User blog comment:ShroomstagramUser/Question/@comment-25206252-20150302053643/@comment-24971793-20150304173327

I interpreted the question "which pre-merge competitor would be a good canidate to return?" in the sense of which contestants would be the best choices to be All Stars. Using criteria that could apply to all reality show competitions/competitors. I didn't interpret it as in "which contestants make the biggest chance to return" because honestly Noah (and only if he's in RR) is the only character from the pre-mergers I can imagine in a next AS season.

That being said, I do think that popularity plays some role in the casting decision.