Austin
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Post by Austin on Apr 15, 2015 4:47:51 GMT
240. Paloma Castillo-Soto (Gabon): We're starting to hit that point where Gabon's gonna get hit hard, given that while every character is pretty good, a lot are in the 250-150 range. Paloma is gonna be the first to fall there. Her boot episode was a ton of fun, really funny given how one-sided it seemed, and her Cassandra-esque nature was fun, knowing who Ace really is. Having said that, her presence in the premier was nonexistent, and their only so much she provides in the second episode - she's not like a Drew or Garrett, in that regard. So sorry RJ, but 240's about as far as I can let Paloma get.
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Post by Host Brian on Apr 15, 2015 5:55:27 GMT
So sorry RJ, but 240's about as far as I can let Paloma get. You'll need to have a word with Kass and I as well.
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Post by lexvandenberghe on Apr 15, 2015 12:38:29 GMT
239. Peter Harkey (Marquesas) - and so endeth my run of first boots. Only one is left, and I cannot cut him since I already did and you sumbitches idoled him. Peter Harkey could have been an all-time great character had he lasted a few episodes, but he got out-alpha maled by Hunter and was sent packing.
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Post by Host Brian on Apr 15, 2015 12:46:13 GMT
238. Jonny FairPlay (Micronesia) My man Peter's out, time to send JFP packing.
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Post by Jonny "FIGGA" Fairplay on Apr 15, 2015 15:39:57 GMT
I'm sad to see him go, but considering he's now the highest first boot, I can't complain.
237: Billy Garcia (Cook Islands): will write him up later.
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kass
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Post by kass on Apr 15, 2015 15:49:33 GMT
236. Alex Bell (Amazon): "Hey Rob. Just so you know, when it gets down to 4, I'm probably voting you out ". He was kind of a douche but also somewhat righteous with his Roger crusade. On the whole though, not that inspiring of a character. Props to his boot inspiring Jenna and Heidi to become absolutely nuts and drag Rob through the mud.
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tbird
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Post by tbird on Apr 15, 2015 19:12:43 GMT
235. Sherea Lloyd (China) - Sherea's edit on the show was weird. During her time on Zhan Hu, Sherea is shown to be in a lot of conflict with Dave. Dave Cruser is an actual crazy person and is depicted thusly in his disagreements with Sherea, coming off as condescending, oblivious, and more than a little misogynistic as he mansplains why he's holding his tribe's fire hostage until they build a proper fire pit. (P.S. Any one of you touches Dave The Bruiser in the immediate future, and you're losing a hand.) As such, Sherea is shown to be the protagonist in these fights, and we as an audience build up a fair amount of sympathy with her. Sherea is also shown to be a beast in challenges because she's built like an Amazon, a fact which is confirmed when the Fei Long tribe kidnaps her over Erik, who falls in the perplexing camp of "likable, humble, physically fit young white man who is so inept he's still never seen as a threat".
So we've got this righteous, confrontational, challenge beast, woman of color for whom the audience has built up a lot of sympathy in Sherea. She's just been kidnapped from her tribe and is behind enemy lines trying to survive. We have all the ingredients to make Sherea's final two rounds tragic and amazing. And what we get is ... nothing. No pay off. Sherea just kind of rolls over and dies as the last pre-merge boot. Sherea's first four rounds are what brought her this far. Her final two rounds are what get her eliminated now.
get ur fukkin tits out
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Post by lexvandenberghe on Apr 15, 2015 20:17:44 GMT
(P.S. Any one of you touches Dave The Bruiser in the immediate future, and you're losing a hand.) The Bruiser's time is a'coming. Be prepared.
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Post by Host Brian on Apr 15, 2015 20:29:04 GMT
234. Dawn Meehan (South Pacific) Jrmy pls
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Austin
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Post by Austin on Apr 16, 2015 0:21:47 GMT
233. Amanda Kimmel (HvV): Mostly to shut up Don. In all seriousness, Amanda was fun when she got screentime, but for the most part she didn't do much. Any moment she had was more fun because of the other person - Colby made the idol clue scene, Parvati made the horrible lie scene, etc. She was fine, but nothing special.
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Post by lexvandenberghe on Apr 16, 2015 1:31:57 GMT
232. Dave Cruser (China) - Sorry, but The Bruiser's time has come. He's a fringe 250 character, and definitely not a top 200 character. He was a crappy leader who worked so hard at camp he was useless in challenges. He built a fire pit that could be seen from orbit. He fought with Ashley and Sherea. Otherwise, he was a premerge boot for a reason. Everyone hated him.
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Post by Host Brian on Apr 16, 2015 2:00:19 GMT
231. James Clement (Heroes vs. Villains) I love James, and he's one of my favorite Survivors of all time. Now, although it pains me to cut him, James Clement in HvV was a let down. Fighting with Stepheme? Sweet. Banana etiquette? Top tier James moment. However, he had this general unpleasantness we hadn't seen previously, and he didn't provide the same degree of constant hilarity in China, or even Micronesia. HvV James has his moments, and I think he slipped a little far.
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tbird
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Post by tbird on Apr 16, 2015 3:50:17 GMT
232. Dave Cruser (China) - Sorry, but The Bruiser's time has come. He's a fringe 250 character, and definitely not a top 200 character. He was a crappy leader who worked so hard at camp he was useless in challenges. He built a fire pit that could be seen from orbit. He fought with Ashley and Sherea. Otherwise, he was a premerge boot for a reason. Everyone hated him. I'm not idoling it, but you're really glossing over how great of a character Dave was. Dave was a self-stylized leader that didn't listen to any of his tribemates, didn't delegate, and didn't think. He worked himself to exhaustion doing useless shit at camp so that he was useless in challenges. He was condescending and misogynistic to the point where the only woman on his tribe that didn't fight with him was Jaime "I bartend in a frat house" Dugan. To say he was a crappy leader is an understatement. Dave was a totalitarian despot who ran his tribe into the ground. Then at his second tribal council, he begs for a chance to be better, and they grant it to him, voting out Ashley who was probably gonna die if they didn't vote her out. Dave responds to this wakeup call by ... doing the same shit all over again and getting booted. His obliviousness is amazing. All this is completely omitting the fact that he's a total fucking weirdo. The way he talks and interacts with people is just so ... off. And Dave, in pure Dave fashion, commits 100% to being offputting and weird with 100% confidence. When he's kidnapped by Fei Long, there's a great scene where Dave goes to hug James for ... I don't know giving him a lime maybe? I don't remember. James responds with "What did I tell you about the huggin'?" Dave Cruser has been there for like 90 minutes, and James has already had to establish ground rules about physical affection with Dave, somebody he had not spoken to before the kidnapping. Incredible. So yeah, I'm not idoling Dave, but I encourage you to rewatch China and keep an eye on him for his four episodes. He's a great trainwreck character in my opinion, and one of my favorite, if not my favorite, pre-mergers ever. God bless.
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Post by lexvandenberghe on Apr 16, 2015 16:53:19 GMT
I agree with everything you posted. I just don't believe Dave's a top 200 character. I think there's a small handful of pre-jury characters who are top 200 worthy. Dave's good, but I just don't put him in that tippy top tier.
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Post by Jonny "FIGGA" Fairplay on Apr 16, 2015 17:23:09 GMT
I AINT DEAD YET.
230: Dolly Neely (Vanuatu): I'm starting to go on a rampage on second boots, but eh. Dolly probably shouldn't have made it this far considering I don't remember much about her, so yeah.
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