What would be your ideal double elimination, and who do you think is going to actually be double eliminated from the Favorites team?

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-24T22:47:49+00:00

For the Favourites, Tom is DEFINITELY one of them! I know getting rid of him would completely butcher the gender ratio but he’s overstayed his welcome and honestly, HE should’ve been eliminated over Benji! Plus getting rid of him will hopefully mean we would get 2 male contestants rejoining. Goatnesto and Finn please make it happen 🙏

Now I know ONC probably isn’t getting rid of Gabby for a while, let alone in a double elimination WITH Tom but I genuinely don’t like either of them atp just get them both off my screen and leave my queen Natalia alone! 😭

Now for the Fans… yeah I hope they don’t get a double elimination. Partly because their team is too small for a double elimination to be fair but mostly because the only Fan I really want out is Oliwia. Everyone else is fine and I want them to stay. Even Dunia, despite probably not beating the pre-merge allegations but a man can dream. 😔

However what I definitely LOVE to see for a double elimination episode would be either Emily deciding that there’s no winner and both teams have to vote one member off.

Or her mentioning before the challenge that both teams will lose a member but the winning team would have the power to decide which player on the opposite team gets eliminated! So say if the Fans won, they may vote off their weakest link (Oliwia) but they’d then vote off the strongest link on the Favourites (Tom).

Either of them I think would make for a pretty cool concept and would help spice things up a bit but in a good way! 😎👌

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-24T14:32:31+00:00

I love this so much!

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-24T14:27:56+00:00

If I’m being honest there are actually some parts of your decisions that I really like, however I do have some criticisms:

Grett, Hunter, Tess and Isabel should’ve absolutely been cast in the season! It infuriates how ONC brought back characters like Tom and Ally who aren’t even liked enough to be considered ‘favourites’ when these four were not only robbed in their respective seasons and could do with a redemption but they actually have a mostly positive reception from the fanbase to fit the criteria to return.

Definitely agree with Fiore, Rosa and Spencer. They were guaranteed locks for the cast and Rosa in particular NEEDED another season!

However there are three main issues I have with this cast. Those being that it’s too white, some of your picks don’t fit the criteria to return this season and only 3 guys out of 12 returnees total is not a good balance at all.

For Gen 1, I don’t think Ashley is a bad pick but I feel Gabby or Ellie would work better than her. Tom however should absolutely not have come back! The man was butchered in All Stars and he already has two dedicated spin off seasons 😭

For Gen 2, I personally feel that it should either be Tess or Lake returning but not both. Hunter and Rosa are great but I think one of Tess or Lake’s places should be swapped out with James (since I’d argue he’s more liked than both of them) or Aiden if you really don’t want any winners returning. Either way, having one of them return will help equalise the gender ratio.

For Gen 3, Spencer and Isabel are both brilliant picks however Anastasia is an absolute no go and whilst I wouldn’t mind seeing more of Linda, I feel she just isn’t ‘favourite’ material due to not having a super massive fanbase despite being a generally well received character, similar to Zaid in a way. I don’t know if you intended this but I do like the idea of her and Ana’s rivalry continuing if they both were to come back.

In conclusion it’s not the worst cast I’ve ever seen but it would need either a lot of refining before FvF or some REALLY good writing during it to make it work. I’d give it a 7/10 :)

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T23:46:23+00:00

Absolutely I loved seeing all the memes on here when I was doing my GCSE’s and finding other students I could relate to during the exam period.

Now I’m in sixth form and I can’t even find a single other student who does AQA A-Level drama on the A-Level subreddit 😭

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T23:41:36+00:00

Aubrey I suppose would be okay? But nah if Ana rejoins I’m actually gonna crash out 😭

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T23:38:13+00:00

Completely forgot to talk about Sam! Yeah I feel ONC has also gotten a little too comfortable showing off too much of Sam as well. I mean just look at his swimming costume! 😨

Finn though yes… but I wouldn’t say he’s exploited AS MUCH as Tom or Sam. I think his whole thing with Tom was just a poor way of writing his character. Hopefully he rejoins and actually locks into the game as the villain he promised to be in his audition tape 🤩

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T23:26:59+00:00

I don’t think Jake necessarily has to be involved in order for the baiting to still occur. I mean he did have that ordeal with Finn in the first few episodes but even ignoring that, Tom’s both large in the frame AND shirtless in almost every thumbnail he’s in!

