With the casts of Survivor's 43 and 44 leaking, I thought I'd give about a one or two sentence thought on each player. It'll be interesting to come back after each of these seasons and see how close my first impressions were.
43:
Cassidy Clark - Definitely a bombshell, I think someone or a group of people will find her intimidating. Mid-merge boot at best.
Cody Assenmacher - He seems like he'll be one of the more interesting characters. I could easily see him getting blindsided and having an all-time great reaction.
Dwight Moore - Could be a finale goat or a forgettable boot. I'm not sure if we're supposed to get too attached to him.
Elie Scott - Likely targeted for being the next Parvati, as many women have before her. Can she lower her threat level?
Geo Bustamante - He looks like he says "Bro" a lot. I cannot see him winning.
Jay Jones - Will he be more Rocksroy or more Deshawn? If he's more Deshawn I could see him doing well.
Jeanine Zheng - My dark horse for the season, she looks smart and mature for her age and I could see a deep run, if she can survive the pre-merge.
Jesse Lopez - My pre-pre-season winner pick. He got a great confessional in the preview for the season and no pure Latino man has ever won Survivor. About time to change that.
Justine Brennan - Anything from a very early boot to a possible finale player. Hard to tell.
Karla Godoy - Her confessional about her willingness to do anything I think is a bad sign... I think she'll do something that'll bite her in the butt.
Lindsay Carmine - Early boot or finale loser. She's the Chrissy of this season.
Mike Gabler - He'll either be like Mike from 42 or Brad from 41. For his sake, hopefully the former.
Morriah Young - I love her colorful personality and I can't see anyone disliking her. She should get fairly far.
Noelle Lambert - We haven't had contestant missing a limb since 21, so it'll be interesting to see how she is viewed. So that makes predicting her finish very difficult.
Nneka Ejere - Can't see her gelling too well. Even if she gets in a sizable alliance, I think she'll be towards the bottom.
Owen Knight - I think he'll be a fan favorite, like a smarter Woo.
Ryan Medrano - This season's Jonathan, likely a mid-merge boot.
Sami Layadi - Early boot or finale goat. Nineteen-year-olds cannot win.
My EARLY final 3 prediction is Jesse, Janine, and Dwight.
Now for 44:
Brandon Cottom - I remember when he played for the Seahawks (he never made a final 53-man roster, but was in training camp three straight years). I'll be rooting for him, and I do think he'll do pretty well, based on his application video I watched.
Bruce Perreault - Another Eric Abraham? He's not quite as old, but he's definitely a longshot to win.
Carolyn Wiger - Her personality will determine everything, if she survives the pre-merge, and how well she'll fit in an alliance.
Carson Garrett - He should do better than Zach in 42, but his age will work against him.
Claire Rafson - Not much to say, I'd have to see her more, but she could do well.
Danny Massa - Reminds me of Voce from 41, appearance-wise. If he can survive the merge, he's got a shot.
Frannie Marin - She reminds me of Kelyn from Ghost Island. Hopefully she won't be as emotional.
Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt - She looks like she's going to want things her way, and that's not a good thing.
Helen Li - Erika 2.0? She'll likely be a social/strategic threat at some point.
Jaime Lynne Ruiz - I followed her on TikTok; she has good content. I hope she does well, too. I think she could.
Dr. Joshua Wilder - Hard to say how well he'll do... don't have much of a read on him.
Kane Fritzler - No exact age, from Saskatchewan... I have a feeling he'll have a tough time fitting in.
Lauren Harpe - I get Shan vibes from her, but not as assertive, which is a good thing. She could do well.
Maddy Pomilla - Either a great player or early boot. No in between.
Matthew Grinstead-Mayle - He will rub someone the wrong way. Or multiple people. I can't see him doing too well.
Matt ??? - No picture, age, or occupation, just his name and location of San Francisco. I get the feeling we're not supposed to get too attached to him (like Rocksroy).
Sarah Wade - She'll be an early merge boot, following in the steps of Sydney, Tori, and Lydia.
Yamil "Yam Yam" Arocho - He's like Ricard, Naseer, and Omar rolled into one person. Could he have all of their good qualities? Hopefully. But if he does, he'll be a huge threat.
It looks like Survivor cast very well again, and I'm looking forward to these seasons. I might come back after these seasons have aired and see how my first impressions were.
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