I have a bit of free time on my hands, so might as well see what I think about the cast for the season that will be filmed soon. :) Truthfully, it is a very underwhelming cast, and I think they could have made much better decisions for more than a few of the choices they picked out. Nonetheless, it looks like it will be an explosive season!
I will be making three separate blogs - one for those who have no shot at winning the season, one for those who might win but I doubt it, and one for those I think could actually take the entire thing home.
NO CHANCE OF WINNING
I feel like the people listed in this section have either overdone their storylines already, or just based on the how they played previously I don't see them possibly winning the season.
Sandra Diaz Twine [Survivor Pearl Islands: WINNER | Survivor Heroes Vs Villains: WINNER]
I love Sandra, she's one of my all time top 20 castaways. However, she really has just about zero chance to win the season considering her perfect record. I wouldn't be shocked if she at least was able to make it to the jury phase, but there really is just no way that this kind of a cast would let her any further than that. [Prediction: 10th - 13th]
Brad Culpepper [Survivor Blood VS Water: 14TH]
Brad stands no chance in any Survivor season ever. His big mouth and inability to control himself from stepping up to the leader position will keep him from ever getting to the finals, let alone a merge it seems. I can't see him learning from his mistakes from last time. He will likely end up in just about the exact same placement for the exact same reasons. Not entirely sure why they brought him back over other males on the shortlist such as Jon Misch or John Cody, who had actual potential. At least he provides somewhat good entertainment. [Prediction: 15th - 18th]
Troyzan Robertson [Survivor One World: 8TH]
There is a reason that the American public chose not to have Troyzan return for a second chance, and that is the same reason that he will be totally rooted against this time aswell. Never in my life have I met a fan of his, let alone someone who tolerates him or has him high on their OW rankings. He is also universally despised by many Survivor castaways as well for his One World performance, so there is just no hope for someone as unlikable, stupid, and annoying as Troyzan. [Prediction: 14th - 18th]
Ozzy Lusth [Survivor Cook Islands: 2ND, Survivor Micronesia: 9TH, Survivor South Pacific: 4TH]
I don't see a single good reason that Ozzy was brought back for a FOURTH shot. I personally haven't watched South Pacific, but I have seen Micronesia and just based on his placement in SP I can tell that his storyline is more than over. If they wanted a golden boy back so badly, they already had Malcolm, so I don't see why bring him back too. He will probably make it far, but he will never win Survivor. [Prediction: 8th - 10th]
Tony Vlachos [Survivor Cagayan: WINNER]
The thing is, Tony played an amazing game in Cagayan. But that kind of a game can only be played once. There is no chance in hell Tony will be able to play the same way in an all-star season and make the merge. I do think he will be able to adapt better to the situation, but I don't believe that he will still be able to downplay himself enough to take the target off of his back. [Prediction: 14th - 19th]
Debbie Wanner [Survivor Kaoh Rong: 9TH]
Debbie is someone I was struggling to assess. She has excellent entertainment value, but that's not what makes someone a survivor winner. If she really wants to be able to pull a fast one on all of us, she'd have to step up her social game more than a little bit. But it's Debbie. She won't be able to pull it off. She'll probably make it to the jury again, but she's just not going to take it all the way. [Prediction: 6th - 10th]
It was said that each castaway has another castaway on the season who mirrors something about them.
Ciera and Andrea are strong female strategists who played twice and were eliminated late at the jury.
Hali and Sarah were first jurors of their seasons.
Ozzy and Malcolm are golden boys.
Brad and Jeff are big mouths that went out prejury.
Tony and Sandra have perfect winning records and are both villains.
Sierra and Debbie were always loyal to their alliances. (?)
That leaves Tai, Cirie, Caleb, Aubry, Troyzan, and JT that I can't figure out.
Which means that maybe Zeke/Michaela win and that partners them with JT.
I could see Zeke with Tai for being gay guys. Not sure. #Survivor
I don't understand why they think that bringing back four people from kaoh rong is a good idea. Also, Sierra might just have potential that we didn't get to see the last time around so don't doubt her yet. Not a huge fan of Varner though. #Survivor
Based on the information we have from the Travis guy, this is who I think that the 14 returnees will be. :)
1. John McGuire (confirmed)
2. Brian Hart (confirmed)
3. The BB11 returnee will be a male juror, which is either Kevin Campbell, Jeff Schroeder, Russel Kairouz, or Jesse Godderz. I assume Jeff wouldn't return without Jordan, leaving it to be either Kevin, Russel, or Jesse. Jesse has played twice which takes him out of the running.
4. Most people are guessing that the BB5 returnee will be Cowboy Ellis, since the show tried to bring him back twice already, but he has not gotten on again either time. (BB7, BB11)
5/6. From BB14 there will be one male juror, and one female juror. So that means one of Ashley Iocco, Britney Godwin, Jenn Arroyo, and Danielle Murphree will return. And one of Shane Meaney, Frank Eudy, and Joe Arvin will return. For the females, I doubt Jenn would be brought back, and Britney has too much going on in her real life right now to be on BB. So that leaves Ashley and Danielle, and to me, Danielle seems more likely of a returnee. As for the men, I can't see Joe returning, which leaves it between Shane and Frank. Hopefully Shane!
7/8. BB12 is supposed to have a female pre-juror return and a male juror to return. For the females, this leaves Annie Whittington, Kristin Bitting, and Monet Stuntson. I'd be happy with any of the three! As for male jurors, it could be any of Enzo Palumbo, Matt Hoffman, Brendon Villegas, or Ragan Fox. My money is on Matt, or maybe Ragan.
9. The returnee from BB3 is a male, which will be either Eric Ouellete, Gerry Lancaster, Jason Guy, Josh Feinberg, Marcellas Reynolds, or Roddy Mancuso. I don't think that Eric, Gerry, or Josh would be brought back ever. Since Marcellas has already played twice, that leaves either Roddy or Jason.
10. The BB6 returnee is someone from the jury. Janelle, Howie, and James are out of the running due to their multi-player status, which leaves April Lewis, Beau Beasley, Rachel Plencer, and Jennifer Vasquez. I don't see Beau returning, and probably not Rachel either.
11/12/13/14. The other four will all be from BB15, BB16, and BB17. There is no information on who or what season they are from, so it is unknown who is returning as of now. However, there will be no Vanessa Rousso and no Frankie Grande.
Final Guesses:
1. John McGuire
2. Brian Hart
3. Russel Kairouz
4. Cowboy Ellis
5. Danielle Murphree
6. Frank Eudy
7. Annie Whittington
8. Matt Hoffman
9. Jason Guy
10. April Lewis
11. BB15-17 Female
12. BB15-17 Female
13. BB15-17 Female
14. BB15-17 Female
