kass
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Post by kass on May 9, 2015 23:00:05 GMT
100. Jaime Dugan (China): #TeamAbercrombie&Fitch <3. Jaime was the designated "dumb blonde" of the season but she totally ran Zhan Hu (or John Who) with an iron fist (with her loyal pup now husband Erik Huffman). I absolutely love her in the context of China and in Survivor as a whole. She's a really fun "Stage One" boss to have for China with her "I'm not as dumb as I look" only to play a faux idol (which to be fair, those things looked not too terrible so it could've been worse). She had a ridiculous challenge throw with Peih-Gee (vote for her for S31 y'all) that basically rekt James and Aaron (and Erik didn't realize it till post challenge bles him <3). Aaron got voted out (but who really cares) which caused James to blow a gasket (well that, and pretty bad cover-up of that challenge throw). Ultimately, Jaime was a really great character in China and is definitely an underrated force of awesome. Definitely would love to see her play again (also Erik/Jaime for TAR kthx)
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tbird
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Post by tbird on May 10, 2015 1:10:59 GMT
99. Jenna Lewis (Borneo): I couldn't cut Eliza here, so I'll settle for her. Jenna is not so much an interesting character as she is a character to whom interesting things happen. Jenna not getting a video from home was one of the most heartbreaking moments in the series's history. Everything about the "J for Jenna" episode is a grade A tragedy or comedy of errors depending on how hard you're rooting for Pagong over Tagi. At the end of the day though, post-merge Pagong is four great characters: The hilariously charming yet lazy loudmouth, the out-of-this-world goofball, the snarky introvert who becomes America's sweetheart, the gung-ho leader who all of America thought deserved to win before she got blindsided by those sneaky Tagis ... and Jenna.
Also she followed Colleen into the filmmaking business, to mixed reviews. So there's that.
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Post by lexvandenberghe on May 10, 2015 2:54:22 GMT
What's the difference between Colleen's and Jenna's movie careers? Nothing. They both sucked.
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Austin
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Post by Austin on May 10, 2015 6:55:16 GMT
Been over twelve hours, gonna make my cut. 101: Keith Nale (San Jehovas Witness Del Surround and Drown): I personally love Keith. So. Fucking. Much. He's a perfect little comedic character who says things and does things that just make you want to laugh. Do I think he's a top 100 character? No. His gameplay was atrocious at times, but that just kinda adds to his appeal for me. He's just going to miss out on the top 100 Goddamit Frank. (Insert soundclip here.) This was my next cut, aster Lex stole Russell from me. *Grumbles angirily* It was also the one I'd written up before, but decided to wait until the Top 100 for. Here it is, since I'd rather not waste the effort I put into it. Keith Nale (SJDS): First of all, really glad someone else cut Famie when they did - because I do like the idea of Keith being the best Survivor Keith, because he was fun. But for someone who seemed to be getting a "fan favorite" edit I...just didn't get it, I suppose. Early on, Keith and Wes were shown to have one of the more interesting relationships among the loved ones. They traded insults back and forth, Keith constantly mocked his son's intelligence, (which is funny because Wes is almost certainly the better player, if interviews are to be believed) but we're also shown that they do really care for each other - see the reward challenge where Wes beats Keith, and the ensuing waterworks. Or when it's Wes' birthday, and Keith decides to promptly wallop him in the immunity challenge - that was pretty fun, and I liked their dynamic. Keith idoling Wes out was pretty funny too, not gonna lie. Keith himself was also seemingly meant to churn out soundbites and funny moments, and some of them were fun. Obviously there's "stick to the plan" which everyone and their mother loved, but there were some other good ones. The idol jumping out at him when he poked a stick, and his ensuing reaction, was pretty good. But there were also ones I didn't love - Keith telling Missy how to parent, which just rang kinda off, even if Missy spoiled the ever loving hell out of Baylor. Also, his "I say hi to them when I see them in passing" while funny in its sheer absurdity, also made for a bit of cringing. There's more I can't remember off the top of my head, but it was enough that I noticed it while it was airing. Ultimately, Keith would've been more fun, in my opinion, if he wasn't as treated as seriously as he was by the edit. They buried him in his seeming stupidity, then expected us to root for him because he was funny - it all felt so contrary to me. I get that he was an immunity threat, and probably would've won if he made it to the end but since he didn't, I wish they would've built up say, Jaclyn or Missy more, as legitimate threats to win against Natalie. I don't have too many complaints about this, he's 132 after all, but it confused me the same way it confused me that Eddie and Reynold became underdogs after being shown so negatively early on. They BURIED Keith, but then he's supposed to win? I mean, it was plausible, but very unlikely. Keith's fun, he has an abundance of fun moments I could make a lengthy list out of, but parts of his humor didn't appeal to me, he has some negative moments, and his edit felt kind've forced, and in general is really odd to me. I like the idea of where they were going, I adore how they edited Fabio, for example, but for what they were trying to do, I think they made mistakes. Working on my actual cut now.
