10 Survivors to Watch
After 31 seasons in the United States, a promising season of Australian Survivor premiered on Ten last Sunday evening.
Past attempts of Australian networks to adapt the hugely popular American program have flopped. Aussie Survivor fans were quick to condemn the adaptation upon it’s announcement, stating that ‘Aussie mateship' would violate the manipulative fun. Almost 10 years since the last season, Channel 10 has selected some of the most conniving castaways to spend 55 days on a Samoan island.
Let’s tear their identity to shreds with blatant categorisation!
SCORING SYSTEM:
2.6 / 10: Likability
10 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing
6 / 10: GUNNA WIN
1. ANDREW
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Showed up in a pink business shirt
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“This is a business trip for me”
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“My word means nothing” (I love this man)
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Avid poker player
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Hard worker
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Hates leaves, trees, the ocean and sand.
3.4 / 10: Likability
10 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing
5 / 10: GUNNA WIN
2. BROOKE
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“I’m sociable, competitive, likeable and witty”
[if !supportLists]• ([endif]Modest too)
[if !supportLists]• [endif]This is a holiday for her
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Sick of sitting behind a computer she looking for some beach time
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Probably a dark horse
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Will team up with Flick and be obliterated at the last minute
8.1 / 10: Likability
8 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing
7 / 10: GUNNA WIN
3. EVAN
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Annoyingly extroverted
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Drama teacher who disguised himself as an art teacher (Why?)
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“My emotional intelligence combined with my ability to self deprecate in a humorous way will help me win”
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Survivor superfan
• Superfans never win.
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Sorry Evan
9 / 10: Likability
9 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing
2 / 10: GUNNA WIN
4. CONNER
[if !supportLists]• [endif]The nice guy
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Law grad
[if !supportLists]• [endif]UN Youth Facilitator
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Local Firefighter
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Boy nextdoor
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“I hope to win. I want the money and could really use it to supplement my education. But first, I’d take my parents on a holiday because God knows we need one.”
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Someone give this boy the 500k before I give him all of my pocket money
10 / 10: Likability
8.3 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing
3 / 10: GUNNA WIN. Sorry Conner. Too much of a threat.
5. KYLIE
[if !supportLists]• [endif]The badass mum
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Again, a firefighter
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“I want to prove I can do this for my husband and for myself. My husband and I are just a little bit competitive” Ooooooooooo!
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Favourite
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Doing it to pay off her mortgage and finish home renovations
1,000,000 / 10: Likability
7.3 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing. Won’t need to backstab. Immunity machine.
9.3 / 10: GUNNA WIN
6. LEE
[if !supportLists]• [endif]The male Kylie
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Stockstandard DILF
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Ex-Cricketer
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“It’s all for my two boys”
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Single dad, leaves two boys behind for 55 days to “show them how to exit your comfort zone”
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Meanwhile two boys fend for themselves at home
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“Very uncomfortable going behind someone’s back” (Uh oh)
8.7 / 10: Likability
1 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing
4 / 10: GUNNA WIN. Drop your morals, Lee!
7. KAT
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Close call with first elimination
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Calm down, Kat!
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Arrived in Cheetah print, a wide brim hat and a thick gold necklace
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Nope
4.1 / 10: Likability
9.7 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing
5 / 10: GUNNA WIN.
8. PETER
[if !supportLists]• [endif]STOCKSTANDARD ADORABLE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Arrived in a hot pink dinner suit
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Tribe counsellor
[if !supportLists]• [endif]There for the right reasons
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Too self-sacrificial
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“I’m competitive in a really sneaky, non-visible threat, under the radar kind of way”
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Love you Peter, hang in there
10 / 10: Likability
8.8 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing
2 / 10: GUNNA WIN. A Hunger games sacrifice waiting to happen
9. CRAIG
[if !supportLists]• [endif]A little crazy
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Deals well with the environment
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Doing it for his “fur babies”
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“I’m not afraid to be a bitch in pink”
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Pokemon player
[if !supportLists]• [endif]ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER
7 / 10: Likability
100 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing
7 / 10: GUNNA WIN. Way too crazy
10. FLICK
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Huge threat
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Athletics champion
[if !supportLists]• [endif]I hope to get to the end with someone I can beat easily” *COUGH COUGH Brooke COUGH*
[if !supportLists]• [endif]First big move maker
[if !supportLists]• [endif]Ringleader of the girls alliance
[if !supportLists]• [endif]“Cheese is my life”
6.7 / 10: Likability
9.2 / 10: Manipulative/Backstabbing
10 / 10: GUNNA WIN.
Let the games begin.
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