Ticket here, and surprise! It's the first returnee season in my series! Originally I was looking for another newbie season, but I was looking at past casts and..wow, it would have been hard to JUST pick twenty people. I'd have to extend, which..I don't know about you but I wouldnt want to write twenty-two, to twenty-four people all at the same time. That would be too much.
Quick Sidenote…there won't be much preseason press for this one. However, when I get to a season eight, or even season TEN for a STACKED cast, there will be.
Anyways, here's the official cast getting their second chance! Let me know what you think of these names :)
Princess Peach
Season 1: Maldives Madness
Runner Up
Jeff's assessment: Peach..isn't one to just let things go, she and her cousin Daisy, who won last season, are more similar than some may think. Peach is more pleasant on the outside, but she went scorched earth on schemers like T'Challa and Slade when they leveraged her idol. She has the highest placement, which could make her a big target, but that depends on who she's with. If she's on a tribe with other big threats, she can slide by again, and maybe redeem herself at the Final Tribal Council.
Ellen Ripley
Season 1: Maldives Madness
Third Place
Jeff's Assessment: She was most known for her betrayal of her alliance, AND helped Snake burn someone's immunity idol! That's one of the dirtiest moves I've ever seen! Peach and Zelda are ALSO playing. If she can build her bridges up, she could have another deep run, but if Peach is less trusting of her…then she may be dead in the water.
Zelda
Season 1: Maldives Madness
Fourth Place
Jeff's Assessment: She played a low-key, loyal game and could have won If she made it to the end. If she can play the same game, and play nice, she could get there again. There are bigger targets on the board.
T'Challa
Season 1: Maldives Madness
Fifth Place
Jeff's Assessment: As much as T'Challa may want to play a new game…I don't see it. He blackmail'd Peach for her vote, and I'm sure she still remembers. T'Challa needs to hold his weight in challenges, and stay low because everyone knows what happened when he played actively.
Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke
Season 1: Maldives Madness
Eighth place
Jeff's assessment: Slade's our first big villain. He made deals on the side, threw Skarlet under the bus, and sabotaged Deadpool. Some people may write him off for being such a villain, but he could get by! All he has to do is fix his flaws. He talked down to people. Underestimated others. This is the big money season, he can't do that any more. There's other villains on the cast who have arguably committed worse than him! We're getting to one next…
Metal Sonic
Season 2: Smackdown in Samoa
Fourth Place (eliminated by Doofenschmirtz in an Impromptu Challenge)
Jeff's assessment: He has the biggest target on his back, because..he should have won! If he didn't make that ONE mistake, he wouldn't be on this cast, he'd be relaxing with the winners. He orchestrated one of the nastiest blindsides I've ever seen. He got Qwark to give up immunity to Nefarious..only to betray him, and cause a divide in the Saolo Six. There's nothing he won't do to win, and everyone will see that. The only way he can survive, is by getting with another group of players like him, to take him far. If he can't..he's leaving early.
Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman
Season 2: Smackdown in Samoa
Fifth Place
Jeff's assessment: Diana plays with her heart. It sounds nice if you're a newbie, but these returnees may come for her early. She's GREAT at challenges, and won a total of . But there are alot of challenge beasts on this cast. You got Cyrax. Li. T'Challa to name a few. So they may just say "hey, let's get Diana out." I don't think she stays around long, at the most she gets to early merge.
Doctor Nefarious
Season 2: Smackdown in Samoa
Seventh Place
Jeff's assessment: No shot. Nefarious has intellect, but his personality is going to grate everyone again. Like Metal, he was able to get away with schemes on Samoa, but everyone sees him for who he is…and unlike Metal, he can't play the social game. There's not a Jenna or a Qwark to protect him. He's out early.
Shane Walsh
Season 2: Smackdown in Samoa
Eighth Place
Jeff's assessment: Shane started Samoa as a stable leader, but lost that stability the longer he was in the game. He pulled a successful coup, but dissension in the Saolo Six marked him as a target, and when he tried the Buddy System..Metal, Nefarious, and the winner of that season Doofenschmirtz turned on him. Add insult to injury, Nefarious idoled him out when he didn't need to. Shane definitely has a chip on his shoulder, and I expect his aggressive gameplay to continue. Will it help him? Not in the long run. Will it get his enemies out? I can see it.
Gordon Ramsay
Season 3: Fight for Fiji
Runner Up
Jeff's assessment: Gordon may be THE biggest target here, he came the closest to winning out of anyone! But I don't think he's an early out. He was loyal to his Fatu alliance, and only went back on deals when he HAD to. If he can find a majority during the pre-merge, Gordon could be set for a while. He'll have problems near the end because of that target on his back, and that's when he needs to step up physically.
Kabal
Season 3: Fight for Fiji
Third Place
Jeff's assessment: Given Kano's here too, he'll find himself on the bottom. But again, Kano's more volatile. When it comes down to it, I see Kabal outlasting his partner again, and
Li Mei
Season 3: Fight for Fiji
Fourth Place (eliminated by Sonic in tiebreaker)
Jeff's assessment: Mei was loyal to Mac and nobody else. She benefits from him being on this cast, and also benefits because..she doesn't really have a target on her back. She's like Zelda, they didn't need to make big moves, so they could play the same game again and win. I think she's going far, and maybe she can win a tiebreaker this time.
