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    Survivor Rankdown 2.0 (Winner Reveal Page 225)

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    Ciera ~*Big Moves*~ Eastin

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    Guys, I don't know if you know this, but Ciera voted out her own mother!!! Yes, that's right, you heard me. On her first Survivor season, Blood vs. Water, Ciera cast a vote against her mother, Laura Morrett. Now I'm sure you're wondering HOW. HOW COULD ANYONE DO SUCH A THING? It's almost like... she knew that the rest of the tribe was going to do it anyway so whether she voted against her or not, she still would have gone home. Almost like that. I'm cutting Ciera because I don't actually think she's that good of a player. With every season she returned, my opinion of her fell. During BvW she placed fifth after aligning with the power alliance of Tyson, Monica and Gervase and despite EVERYONE trying to tell her that she was clearly fourth in that alliance, she still aligned with them and voted out everyone until it was just her and Tina (who returned from Redemption Island) left. At the Top 5, the three of them voted her out. In the end, she voted for Tyson to win.

     

    Ciera would then return four seasons later for Survivor: Second Chances as one of the 20 contestants to receive the most votes from the public. I'll admit, I voted for her because her run in BvW was compelling enough that I wanted to see what she was capable of. She was fortunate enough to spend the first two weeks on the Bayon tribe and the next three weeks on the Ta Keo tribe and be immune for the first five weeks of the competition. At Week 6, she campaigned to blindside Woo and got her way. The next week, the tribes merged and the real power struggle began. In the first week, Ciera lost her close ally, Kass, but managed to regain power the following week through the help of Kelly Wentworth's idol, which allowed them to get rid of Andrew Savage. Then, in Week 11, she teamed up with Jeremy, Spencer and Fishbach to vote out Kelly Wiglesworth. Everything seemed to be going her way until she suggested to blindside Fishbach to flush out his advantage. At the Top 10 tribal, she was in the majority alliance, but Jeremy successful played an idol for Stephen, negating all the votes against him and sending Ciera home with only 3 votes. It was a surprising finish for someone with a lot of promise and in the end, she voted for Jeremy to win.

     

    In her third run on the show, Ciera returned for the hot pile of garbage that was Game Changers, only to be voted out first by the Mana tribe. After losing immunity, the tribe perceived her as the weakest physically and a bit of a strategic threat after she tried to turn the vote on Michaela and so, she met an early fate. 

     

    All in all, I don't hate Ciera, but I also think she's WAY overhyped by production just for casting a vote against her mom one time. She's also a raging Republican so I have no qualms in getting rid of her now, before she makes the Top 20.

     

    Save: Lillian Morris for my husband.

    American Idol Rankdown 2.0

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    Posted · Edited by sublymonal

    1 hour ago, Bk1234 said:

    Did you mean to put this in this thread? 

    Lol probably, we sometimes use the Rankdowns as general discussion threads since all the diehard fans hang out here

     

    7 hours ago, The Ghost of Weedy Speedy said:

    I finally binge-watched AI18 tonight. My top 3 were definitely Arthur, Sam and Francisco in that order. I also enjoyed Dillon to a lesser extent as well as Jovin. Everyone else was just meh.

     

    Who did everyone else enjoy in this season?

    I wasn’t a fan of Arthur. In the same way you found Sophia’s tone grating, I found his tone grating and some of his song choices were a mess. I did like Dillon though. I fully expected him to be Top 2 with Arthur.
     

    I was thrilled with Sam as a winner even though she wasn’t my top favourite. My other favourites were Francisco, Sophia, Mikayla and Louis though I do get your critiques about the two girls. I think if they waited a few years, they could have matured a lot. I knew Sophia from her videos with Clark so I knew she had a lot of potential.
     

    I still wish we got to see them perform on a stage but I also think this format helped some of them. I think Sam benefitted from her backstory (especially being the only one in LA without her grandma) and having the momentum in a shortened season. Who knew that was all it took to finally get a queer black winner? :haha:

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    American Idol Rankdown 2.0

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    13 minutes ago, sublymonal said:

    I officially have everyone's ranking. Just waiting for write-ups and then I can post the first four :ohyeah:

     

    Specifically waiting on:

    @*Chris - 0/8 write-ups submitted

    @Elliott - 4/8 write-ups submitted

    @Zoey - 7/8 write-ups submitted

    @NGM - 0/8 write-ups submitted

    @1234567890 - 0/8 write-ups submitted

     

    Remember, you are only required to do write-ups for your Top 4 and Bottom 4. No word limit, but you should explain why you ranked them high or low.

    Weekly Rank the Houseguests: BB22

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    1. Cody

    2. Da’Vonne

    3. Bayleigh

    4. Enzo

    5. Dani

    6. Ian

    7. Janelle

    8. Tyler

    9. Kaysar

    10. Kevin

    11. Memphis

    12. David

    13. Christmas 

    14. Nicole
     

    Janelle moved up in my list because her hatred for Nicole knows no bounds :dead: I’ll be interested to see how my feelings for her change once Elliott and I watch her previous seasons.

