

Currently on a massive chronological (re)watch so I'll just dump it here for now:

1) Vanuatu
2) Marquesas
3) South Pacific
4) Gabon
5) Guatemala
6) Nicaragua
7) Panama
8) Borneo
9) Kaôh Rōng
10) Worlds Apart
11) Palau
12) Africa
13) Philippines
14) The Australian Outback
15) Samoa
16) Caramoan
17) Cagayan
18) China
19) Thailand
20) One World
21) Cook Islands

[Macie Lightfoot]

1. Borneo
2. Amazon
3. Pearl Islands
4. Marquesas
5. Heroes vs. Villains
6. San Juan del Sur
7. Panama
8. Micronesia
9. Gabon
10. Africa
11. Kaoh Rong
12. Vanuatu
13. China
14. Cagayan
15. 42
16. David vs. Goliath
17. Philippines
18. Nicaragua
19. The Australian Outback
20. Guatemala
21. Palau
22. South Pacific
23. Fiji
---24. 44---
25. 41
26. Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers
27. Tocantins
28. Blood vs. Water
29. Edge of Extinction
30. 43
31. Island of the Idols
32. Winners at War
33. Game Changers
34. Thailand
35. All-Stars
36. Worlds Apart
37. Samoa
38. Caramoan
39. Cambodia
40. Cook Islands
41. One World
42. Millennials vs. Gen X
43. Ghost Island
44. Redemption Island

I don't know y'all, Survivor: Numbers is just so samey at this point. In some regards I think this season was much closer in quality to 42 than it is to 41/43, but then I do the rankings and I don't see how I can justify ranking this season any higher? Like, seasons like Fiji and South Pacific certainly have their flaws but they at least fundamentally feel like Survivor, which is saying A LOT since one of those seasons has Redemption Island in it. I thought the editing was a little uneven in terms of what was emphasized, the cast really only had a few studs, and everyone was a little too lovey-dovey for my liking. The game just feels so low stakes these days, it's kinda sad. There's definitely New Era fatigue so I can't see this season moving over time but I don't even know if it's going to move up or down.

[Macie Lightfoot]

1. Borneo
2. Amazon
3. Pearl Islands
4. Marquesas
5. Heroes vs. Villains
6. San Juan del Sur
7. Panama
8. Micronesia
9. Gabon
10. Africa
11. Kaoh Rong
12. Vanuatu
13. China
14. Cagayan
15. 42
16. David vs. Goliath
17. Philippines
18. Nicaragua
19. The Australian Outback
---20. 45---
21. Guatemala
22. Palau
23. South Pacific
24. Fiji
25. 41
26. Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers
27. Tocantins
28. Blood vs. Water
29. Edge of Extinction
30. 44
31. 43
32. Island of the Idols
33. Winners at War
34. Game Changers
35. Thailand
36. All-Stars
37. Worlds Apart
38. Samoa
39. Caramoan
40. Cambodia
41. Cook Islands
42. One World
43. Millennials vs. Gen X
44. Ghost Island
45. Redemption Island

I have a hard time placing this season! It was definitely one of the better seasons of the New Era but I think it's still flawed and VERY overrated by the fanbase. 90 minute episodes are entirely not necessary, the season peaked very early, and the editing wasn't really THAT even and was kind of a mess from a narrative standpoint? That being said, the season still had quite a few good characters and exceeded my expectations significantly, so even though I probably wouldn't ever want to rewatch this based on runtime alone I enjoyed it while it aired?

Also, I dropped 44 about 5 spots because it really doesn't age well at all