kass
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Post by kass on Apr 11, 2015 18:40:43 GMT
261. Carter Williams (Philippines): He was lowkey fun for his total derpy self and was a major jury threat apparently? Part of his appeal was that he was so irrelevant to the grand scheme of things but that's not enough to take him much higher I suppose.
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tbird
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Post by tbird on Apr 11, 2015 19:17:20 GMT
260. Brandon Hantz (South Pacific): I cannot in good conscience let a Hantz into the top half of this rankdown. Brandon was beloved by his tribemates for battling his inner demons as a recovering alcoholic. He is a very devout Christian man in South Pacific, and he was voted out after foolishly giving up immunity because he was a huge jury threat to win the game. This isn't the character we saw though. We saw RUSSELL HANTZ'S NEPHEW. We saw Brandon torture himself over the fact that he was on the same tribe with Mikayla. We saw an uncomfortable, unstable young man who was only cast (and re-cast) as part of the Hantzification of the series from seasons 19 to 26. Also, Stacey and Christine now constitute half of the remaining members of South Pacific.
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Post by Jonny "FIGGA" Fairplay on Apr 11, 2015 19:49:32 GMT
260. Brandon Hantz (South Pacific): I cannot in good conscience let a Hantz into the top half of this rankdown. Brandon was beloved by his tribemates for battling his inner demons as a recovering alcoholic. He is a very devout Christian man in South Pacific, and he was voted out after foolishly giving up immunity because he was a huge jury threat to win the game. This isn't the character we saw though. We saw RUSSELL HANTZ'S NEPHEW. We saw Brandon torture himself over the fact that he was on the same tribe with Mikayla. We saw an uncomfortable, unstable young man who was only cast (and re-cast) as part of the Hantzification of the series from seasons 19 to 26. Also, Stacey and Christine now constitute half of the remaining members of South Pacific. I was hoping I could write up Brandon before RJ beat me to it, so here are my thoughts about it. Going into my watch of SoPa, I honestly had no idea how I'd react to Brandon. I've heard all the bad things about him, and was scared for what I was about to see. It's funny, watching Brandon here is actually a very fascinating thing to do. True, he was cast purely to profit off of Russell, that I won't deny. But just seeing the things he does (go crazy over Mikayla, giving up immunity) makes him an indispensable part of the season. He confirms two theories I have about Survivor. 1. People aged 18-20 really shouldn't be on the show, because odds are they'll either be really bad (Nat T.) be boring as hell (Spencer D.) be bratty as hell (Baylor) or in Brandon's case, go absolutely apeshit insane. 2. Religion is a very delicate thing in this show. If you are of the faith and you go on this show, I suggest you take all your notions of honor and integrity and leave it out the door, because for as much as Coach likes to spout about it, it just doesn't work. Brandon tried very hard not to lie throughout this game to the point where became way too much of a liability, blurting out his alliances plans left and right. I don't care if he's a Hantz, he's still fascinating as hell to watch. His FTC question to Albert and his reaction to Sophie revealing Coach's idol lie is one of my favorite parts of the whole season. Finding out the man he thought was so honorable went behind his back and lied to him, watching the look on his face is in a really messed up way kind of tragic. He really shouldn't have come back in Caramoan, and if he had just been a part of SoPa I think he would be better off. That being said with the people left from SoPa I really can't complain with Brandon going at this spot, so I won't idol him.
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tbird
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Post by tbird on Apr 12, 2015 3:08:09 GMT
I agree with all of that. Brandon, the person who was on an island for thirty-some-odd days, was fascinating and gripping, but RUSSELL HANTZ'S NEPHEW was a character robbed of complexity and dare-I-say-it rootability by the shitty era of Survivor casting and editing.
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Post by lexvandenberghe on Apr 12, 2015 15:36:10 GMT
Whose turn is it?
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Post by Host Brian on Apr 12, 2015 18:07:01 GMT
It was Jrmy's, but if Austin is online, he can go.
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Post by Host Brian on Apr 12, 2015 21:27:18 GMT
We've passed the 24 hour mark, so I'm stepping in with the 24 hour rule. Sorry for getting skipped because of these clowns Lex, you can get an extra cut if you'd like.
