Survivor: Redemption Island (The Return of Boston Rob & Russell Hantz)

The cast has been announced for the next season. It includes two former football players and a beauty queen. Two former players are also returning. Rumor has it that Boston Rob and Russell Hantz will be team captains of the two tribes. I really didn't like "Nicaragua" that much and I hope this season will be an improvement. Meet the cast here:

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20354695_20456240,00.html

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/10/survivor-redemption-island-new-cast/

Updated On: 12/13/12 at 12:33 PM

I wont watch another season with Hantz OR Morano, and I hate the idea of captains...what's the point? Neither of those aholes need any more exposure.

This will be the first season I didnt watch.

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I remember the "team captain" idea being used before. Bobby John and Stephenie were brought back to do the same thing. I don't mind Rob so much. He really seemed to have mellowed out last time, but he had trouble handling it physically. I detest Russell Hantz. I don't see the advantage to bringing him back unless they are only casting people who have never watched the show before. I'd vote him out the first week he didn't have immunity.

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No, doodle! you have to watch! The day after dscussion on BWW needs you :)

Yeah, Matt, I forgot they already did the team captain idea before. I still like the idea.

The other rumor is that they immunity until the merge, but niether this or their participation have been confirmed.

I hope not. That would really suck for all the new contestants. Anyone getting their third or fourth shot at the million dollars (and having the previous experience of the game that comes with it) deserves to be an easy target over those getting their first shot at the prize.

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If Russell is not voted out at first chance, then we know the level of stupidity we're dealing with this season. I can't think of a single reason anyone would keep him around. And seeing him getting voted off first on his tribe would be even better than seeing him lose at the end.

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I thought of the angle of keeping Russell because he couldn't win, but given how easily he'll cut anyone's throat in the game, I think it's too big a risk to keep him around. And aligning yourself with Russell could turn out just as bad (ask Parvati). I don't think people would be too happy with someone riding the Russell wave until the end. You have a bunch of angry players on the jury who saw you were aligned with Russell and used him to get to the end so you could get an easy win, it could be disastrous. They may very well award Russell the money knowing what a power player he is and that he probably did most of the work to get to the finale. I think there are way too many cons to keeping Russell than pros.

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Uuughgggggghh!

LOVE "Survivor" but seriously GROANED over this news.

I can't... just can't handle another season with Russell OR Rob.

I'm trying my best to weed through the contestants, but it appears as if there is (yet again) no LGBT representation. This isn't a requisite for the show, sure, but it sure as helps.

There is nothing entertaining about Russell. The only worse person they could bring back is Johnny Fairplay. I'd rather see Randy back.

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Y'know, just seeing the previews with Rob makes me not want to watch this season. I mean I REEEEEALLY hate him. If his tribe is smart they'll vote him out the first chance they get. Of course, I can see them wanting to keep him around because he'll tell them how invaluable he is to their survival there.

I despise that man.

I think it should be law that Rupert must be in every season of the show, though.

Updated On: 2/13/11 at 10:14 PM

And I can handle Russell because for some reason I think he's hot. I can't look at Rob anymore since he got those new Hilary Duff teeth. At least he won't have Ambuh there, though.

"Y'know, just seeing the previews with Rob makes me not want to watch this season. I mean I REEEEEALLY hate him."

I met Rob in 2005 and he was very nice and so was Amber. He also seemed like a good person from his interviews whenever he was on the Early Show.

In an interview at Entertainment Weekly Russell admits that his social game stinks. He also gave a lame excuse saying that his head was not in the social part of the game in "Heroes vs.Vilains," but I don't believe that at all. He said that he and Parvati were never going to vote each other off and they were loyal to each other to the end, he could not be loyal to Danielle because she freaked out. He also thought that Coach believed him more than he believed Rob.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/14/survivor-redemption-island-boston-rob-russell-part-3/

Updated On: 2/14/11 at 01:58 PM

I had forgotten it starts this week - I'll definitely be watching.

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