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Well, that headline pretty much says it all when it comes to Survivor's Malcolm Freberg. The dude is a Jeff Probst dream. Why? Because he loves big moves! Of course, those big moves have not always necessarily been the best moves.

He handed off one of his immunity idols in Survivor: Caramoan to force the splashy move of a Phillip elimination, but that also left him without a spare idol and he was promptly voted out himself at the next Tribal Council. However, heading into Survivor: Game Changers, Malcolm has to be considered one of the biggest threats. He's charming, he's cunning, and he's solid in challenges… at least ones that do not involve balancing a ball.

Why come back? What will be different this time? Does he regret his big move from Caramoan? And how does he think the other players see him? We asked Malcolm all that and more out on location in Fiji right before the game began. Watch the video above and read the text below to see what the former Amigo had to say in the first of our 20 individual cast interviews leading up to the March 8 premiere on CBS. (Also make sure to follow @thedaltonross on Instagram to see exclusive on-location photos, including one of Malcolm casting his pre-game vote for whom he'd like to vote off first.)

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Why are you here, Malcolm?

MALCOLM FREBERG: I'm the most competitive human being on earth. I admire this trait about myself, but it is a character flaw. I'm willing to admit that now at 29 years of age. I'm not pleasant around a Scrabble board, even silly games like Munchkin the card game, it's a blood sport. So for Survivor, such a big game on such a grand scale, certainly the biggest stakes I'll ever play for — to feel confident going into it twice, to lose it twice, my sleep average is down the past few years. And we need to set everything right in the world and I need to win.

What's going to be different this time?

I did a lot of things good the first time. I don't think anyone would deny that. Very charming — ego again. I think I've got a good mind for strategy — not the best, but I've got a good mind for it. I'm good at challenges but definitely not the best, as the exploding ball challenge at the end of Philippines will prove. But it's going to be timing this time for me. I've got some ideas on how I want to play the game. I think I've got a rough chart on how to navigate to the end. But I just can't help myself with the big moves. It's a flaw. Years later, I'm willing to admit it. It's a problem that I don't bat for singles, I bat for home runs. It's going to be timing that big move correctly this time around that's going to be the difference.

Do you regret that move of handing off your immunity there in Caramoan?

I'll argue the logic behind doing it. The execution wasn't good, I would say. Once we got there, I shouldn't have said we were voting for Phillip. I realize that much later in life now as a more mature man of 29. I don't regret it. I've convinced myself it was the right thing to do because Phillip had to go or I was never going to win that game. But maybe it could have been handled better. No more nuclear bombs, more tactical strikes this time.

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Whom do you want to work with?

You don't want to lock yourself into a bro-down throwdown — stealing that term from you for the show. You don't want to lock into the bro-down throwdown, but it really is viable out here and it's something all the bros would get behind because it means they're safe for a long while. I think it's an easy sell to the bros and as the Three Amigos example you so kindly illustrate, I can bro-down. But, for me, I've always had a weird ally too. Take Denise as somebody you didn't expect me to align with. So I think I can incorporate that into the bro-down if I can keep one back pocket, somebody secret.

How do you deal with unknown players fresh off season 33?

You tuck ‘em under here [points to underarm] because I'm the one who did exactly what they're doing. The girl: very cute very athletic looking, all flirty already. And the guy, fantastic little English villain mustache. I don't know anything about what they did to be "Game Changers." It's a very loose definition, apparently. But, on day 1 if I go up to one of them and say "I was exactly where you are" — instant bond. And a lot of times on day 1 if you can make a connection like that, it could be something that works out really well.

How did that play for you last time, going back to back? Was that an advantage? Disadvantage? Didn't really matter?

In the context of Caramoan — ugh, don't make me say Stealth R Us — in the way that formed and was running the game, it mattered because I felt forced to make a move to get on top of the game.

How do you think other players see you, Malcolm?

I genuinely think because there's a lot of smart people out here, they're scared of me. Of course, there's ego in that, but it's a little bit ego aside, because for one thing, I'm a lot younger than a lot of the other fit guys. They're all over 35 at this point. I'm the only one in my 20s still. So that's a problem for them. They know I'm good at the game, or decent at the game — whatever you want to call it. So I genuinely think people are nervous about me, as I think they should be.

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