I'd said maybe this last season was the best, but
Tungster at TV and Treadmills says it was "Heroes and Villains" (from 2010). "Heroes and Villains" had all returning players, and this season's "Brains, Brawn, and Beauty" season had an all-new cast. In the comments at my post, -Peder guessed that this season was great
because of the absence of returning players:
It let all kinds of new players have room to breathe. Imagine if Tony had been on the same tribe as Russell or some previous alpha dog. It would have dominated the story line. Same [thing] with Kass, Spencer and Tasha. All of them were better because they were all new to the situation.
That made me comment:
Good point, but at the same time, I had the feeling that a lot of them were playing not just to win -- which is always a long shot -- but to get invited back as a return player.
I'd certainly like to see Spencer again, and Kass was auditioning for the female villain role that always seems to need to be filled.
Maybe another "Heroes and Villains" season is in the offing.