LogFAQs > #906281859

#17: Palau
Average Ranking: 18.55

FBike: 9 - If you want to watch dysfunctional morons, this is not the place to do it, despite the reputation this season gets from some fans. This season provides a compelling underdog story of the type rarely seen in more recent seasons.

eaed: 11 - Survivor Palau was a lot of fun for me. Ian was from the Pittsburgh area and I remember that time a lot more than when Amber and Jenna did it before hand. Then, the characters and the self-destruction in the Ulong tribe was a lot of fun. Then on top of it, I enjoyed the Tom and Ian side of it all and I really didnt find much of this season boring.

GTM: 12 - really good beginning told a great story that hasn't happened again (maaaybe phillipines), really crappy finale

YoRyan: 14 - feels like 2 different seasons, for obvious reasons. Both are enjoyable

BCT: 15 - The major issue with this season was Korors winning streak, which led to a sympathy for the Ulong trainwreck that was short-lived due to its final castaway being one of the most repulsive bullies in the history of the show. We then got to the jury phase barely knowing anyones strategies. However, the cast was pretty solid and Tom Westman is a top-tier winner.

Inviso: 17 - Im trying my best not to spoil the season when I do these write-ups, but thats REALLY difficult for Palau. So much of the seasons essence stems from a very specific series of events that are unique to Palau, and Palau alone. Lets just say that there is an extreme editing imbalance in the season, where the pre-merge boots get a ton of screen time, and then the merge backloads a lot of the character development that wasnt evenly distributed early on. It makes for kind of a boring season to watch, although I will admit that the endgame is actually quite interesting. Palau is one of those rare seasons though, where I genuinely blame the events that took place for the seasons failings, rather than production or the editors or the cast themselves. Its a unique season, which is enough to give it a bit of a bump, but its flawed enough to warrant this placement.

Naye745: 19 - one of the few seasons where the drama and fun peaked pre-merge. the disastrous run of ulong was a great storyline, and the korors were great in those early eps as well, but the way that Tom won (and the season ended) was thoroughly unpleasant and really saps my positive feelings about those first 10-ish eps.

Mana Sword: 22 - No writeup

Illuminatus: 27 - No writeup

DoctorBlind: 29 - Cards on the table I barely remember this season. How bout that final three challenge though, eh?

darkx: 29 - A snoozefest in which one vanilla tribe decimated another vanilla tribe, and for some reason everyone went crazy. There were a few standouts in the cast, including one of the most deserved wins ever, but it couldn't save this from being a painfully boring season.
---

All your old meme are belong to me.