
I love Survivor. It’s the greatest reality competition show in TV history, and while I obviously watch every new episode the second they drop, I also sometimes go back and watch older seasons. Recently, I rewatched Pearl Islands and was looking up some info on fan favorite Rupert Boneham when I came across some comments he made a few years ago about how the game has evolved. They’re more true now than they were at the time he said them.
In an interview with CBS 4 in Indianapolis (Rupert is a big Indiana guy), he talked about what has changed on Survivor over the years. His comments were in reference to Season 41, but they more generally apply to all the more recent seasons that have involved lots of twists and turns. Here’s what he said…