Survivor 47 Episode 8 - Positives and Negatives of Remaining Players & Ranking Winner Contenders

Basically what the title says! As we impatiently await the arrival of Episode 9, I decided to take another look at all the players left in the game to see if I missed anything. I weighed out the positive and negative aspects of all their edits, and ranked them based on who had the best ratio of positive vs negative, in an attempt to be as objective as possible. 

#1. Andy (11:5) 

• got a mat chat 
• "i see this as a numbers game" confessional early on in premiere 
• plenty of strategic content 
• gained strategic prominence at the merge 
• has lots of allies and connections 
• plenty of personal content/growth arc
• fits all the themes 
• has told us his strategy of pretending to be pathetic to lower threat level, is shown doing it 
• has titled 3 episodes 
• high confessional time (12:51 mins) 
• gets some positive SPV from Genevieve and Rachel post-merge 

Negatives 

• had a really, really bad Episode 1 that could've damaged his social credibility for the rest of the game
• gets clowned on constantly (silly music) 
• negative SPV from all his Gata tribemates pre-merge and even post-merge 
• uncertainty if he's respected strategically by his castmates/potential jury  
• schoolyard pick monologue about being last picked was cut 

#2. Teeny (7:5) 

• got a mat chat 
• got a lot of focus in the premiere 
• great intro shot 
• gets a lot of narrative content even when it doesn't involve them 
• super good social game & has a lot of allies 
• likeability is super high, great SPV 
• has a high confessional time (10:07 mins) 

Negatives 

• has lost everyone they've tried to work with 
• seems dead set on all-women but it isn't working
• not much strategic content yet 
• no personal content yet either 
• not much of a narrative story 

#3. Rachel (6:6) 

• gained visibility during the merge 
• great strategic edit
• "we won as a community" quote 
• from the complex tribe 
• gets a lot of advantages 
• lots of confessionals (10:20 mins) 

Negatives 

• late confessional in premiere
• lacks personal content 
• edit feels hollow outside of advantages 
• weak social game 
• very few allies outside of Sam, Sol and maybe Andy
• is already a target at F10 

#4. Genevieve (6:4)

• great strategic mind and social strategy
• the kishan episode was legendary
• titled an episode ("Scales Be Tippin'")
• "breathe in" shot in the opening minutes
• voice over confessional opens the premiere
• decent confessional time (7:08 mins)

Negatives

• super invisible in the premiere
• has a 0 confessional episode
• no personal content
• could be seen as a big threat and taken out later

#5. Gabe (6:3)

• got a mat chat
• wants to be the head on survivor mount rushmore
• strong strategic edit
• has some solid allies in Sue and Caroline
• is portrayed as the mastermind
• lots of confessionals (10:36 mins)

Negatives

• strong negative tone (villain edit)
• no personal content. at all.
• has disappeared during the post-merge

#6. Kyle (5:5)

Positives

• was introduced in the opening minutes of premiere
• nice people can win quote
• has some personal content and funny moments
• really good social game
• edit credits him for the rome boot/great merge episode

Negatives

• got a 0 confessional ep
• very low confessional time (4:35 mins)
• immunity threat
• muddy in the opening credits & looking away
• hasn't titled an episode

#7. Sam (5:6)

• was introduced in the opening minutes of premiere
• "wolf in wolf's clothing"
• member of the complex tribe (gata)
• great intro shot
• lots of confessionals (12:44 mins)

Negatives

• a physical threat
• considered a threat and power couple with Sierra
• already on the bottom at F10
• doesn't have a lot of personal content outside of the opening minutes
• overconfident in pre-merge (set up for a downfall)
• hasn't titled an episode

#8. Sue (5:6)

• "i'm 59 and i beat all your asses" quote
• victory pose in opening credits
• narrative story of being underestimated by men
• some personal content (pilot)
• good allies in Gabe and Caroline

Negatives

• backstory package was cut
• had a 0 confessional episode POST-MERGE in an ep where it was a TUKU ONLY TRIBAL
• idol is completely ignored
• no strategic agency (negative SPV of being Gabe's sidekick)
• has gone silent in post-merge
• could be seen as an inspirational threat later

#9. Caroline (4:5)

Positives

• strategic & decent social game
• has a good intro shot (tucking hair behind ears)
• has some solid allies in Sue and Gabe
• "I decided to keep playing Survivor" quote

Negatives

• introduced too late in the premiere
• really bad pre-merge content
• no personal content yet
• atrociously low confessional time (4:06 mins)
• hasn't titled an episode

#10. Sol (3:5)

• great strategic mind
• getting a lot of strategic credit post-merge
• has some funny side moments and personal content

Negatives

• invisible in the pre-merge
• no mat chat or introduction until much later in premiere
• low confessional time (6:46 mins)
• could be seen as a physical threat toward the end
• hasn't titled an episode