8 Survivor players that should get a shot at Big Brother

Lauren O’Connell

When Big Brother 21 cast Analyse Talavera as one of their houseguests, I had to ask myself if the decision-makers weren’t trying to find their own version of Survivor: Edge of Extinction’s Lauren O’Connell. Both are young women who came from athletic college backgrounds in soccer, but the main difference between the two is that Survivor’s version knows how to play strategically.

I’m not sure what Lauren’s knowledge of the game of Big Brother is, but she has shown some of the latent skills in her Survivor play required to thrive. She sat in on vital strategic conversations and didn’t lose her cool when she was a candidate to go home multiple times. That kind of pressure is intense within the course of a day; it’s even worse when it lasts for multiple days!

With the exception of one fumble late in the game (one that likely would not have happened in any other season due to the Edge of Extinction twist), she played a great Survivor game in all facets. She is willing to pass out during a challenge to push herself to the limits; just imagine what she can do without having to worry about starvation and the elements!