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I have a few hours before I get dinner and I've always wanted to do an analysis of every single twist (including a few that are debatable but Zesty forgot, although I'm probably missing a few too) so...

The Borneo merge isn't a twist; they all knew about it in advance so I won't include it.
Outback
Merge at a Different Campsite - This was great since everyone was so prepared to go over/stay at Kucha...a surprise for sure but I don't think it could be considered unfair, and besides, it would have broken the streak of the eventual winners staying at home base for the merge camp.

Africa
Tribal Switch - First reaction? "They can't do that! That's not fair!" Reaction 30 minutes later, when Silas got the boot? "That was awesome! Great twist!" Best twist ever for sure.

Marquesas
No Food/Fire Help - The area provided more than enough, so it was only noted in the premiere really.
Tribal Swap - Loved it, and still wish they'd do another random swap.
The Summit - One of my all-time favorite Survivor moments, and a great way to make the merge an event for viewers as much as the players.
Giving Up Immunity - A weak twist that's only been used twice (and only once did someone actually give it up) but it did cause drama that made for the best TC ever (Marquesas F5).

Thailand
Pick'em - Great idea on paper but the way it ended up is what really hurt the season--it was essentially young vs. old so there wasn't as much conflict.
"Anybody here wanna switch tribes?" - Completely overblown but not a bad idea on paper.
Fake Merge - Made for one fantastic episode and then a string of weak ones. Ironically, this is one season where an actual merge at ten would've actually caused some conflict between former tribemates.

Amazon
Battle of the Sexes - Great idea the first time...didn't need to be repeated, especially so soon after.
Tribal Switch - This was really well-done, although I'm not a huge fan of only one or two people having all the control of tribes.

Pearl Islands
Jumping Overboard/Panamanian Market - To be honest, the producers outright lied to the players on this one, but it still made for a fantastic opening.
Kidnapping Rupert - I'm one of the apparent few who loves PI ep5 and Rupert being over at Morgan is a huge reason why. Might be considered a bit unfair but made for good TV.
Mutiny (unaired) - Didn't make the show so who cares?
Outcasts - Controversial for sure, and definitely screwed over Andrew (who I actually like...sorry). It was unfair but without it the season wouldn't be quite as strong.
Jury Competes for F4 Immunity - Kind of a gray area--should immunity really be out of the equation while voting post-merge? It wouldn't have changed anything, since Jon would've won, but I'm still iffy on this one.

All-Stars
3 Tribes - I wish they'd done this in a different season, because I think it's an awesome change for the game that was overshadowed by having All-Stars.
Dissolving Saboga - Loved Mogo Mogo's misfit raft winning, and I still think ASS was a perfect season for a pick'em, so it works in that sense.
Kidnapping Kathy - She wouldn't have gone anywhere anyway. I would hope that she would've had the sense to keep Colby around but judging by her comments in the next episode I doubt it.
F10 Switch - Totally unnecessary...I still think they planned to merge that day but the producers attempted to break up Rob and Amber, and it worked.
Two People Winning Immunity at F9 - A cool idea that they should bring back if only because females win so rarely these days.

I'll do the rest later...

Holy crap there was a failed mutiny in PI!? Makes sense with the theme. Can you tell me more about it?

Yep, as PT said, it would have been in ep5--Jeff P3 found it via the Tree Mail posted on the website, and Michelle alludes to it in her vote against Shawn.

Beatles, is the summit in Marquesas actually considered a twist? Wasn't the meeting between Jenna Lewis and Dr Sean considered a summit?

It's definitely questionable. I included it because Rob and Kathy weren't really given any info on what it entailed (even though they should've deduced it based on the timeframe).

Add the purple rock tiebreaker for Marquesas.

Good one, I forgot about that. I know that they changed the tiebreaker procedure from S1 to S2 but I won't qualify that as a twist since it was a known rule of the game.

The swap in All Stars was also random. Unfortunately, random swaps don't guarantee that the tribes get sufficiently mixed up which is why it was never done again. If the swap had resulted in more shuffling in All Stars, we might have had something similar to the TC right after the merger in Fiji. The random swap in S4 could easily have flopped. Fortunately it didn't. I really wish they would release that damned season on DVD!

Amen! Random swaps are definitely risky, but except for Guatemala, every single season from ASS on has had some sort of pick'em (Fiji had two). I understand the need for them (even though they don't really prevent Pagongings in the slightest) but I wish they'd switch things up from time to time.

Lots of people complained about it at the time because it got rid of a very likable Michelle; but the fact is that all it was was a tribal switch. Something we've had many times before. Unfair for Michelle, certainly, but not anymore than say the switch in Africa was unfair to Silas or the switch in Marquesas was unfair to Sarah.

The big part of it that made things less fair than any of the other examples you gave was that they went to TC immediately after with no time to strategize. Sure, some discussion came up at TC but it's not like someone could propose a great blindside there. They had no time to plan for it at all. (I still say Earl and Yau should have thrown it, saving their ally Michelle and voting out Boo with Cassandra.)

Now then...

Purple Rock - Would it suck to leave because of it? Absolutely. But it's a great idea as far as forcing people to reconsider strategies. I don't agree with the rule that the two people receiving votes get immunity, but otherwise, it's guaranteed to produce drama no matter what--either someone leaves out of the blue or someone switches their vote.

Vanuatu
Battle of the Sexes - The S9 cast is full of strong females but the male casting leaves a lot to be desired. This wasn't the season to replay this twist, as much as the culture encouraged it.
Double Boot - Lame but I suppose necessary. This is the most simple and most fair way to handle one I guess.
Swap - I liked that one person picked the tribes and the other chose which one to go with...but couldn't they have thought of something better than rock-paper-scissors for it?

Palau
Episode 1 - The premiere had a ton of twists, most of which were pretty cool. Giving them no info to start with was a unique start to the game, and the pick'em worked because there was the drama of two people not getting picked (which was a shame but it's better if they must have a cast of 20). I wish they kept the tribes on the same beach after the first IC, but whatever.
Double Boot - This sucked for Willard because he had no way of winning immunity to save himself. Letting Koror sit in on Ulong and vote for one of them to get immunity was a cool twist.
Exile Island - Seems a little random to have it pop up only once, but I think the last three seasons proved it's better that way. Janu lost fair and square, and was more interesting on EI than she was ever before, so in that sense it was worth it.

More later...