Board Thread:Season Rankings/@comment-9949103-20150904021638/@comment-24526522-20180421215831

Survivor: Uruguay (based solely on personal likability!)

18th: Shannon Steen (13th Place): I hated this guy for the entire SIX episodes he was in. I get that he was supposed to be an overstrategizing vindictive idiot, but like... it wasn't fun or funny. He just served to make Paysandu scenes kinda sucky because he'd block possible character development with his anti-Nick tirades. Easily my least favorite.

17th: Kayla Michaels (10th Place): Similarly to Shannon (although not nearly as bad), Kayla is another over-the-top mess of a character that is intended as such. Still, even if her being awful is intentional on Uke's part, that doesn't mean I'm gonna like her. Truth is, she didn't really bring a lot to the season other than irrationally hate Mikol during the pre-swap, nearly screw Rocha over in the post-swap, and accidentally enable Paysandu in the post-merge, which are all horrible things to do! She was garbage.

16th: Guy Robidoux (17th Place): He didn't do anything and is very irrelevant. Part of that was him leaving so early, but he also didn't really interact much with the others. Pretty much a footnote at best in the grand scheme of things, and not really a character that even showed any potential. Thank you Uke for cutting him early.

15th: Shane Wiebe (18th Place): All he did was make child cancer jokes, and didn't show much of a personality outside of that. Glad he was the first boot.

14th: Frank Bebko (11th Place): While he clearly showed promise as a strategic player, he kinda flopped a little bit. Gameplay isn't a factor in my ranking, but I do think he could have done some damage if he toned down a little. That being said, I don't really know why but I just didn't like him. Maybe it was aligning with Kayla? Yeah, that's probably it. I can't pin it down specifically but he was just somebody I never really cared for.

13th: Laura Kudrick (9th Place): A nice woman, sure, but she never was all that relevant in the grand scheme of things. She didn't add much to the season in terms of entertainment value and I don't really think she could bring anything knew if she returned for another season, sorry to say it.

12th: Susan Malaway (15th Place): Susan :( I really liked her during her short stay on the season. She was cute and fun! Unfortunately, she kinda took a weird turn in her final episode where she got all vindictive and stuff and it didn't really fit her character well. Plus, she just didn't last very long. I liked her, but she's overall not very relevant.

11th: Yvonne Umana (14th Place): Similar to Susan, Yvonne was likable during her short stay on the season but ultimately doesn't leave too much of an impression. She was very screwed over due to being in a close partnership with Christine along with Frank's overplaying, which was sad to see. Although she was likable, she didn't really do all that much and Christine definitely outshone her from the get-go.

10th: Raina Pelly (7th Place): I love the domestic abuse story involving Raina. It was really inspiring to see that side of her and I'm glad it's an issue that Uke decided to give a spotlight to. Plus, Raina was a very kind woman throughout the show. Unfortunately, she suffers from being part of the boring Paysandu alliance and she didn't really do that much to stand out from the crowd beyond the domestic abuse piece.

9th: Kenley Kohut (8th Place): I don't know how to feel about Kenley. He was a really likable guy and he made it pretty far. His dynamic with Mikol was interesting to see. At the same time, though, he was part of the aforementioned Paysandu alliance which hurts him because let's just say I was not rooting for them during the merge. Although I like Kenley in hindsight, I was praying each round for the Sorianos to finally take him out!

8th: Billy Runnels (16th Place): Oh, Billy. He played way, way too hard at the start and screwed himself over when he should have been set until the merge. I was worried he would somehow be successful in his overplaying, but he thankfully got his comeuppance early on. That being said, he brought a lot of entertainment to Rocha and to the pre-swap phase of the game in general, and is my favorite of the six pre-jurors.

7th: Brianna Foy (Runner-Up): Oh boy, this is probably controversial, but Brianna is kind of overrated. I liked her a lot, especially her alliance with Michelle, but the latter really outshone her from start to finish if you ask me. A lot of people were mad to see her win but I actually think her winning by fumbling to the end with two flippers would have been such an unsatisfying ending! And, to be honest, she was kind of invisible at points. Despite those flaws, though, I did like her a lot. She was cute and fun and her lack of Survivor knowledge was a funny trope throughout the season.

6th: Christine Teal (4th Place): Christine was great! She was the nice old lady that still wasn't afraid to make moves and slit throats to make it to the end. Well, kind of. She was actually a pretty loyal player most of the time. Still, she definitely played the game while still maintaining her sweet motherly personality. I have nothing negative to say about her.

5th: Nick Sanderson (Second Runner-Up): Another controversial opinion! Nick was a total mess, yes, but he really brought it in terms of entertainment value during the merge. His obsession with getting Jodi out, followed by Jodi continuously not leaving and him seething, was hilarious. I love how ineffective he was and how his massive ego was so deliciously smashed at the FTC. Definitely a great (albeit ineffective) villain.

4th: Jodi Deerman (5th Place): I wasn't huge on Jodi during the pre-merge, but she blew my socks off during the merge, especially after the Soriano alliance (rightfully) gained the majority. She fought so, so hard to stay each round and... actually managed to do it? She was simply incredible and so easy to root for, even if she came from the alliance that, frankly, deserved to be getting picked off. Give her a second chance!

3rd: Gerald Solta (12th Place): I was PISSED when he left at the merge! Gerald the crabby old man was honest to God iconic and easily my favorite during the pre-merge part of the game. Like, what a king honestly. I was totally expecting for him to get really far into the merge while offering his bitter commentary towards everything, but the Paysandu alliance decided to be awful as usual and cut him first! What the f**k! He was so robbed that I can't even describe it in words. Please bring him back!

2nd: Mikol Jowyk (Winner):  This is definitely controversial... oops! I loved Mikol. He was easily the most rootable person in the cast, as he managed to overcome his social anxiety and rounded up jury votes like nobody's business. His FTC performance was so f**king impressive and while gameplay doesn't factor into this ranking, his humility when answering just made me love him that much more. I'm so glad that he beat Brianna against all odds and won, as he was a very satisfying winner. Had he not flipped at F10, a Paysandu would have won and I would have probably died.

1st: Michelle Veltung (6th Place): <333333 I love this woman. She constantly had some s**t to say about the other castaways in her confessional booth and ALWAYS delivered. She really ran the game with an iron fist until her boot like a true HBIC. Easily the most entertaining castaway on the season and my favorite for sure. I just wish she could have won, even if it was unlikely considering she was "aggressive" or whatever excuse Kayla had to not like her.