Survivor Winter Park: Bloodlines

## Cast

***Bloodlines*** is the eighth main season of *Survivor Winter Park* and the second season in the second era.

As the last season to take place during the heavy COVID-19 period, *Bloodlines* suffered from a largely forgettable cast and gameplay. Similar to the earlier seasons, most of the strategy was dictated by gender lines. Despite having the majority at the merge, the girls were unable to take out sole returnee Zachary Asarnow who rose above both Alexa Larson and Alyssa Posey for a unanimous 6-0-0 win at Final Tribal Council.

## Production

Notable players who were cast and then dropped include:

* Asher Johnson from *Exile Island*
* Jesse Susunaga from *Worlds Collide*
* Justine Decoster from *Halloween Spooktacular*
* Victoria De Notaris from *Guild of the Girlies*

Following the controversial blindside of Gabriella Pedrazzani in *Good vs. Bad vs. Neutral*, as a way to eliminate two birds with one stone (as Trevor Mummah had to be eliminated that day anyways), a rule was set in place where a player who had to be voted out was required to be eliminated through a vote. Jonathan Gebaide attempted to perform this same move against Justin DeLoach at the first merge vote, with Aeisha Rivera needing to be eliminated, but was overruled.

## Twists/Advantages

### **Twists**

* **Bloodlines:** Every player was given a Bloodline partner from the opposing tribe. If an intact Bloodline made it to the merge, any advantages used by one member would work for the other.
	+ **Bloodline Board:** Players eliminated in the pre-merge would give their partner some sort of advantage on the Bloodline Board.
* **Taskmaster:** Every player was given a random task at the start of the game that they needed to complete by the merge, or else they would lose their vote at that Tribal Council. Tasks ranged from crab-walking around for an entire round to shouting at every vote during a Tribal Council.
* **Double Elimination:** At the Final 14, both tribes competed in an individual immunity challenge and went to separate Tribal Councils, both voting out a player from their tribe. One player from each tribe received immunity.
* **Tribe Swap:** At the Final 12, the remaining players were shuffled into two tribes of six. Both tribes would have their names and colors inverted, with Kavuto becoming Otuvak and Sayaka becoming Akayas.
* **Final Tribal Council Decision:** The player voted out at the Final 4 was given the choice of making the Final Tribal Council either a Final 2 or a Final 3. The Gauntlet was run as the final challenge regardless, with a Final 3 decision making it run as a reward challenge for an Extra Jury Vote and a Final 2 decision making it run as an immunity challenge.

### **Advantages**

* **Hidden Immunity Idol:** A Hidden Immunity Idol was hidden at both tribe camps at the start of the game, with a third being added into circulation upon the merge. The last time they could be used was when there were six players remaining.

A plethora of advantages were added to the game through the Bloodline Board twist.

## Season Summary

*Bloodlines* had a primarily newbie cast divided into two tribes of nine, with Kavuto forming a female majority to eliminate the three men who found themselves on the bottom by Round 1, while Sayaka would inversely have three women be taken out, with a major blindside against Adelaide Tso to end off the pre-swap phase. After the swap, the new Otuvak tribe would be disastrous, with the sole returning player Zachary Asarnow barely managing to survive the new female majority after three consecutive Tribal Councils.

After a brief round for the mandatory elimination of Aeisha Rivera, the tribe would split between Alexa Larson, Alyssa Posey, Amelie Halon, and Jonathan Gebaide against Jenna Liu, Justin DeLoach, Sofia Martinez, and Zachary Asarnow. Although the former side possessed an Extra Vote, Amelie would forget Justin's name, mistakingly writing down Jonathan, resulting in her elimination. The girls would briefly reconvene to take Jonathan out, only for them to attempt a blindside against Sofia, which was met with Zachary's idol to save his Bloodline partner. The three remaining girls, Alexa, Alyssa, and Sofia, would set their sights on both Justin and Zachary for elimination, but Zachary's immunity win and Sofia's mandatory elimination would result in him skating to the Final Tribal Council.

The Final Tribal Council of *Bloodlines* was perhaps the most foregone conclusion of any season, with none of the jurors wanting to consider voting for Alexa Larson or Alyssa Posey after their pitiful performances in the concluding reward challenge of the season. Zachary, seen as a fighter throughout the season through his constant recoveries from the bottom, would win the game in a unanimous 6-0-0 vote.

## Trivia

* *Bloodlines* is the only season in the second era won by a returning player (Zachary Asarnow) who was not a pre-merger in their previous season.
	+ *Exile Island* was won by Blake Cox, a newbie
	+ *Worlds Collide* was won by Owen Rimes, a pre-merger in *Bloodlines*
	+ *Halloween Spooktacular* was won by Sarah Riess, a pre-merger in *Worlds Collide*
	+ *The Forest Enigma* was won by Susan Mallen, a newbie
	+ *Island of Desolation* was won by Delaney Gardner, a pre-merger in *The Forest Enigma*
		- Zachary is the only returning player from the first two eras to not win the season immediately following his first.

## Future return list

* **2 for *Worlds Collide*:** Adelaide Tso and Owen Rimes
* None for *Halloween Spooktacular*
* None for *The Forest Enigma*
* **4 for *Island of Desolation*:** Jenna Liu, Justin DeLoach, Owen Rimes, and Zachary Asarnow
* None for *March Madness*
* None for *Lord of the Lads*
* **2 for *Guild of the Girlies*:** Carly Brooks and Caroline Dentel
* **2 for *Clash of the Champions*:** Owen Rimes and Zachary Asarnow
* None for *Dynamic Duos*
* **1 for *All-Stars*:** Caroline Dentel
	+ **Total returns:** 11 returns across 10 seasons (an average of 1.100 returns per season).