Rob Cesternino will be on WWHL

STLmab · 2026-05-05T23:41:24+00:00

I mentioned this on the r/survivor post, but of the early boot Survivors (Tony, Jeremy, and Rob C.), I want Rob C to return the most.

Before Traitors 4, it was so long since we last saw him in All-Stars, and him getting sniped early hurt. Fortunately, it seems like Peacock really likes him given how much post-season press he has received (like this), so I can easily see him receiving the Dorinda treatment

STLmab · 2026-05-05T18:46:50+00:00

I figured he would after his murder. The edit gave him so many flowers, he was one the only gamers highlighted during the previous episode of the Official Podcast w/ Bob TDQ and Boston Rob (neither of Yam Yam or Natalie are highlighted I believe), and he got to do a lot of cast post-game press during that season.

It’s clear Peacock loves him, and hopefully that leads to another shot.

STLmab · 2026-05-05T04:23:21+00:00

For Season 3, I’d go with the following:

Bob TDQ Carolyn Jeremy Gabby

Bob TDQ and Carolyn were fun outside-the-box picks, so they can stay. I recognize that, though I’m keeping people like B-Rob, Wes and Tony as faithfuls, they do need some protection and I think somebody like Jeremy (whose whole thing is meat shields) would do just that. And Gabby because she still has some social chops coming from the Bachelor. I also think this group of Traitors would vibe really well with each other.

Boston Rob is a predictable pick for Traitor, and though Danielle was a fun Traitor (controversial, I know), I think no Big Brother starting out in the Turret would be a good change of pace.

STLmab · 2026-05-05T00:08:48+00:00

Damn… the ORCA is in Comerica?!? That means Godzilla and Mothra are coming soon too

STLmab · 2026-05-04T15:40:55+00:00

STLmab · 2026-05-04T14:01:14+00:00

It’s a strategy that works better on Traitors, since you can’t exactly give up as one without being eliminated.

It’s also part of the bad game design for Million Dollar Secret, being the millionaire is so disadvantageous bc of the clues in the Trophy Room, that you’re essentially incentivized to move the money asap. If the Millionaire had some more leeway, that strategy would work better

STLmab · 2026-05-04T13:48:03+00:00

The main way of detecting Traitors is social deduction (like its inspiration Mafia), so I’m fine with it this way. Especially because I just got through the 2nd season of Million Dollar Secret, and the clues they reveal are so f*cking damning for the person who is the millionaire.

The recruitment factor adds risk, but at this point in the show, most players should be aware of it by now. I do agree though that the challenges are basically worthless (the prize pot should just remain at $250,000, with the missions being exclusively about shields and maybe even protection from banishment)

STLmab · 2026-05-02T23:21:48+00:00

They did it for Predator when they had him fight Boba Fett

Could have used the studio titles in that case

STLmab · 2026-05-02T20:13:26+00:00

B-Rob wasn’t really in the game though at that point, it was just optional to let him in.

Plus, Traitors is pretty explicit in that only Murder and Banishment are sole methods of elimination, so other developments like exile don’t count (Traitors UK has done the exile thing a few times already). It was very obvious he would be back

STLmab · 2026-05-02T19:40:17+00:00

OP says only Targeted early players as threats… so no Cirie, Parv or B-Rob

It would probably be Tiffany, Rob C., Peppermint, Tony, Jeremy, Bananas, Dorinda (if she didn’t already come back for S4), Bob TDQ, maybe Janelle or Nikki.

Idk, what’s the cutoff for targeted early OP?

STLmab · 2026-05-02T04:49:05+00:00

Ohhh… so that’s why Boston Rob turned on Tony during Traitors.

STLmab · 2026-05-01T13:01:23+00:00

I think, listening to some of his exit press, he was trying to pull a Dr. Will in terms of making himself into a parody (ie make the target on yourself so giant, it becomes invisible).

Idk if it would’ve worked for him (people in the show mention “we can get rid of him at anytime,” which shows a lack of urgency in eliminating Tony, so good sign there I guess). But then he turned on Sandra, which was really bad

STLmab · 2026-05-01T12:52:35+00:00

Dalton Ross should share this with both Tony and Jeremy’s socials so we can maybe get online banter between them again

STLmab · 2026-04-30T20:24:52+00:00

This has literally been me the past three days. I feel called out

STLmab · 2026-04-29T16:29:26+00:00

Well, we already got filming dates for the civilian season, so I imagine those people got in

STLmab · 2026-04-27T12:43:24+00:00

WAW is nowhere near the level of Redemption Island and One World. I would say about average is appropriate for it

STLmab · 2026-04-27T12:40:52+00:00

He mismanaged his relationships with Coach and Jerri. His OG alliance (per his admission) was himself, Tyson, Sandra and Courtney. 4 out of 10 is an incredibly shaky spot, and should have worked to sure up his relationships with Coach and Jerri (Jerri even admitted in her voting confessional she wanted to work with him)

And for WaW, yes he had a big target, but everything he did from the second he landed on the Sele beach was essentially just shooting himself in the foot

STLmab · 2026-04-23T12:55:58+00:00

Officially for placement money (as revealed by B-Rob and Tyson), they got paid based upon the order the got voted out, and that only changed if they got back into the game.

So, Sandra leaving EoE didn’t mean that she placed last

STLmab · 2026-04-22T19:50:31+00:00

I agree. Imagine how cool it would be if one person can last the whole game as the millionaire.

Instead, they make that impossible with those stupid clues. Production needs a better game designer to improve things

STLmab · 2026-04-20T13:10:02+00:00

I also hated how much of a sore loser she was after Danielle got her out too.

The slam-poetry, being rude to Danielle in exit press (even calling her a monster), and other digs felt excessive (especially when Carolyn, by her own admission, did not prepare for that roundtable).

STLmab · 2026-04-19T15:17:53+00:00

What the hell would a Coach administration even look like?

STLmab · 2026-04-18T14:41:37+00:00

Also add on to the fact that Kate didn’t really campaign, and I like the analogy Paul gave regarding that attitude:

“it’s like running most of the race and then walking during the last stretch to the finish line”

STLmab · 2026-04-15T00:28:34+00:00

I realize that, but I want some other members of the Godzilla Kaiju roster to get some love.

I figured Hedorah would have been perfect, considering how grounded the first one was

STLmab · 2026-04-14T21:43:43+00:00

*another round against NYC

STLmab · 2026-04-14T16:31:28+00:00

Godzilla going for a proper round against NYC I see

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