Soon, twenty former Celebrities are returning once again to play the game. But this time, they will be divided based on how they played the game; either heroically. Or villainous. But only one trait can win out.
This is....Celebrity Survivor: Heroes vs Villains.
*As the boom of the drum plays, the music begins to play subtly and we can hear the host, Lance, welcoming everyone to the game, as the castaways are slowly revealed one-by-one.*
*flashback to Vanuatu, where Adam is seen saying 'No, Ted is absolutely leaving tonight, no question'*
Adam Lambert, Vanuatu, 9th Place, the strategic mastermind of the season, Adam called most of the shots at every tribal council the men attended, after leading the majority alliance with he, Jim, Joss, and Jerry, however, Adam neglected to play a strong social game with every player and it led to the alienation of outsiders Jack and Lucky to flip to the women at the merge and Adam was sent home for being the biggest threat in the game.
*flashback to Samoa, we see Bryan handing Anwar Hadid the idol, and Anne Hathaway being idoled out*
Bryan Dattilo, Samoa, 6th Place, the ultimate villain in Samoa, Bryan Dattilo came into the game and vowed to make as many crazy moves as possible. And he certainly held true to that promise, starting off by successfully idoling early favorite Anne Hathaway out of the game as well as flip-flopping between his alliances almost the entire game, explaining that he only made moves for himself and nobody else. Despite successfully being able to convince Harry Hamlin to vote his wife Lisa Rinna out amongst other critical merge moves, he was not in the majority for the rest of his game and when it was between he and Lily Allen, the Foa Foa tribe finally felt Bryan’s villainous game should come to an end.
*flashes of China, where James Maslow is being medically evacuated, then to All Stars 2, where Lana del Rey is seen winning and James Maslow is seen crushed and defeated*
James Maslow, China, 11th Place, one of the biggest strategical masterminds in the game, James Maslow came to China and immediately was seen as a huge player. He dominated in the challenges and due to his tribe never having to attend tribal council, was able to socialize and bond with everyone on the tribe - - a plan he felt would secure him safety when it became an individual game. In one of the most controversial moves of the season, after promising her he wouldn’t, James turned on his main ally Taylor Swift and voted for her to avoid pulling rocks, however, the “Survivor” gods and karma got him back when he was shockingly pulled from the game after getting a severe laceration to his stomach during a challenge.
All Stars 2, Runner Up, he was seen as a dominate force and player, constantly calling many shots while coming off as arrogant and not welcoming, which ultimately led to his loss in the final two against Lana Del Ray.
*flashback to The Amazon, where Joel McHale is seen laughing at the demise of several torches being snuffed in conjunction*
Joel McHale, The Amazon, Runner Up, the robbed contestant, Joel won the most immunities in the game and was able to successfully reach the final two despite joining the merge with a deficit. The jury rewarded Ong with the win due to Joel being seen as a sleazy, slimy player but even Ong admitted he didn’t deserve to win.
All Stars, 9th Place, Joel played a similar game but was less slimy and understood that he needed to be a player others could rely on as opposed to one that they avoided conversation with. The strategy proved to be a more positive experience for Joel, however, he was not playing as aggressively and fell by the wayside early into the merge.
*A lightning bolt strikes, as we see Lance Armstrong winning several immunities, then yelling at Vinessa Shaw and writing her name down at tribal, as she walks out "you backstabbed me!*
Lance Armstrong, China, Runner Up, the super villain of China, Lance Armstrong signed up with the intention of cleaning up his bad-boy image of using drugs during the Tour de France, however, he did just the opposite. He proved to be a vital member of his tribe by performing consistently well in them and he had a very dominate alliance, however, deciding to go to greener pastures, he turned on them at the alliance to become a lone wolf and despite not ever having an alliance he stayed true to, he got to the end but was seen as too inconsistent with his game and lost to Lana, earning just the vote from Tyra Banks.
