When it comes to Survivor 50’s returning players, it doesn’t matter if you’re from the old or new era. Fans are being given the power to create an all-new game through several months of voting that began on Wednesday, February 26, the same day as the Season 48 premiere.

Survivor 48 is officially in full swing. That means a new cast of 18 castaways, plenty of social strategy and greuling challenges, and a lesson in gay pop culture for host Jeff Probst. … Wait, what was that last part?

The show's host said the premiere was "so packed that our very first cut was very long" and the injury's aftermath didn't make the cut