Survivor 50: My thoughts on the inclusion of Survivor 49 Players

 

This post is going to be a bit different from the rest of my posts about the cast of Survivor 50 because we have not seen the 49 players play. I want to preface this by saying that I am completely unspoiled on Survivor 49. Anything I say about the players is purely speculation. I will, however, spoil the names of the players competing on Survivor 50, so if you've managed to stay unspoiled on that and want to keep it that way, this post isn't for you.

I'm completely cool with Savannah and Rizo competing on 50. I've seen some discourse where people don't like that players we haven't seen are coming back, but that isn't a new thing. Russell, Malcolm, Zeke, and Michaela all played for a second time before their original seasons aired. I like when returning player seasons represent the newest season, as I like to see how the "new kids" interact with the "seasoned vets." Additionally, I think that both of them probably had notable enough runs to return. Rizo called himself "the Rizz God" in the season trailer, so I imagine he'll be a big character. Savannah is an interesting case because, if you look at the tribe divisions, you'll see that Savannah is on the only tribe with no other winners. Additionally, I've heard that she took Maryanne's spot on the cast (which is a shame, I would have loved to see Maryanne on this season), so I believe that Savannah is going to win Survivor 49. A big character and a winner are notable enough to bring back, assuming my speculation is correct, so I think they deserve to come back.

Now that I've said what I needed to say about Rizo and Savannah, I feel like I should talk about the future of this blog. I will not be posting as frequently now that I've gone through the cast of 50, but would still like to try to post weekly. What will I write about? Reality TV, obviously, and primarily Survivor, but I don't really know otherwise. I'll figure out specifics as I go, as it will really be things I want to write about. I'll also eventually write individual posts for Rizo and Savannah like the rest of the 50 after their runs on 49, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, thank you to anyone who has read any of these posts, I've really enjoyed going through 50's cast (and talking about casts for other shows), and hope you enjoy whatever I write in the future!