Guest Blogger: Chris on last night's Survivor season premiere!

*Spoiler Alert*

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains has officially begun. This is the 20th season of Survivor, after originally premiering in May of 2000. Mark Burnett is going big this time. This particular 39 day journey is the ultimate clash of the titans. The game's most notorious players, split into two tribes: 10 'honorable' players and 10 'cutthroat' players. It will be interesting to see how these two labels affect the attitude of the players. It is already obvious some of the those in the villains tribe are acting extra evil, and the heroes tribe is almost oddly united, like some sort of Justice League. This is by far the most intriguing cast in a long time, so lets break down who's who and where they came from.

The players: (in order of first original appearance)

Jerri Manthey | 30, Los Angeles, CA
The Australian Outback (8th), All-Stars (10th)
Villain


Colby Donaldson | 35, Christoval, TX
The Australian Outback (2nd), All-Stars (12th)
Hero


"Boston Rob" | 33, Boston, MA
Marquesas (10th), All-Stars (2nd)
Villain


Sandra Diaz-Twine | 35, Stamford, CT
Pearl Islands (Winner)
Villain


Rupert Boneham | 45, Indianapolis, IN
Pearl Islands (8th), All-Stars (4th)
Villain


Tom Westman | 45, Long Island, NY
Palau (Winner)
Hero


Stephanie LaGrossa | 29, Glenolden, PA
Palau (7th), Guatemala (2nd)
Hero


Danielle DiLorenzo | 28, Boston, MA
Panama (2nd)
Villain


Cirie Fields | 39, Jersey City, NJ
Panama (4th), Micronesia (3rd)
Hero


Parvati Shallow | 27, Atlana, GA
Cook Islands (6th), Micronesia (Winner)
Villain


Candice Woodcock | 27, Fayetteville, NC
Cook Islands (8th)
Hero


James Clement | 32, Lafayette, LA
China (7th), Micronesia (7th)
Hero


Amanda Kimmel | 25, Kalispell, MT
China (3rd), Micronesia (2nd)
Hero


Courtney Yates | 28, Boston, MA
China (2nd)
Villain


"Sugar" | 30, Los Angeles, CA
Gabon (3rd)
Hero


Randy Bailey | 50, Austin, TX
Gabon (8th)
Villain


Tyson Apostol | 29, Lindon, UT
Tocantins (8th)
Villain


J.T. | 25, Samson, AL
Tocantins (Winner)
Hero


"Coach" | 38, Susanville, CA
Tocantins (5th)
Villain


Russell Hantz | 37, Dayton, TX
Samoa (2nd)
Villain

So there you have it. The first episode spans the first 3 days of the 39 day show. During the first challenge, we already see a dislocated(and relocated) shoulder, a broken toe, and a top ripped off (which didn't stop Sugar from scoring for the Heroes to win it). The Villains came back and won the 2nd challenge though, forcing the Heroes to send Sugar home, due to her emotional instability. Its early in the game, and neither tribe can afford to keep any weak links.
Check it out, its going to be a great season, if not the best.
Thursdays 8/7c on CBS!

- Chris Caselas