Survivor Second Chance Vote: Who I Would Choose

When they announced the idea for Survivor Second Chance, there was probably a bunch of people who wanted a particular cast from the people mentioned. Why they wanted it instead of any others is probably just a matter of personal choice and opinion. I know that there were some people that I would have enjoyed seeing back, even if a second chance season may not be the best fit for them. Honestly, I’m surprised they didn’t name the season something else, but that’s probably a different post as there are a lot of posts that I’d want to do about the upcoming season before it airs. The point is, from all the candidates to choose from, you might be wondering what ten men and what ten women I would have chosen if the power of picking them was all in my hands. I’ll explain that, as well as why I wouldn’t have chosen other players. There are some cases where I really wish that I had an extra vote for each gender. But when the choices are tough, I still think that I’d go with these people.

The men that I would have chosen are Joe, Vytas, Spencer, Jeremy, Max, Terry, Keith, Troyzan, Andrew, and Jeff Varner. Joe was a pretty cool player who was a serious contender in the game. Vytas may have gotten a second chance already due to Redemption Island, but it’s hard to count that when he loses a duel by one second. That sounds like he needs a second chance to me. In fact, one can wonder if Redemption Island would belong in a second chance season or not. I would actually like it there, but I’d be okay without it. Anyways, I liked Spencer a lot as a player since he could have won it and he was pretty good at playing the game. Jeremy was a likable player and ruled the game until the smart players in the game got rid of him. Max was a student of the game whose knowledge of it ultimately got him voted out of it.

Continuing the men, Terry is a wonderful player and person. I am not going to complain that it took him this long to return, I’m just glad that he’s finally back. Some people think that he’s the reason they got rid of final twos. Keith may have been a bit on the dumber sides of things, but I liked him as a player and I thought that he would have possibly win the game at one point. Troyzan was an entertaining player and seems like he would be good at the game a second time. Andrew was voted out right after the outcasts twist and even though I liked the outcasts twist, I thought that he needed a second chance after it. And Jeff Varner, who had previous votes against him and thus lost a tie vote in a strategic move, is probably one of the most sought after second chance contestants. I’m glad that he’s returning.

You might wonder: why wouldn’t I have chosen Mike, Woo, Shane, Jim, Stephen, or Brad? Well Mike I was sure was going to win and voting for him would be a waste. It turns out that I was right about that. Woo wasn’t on my list because I liked Tony in Cagayan better, but that’s just my taste. Shane probably would have been a vote of mine if I could vote for another person, but I ultimately decided that I didn’t want him on the season that much. Jim seems like a completely random person. Who is he? If I don’t know who you are, then I’m not going to vote for you to return. To this day, I still feel to see why Stephen would need a second chance at the game. He had a strong alliance that took him to the end only his ally got all the votes and he didn’t. While I don’t hate him, I fail to see why he gets the love that he does. Brad seems like mostly a random choice and I didn’t really like him that much so I didn’t vote for him. Interestingly, he was the lowest ranking player of all the choices.

The women that I would have chosen are Teresa, Ciera, Tasha, Peih-Gee, Kass, Shirin, Sabrina, Kelley Wentworth, Mikayla, and Kelly Wiglesworth. I thought that Teresa was a wonderful player when she was on the show. Ciera, I like a lot as a villain. Now there are some people who think that she’s a hero. How can she possibly be a hero? She flipped on the only two alliances in the game and helped vote out her own mother. That’s a villain in my mind. Tasha was an interesting player when she first played. I even had a dream where I asked her on a date. It was a strange dream, but I still like her. I wouldn’t date her, but that’s mostly due to age difference. Peih-Gee is a wonderful person and I hated how Denise treated her on China. Likewise, all her online campaigning probably helped support her chances. She is very likable. Kass lost the final immunity challenge by a incredibly close margin and seems like she would be best for a second chance season like this one. Plus, I do like her as a player in the way. Shirin I felt was one of the many players who was screwed by contestants that didn’t like her. That’s always worth another chance to me.

Sabrina is a random choice and maybe I shouldn’t have voted for her (sorry, Sabrina). But she’s an interesting player and great finalist. Kelley Wentworth was a wonderful player and I would vote for any player that I like. Mikayla I voted for because I hated what happened to her in South Pacific because Brandon Hantz screwed her over. It’s always sad when Brandon Hantz gets his way. My last vote was for Kelly Wiglesworth who I feel is a Survivor great who would finally get a chance to play again. While I am glad that Richard won the first season, I do like Kelly as a player and I think that she should return to the game again.

You might wonder: why wouldn’t I have chosen Carolyn, Kimmi, Stephanie, Natalie, Abi-Maria, or Monica? Carolyn, I probably should have chosen. I regret not choosing her when I picked for people. But I thought that she could wind up winning or that other people would vote for her. Hopefully she’ll be back in some other season in the future. Here’s hoping! Kimmi, I thought was a random player and we could use a more interesting person. Stephanie was basically known as the highest ranking player of Russell Hantz’s Zaptera alliance on Redemption Island. Why would we want someone like that on a future season? Natalie, I have only two words for: Rob zombie. There was a reason that she didn’t get any jury votes against her ally Boston Rob. Abi-Maria is the kind of player that I didn’t really care for and thought didn’t belong on a future season. Meanwhile, I probably wouldn’t have anything wrong with Monica if I could remember who she is. She’s one of those random players that I felt that I would have supported if I knew more about her.

Well, now you have the players that I would have wanted and why I wanted them. Now I know that I didn’t get my wish with all of the players that I wanted, but I don’t think that any Survivor fan accomplished that fact. I wish I knew what other people’s dream lists are. I just went with the people that I liked. That’s not to discredit anyone on the season that wasn’t on my list. This is just my own personal choice. That’s all that I can think of for this post. For now, this is Adam Decker signing off.