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Austin
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Post by Austin on May 10, 2015 7:05:24 GMT
98. Kelly Wigglesworth (Borneo): My next cut from Borneo actually would've been Jenna, but RJ stole that from me. Having said that, that lets me get rid of the other person who I think we've let slide because, well, it was Borneo. She's a top half character there, but the other seven people remaining are leagues ahead of her, and I think because she was the first runner-up, and was on our screens the whole game, we've been giving her slack.
I actually have been debating cutting her/Jenna for about 30 cuts now, but I wanted them to make Top 100 for exactly the reason RJ said: their story. I think Kelly's story, of being in multiple alliances, her friendship with Sue, or deciding to forgo the alliance and surviving sheerly due to challenge wins, are all really great. The kicker being, much like Jenna, that I don't think her character anchors the story well. I don't think Kelly gives good confessional, I don't think she offered a ton to the season - she pulled off all these amazing things, but didn't have the personality to maximize their awesomeness. I'd take someone who doesn't really do much game wise, but is fucking hilarious, than someone who drives parts of the story, but doesn't have the personality to make those parts interesting for me to watch.
I'm curious to see how she'll do in Second Chances, if she gets on (which I'm assuming she will) and I do think she deserved Top 100, but ultimately Kelly is a character I really only value for what she goes through, not what she offers. Which is entertaining, but only goes so far.
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Post by lexvandenberghe on May 10, 2015 15:51:28 GMT
97. Jud Birza (Nicaragua) - I disagree with every fiber of my being with Fabio making it further than Vee. That's such a complete disservice to Vee that I don't know where to begin. But since I was forced to use my final idol on Rob C. (GODDAMN ALL OF YOU) the only thing I can do to even begin to service this issue is to cut Fabio here. To be honest, I really don't believe Fabio is a top 100 character to begin with, but you people have this irrational love for Nicaragua, so here he is.
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Post by Host Brian on May 10, 2015 16:22:01 GMT
97. Jud Birza (Nicaragua) - I disagree with every fiber of my being with Fabio making it further than Vee. That's such a complete disservice to Vee that I don't know where to begin. But since I was forced to use my final idol on Rob C. (GODDAMN ALL OF YOU) the only thing I can do to even begin to service this issue is to cut Fabio here. To be honest, I really don't believe Fabio is a top 100 character to begin with, but you people have this irrational love for Nicaragua, so here he is. "Forced".
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Post by Host Brian on May 10, 2015 16:26:44 GMT
97. Lydia Morales: Lydia is fucking amazing. Seriously. She shows up Day One and is painted as the weakest tribe member, and after surviving death due to her friend Brian, she becomes a badass. She keeps up with the others in challenges and isn't this massive weak spot like people thought she'd be. She was able to teach her tribe how to catch fish and keep them fed. Lydia is the best dancer the show has ever seen (Sorry Butch), and she ultimately got 4th because she was so loved she'd beat anyone else at the end. Also, the Jamie/Brian/Lydia alliance is pretty awesome and is one of the fun things about the show - three people from completely different walks of life bonding and working together. Thanks Mama L.
