TV: Survivor: Season 47 - Fall 2024

[Satans Hockey]

Staying or going? If staying I might need to look into VPN, and that’s not my strong suit lol

Haven't seen anything about it going off there. That's CBS(where it's broadcasted here) streaming platform.

 

[Peasy]

Staying or going? If staying I might need to look into VPN, and that’s not my strong suit lol

VPN doesnt work with Paramount Plus FYI. You would need a USA created account to access the US content.

 

[shakes the clown]

The final 3 stuff needs to go, Sue had 0 chance of winning and didn't deserve to be in the final.

The fire making was the only time I actually enjoyed watching that because Teenie choked so bad on that.

Rachael winning makes sense with how this season went but I think it's ridiculous that Sam only got 1 vote, he had a great tribal and played a great game. I really thought it was going to be closer than that. It's also another reason why it needs to go back to the final 2 instead of having the pointless 3rd wheel. Hell even Sue talked less during the final tribal.

couldn't disagree more about Sam. I do agree that he had a great tribal, much better than Rachel. But I think he played a horrible game. Did nothing of value post merge. Choked in literally every immunity challenge. How many times did he get to the puzzle first and then get blown out?


This was a weird season. it was entertaining, but no one really played a great game. The best players were people who really only did one or two impressive things in the game and were also terrible at other times.

I thought Rachel dropped the ball at final tribal not talking about her brilliant play of the shot in the dark. That was her best move all season.

I don't hate the outcome but a 7-1 split is anticlimactic given how this season started by putting knives at throats and firing off guns. It put its foot on the gas and never let up. The only way the finish matches the craziness of the course of the season is if we get a redux of Ghost Island where we are tied 4-4 and Sue has to cast a winning vote. Had that happened, this season might have been the GOAT.

I'm sorry but seasons like Heroes and Villains and Winners at War is propped up waaaayyyyy too much. Literally no one is clamoring to watch the likes of Rob, Amber, Ethan, Candice from Raro and Danielle (Exile Island) again. It's a nostalgia thing watching your favorites compete when other seasons have much better strategy or entertainment value

I disagree. I would (and do) love watching Boston Rob in any show you put him on.

When you say "new era" do you mean when they started doing final 3 as opposed to final 2?

no, new era refers to Survivor going woke and focusing on cast diversity and getting as many alternative lifestyle people on the cast as possible while also having less and less strong alpha type men on the cast.

 

[SensBrawler]

Splitting the finale in two was not a great idea. It was basically over 15 minutes into the episode when Rachel won immunity. It was pretty clear that nobody was going to beat her. I like Rachel as a winner although I do understand the comparison to winners like Mike and Ben. I think she's better than both though. She never had as big a social blunder like Mike during the auction and she didn't really solely on finding idols like Ben. Dee still remains the best player of the new era.

Overall, this season was solid. It was a step below the last two, but it was still fairly entertaining. Aside from the premiere, the pre-merge was great. I do think the post-merge was pretty bland, but Operation Italy and the first part of the finale were both great episodes.

In terms of my ranking of the new era seasons, I'd probably have it as...

45>46>47/42>41>44>43

42 and 45-47 are all good seasons, but I'm not a fan of the other three.

If another woman wins in Season 48 it might be time to wonder if the new format isn't creating a disadvantage to men. That's gonna be a 6-2 split since the New Era started and that's not a problem you can just gloss over.

From seasons 26-40 we had twelve male winners and only three female winners. I don't think it's a big deal to see more women start to win more and close the gap a bit. I don't really see anything specific about the new era format that's putting men at a disadvantage.

The final 3 stuff needs to go, Sue had 0 chance of winning and didn't deserve to be in the final.

Do you think we should have had a final two instead? If it was a final two, Sue would have been there no matter what. If Rachel won final immunity, she would have voted out Sam and if Sam won, he would have voted out Rachel. Final threes at least allow for the possibility of two good players making it to the end. Most final twos these days would just a decent player and a goat.

