What a good cast. Nuku tribe, I guess JT, Ozzy, Culpepper bro down, with Tai as a mascot - I think Ozzy will dig Tai. And Zeke may get an in there. Andrea will go with those boys. It's good Sierra is there, because someone has to go home first. I hope Cirie learnt something from HvV - if she and Tom, the two best strategists, had worked together instead of targeted each other so pointlessly, they both could have done a lot better. JT was was instrumental, and pretty bloody effective, in the Cirie dismissal, so there may be some bad blood there. If the strategists, Cirie, JT, Andrea and Zeke can hold off targeting each other, and avoid just getting out everyone who can win them a challenge straight away (see you, Brad Culpepper), then they could make a formidable alliance. Ozzy is unquestionably the greatest of all Survivors ever at water (and most other) challenges, but I wonder if he can play nice or play smart yet. I really hope they employ the 'meat sheild' theory, and decide to keep the threats around, vote out Sierra, Sarah and the crazy lady, but unfortunately I don't think Cirie would allow the tribe to get too butch, so she will either go early or some of the Bros will, then they'll lose all the challenges and we lose what could be the best bro powerhouse. If that does happen, let it be Brad who goes home. Ozzy must be cut at Cirie still, and she with JT, but I hope the genuine legends can hold off of each other, get out the nobodies and idiots (S,S & DW, BCP, respectively), and we can have a really interesting merge. Get Tony Vlachos (yes!), Malcomb, and Beastmode into that bro alliance. Andrea and Malcomb have history, but I still think that side is where she goes.
The other tribe has the freaks. Aubry, Jeff, Troyzan, Sandra, Tony, Hali, Ciera and Malcomb are all 'fight the dominant' type of people, if not players. I think the freak flag will be flying strong here, and waving to the likes Tai, Zeke, Cirie, who don't fit in with my (entirely speculative) bro alliance, on the other beach. Big threats here, though. I really, really hope they are beyond just going with the old ASS 'vote out the winners' stuff, and use the Jeremy/Adam Kline 'keep a meat shield in front of you' strategy. If so, I guess Sandra wins again. Otherwise, no way Cirie keeps her around, if Cirie makes the merge, which I doubt.
Anyway, good cast, with some cannon fodder built in, and icky rivàlries and obvious challenge beast - Ozzy, Culpepper, Beastmode - Freaks, All Rounders - Malcomb, JT, Andrea, Michaela, Strategists - Cirie, Jeff, Sandra. Oh. It'll be good. Great year for Survivor.