Survivor 20:
Heroes vs. Villains premieres on SABC3 tonight (7 May) at 20h00 and promises to be a rip. It's a benchmark season for the show that sees the return of notable Survivors from across previous seasons, divided according to how good or evil they were in their original seasons.
When the season first premiered in the US I wrote this article about the phenomenon of the season and who made the cast. Here it is again to give you the lowdown on who's back ...
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As you'll see, the cast has players who've achieved completely different results when they've played previously so there's a mix of winners, faves, notorious worsts, losers and repeat players among them - whether they've won or lost it doesn't matter. Some are playing for a third time.
The tagline for the season: Return, Revenge, Redemption.
The show launched in the US with a mega buzz of press surrounding it - viewers knew who the players were before the season debuted and they did all sorts of interviews in and around.
So who's in the zoo and which side of the Force are they on? The line-up:
HEROES
Amanda KimmelSeasons played: China (Season 15) and Micronesia: Fans Vs Favourites (Season 16).
Candice Woodcock (*! most boring*)
Seasons played: Cook Islands (Season 13)
Cirie FieldsSeasons played: Exile Island (Season 12) and Micronesia (Season 16)
Classic quote from her about being a Hero: "I'm a gangster in an Oprah suit."
Colby DonaldsonSeasons played: The Australian Outback (Season 2) and All-Stars (Season 8)
James ClementSeasons played: China (Season 15: the last season we saw here) and Micronesia (Season 16)
Jessica "Sugar" KiperSeasons played: Gabon (Season 17)
JT Thomas, JrSeasons played: Tocantins (Season 18)
Rupert BonehamSeasons played: Pearl Islands (Season 7) and All-Stars (Season 8)
Classic quote: "In my world I've always tried to show that good will win."
Stephenie LaGrossaSeasons played: Palau (Season 10) and Guatemala (Season 11).
Classic quote: "You see Boston Rob and he's already got the walk and the swagger and the attitude and you see Coach and Jerry and they really are Villains."
Tom Westman (*urgh! my
worst - should have been a Villain*)
Seasons played: Palau (Season 10)
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VILLAINS
Benjamin "Coach" WadeSeasons played: Tocantins (Season 18)
Courtney YatesSeasons played: China (Season 15)
Danielle DiLorenzoSeasons played: Panama (Season 12)
Jerri MantheySeasons played: The Australian Outback (Season 2) and All-Stars (Season 8)
Classic quote from her about being a Villain: "I'm the original villainess of Survivor and I got to tell you, I feel like Mother Theresa with these people."
Parvati ShallowSeasons played: Cook Islands (Season 13 ) and Micronesia (Season 16)
Randy BaileySeasons played: Gabon (Season 17)
Rob "Boston Rob" MarianoSeasons played: Marquesas (Season 4) and All-Stars (Season 8)
Classic quote: "I just said that I think we (
the Villains) have the advantage - that we're not gonna be busy dealing with all the ego's over there (
the Heroes).
Russell HantzSeasons played: Samoa (Season 19)
Classic quote: "I'm a villain, I think villains are smarter than heroes because they don't mind stabbing someone in the back to get where they want to get - it's a proven fact. Google it."
Sandra Diaz-TwineSeasons played: Pearl Islands (Season 7)
Tyson ApostolSeasons played: Tocantins (Season 18)
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