Survivor Second Chances Version 2

Now that a second chance season is behind us, I might as well get to another cast of mine. I’ll be casting a list for a different second chance season. Out of all the people that have played the game, who would I feel best needs a second chance at it? Well, this post will go through an updated list of mine from the last time that I told you who my picks were.

Before I do that, of course, here are the rules: 1- No winners allowed. This is a pretty clear rule as winners would not make sense in a second chance season. 2- You can only pick one time players. This rule is pretty clear as picking someone who has played more than one wouldn’t fit the theme of a second chance season. 3- Their return must make sense. Was something unfortunate the reason that they need a second chance? Was it a twist or dumb decision? You can’t just pick whoever. They have to fit with a second chance theme. 4- For my version, at least, you’d need ten men and ten women. I will list alternates for various choices. More on that later. I should get to the actual list of people that I would choose.

Starting with the men, there are different people that I would choose. My first choice would be someone who is on mostly everyone’s list for a second chance season. Paschal from Marquesas had to draw a purple rock and production even admitted that rock drawing shouldn’t have been the tie-breaker in that scenario anyways. My next pick is someone affected negatively from a tribe swap. While a whole score of people from various seasons were, I’m picking Travis from Vanuatu because his dumb choice to try to signal the other tribe about the upcoming merge is what got him voted out. The next person that I’m choosing is someone who basically didn’t even get to play the game due to a twist. That person is Jonathan from Palau. The next person made a dumb mistake towards the end of the game and was voted out because of it. That person is Ian from Palau. The next person also made a dumb mistake towards the end of the game that got him voted out. That person was Rafe from Guatemala.

Continuing my list of men, we have a man who made a bunch of dumb choices that ultimately got him voted out. That person was Jason from Micronesia. Then there was a man who had a lot going for him in the game until he threw it into the sea with the rest of the cast. That person was Marcus from Gabon. Also, there was a man who made pretty dumb choices by trying to get someone to give up immunity. I’m thinking about Ken from Gabon. The next person that I’m choosing lost Survivor by only one vote. While that normally doesn’t mean much, when two quitters are on the jury and they both vote for the winner, then it doesn’t seem as fair for you. While I like the person that won Nicaragua, I’ll have to say that Chase deserves a second chance due to this unusualness. And my last pick is someone who was picked off by his alliance and fought hard to stay in the game before falling short at the duel where he would have reentered the game. That person is John from Blood versus Water.

Now, here are the women that I would choose. A thread with some of them are immunity twists that cost people the game. Imagine a tribal council where people could work together and win immunity as a group despite them all being voted out of the game. That is how Darrah got voted out of Pearl Islands and why she’s on my list. Next is Wanda from Palau who is on here for the same reason Jonathan from the same season is. Neither player got to play the game due to a terrible twist. Speaking of terrible twists, later that season, the opposing tribe voted to give a person immunity who would have otherwise been voted out of the game that night. That caused Angie from Palau to get voted out. Then there was a time when a well known curse could be thwarted by giving a car to everyone else on the tribe by giving yours up. Thus, you are put in a no one situation and voted out once you keep your car. That’s why Cindy from Guatemala is on my list. While I’ll probably never hate the rich versus poor twist enough, there was a contestant who was doomed to be on the poor tribe regardless of what happened. That person left the game pretty early. I’m talking about Sylvia from Fiji.

Now when it comes to those screwed by immunity twists, there was only one person who was voted out despite being on a tribe that won every challenge up until this person’s elimination. A twist had them giving up immunity after winning it. That is how Liliana from Fiji was voted out of the game. I’m surprised that nobody mentions her on lists like these. Then there was a person who was an outcast on her tribe after a terrible twist. This negativity affected her for the rest of the game. I’m talking about Sierra from Tocantins. Next is a person who didn’t make the cast of the first second chance season. Her game was screwed by a terrible person. I’m talking about Mikayla from South Pacific. Next, I have a contestant who almost made it back into the game, but didn’t. That person is Christine from South Pacific. The last person in my cast is someone whose loved one helped get her voted out. That person is Marissa from Blood versus Water.

Here’s my cast for version 2 of Second Chance: Men- Paschal (Marquesas), Travis (Vanuatu), Jonathan (Palau), Ian (Palau), Rafe (Guatemala), Jason (Micronesia), Marcus (Gabon), Ken (Gabon), Chase (Nicaragua), John (Blood versus Water). Women- Darrah (Pearl Islands), Wanda (Palau), Angie (Palau), Cindy (Guatemala), Sylvia (Fiji), Liliana (Fiji), Sierra (Tocantins), Mikayla (South Pacific), Christine (South Pacific), Marissa (Blood versus Water).

Note about alternates: Okay, before I get to the alternates, I thought that I would make notes about them. First off, I decided that every season (except those that lacked new players) should get an alternate of each gender. That includes the seasons that have people on the main list. Also, I’m putting anyone that I think would fit with the second chance theme on the list of alternates. Well, maybe not everyone, but everyone that I could think of at least. I may not actually be able to defend all of them, but these are my picks for alternates.

Alternate Men- Dirk, Joel, Sean (Borneo), Mitchell (Australia), Carl, Silas, Brandon (Africa), Gabriel, John, (Marquesas), Jake (Thailand), Roger (Amazon), Shawn, Burton (Pearl Islands), Brook, Rory (Vanuatu), Willard, James, Coby, (Palau), Jim, Blake, (Guatemala), Dan, Bruce, Shane (Panama), Billy, JP, Anh-Tuan, Brad, Nate (Cook Islands), Gary, Mookie (Fiji), Aaron (China), Joel (Micronesia), Dan, Matty (Gabon), Jerry, Joe, Brandon (Tocantins), Mike, Erik, John, Brett (Samoa), Shannon (Nicaragua), Grant, Matt, Mike (Redemption Island), Keith (South Pacific), Bill, Jonas (One World), Zane, Jeff, Pete (Philippines), Shamar, Matt, Eddie (Caramoan), Brad (Blood versus Water), Garrett, Brice (Cagayan), John Rocker, Drew, Dale, Josh, Wes, Jon Misch (San Juan del Sur), Vince, Max, Joaquin, Dan, Rodney (Worlds Apart).

Alternate Women- Sonja, Ramona, Gretchen, Colleen (Borneo), Debb, Elisabeth (Australia), Lindsey, Kelly (Africa), Sarah, Gina (Marquesas), Ghandia, Erin (Thailand), Joanna, Jeanne, Deena, Christy (Amazon), Lillian (Pearl Islands), Lisa, Leann (Vanuatu), Caryn (Palau), Brooke (Guatemala), Melinda, Misty (Panama), Cecilia, Jenny, Sundra (Cook Islands), Lisette, Michelle, Stacy (Fiji), Sherea, Jamie (China), Mary, Tracy, Alexis (Micronesia), Michelle, Jacquie (Gabon), Sandy (Tocantins), Betsy, Elizabeth, Kelly (Samoa), Kelly Bruno, Alina (Nicaragua), Kristina, Stephanie, Natalie (Redemption Island), Elyse, (South Pacific), Kourtney, Nina, Christina (One World), Roxy, Dana, Sarah, RC (Philippines), Hope, Laura (Caramoan), Rachel, Laura Boneham, Katie (Blood versus Water), J’Tia, Sarah (Cagayan), Val (San Juan del Sur), So, Nina, Lindsey, Kelly (Worlds Apart).

I hope that you like my choices. If you don’t, you can look back through my posts to see who I picked the first time. I did change who some of the picks were and would probably change them again whenever returning player seasons affect my picks. That’s all that I can think of for my picks this time around. For now, this is Adam Decker, signing off.