Just finished Micronesia and some thoughts:

• WHAT A POST-MERGE. Just a collection of brilliant moves, funny moments and just great tv. The level of social manipulation the Black Widow Brigade employs is just next level which brings me to...
• From all the old school seasons I have watched, this just seems the most complex survivor season up to this point. The amount of high level moves, whether implemented brilliantly or stupidly, is just incredible.
• Cirie played, IMO, one of the most amazing social games I have seen. Able to gauge other castaways' intentions and communicate her plans brilliantly. So so masterful. Before this season, I was a Cirie doubter, but not anymore.
• Erik kind of reminds me of Ian from Palau (ironic that both seasons are set in Palau). Both kind hearted, challenge beasts, and naive. And also both lost because of intense manipulation from their competitors. Awesome characters.
• Ozzy may have had the cringiest FTC speeches I have seen.

Favorite characters: Cirie, Erik, Natalie, Alexis

Updated Ranking: 1. Pearl Islands 2. Vanuatu 3. The Amazon 4. Tocantins 5. Panama 6. Micronesia 7. China 8. Samoa 9. Palau 10. Africa 11. Marquesas 12. Guatemala 13. Borneo 14. All-Stars 15. Cook Islands 16. The Australian Outback 17. 45