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Yeah, I don't like rigging. It ruins the core human elements that make Survivor and Big Brother so appealing and instead puts a focus on these grandiose moments that feel artificial. I much prefer seasons where there's less focus on one moment and more focus on depth of character. I can't be entertained by something that's advertised as an exploration of the human core when in reality it's artificially inseminated by the producers.

Grodner's attempts to create a "game-changing twist" really does make the Houseguests leave their strategies at the door - and the overall narrative suffers from it. The twists more often than not get in the way of entertainment and instead make it some dumb nonsense that justifies immunity from eviction for doing nothing. Peridiam, you explained it all very well in that video, so I'm not going to rehash any of it. I found myself agreeing with pretty much every one you listed being either a waste of time or an undermining of the game. One thing I do hope comes back is a weakened version of Ovi's power, with it applying to only ONE nominee and having to be played on a person before the nomination ceremony. Grants complete safety, but must be played without knowing who the final nominations are, and will only apply if correct. This should be hidden in the house proper, so anyone can find it.

In Survivor, Probst rigging it for his bros like he did with Ben is bad for the show because that's not entertaining. Watching someone find idols left and right is not fun. Watching someone's tactics of diplomacy to keep themselves alive is. That's what the game was meant to be, but what it's turned into is a twist-fest that's barely recognizable, and someone who hasn't watched since Cambodia will be baffled as to what they missed the show turning into. That's because production cares more about 2:3 swaps and other rubbish that only artificially shakes up the game on a very temporary basis. Time and time again, alliances get based on original tribes, so why not force those tribes to stay together for 19 days like it used to be? I'm getting close to the point where I'm apathetic enough about Survivor's future to stop watching it entirely, and that can be rectified if S41 is a Tocantins-like "back to basics" season where there's two tribes of 9, no swap, three total idols, no bonus advantages, merge at 11, jury of 9, final 2. That would be much more fun.
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