Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-33554905-20171221065515/@comment-5870534-20171222031758

Wow... So much hatred to such a good season!

Yes, this season had too many advantages, it was too suspiciously comfortable for the winner (to say the least), and we did get two gamebots in the finale, BUT it was still an awesome season with many funny and even hilarious moments, and a pretty good cast overall. Yes, the cast for this season was good, except for Chrissy and maybe Ryan who were mostly unbearable, and maybe Ashley and JP who were super-boring, the rest were really great to watch. I know many people dislike Joe for being annoying, but he is actually annoying in a good and funny way, he is just a really ridiculous over the top character, who will surely get his own Funny115 entry someday. So will Cole and Dr. Mike, and "not crazy" Alan. Devon is one of the most fun players to watch in the history of Survivor. And I'm sure you'll all agree Lauren is this season's fan favourite. As for Ben, I think he is a good and deserving winner. Yes, he had help from production with all those idols and twists keeping him in the game, but hey, I'm glad he won over Chrissy and Ryan.

The new twist - is it good? I actually like it. It is one of the better ideas they had, and I am sure it would have been received better by us, the viewers, if the season did not have a million idols and other advantages before it. I mean, just think about it - is this new twist an advantage? Not really. Because here you have your final three, and now you can only bring one person with you, leaving the one person you don't want to bring to the finale with you with a chance to get there and give you a touch time. I think it is a brilliant addition, and it actually makes the game more fair when every contestant still has a chance to make it to the final tribal despite losing the final immunity and being at a disadvantage. So, as far I see it, it is actually a good idea.

Now, the reunion show... Oh, the reunion show... The excess excitement, Jeff's odes to BIG MOVEZ tm, the interviews with random people... And then, you only get interviews with the final five and Lauren... Jeff, really, calm down, I think you need therapy, man! But hey, at least we got the full intro like in old times.

To sum it all up, Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers -

The bad:

Too many idols and advantages

Too many idols and advantages suspiciously benefiting the winner

Two gamebots making it to the end

Dumbest season name and yet another useless concept

One of the worst reunion shows

A super predictable winner

Too many endurance challenges

The good:

Lots of funny moments (if you don't watch Survivor as a sitcom, you're watching it wrong)

An overall good cast

A likeable and deserving winner

A twist that is actually good - the final four tribal council and fire-making challenge

Memorable pre-merge boots

I do not want to rank this season anywhere just yet, but I am sure it will be in the upper half of the rankings.