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160. Erinn Lobdell (Survivor: Tocantins - 3rd Place)

I will never understand why Erinn's archetype gets SO many fanboys. I mean, she and characters like her are all basically the same person, from being boring to semi-interesting in personality, to being pretty goddamn fugly, as is the case with other Erinns like Danielle, Parvati, Amanda, and Alexis. But really, if this ranking was based solely on the annoying fans who praise Erinn and call her one of the best players of all time (she couldn't even get into a majority alliance before the merge, c'mon people), she would NEVER have cracked the top half. Erinn, despite being generally boring, had her moments, and her snarky comments helped to further Coach's story, which was always helpful since he was such an amazing character. She was actually pretty smart, as she dominated almost every puzzle put before her, almost beating JT in the final four immunity challenge despite being last going into the puzzle portion of the game. And while she didn't really DO anything, she knew when to jump ship from Timbira, because she was on the outs, and she let other players dig their own graves, which got her to the final 3 and would've gotten her to the finals if JT had been playing strategically, rather than emotionally. She still wouldn't have won though.


159. Jason Siska (Survivor: Micronesia - 8th Place)

Jason, as a fan, was pretty fucking stupid. I mean, his favorite player was OZZY, for crying out loud. kay, maybe that's not fair, since I haven't ranked Cook Islands Ozzy yet, but still. Jason basically went into the game with no use for the older players, and he made a point of antagonizing them. That's why it was just THAT much more hilarious when things didn't go his way. He stole Kathy's sleeping space, so Tracy built a shelter that was really good, while Jason was miserable in the rain. He wanted to boot useless Chet, and Chet outlasted Jason's two closest allies. Hilarious. But after the swap, while still dumb, you couldn't help but feel sympathy for Jason. He was the outsider and everyone thought he was stupid, so they wrote him off. But he basically matched Ozzy in challenges, and he and Eliza were more then capable to taking out Malakal time after time after time.

When he made the merge, he became one of only three people to ever beat Ozzy in an individual immunity challenge, and he also brought about the "it's a stick!" storyline, which was the funniest moment of Micronesia, hands down. He made a dumb move at nine, but it allowed for the epic blindside of Ozzy in which everyone told Jason they wouldn't vote for him, lying about it, but then the lie became a truth as the tables were turned. Jason got ahold of the REAL idol, but was blindsided himself, just one round after Ozzy. It may not have been a smart move on the part of Natalie and Alexis and Erik, but still, it made for great TV and helped further the "Jason is a complete idiot" storyline. On the jury, he actually seemed to respect strategy as he voted for Parvati, but that might've been just to spite Ozzy after his whole "I love you Amanda" speech. Oh, and he may or may not have dated Todd, but then again, who hasn't?


158. Colby Donaldson (Survivor: All-Stars - 12th Place)

I know that Colby wasn't the biggest character in All-Stars. I mean, honestly, I don't think Colby really gives much of a shit about Survivor in general because it's too easy for him, and he didn't want to come back for All-Stars at all, but Probst begged him, and really, Probst was right. You couldn't have an All-Star season without Colby, the original Tom, or Terry, or Ozzy. The original challenge dominator. He was put on Mogo Mogo, which was like an All-Stars dream team, and Mogo Mogo never lost a challenge before the swap (although they never won one either. They were always right in the middle.) There, he basically just wanted to go along with the flow, it seemed, and maybe outlast a few key people. He, like everyone else in the game, wanted Richard out, so Richard went out. Then he got booted over Jerri because Lex is insecure about his penis size. So Colby was a pre-merge boot, but he really wasn't all that upset about it. I've always respected that he never seemed to take All-Stars personally, probably because it wasn't life or death for him the way it was for some others.


157. Jean-Robert Bellande (Survivor: China - 9th Place)

One of the best types of character in Survivor is that of the absolute buffoon. The guy that's so delusional about the fact that everyone hates him, that it's just funny to watch. Jean-Robert is a good example of that archetype. Not the best, but a very good example. He started off as this lazy, fat guy in China that was basically kept around because his bulk was useful in a season where challenges were overly physical. He was just so arrogant, calling people out for all sorts of crap when really, his ass was on the line at pretty much every one of the four tribal councils he went to in the game. He was somewhat of a strategist though. He had plans that he wanted to work out, but those plans just happened to be extremely stupid. And it was really sweet to see him during one of the rewards when a Chinese family came by, and he actually spoke their language, making him a little less one-dimensional, even if it was for just one episode. And his jury speech was hilarious, when Todd completely owned him with flattery and Jean-Robert was so speechless that even James cracked a joke about it. He was a good character, but China had a lot of those, so he only ranks at 157.


156. Gervase Peterson (Survivor: Borneo - 7th Place)

Really, Gervase isn't that memorable to me, mainly because I've only watched each season one time, and it's been so long since I watched Borneo that my memory is sorta fuzzy, but still, he had quite a few moments to merit ranking this highly. Gervase was generally a nice guy, albiet a bit lazy, who had a sense of humor within the game, and he seemed like a really fun person to hang around with. That's probably why Joel took the hit for a joke that GERVASE made. He may have been a slacker around camp, but certainly not in challenges. That's why he managed to avoid the rounds of Sean's stupid alphabet strategy, because he won the very first immunity challenge. He also was funny in calling out Sean for being a complete dumbass. But Gervase was more than just jokes. One of the most memorable moments in Borneo was a few episodes before his boot (or maybe it was his boot episode) when production sent him a cigar and let him know that his wife had given birth. It was such a sweet moment and it really solidified Gervase as a great character. And who can forget him outrowing Kelly, the river rafting guide in an immunity challenge? Sue sure didn't, but Gervase called her out on the "snakes and rats" speech too when he voted for Kelly to win the game.