I've been attempting to do this and find it very hard. There are not many seasons I've hated, as there are some seasons I've loved, but it would be cool to see each season ranked from least to greatest. I'll do mine below. :)
I've been attempting to do this and find it very hard. There are not many seasons I've hated, as there are some seasons I've loved, but it would be cool to see each season ranked from least to greatest. I'll do mine below. :)
SEASON RANKINGS 30-1
I will be doing my list in increments of five and this is my OWN OPINION so please don't judge me if you think i'm wrong or that you think my opinion is invalid.
30. SOUTH PACIFIC: South Pacific for me was a very dull season with a cast whom were very boring and not very interesting, Redemption Island was in play which for me was one of the worst twists ever. Coach was boring and pagonged Savaii, Ozzy had a boring strategy, Sophie is the worst winner and it was the beginning of John Cochran.
29. REDEMPTION ISLAND: Redemption Island actually started off pretty well and had one of the best premiere episodes I had ever seen on the show, but Redemption Island was a huge downer and the Zapatera tribe were very boring besides maybe Stephanie and the winner became obvious almost by the start.
28. NICARAGUA: This season had many great moments no doubt but the winner was a goofball and the whole season played out very random. The Medallion of Power was a waste of time and served little to no purpose at all while the Old vs. Young mechanic seemed a bit unfair. Also the two quitters. And Nicaragua is one of the worst locations ever, However overall this season had a good cast but it wasn't delivered very well.
27. WORLDS APART: Being the most recent season people may have not put it this low on their own lists, but to be honest watching this was depressing. Shirin was a buzzkill and annoying and Dan was the worst casting mistake ever and once again it was filmed in Nicaragua.
26. CARAMOAN: The "Fans" tribe was absolutely boring and the "Favorites" weren't "Favorites". The editing was horrible and the season was definitely disappointing to me when "Cochran" won. This season had a lot of potential but it didn't work
25. AFRICA: This season was filmed in Kenya and the location wasn't very nice too watch people survive in and the cast couldn't go off exploring as such like they would have been able to in season 1 and season 2 (also later seasons). The cast was decent and the challenges were different especially the cow blood one. and I did enjoy this season but I did not enjoy it as much as the others.
24. THAILAND: Survivor: Thailand did have a few cool twists and was a season of firsts and also the location was nice however this would have to be one of the worst casts ever having extremely boring and uninteresting people.
Love your clarity and explanations. Due to the comment above, I am making my list more readable and clear to understand. I also changed how far above China was because that was a mess up.
30. San Juan Del Sur: Still the worst season ever, in my opinion, as the characters were very dull, the only exciting part of this season, was Keith's few runs he made at the end and Reed's evil stepmother jury speech to Missy.
29. One World: Absolutely hated the boy vs. girl dynamics. Not to mention I didn't like the final three. (but this is just me and my emotions people)
28.Guatemala: Pretty boring/quiet season. There wasn't a lot of drama or shocks. The Stephanie/Bobby Jon twist was alright. Rafe was the best thing in that season.
27. Vanuatu: Great characters and good conversation. Lacked good tribal councils and the challenges were, meeh.
26. Philippines: A standard season, nothing really outstanding nor had it anything really horrible.
25. South Pacific: Got good in the end, but couldn't stand the bullying of the Savii tribe toward Cochran. (LOVE COCHRAN SOOOO MUCH)
24. Redemption Island: The first few tribal councils were epic, but then it died a little. This season frustrated me because of how "amateur" people were at survivor. They let Rob do everything, without lifting a finger, it was obvious who the winner was and would be.
23. Amazon: I personally loved this season, but the whole "Were girls and were cuter so were going to band together" and the "were older so we hate the younger girls" dynamic took away from most of the strategical elements implement by Casternino.
22. Africa: Bad location, took away from a lot of what was happening.
21. Thailand: I really loved this season, I wish there were immunity idols, it would've made it ten times better. I love the icebox strategy of Brian and the unwavering ShiiAnn.
20. Marquesas: Loved this season for purple rock tie breaker but also hated it because Paschal went home instead of anyone else.
