The host explains why two big twists will not be back for season 43.
Season 40 ofSurvivorwas the end of an era.
Producers threw the proverbial kitchen sink at contestants with twist upon twist to keep players constantly on their toes.
‘Survivor’ host Jeff Probst.Robert Voets/CBS
“Other specific twists will come and go depending on the season.”
“Interesting way to ask this question,” responds the host.
“I’ll counter with this.
Erika Casupanan and Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor’ 41.Robert Voets/CBS
Here’s what youwon’tsee inSurvivor43: Change History and Do or Die.
How ya like them apples?”
Before we continue, a little refresher course.
Jeff Probst and Rocksroy Bailey on ‘Survivor 42’.Robert Voets/CBS
That’s actually a pretty interesting new element to add to a show in its 41st season.
But that wasn’t the end of it.
OnSurvivor 41, they chose Naseer Muttalif.
The cast of ‘Survivor’ 43.Robert Voets/CBS
There was a huge uproar about the twist, and not just from viewers, but players as well.
“We’re told one thing and then something else happens.”
Danny McCray even argued directly to the host about how unfair the twist was.
“We’re competitors,“Danny told EW.
And we put a lot on the line and there’s an essence to competition.
You play to win so you’re able to win something, right?
That’s the only reason that you would go out there to compete.
And his response, you know, it was what it was.
I won’t really get into that, but it just didn’t float with me.
So I didn’t like it.”
It seemed everybody had an opinion on the twists, including yours truly.
I just don’t understand why anyone would ever choose to play it.
“I can already hear some fans celebrating and others saying we caved to criticism!”
“We love fan feedback, and the feedback on Change History was amazing.
But now they have heardSurvivorNation loud and clear, and responded in kind.
