I've got a source. For pretty much the first time ever, I've got a source, I trust the person involved, and all I have to do is clear spoiler space -- there, that should do it.Now keep in mind: casting is not complete. They haven't sent anyone out to this year's location, so I don't have boot order spoilers because no one's been booted. I don't even have a fully defined location yet -- although I've been teased with it and told I would take it personally, so I have a pretty good idea. All I have is the theme, and I hate being the one who has to do this, but -- better you hear it from me, I guess.
Brace yourselves.
Hantz vs. Hantz.
And it's worse than you think.
After all the media attention from Brandon's mini-breakdown plus that unceasing and incomprehensible RussHell hypnosis and what I'm told is an internal family breakdown triggered by the dating combination of Mikayla and Troll, the producers have decided they can dip into this well one more time.
(No, they do not care about Brandon's lack of stability. Brandon's lack of stability is called 'ratings grab'. People will watch just to see when he blows up again. Remember: he failed the sanity test the last time out and they put him through anyway. There's just going to be a little more in-camp security this season.)
As with Rob vs. Jerk, the returning players will be in nominal charge of their tribes. I have no word on whether there will be other boomerangs, but assume newbies -- the producers will probably be trying to pull off what they did with Rob and assemble just the right idiots to bring in the RussHell win.
However, we're looking at an initial three-tribe setup (and eighteen total players). The extra group will be headed by a Hantz newbie -- RussHell's brother Shawn, whom a few of you may have seen on the A&E house flipping series. He's somewhat more sane -- or was edited that way for contrast. If you want to know what he's like in this setting, see you in September.
My source had no idea if there was any major conflict going on from Shawn to the other two and just gave me a slow head shake when I asked about preventing family collusion and a potential built-in alliance of three, which probably means the producers are expecting exactly that.
Beyond that screaming nightmare of a theme, I do have confirmation on hidden idols being scheduled for planting, but was told there's a new twist under consideration: the first two tribes to finish in the initial Immunity challenge get their idols hidden and the third has to do without. This is still being thrown around and may not occur, but I can see it going through -- idol triple-plays are too much of a wild card, especially after swaps, shuffles, and merges.
More updates as horrors warrant.
I have a source. I really wish I didn't.
Y'all saw the date, right?
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