Jerri Manthey, Owen Knight, Jesse Lopez, Davie Rickenbacker and Kelly Wenworth all react to the Season 50 forged after not making the lower themselves, whereas Boston Rob reveals why he is MIA.
With someplace over 700 contestants competing on Survivor all through its 48 seasons on the air to this point, there have been certain to be some devastating omissions when it got here time to forged Season 50 with all returning gamers.
However for some stars who did not make the ultimate lower, a couple of of the names chosen for the milestone season are considerably baffling.
CBS introduced the lineup for Season 50 earlier this week, with each former contestants and longtime followers criticizing the community and Jeff Probst for leaning an excessive amount of into the so-called “New Period” of avid gamers and gameplay with their selections.
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One huge shock was the dearth of “Boston Rob” Mariano, thought of by many to be the most effective gamers of all time. He, after all, has already performed the sport 5 instances and, in line with a press release he posted Friday morning, that is sufficient for him.
“Wow!!! I received your entire DMs and messages so so many thanks all!! ♥️ However actually do not be mad @survivorcbs and @jeffprobst early on they referred to as and requested … I simply felt like I’ve performed so many instances and I’m actually fulfilled with my Survivor Journey,” he wrote.
“I wished my spot to go to another person that deserved one other probability!” he continued. “I’ve gotten a lot out of Survivor. it can all the time be part of who I’m! I’m eternally grateful. Like I stated ..It is gonna be OK. I really feel like one thing good is coming!!!🔥 #Survivor50”
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Jerri Manthey — one of many present’s first villains from Season 2, who returned for each Survivor: All-Stars and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains — posted a video through which she seemed to be disenchanted forward of the forged announcement. She captioned the put up, “SURVIVOR SEASON 50 #nuffsaid.”
Within the feedback, favourite and Season 44 star Carolyn Wiger wrote, “You deserved to be there. And yeah I don’t care. I’m saying deserved. Since you did.” Survivor 47 alum Teeny Chirichillo added, “Shaking my head with you. You’re a legend Jerri ♥️” — earlier than Season 48’s Mary Zheng wrote, “you’ll all the time be too good for them 🌸”
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Season 29 alum Kelly Wentworth — who later competed on Survivor: Cambodiaand Survivor: Fringe of Extinction — additionally reacted to the forged with some disappointment.
“Sorry, it’s too 46/48/49 heavy,” she wrote, complaining concerning the New Period contestants.
“I’m pleased for everybody that will get to play this superb sport once more and I am certain they’ll play their hearts out. However recency bias strikes once more and I might be high-quality with that, EXCEPT for the best way we have been bought this season as being a celebration of FIFTY seasons,” she continued. “I simply do not feel that vibe in any respect from this. I am nonetheless a Survivor fan. I am nonetheless gonna watch. And sure, I am nonetheless gonna be a sassy social media critic.”
“Snubbing the 20s (seasons) fully however including 5 individuals from the final two seasons when that is meant to be a *celebration* of your complete sequence is wild work,” she added in an Instagram Story. “Ought to have let the followers vote on the forged.”
Manthey commented on Kelly’s put up, sharing, “thanks… and sure.. it makes NO SENSE and it doesnt really feel like a celebration in any way.”
“And dont get me began on WHY Colby and never me..??” she continued, referring to fellow Season 2 star — and runner-up — Colby Donaldson, who’s again. “are you able to IMAGINE…. Abi Maria and that i on the identical season???? OMG. Rob C…. is a real legend as properly… not okay. Penner? are you kidding? severely the most effective…. THANK YOU in your phrases of help and your point out. I like you. :)”
Over on X, Season 43’s Owen Knight stated that whereas he was “pleased for my buddies who made it” and “unhappy for my buddies who did not,” he added the general checklist left him “confused.”
“Confused by the amalgamation of true legends, legends we need not see once more, winners, and folks we do not know but. 1 from 41-44 and 11 from 45-49 is wild,” he stated. “Unhappy there’s little Asian rep. We’ll see ¯_(ツ)_/¯”
He concluded, “No offense to the 49 individuals however it’s actually unattainable for us to be enthusiastic about them when Jesse, Omar, Rob C, Sean Rector, Malcolm, Carolyn, Shan, Frannie, Jerri, Abi, Amanda, and so forth are sitting at house.”
A type of names, Jesse Lopez, additionally shared his disappointment after beforehand confirming he would not be again.
“To be actual, it stings,” he posted to X this week. “However my youngsters nonetheless run round telling individuals I am a Survivor all star with or with out 50. Gonna maintain doing shit to impress my youngsters & get that cash child!”
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Season 37’s Davie Rickenbacker additionally took to social media to substantiate he “received lower” from the ultimate checklist.
“And yeah, that s–t sucks, I am unhappy” he stated in an Instagram video, sharing that he is in remedy and his therapist suggested him to “take a break from all of it.”
“Sure. I am nonetheless in remedy due to this bulls–t. That is what I’ve determined to do. It has been seven years since my stint on actuality TV, made it to the ultimate spherical and I am bored with these hoes taking part in with me,” he added with amusing. “All I actually wished was to return and play within the 50 % BIPOC period on a degree taking part in area, all that we labored for.”
He added that he is “actually envious” of the crew who made it.
In the meantime, watch Carolyn’s response to the ultimate forged beneath:
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