19. Survivor Indonesia - Exile Island (S14)
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Honestly, I think this is probably a really generous ranking for a season that still somewhat underperformed my expectations. However, I reflect back upon this season and I'm like it was still a very enjoyable experience as a host coming off a second chances season with a completely new cast of individuals who were relatively new to the group game scene. Mike ( Pieguy555) really was on a mission finding all the idols and winning nearly all the immunity challenges securing himself at the end and walked away with the million dollars despite nearly losing on bad jury management (to memory). Also, this merge was really epic with players making debuts like LeQuisha ( LusciousLips5), Cedric ( teamjacz), and Logan (#LoganWorm). Great merge with great players! The downside to this season is probably the first six eliminations being somewhat meh but "Exile Island" was a really nice twist. Also, Maddie ( omggiraffe) was robbed of nearly surviving Mike's idol plays was kinda of cringe as a viewer/host.
18. Survivor Bali - Hosts vs. Almosts (S20)
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The conceptual idea behind this season was originally created by the great bingo21 called Hosts vs. Toasts which implied Hosts vs. Celebrities on Tengaged (Stars Players). However, I decided to take a different stance in allowing the Almosts to play which was allowing a select amount of individuals who made the finale night on the season. I won't lie the Hosts were a lot harder to cast as there were memorable flops like Shawn ( SuitMan13) who just wanted to be left alone in his corner. However, they did rise to the occasion where Benjamin X. ( BENLINUS) wins the season despite being in a rough position most of the game against second-time runner-ups in Daniel ( DanielzSnooz) and Rich ( Zed55). Honestly, Kenneth ( konohavillage1) had a legitimate chance to win the game but it all came down to final immunity where he squared off in an intense endurance challenge and lost. Outside of that, I really just enjoyed the people on this cast and watching players like Ivy ( _ivyyy_445) going from beloved hero to villain to the point people wanted to get her out for spite was funny. Also, I can't truly recall if the season really turned into Hosts vs. Almosts as I assume it was pretty muddled. Also, Stoner ( Gaiaphagee) thought he was robbed but he left his immunity idol in a crockpot this season and Will was looking prime for a run till idoled out.
17. Survivor India (S5)
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In the distance, Newz ( OldNewz) is probably complaining that this season should be higher and maybe it should be but I think this is a good landing spot. Survivor India will always be in my eyes one of the best all-newbie seasons in franchise history. It's primarily because one individual did not completely steal the show the entire season. For instance, the first part of the premerge was the Pawra tribe questioning Felix (CharlieBibi)'s antics when he was honestly playing really relaxed and not drawing attention to himself, and JJ ( JJCanada) flopped horribly playing the middle. However, on the other side of things Vasava was like a well-oiled machine under Ethan ( thewinner) being a steady captain. The merge hits on all notes especially with Newz ( OldNewz) having the ability to save Ryan ( wangifold) but selfishly keeps the idol in his pocket and he leaves 4-3-2 is one of my favorite moments in the series (#Luckybucket/#Dryerfish being mad was funny). Rich ( Zed55)'s transition from the bottom to the top of the tribe also was a great story despite not winning the game over his partner in crime Joe (jharrin7887). Overall, I'll forever love this season and while it's not at the top it always seems to be a good watch.
16. Survivor Saint Lucia - Blood vs. Water (S11)
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Honestly, I think after ranking India this season would fall in immediate succession. Blood vs. Water was the second season in series history to feature returning players and man this season hits on all notes. The underdog duo of Sagar ( obscurity) and Ken ( konohavillage1) finding every hidden immunity idol up until the final five essentially hacking the game was crazy and didn't think it would actually happen. Other stuff, I enjoyed was seeing arguably the least well-known duo in Andy and Dawson essentially become fan favorites winning over the viewers with their in-depth confessionals and unique humor. Sydney ( Guigi) actually played somewhat of a game that was redeemable and this led to them earning their actual stripes in the series after falling off in Palau. Outside of that, I do have to thank Cameron for bringing Ken and Stoner for bringing Christian ( Christian_) as the franchise isn't the same without them nor are the new idol rules. The worst part of this season as noted in this part of the rankings are the early boots being predictable.
15. Survivor Barbados - Battle of Generations (S9)
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In the words of Scott ( Fobbyiyg), this was a shit concept with a bad theme dividing the players into eras based on when they joined Tengaged. However, while the theme was irrelevant a lot was produced from this season. The Brereton tribe was an absolute disaster as only Joel ( JoelW55) and Hudson ( rapidsmartypants) were the only survivors come the merge and despite that adversity made it to the end with Joel winning the game. However, this season was primarily a favorite for the audience for its everlasting characters like Ivy (_ivyyy_445), Watermelondrea ( TheEclipse), and Joe ( JoeDaManXD). Honestly, I can't really articulate what happened this season but there was a decent amount of flipping despite the vote totals presented and the cast as a whole was just extremely likable. I really wouldn't change much other than if Ivy had ended up winning the game this season is likely a bit higher but doesn't crack the top ten. This was also one of the very few season's that featured an After Show.
Current Rankings
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15. Survivor: Barbados - Battle of Generations (S9)
16. Survivor: Saint Lucia - Blood vs. Water (S11)
17. Survivor: India (S5)
18. Survivor: Bali - Hosts vs. Almosts (S20)
19. Survivor: Indonesia - Exile Island (S14)
20. Survivor: Estonia - Unfinished Business (S37)
21. Survivor: Philippines - All-Stars II (S31)
22. Survivor: Mozambique (S24)
23. Survivor: Norway (S48)
24. Survivor: Jamaica (S26)
25. Survivor Singapore - All Winners (S40)
26. Survivor: Vanuatu - Viewer's Choice (S32)
27. Survivor: Hawaii (S1)
28. Survivor: Iceland (S2)
29: Survivor: Mongolia (S28)
30. Survivor: Greece (S21)
31. Survivor: Madagascar - Fans vs. Failures (S36)
32. Survivor: The Canadian Wilderness (S17)
33. Survivor: Paraguay (S27)
34: Survivor: Nigeria (S22)
35. Survivor: Thailand (S10)
36. Survivor: Cyprus - Dynamic Duos (S47)
37. Survivor: Suriname (S44)
38. Survivor: Azores (S42)
39. Survivor: Kadavu (S49)
40. Survivor: Sri Lanka (S12)
41. Survivor: Myanmar (S7)
42. Survivor: Palau (S8)
43. Survivor: Nicaragua (S29)
44. Survivor: Peru (S16)
45. Survivor: Jordan (S4)
46. Survivor: Israel (S38)
47. Survivor: Comoros (S25)
48. Survivor: South Africa (S30)
49. Survivor: Vietnam (S35)
