I am rooting for Owen!!! I’ve been in communication with him since 2017, and I know how hard he’s worked to make this dream of getting on Survivor a reality. I love his game and how he’s not afraid to be cutthroat when necessary, but also I legitimately adore him and can’t wait to hang out with him in real life.Īlso, how cool would it be to have the first formerly incarcerated Survivor winner? Go Jesse, go! Adam Klein It’s so hard to be both the “villain” of a season and also massively likable, and Jesse is walking that line masterfully. Jesse and his determination to care for his family makes him my number one choice to take it all home this year. I can’t remember the amount of times I thought about changing my family's lives, my kids' lives, and being on the verge of bursting into tears during a confessional. I think I now am focusing on who I relate to on a more personal level with their drive to win. It’s actually pretty rare for me to root for multiple people when we are at final five, but here I am in love with both Jesse and Karla. ![]() Karla, bring home the money, baby! Ricard Foyé We’re overdue for an unapologetically queer woman to win this game. Watching Karla play and represent for young, queer people of color this season has been surreal - but beyond that, it’s been inspiring to watch someone from my community play intelligently and fiercely, but also with humor and grace. ![]() ![]() I am rooting for Karla Cruz Godoy to win Survivor 43. Gen X Victoria Baamonde, who finished 6th in Survivor: Edge of Extinction Ricard Foyé, who finished 5th in Survivor 41 and Hai Giang, who finished 8th in Survivor 42. So to get a better sense of where loyalties lie, we gathered together six illustrious former Survivor players to answer the question "Who are you rooting for to win Survivor 43 and why?" Our panel includes four-time Survivor contestant and eternal fan favorite Cirie Fields, arguably the best player to have never won the game Eliza Orlins, who placed fourth in Survivor: Vanuatu and 10th in Survivor: Micronesia Adam Klein, winner of Survivor: Millennials vs. Rooting interests among this final five can really run the gamut. Has he successfully lulled his competition into underestimating him? Or is he a classic Survivor goat? Finally, there's oddball heart surgeon Mike Gabler, who has spent the season poking around the margins of the major strategic alliances and then telling the cameras how much he's got this game on lock. It's going to make for a resilient narrative should he land in the final three, but it will also make for a tough case to sell to the jury as to why he should win. He's been on the losing side of nearly half the tribal councils he's been a part of, and he's turned being left out of the loop into his brand identity. Speaking of editing, Owen Knight would be a fascinating case should he end up winning the season. So Cassidy shouldn't be counted out, and her ability to pull out an immunity challenge win when she most needs it could be a boon in the finale. But the last few seasons have seen the Survivor editors breaking their own rules, resulting in winners like Erika Casupanan, who was left out of a ton of early episodes. That would usually point towards limited prospects of actually winning the game, since Survivor winners historically have had a strong presence in the season's early episodes. Lurking behind these two has been Cassidy Clark, who wasn't much of a presence in the first handful of episodes. A win for Karla would be a huge moment for queer representation on Survivor, as she'd be the first openly queer woman to win. Karla's proved to be strategically adept (especially early on) and competitively resilient, knocking out two immunity challenge wins despite repeatedly being injured. Jesse's top competition over the last few weeks has been Karla Cruz Godoy, the MVP of the first half of the season. Jesse's personal narrative has also been one of the season's most compelling, as he's talked about his life's journey from teenage gang member who was sent to juvenile hall to a husband and father with a PhD from Duke University. There's Jesse Lopez, the MVP of the back half of the season who's spent the last few weeks knocking out major threats to his game, culminating in last week's thrilling blindside to oust his closest ally, Cody. After a season whose production has been frustrating and whose editing has often been, frankly, lacking, we've ended up with a pretty solid final five, all of whom have compelling narratives and resumés to take into what they hope will be the final tribal council. The 43rd season of Survivor comes to a close this Wednesday, with a quintet of contestants duking it out to see who can become the latest champion of America's premier reality competition show.
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