Followers have been fairly loud with their complaints in regards to the Survivor Season 50 forged, however quite a lot of former gamers have been fairly ahead with their critiques too. By all accounts, it was a grueling, almost year-long casting course of, and quite a lot of those that have been finally minimize didn’t respect allegedly being made to imagine they’d make the present. Others who weren’t strongly thought-about have voiced their very own points too, with many extraordinarily pissed off by the shortage of illustration from earlier seasons, amongst different issues. I’m undecided any former gamers have been as ahead as legendary villain Russell Hantz was this morning although.
The 2 time Survivor finalist took to social media to unload earlier at this time. He retweeted a collection of messages from followers saying he must be on the present, then quote tweeted one other saying he’s not within the New Period BS. Lastly, he composed his personal message the place he accused host Jeff Probst of ruining the present. You’ll be able to learn his quote under…
Backside line and everybody is aware of it Jeff Probst has killed Survivor. He refuses to patch the torch and would moderately it crumbled to the bottom.
There appears to be some damage emotions on Russell Hantz’s finish about not being on the Survivor 50 forged. It’s unclear if he was ever even significantly thought-about, as there weren’t rumors about him returning. Given his standing as a legendary participant, it’s simple to see why he’d be bothered. He’s most likely among the many ten most well-known gamers within the recreation’s historical past and undoubtedly one of the talked about non-winners ever. It’s bizarre he seemingly wouldn’t even be thought-about for a milestone season.
For those who’re a part of the Survivor fanbase, nonetheless, you additionally know his critique of Jeff Probst isn’t precisely surprising. The on-camera persona and producer is the one host the American model of the present has ever identified, however over the past 5 years particularly, his reputation amongst many followers has plummeted due to a collection of unpopular gameplay modifications.
The present moved from 39 days to 26 days, a alternative that has close to common fan and participant disapproval. A gradual stream of benefits, idols and sudden twists have additionally develop into a daily fixture of the sport, which may usually trigger shock eliminations for gamers who had seemingly put themselves into an excellent place. There’s additionally a notion that the present is fixated on speaking in regards to the trauma and tragic backstories of gamers and places an enormous emphasis on exhibiting them overcome obstacles, which is a special tone than what the present began with.
The entire fan and former participant frustration over these points has actually come to a head the previous few days, because the Survivor 50 forged options 12 gamers from the so-called New Period. That’s Seasons 41 via 49, that are the latest entries Probst has loudly championed and which many followers see as merchandise of his want to maneuver the present into what he appears to view as a extra socially acutely aware and uplifting route crammed with extra heroes than villains.
Personally, I agree with a number of the complaints about Probst and disagree with a number of the complaints. Yeah, the sport must be longer, function much less benefits, forged much less superfans and cease attempting to alter the world, however the present remains to be certainly one of my favorites on tv. Most of the modifications and new additions through the years like immunity idols and extra elaborate challenges have been optimistic, and it’s simple that a number of the New Period gamers and a few whole seasons have been implausible. There was additionally no strategy to put collectively a forged of 24 gamers everybody was going to be proud of. That was at all times an unattainable activity.
In the end, what issues greater than the rest is how Survivor 50 seems. There have been all-star seasons which were among the many greatest within the present’s historical past (Heroes vs Villains and Cambodia) and ones which were… not nice (All-Stars and Sport Changers). Clearly the forged performs an enormous position in that, however it’s actually extra about how the forged matches with one another. If it have been as much as me, I’d have picked Russell, Abi-Maria, Jerri and some others on the expense of the previous winners and a few New Period gamers, but when this season seems nice, all this casting controversy can be forgotten completely.
As for Russell Hantz, it’s unclear what the following steps is likely to be for him. I can’t think about being so direct along with his opinions about Jeff will make it extra possible he will get forged in future seasons. I’ve heard quite a lot of followers speak about how they’d prefer to see him on The Traitors; so, fingers crossed he goes down that street.