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People would've complained about how Survivor handled this regardless of what they did. If they removed Dan, "they should've done it on day one!!!" (when that makes no sense) or "that's not fair, let the players decide like always!" They did a fine job of navigating something complex, especially given their lack of experience in doing so. The biggest whiners are like the heterophobic idiots who blasted Sarah Lacina for not understanding "THAT" when it happened... like she's supposed to be psychic or something? Uh, hello. She reacted like a normal person. Survivor had to deal with this in a way that made sense for the game and they're not one to interfere as much as Grodner. And for that, I respect them. They did fine.

Also, Feely Dan's edit sorta tapered downward, with them only showing relevant content, after the merge episode. I preferred this to them constantly dragging it back into the show, which some of the serial whiners wanted them to do. What is with those people? They want this to taint Survivor even more than it already has? They'd probably have complained about it being brought up again, too.

ranking teh Dans

1. Dan Lembo - actually an interesting and complex guy. Also had a memorable exit interview that I plan on listening to again after my next Nicaragua rewatch... which needs to happen soon.
2. Dan Rengering - a compelling character, with having lost all that weight and now being a "stud" while still acting like a spoiled brat. Not the most likable guy but certainly entertaining.
3. Dan Kay, Jr. - unquestionably the most likable Dan... but not great TV. Still, RIP.
4. Dan "The Wardog" DeSilva - Very entertaining and a unique type of strategic thinker... but the guy's ego is really off-putting much of the time and this was at times visible in the edit of his season. Still expect we might be seeing him back sometime.
5. Dan Barry - "Psst... I'm an astronaut."
6. Dan Lue - Early out, but somehow more likable than... certain others.
7. Danny "GC" Brown - A twit who should never have been out there. He was not mature enough nor was he equipped to handle it all. Even so, he was one of the key cogs in the beautiful trainwreck that was Gabon, so I'll give him that.
8. Dan Foley - He's not a horrible person so much as he is a socially clueless dumbass who was trying to be funny, but only ended up being offensive. Guy's the least mature person over 45 the show's ever had.
9. Feely Dan Spilo - Fuck this guy.

Surskit posted...

when that player isn't even good, then oof.

Tommy IS good, though. Being a good Survivor player is wholly separate from being good TV. Tommy is a good Survivor player, but he's probably the most boring contestant the show's ever had. And from what I've seen on social media... it's the edit's fault. Tommy is a LOT more likable than the edit is letting on, and he actually has a pretty good sense of humor. I don't know why we're not seeing it, unless that humor doesn't translate well to confessionals or something.
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