Survivor Season 32 - 2016

Another BvBvB, and like before, the Brains are where the fun is at. The best seasons of Survivor feel like moral victories, and new favorite contestant Aubry pulls off something incredible when she convinces spry forest elf Tai to defect from his alliance with a misanthropic bounty hunter and NBA player. His refusal to contribute to a “super idol” (not every idea is a good one) was the turning point of the season, and a fantastic payoff to Aubry’s subtle emotional game. An extremely injury-laden season left Aubry with comically few allies, and another gimmick removed her #1 from the jury, so despite making it to the end she was robbed of a victory that she absolutely deserved. I wonder if we’ll see her again.