19. All Stars: They brought back great people, (except I still wonder why Amber was an All-Star) but she got lucky and aligned with Rob and made one of the best power couple moves ever and landed themselves to the final two. The proposal was nice and there relationship is cute. Also, Shii Ann was epic in this season.
18. Micronesia: I love this season, but it's ranked 18 for a simple reason. It's painful to watch Erik hand his immunity necklace to Natalie. I cringe to this day.
17. Palau: I loved this season because of how, no one even thought about eliminating Tom and they praised him. Also, I absolutely loved Ian and thought he was a great player, but even Tom convinced him to step down from the immunity challenge, costing Ian his life in his game to redeem himself from the backstabbing he did.
16. Panama: Aras, Shane, Cirie and Terry, need I say more. There was a lot of conflict and great moments. Shane and his blackberry.
15. Worlds Apart: Highlight= rooting for mike and cracking up at Jenn's jokes. Overall it was a good season had some lows, but it also had interesting dynamics. (Jeff Probst explains it best in his assessment).
14. Blood Vs. Water: I love Tyson and I loved how much he matured this season and took the title. It was him and Gervase dominating the game and I liked how other people tried, but it just couldn't happen for them.
13. Borneo: First season and it introduced so much of what still happens in the game. Such an inspiration.
12. Pearl Islands: Hated the outcast twist, but besides that, there was great strategy, challenges were really good, tribal councils were interesting, oh... and Sandra, Jon and Rupert at their prime.
11. China: One of my favorite seasons, but also had a bad location to where it really took away from the dynamic of the game. The conversations were a bit longer and lagged per usual, but it also made each of the characters distinct in their own way.
10. CaramoanWatching Cochran dominate and his strategical calculations on his teammates was far above brilliant, it was genius.
9. Cook Islands: Same with Yul, he is the godfather of survivor. A smart strategical and nice guy who got to the end and was an obvious win.
8. Fiji: I absolutely loved this season for the diversity, the characters, the drama and the scheming. There was a lot of it, not to mention the infamous Dreamz and Yau Man car deal. Another painful moment.
7. Samoa: Russell Hantz, love him or hate him is a smart player. This was the season, I actually liked him, even though I hated him. Great foa foa forsome come back
6. Heros Vs. villians: Since it was all returnees, they perfected the blindside, but they also perfected dumb moves. Great season to watch. Although, Colby's utter fails made me...very very sad.
5. Tocatins: Tyson was the highlight of this season. His jokes were prime, I hated it when he got eliminated, but enjoyed, J.T and Stephen's diabolical strategies as they cut off the heads of everyone, while still being friendly with everyone.
4. Nicaragua: I loved how unique Fabio was and how he won. He wasn't a likely winner and had to fight toward the end as he was always a target, but he made it. The characters were intriguing, medallion of power was horrible.
3. Gabon: Literally almost every character should return. Ken and Crystals relationship, Matty. Bob coming in and defeating everyone. Great moments, for a great season and a good location.
2. Cagayan: These first time players perfected the blindside. It introduced so many distinctly different and great characters, that even though it was painful to watch Spencer loose (although I hope he will win Cambodia) I was still satisfied with the ending and in some ways like each character in their own way.
1. Australia: My absolute favorite season because after watching Samoa and falling in love with survivor, I bought my first season and it was Australia and it really showed me how much I loved Survivor. Watching Colby was amazing, as he will always be one of my favorite survivors to ever play.
I didn't think I'd do explainations again, but I did because it's easier to read. Thanks.
30: Caramoan.
29: Redemption Island.
28: San Juan Del Sur.
27: Thailand.
26: South Pacific.
25: One World.
24: Samoa.
23: Nicaragua.
22: Africa.
21: Fiji.
20: Palau.
19: All Stars.
18: Vanuatu.
17: Micronesia.
16: Amazon.
15: Marquesas.
14: Borneo.
13: Tocantins.
12: Blood vs. Water.
11: Pearl Islands.
10: China.
9: Philippines.
8: Cagayan.
7: Panama.
6: Australian Outback.
5: Cook Islands.
4: Heroes vs. Villains.
3: Worlds Apart.
2: Gabon.
1: Guatemala.
I may add descriptions later, if I'm not too lazy.