Survivor: All First Boots

In Survivor: San Juan del Sur, Nadiya was the first person voted out, while her twin sister won the game. Why bring that up? Well, with that happening, I have finally decided to do this post. Now people have talked about for a long time, doing a season where they reunite every contestant who was the first person voted out of their season for one big season. Will it ever happen? I’m not so sure. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t speculate. Here are other twists that could work with the same sort of premise: any contestant that has never won a challenge, contestants known for being on bad tribes that never made the merge, the lowest ranking member of any tribe, not just the first tribe to attend tribal council in a single season, any season featuring only premerge boots, and I’m sure that there are others that I can’t think of right now. But I’m going to focus on who might return to an all first boot season to play again. And even if the first boot is confusing in a season, I’ll be sure to write down multiple choices as to who all might work. I’m going to skip any and all returning players who were the first ones voted out of the game. Only originally voted out first will make the list. Also, I feel that Francesca is not going to play again so she won’t be considered. But I’ll get to the list and hope that there’s enough men to choose from. I may have to go with the old number of just 16 contestants.

Sonja played Borneo. She was the first contestant voted out of the American Survivor. The only thing against her returning to the game is that she might be a bit too old. But I say that she will return. Debb played Australia. She was an interesting first boot. But she stated at the reunion show that she probably doesn’t want to play again. So I’ll have her as a no for this season. We then reach Diane from Africa. I think that she will probably return. Then we have Peter from Marquesas. He was the first man to be voted out first as it still remains more common for a woman to be voted out first. I see no reason why he couldn’t return. John played Thailand. While we may not see people from Thailand again, he still seems a more likely candidate to return. Ryan played Amazon. I’d say that he’ll probably return. It should be noted that without enough men to choose from, you might see a lot of them being considered. Plus, I haven’t looked up enough about any of these contestants. We get to Nicole from Pearl Islands. She got a second chance with the outcasts twists from that season. Well, she could have had a second chance, but more so than others. That may discredit her from a season like this, even if she wasn’t voted back into the game. I’ll put her as a maybe.

Brook played Vanuatu. He was chosen over Chris to be the first boot. Chris might have made more sense as he was the reason that they lost the challenge. But Chris stayed in the game despite being an obvious target to win and he actually did win. Could Brook pull a turnaround playing the game a second time? I hope so because I have him on my list. The Palau first boot is complicated due to the two people eliminated before the first person was voted out. On its complicated value alone, I may have to remove anyone from this season as a real contender. Jonathan was the real first boot, but he doesn’t want to play again anyways. Wanda and Jolanda could work, but neither of them were the real first boot. We then get to Jim from Guatemala who was quite old for being the first person voted out. Despite that, I’ll still have him as someone who might play again. Then we get to Tina Scheer from Panama. She was almost in the previous season, but then her son died and she was replaced. Sadly, when she did get to play Survivor, she was the first one voted out. But I think that she would more than likely play again. Sekou played Cook Islands. He was voted out due to a male disadvantage to the females on his tribe. As you might have guessed, I see him returning to the game again. Jessica played Fiji. There was enough screwyness that season that she should return based on that fact alone. We then get to Chicken from China. He seemed to be focused on a lot for a first boot so he’ll probably return.

Michelle played Gabon. She was the last one picked to be on her tribe, something that she never recovered from, obviously, as she was the first one voted out of the game. Obviously, I see her returning to the game on a season like this. Next we have Carolina from Tocantins who was chosen as the first boot instead of Sandy, who was on the outs of her tribe thanks to the stupid first impressions twist. I would have her returning since I see no objection to it. We then get to Marisa Calihan from Samoa. Well, her last name has changed now, but I won’t keep track of that. I might want to explain something a bit weird about the whole list thing. I had the perfect number of men (eight) and one plus the perfect number of women (nine) so I had to get rid of a random woman. Unfortunately for her, I decided that I would get rid of her, but she can be an alternate for any of the other women. Don’t ask me why I got rid of her; I just chose someone at random.

Wendy played Nicaragua. She wasn’t a good player, but she was entertaining enough so she could return. I’d love to see her return since she’s so crazy and the crazy players are always fun to watch, in my opinion. Francesca from Redemption Island and Caramoan isn’t playing again. I’m not sure if she’s have an advantage on them or not. So I’ll just skip her as I know that she’s not returning.

Semhar played South Pacific. Due to Redemption Island, she lasted twice as long as the typical first boot. Would that be unfair to other players? I think so. I discredited Nicole so I’ll get rid of Semhar too. We then get to another complicated first boot in One World. Nina was the first one voted out, but Kourtney was eliminated before her. So, as you might have guessed, I won’t go with either one of them. I’d like to see them return, but not in this type of season. Zane played Philippines. He was my favorite first boot before Blood versus Water aired. But he asked to be voted out. He didn’t want to be, but he did and that means that he will not play again. Jeff Probst considers anyone who asked to be voted out to be a quitter. So, unfortunately, we won’t see him again.

Once again, we get to a complicated first boot in Blood versus Water. There are actually four people that all qualify for that role. Rupert and Candice were returning players. Laura Boneham and Marissa Peterson both lasted pretty long in the game. So, obviously, I will not be considering any of them as returning players, although, in different seasons, Marissa or Laura could return. David played Cagayan. Because I don’t have any men to spare for this season and he’d probably return anyways, he gets to play on this season. And last, as of the writing of this blog post, is Nadiya from San Juan del Sur, the only person in American reality TV history to come in last place on two different reality shows. Poor Nadiya. It would be a disservice to never have her play again, considering the huge success her twin sister was in that season. So she gets to play again and we have our players for this season.

Here’s the cast that I would choose. The reasons for these choices are listed above. The women: Sonja (Borneo), Diana (Africa), Tina Scheer (Panama), Jessica (Fiji), Michelle (Gabon), Carolina (Tocantins), Wendy (Nicaragua), and Nadiya (San Juan del Sur). The men: Peter (Marquesas), John (Thailand), Ryan (Amazon), Brook (Vanuatu), Jim (Guatemala), Sekou (Cook Islands), Chicken (China), and David (Cagayan). Those are my choices. That is all for this post. Sorry that I didn’t do this sooner. It would have made sense before with such posts I did between Caramoan and Blood versus Water, but I have it now and that’s all that matters. For now, this is Adam Decker, signing off.