@@cougar33333Jeff probably wanted a case study to be done on this cast given how insane and chaotic the journey was! Still wild that we got 4 returning players out of this season!
Maybe it’s recency bias but I am very surprised that 46 isn’t on here. Bhanu losing it in the premerge, Randen getting medevac’d, five people get voted out with an idol, Q and all his antics, Liz freaking out about Applebee’s, and Maria not voting for her closest ally due to (likely) bitterness Then that leads to all the chaos on social media because of it
46 though has a slowly building narrative over the course of the season though that led to quintavius' blindside and the eventual final 4. it's a "victory for the heroes" season that's rare, and everything just builds up to that. it's too cohesive in that regard to be a true trainwreck.
the 45 46 back to back combo is excellent in hindsight. in the moment, it was some of the worst survivor I have seen in quite a while. Also will always defend my enjoyment of EoE.
The hilarious thing about Gabon is that, structurally, it's pretty basic. One post-swap tribe is run by a power three and start Pagonging the other tribe except a challenge threat gets in the way and makes the end via a personal relationship and wins as the underdog. On paper, that sounds basic. But then you remember that: The power triad is an emotional pinup model, Olympian that only managed to seem athletic by doping, and the biggest Melee tourney player of the aughts. The power tribe lost basically every challenge and were on the verge of being the first underdog tribe to win for the first of three seasons in a row. The challenge beast underdog is a wiry 57 year old science teacher. The opposing tribe picked off are all white collar corporate people and also they picked up a 50 year old wedding videographer who is a massively asocial misanthrope who bullies everyone. And that's not even getting into the shit that happened.
Gabon is my absolute favorite season ever (BECAUSE it's a trainwreck), the only thing that could make it more perfect would be a Susie win, but well we can't have it all
@@coletrainhetrick both gabon and 46 have incredible casts, and theyre still bad survivor seasons. reminder that bad things can still be entertaining and you can still like them, that doesnt make them good.
@blackjackal8770 I get that, personally I loved that cast. Even the first boot Jelinsky was leauges funnier and more interesting than most first boots. And it just never stopped. The cast had so many memorable people on it.
I would legitimately pay good money to watch Survivor Gabon on a big IMAX screen with that extra surround as Crystal calls out Randy in her voting confessional. Pure cinema😅👌🔥
Gabon is my favorite season! The clash between Randy and, well, everyone, is a great sideshow, and the fake idol scheme Sugar cooked up, and Bob went along with, was delicious! I think Sugar should have won that season. She clearly was the mastermind of the season!
Great video as always! My personal top 5 chaotic / messiest / most wild and unpredictable seasons: 1) Gabon (obviously) 2) Nicaragua 3) Survivor 46 4) Edge of Extinction 5) Cagayan
This video reminds of how Dalton Ross posts his rankings every season and always has the great hot mess season that is San Juan Del Sur ranked criminally low. Currently he has it 41 of 46. Even crazier? His write-up says that it has no big moments and a boring cast. I mean, everyone is entitled to their opinion but WHAT?
Fun "what if" about Edge of Extinction, two scenarios actually: If all the premergers leave the game after Devens returns, who returns from the Edge, and who wins? If nobody returns to the finale and the final 5 is Victoria, Lauren, Devens, Julie and Gavin, who wins?
@@scottwaldo Unless someone else realizes the jury adores him and does what Chris did. The question is, could Lauren or Victoria win fire against Devens? If they do, my own take is that everything happens the same, except Lauren is the one to challenge Devens to fire, win the challenge and the million. Unless Gavin is out first and we have an epic showdown between Lauren and Victoria, which can be really interested. Otherwise, Lauren or Devens would win against the same goats.
I still contend that the Edge twist isn't as bad as people make it out to be. I guarantee you if someone voted out post-merge had won their way back at F6 and gone on to win, it wouldn't be nearly as maligned as it is, but because Chris was the one who won, everyone lost their mind over it in the moment (not to mention Natalie also nearly winning as the first boot of WaW.) If you look at the actual mechanics of the Edge, it's not even remotely a surprise that Chris won. He spent a month with the jury feeding them and providing for them, and never had to vote any of them out, except for I think Reem.