Blu Yoshi
Season 3: Fight for Fiji
Seventh Place
Jeff's assessment: Blu's a wildcard. I don't know she'll do because she plays emotionally. It's not bad when you attract loyal people, but if you attract villains..they will take advantage of that. Before she flew out she told me she wanted to play "a little different," but we've see how she plays. She needs to make up her mind on whether she's loyal, or villainous. Her trajectory depends on her choice.
Kano
Season 3: Fight for Fiji
Ninth Place
Jeff's assessment: Sorry Kano fans, he's not winning. I can't see a world where a jury wants to vote for him given his personality. Plus, he plays chaotically, maybe the most chaotically out of everyone. The Black Dragon are going to be targets right out of the gate, and unlike Fiji..they won't let Kano slide by because he's loyal to nobody but himself.
Little Mac
Season 3: Fight for Fiji
Tenth place (eliminated via Rock Draw)
Jeff's assessment: Mac might be my favorite to win. He doesn't have a big target on his back, but can still influence people enough to make his own moves. In Fiji, everyone liked him, he was in the best position, but the Black Dragon forced a rock draw and took him out. If Mac can get a loyal group of people..he's my odds on favorite. While the targets take each other out, he'll slide by.
Dark Samus
Season 4: Man vs. Machine
Third Place/Second Runner-Up
Jeff's assessment: After what everyone just saw, I don't have much faith in her. She's not going to get far because of how she plays. She started under the radar, but everyone knows she's a flipper. In a season where everyone has some experience, that's not a good look. I think she's out early.
Cyrax
Season 4: Man vs. Machine
Fourth Place
Jeff's assessment: Said it before, I'll say it again, Cyrax is one of the best to ever play. He's social, strategic, and can win immunities when it counts. That's a problem when you're with a group of basically all-stars, who are more aware of you. He needs to find a couple solid allies, and leave the work to them, make them feel like they are in charge. If he can't…early boot. Sorry Cyrax fans but his time might have run out.
Chun-Li
Season 4: Man vs. Machine
Fifth Place
Jeff's assessment: Li's another triple threat to worry about, and my thoughts on her are the same as Cyrax. They need to lay low and let others take charge. Given she has less enemies, she could last longer than Cyrax, but they won't let her get to the end.
Sektor
Season 4: Man vs. Machine
Ninth Place
Jeff's assessment: If this was Heroes versus Villains, Sektor's a lock for how he treated Cyrax. He was a terrible ally, who would not let up on his manipulation. He's fresh in everyone's minds, and that's why I think he's one of the first to go. He and Dark Samus have the same problem, and that's that they are toxic. When they are both gone Pre-merge, it'll be a relief for the cast.
Sackboy
Season 4: Man vs Machine
Sixteenth Place (medically evacuated)
Jeff's assessment: Sackboy's our only pre-merger on this cast, and I think he'll be underestimated. He's friendly, and doesn't even have a threat level. It's like his first time out here, and he could easily find a strong group. A knock against him is that he could play like it's his first time. We have strategists like Metal, Cyrax, Slade, Li, Gordon, and others running around. Villains like Sektor, and The Black Dragon too. We're grateful to have Sack back, but this cast could run circles around him. It's up to him to stop that from happening.
The camera cuts to Jeff walking under a full moon. Behind him are a series of TV's, showing big moments from these players.
A Gordon and Sonic argument, Li's betrayal from Daisy, Kano's idol play to send Toriel home.
Sektor's tiebreaker against Clank, T'Challa blackmailing Peach with her idol, and a montage of Diana's challenge wins.
There's all that and more, but those players get to add to their legacies on their second chance.
"For the past two years, these castaways have been bringing you entertainment. There's something here for everyone. Season Three has the most representation, fair given it's been the most successful. The flashiest players from Season Two are back, with vengeance on their mind. The OGs from Season ONE are getting another shot, and I'm sure Snake will be watching. Then of course..Season 4 representation, which I'm sure is fresh on your minds, is back to play again. Rivalries will be reignited, players will be blindsided, and one of these twenty castaways will FINALLY get what they've wanted: the million dollar prize, and title of Sole Survivor!"
Footage of each castaway starts zooming by, getting hard to keep up with.
"This is the biggest cast we've ever had! Twenty will walk in, but who will have what it takes to outwit, outplay, and outlast all the rest once again? THIS IS SURVIVOR: SECOND CHANCE!"
Those are the twenty castaways getting another shot! We have villians like Slade, Metal, Kano, Kabal, Sektor, and Dark Samus. We've got our big strategists like Cyrax, Li, and Gordon..and we have some unfinished business! Peach and Zelda are on the same cast with Ripley and T'Challa, Li and Dark Samus are here, Cyrax and Sektor, and much more! Will this be the most rival filled season?
Find out when Second Chance comes to a site near you! Ticket out, and I'll see you for that premiere coming out soon. For now, adios!