Returning player profile: Ozzy Lusth

"Ozzy wins immunity!" That's a sentence Jeff probably got bored of saying during Cook Islands. The latino waiter won 5 out of 6 individual immunities, as well as a handful of rewards. He's a team player too, and was a big part of all the tribal challenges Aitu won, contributing to one of the biggest underdog stories of the show as 4-man Aitu overturned 8-man Raro.

It's not just his swimming and tile-smashing abilities that make him a valuable presence on the Island. He's also just a great survival expert, knowing how to climb trees and forage for food. Cristina came up with the comparison of Mowgli from The Jungle Book, but he's also been compared to a dolphin and a monkey.

Is Ozzy nothing more than a challenge whore? That's probably a harsh statement to make. He was, after all, just one vote away from winning Cook Islands, and it was one of the few seasons where you kind of wanted both guys to win. But his social game has come under criticism, with some people saying he was too quiet, and others saying he was too cocky.

The cockiness was definitely a factor to his downfall in Micronesia. Let's recap: Ozzy started the game in a good spot, forming a strong alliance with Parvati, Amanda and James. Cirie was later brought in as a fifth wheel. Pretty soon, Ozzy is looking like the most popular person in the game. Erik is gushing over him and would follow him to the end of the Earth. Any people trying to take him out have been dealt with (Tracy and Ami), and his only enemy is a dumb kid named Jason who nobody likes.

Ozzy has it so good, he's able to toy with Jason. After finding the immunity idol, he replaces it with a fake, that much to everyone's amusement, Jason falls for. But Ozzy's arrogance soon turned to complacency, allowing Cirie and Parvati to catch him unaware, and take him out of the game without playing his idol in a humiliating blindside.

Ouch

Is that the only thing that went wrong for Ozzy? I don't think so. I'm sure his budding romance with Amanda was proving to be a distraction for him. He just didn't have his head in the game, at all.

Jungle love: Ozzy and Amanda enjoy a shower

After his extremely angry jury speech directed at Parvati, I figured that would be the last time we'd ever see Ozzy on Survivor. But after a 3 year hiatus, Ozzy is back, and it's been long enough for him to gain some perspective on his play. "The last Tribal Council that I went through, I’ve got to let that go, but I have to be able to remember and go back and say there were signs" he says. But with the target on his back bigger than ever, will Ozzy be able to get to the end this time? With the Redemption Island twist meaning that challenge performance will make or break your success, I'd say he's in with a shot.