I would have loved to see Panama/Exile Island on the list. The Casaya tribe alone was more of a train wreck than almost any other entire season. One of the most dysfunctional tribes ever, with members literally threatening to murder each other, and they somehow help together to Pagong the other tribe post-merge.
6:42 - very sloppy laundry. Who the hell puts cloths to dry ON THE SAND? Plus her victim playing, and refusal to apologize, makes her one of the most pitiful first boots ever.
You know how in The Great Snail Race, Spongebob overworks Gary to win and Squidward's high pedigree snail throws to race back to him and somehow Patrick's rock wins? That's Chris winning EoE. Like, it was technically possible with how the story was set up but really weird bullshit would have to happen to pull it off. Also, I was absolutely dreading that Rick was going to win, an impression that was not helped by a finale segment about him Owning The Womenfolk with fake idols that Reddit was eating up. When he was taken out in firemaking and I realized CHRIS was about to win, i just realized what comedy gold was about to happen, bc not only was he the third boot, he had like maybe two moments when he was in the game and one on EoE all before the merge. I expected him back the absolute least, especially bc of how much Survivor kills to showcase his type. The whole season was absolutely worth jack shit, and that's the best outcome we could have hoped for. Also, he was the only winner pick I had pregame that worked out, which was a TRIP
Judd aka Fabio is actually best friends with a good family friend of mine. If you actually have a problem with him then you've got your own problems to deal with. He's legit the nicest dude you'll ever meet in your life.
smh, didn't even mention the Cherry on top of Gabon, Tribe Nobag, which was in the show's opening post-merge to remind us every time how dumb this season is.(not an insult, its in my top 10)
PREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTY sure--and spoilers ahead, sorry--the season with Pervy Dan should be on here. Was that 34? The one where the older women were villainized for standing up for the younger women he was groping? The odds of him playing again are exactly 0%, thankfully, but THAT was a hot mess. You don't just get a black screen saying someone was made to leave for being a creepy asshole on a regular season, eh?
I can’t believe you didn’t include Thailand; that’s the worst season in my opinion. Absolutely nobody with charisma, and they all just let the boring Brian make all the decisions down the line. And him being nice to them and then being a jerk in all the interviews made it even worse. BORING. I liked Caramoan, it's one of my top 3. Lots of interesting characters, watching Phillip pretending to be a Godfather was great tv, and Cochran was my favorite winner ever. Edge of Extinction and Guatamala must have been boring because I only recognize a couple of people; I definitely won’t watch them again.
When Gabon almost made Jeff quit the show and if it wasn't for producers telling him to take some time to cool off and our next two season's being as good as they were. You KNOW what season is the worst. When our host almost quit, which I've heard no reports of ever happening in any other season. Gabon just clears.
For SJDS, you forgot how Jeff just said screw a challenge and asked who is winning the challenge. He was so fristerated about the alliance
and the flint trade and attempted trade back.. under appreciated gold mine of chaos
@@mariellebosco you know Jeff was back at base camp every night asking what the hell is up with these people.
@@cougar33333Jeff probably wanted a case study to be done on this cast given how insane and chaotic the journey was!
Still wild that we got 4 returning players out of this season!
i have this crazy theory that gabon is going to be #1
@@matthew46058 Perhaps Island of the idols?
That’s ridiculous.
That’s crazy; it was such a drama-free and sportsmanlike season!
i've heard gabon described before as "what somebody who has never seen an episode of survivor thinks 'that's what survivor is'"
Maybe it’s recency bias but I am very surprised that 46 isn’t on here.
Bhanu losing it in the premerge, Randen getting medevac’d, five people get voted out with an idol, Q and all his antics, Liz freaking out about Applebee’s, and Maria not voting for her closest ally due to (likely) bitterness
Then that leads to all the chaos on social media because of it
Survivor 46 is definitely in my top 5, and deserves an honorable mention in this list. Q, Venus and Liz truly elevated this season.
@@mackenziefritz8169 46 was such a blast to watch week to week, I loved it.