All Stars 2, 15th Place, somewhat of a dominant force in All Stars 2, Lance Armstrong came out of the gates and immediately proved to be an asset for his tribe, however, he was eliminated relatively early when he was seen as too big of a threat for the late stages of the game.
*An elephant is seen, as the African Sahara is seen and we zoom in on Danielle Harris, seen admitting that she will do anything to win; "If I have to turn on my alliance to win this, I will"
Danielle Harris, Africa, 3rd Place, voted by production as the Rob Cesternino of the game - - even with her placement - - Danielle, the entire game, planted seeds in the heads of everyone to eliminate the players she felt needed to leave. She knew Meryl and Shannon led the alliance due to their star quality so she ensured that when it got down to it, Shannon would be the first to fall and she was able to successfully orchestrate the blindside. But when Meryl was unable to be voted off due to immunity, Danielle broke bonds with the friendship by eliminating Romee and when she lost the final immunity, neither party had wishes to take her to the end and she became the final juror.
All Stars, 7th Place, Danielle played a similar game in All Stars and was able to maneuver her way through the game, however, fell by the wayside quickly into the merge for being seen as the biggest strategical threat to play the game.
*The Survivor: Fiji logo goes across the board, as Gillian Jacobs is seen laughing around the campfire*
Gillian Jacobs, Fiji, 10th Place, one of the biggest gamers of the season, Gillian Jacobs entered the game and immediately formed a black widow brigade with Maura Tierney, Natalie Dormer, and Ellen Page and together, the four constantly had gameplay discussions of who and when to vote off, however, after surviving many rounds due to being on the dominant Ravu tribe, they were blindsided after their vote vote banished Natalie from the game but Gillian was able to find an idol and successfully played it upon a tribal shuffle where she infamously sent fan-favorite Charlie Puth out of the game and when entering the merge, it appeared she and Maura would be able to dominate together, however, a twist forced she and her original tribesman Jerry to tribal against three allies and Gillian was seen as the bigger threat and was voted off.
All Stars 2, 4th Place, with one of the best games played to never win, Gillian came out swinging and admitted that she would do whatever it took to win, constantly making allies then voting them off the following round. She was cut by the wayside one round short of the end as the entire jury admitted that she would have received their votes and the final four felt she was far too threatening.
*a flash to Tocantins, where Jena Malone is seen winning immunity, following by a confessional, "I have led my alliance so far and we may be in the minority but that doesn't I have to be. I will throw whoever under the bus."*
Jena Malone, Tocantins, 3rd Place, picked pre-show by production as the season’s winner, Jena Malone entered the game and immediately knew what she had to do. She formed a majority alliance that was loyal to a T to each other between she, Antoni Porowski, Dayo Okeniyi, and Keira Knightley and the foursome controlled the pre-game, led by Jena who was often times seen as a manipulator but eliminated the players as soon as they painted her in this way. Despite controlling the pre-merge, however, Jena’s game fell apart at the merge when her allies left one-by-one and when she was alone in the game, she won a critical reward challenge where she brought Matt Bomer along and she effectively manipulated him - - as well as Alicia Silverstone - - into forming a counter final three alliance to blindside Will Ferrell and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, however, after Jena was unsuccessful in winning the final immunity, Alicia sent her home as she had played the far better game.
*We then flash to Gabon, where several votes for Parker Posey are shown, with Parker celebrating after each survival*
Parker Posey, Gabon, 4th Place, with her name written down twelve times during the season, Parker Posey certainly lived up to her nickname - - “the cat with nine lives.” A target at almost every tribal council, Parker Posey was able to survive each time thanks to the strength of her tight alliance with Liz Johnson, Sorin Dumitras, and Jeremy Sumpter, an alliance that ran the entire game from start to finish. Parker constantly received votes due to her outspoken behavior and her open opinion with everyone about everything, including the infamous fourth tribal council when she called Heidi Klum a bitch to which Heidi then played an idol and almost sent Parker Posey home, a vote Parker had to survive a deadlock tie in. Parker received several more votes until her heartbreaking elimination in fourth place when she was on the bottom of the majority side of her alliance between Liz, Jeremy, and Sorin.
