AMBERLY

I immediately adored her as soon as I watched her interview! I'm so, so, so high on Amberly and I think she'll do fantastic. She's not going to overplay (like I feel a lot of people on this tribe will), but she's had some experience in playing these types of games so she still has a sense of what to do. I thought her jokes were funny, she has a phenomenal code name, 10/10 would totally align with her if I were on Clotho. I feel her being an endgamer for sure.




AARON

Okay so, I am worried. Not about his performance or anything, but he's a little overshadowed for me though because he just has so many connections in this cast. He made it kind of difficult to place on a tribe, just because no matter where he went, he was going to know someone — and I believe on this tribe it's Jessaca. It's just a giant advantage so I'm kind of pegging him as sticking around for the long haul and being the losing finalist. I think he's going to be well situated no matter what is dealt for him at a swap or a merge, and won't really go out until he makes a big blunder on his own.




DEVON

Devon mentioned in his casting interview that Spencer Bledsoe was his favourite Survivor player ever so right away that docked a billion points away in my eyes, because there's not a player I dislike more. 🤐

I thought he was a little boring in his interview, and I worry that he's going to carry all the traits I dislike of someone like Spencer into the game. He doesn't seem emotional and I don't know if he'll really have that fun spicy side to his gameplay (that Spencer lacks) so I was expecting a MOR presence this season — but everyone else on Production has really seen the value in him so I'm happy to give him a shot! He's mentioned really just loving Survivor for the strategic game — which is great! But I feel like the strategy "this game is like chess" types of fans have a track record of blowing it when they get the chance to finally play. I also think the transition from producing & playing in a 3-day live game, to a stretched out full-scale O.R.G. can be a little jarring too and cause people to accidentally overplay.

... I love his cast photo though, obviously.





JESSACA

You heard it here first, but she's winning! This is my winner pick and I'm going to throw every last one of my eggs into her basket because I can just feel it in my bones.

Jessaca just pretty much ticks all the boxes for the criteria needed to just really kill it in this game. She's got a good head on her shoulders, she's super smart and has a couple of assists in the form of a few connections (e.g. Aaron on this tribe) and vaguely Matthew & Naomi from MafiaScum. She just has a lot of different avenues to be able to connect with people in the game if she needs it. She's dating Kilby too so she obviously has great taste. I am the conductor of the Jessaca Hype Train™ and we're not stopping this train until Day 39 where she's going to drag Aaron to the end for an easy win!




DANNY

Conversely to Jessaca... I think this guy might be our first boot.

And I want to start positively because I'm obsessed with him! I really, really fought for Danny to be on the cast just because I'm convinced that he's going to be giving us A+ content for however long he lasts — even if it's just three days. Also, he gave an answer in his interview about wanting to target production favourites and that was for sure something I would say in an interview so like yas, Danny! I appreciated that from him. And finally I do really think he's someone I'd for sure like and get along with once we get a chance to finally chat.

However I'm not sure how self-aware he is? He's been rejected from Endure once and apparently didn't take it well and it was all just one big mess? I've spoken to a few people who have played with Danny too and just the one takeaway I've gotten is that "Oh yeah, he's messy!". He has a website that I saw which is all about helping him getting a social media campaign to get himself on Survivor (which I feel would hinder your chances, if anything?). In it though he lists a bunch of strategies that he knows how to implement into the game! And I think this is where my worries for him in the game spawned from because lots of them didn't make sense!

I do still think he'll wind up overplaying though and maybe shooting himself in the foot in the process. I would love to be wrong because the more Danny content I get to watch, the happier I'll be. Plus, I'd love for him to be able to prove me wrong and show me some cool stuff.

BRYCE

I wish I could be as effortlessly charming as this guy is, whew. He has such a nice, chill demeanour about himself that's just really cool. I just hope Bryce really commits and puts a lot of effort into this game, because I feel if he does, he'll do well. He might be the biggest risk to be inactive imo though.




ABBY
Oh my god, of all the interviews to not work it is a travesty that it happened to Abby's. I'm pretty sure within like 1 second everybody on her casting interview had their minds made up that she was a lock to get on no matter what. Her interview was everything and y'all missed out. She's so god damn funny and just off-the-cuff and like, way better stories than anything I'd ever be able to tell. She's got an amazing job with MTV and I was just gripped the whole time.

No clue how she'll go on like, a super strategic level but Abby isn't going to have a single problem with the social gameplay like whatsoever. She's 100% my #1 favourite castmember (besides Jack but that's cheating), and I don't think she'll be targeted early at all? I'm speaking it out into the universe so it becomes true.




KAIT
I got to do Kait's interview and really liked her! She enjoys fawning over Finn Balor which instantly endeared me. My only concern for Kait is that she's pretty obviously an introvert on a tribe full of super duper mega extroverts. I don't know if socially she'll be able to find her footing right away, and I think she's just going to have to sit back and hope that a crack does appear eventually.

She's probably the most experienced O.R.G.-er on this tribe though and will be super comfortable in the game, so that's a fun dynamic. I'm rooting for her but think she could be in trouble if the tribe goes to Tribal Council early.




JACK

Yaaaaas, Jack! I love Jack lots, obviously. He's my recruit who I've known for a few years on a little site named EpicMafia (not MafiaScum though). He has a tonne of O.R.G. experience but absolutely zero at this kind of level or with this kind of community. I've just been trying to get him to do something like this (or play a Live Game) for a long time and I'm #hype to see it happen. He's got charm for days and I think he's really going to fit in well.

I'm rooting for nobody harder than I'm rooting for Jack, but I don't think I'll have to sweat too much. He won't know anybody and this is a brand, brand new community for him which might put him at a sliiiiiiiiight disadvantage, but he'll overcome it. I think he's going to be endgame, but maybe cut just before Final Tribal.




MATTHEW
This guy is really cool! Another person where as soon as I watched the interview I was sold within the first few seconds. I love his presence on this tribe and I'm excited to see him spice things up gameplay wise.

I could see him potentially overplaying, but in a very Kilby way where he somehow pulls it off and makes it work just through a)being really, really good, and b)being likable and fun. My prediction for him is that whatever he places, his Edgic is just gonna be CPN5-CPN5-CPN5-CPN5 ad infinitum.