Hey guys, long time no see. Recently, I started getting into Discord Survivor games, and after playing one, I decided to get back on the hosting side of things. I hosted games here long long ago and used to write blog series here, so I know my Survivor knowledge and how to put on a good show lol.
Teaming up with two co-hosts, we will combine the rat race of Manhattan and the city that never sleeps with the outwit, outplay, outlast theme of Survivor. This 16-player season will keep players on their toes, with idol twists and more never before seen in real life Survivor. Who will become the Sole Survivor? Casting is open to find out.
Hey guys, long time no see. Recently, I started getting into Discord Survivor games, and after playing one, I decided to get back on the hosting side of things. I hosted games here long long ago and used to write blog series here, so I know my Survivor knowledge and how to put on a good show lol.
Teaming up with two co-hosts, we will combine the rat race of Manhattan and the city that never sleeps with the outwit, outplay, outlast theme of Survivor. This 16-player season will keep players on their toes, with idol twists and more never before seen in real life Survivor. Who will become the Sole Survivor? Casting is open to find out.
Hey guys, long time no see. Recently, I started getting into Discord Survivor games, and after playing one, I decided to get back on the hosting side of things. I hosted games here long long ago and used to write blog series here, so I know my Survivor knowledge and how to put on a good show lol.
Teaming up with two co-hosts, we will combine the rat race of Manhattan and the city that never sleeps with the outwit, outplay, outlast theme of Survivor. This 16-player season will keep players on their toes, with idol twists and more never before seen in real life Survivor. Who will become the Sole Survivor? Casting is open to find out.
This is something that I have thought about doing as the prospect of knowing an entire returnee cast in advance excites me. I'm even thinking about making this a panel thing where 3-7 people discuss their opinions on the cast with me and debate where to place people.
If you're interested in this idea or would want to be part of the panel please comment to make it known!
Like the men's, I'm going to say who I think should be a lock to come back, strong contenders, bubble players, just short and hell no players. Keep in mind this is MY opinion and not necessarily what I think will happen.
Locks:
1. Carolyn- people might not feel the same but I think she's a solid player that can offer great confessionals if you give her the right edit. So far she seems to be aware of her surroundings and taking advantage of doors that are opening. Being on the most recent season helps her for other fans too.
2. Tasha- a female who I thought was a solid triple threat. She was one of the more impressive females I've seen and am thrilled she's been nominated to come back. She got herself in a better spot being aggressive about voting out Garrett and of course her immunity prowess. If she's put in a better situation, she can be dangerous.
3. Ciera- Survivor is in desperate need of 20 year old girls that have the ability to play the game. Ciera fits this bill perfectly. She has BALLS out there. She forced the famous rock vote and I believe will learn from her mistake last time of hanging with Tyson a little too long. I would expect her to be a great player on a second time out.
4. Peih-Gee- tengaged and sucks love her and of everyone else on the ballot, I have absolutely no argument for her not to be in. She was a little aggressive with camp life but she actually had good strategy when it mattered most. I'm not sure if she would win but I think she would make the merge again.
5. Teresa- people may not remember her but this women absolutely deserves to return. I'm worried she won't get the fan vote but she was one of the more impressive women I saw out there strategically in an early season. She organized Silas' boot, got Clarence to fall and essentially got him out as well as maneuver her way to the Final 5. I desperately want to see her return which is why she's a lock for a deserving spot on my board.
Strong Contenders:
1. Kass- the thing about Kass is that she may have horrible social skills and just randomly fuck things up, but at times, she can call out other people's faults. She did it to Garrett by putting him in his place and Tony with his paranoia. I know Kass isn't the first name some people want to hear, but as a character, she has a deserving spot for me.
2. Kelly- she was on the original season and still has a record of 4 straight immunity wins for women. She did an unbelievable job getting to the end and was part of the first Survivor alliance. Only thing that kept her from a lock for me was the fact that she didn't like the strategic aspect in her original season. I think just for tradition of the show, you have to give her a spot anyway.
3. Shirin- maybe recent season bias but compared to some of the other women on the board, I actually think she has a strong enough case to come back. She's a superfan that the people at home love for the most part and it's always fun to watch her nerd out for the survivor moments. She also seemed to be developing into a better strategic player near the end of her time out so I'm interested to see if she'll calm down a little now that her first experience is done.
Bubble Players:
1. Kelley- she got a bad edit so I think I would question whether she did enough to warrant being in this spot. She didn't seem like a bad player and has the "biggest threat" label that she ended up getting voted out next after Drew plus her random funny comments. She also has to deal with her dad being farmguy69 so I wouldn't object throwing her a bone of the other girls available.
2. Sabrina- the thing about her is that I think she has the ability to be a good leader and decent player if she's not under the spell of Kim. She would be higher but the problem is Kim made her look kind of bad since Sab ended up being loyal to a fault with Kim. Still of the women available, Sabrina has a decent case for a second shot.
Just Short:
1. Mikayla- she was the hot girl Brandon found threatening and intimidating. While she's great eye candy, I think we have a couple of girls that can cover that. I don't see what she did that's deserving of a return. While she wasn't the worst girl considered, she doesn't have enough to come back for me.
2. Stephanie- I think she probably has the most compelling case of anybody I left out. At the same time, that's not saying much. She was on Redemption Island and was Russell's bitch a lot of the time. Maybe she was trying a Natalie White strategy but I don't think she had the skills to pull that off. In the end, she tried to get redemption and failed because she couldn't sneak back into the group over David.
