Board Thread:Fourty-Two Iconic Moments/@comment-7785749-20141221073545

From twenty-one seasons of our ORG, forty-two of the most iconic moments in its history have been brought together and ranked. Starting at #42, another entry will be posted each day until completion.

"Moments" is a loose term to include any individual moment, overarching storyline, or any other source of notoriety, infamy, or notice.



#42 - Côte Can't Merge (Various Seasons)

#41 - Andrei's Immunity Run (Papua New Guinea, Episodes 8-11)

#40 - Savanes Sucks (Côte d'Ivoire, Episodes 1-7)

#39 - Ashes to Ashes (All-Stars, Episode 6)

#38 - Beyoncé's Divine Intervention (Madagascar, Episodes 12-13)



#37 - A Random Idol Play (Cuba, Episode 7)

 When people hear Cuba, the first and, well, pretty much the only thing that comes to their minds is Alfons' sheer domination of the game. Forming a successful alliance? Check. Making sure that there's no way in hell you can lose against said alliance? Check. Now we're going to talk in-depth about Alfons' victory later on in the countdown, but for right now, setting the stage as Alfons marching unopposed to the end will do.

 Everything Alfons wants to go his way goes his way. He can't be stopped, and he won't be stopped, because nobody has any power to do so, and anyone who could potentially have the power to do so either won't or isn't on his tribe.

 And what tribe is this, you may ask? It's a little tribe called Cardenas. And, following an abduction, there are only four members of it: Alfons himself, two sheep without any real identity of their own in the game, and a lone hero who can stand up to Alfons.

 Who is this hero, you may ask?



Our lone hero is a guy named Jastine, who has decided that he will go my many other aliases in the game as well. Let's take a look at some of his adopted persons:

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