    Survivor Rankdown 2.0 (Winner Reveal Page 225)

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    Posted · Edited by sublymonal

    Trish Hegarty (Cagayan)

     

    Trish placed fifth during Survivor Cagayan, where her alliance with Tony Vlachos was ultimately her downfall. It’s funny now to remember Trish and Sarah’s rivalry since the same fate befell Sarah in Winners at War. It seems like there’s an eat or be eaten relationship with Tony. If you vote him out, you win, otherwise he beats you.

     

    Anyway, on Day 1, Sarah labelled Trish as the weakest member of the Brawn tribe and Trish was ousted, but in reality, she was given a helicopter ride to camp and given the option of getting an clue to the idol or a bag of rice for her tribe. Ever the selfless person, Trish chose the rice.

     

    Once at camp, Trish bonded with Tony and Sarah, who he had already started to align with. The Brawn tribe lived up to their name, winning the first four immunity challenges before a tribe swap where Tony and Trish left Sarah behind and went on to blindside Cliff. After tribal, a fight between Trish and Lindsey broke out, which led Lindsey to quit the game, however their tribe won the next immunity, which seemed to solidify them as a solid group of five with Sarah on the outs.

     

    In Week 17, the tribes merged and Trish managed to sway Kass and the others to vote out Sarah, making her the first member of the jury and putting an end to her first and least successful Survivor run.


    Trish and Tony seemed to be running the game at that point but on Day 34, Tony decided to take Trish on his reward win, which confirmed to the others, namely Kass, that he was closest to Trish, leading to the other four to blindside her at the Top 5.

     

    In the end, Trish voted for Tony to win despite her speech to him about swearing on his wife and children to be loyal to her. It was clear she still had some begrudging respect for him and agreed with the other jurors that he deserved the win more than Woo.

     

    save: Ian Rosenberger (Palau)

     

     

     

    Survivor Rankdown 2.0 (Winner Reveal Page 225)

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    Stephenie LaGrossa

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    In the list of iconic female contestants, Stephenie is among the most memorable. She competed in three iconic seasons and was memorable in two, but for very different reasons. In Survivor Palau, she had the misfortune of being part of the ill-fated Ulong tribe who, as we all know, lost every single pre-merge immunity challenge, leaving them to be picked off one by one until only Stephenie and Bobby Jon were left. Stephenie ultimately beat Bobby Jon in the fire making challenge and joined the Koror tribe. She survived a few more weeks, thanks to Coby being voted out and Janu leaving, but it was clear she was an outsider and seen as a major threat to win, given her ability to outlast all the other Ulong members and so, on Day 30, she was voted out but left the game as one of America's favourite contestants of all time.

     

    She and Bobby Jon returned in the next season, Survivor Guatemala, where Stephenie was part of the Yaxha tribe. Her luck in Guatemala wasn't quite as dismal and her tribe  managed to win the first immunity challenge. This time around, Stephenie played a different game, developing bonds with Rafe and Jamie that would carry her through the tribe swap in Week 4, where they all joined Nakum and convinced Judd to flip on Brooke. In Week 8, the tribes merged and Stephenie's alliance was up in numbers and Stephenie was in control of the game. Despite this, there were still some tough votes for her - sparing Bobby Jon for another week so he could be a part of the jury and then voting her closest ally, Jamie, out the following week because Rafe wanted her to, leaving Danni as the final member of her own alliance, a mistake that would prove to be fatal to her winning the game. In the second half of the game, it was clear Stephenie wasn't always calling the shots and her willingness to do what Rafe wanted instead of what was best for her game tarnished her "hero" image from Palau. At the Top 4, Rafe managed to convince Stephenie to spare Danni, despite recognizing that Danni was the biggest threat to win and, in the end, Danni repaid Rafe by voting him out and taking Stephenie with her. Rafe, still bitter from Danni's lack of loyalty, became the only vote for Stephenie to win that season and Stephenie left the game still well liked, but definitely not as impactful as her first season.

     

    Then Stephenie returned for Survivor's best season, Heroes v Villains, as part of the Heroes tribe. It seemed like a fitting return for her, but her game was cut short when the Heroes tribe got off to a rocky start. Stephenie dislocated her shoulder early in the game and while the medics were able to mend it, Stephenie was perceived as a liability after tanking the puzzle portion of the challenge in Week 2. James even accused her of bringing along the bad luck from Ulong and, in the end, this was enough for the Heroes tribe to send her packing. I suspect they also voted her out because she'd gotten to the final two in Guatemala and so, they knew she was a threat, but it was still sad to see her go out so early since I still liked her.

     

    All that being said, I think Stephenie is iconic, but of these nominations, I'm fine to send her home at this point in the game.

     

    Save: Mike Holloway

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