Development of Edge of Extinction Players

As promised earlier, it is time to get to comparing the returning players that were in Edge of Extinction where I talk about the original games, the current games, and any other times that they played Survivor. You will see the way that these four players have developed in the game.

Aubry thoughts: When she first appeared on Kaoh Rong, she got the love of plenty of people who were not me. I never liked her that season as I felt that she was whiney and entitled. To me, this season had the worst edit for her.

When she played a second time, she got pretty far again, but fell short at the end. I think that she stood a chance of actually winning in Game Changers, which is why she was voted out. When she played this time, she did her worst game. She fumbled with not one but two advantages and wound up premerge for the first time in her Survivor career. She didn’t play her idol and was voted out as a result. She wasn’t the first or the last to do this. Main transition: From an annoying person to one who is not as smart.

Original thoughts on her after Game Changers: Aubry is someone that I didn’t like going into this season and still probably don’t really like that much. However, I don’t think that she’s that bad a person in the end. The first time she played the game, she was whiny and annoying, yet still beloved by others who aren’t me. She didn’t win the first time, but she did come in second. This time around, we never saw that much from her, yet she made it to the finale again. Ultimately, she ended up getting voted out after getting on the wrong side of the numbers. Main transition: From an entitled player to a less noticeable presence.

Joe thoughts: One of the seemingly most popular players, I notice that there is a lot of hype with him that might be overblown among some people. I don’t think that he’s as liked as he could be. The first time he played the game, he made it quite far and stuck out as a challenge threat. He was voted out of the game as a result, putting himself on the jury.

After Worlds Apart, he was voted into Cambodia. He helped his tribe win their way to every immunity win until he made the merge. He then won immunity after immunity, somehow not realizing that he would stick out as a threat again. He lost the game when he was finally not immune and voted out of the game as a result.

This third time he played, he also made it to the merge on a tribe that had always won immunity. Then, he was voted out for the third time for being a challenge beast. He actually had the chance to win a challenge to get back in the game, but he failed again. I’m honestly not sure if there was a difference in any time he played the game. Main transition: From a challenge beast to the same exact person who never knew how else to play the game.

Original thoughts on him after Cambodia: Joe probably learned nothing from his game the first time since he won too many challenges the second time around and thus stood out as a threat. He’s still well loved both of his seasons. He is pretty likable. It’s hard to tell a difference between his two games. There is seemingly no difference between them. Main transition: From a strong player to a still strong player.

David thoughts: I don’t know if he changed much in the games. The first time he played in Millennials versus Gen X, he proved himself to be a formidable player in the game and came close to winning when he was voted out as the last one in the game, similar to both Kelley and Aubry in at least one of their seasons. When he played this time, he seemed to do well at certain parts, only to get voted out when all the other players started to band against the returning players. Main transition: From a strong player who made it far to a strong player who didn’t make it as far.

Kelley thoughts: The first time she played in San Juan del Sur, she didn’t make it as far as she was out of the game before the merge and after the swap. Despite this, she was voted in to playing Cambodia. This time around, she had a more aggressive game play and made it all the way to the finale. She even got to cancel out more votes against her than any other contestant thus far. Still, she played a far more evil game this time around. When she played this time, she seemed to blend in more with the others and didn’t stick out as much. She played low key this time around and didn’t know when to play an idol this time around. Main transition: From a strong player to one who didn’t make a splash.

Original thoughts on her after Cambodia: Kelley Wentworth is a player that I personally have liked both times she played. There are some people who thought that she should have even won the game. Of course, I only found out about that discussion on facebook by getting notifications about a post that I never even commented on. (If anyone knows how to stop that from happening, let me know. It is kind of annoying for them to send me to a place I had no interest in. Do I have to unfollow groups? I only want notifications of things that I’ve commented on in groups.) I forget if she actually has the most improved game out of any of the players. Did she beat Monica Culpepper’s record? Anyways, she clearly did better the second time around, even though it meant that we saw more of her villainess side. Main transition: From an early exit to a power player.

Contestant’s name	First season	Second season	Edge of Extinction
Aubry	Worst edit	Best edit	Worst game
Joe	Most vulnerable	Strongest	Shortest
David	Best	Was Edge of Extinction	Still good
Kelley	Shortest game	Best	Worst game

Well, that should be it for this blog post. Did I do a good job comparing these four players’ games from this season to their previous seasons? We’ll see what no one says since this is not often a blog that I get comments on. But it doesn’t really matter that much. For now, this is Adam Decker, signing off.