Survivor 47 Discussion Thread

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It's that time again! The Survivor preseason is here! Two weeks from today, on September 18th, Survivor 47 premieres. The cast was officially dropped today. There will be lots of press releases as we lead up to the premiere. Check out the cast below!

https://parade.com/tv/survivor-47-cast#gid=ci02e6a5f3e00a2670&pid=survivor-47-cast

There are a couple notable faces. The first is Jon Lovett, who is a decently well-known podcaster. Also, for any RHAP listeners, Aysha Welch is on the season, too.

I'm so excited for Survivor to be back!

 

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I might have to root for Andy based on his love of Minesweeper alone!

 

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Not 47 related, but 39's Elizabeth and Jack are now married. Elizabeth is a two-time Olympic medalist and has commentated on the USA swimming at the past couple Olympics.

 

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Every season I make a male and female winner pick, based on all the preseason coverage I read/listen to. Last season I almost picked Kenzie, but swapped her out for Soda last minute because I thought she was too perfect. As Q would say, "biiiiiig mistake".

Here are my picks:

Male: Andy
Female: Aysha

I think Andy is the most well-rounded man this season. I think Aysha is going to be a very good player, too, and not just because she's an RHAP podcaster. On paper, there's a lot to like. She's social, strategic, and will be decent in challenges, but she's not overwhelmingly in one area or the other. My one reservation is she might be too good or polished.

I also liked Tiyana for the women. She reminds me of Dee, but think there's a chance she plays too hard.

Overall, I don't think there is any player who can't win. It's a very even group.

Overall, I've picked the winner correctly 3 times out of 15 tries. I've picked Adam, Tommy, and Yam Yam. I was also close with Ricard and Jesse in the new era. But my first ever winner pick was Vytas in Cambodia, and he was a first boot. Here's to hoping I pick my 4th winner correctly! I should have had it last season, had I not switched.

 

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As usual, the premiere is always exciting, but never that interesting when it comes to the vote. Some initial thoughts...

- My pick of Andy doesn't look as great now. However, as many people pointed out on Twitter, there have been several players to flame out quickly, then become very good players and front runners in their seasons: Kathy, Holly, Aubry
- Aysha KILLED IT in the premiere! Outside of not getting the key, but whatever. She connected with her tribe, and especially Teeny. I knew from preseason interviews that Teeny knew who Aysha was and was going to try and hook up with her.
- WE GOT A ROB HAS A PODCAST MENTION ON SURVIVOR!!!!!!!!!!!!! My jaw literally dropped, and I felt so proud to be part of the community. I'm so proud of everyone who is involved with RHAP. I became a patron before 46, and I love the community that Rob has built. So proud of him and Aysha.
- The paddling was something.
- I'm sad Jon left. I thought he could be a good player, but he was put on a tribe of all younger people, and he had no chance to connect in the way the others could. His tribe placement was a disservice to him. I thought he was a high variance player... high ceiling, but low floor and potential first boot.
- I really like Sue. She seems to be connecting well with everyone, despite being the clear odd person out.
- Rome is going overboard, as I expected from his preseason interviews.

I'm looking forward to this season! I hope we can ride the Aysha hype train for a long time!