I just watched all 20 of the Meet the Cast videos this morning. Some takeaways:
- A lot of people are nervous about Tony and Sandra. Only a few people said they wanted to align with them. Debbie said she wants to work with Tony and Brad.
- Everyone is aware of how many big guys there are. With Ozzy, Malcolm, Caleb, JT, etc, everyone is on high alert.
- On the flip side, everyone is also aware how strategic they women are. Andrea, Ciera, Cirie, Aubry, etc. Several players noted how the women will run the strategic side of the game.
- Tony has a new bag of tricks. He's revealed some of his plans, and they are pretty fun. I won't spoil it for you, but watch his video if you want to know.
- Sandra is planning to use her old strategy of "anyone but me".
- Cirie is planning to be more aggressive to suit the modern style of gameplay.
- Sierra says she is going to use her social game from her first season, but she's not going to hold back on big moves. She also said a lot of the cast scares her - mainly Tony.
- Michaela and Zeke both have noted how others will be skeptical of them because they have no idea what kind of game they played.
- Most noted early targets: Tony and Sandra.
- Barely mentioned at all (aside from the obvious answers): Andrea and Jeff
- Debbie says she is going to go against Aubry, and they both know they can't trust each other.
My winner picks are...
Male: Malcolm
Female: Andrea
Now this can go either way. In Cambodia I picked Vytas as my winner... he was a first boot. Last season Adam was my male winner pick... and we all know what happened with him.
I can't wait for Jeff to exaggerate every little comment and turn it into a metaphor for changing the game! Looks to be an exciting season.