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Post by Host Brian on Apr 21, 2015 17:25:10 GMT
208. Malcolm Freeberg (Caramoan)I keep getting the unsexy cuts. Malcolm in Caramoan was like a worse version of him in Phillippines. We saw him team up with Misogynstic Reynold and Eddie Fox and they all sort of became underdogs until they all went home. "Hold up, bro" was fun until Max Dawson ruined it.
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Post by Austin on Apr 21, 2015 17:41:09 GMT
"Hold up, bro" was fun until Max Dawson ruined it. God can we please not talk about Max. All my hopes and dreams, crushed by episode two.
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Post by Jonny "FIGGA" Fairplay on Apr 21, 2015 17:56:44 GMT
207: Erik Huffman (China): The Goat Whispering Virgin goes here. His entire notable moments are summed up in that nickname right there. He was just kind of a background presence who was never really in the forefront of things. I love his pity vote for Amanda at FTC though, cause I'd expect him to do something like that.
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Post by kass on Apr 21, 2015 18:20:14 GMT
206. LeAnn Slaby (Vanuatu): I'm probably one of the biggest (and only) Leann supporters ever because I was so here for her bffmance with Ami, her pantheon of UTRfun moments, being the woman behind the woman, etc. UNFORTUNATELY, that was sorta grazed over in favor of a lanky, derpy woman who I'd definitely put higher if I was having my own personal rankdown BUT I think 206 is about right for her. <3 her still though.
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Post by tbird on Apr 21, 2015 21:13:05 GMT
205. Amanda Kimmel (Micronesia): I can't let 2 Amandas into the top 200, so I'm eliminating the more uncomfortable Amanda to watch. I'm not going to recap a bunch of her gameplay or her lack of television presence or her dead eyes or her FTC crash-and-burn, since you'll literally be able to read the exact same thing when her China entry comes up. What I will address is something that is unique to her Micronesia incarnation: her uncomfortable relationship with Ozzy. I have been very critical of island showmances in this rankdown, and the uncomfortable Ozzy/Amanda pairing is no exception. Maybe I'm a cynic, but when I see attractive 20-somethings unable to set aside their libidos long enough to take an honest-to-god shot at a million dollars, it does not endear me to them, it just makes me think they're pretty and stupid. That's why Micro-Amanda goes before China-Amanda, outside of the top 200.
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Post by Austin on Apr 22, 2015 9:13:11 GMT
204: Luara Morett (Samoa): I mean, there's nothing inherently off-putting about Laura's appearance in Samoa. She was likable, and fun enough that she managed to return, albeit apparently mostly because of Ciera, if I remember correctly. But she didn't do a ton here, except be kinda MOR interesting and narrate stuff. She did have some kinda of feud with Shambo that made me dislike her a bit, at the time, because it seemed like such an odd dislike, given the context of what was happening - I think they talked about that a bit more in the OG rankdown.
So yeah. she went out because Fincher was terrified of rocks and didn't like her, and he promptly joined her, which I think is kinda funny. She also apparently tried to organize a 4-3-2 Mick-Natalie-Russell vote in Ponderosa, until Natalie blew them all the way. So she was kinda fun at time, kinda irritating at times, which makes me think she should place just outside the Top 200.
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Post by lexvandenberghe on Apr 22, 2015 11:41:31 GMT
203. Cao Boi Bui (Cook Islands) - Maybe it's just me, but it felt like Cao Boi was cast to be the stereotypical Asian. He never fit in; he was older than everyone else, and as a refugee from Vietnam, his life experience was completely different. He alienated his tribe, and his only friend was Flicka. He tried to draw the idol out and failed miserably. He just seems more cringeworthy than amusing, and for that, I think he's just not quite top 200 material.
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Post by Host Brian on Apr 22, 2015 13:36:02 GMT
202. Ami Cusack (Micronesia) Aras has been spared, Austin. Now, one of the advantages of Micronesia is it didn't have the same degree of legacy tarnishing that All-Stars had...for most people. One person was hurt more than any other, and that's Ami. The fearsome ice queen of Vanautu was back and ready to rumble. Now, I love Vanautu Ami, so seeing her back was exciting. Ami was more or less a background character that season and didn't play that important of a role. She did get her tits out, but here's where it gets sad. The ice queen of Vanautu sobbing when she's going to go home, begging for people to keep her. It was sad. One of the iciest competitors we'd seen so far reduced to tears and pleas was hard to watch. Vanautu Ami is easily top 100, but it's time to cut her Micro incarnation short.
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Post by Jonny "FIGGA" Fairplay on Apr 22, 2015 20:15:45 GMT
This is the part of the rankdown where cutting people is gonna get really tough, because for the most part I really really like a lot of these people. Nevertheless the rankdown must continue.
