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I considered waiting until the end of the season to rank Savaii and Upolu but then I decided that there was actually really nothing that could happen at this point that would change either of their placements so w/e. If something does, I'll let you know.

So actually I hated Upolu from the very first episode. As soon as I saw the "alliance" that was being built on the beach I knew what was happening and I knew that it was NOT okay with me. The blandest people on the tribe creating an alliance that would practically be unbreakable through the entire season? For some reason, a lot of people really liked Upolu. They were all "lolol clusterfuck tribe!! <33" after the second episode but... Upolu wasn't actually ever a clusterfuck. They had a very solid majority and the only "conflict" on the tribe, ever, was which members of the minority were going to go in what order

The saving grace for Upolu, for me, is that there are some decent personalities and some people that I like. I will talk about them all now:

• Coach -  I like Coach less and less with every episode. I actually came into this season somewhat a Coach fan. I never really LOVED him but he always seemed like a decent guy just desperate for approval and attention but this season he's a boring, watered down, game-bot version of that and it's completely killed what the season could have been. And I'm particularly unhappy with him and his feeding into this Cochran-being-bullied bullshit. Fuck off, Coach.
  
• Brandon -  get the fuck out. This whole idea that Brandon is likable because he is interesting is just entirely incorrect. He's entertaining the way Phillip was entertaining (and that is: for one episode before it became apparent that he was going to be overused and never go away ;_;" His misogyny, crying, and stomach fat continues to make me extremely uncomfortable and I'm praying for him to be booted ASAP. Also could he have been more of a ridiculous prick in the first double-boot episode? "We were excluded until we got the numbers!" UHM, there were fucking 6 of you, you were never excluded. Asshat.
• Rick - Rick would not appeal to me no matter how much air time he got so I'm just thankful that it's none.
• Mikayla - I liked Mikayla at first, when she was being a badass and single-handedly building a shelter while being called a WHORE, and also when she was making fun of Edna, but she lost me around the time that she confronted Brandon and was simply pushed aside and then again when she reacted so ridiculously to Stacey's RI speech that SHOULD have tipped her off.
• Albert - I don't like Albert but I appreciate that he's at least trying to tank his tribe.
• Edna - so overrated but she seems at least somewhat likable. She of all people should be trying to do something right about now but continues to be a complete coat-tail riding dud.
• Sophie - I had such high expectations of her but she's just not as aggro as I was hoping she'd be. Step it up, Sophie.
  
• Christine - I liked Christine a lot while she was on Upolu but I think Redemption Island just ruined her for me. She went from being a hilarious bitch "They're temporary players" to just kind of lingering on longer than she should have. I don't blame her so much as I blame Redemption Island, so I still love her. ❤
• Stacey - easily the best part of this tribe. I loved every moment she was on my screen and I think Survivor would be SO MUCH better if people like Stacey had an actual chance in the game. KEEP YOUR HUGS. ❤

I've compared Upolu to Ometepe because of their blind following BUT I actually find Upolu even more bland than Ometepe. I've accepted that one of them is going to win this season but I also hate this seasons so, fitting.

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