I have decided to rank each of the RSF Seasons I have hosted based off of what I remember and with each part of this blog series, add my thoughts on the following season.
1. Big Brother: The Mystery Room - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
2. The Castle - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
3. Survivor Worldwide - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
4. I Love Money - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
5. Survivor Atlantis: The Lost Empire - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
6. Fresh Meat 2 - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
7. Fresh Meat - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
8. Cutthroat - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
9. Battle of the Seasons - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
10. Big Brother: The Mystery Room 2 - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
11. Cutthroat 2 - This season of Cutthroat was a strong one from a competitive standpoint. Each of the teams had stand out moments with Blue team initially deemed the underdogs due to having the worst draft order coming out strong winning the first 3 challenges then winning key challenges and eventually getting to the Final as the largest team with 4 people (the only team with multiple players). The Red Team after a slow start put a strong mid-game performance also winning 3 challenges in a row before being whittled down to 1 despite strong performances from its players. The Gray team was the team that was easily whittled down to 1 with the last player eventually proving to be one of the strongest and carrying the Gray Team surviving the last third of the season as a 1 person team and eventually pulling out the win. This season would have been higher if not for the fact that 6 of the 30 initial players dropped out pre-game and thus led to only 24 players which hurts a game of Cutthroat having less players and eventually teams whittled down with the Final having only 6 players (1 v 1 v 4). But overall, a good season of old RSF main stays as well as some new faces stepping up to give strong performances throughout the season.
12. Solitary - Solitary was a game that had a lot of hype going into it with high hopes from production. It started off strong with the first treatment testing players perceptiveness with a shock treatment they weren't aware was going on. The early portion was quick with double eliminations then settled into a good rhythm. The Tests were generally disappointing in that some players chose not to complete them due to high difficulty and no repercussions to losing them but those that competed did well. The Treatments were competitive with only 2 of 13 players eliminated due to not competing. Many tests were frustrating per Solitary standards but some did end up running flat with them following the general same format encouraging activeness throughout. There were some great moments such as a very close elimination (difference of 46 seconds) and a very close Final Treatment (2 posts) which led to exciting moments. Having competitors identities remain anonymous worked well as some RSF Rookies and Veterans performed well (some not so good) and were able to show off their abilities. Overall, an above average season with some good moments but some small tweaks that could have made it better.
13. The Mole 3: Vengeance is Sweet - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
14. Moolah Beach - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
*ADDED ENTRY* - 15. Big Brother: The Mystery Room 3 - This season was a decent season of Big Brother in the RSF Franchise. The format of the season was probably the best in the themed weeks and the unique Mystery Room powers. However, there was not a lot of standout moments. There was never really clear sides throughout the game with the players who claimed power following individual agendas with the house generally coming to a consensus who to boot as the eviction loomed. One of the former RSF BB Champions was able to use their social game to implement them with key allies such as Gaiaphage (who saved him with his coup d'etat) and cfff (who was his clear Final 2 partner) and eventually bring his Final 2 partner to the end with a late game competition run with the jury ultimately favoring cfff for his inoffensive game and being the "lesser of two evils." Overall, it was a decent season but with not that many memorable moments.
16. The Mole: Return of the Traitor - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
17. The Gauntlet - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
18. A Coach's Game - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
19. The Amazing Race - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
20. Survivor East vs West - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
21. Pirate Master - The return of the RSF Franchise with the 2nd generation beginning was a disappointment. The main issue with the season was inactivity on the part of most of the contestants. Several challenges had only members of one crew show up thus having no need for a challenge which made some rounds boring. The use of randomly divided crews was interesting but uneventful and the use of the Ghost Crew was disappointing with no good incentive for eliminated players to continue participating. Most votes were either landslides to take out inactives/big threats or split. The format of the season could have been more interesting with more active participants but for the players that were in it to win and played it was a decent showing. A memorable moment was a production mistake in the Final which led to the runner up having a chance to catch up but ultimately did not pan out.
22. The Ruins - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
23. The Duel - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
24. The Mole - See Gen 1 finished blog (Seasons 1-20) linked above
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