201: Chad Crittenden (Vanuatu): for a guy with only one leg, Chad did pretty fucking good on the show, being the last non-Chris dude left standing. However, aside from that Chad is actually kind of dull, Chadfaces aside. The whole "leg up" conversation is funny, but that's mostly cause of Chris. So Chad goes here.
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Post by kass on Apr 22, 2015 20:22:00 GMT
200. Eddie Fox (Caramoan): First of all, #JusticeForLaura who was clearly the best fan of Caramoan. Now to the real Eddie stuff. I liked Eddie a lot towards the end as a totally derpy guy who had really no idea what he was doing but still would've rekt them had he made FTC. Also DOG BAR. Unfortunately, he spent the entire first half of the season as Reynold's pup and that was not a good look for him. Seriously. It felt like when Reynold and Eddie joined up with Malcolm, we were supposed to completely forget some of the kinda gross/misogynistic shit that they said (no good girls to fuck, trying to bro it up, etc.) because...they aligned with Malcolm. Fuck Caramoan's editing. Eddie could've been a very likable character if they hadn't weirdly edited that entire season. Even as a Cochran fan, I fucking hate the editing choices in Caramoan which is unfortunately what lands Eddie at 200. Hopefully he opens that dog bar one day though
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Post by tbird on Apr 22, 2015 21:38:19 GMT
199. Margaret Bobonich (Guatemala): Margaret is presented in a very disjointed fashion in Guatemala. For the first two or three episodes, she is Florence Nightengale. When most of the men on her tribe fall sick, she steps up and takes care of them, probably making her the most valuable member of her tribe during Nakum's pre-swap immunity run. Then she falls off the radar for a while until her boot episode when suddenly everyone thinks she's annoying, and we the viewers are left to ask "When the hell did that happen?" Either way, after Judd flips on Nakum after the swap, Margaret is a sitting duck, and we get a legendary exit TC from Margaret where she assassinates Judd a couple of times. In the end though, Margaret is a victim of peculiar and sporadic editing who manages to rise above it at times. 199 is a nice spot for her.
Guatemala has 11 people left. Just sayin'.
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Post by Austin on Apr 22, 2015 23:11:49 GMT
198: Gillian Larson: (Gabon) Gillian has made it pretty far because of a few things. One is, she's a quirky, oddly positive older lady, which is a lot of fun to see. And Michelle being so annoying, that they vote her off before a complete liability in Gillian, is really funny. But most of Gillian's great moments are in the first half of the premier - in the second half, her character kinda dies down and is shunted off to the background, aside from her tiff with G.C., which really isn't a moment for her as it for G.C. She is then unceremoniously booted, after Fang's narrow loss.
The other reason she's lasted awhile is because, well, Gillian's awesome. She started various charitable causes in the name of Survivor, and is super communicative with fans. Odds are, if you wanna meet a Survivor, Gillian's your gal. She's just a genuinely nice person, which is why we like her so much, or at least why I do. But on the show, she only added so much, and I think she'd be really, truly happy to make it into the Top 200.
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Post by lexvandenberghe on Apr 23, 2015 2:16:40 GMT
197. Janu Tornell (Palau) - Janu, after an evening of Zen reflecting, gave up her spot in the game so that Stephenie could keep playing. This led to us getting beaten about the head for a full season with Stephenie in Guatemala. Thanks a lot, Janu.
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Post by Host Brian on Apr 23, 2015 2:24:22 GMT
196. Andrea Boehlke (Caramoan) I've bitched about Andrea being here still for a few rounds, so I'll finally take her out. Andrea has a pretty good amount of screen time, and more often than not it's pretty dull on her part. Andrea occasionally delivers with a "fun, cutesy" moment, and props to her for being one of the few people to have consistent screen time throughout the season. Andrea's boot was fun, just because of her reaction and Malcolm/Reynold's reactions, so she then spent the rest of the season sleeping with the two of them. Sorry, that's the wrong word. "Randomly going to Malcolm or Reynold's room late at night and then leaving it the next morning" is more appropriate. Anyway, this ensures Dawn is the last person standing from the Caramoan Shitshow. Good luck Dawn.
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Post by Jonny "FIGGA" Fairplay on Apr 23, 2015 3:16:00 GMT
195: Linda Spencer (Africa): This may be one of those instances where I cut someone I find annoying who everyone else seems to just love *soughSANDYcough* but yeah, Linda just bugged the ever loving crap out of me with her whole "Mother Africa" deal, and out of all the Africa people left I would gladly take her out now.
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