It’s been a chaotic, up and down start to Survivor 50. Fan response to the returning players and the actual gameplay has been incredibly positive. Ratings have been the strongest we’ve seen in years. There are so many reasons to celebrate, and yet, amidst all that excitement, there’s also been enormous fan backlash about the edit. Now, a rumor is swirling that the noise has gotten so loud that the show is recutting future episodes to make sure they don’t alienate fans.
Let’s do a quick preshow recap here to make sure we’re all on the same page. During the fourth episode (“Knife To The Heart”), the show decided to bring in Zac Brown as a reward for the players. Fans have been calling for better rewards for years, and in general, the idea of him being on the island was well-received. Unfortunately, the episode lingered and lingered and lingered and lingered on the reward to almost a comical extent. We got a segment of Brown spearfishing by himself. We got long excerpts from multiple songs. The whole thing just went on forever, to the point where it felt like the actual Survivor contestants were being overshadowed by Brown.