 

[LadyJet26]

It's all on Paramount Plus here as well

Only 35+ is on paramount in Canada

 

[zombie kopitar]

Overall, this season was solid. It was a step below the last two, but it was still fairly entertaining. Aside from the premiere, the pre-merge was great. I do think the post-merge was pretty bland, but Operation Italy and the first part of the finale were both great episodes.

In terms of my ranking of the new era seasons, I'd probably have it as...

45>46>47/42>41>44>43

I think this is a pretty fair ranking' the last 3 seasons of new era seem to be the best to me too; I think Dee's win is a bit overrated just because she had someone simping for her that lead her to the win. But I guess that's a knock on Austin not her

I would rank Rachel's win higher, I think her resume is just better, Kenzie is lower than both, but to me that is the most entertaining season of the new era, and it's really not close. This season really didn't get good until merge, but that seems to be a pattern at this point.

 

[hoglund]

I think this is a pretty fair ranking' the last 3 seasons of new era seem to be the best to me too; I think Dee's win is a bit overrated just because she had someone simping for her that lead her to the win. But I guess that's a knock on Austin not her

I would rank Rachel's win higher, I think her resume is just better, Kenzie is lower than both, but to me that is the most entertaining season of the new era, and it's really not close. This season really didn't get good until merge, but that seems to be a pattern at this point.

I still don't understand what is meant by "the new era", someone said since it's become "woke". I don't like the 90 minute episodes, go back to 60 minutes and I prefer final 2 not 3. Regarding this season Rachel was deserving, which has been rare for many seasons, personally I was rooting for Kyle because he was good both social and competitions. Once he was gone I didn't really care who won.

 

[izzy]

Essentially

Bring back themes
Get rid of the firemaking final 4
Less twists and losing votes
back to 39 days
sassy probst return

 

[These Are The Days]

Essentially

Bring back themes
Get rid of the firemaking final 4
Less twists and losing votes
back to 39 days
sassy probst return

Agreed to most.

Themes get really played out and define a season before it even starts but we are long overdue for another one

God yes on fire making. It can be used to forge a final 2 if necessary but that is it man

The twist amounts aren't too bad anymore compared to things like season 34. But the losing votes thing yeah. That BS needs to stop. Like 5 seasons ago. The "Beware" advantage where you gotta send Dorothy back to Kansas before your idol activates and you can vote again is f***ing stupid

39 days DOES help the game cook longer and force actual survival. But I doubt we ever see it again

Yaaahhhssss on Sassy Jeff. Tribal Council used to be a punishment. Now it's tea time with the host

 

[izzy]

the 39 days thing is what i think matters most. good players have no time to recover after a big move, you essentially have 1 day to correct, half of which is spent going to challenges/island adventures/etc.

it truly damages a solid run and puts forward too much luck

 

[MAHJ71]

Given his occupation I figured Sam would be decent at stating his case during the final tribal council. That said, I believe Rachel played the better game by far. Glad she won, glad the jury got it right and didn't let bitterness cloud their decisions. Survivor has suffered from lame juries and as a viewer I was happy to see that was not the case this time around. Kudos to Sue for playing a loyal game and making it that far given her age.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Essentially

Bring back themes
Get rid of the firemaking final 4
Less twists and losing votes
back to 39 days
sassy probst return

I agree with all of this stuff entirely, but most importantly BRING BACK THEMES!!! And in that same vein, PLEASE go to a different location. Can't imagine that this will happen, given the financial implications, but I can still dream.

Themed seasons (and going to other locations besides Fiji) is how I can remember other seasons.

Everything from 40 til now are all just a blur of bland rinse and repeat seasons. No theme, no new locations, just numbered seasons with no distinguishing features.

 

[Apex Predator]

Essentially

Bring back themes
Get rid of the firemaking final 4
Less twists and losing votes
back to 39 days
sassy probst return

Sassy Jeff is not coming back. He has gone full woke now. I’m all for the way the world is changing and being more aware but going full woke is too much.

