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Inviso posted...

Despite being a returning player and current legend, Parvati's Cook Islands appearance is a whole lot of nothing

This has me thinking about a recent Survivor "what if" that I've been mulling over, and it's a pretty big impact that begins with a largely-forgotten player.

Tina Scheer, the first boot of Exile Island, was originally supposed to be on Guatemala, but dropped out shortly before filming due to her son's death. They gave her an open invitation to come back whenever she was ready and she opted to participate in the very next season. First off, obviously it's terrible what happened to her and her family, and it's definitely too bad that we didn't get her on Guatemala because I think she had a much better shot on that season (given that her replacement, Amy, narrowly missed making the merge on an injured ankle), and I can say that, her being one of two Survivor contestants I've had the pleasure of meeting personally, she's an absolutely lovely and naturally entertaining person and I think she could have been an all-star had she made a deep run.

But more to the point of Panama, let's say she wasn't on that season. Depending on who is there in her place, I think it's extremely possible, maybe even probable, that Cirie is the first boot that season. So not only do we get robbed of a Survivor legend before she's even born, but the cross-season implications mean that she's almost certainly not on Micronesia, meaning that season goes completely differently and I think there's a very good chance Parvati goes early (and almost 0 chance she wins). Thus, she goes down as yet another "oh, they brought her back?" young woman returnee.