This next season was a big revitalization step for survivor. This season is:
PHILLIPINES!
Probably the most important recent season to date, this season lands at #9 on this list. It does a little bit of everything for positives. This season had the underdog story with Malcolm and Denise. I mean really they both come out being the last 2 left from their tribe, get split up and dominate the game. They both make final 4 and Denise goes onto be the first person/winner to go to every tribal council. How can you not love that ending? Then there's the clusterfuck of Tandang. We got RC/Abi hating each other mostly because of Pete when they were an alliance at one point, Skupin and Lisa being outsiders and key allies at the same time and Artis who gets a bad rep for rolling with the wrong people. Everybody served a purpose on that tribe. I felt like even the returnees were much more positive this season because they didn't bring back overbearing people. The returnees were more like role players this season which I liked. They made an impact but didn't take up too large of edits to do it. The cast was also very deep this season. We had Zane be one of the most memorable first boots ever with his plan majorly backfiring, Roxy be the religious nut, insanely hot Angie wanting the tribe to have cookies, Russell Swan with his meltdowns, UTR Katie, Jeff Kent who provided entertainment being so against Penner and then getting voted out because of him, Penner making a fatal mistake failing to change his survivor legacy and of course one of my survivor crushes RC.
I would say the main negative is that this season got a little predictable once Artis got blindsided. When Penner fucked up, the boot order was pretty much set. It made for a few boring episodes in a row tbh. There also wasn't a lot of over the top exciting moments like in outstanding seasons above this. The 3 big things from this season were Zane's blindside, the f10 tribal council and Malcolm's downfall. Not a lot of those are at the top of the list for most memorable moments in survivor history unlike other moments in seasons still on the list.
Overall I thought this was an above average season that really did the little things right. There just wasn't enough big things to compete with the best seasons.
Stay tuned for #8! Hint- this season has a twist as part of the title
28. Nicaragua
27. Redemption Island
26. South Pacific
25. One World
24. Thailand
23. Caramoan
22. All Stars
21. China
20. Cook Islands
19. Blood vs. Water
18. Palau
17. Gabon
16. Borneo
15. Australian Outback
14. Africa
13. Fiji
12. Tocantins
11. Samoa
10. Guatemala
9. Philippines
Marquesas
Amazon
Pearl Islands
Vanuatu
Exile Island
Micronesia
Heroes vs. Villains
Cagayan