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Post by Jonny "FIGGA" Fairplay on May 10, 2015 17:02:58 GMT
96: Jeff Varner (Australia): love the guy, but it's his time. To me, Varner has three memorable moments. The first is instigating the famous fight between Kimmi and Alucia then running away from it. The second is him dissing Skupin in confessionals, and his subsequent turn around after he falls in the fire. The third is him giving up immunity for a handful of peanut butter. That last moment doesn't get enough credit as one of the most boneheaded moves ever. Again, love the guy, hope he makes it on S31.
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Austin
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Post by Austin on May 10, 2015 22:10:19 GMT
97. Jud Birza (Nicaragua) - I disagree with every fiber of my being with Fabio making it further than Vee. That's such a complete disservice to Vee that I don't know where to begin. But since I was forced to use my final idol on Rob C. (GODDAMN ALL OF YOU) the only thing I can do to even begin to service this issue is to cut Fabio here. To be honest, I really don't believe Fabio is a top 100 character to begin with, but you people have this irrational love for Nicaragua, so here he is. Irrational? Oh-ho-ho Lex, don't be trashing the best season of Survivor. Speaking of which: Yeah, no way in hell I wouldn't idol this. Congrats Lex, you managed to successfully flush my last idol. -.-
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Post by lexvandenberghe on May 10, 2015 22:42:55 GMT
If you think Nicaragua is the best season of Survivor, I would guess you only started watching around Samoa. Go watch Marquesas, Pearl Islands, Vanuatu, Panama, Guatemala, China, hell, even Micronesia. All objectively better than Nicaragua.
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Post by lexvandenberghe on May 11, 2015 0:24:09 GMT
97. Jud Birza (Nicaragua) - I disagree with every fiber of my being with Fabio making it further than Vee. That's such a complete disservice to Vee that I don't know where to begin. But since I was forced to use my final idol on Rob C. (GODDAMN ALL OF YOU) the only thing I can do to even begin to service this issue is to cut Fabio here. To be honest, I really don't believe Fabio is a top 100 character to begin with, but you people have this irrational love for Nicaragua, so here he is. "Forced". Yes, forced. There seems to be universal agreement that cutting Rob C before the top 100 was ridiculous, no matter how well you constructed your argument. Yet, not one person stepped up to idol your cut. But amazingly, I cut Jud and the flag gets thrown immediately. The priorities you guys have are ludicrous.
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Austin
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Post by Austin on May 11, 2015 0:47:15 GMT
Yes, forced. There seems to be universal agreement that cutting Rob C before the top 100 was ridiculous, no matter how well you constructed your argument. Yet, not one person stepped up to idol your cut. But amazingly, I cut Jud and the flag gets thrown immediately. The priorities you guys have are ludicrous. I would've idol'd Rob C, to be fair, if I had two. But I had my last idol earmarked because Fabio is my favorite character ever, even though I wasn't happy with the Rob C. cut.
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Post by Jonny "FIGGA" Fairplay on May 11, 2015 1:29:40 GMT
Yay different opinions .
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kass
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Post by kass on May 11, 2015 14:08:57 GMT
95. Andrew Savage (Pearl Islands): In retrospect, I think Savage was a fun character, even if he was one I didn't necessarily root for. He was Probst's second(?) mancrush (Jeff X Colby 5ever) and got rekt by the outcasts. He lead the ill-fated Morgan tribe and once the outcasts returned, his goose was cooked. Lillian absolutely rekt him in the merge vote because he said he'd get back to her and he never did so she did the same. That being said, he was totally fucked over by the Outcasts and I'd love to see him come back on S31. Oh! He also called JFP a little pissant
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