*We then flash to Fiji again, where Sarah Drew is seen smirking as her allies Raven and George Clooney are both voted off*
Sarah Drew, Fiji, Runner Up, arguably one of the more robbed players due to somewhat of a bitter jury, Sarah Drew entered the game and immediately knew bonding with George Clooney would be her best bet, constantly taking the time to have personal conversations with him and it later led to be her key to her longevity in the game, as George sided with Sarah’s alliance in Ravu’s only pre-merge tribal council and it solidified a strong final two between she and George. Together, they added Raven, and the trio dominated in challenges and successfully survived votes together, however, Sarah viewed her allies both as bigger jury threats and turned at them in shocking tribal councils and despite almost being eliminated at the top four, she survived a fire building challenge, however, was viewed as a backstabber by the jury and lost in the end to Wiz Khalifa.
All Stars 2, 6th Place, Sarah was unable to play the same, dominating game her second time, this time playing some what of an underdog, as she was never in the majority of the votes and watched her entire alliance be picked off at the merge, being the last of them and landing in sixth place.
*The drum booms, as the music becomes more heroic and we see the Survivor: Palau logo and Bruce Willis' is seen leading his tribe to victory*
Bruce Willis, 3rd Place, nicknamed the “father of Palau,” Bruce came into the game and wanted to let everyone know that ‘he is still alive and well.’ But in all seriousness, Bruce led the Koror tribe and was able to motivate the tribe into winning most of the early competitions and he led his alliance to the final three after picking the other players off, however, in one of the most controversial decisions, Michael B. Jordan was taken to the end over Bruce and the jury explained to Connor it was his million dollar mistake but he would likely have lost to Bruce, too, who everyone viewed as the leader of the season in their eyes.
All Stars 2, 7th Place, similarly to Sarah Drew but remaining a heroic figure, Bruce Willis led his tribe in the pre-merge stages but entered the merge in the minority and fell prey to a Pagonging.
*The camera pans back over to Gabon, as Dan Schneider is seen crossing the finish line to win his tribe immunity*
Dan Schneider, 5th Place, a player who polarized audiences and his castaways greatly, Dan Schneider came into the game and stunned everyone. Production had him pegged as the first or second out and when he built, compared to the strong Fang tribe, the weakest tribe in Celebrity Survivor history based on the circumstances, production anticipated on their prediction reigning true, however Dan was able to convince his tribe to keep him past two votes long enough to make it to a tribal shuffle where he soon became a vital role in the success of his former tribe and them picking the other players off one-by-one. Dan, in episode 10, had a heartbreaking heroic edit when he announced his reason for coming on the show was due to losing his long-standing production job with Nickelodeon(TM) and it was his last ditch effort at fame. Despite the entire season being geared toward his heroic comeback, Dan landed in fifth place when the other players viewed him as the biggest jury threat.
*As Dan is seen getting his torch snuffed, we pan to him writing down Jeremy's name to win, then Jeremy Sumpter being chosen to win Gabon*
Jeremy Sumpter, Sole Survivor, the heartthrob of Celebrity Survivor: Gabon, Jeremy Sumpter came into the game and immediately dominated in the challenges and proved his worth around camp, with his tribe nicknaming him the “All-American Dream Boy,” a nickname that often times made him blush. But Jeremy wasn’t all muscle; he formed a very tight alliance with Parker Posey, Liz Johnson, and Sorin Dumitras and the four dominated the pre-merge and merge as well as challenge wins, holding three between them. Jeremy’s biggest move of the game was when he found a critical idol to save his ally Liz, forcing Ryan Reynolds to the jury, the move that Ryan Reynolds convinced the jury to reward Jeremy the win for, amongst the fact that he led a very dominate alliance throughout the entire game and never really made many enemies with the jury, compared to Liz who did often come off as abrasive.