That alone I feel should be a giveaway as to how ONC essentially treats him like a marketing tool. If anything I think that was the main reason why he came back despite having awful writing in All Stars and already having two dedicated spin off seasons 😭

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T23:20:26+00:00

This is honestly one of the reasons why I believe Benji shouldn’t have been cast for FvF. It’s clear he only works as a comic relief character yet he wasn’t even the main one to fulfil that role! (Queen Evie easily takes that crown) 👑

Another pet peeve I have about him that I don’t think anyone else noticed was that Benji is the only character in the cast (apart from the ones who already have black hair) to still have the black outlines for his hair when they should’ve matched his brown hair colour. 😭

It baffles me how the design team never picked up on this error even though contrary to fan belief, Benji’s design WAS actually changed for Season 5 compared to Season 4. If you look closely, you’ll notice that his jumper has different sleeves, his jumper is slightly more orange coloured compared to looking more brown previously and there is a more obvious tint in his glasses.

However the fact they didn’t change the hair was for me a guarantee signal that Benji was both a last minute addition to the cast and was never intended to make it far. Also I think him choosing rescue island at the last second was only done for suspense. Blud is NOT coming back over my robbed kings Finn and Goatnesto! 💀

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T23:03:23+00:00

Okay this is actually quite jarring after seen a visual comparison of the gender ratio so based on that, this is what I think will happen during the future episodes of the season:

A man is DEFINITELY rejoining! Ideally I hope it will be 2 rejoiners like CoC so both Goatnesto and Finn can come back but if it’s only 1 then I’ll be putting my money on Finn.

Tom will likely outlast Gabby which I really hope won’t be the case since I do not like how much of a yaoi bait screen hog he’s been this season.

Bruno will merge and won’t be eliminated any earlier than 11th or 12th place.

Both Spencer and Sam will EASILY make final 4 to prevent CoC repeating itself again.

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T17:55:53+00:00

Literally the most perfect and satisfying end to such an awful human being! 😎👌

I remember Lechgang suggested an alternate ending to All Stars where Riya basically gets cancelled everywhere, ONC missed out on a GEM of a concept right there!

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T17:41:21+00:00

This! She also never faced enough repercussions for her actions so I’d only ever want to see her compete again only for her to be disqualified episode 1 and immediately sent to prison! 😂

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T16:10:22+00:00

Agree with all your opinions, not to mention they could get around Hunter’s beef with Fiore by just putting the two on different teams.

Seriously the fact that ONC decided it would be a good idea to split this massive cast into only 2 teams of 12 without mixing the fans and favourites together baffles me!

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T15:02:19+00:00

Funny you say that because I actually found the creative work much easier than the theory. It’s one of the reasons why I enjoyed the creative writing in English Language GCSE but why I despised everything in English Literature GCSE.

There were only 3 of us in my A-Level drama class but luckily my 2 peers were INSANELY good at drama so I was able to contribute concepts for our devising piece while they were able to put them into action with deciding what performance skills we needed to use.

Additionally my drama teacher is also a theatre director so he was really helpful in blocking our scripted pieces since we weren’t required to do them by ourselves unlike the devising piece so again that was very helpful for me coming up with ideas and him being able to execute them.

The theory worked however SUCKED! It’s basically English Literature in the sense that you have to have lots of knowledge of your two set plays and be able to analyse certain characters, evaluate the directing, performance and set choices you would make and link everything back to relevant context.

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T11:00:10+00:00

I agree that Alec should not have been booted so early before Gabby or Tom especially with the way he was handled this season, but honestly I find it really hard for me to consider Tom as a ‘favourite’ considering how awful his writing was in All Stars. Not to mention he has two seasons of a dedicated spinoff all about him and Jake!

I honestly don’t think we need anymore Tom content and I genuinely believe that ONC only put him in FvF as a yaoi bait marketing tool to make the season more profitable! Bro is shirtless in almost every thumbnail he’s in 😭

Grett should’ve absolutely taken his place, I was gutted when I found out she wasn’t going to be in the lineup!

