The cast was pretty good. Interesting, genuine people like Rachel, Brendon, Matt, Britney, and Enzo made it pretty far. Haydon winning was pretty basic but overall the season was fun to watch and didn't seem as scripted as it does now. Plus there were no ridiculous twists (except for the Saboteur, but that was so minor) that changed the format of the game.
Season 12 was dope. Basically no twist. Regular format. GOOD cast, great characters. Nice gameplay & good drama. Definitely wasn't scripted like these days. The DR's that season had such attitude