I agree, and that's why I'm not one of those nuts who say that the first two seasons are the only worthwhile ones, but Survivor has an identity crisis. It comes down to this: do you care more about watching interpersonal dynamics more, or do you care more about the game dynamics and how they impact the contestents? I care more about the former; the game is unavoidable but the twists should be used to accentuate the castaways personalities or create interesting scenarios. Outcasts can be a play on oppressed minorities, the racial twist on CI is self explanatory. The final 3, hidden immunity idols, bloated casts and the constant back and forth between seasons of whether they merge at 10 or 9 are all trite, boring attempts to appeal to game dynamics. I'm interested in game dynamics, but the show's only an hour a week, and I'd rather see who these people are at the expense of a complicated game.

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