User blog comment:TheAmazingTurtle/Why Pahkitew Island is so great/@comment-25027229-20150821225816

When I first saw this season, I loved it enough to put it at the top of my rankings in a tie with TDI. In the past year, it's fallen to become a good season with some great and terrible moments, but with more good than bad.

Pros: Realism in concept up to Scarlett Fever that hasn't been found since the early seasons, a focus on a Survivor feel, a diverse display of humor that can appeal to almost anyone, a memorable cast where almost everyone had some form of plot or development (with Sugar, Shawn, and Jasmine being the best examples), Shazmine (yes, I call it that) becoming one of the most well-written TD couples), and pretty memorable twists like the switcheroo, evil Scarlett, and the island being a machine.

Cons: Scarlett turning into one of the worst villains yet and getting rushed out of the season, Skave leaving off on a terrible note where Sky is considered a "hero" and Dave (who had the right to be angry) getting left to be mauled, the gimmicky final episodes (except PWT) turning the realism on it's head, and the overall mediocre comedy (ranging from poorly placed and annoying confessionals that show up at the worst times to interrupt the action, terrible sarcasm from Dave that would make Noah roll over in his grave, and random jokes that didn't even make sense.)