@@Quetzal00358 yeah i thought for sure it would be here. Even when the cast got revealed, it felt equally as first boot filled as Gabon
46 though has a slowly building narrative over the course of the season though that led to quintavius' blindside and the eventual final 4. it's a "victory for the heroes" season that's rare, and everything just builds up to that. it's too cohesive in that regard to be a true trainwreck.
the 45 46 back to back combo is excellent in hindsight. in the moment, it was some of the worst survivor I have seen in quite a while.
Also will always defend my enjoyment of EoE.
The hilarious thing about Gabon is that, structurally, it's pretty basic. One post-swap tribe is run by a power three and start Pagonging the other tribe except a challenge threat gets in the way and makes the end via a personal relationship and wins as the underdog. On paper, that sounds basic. But then you remember that:
The power triad is an emotional pinup model, Olympian that only managed to seem athletic by doping, and the biggest Melee tourney player of the aughts. The power tribe lost basically every challenge and were on the verge of being the first underdog tribe to win for the first of three seasons in a row. The challenge beast underdog is a wiry 57 year old science teacher. The opposing tribe picked off are all white collar corporate people and also they picked up a 50 year old wedding videographer who is a massively asocial misanthrope who bullies everyone. And that's not even getting into the shit that happened.
in hindsight we were so blessed to have Gabon be the first season in HD
I cannot believe that you didn't even mention a finalist flipping off a juror in the final tribal with Gabon.
Gabon is my absolute favorite season ever (BECAUSE it's a trainwreck), the only thing that could make it more perfect would be a Susie win, but well we can't have it all
I say stick to the plan
RIP Keith😢
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Gabon, Nicaragua and San Juan Del Sur are three of my fave seasons along with Heroes vs Villains and Micronesia 😅
10. Gabon
9. Gabon
8. Gabon
7. Gabon
6. Gabon
5. Gabon
4. Gabon
3. Gabon
2. Gabon
1. Nicaragua
where's 46?
@@blackjackal8770 what do you mean? I loved 46. That was a really entertaining cast. I was eager to watch it all
@@coletrainhetrick both gabon and 46 have incredible casts, and theyre still bad survivor seasons. reminder that bad things can still be entertaining and you can still like them, that doesnt make them good.
@blackjackal8770 I get that, personally I loved that cast. Even the first boot Jelinsky was leauges funnier and more interesting than most first boots. And it just never stopped. The cast had so many memorable people on it.
@@coletrainhetrick yes totally agree with you. id bring back a lot of people from 46. still a bad season though
I cannot believe season 39 (IOI) didn’t make the list… maybe it was even more than a train wreck…
Because the list said "Greatest Trainwreck's."
Not "Worst Trainwrecks"
I would legitimately pay good money to watch Survivor Gabon on a big IMAX screen with that extra surround as Crystal calls out Randy in her voting confessional. Pure cinema😅👌🔥
Can we get a history of chickens on Survivor video? 😂 feels appropriate after this newest episode
Gabon is my favorite season! The clash between Randy and, well, everyone, is a great sideshow, and the fake idol scheme Sugar cooked up, and Bob went along with, was delicious! I think Sugar should have won that season. She clearly was the mastermind of the season!
Great video as always! My personal top 5 chaotic / messiest / most wild and unpredictable seasons:
1) Gabon (obviously)
2) Nicaragua
3) Survivor 46
4) Edge of Extinction
5) Cagayan
Can't forget about how post-swap Fang bullied Jeff into changing how he pronounced the tribe name
gabon once was described as live action total drama and i cant argue w that assessment 😂
This video reminds of how Dalton Ross posts his rankings every season and always has the great hot mess season that is San Juan Del Sur ranked criminally low. Currently he has it 41 of 46. Even crazier? His write-up says that it has no big moments and a boring cast. I mean, everyone is entitled to their opinion but WHAT?
@@Captain_Subpar his big moments tend to be massively intelligent guys playing idols and making flashy big moves. Doesn't he have EoE high?
41 is definitely too low for SJDS, but it's not a great season. It's 30th on my list.
@@ashen_roses Edge of Extinction is really good. One of the most underrated Survivor seasons.
