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205. Yau-Man Chan (Survivor: Micronesia - 18th Place)

Yeah, Yau-Man's boot was one of the most depressing boots of the season because it basically meant that the odds of Micronesia having a shitty or mediocre ending increased dramatically. He was part of the good alliance that had all the potential to take over the game if it hadn't been for Fairplay quitting and screwing them all over. Really, it was funny how Fairplay tried to paint Yau-Man as a monster just because Yau-Man got the first immunity idol before he did. But since Yau-Man was the third boot, his edit suffered greatly and he was basically boring, save for the first episode. Plus, poor gameplay on his part led to Cirie siding with the couples over JAYE, which lessened the quality of the season overall. Going into Micronesia, Yau-Man was the season's Rupert. Really, he was the biggest character the show had had since All-Stars and he was probably the biggest fan favorite out of anyone who they could've brought back, and he was just such a disappointment in the end.


204. Tanya Vance (Survivor: Thailand - 15th Place)

It's really sad just how fugly the women in Thailand really were. I mean, Tanya, who's only slightly above average in terms of looks, was pretty much the hottest girl in the cast (assuming Erin really is a dude). And she washed that away entirely when she opened her mouth and started puking early on in the game. Tanya kinda got the short end of the stick due to the initial method of the pick 'em, what with Jake picking all young players and Jan picking all old players. That left Jake as the only old player on Sook Jai, but it also left Tanya as the only young player on Chuay Ghan. Still, she had a lot of potential, especially since Ghandia and Jan were both basically failures in challenges. After all, she was a track star. But then Tanya just couldn't handle living out in the elements and she quickly got sick, becoming a weak member of a tribe that already seemed weak by comparison to the far superior Sook Jai tribe. So Tanya got booted second, but it was probably for the best, because her far died while she was on location, and she needed to get home to be with her family anyway.


203. Jim Lynch (Survivor: Guatemala - 18th Place)

Another player booted for medical reasons, but in Jim's case, it wasn't because he got sick. It was because he greatly injured his arm, and on a tribe of strong men and women (seriously, Nakum was EXTREMELY stacked), a old guy with an injured arm wasn't going to be of much use to them. I will give Jim a ton of credit, however, for being one of the only men on his tribe not to get sick within the first twenty-four hours of the game, during the eleven hour hike. He showed that he was a tough guy, even if he was easily the oldest person in the entire cast. Like so many other boring players though, I have a ton of respect for Jim, simply because he's one of America's heroes in the fire department. Still, you have to wonder whether his injury really made a difference, because his age could've easily been a deciding factor in him going home, what with Margaret being so useful in terms of healing the guys who were sick. But who knows maybe his personality could've propelled him further in the game.


202. Paloma Soto-Castillo (Survivor: Gabon - 16th Place)

Gabon seemed to be one of the most heavily-spoiled seasons in terms of finding out who the cast was before the show aired. At least, that's my opinion, since I've only been visiting Sucks since China. And it all started when someone leaked that Charlie was on and his MySpace was found with pictures of Marcus and many others. Pre-cast reveal, Paloma was everyone's favorite because she had one picture where she basically looked like the second-coming of Sandra, all snarky and bitchy. But then the cast reveal came along and it turned out she was a missionary and she was gonna be the season's sweetheart. Of course, she was one of the only characters I correctly predicted when I thought she would be the first boot from whichever tribe she was on because she'd just turn out to be too useless. So we had bitchy Paloma and sweetheart Paloma. Each, on its own, had a lot of potential. Unfortunately, Paloma became a bitchy sweetheart and basically ruined any chance of going full-on in either direction. And when she was the third boot, she was sent out in a rather boring way. Really, her boot episode was great for her as a character, because she had some great one-liners, but she didn't last long enough to make a decent impact on the season.


201. Aaron Reisberger (Survivor: China - 12th Place)

Aaron got supremely screwed over by what could easily be considered the worst tribal swap of all time. Seriously, you make it so each tribe can basically steal the other tribe's two strongest members and put them into an immediate minority situation? So really, we don't know how interesting Aaron could've been in China, because he got a bland edit that might've been, in part, because the producers knew he got screwed and didn't want people feeling bad for him. But really, Aaron was probably the biggest example of a mactor in the cast, more than the two ACTUAL models that made it into the game. He was just a pretty face that was semi-athletic and helped contribute to the unbalanced strength between Fei Long and Zhan Hu. And he got into an early alliance with Todd and Amanda which would've controlled the game had he not been screwed over the way he was. But really, all of this only gets him higher on the list than he would be otherwise, because really, he wasn't entertaining and he didn't bring a whole lot to the cast, so he just missed out on the top 200.