*As we then see Matt Bomer smiling after winning reward, we are shown a pan-over of him being announced the Tocantins Sole Survivor*
Matt Bomer, Tocantins, Sole Survivor, the triple threat - - strategy, charisma, and physicality - - Matt Bomer, on paper, was the perfect Celebrity Survivor castaway - - and proven Sole Survivor. Matt helped his tribe single-handily in almost every pre-merge challenge that Jalapao won and he early on aligned with the dominate male alliance but admitted he wanted to be seen as a follower within the alliance in the early stages as the leaders were usually voted off. And this theory ran true, when Matt Bomer flipped on his alliance to oust Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Will Ferrell, despite controlling the entire merge with them. In the end, Matt’s immunity wins, paired with his strategic plays and ability to get blood on his hands but still have people love him was what gave him the 6-1 victory over Alicia Silverstone.
*KPOP music begins to play, as extreme hero Sanha is seen swapping tribes and then finding an idol*
Sanha, 6th Place, one of the most popular players of the season, Sanha came to the Tocantins to claim the title of Sole Survivor and he certainly made moves throughout the game that made him worthy of the win. Sanha started out in the minority of his tribe, however, after surviving the first vote he realized his position and mutinied the following round where he was able to find an idol and leverage it with his new tribe to keeping him safe. Soon after, Sanha mutinied back to his original tribe where he strengthened his bond with Dayo Okeniyi, his final two partner whom he saved with an idol at the merger vote, however, when Dayo was eliminated the following round, Sanha was never able to get a grasp on the game and when it got down to it, the majority alliance voted him out in sixth place.
*The camera then flashes to Exile Island, where Bindi Irwin is seen cheering her tribe on to win the challenge*
Bindi Irwin, Exile Island, 6th Place, the youngest player in the game, Bindi Irwin entered the game and wanted to make her late dad proud, someone who had always dreamed of competing on Survivor. And after warming the hearts of audiences and being an extreme fan favorite, she certainly did make a name for herself in the game as well - - and made her father proud. Being on the dominate “Movie Stars” tribe, it looked as if Bindi was going to sail to the end as she was placed on the dominant tribe post-swap, however, she and the other movie stars were targeted at the merge and despite flipping to the majority alliance with Scarlett for protection, Bindi was taken out when the reality stars did not want to turn on themselves.
In All Stars 2, Bindi was a true hero but was never able to get a complete grasp on the game and fell victim to the mid-jury edit that was verging on Purple Kelly.
*Keeping up with the Kardashians theme is played, as Caitlyn Jenner is then shown playing an idol to save herself; "I'm not going anywhere tonight!"
Caitlyn Jenner, Samoa, 9th Place, a true hero in the game, Caitlyn Jenner came to Samoa not only to win but to bring awareness to the transgender community. In addition to this heroic stance in the game, Caitlyn dominated in the challenges but despite this was in the minority of her tribe with ally Julie Chen. Despite being on the bottom, the two were able to advance further and further each round to the merge. In one of the craziest tribals of the season, Caitlyn infamously played an idol to save herself and force Scott Elrod home, however, the following round, her closest ally Julie Chen turned on her with the original Foa Foa tribe and felt Caitlyn was far too big of a threat to advance and she was ousted.
*We then flash to Tocantins again; "No, he is over there alone, without allies. I have an idol, I am mutinying. I'm going to save him.*
Keira Knightley, Tocantins, 10th Place, the former “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, Keira Knightley came onto Survivor and hoped to stray from her damsel in distress typecast and instead perform in a more dominant manner. Quickly, she banded together with the majority alliance - - Antoni Porwoski, Dayo Okeniyi, Jena Malone - - and the foursome controlled the pre-merge, even with Keira infamously mutinying to the other tribe to save ally Antoni who had mutinied the round before the search for an idol with her idol - - and it worked when the duo sent home Robert Downey, Jr. - - however, upon entering the merge, Sanha blindsided his original tribe’s plans of blindsiding his newly formed Dayo and played an idol on him and when two votes came Keira’s way, it was the majority - - and karma, as some would say.
