LogFAQs > #972441863

Inviso posted...

I'm not saying blindsides as a strategy are bad. I'm saying production wants the AUDIENCE to be blindsided and surprised far too often (and every tribal council needs to end with some shocking vote that becomes a water cooler moment), and the end result is a bunch of disjointed final results that often carry little emotional weight. I'm just particularly worried, because it feels like their response to an unsatisfying ending to 43 is "let's throw in countless advantages so players are FORCED to make big moves each and every episode, and we won't get a final 3 like that group of duds again!"

I agree with your first line here - the editing way too often emphasizes some non-existent twist and tries to make it seem like a blindside even though it was a pretty straightforward vote. That can be annoying.

But you're still thinking that players make big moves because of advantages. That's not the case at all. The players WILL make big moves every episodes, regardless of anything else. That's how you play and win the game. The only reason they wouldn't is if they don't care about the million $, or they're flat out stupid.

Obviously I love those older seasons where people WERE flat out stupid and literally gave away the million multiple times. That's entertaining af. But it's hard to find people that stupid anymore. Even psychos like Carolyn are clearly focused on the money. Matt and Frannie are not going to throw away the money for their showmance, like Ozzy and such did. Maybe the economic downturn has something to do with it too, I dunno.