Most memorable moments from Survivor: Kaoh Rong

Survivor: Kaoh Rong was the 32nd season of the show and aired in the spring of 2016.

Survivor: Kaoh Rongis one of the most underrated seasons in the history of the show. For one, it gave us anamazing castwho provided us with both epic pre-merge and post-merge portions of the show, something that isn’t all that common for the show. It also didn’t go overboard on idols and advantages, giving it more of an old school kind of feel.

A fun fact before we get into the most memorable moments fromKaoh Rongis that this season was actually filmed beforeSurvivor: Cambodia.WithCambodiaallowingfans to vote on the cast,Kaoh Rongwas filmed prior to it and thenCambodiafilmed once the cast was officially announced after theWorlds Apartreunion. This isn’t earth shattering or anything, but still some fun trivia nonetheless.

Now, let’s get into the most memorable moments from season 32!

Brains vs Brawn vs Beauty Part Deux

Cagayanwas the first season to utilize theBrains vs Brawn vs Beauty twistand what do you know? That season is one of the best ever. It only made sense that Mark Burnett would want to use it again not long after its inception, so it was brought back forSurvivor: Kaoh Rong. Unlike the first go around, the brains tribe did well with the brawn tribe being the train wreck. A beauty ended up winning the season (more on that in a bit).

The Return of the Super Idol

The Super Idol is one of the worst twistsSurvivorhas come up with, but they made it much more interesting when it returned forKaoh Rong. In order for an idol to become a Super Idol, two Hidden Immunity Idols had to be played together to form said Super Idol. This made for some fun drama down the road, which we’ll get to in a moment.

Evacuations

There’s really no debating thatKaoh Rongwas the toughest seasonSurvivorhas ever had. Three players were evacuated (Caleb Reynolds, Neil Gottlieb, and Joe del Campo) and one challenge saw three players go down due to heat stroke/exhaustion. The challenge had one particular part where the players had to dig in the sand for three bags and this took the tribes over an hour to do due to the sweltering heat.

Once the challenge was over, Caleb, Debbie Wanner, and Cydney Gillon all went down due to heat exhaustion and it wasterrifying to watch unfold. Caleb had to be medically evacuated from the game because he literally almost died. It was that scary.

GREAT CAST!

Kaoh Ronggave us a well-rounded cast and it’s honestly one of the best groups the show has ever put together. Aubry Bracco was one of the stars of the season as well as Tai Trang, two people who made it to the end. Villain wise we had Scot Pollard and Kyle Jason, who as unlikeable as they were, sure provided a lot of entertainment (remember when they put the fire out? Wild). I had honestly forgotten how greatKaoh Rong‘s cast was until I rewatched it, but it’s truly one of the best onesSurvivorhas ever had.

“…Wow.”

Remember when I was talking about the Super Idol and said that it led to some fun drama? Well, we’re going to talk about that now. Jason and Tai each had a Hidden Immunity Idol and that meant they if either of them (or Scot) had the most votes at the next tribal council, they could combine their idols together AFTER the votes were read.

The problem here was that Tai didn’t like how Jason and Scot were treating other people and he decided he didn’t want to be a part of their alliance anymore. When Scot received the majority of the votes and turned to Tai for his idol, Tai quietly shook his head to which Scot asked“You’re not doing it? Wow.”and grabbed his torch. EPIC.

Voting Off a Jury Member

For the first time inSurvivorhistory, a challenge was held where the winner would earn the right to vote off a member of the jury. Michele Fitzgerald won the challenge and decided to vote off Neil, who on his way out gave her a cringeworthy speech about how she wouldn’t win or something. Michele made the right decision by voting Neil off, as she won in a 5-2-0 vote over Aubry and Tai.

Michele’s Controversial Win

Speaking of Michele’s win, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention how controversial it was at the time. Many people felt that Aubry deserved to winKaoh Rongand while Aubry did play a flashier and more aggressive game, that doesn’t mean Michele’s win wasn’t valid.

Michele did benefit from not having to go to tribal council until the merge, but that shouldn’t be held against her. She also won individual challenges and managed to form strong enough bonds with people that she was kept around too long. Also,Kaoh Rongwas a BRUTAL season and anyone who survived 39 days in that humidity deserves their victory.

I wrote an entire article about winners whodon’t get their due diligenceand Michele made that list. Check it out if you want to hear more on why Michele was deserving of winningKaoh Rong.

Michele became a fan favorite when she returned forWinners at Warand once again made it to the end. She might have been a zero vote finalist, but her ability to win challenges when she needed to the most and constantly be a thorn in the side of the majority alliance proved she was a good player and deserved her win the first time around.

What were your favorite moments from Survivor:Kaoh Rong?

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