Post by Brian SmithPost by RickPost by Brian SmithPost by RickPost by Brian SmithSounds like not getting selected to be on S46 was beneficial for
Rachel. She said her mindset shifted and that she was able to have
fun playing the game. She went from "needing to win" to "wanting to
win."
http://youtu.be/XP0oHs-jVGc
There's no way to answer this, of course, but I wonder how well she
would have done on S46. Course we don't know who she would have
replaced, but I just wonder in general how she would have fit in
with players like Charlie, Maria, Liz and Kenzie?
And along those same lines, had she done S46 and not S47, who would
have won S47? Again, there would be a mystery player in Rachel's
place, but I wonder how much the season would have changed if Rachel
wasn't there?
Here's something else for you to ponder. I just watched the interview
Rachel did with CBS 8 San Diego. She said she applied for seven years
before getting on. How do you think she would have done on a 39-day
long season? I think Gen would have benefited from a longer game
where there's more time to strategize and manipulate people after the
immunity challenges. I'd say the New Era format was better for Rachel
but she was very adaptable so who knows.
She also would have been seven years younger (assuming she meant
actual years and not seasons of the show), and the world was a
different place seven years ago (before Covid, etc.) - so who knows
how different she would have been as a person. She was such a smart
and resourceful player, I suspect she would have been fine. Ditto Gen.
She meant years as casting is done at the same time for the two season
cycles. She would have been ~27 so I think she would have been mature
enough to handle the game. The big question for me is how well did she
understand the game then? My understanding is that she didn't get
introduced o the show until she was in her 20s.
One thing that is clear to me is that the show changed radically when it
went to the shorter season. In the 39-day seasons there was more of an
emphasis on the physical aspects of survival and conserving food, etc.
and the challenges often seemed much more physical, which may explain
why there were so few female winners during the 30s. Since they went to
the shorter seasons, there has been more of an emphasis on the strategic
aspects of the game (plus there are way more gimmicks), the challenges
are more puzzle and balance-related, and females have dominated with
five wins in the last seven seasons. It's an interesting thought
experiment to wonder how Rachel would have done on the Wendell-Dom
season, for example.