*A shot then goes to fan favorite Maura Tierney smiling while holding the immunity idol*
Maura Tierney, 5th Place, the extreme fan favorite of the game, Maura came to Celebrity Survivor: Fiji to raise charity for breast cancer and she constantly provided heroic moments in conjunction with her goal for being a Breast Cancer survivor. Forming a tight bond with the majority women of Ravu, the girls were set to be in the finals and being on the dominant Ravu tribe helped, however, when they lost Natalie in a stunning blindside, they were never able to recover and were picked off shortly through the next few rounds, making Maura the final member and despite Maura being able to weave her way into the votes to survive, she was finally taken out for being seen as the biggest jury threat going into the final four.
In All Stars 2, Maura played a more aggressive game and was able to put herself into a prime position to win the game, however, when he tribe was unable to enter the game with a majority, she was picked off and landed in ninth.
*The final player then is seen, first on the ice rink, then swimming in the ocean of Palau*
Tonya Harding, 11th Place, arguably the most rootable player to ever play Survivor, Tonya was the odds on favorite to win her entire time in the game. Her gameplay, however, was not a favored one; she was on the bottom of her tribe the entire time in the game, despite constant discussions with Kate Winslet and Avril Lavigne for a women’s alliance. She was saved in an iconic moment when the Koror tribe voted for her to win immunity and the majority alliance had to eat one of their own. She was able to succeed with Ulong a few more rounds, however, the lost at the top eleven and she was banished from the game unanimously.
In Second Chance, Tonya certainly made the most of her second chance, coming off as one of the most dominating strategical players to hit the game, however, her game was cut one round from the finale when she was idoled out by soon-to-be-winner Blake Mycoskie.
Well there you have it. Results soon!
VILLAIN MEN
Adam Lambert Kgamer2218 (Vanuatu, 9th Place)
Bryan Dattilo JustMe (Samoa, 6th Place)
James Maslow Aerodynamics (China, 11th Place / All Stars 2, Runner Up)
Joel McHale Symmetry888 (The Amazon, Runner Up / All Stars, 9th Place)
Lance Armstrong TMAN54445 (China, Runner Up / All Stars 2, 15th Place)
VILLAIN WOMEN
Danielle Harris glen5544 (Africa, 3rd Place / All Stars, 7th Place)
Gillian Jacobs oswordo3 (Fiji, 10th Place / All Stars 2, 4th Place)
Jena Malone rodrigueseve (Tocantins, 3rd Place)
Parker Posey screamfan0061 (Gabon, 4th Place)
Sarah Drew NicoleF (Fiji, Runner Up / All Stars 2, 6th Place)
HERO MEN
Bruce Willis RobbX2 (Palau, 3rd Place / All Stars 2, 7th Place)
Dan Schneider JonMcGillis (Gabon, 5th Place)
Jeremy Sumpter UnicornChicken (Gabon, Sole Survivor)
Matt Bomer Philip13 (Tocantins, Sole Survivor)
Sanha SeongWoo (Tocantins, 6th Place)
HERO WOMEN
Bindi Irwin _Adidas_ (Panama, 6th Place / Second Chance, 6th Place)
Caitlyn Jenner Latisha0987 (Samoa, 9th Place)
Keira Knightley Emotion (Tocantins, 10th Place)
Maura Tierney ceeej (Fiji, 5th Place / All Stars 2, 9th Place)
Tonya Harding Finnick (Palau, 11th Place / Second Chance, 7th Place)
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*The drum booms, as the music becomes more heroic and we see the Survivor: Palau logo and Bruce Willis' is seen leading his tribe to victory*
Rozlyn THIS IS EVERYTHING