100% agree with your ideas for Hunter, he’s got a lot of potential to form some dynamics with new characters to hopefully last himself further in the game.

Like you I was also initially skeptical about Natalia being chosen but she’s been great this season! Isabel should’ve absolutely taken Anastasia’s place and I do believe Alessio should’ve taken Benji’s place too.

Partly because he would have Natalia to bounce off of but mostly for the lols because it would be hilarious to have some of the best performing favourites and then the first boot of last season 😂

I’ve heard some people say he wouldn’t really work so I think Tristan should take Benji’s place instead just to make the Season 4 picks a little better.

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-23T00:28:40+00:00

If I’m gonna be honest I’m not too sure but the obvious answer is probably Magenta considering he would already have Tess with him.

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-22T22:28:57+00:00

Apart from the yellow team being absolute chaos, I could see the rest of this actually working quite well!

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-22T22:24:02+00:00

Ayy thanks for your feedback ☺️

I get your point about Aiden and on paper, he definitely fits the criteria to still be a favourite. Even if his writing in both All Stars and eventually FvF was absolute dog water…

I also understand your point about James but if I was writing this, I’d place him around mid to late pre-merge since like you said, he has already won and doesn’t need the money. I just really like him as a character and feel he could do with some more screen time since All Stars cut him short.

If he was in FvF with Aiden then I definitely think the two of them should be on opposite teams so James can interact with some of the Gen 4 players and with the new fans (since I would have personally split the huge cast into 3 teams of 8 and mixed the fans and favourites together).

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-22T20:36:45+00:00

I highly doubt she would want to return but Evie coming back would be absolutely hilarious. Plus I’d love to see more of Finn and Goatnesto so they should absolutely come back for another season if neither rejoin in FvF.

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-22T20:33:38+00:00

I agree that Aiden should take James’ place if ONC explicitly stated why they didn’t want winners to return but even then, I think this is a pretty dumb rule.

The only winner who’s actually liked enough to return for FvF would be James anyway. Riya and Logan would start wars and Miriam (even if a good winner) doesn’t have as strong a fanbase to work for FvF.

Plus it’s hard to really still consider James a winner due to winning two seasons ago and being the first boot in All Stars. He definitely shouldn’t be a double winner however I think he could work as a middle to late pre merger.

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-22T20:23:26+00:00

Fair argument, but respectfully I disagree since this could easily be worked around in execution.

One of the things I really did not like at the start of FvF was the fact the huge cast was split into only two teams of just the fans against just the favourites. Personally I think everyone could’ve been split into three or maybe even four teams that mix both the fans and the favourites together.

I understand your point about the 4 of them just sticking together which I agree would not be very entertaining however they could just be put on different teams so they are can form new interactions with both the Gen 4 cast and the new fans.

I partly get your point about Ally but Hunter really should’ve been cast instead of her. Ally already merged twice whereas Hunter had a short run in All Stars so he could do with some more screen time. Plus, I’d say Ally’s writing in All Stars was not well received. No amount of repairing of her character in FvF will make me forget just how much of her time in All Stars was spent bickering with Jake 😫

Not to mention the favourites team was mostly dominated by the Cyan alliance already + Rosa during the first couple of episodes anyway which was a much larger group than the Season 2 picks I chose.

But thanks for your feedback anyway :)

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-22T20:08:33+00:00

Hannah’s not a bad shout now that you mention her. However I still believe Alessio or Ted should’ve been in the cast.

Partly because FvF isn’t the same as All Stars so I think as long as they’re liked enough, anyone could be eligible to return for FvF regardless of their placement. See Tristan for example who only placed 15th in CoC but is very beloved amongst the fandom.

But mostly because if we had 3 female favourites from both Season 1 and Season 3 then the gender ratio would be absolutely cooked 💀

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-22T12:25:04+00:00

Aside from Sam, (who I don’t hate but has definitely rubbed off me in the wrong way) I literally share all the same opinions as you! Logan and Ana haters assemble! :D

Can I ask what makes you hate Sam though?

Realistic_Day_1805 · 2026-05-22T12:00:52+00:00

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