@@bigbuffguy9589 ah, so I guess that's what I'm supposed to think too
I'd love to know what Dalton Ross considers a fun cast if SJDS is somehow ranked as boring, because that cast was anything but
“A destructive crash and burn. An utter mess. Pure calamity. A walking disaster. And an all around source of trouble. But enough about my love life” 💀
A great comedic bait and switch
Fun "what if" about Edge of Extinction, two scenarios actually:
If all the premergers leave the game after Devens returns, who returns from the Edge, and who wins?
If nobody returns to the finale and the final 5 is Victoria, Lauren, Devens, Julie and Gavin, who wins?
Devens, Devens. If it wasn’t for Chris I think Devens wins the game
Queen Victoria!
no clue about the first one, probably Joe. Second one is victoria probably by a landslide.
@@scottwaldo Unless someone else realizes the jury adores him and does what Chris did. The question is, could Lauren or Victoria win fire against Devens? If they do, my own take is that everything happens the same, except Lauren is the one to challenge Devens to fire, win the challenge and the million. Unless Gavin is out first and we have an epic showdown between Lauren and Victoria, which can be really interested. Otherwise, Lauren or Devens would win against the same goats.
I still contend that the Edge twist isn't as bad as people make it out to be. I guarantee you if someone voted out post-merge had won their way back at F6 and gone on to win, it wouldn't be nearly as maligned as it is, but because Chris was the one who won, everyone lost their mind over it in the moment (not to mention Natalie also nearly winning as the first boot of WaW.) If you look at the actual mechanics of the Edge, it's not even remotely a surprise that Chris won. He spent a month with the jury feeding them and providing for them, and never had to vote any of them out, except for I think Reem.
Nicaragua is the most underrated Survivor season for me. It was comedy gold and produced one of my favorite winners.
you should do top 5 reactions to last vote offs at the immunity challenge
Prediction before I watch it:
- Gabon is number one
- Edge of Extinction and 46 are on it
- Maybe Cagayan?
EDIT: okay I got 2 right…
Nicaragua gotta be on it.
The fact that he didn’t even mention the nudity scandal with Marcus for Gabon and it’s still #1!!!
I thought Worlds Apart would’ve been part of this list
Honestly Worlds Apart or Palau. Could have made it into the list.
5. 0:29 - S29 San Juan del Sur, Blood vs Water 2
4. 3:17 - S26 Caramoan, Fans vs Favorites 2
3. 6:16 - S38 Edge of Extinction
2. 9:28 - S21 Nicaragua
1.12:45 - S17 Gabon (shocking everyone!)
Gabon is so bad it’s good. It had fantastic personalities that made watching fun even if the gameplay was stupidly messy.
12:06
How spliced is that confessional? Just listen to that chopped audio
You know, sometimes I really forget Nicaragua ever happened, and them videos like these remind me that it really DID happen. 😂😂😂
Gabon is my favorite season of all time due to the pure chaos of it all and the amazing reality TV characters it produced.
I see Peridiam, I click
Gabon was my second Survivor season, and i loved Bob from the beginning so i enjoyed it
I’m honestly not surprised that Gabon is number one haha 😂
I would have loved to see Panama/Exile Island on the list. The Casaya tribe alone was more of a train wreck than almost any other entire season. One of the most dysfunctional tribes ever, with members literally threatening to murder each other, and they somehow help together to Pagong the other tribe post-merge.
And this is why San Juan Del Sur is my favourite season of the show
6:42 - very sloppy laundry. Who the hell puts cloths to dry ON THE SAND?
Plus her victim playing, and refusal to apologize, makes her one of the most pitiful first boots ever.
You know how in The Great Snail Race, Spongebob overworks Gary to win and Squidward's high pedigree snail throws to race back to him and somehow Patrick's rock wins? That's Chris winning EoE. Like, it was technically possible with how the story was set up but really weird bullshit would have to happen to pull it off.
Also, I was absolutely dreading that Rick was going to win, an impression that was not helped by a finale segment about him Owning The Womenfolk with fake idols that Reddit was eating up. When he was taken out in firemaking and I realized CHRIS was about to win, i just realized what comedy gold was about to happen, bc not only was he the third boot, he had like maybe two moments when he was in the game and one on EoE all before the merge. I expected him back the absolute least, especially bc of how much Survivor kills to showcase his type. The whole season was absolutely worth jack shit, and that's the best outcome we could have hoped for. Also, he was the only winner pick I had pregame that worked out, which was a TRIP
The SpongeBob comparison is very funny
Gabon, I love you
Someone remind me, how did Fabio talk about undermining the government at the reunion?