259. Candice Cody (Blood vs. Water) And thus the third (and hopefully final) incarnation of Candice falls. Candice had the misfortune of being a back-up for R.C., so she was left out of all pre-gaming plans and was promptly sent to Redemption Island because of it. While there, she had the fun "Let's shit on Brad Culpepper Probst" bit and provided some entertainment pre-merge. Losing to John was a memorable moment, but it really wasn't anything special.
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Post by Jonny "FIGGA" Fairplay on Apr 12, 2015 22:16:18 GMT
258. Brian Heidik (Thailand): Brian escaped the savagery that was the cutting of all the disgusting people in the 500s-400s, but I think we've let him slip by long enough. He dominated the hell out of the game post merge by being as sociopathic as possible, yet never really provided more then a few actual memorable moments (such as flipping off the camera by accident, and the Mr. Freeze confessional.) You think Jim's job is sleazy Don? Brian's is the sleaziest job ever on Survivor. Then post show he got caught in marital problems with his wife (never taking that trip to Fiji she always wanted) then shot a puppy with a bow and arrow. Like who the fuck does that shit? This is the end of the raodtrip of Brian Heidik in this rankdown.
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kass
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Post by kass on Apr 12, 2015 22:31:05 GMT
257. Ace Gordon (Gabon): I know people think he's funny because of how truly horribad he is but like, no. He's just a douche with a put-on British accent who True Hero Paloma Soto-Castillo (<3) absolutely dragged to hell because he was just that fucking awful. I know people think he's fun because of how he got owned repeatedly but the fact that I had to deal with Ace for about 6 or 7 episodes is horrifying. Yes, Sugar slaying him is okay and all, BUT the journey to get to said payoff was not worth it. #JusticeForPaloma Idol'd by Austin
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Post by lexvandenberghe on Apr 12, 2015 22:47:39 GMT
258. Brian Heidik (Thailand): Brian escaped the savagery that was the cutting of all the disgusting people in the 500s-400s, but I think we've let him slip by long enough. He dominated the hell out of the game post merge by being as sociopathic as possible, yet never really provided more then a few actual memorable moments (such as flipping off the camera by accident, and the Mr. Freeze confessional.) You think Jim's job is sleazy Don? Brian's is the sleaziest job ever on Survivor. Then post show he got caught in marital problems with his wife (never taking that trip to Fiji she always wanted) then shot a puppy with a bow and arrow. Like who the fuck does that shit? This is the end of the raodtrip of Brian Heidik in this rankdown. I thought about idoling, but Kim got cut already. As long as Heidik made it further than Kim I can live with it.
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tbird
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Post by tbird on Apr 13, 2015 8:08:01 GMT
257. Natalie Bolton (Micronesia): Score one point for the patriarchy.
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Austin
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Post by Austin on Apr 13, 2015 8:09:20 GMT
Fuck it. I binged through the rest of pre-erge Gabon so I could have a definitive opinion on this, and he's a top 100 character in my book. dols are rare, but so is a character like Ace. IDOLING ACE.
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Post by lexvandenberghe on Apr 13, 2015 15:40:22 GMT
I'm inserting my bonus cut in here while we all wait on Jeremy.
256. Wendy Jo DeSmidt-Kohlhoff (Nicaragua) - not really sure why she's still around. She's a first boot, and not a really memorable one at that. The only thing I remember about her is being confused why she voted for Yve and not HoHo.
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Post by Host Jeremiah on Apr 13, 2015 21:47:54 GMT
255 Jenna M. (AS): Ultimately has a very sad moment in AS with her mother leaving that is memorable. But AS sucks so bye.
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Austin
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Post by Austin on Apr 13, 2015 22:31:34 GMT
254: Cirie Fields (HvV): Cirie is great...in Micronesia and Panama, that is. In Heroes vs. Villains, however, her reputation caught up with her. She was working her way into the majority alliance, but J.T. sniffed it out, and in a pretty awesome vote, flipped her classic split vote on her. But Cirie herself didn't offer much to Heroes vs. Villains, so I think just shy of the Top 250 is good for her.
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