Survivor megathread

[Hope For A New Era]

The current plan is to begin filming in early 2021.  If Fiji is not yet possible, they will film in the Dominican Republic, which is already open to Americans.  There has been some talk of filming three seasons this spring/summer so that they can air the first of those three in the late spring/summer and not mess up the schedule for the 2021-22 TV season.

Would be nice to see them outside of Fiji again for a change.

[Hope For A New Era]

I watched the premiere last night. It was interesting. I'm not sure how I feel about the new intensity, but I think they're being much more careful with the advantages and twists, no more advantage spam, which is nice.

I was surprised by the "come on in guys" thing. I'm going to miss the line. It was iconic, an institution, up there with "the tribe has spoken." It seemed a little unnecessary for the show to take such an explicit social justice direction, and I'm saying this as someone who strongly supports most of these causes. I fear Survivor becoming like Big Brother (which doesn't really feel like a social experiment anymore).