1. Nicaragua
2. Gabon
3. 46
4. Edge of Extinction
5. Worlds Apart
Judd aka Fabio is actually best friends with a good family friend of mine. If you actually have a problem with him then you've got your own problems to deal with. He's legit the nicest dude you'll ever meet in your life.
Where is worlds apart?
I really would expect to see Season 14 on this list above some of the others
Ummm season 39? How is this not on here? I think it’s 100x worse than SJDS
Not based on which season is worse.
To be fair, Brendon's shoulder massage was not really a massage. It was Jeff golding him back in a non aggressive way.
SJDS was also annoying because every reward challenge winner kept giving the reward to someone else. Like nobody kept their reward
I’m honestly shocked this list didn’t have Survivor Thailand and my favorite winner Brian Heidik
I liked Gabon, no matter what anybody says. One World sucked more than Gabon.
Gabon is so bad it’s good. One world is literally everybody but trotzan going “here Kim please step all over me and win survivor.
One World is a bottom five season. I don't like Gabon as much as many do, but it's better than One World.
Awww fans vs favourites is one of my fave seasons😢 especially due to Cochran ❤
EoE is so underrated 🙌
missing 46!!
Crystal is a *former* Olympic gold medalist. She lost it due to doping.
I love Gabon
Not all can be gold and after so long you’re gonna have some stinkers but a bad season of Survivor is still better than no Survivor.
All of these are in my top 10 seasons except Caramoan, which sucks.
hey to each their own, train wreck isn’t good or bad, just an observation
I HATED Gabon while it aired. Over time, I grew to love it over time. It’s just a really long episode of The Twilight Zone.
But SJDS is one of my favourites! Agree with everything else though.
Even before watching this, I knew Gabon was going to be #1, and I was not proven wrong
id say one world is number 1 train wreck ive never hated a season so bad
Nicaragua was absolutely a train wreck.
smh, didn't even mention the Cherry on top of Gabon, Tribe Nobag, which was in the show's opening post-merge to remind us every time how dumb this season is.(not an insult, its in my top 10)
PREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTY sure--and spoilers ahead, sorry--the season with Pervy Dan should be on here. Was that 34? The one where the older women were villainized for standing up for the younger women he was groping? The odds of him playing again are exactly 0%, thankfully, but THAT was a hot mess. You don't just get a black screen saying someone was made to leave for being a creepy asshole on a regular season, eh?
One thing I know is if you are an Olympic athlete or D1 athlete, you are terrible in survivor and big brother
Yeah,season 38 and 39 were interesting.😅
or season 30 for completely ruining survivor auctions for 15 seasons
Chris Underwood 🥰😍
Take out san Juan del sur and EoE and put Worlds Apart and Survivor 47
let’s stop hating on 38 it was a great season
I can’t believe you didn’t include Thailand; that’s the worst season in my opinion. Absolutely nobody with charisma, and they all just let the boring Brian make all the decisions down the line. And him being nice to them and then being a jerk in all the interviews made it even worse. BORING. I liked Caramoan, it's one of my top 3. Lots of interesting characters, watching Phillip pretending to be a Godfather was great tv, and Cochran was my favorite winner ever. Edge of Extinction and Guatamala must have been boring because I only recognize a couple of people; I definitely won’t watch them again.
I thought Palau would be number one.
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Awwww peridiam!! I’ll date you my love life is the same
When Gabon almost made Jeff quit the show and if it wasn't for producers telling him to take some time to cool off and our next two season's being as good as they were.
You KNOW what season is the worst. When our host almost quit, which I've heard no reports of ever happening in any other season. Gabon just clears.
FINALLY BACK TO SURVIVOR LOL ALL BIG BROTHER FANS HAH HAH HAH LOLOLOLOL
I’m glad you’re stuck at ~150k. You don’t deserve any more.
I've never heard someone make this kind of comment before. What warranted this?