Talk:The Final... Four? (Part 2)/@comment-9258976-20180211195115/@comment-9949103-20180211210533

Even though I don't think it matches up to Maldives or Canada, this was still a really good season with a FUCKING AMAZING winner! Seriously Wafflez, if there is one thing I can always count on it is that you always give us some great winners. I don't think I've disliked any one of them yet!

As much as I ragged on a lot of the cast, especially most of the late-gamers, I will say that this season produced three masterpieces in the forms of Matt, Summer, and Kristin. All phenomenal characters, memorable and rounded in their own different ways. Those three, to me, are definitely the shining stars of the season.

As for Olay, I think I've made my opinion about her clear by now and I am not going to say much more besides my other big critique of her was how heavily the season seemed to lean on her and her personality alone for a good chunk of its duration. For a lot of the season, Olay was the face of Nikumaroro and while that might be good in one sense seeing as how you're able to create such a dynamic character dominant enough to be seen at the very forefront of the season, it wasn't so great for someone like me who couldn't stand her halfway through the game. I guess, now that it's the end, that would probably be the main reason that this season ranks below Canada, Maldives, and Myanmar is because there were a lot of times where I felt the season was being single-handedly propped up by one character, that being Olay, and it just didn't really vibe as well for me. She almost felt untouchable and if she had not gotten voted out at the final five, I think the endgame would've been saturated by that feeling as well.

However, to get away from the criticism, this is easily your best season from a theme and writing standpoint. Your writing just continues to impress me more and more as time goes on and when I think that you can't get any better, you pull something new out of your hat and wow me once again! And the whole theming around Amelia Earhart was very cool and VERY well-done. Probably your most well-done twist/theme to date and that's saying something since Maldives' "Secrets" theme was one of my faves.

Super excited for next season, I know it'll probably wow me even more than before<3