Some Different Strategies and Good Players
As much as I love Survivor, the seasons don’t tend to stick in my mind. I mean, we are on season 48, and there have been 750 contestants (at least according to Jeff Probst, host and show runner) over the last 25 years. Yeah, is it any wonder why I have a hard time remembering specifics of the seasons? But I do remember the general way the show has progressed over the 48 seasons, so that’s part of what made season 48 so interesting to watch.
As always, the format remains pretty much the same. 18 new strangers are stranded in Fiji into three tribes. They’re given nothing and have to work together to survive. But, as the teams lose challenges, they have to vote each other out. Part way through the season, the tribes merge and they start voting people out after individual challenges.
There are usually one or two players each season that annoy me. Jeff seems to love them because they make great TV, or so he thinks. No Jeff, they are just annoying. However, I have to give this season’s annoying player props. She was entertaining as well as annoying. My issue was that she was trying to play the godfather and no one was allowed to go against her. And then she’d get hurt when someone did. Sorry, that’s not how the game works.
And yet, here’s the other side of that. Some of the players on this season made deep bonds. And there was a major alliance that was trying to play honorably and loyally. I was actually rooting for them. I think it was because they were playing with more trust and not domineering, unlike the player I mentioned earlier. Also, I think it was because I enjoyed the duos that formed this major alliance.
However, those not in the alliance felt they were being robbed of the chance to play the game, and made a big deal about it. On the one hand, I can understand and sympathize with what they are feeling. It’s hard to know there is little you can do to change your fate in the game. But to claim that the other people weren’t playing the game was wrong. They were playing it the way they wanted to. It just wasn’t a strategy that those on the outs could break up.
It's been a while since we say a loyal group. And it’s been a while since we saw so many public duos. I found it refreshing and a bit of a throwback to the days before there were so many idols and advantages to keep that from happening. And before everyone decided to play by backstabbing. I’ll admit, I enjoy those blindsides and twists, but there is something to be said for playing a loyal game, too.
Then there was the secret duo. And that’s all I will say.
There were also lots of great personal stories this season. People who overcame baggage they brought with them. I was moved several times. Yes, it often happens once or twice, but it was more often than that this time around.
This season continued the trend of mostly 90-minute episodes. But seriously, can we get more of a reunion at the end of the season than we are getting now? I know, I’ve seen saying that for years, but I’m going to keep saying it. Please and thank you.
Survivor 48 is another season that will have fans engaged as they watch the choices the players make play out. It featured some game play we hadn’t seen in a while, and I liked that. And the cast was mostly likable. That, to me, makes a great season.
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