With twenty-four players on Survivor 50, the edit was always going to be a challenge. There’s just not enough screen time to tell the story from that many perspectives, especially when you throw in celebrities. Some castaways were always going to get the dreaded purple edit, which is the Survivor fanbase code for mostly being a background character. With only five players remaining, however, it’s now very clear that the show missed a huge opportunity to give one of those purple players a bigger edit, and the consequences of not doing so will have a direct impact on the finale.
The player in question is Tiffany, and during the past few episodes, it’s become clear the other players look at her as a threat to win the game. She was everyone’s agreed upon target prior to her winning immunity during the last vote, and the players seem to be implying they’re planning to get her out ASAP this week. There’s a sense that she has a strong relationship with many jury members and that she’s a real threat to win the game if she’s around at the end. In theory, that’s not a surprise given her strong people skills and strategic abilities, but in real life, it’s a huge shock since the edit has barely shown us any of that.
