Thread:Fedora Kid/@comment-2091662-20151127221038/@comment-1734566-20151221160044

And that's why I said "minimal returnees." I was referring to seasons in the style of RI and SP. Obviously, yes, it worked out fine for Caramoan and BvW, but by that point even those seasons featuring returnees was too much. Again, that's why I'm hoping for VERY few to NO returnees again up until FvF 3. I think there's a lot of different factors as to why Philippines worked so well - maybe that the three they chose to return, unlike the two in RI and SP, were actually strong players (well, not Russell, but he left early), and this was also enhanced by the majority of the newbies also being really strong (Malcolm, Denise, Lisa, Carter, Abi, Pete, Jeff Kent, etc.). So it's a once-in-a-blue-moon kinda thing where the cast just so happens to work, and they actually happen to pick GOOD returnees rather than producers' favorites like Rob and Ozzy. Similarly, while Caramoan was still good, there's no denying that the VAST majority of the newbies were weak - again, the two major exceptions being Eddie and Reynold - and that quite a few of the so-called "Favorites" really weren't - Phillip, Francesca, Dawn, Corinne, Brandon (at first he was cool, but he sucked this season). Whereas in BvW, the returnees were pretty solid (Tyson, Tina, Aras), and those who weren't were balanced out perfectly by likable and decently-playing loved ones (Caleb, Hayden, Ciera, Vytas, Brad, etc.). So it's really a hit-and-miss when it comes to mingling newbies with returnees, but almost always guaranteed a miss because the bulls' eye is so small in this case.