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This was my ratings back in March

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#1 = Cook Islands
#2 = All-Stars

#3 = Amazon
#4 = Pearl Islands
#5 = Vanuatu

#6 = Marquesas
#7 = Exile Island
#8 = Guatemala

#9 = Palau
#10 = Africa
#11 = Australian Outback

#12 = Thailand
#13 = Borneo

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This was my updated list

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1. Cook Islands
2. Pearl Islands

3. ASS
4. Fiji
5. Guatemala
6. Amazon

7. Palau
8. Vanuatu
9. Exile Island
10. Marquesas

11. Africa
12. Australia
13. Thailand
14. Borneo

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I enjoy PI more and more everytime I see it. I probably like it better than CI, but I know putting CI at the top of the list will piss off haters like crazy and get them to post their own lists hehe. CI lost a little bit of shine this last time around, but I still get really excited by 4 tribe merge, mutiny, etc. CI is my favorite of all the Pagonging seasons

I've seen ASS and Amazon quite a bit, so maybe that's why those seasons have lost a little shine for me over time. Still greats though. BTW, I saw ASS before I ever built up the "stars," that's why I wasn't sickened by the outcome but instead turned into a Romber fan (yeah, that's right--i said it)

I think a lot of people are starting to catch on that Guatemala really is a great season. This time around, I appreciated the season a LOT more. It helped to have Amy, Brian, and Rafe blogging and giving insider info. However, I also realized that basically EVERY single player from the season was at least average and playing hard to win. In addition, I realized that the power structure was actually quite chaotic like PI, and it's a really distinct season due to the 2 comeback players and location. Gets my personal MOST IMPROVED award

Fiji is obviously really new, but we'll see how I like it after re-watching it a couple times. Despite a lack of players that I identified with and wanted to root for, I found the characters very interesting, and it had several surprises and eventful shows that really made up for the predictable Moto sweep

I think I overrated Vanuatu last time. It's still a highly underrated season, but I wasn't as inspired this time around. I think the best parts of the season was Eliza, Leann's boot, and Chris's underdog victory, but it lost a bit of shine this last time around for some reason

I realized that I overrated Marquesas last time. Rewatching it, it got kind of boring for me, and I had to force myself to watch it. This time around, I think the Rotu 4 weren't that evil and were villainized by mean editing. Sean and Kathy saved the season for me. I consider it a basic Pagoning season

I didn't like Exile Island as much this time around either. I LOVE Casaya being a dysfunctional train wreck. But despite a rather chaotic power-structure, I just didn't really care for most of the players for some reason. Bob Dawg shed some light on the players, so I wasn't loving Cirie or Danielle as much this time around. Aras still came off a bit too uppity for my tastes, but he's a good, smart winner still. Terry came off cocky again, but I liked him more this time around

Despite the predictability of Palau, I sort of enjoyed it more this time around surprisingly enough. I don't think people appreciate how competitive (but not necessarily smart) a lot of the players were. It was interesting evaluating Steph this time around knowing what she was like in Guatemala. Coby and redneck James were even funnier than I remember the 1st time around. They saved the season for me

As much as I hated a lot of the players in Africa, at least they made me feel something. So despite a horrendous post-merge Pagonging where my favorites (Kelly G) got crushed due to stupidity (mainly Brandon), it was the best of my lowest tier. BTW, I don't dislike the lowest tier seasons, but they're just not liked as much as the others. Tom was awesome, and I appreciated T-Bird (Teresa) as a player. I also liked Silas and Lindsey more than Frank, Linda, and Carl this time

I have no idea why people love Outback besides the fact that it was an early season and the 1st of the non-Borneo type Survivors. I had to force myself to watch the episodes and it was really boring and predictable. There was no one fun or crazy. Jerri is the closest one to being a real character. Rodger and Liz were my favorites, but hardcore players they are not. I love Amber cuz of ASS, but she isn't exactly entertaining, besides her, "Oh my God!"--which I appreciate more due to the funniest Survivor moments website. In terms of the suffering, that's 1 of the best parts of the season. However, this time around, I realized that they partly screwed themselves by not rationing their rice!

Thailand is a decent season, I just don't relate to the F5 that's all. The Pagonging and lack of gameplay was pretty hard to watch again. Best part of the season was Heidik flicking the camera off "by accident". Didn't remember that! Now I remember why he's always been considered a villain (besides the puppy thing)

Borneo is Borneo. I respect it, since it's the 1st. But it was still painful for me to have to re-watch. It's just SO slow, and I'm not feeling the whole experiment and naivety thing. I thought I might appreciate it more this time around, and I did--but it was still kind of uneventful until the last final episodes when it started to resemble a game. Hatch's unexpected victory and Sue's final TC speech saves the season for me