Thread:WreakerOfClash/@comment-28967746-20180324011919

22/21 - Joel/Carmen: Who are they again? Both Joel and Carmen were only there to serve as early victims to establishing antagonists, and I don't even think that they had a single line of dialogue between the two of them.

20 - Sarah: I never understood what Sarah's character was supposed to be. She was extremely bland and floated way too far on her team, barely receiving any lines, forming no real meaningful interactions with others, and definitely taking spots of where other stronger characters could've placed.

19 - Lenny: The Chris-fan trope is so overused and boring, and Lenny perfectly falls into this category. Combined with no interactions, screen time and an injury-elimination, was there anything that enjoyable about him?

18 - Thteven: I found the lisp very annoying and the fact that it defined his character didn't help out much. Bonus points for pulling out the first win, and I thought he would've been the main protag, thank the lord he wasn't.

17 - Andrew: Fulfilling the role as mega-fodder that Shawn realistically should've had, his returns made him feel more like Zeke's cameos than a legitimate appearance, with his character being faintly enjoyable in the very last episode.

16 - Karen: Somehow worked her way into third-wheeling with Toronto and Thorin despite having a relationship with the latter, holding so substantial arcs or interactions with anyone outside of them. Her bonds weren't even that good apparently as she quickly turned on Thorin the first chance she got, with Toronto reciprocating the same feelings leading to a hilariously pathetic elimination.

15 - Ben: Only the worst contestants seem to quit, and Ben clearly wanted to be one of them. His negative look on every situation left him as a very annoying character and should've let others do the honors of voting him out rather than being a coward.

14 - Khione: While having a very interesting character design, she felt as though she was preparing to do something substantial before being cheated out by Jim, as many others did. She seemed to slowly morph from germaphobe to whiny brat, but it's practically the same in the way she was used.

13 - Matt: All of Matt just felt very forced, from his out-of-nowhere relationship with Karen, his just as random hatred of Thorin and spontaneous outburst leading to his elimination, there wasn't much that seemed to genuine about his character. Sienna is a way more interesting version of a YouTuber with a relationship. He was pretty hilarious at most points with his completely bizarre arcs.

12 - Agatha: Stupidity isn't the most creative character idea, yet her relationship with Richard was perfect despite how short it really was. Her lack of knowledge was funny as most points but also began to irk me, with a return that was intriguing yet didn't really do much of anything with it with the exception of one or two episodes.

11/10 - David/Daniel: The biggest issue with creating characters that are related is that they naturally satellite around each-other. There was no real defining trait that set David apart from Daniel, and vise versa. After David's complete blindside, you would believe that it would lead to Daniel expanding out, yet that's exactly what didn't happen, and Daniel's elimination left two duds of character arcs that could've been.

9 - Richard: Richard's unique ghost "trait" sadly seemed to make him underused rather than interesting. He shone as the first merge boot and was fantastic in that episode, with a great plotline that furthered Agatha's ranking on this list, yet he is bogged down by his inconsistency with receiving lines in episodes and is left as more of a forgettable merger than a real contestant.

8 - Kierston: The opposite of Richard, Kierston is a tough character to forget if familiar with the season, yet she seemed to serve as a vote absorber for the contestant being eliminated, with her rude nature leading to hatred from all her teammates yet somehow avoided being being eliminated herself. Her arc with Ken was outstanding and created a much-needed personality that she really needed. After Ken's evacuation it was very clear who was being the next boot, leaving a want for more of Kierston in the future.

7 - Jim: Jim was a fantastic villain, yet felt like Ben Driebergen from HHH and Heather from TDI with his almost identical demise. Jim was saved in a total of three votes, with two idols and one non-elimination, which got tired as you knew that he wasn't going anytime soon. While playing a solid villainous role, he was the cause of just way too many eliminations and it got repetitive as there was no other way contestants were eliminated. Nevertheless he maintained entertainment value throughout the season.

​​​​​​​6 - Zack: I really thought that Zack was going to be the main antagonist from the very beginning, taking out one of the first two boots and then he gets out by an idol play and I just stare at my computer screen for a few minutes wondering, "Well, what just happened?" Zack's short stay on the show was very enjoyable as he established that he was a strong yet flawed contestant and that a good antagonist doesn't always need to make the finale.

5 - Thorin: While I love all of my OCs and I'm really glad that he made the finale, Thorin's protagonist vibe with wildly altering personas left him feeling over-used and shoehorned in at multiple points, with multiple arcs surrounding directly around him and killing off potential for other characters being interesting. His post-merge game was very enjoyable to read about and never felt tired and stale.

​​​​​​​4 - Abbey: I think that anybody can agree that Abbey's elimination was easily the most surprising elimination in the entire season. Her initial character was created as a detective, yet she played as an anti-hero and wasn't able to see that giving away an idol wouldn't be a good choice. Abbey's takedown of Zack was a very early power play, establishing that she was here to play the game. Her blackmailing of Ken held a great deal of mid pre-merge entertainment, and while it was bittersweet to see her go, Ken's retaliation and redemption in the finale left a very complete vibe and I didn't feel like I was missing anything.

​​​​​​​3 - Ken: Ken's lack of use throughout the entire duration of the season really left a crater of potential as Ken was one of the best-written base characters ever written. His arcs with Abbey, Daniel and Kierston all got cut off short with abrupt eliminations and going out without a clean wrap-up, leaving many plot holes that could've been expanded among. I loved her plot with Abbey the most as he showed that he was a follower yet was willing to take a step in freeing himself from the blackmailing that he was under and took her down in the grandest way. His mild yet deeply-buried aggression kept readers wondering who Ken really was.

​​​​​​​2 - Lorelei: Lorelei was the only contestant in the final four that was never overused substantially in a majority of episodes, who consistently got the perfect amount of screentime and was very well-developed and had great plots with others many others, especially Jim. She really began to shine at the merge, she managed to stay off of everyone's ballot and was able to keep a very strong game maintained throughout her run, deservingly earning a spot in the finale.

​​​​​​​1 - Toronto: Toronto really should've been a finalist instead of Thorin. His kind yet mysterious personality shone at the best moments, creating the greatest friendship with Thorin and having a great rivalry with Jim. Toronto's performance in every episode was stellar, often being the main character yet not to a point that you get tired of him. He was frankly cheated out of a finale in an unfair auto-elimination challenge, but his performance in the finale was just as fantastic as in every other episode. 