Well, another season of Survivor will soon be upon us and it’s a special one to boot.  “Heroes vs. Villians” will be the 20th cycle of Survivor and the 3rd to feature all-star players coming back for another crack at the money and the title of “Sole Survivor”.  3 in 20 cycles sound about right [...]

I think that it’s hard to get people to stand up and say ‘Yes I’m a villain, I’ll be on this season’, which leads to some weird casting decisions. Amanda and Cirie are Heroes, but Parvati, Courtney, and Danielle who in different seasons were allied with one or both of them are villains. Sandra, who [...]

Tribe: Villains
Previous Finishes: Tocantins: 8th out, 2nd Jury Member
Favorite Past Moment: “My hilarious confessionals.”
Previous Survivor He Respects Most: “Myself.”
Previous Survivor He Respects Least: “Narrowed down to just one?  That’s impossible!”
Why Did He Come Back? : “Free tropical island getaway, an excuse to not brush my teeth and the potential of a fat pay check… as [...]

Tribe: Villains
Previous Finishes: Pearl Islands: Winner
Favorite Past Moment: “When I dumped the fish after Rupert got voted out.”
Previous Survivor She Respects Most: “I have no comment.”
Previous Survivor She Respects Least: Johnny Fairplay (Pearls Islands, Micronesia)
Why Did She Come Back? : “Hands down, the money!”
Rigelseven:
Sandra won a chaotic season where evicted players came back and [...]

Tribe: Villains
Previous Finishes: Samoa: Runner-up
Favorite Past Moment: “Blindsiding Kelly.”
Previous Survivor He Respects Most: “I don’t respect any of them.”
Previous Survivor He Respects Least: “I don’t respect any of them.”
Why Did He Come Back? : “Because I have to put these kids in their place. I’m not done playing just yet!”
Rigelseven:
Russell is by his own [...]

Tribe: Villains
Previous Finishes: Gabon: 11th out, 3rd Jury Member
Favorite Past Moment: “Awaking on Day 10 to a new team!”
Previous Survivor He Respects Most: Johnny Fairplay (Pearl Islands, Micronesia)
Previous Survivor He Respects Least: “Take your pick of the idiots from Gabon, mostly Bob.”
Why Did He Come Back? : “To right the wrong!”
Rigelseven:
The unlovable curmudgeon gets [...]

Tribe: Villains
Previous Finishes: Cook Islands: 15th Out, 7th Jury Member; Micronesia: Winner
Favorite Past Moment: “Eating chocolate cake in the tub while everyone watched.”
Previous Survivor She Respects Most: “Sweet Lil’ Cirie Fields (Panama, Micronesia) And Crazy Town Shane Powers (Panama)”
Previous Survivor She Respects Least: “Ozzy (for being a crybaby) (Cook Islands, Micronesia)”
Why Did She Come Back? [...]

Tribe: Villains
Previous Finishes: Australia: 8th out, 2nd jury member; All-Stars: 7th out
Favorite Past Moment: “Fishing with Mitchell and Amber.”
Previous Survivor She Respects Most: Ethan Zohn (Africa, All-Stars)
Previous Survivor She Respects Least: Shi-Ann Huang (Thailand, All-Stars)
Why Did She Come Back? : “The money of course!”
Rigelseven:
I don’t think Jerri really knows how to play the game [...]

Tribe: Villains
Previous Finishes: Tocantins: 11th out, 5th jury member
Favorite Past Moment: “My monastic approach to exile.”
Previous Survivor He Respects Most: Tom Westman (Palau)
Previous Survivor He Respects Least: Johnny Fairplay (Pearl Islands, Micronesia)
Why Did He Come Back?: “Redemption!”
Rigelseven:
“sigh”, Coach…  Do we really need him back for another season?  I guess we have to live with [...]

Tribe: Villains
Previous Finishes: Panama: Runner-Up
Favorite Past Moment: “Beating Cirie in the fire building challenges.”
Previous Survivor She Respects Most: Parvati Shallow (Cook Islands,  Micronesia)
Previous Survivor She Respects Least: Russell Hantz (Samoa)
Why Did She Come Back?: “I had such an amazing experience the first time I played the game and the competitive edge in me also screamed [...]

Tribe: Villains
Previous Finishes: China: Runner-up
Favorite Past Moment: “Seeing my Dad bust out from behind the bushes at the family reward.”
Previous Survivor She Respects Most: Yau-Man Chan (Fiji, Micronesia)
Previous Survivor She Respects Least: “All the strong people, because they are so smug.”
Why Did She Come Back?: “Couldn’t pass up the opportunity.”
Rigelseven:
Courtney is the classic example [...]

Tribe: Villains
Previous Finishes: Marquesas: 7th out; All-Stars: Runner-Up
Favorite Past Moment: “Proposing to Amber at the live finale.”
Previous Survivor He Respects Most: Amber Brkich (Australia, All-Stars)
Previous Survivor He Respects Least: “Nobody.”
Why Did He Come Back? :”To win!”
Rigelseven:
Boston Rob is another example of someone who didn’t go far in their first season but made enough of [...]