'Survivor: Second Chance' News: Jeff Varner's Comeback, The Switch to Three Tribes And Why The Show Still Dominates Ratings

It's only week two of "Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance," and we're already seeing why these returning players were the chosen ones and why they deserved another chance. From blindsiding, to unique strategies, to the contestants truly controlling the game, there's a reason "Survivor" is still on the air 16 years after it debuted.

Contestant Jeff Varner seems to be the most exciting, and possibly most confusing, player so far in the game, and it's amazing the show has waited this long to bring him back. In week two, we saw Varner, who is from season two, switch up his alliances more than once. "Jeff Varner is either a crazy person or a crazy good 'Survivor' player," Entertainment Weekly said in its weekly recap. "He may be both." In Wednesday night's episode, we saw Varner turn on his old-school alliance to join the new-school team that of Spencer and Shirin, only to go back to team old school just a day later. When Shirin eventually got eliminated during tribal council, Varner explained that he voted against someone from his first alliance as a way to "wake them up," and surprisingly, it worked. He's now shaken the game up twice just six days in, and it's obvious why he's someone the fans chose to bring back.

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Survivor, Cbs, Reality tv
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