 

[hoglund]

Sassy Jeff is not coming back. He has gone full woke now. I’m all for the way the world is changing and being more aware but going full woke is too much.

What has Jeff done that is "full woke"? The only thing that I can think of is instead of saying "come on in guys" he now says "come on in" because women aren't supposed to classified as guys, which in my opinion is wrong. What are the other examples of Jeff going "fully woke"?

 

[Jovavic]

What has Jeff done that is "full woke"? The only thing that I can think of is instead of saying "come on in guys" he now says "come on in" because women aren't supposed to classified as guys, which in my opinion is wrong. What are the other examples of Jeff going "fully woke"?

Get your popcorn ready, you're about to get some doozy of an answer from some people lol

One of their main gripes is the casting for Survivor (and Big Brother) is more in line with the actual demographics of US instead of being a majority of white. It's incredibly pathetic to care that much the contestants on a game show but here we are lol

 

[Apex Predator]

What has Jeff done that is "full woke"? The only thing that I can think of is instead of saying "come on in guys" he now says "come on in" because women aren't supposed to classified as guys, which in my opinion is wrong. What are the other examples of Jeff going "fully woke"?

The casting is not the issue. I’m happy seeing a diverse cast. There’s a noticeable difference in how Jeff interacts with others now vs back then. It’s like he has kid gloves on when talking with the cast. After season 40 his whole demeanor and tone changed. Everything feels forced when Jeff talks.

I could have used a better term than saying woke and that’s on me for not being as clear in my message. This is a sensitive topic and I want to be careful where I’m coming from.

 

[Peasy]

I wouldn't really say Jeff has gone "woke", imo its more so that hes turned so much of survivor into a jerk off of itself and hes turned tribal into the Jeff Probst show. He doesnt let discussion form naturally. Hes constantly looking for random analogies and sound bites. He only casts people that LOVEEEEEEEEEE survivor and LOVEEEEEEE to talk about how much it means to them and how its completely changed their lives. He constantly tries to get contestant to talk about how much it means for them to go on Survivor and how their lives will never be the same now etc.

 

[Apex Predator]

I wouldn't really say Jeff has gone "woke", imo its more so that hes turned so much of survivor into a jerk off of itself and hes turned tribal into the Jeff Probst show. He doesnt let discussion form naturally. Hes constantly looking for random analogies and sound bites. He only casts people that LOVEEEEEEEEEE survivor and LOVEEEEEEE to talk about how much it means to them and how its completely changed their lives. He constantly tries to get contestant to talk about how much it means for them to go on Survivor and how their lives will never be the same now etc.

This sums up how I feel a lot better than how I tried to represent it. This is why I don’t think we will see sassy Jefff anymore.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Late to the discussion here.

The finale was so predictable. Rachel had the show won once she won final 4 immunity.

There was nothing that could have been done. Show was over and predictable. Sam did well from that point forward to curtail the potential sweep. He wasn’t getting enough votes to win. More about did he possibly get one or two dissenting votes from the obvious majority for Rachel to win.

Sue dragged to the 3 as we all expected. Can we please change the finale format to not allow this to keep happening? Too many times we’re seeing a final 3 player who simply didn’t play the game at all. Bad players now survive in the game because they’re favored competitors for the end game. No more “you get to choose” if you win final 4 immunity. And I wouldn’t mind a final 2. We don’t need the fire making either. I don’t see how it’s really added that much to the show.

I also like the idea of return to 39 days. I think longer show helps better players. People say that “it’s more chaotic and that’s good” with less time between eliminations, but I think it actually might be the opposite where the current era of the game you’re encouraged to not play too hard too fast. This past season was a good example. All the good players went out early or the good players early on had their games frustrated because all the bad players banded together against them. It turned it into a pretty boring ending and it has tended to cultivate that type of show.