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at the time jesse was a good player i guess but as time has passed he really was overrated, had no charisma and just did one big move just to lose the following round. He isn't needed when there's ple...

— Flopnanas

Tevin is going to be on this but not Carolyn, Jesse or Q...

— JustQR

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Discussion thread about Survivor 50 with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

Survivor 50

Flopnanas ·

at the time jesse was a good player i guess but as time has passed he really was overrated, had no charisma and just did one big move just to lose the following round. He isn't needed when there's plenty of overall better players who came after him. He was dropped so we really need to leave him and that awful season in the past.

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Flopnanas#212

at the time jesse was a good player i guess but as time has passed he really was overrated, had no charisma and just did one big move just to lose the following round. He isn't needed when there's plenty of overall better players who came after him. He was dropped so we really need to leave him and that awful season in the past.

JustQR#213

Tevin is going to be on this but not Carolyn, Jesse or Q. 

timster3#214

Q????

KChallenge10#215

at the time jesse was a good player i guess but as time has passed he really was overrated, had no charisma and just did one big move just to lose the following round. He isn't needed when there's plenty of overall better players who came after him. He was dropped so we really need to leave him and that awful season in the past.

Maybe I'm misremembering but didn't he (and his alliance) basically run that game until he left and made more than a few moves? I don't think charisma should be a factor when you played the game well and made moves. 

FromTheNorth#216

Yeah without running through every cast Jesse is probably the biggest male of the new era, should have been a huge lock especially being added diversity. We'll see who ends up on but people like Omar and Tevin would be huge wastes of spots

kidshacky#217

Screw new era players we need more old school players please I can think of a handful do they need to extend the cast from 18 to 24  

KChallenge10#218

Tevin was fun but he should not be on 50 and def neither should Omar who didn't really do much. Neither did IMO.  

Wild that they dropped Carolyn when after Traitors she's prob one of the biggest Survivor names in years maybe even decades. 

timster3#219

This was a cbs decision not Jeff or casting

https://x.com/realitytv__fan/status/1905261340895170892?s=46

Sportsman180#220

ONLY THREE PEOPLE FROM THE NEW ERA?

That's legitimately insane...

KChallenge10#221

CBS is shook with the old school legends doing so well on Peacock and want some of the pie. But if you want people to continue watching your product you neeeeed to include new era people. 

OS Kajun#222

This was a cbs decision not Jeff or casting

https://x.com/realitytv__fan/status/1905261340895170892?s=46

OMG YES!! WE WON!!! CBS SAVED US!!! 

Sportsman180#223

This was a cbs decision not Jeff or casting

https://x.com/realitytv__fan/status/1905261340895170892?s=46

OMG YES!! WE WON!!! CBS SAVED US!!! 

This is ******* dumb. There's at least 10-12 people from seasons 35 on that absolutely deserve a returnee season.

FromTheNorth#224

I don't even really see how it's possible to have only 3 new era reps and still get 50% people of colour. 

FromTheNorth#225

This was a cbs decision not Jeff or casting

https://x.com/realitytv__fan/status/1905261340895170892?s=46

OMG YES!! WE WON!!! CBS SAVED US!!! 

This is ******* dumb. There's at least 10-12 people from seasons 35 on that absolutely deserve a returnee season.

Agreed, if this was the direction they wanted to go in for 50 then we should have gotten a returnee season around season 45-47. At least a half all star fans vs favourites type season. Way too many people from 35-present who should have been back by now

OS Kajun#226

Give me actual legends not Jesse's bag of dorks who played Jeff's game of tricks! Hopefully they fire Jesse and bring Robyn back Smile I'm winning today!

OS Kajun#227

49 should have been battle of the new era and 50 should have been battle of the legends.

JustQR#228

I don't even really see how it's possible to have only 3 new era reps and still get 50% people of colour. 

CBS/paramount waved that when Trump did the executive order.

I don't think 50/50 is a gaurantee anymore. 

OS Kajun#229

It will still be 50/50.

styleZ#230

I don't even really see how it's possible to have only 3 new era reps and still get 50% people of colour. 

https://variety.com/2025/biz/news/paramount-eliminating-dei-trump-1236321790/

styleZ#231

It will still be 50/50.

I would hope so! But it isn't an edict/requirement at this point

timster3#232

People in the comments keep mentioning Genevieve idk why. She was just another robotic less impressive Kim Spradlin that burned out once Rome went home. I'd much rather Shan be the female representation of the 40s seasons cause we know if there's only 3 left 2 are men. 

JustQR#233

Who do we think the 3 are? Its probably going to be 4, they might have a spot blank in for somebody from 49.

Challenge 17#234

People are forgetting how much recency bias comes with returning players. They almost always have someone from either one or two seasons before. So whoever they like on 49 is coming.  And probably one or two from 48

OS Kajun#235

Shan needs to stay far away from tv.

Challenge 17#236

If they don't want new era cast, then they should cut the new era rules, nobody but Jeff likes 26 days and journeys 

JustQR#237

People are forgetting how much recency bias comes with returning players. They almost always have someone from either one or two seasons before. So whoever they like on 49 is coming.  And probably one or two from 48

Andy, Genovevie, Sai, Joe and Eva is who we should be looking at. I'd have thought Q but shrugs. 

OS Kajun#238

If they don't want new era cast, then they should cut the new era rules, nobody but Jeff likes 26 days and journeys 

timster3#239

The way this is the first time me posting a twitter link got attention. I promise yall never click it and ignore me and it ****** me off every time. 

KChallenge10#240

People in the comments keep mentioning Genevieve idk why. She was just another robotic less impressive Kim Spradlin that burned out once Rome went home. I'd much rather Shan be the female representation of the 40s seasons cause we know if there's only 3 left 2 are men. 

Rome left like 4-5+ weeks before she did lol I thought she played a great strategic game and was the highlight of her season. We need both Genevive and Shan! 

KChallenge10#241

Shan should be top priority. A religious villain that dgaf, played hard and called Angela a klanswoman on Twitter like she should be top 3 new era calls lol

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