Survivor Island of the Idols: These are the players you want to return

After recapping the adventures of 19 Island of the Idols castaways, our straw poll results are in; here are those you want to see return to Survivor.

Despite having a fairly substantive time producing newcomer-only seasons,Survivorhas been going back to the well of returning players lately. We saw four captains appear in a season for the first time inEdge of Extinction,and any day now, we will get the official cast photos for the 20 winners set to compete for $2 million inWinners at War,premiering onFebruary 12.

That makes the seasons with brand-new players a festering ground for speculation about who will return in the future, as many players’Survivorjourneys would benefit from getting some sort of conclusion. Imagine Jerri and Colby’s storylines fromAustralian Outbacknot getting closure inHeroes vs. Villains?Imagine if Rupert’s last appearance wasn’t a 20th-place finish, effectively guaranteeing he won’t come back to the game?

We submitted 19 polls over the past few weeks. After collecting the votes, these are theSurvivor: Island of the Idolscastaways you wanted to see make a return to the show in a future season:

Jack Nichting: 63% no (143 votes)

Compared to results fromEdge of Extinction,there are a lot more definitive feelings regarding theIsland of the Idolsplayers. I haven’t seen a 90%-plus agreement on a player to return since theDavid vs. Goliathseason, which produced that favorable feedback for Davie and Christian. Janet seems to be a top favorite to return, as are Kellee and Dean.

Hopefully, it’s not a case likeSurvivor Guatemalawhere it takes bringing back the winner close to 30 seasons later until we see the first returnee fromIsland of the Idols.We still have a full returning player season ahead of us, so hopefully, the first few 40s seasons afterward will only feature brand new players. It’s good to get a healthy reset first (although the mid-to-late 30s are beginning for some returning players, too).

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