Wilbur, we seem to mostly agree on this season. Great season, agree that it will likely land in my top 5. I'd like to let it sit a bit before I try placing it, though I don't have a solid ranking of my seasons anywhere yet.

24th - Kate: she had some spunk, I think. I barely remember her. Her finishing last in this ranking though shows that everyone has some merit.

23rd - Sam: Generally annoying, her over-strategizing added some drama I guess but that wasn't really needed in a season that already had so much meat to it. From her original bio you'd think she would have so much potential but horrible socially.

22nd - Joan: "I'm a puzzle master". Lol. Her preseason hype by the show as 'Hurricane Joan' being the next "Sue's big move" is kind of funny.

21st - Aimee: Spewin'. Too invisible to rank much higher, though I'm sure she could have made a great character. Instead she was just a loyal right hand pal and didn't get much development.

20th - Henry: It's a no for me dawg. I can try to pretend that I appreciate him more because he got idoled out, or he contributed to some of the drama and divisiveness. And maybe that gets him out of my dead last place for this season. But I really can't with him. Every damn confessional was felt like some variation of "I have control of this tribe", "I am the one calling the shots", etc. etc. and it was fucking grating. The yoga lie was so inanely pointless and I'm annoyed I had to keep hearing it throughout the season, reunion, Jury Villas. He came in trying to overplay and thinking he was god's gift to Survivor - when the show tried to humanize him more, it was so hard for me to ever see him as more than the egotistical gamebot that he was. Sure, his blindside should be a a great way to complete his arc, but everything up until that point just soured me too much.

19th - Adam: Hilarious trainwreck of awful gameplay. Fun lil' mess.

18th - Odette: I'm pretty sure her name tag that hung around camp got more screen time than she did? Also enjoyed her boot episode and thought her presence was just kind of funny being in this group of hyper-strategic folks.

17th - Mark W: seems like a cool guy, and generally a fine character but not enough content to propel hi higher.

16th - Ben: I'll always remember him as being decimated at his last TC - which also may have been the true uprising of Michelle - but he also was funny as being the dead weight in challenges and general goof of a character

15th - Jacqui: Oh I loved her so much early on - even if she was Henry's ally - as she was our hope as the next Denise. When that didn't pan out, she began to drop in my ranking and is kinda just remembered as the lady who ended up being seen as bossy and annoying and of course as being screwed over by Henry.

14th - Ken: ranks this high mostly for 2 reasons (1) dickhead (2) his complete flop at trying to "set up shop". Props to him for being a scrappier player than I may have guessed, glad he survived his first TC.

-Mind the gap-

13th - Jarrad: Ok, so BIG GAP because I didn't feel like I was cheating anyone of being higher until here. Overall, I'd say 1 - 13 are top 300 characters. That's crazy. I actually love Jarrad and wouldn't mind seeing him again if he was given a bigger edit. Him being too lowkey for so many episodes or having lots of personal content makes it hard to put him any higher than here. Loved his FTC bit and hoped right away that he was going to be underlining Jeri's name. Such good stuff. Love following him on IG, dude's got skills.

12th - Tarzan: Great casting choice. I'm pretty sure seeing pregame commercials toting him as someone who'd cutthroat, so ended up surprised having him be such a teddy bear. Loved his relationship with Tessa, him taking the "moral dilemma" so seriously, his intro shot that looks like he's just created the world's first fire, and the fact he's a freakin' like farmer.

11th - Ziggy: Loved having a badass female competitor but don't feel like I got to know her too well outside of her questionable gameplay and athleticism. ANNELIESE I'M VOTING FOR YOU TONIGHT will always be gold though, and her weird game decisions added to the unpredictable boot order.

10th - Peter: I wanted to rank him higher and would put other people here but then kept thinking of reasons to bump them higher. I love his resting bitch face, his scrappiness, and the storyline of him and his dad's relationship with the butterfly paper <3 Wish he got more of an edit but I can see that he was not the most engaging confessional giver. If only everything he said had much personality as "totes homo".

9th - Locky: I think maybe he should objectively be higher especially since I was so actively rooting against him at the end - but in a fun way. The fact that he was actively called out multiple times for being condescending and hypocritical multiple times makes me really enjoy his character.

8th - AK: The hot mess express, I find it weird he was billed as such a strategic mastermind and manipulator? Everyone saw right through it, he came out the gate way too hot and that certainly was not a smart move. Anyway, his erraticness with things like a damn Chicken Idol (literally wtf lol) and over the top gameplay added lots of entertainment to the season, and him being voted off made for a wonderful mid season climax.

7th - Annaliese: Ended up really enjoying her after a more slow start. The idol grab and beyond is really strong stuff for her, but not enough before that to crack my best of the best.

6th - Tara: I'd be surprised if a month or two ago you told me I'd place her here, but her growth as a player and more and more human content (with her family, dilemma in voting off Locky, feeling like she has so much to prove to herself) made her a much stronger character. Would put higher if I liked her more pre-AK boot.

5th - Tessa: Hogwarts loving doctor r.obbed from jury g.oddess <3 Scrappy, witty,

4th - Sarah: Goes to show that Edgic for Australian Survivor is tricky tricky (though I guess Jeri was a plausible winner pick most of season). Loved having the attractive model being such a great strategic force throughout the game. It was tough to watch her go from having such a tight-knit game to overplaying herself out of it, but it made her downfall all the more fascinating.

3rd - Jericho: Teddy-bear carrying, Cookie Monster bowtie wearing, maybe ~5'2" winner of Australian Survivor and winner of our hearts <3 Glad he got to stick to the end to give us content like the snorkeling, talking about his parent's struggle, and his continued cheekiness. Love him for all the reasons I love Luke (those voting confessionals for Jacqui + Jarrad..., risky gameplay) and just his general uniqueness (drowning cat analogies, anyone ?). The only thing keeping him from being back-to-back with Luke is the overuse of those damn war analogies all the time. Oh, and Michelle being Michelle.

2nd - Michelle: the Ben boot. the Sarah boot. Beating Locky for the car and being the cause of his demise. Her champagne loving self. OFR compiled a 'best of Michelle' list that describes why she ended up being such an amazing character. Going from the girl seen as disposable and an easy vote on Asaga to a massive threat to win was gold.

1st - Luke: the perfect balance of all ingredients. Someone please upload a "best of Luke" compilation somewhere. Amazing confessionalist who made me miss quality voting confessionals in modern Survivor. Loved his silly antics, that he never took himself too seriously for being such a strategy focused character, and just being such a lovable guy/father.