S37: David vs. Goliath: Previews & Speculation without Spoilers

[Bryce Lynch]

2 hours ago, Eolivet said:

Strong ... negative opinions lean towards a winner's edit? I disagree. I used to think invisibility wasn't a hallmark of the winner, but now I'm not so sure. Blandly nice, but not the biggest character out there pretty much describes most recent winners -- Wendell, Sarah, Adam, Michele. Only Ben with his idols bucks that trend.

And there's a lot of "blandly nice" in this final six.

I'm not one who really notices edits are makes any predictions based upon them.  But, I think most attention being given to a castaway leans more towards a winner's edit.  I think the  clearest loser's edit is being ignored.  

I don't think Wendell, Sarah, or Adam were "blandly nice".  Sarah and Adam both played the game very hard, from what I recall.  Wendell won a lot of challenges and had the tight alliance with Domenick and Laurel.   He was the slightly lower key of the 2 dominant players (Dom being the other) and beat Dom 6-5.  I think Laurel was the "blandly nice" character in Ghost Island. 

If anything, I think the trend has been towards voting for the most dominant player in the game, regardless of any blindsides or bitterness.

[healthnut]

I’ve always wondered if Jeff’s lack of hype coming into this season was due to an UTR female winning. Kara winning certainly wouldn’t be the most exciting end to a great season.

[Jextella]

3 hours ago, Bryce Lynch said:

I'm not one who really notices edits are makes any predictions based upon them.  But, I think most attention being given to a castaway leans more towards a winner's edit.  I think the clearest loser's edit is being ignored.  

I don't think Wendell, Sarah, or Adam were "blandly nice".  Sarah and Adam both played the game very hard, from what I recall.  Wendell won a lot of challenges and had the tight alliance with Domenick and Laurel.   He was the slightly lower key of the 2 dominant players (Dom being the other) and beat Dom 6-5.  I think Laurel was the "blandly nice" character in Ghost Island. 

If anything, I think the trend has been towards voting for the most dominant player in the game, regardless of any blindsides or bitterness.

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There is so much we don't see and know that I'd never wager on who I think will win based on editing.

TV needs to answer to advertisers. Bottom line.  Whatever brings in the bucks is what works.  Seems to me any/all editing is done in a way that drives entertainment value - and where Survivor is concerned, competitive drama.  They want us to keep tuning in and will edit things in a way that will make that happen - while retaining the long-term viability of the show (for future earnings).

I would, however, wager that producer put out media stories to fan the flames as well - including spoilers.

For this particular season, I don't think we have any clear winners left on the field based on editing.  It's anyone's game at this point based on what we've been shown - and that is probably very intentional.

Edited December 18, 2018 by Jextella