3. Abi- I considered putting her in as a character but we really already have Kass to cover what Abi offers. She's loud and a pure character but unfortunately, I think Kass is better at covering that than her and we don't need 2.
Players That Shouldn't Return:
1. Natalie- this was by far the worst person nominated. I'm sorry but if she somehow sneaks her way in, I may boycott the season. She was the worst goat in the history of the show that literally voted out her friends to help Boston Rob win. Survivor put some questionable people up to be nominated, but this is the clear one that makes absolutely no sense.
2. Monica- people thought she was getting better near the end but truth be told, she had one good moment in her boot episode when she was a goat and on the bottom the entire game. Not really someone I find the most deserving of a second appearance.
3. Kimmi- this is just a no. She's the only old school player I didn't vote for. She's just there for her mouth and I don't really see what she's going to offer in gameplay. Like I said, we have Kass to cover the pure character thing so we don't need Kimmi.
Let me know what you guys think about my assessment! #survivor
I decided to return for a little just to write a blog about who I think should be locks in this vote, strong contenders, people on the bubble and then people who don't deserve to come back at all. Keep in mind this is MY opinion and NOT what I necessarily think will happen.
Locks:
1. Mike- he has done a great job this season and has proven to have a little bit of everything you want in a player. Personally I think he's one of the best overall players on the board so for the quality of gameplay, he deserves to come back.
2. Spencer- some people around here and Sucks don't like him, but you can't deny he's one of the better male players on the board. If not for Kass flipping, he actually had a great shot of winning, can assess people well socially (Beauties) and knows how to play in the minority.
3. Stephen- he is arguably the best runner-up that has ever played the game and failed to take out the person that beat him despite multiple attempts. He proved he can be a great sidekick that actually has a brain to win, JT just kept winning immunity. He's the perfect representation of a Survivor beta-male.
Strong Contenders:
1. Joe- maybe it's recent season bias, but he's the perfect example of the Golden Boy edit. The merge threat people are scared of and think can do no wrong. He won the first two immunities and proved he can be a subtle strategic/social player as well. He would be interesting to see play again imo.
2. Jeremy- I personally think he's a little overrated and thought he got a more generous edit than he perhaps deserved, but I am well aware he'll be a lock in a fan vote to come back. Nevertheless, I don't object a Jeremy return as he's definitely not a stupid player, he's just not the first guy I would get behind in this type of vote. At the same time, he's far from the worst.
3. Vytas- I was impressed with Vytas' strategic and social play this season. He knew Brad was a great shield for his alliance and maneuvered his way to the merge on an all-girls tribe after a tribe swap. I actually think his brother held him back in his season. Vytas is a player that's better than where he finished and someone I really believe can win if he's centered with the right people.
4. Terry- he's a big reason why I got into Survivor and I actually think he's better for tv than people give him credit for. He went on one of the most epic immunity runs ever seen and had one of the best rivalries with Aras. He also found a HII back when it was hard to do so. He's been just barely cut so many times, I really hope he finds a way to get over the hump this time. Him and Joe in immunity challenges would be epic.
Bubble Players:
1. Troyzan- he's a player that is known for his mouth and rants. He admittedly had a bad social game but made for great tv when it was him against the girls and he wasn't a stupid strategic player. He was the only one that saw just how big of a threat Kim was when nobody else did. Jay actually cost him his only realistic chance at making some people aware. Bottom line he's not the best player on the board but I personally gave him the nod to return over some other options.
2. Shane- probably one of the more crazy players you'll ever see on the island. I don't usually support player returns solely for character purposes too often but Shane is my exception. You just never know what you're going to get from him and he's someone that will keep everybody on their feet, especially in a more strategical season.
3. Savage- he's one of the early examples of having a great leader on your tribe. He's not higher though because I never saw enough from him to warrant him being above other 10th placers as my first guy to choose. However, I do think he would be intriguing to watch play a second time and see if he would have a more laid back role.
4. Jeff- I would say he's on here as a not bad player that had some unfortunate things go against him. One thing that benefits him in my vote is that he's an old school player looking for redemption when I actually think he had a good shot at going far in Outback had he not gotten voted out in the tiebreaker. You can never have enough old school players in a season honestly.
Players Just Short:
1. Jim- he's someone I considered voting for but I think I would personally leave him just short because while he had an active strategic brain, he made some questionable moves. He ended up keeping Cochran to the merge where that backfired immensely and cost his whole tribe the game. He also allowed Cochran to become a face of Survivor so that hurts him for me too lol.
2. Brad- he's not a guy I ruled out on my first look of knocking pretenders out, but then when I started to narrow it down I realized he didn't do enough to warrant a return appearance. He was loud and took the shots. About the only move he made was voting John out with an idol which I thought was kind of stupid honestly.
Players That Shouldn't Return:
1. Max- about the only thing that benefits him is that he's a superfan on a recent season. Personally, I don't want everybody from the same season coming back so he's not getting my vote. Plus, he really didn't make any big moves and was alienated by a lot of people.
2. Keith- I know he's a strong candidate to come back by casual fans but I'm really rooting against it. He just has no business being out there gameplay wise. He exposed what could've been a game-saving move by Reed and also was so bad strategically, nobody even wanted to use his vote near the end.
3. Woo- don't get me wrong, I love Woo as a person. But as a player, he definitely shouldn't be back. He cost himself the win against Tony and never really showed us a lot of strategic ability on his end. Maybe him giving away a win is an argument for him to get another chance but to me, he just doesn't have enough of a case to have a deserving vote for me.
Tell me what you guys think about my assessment! I'll have the girls up later for #survivor.
