Behind the Screen: Survivor 49

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This season's like: "What if ChatGPT wrote an okay season of Survivor. "It's just so robotic and artificial...

— Sportsman180

this season is not awful like 43, 44 or 48 relax. at worst 49 is middle of the road...

— Flopnanas

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Discussion thread about Survivor 49 with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

Survivor 49

Sportsman180 ·

This season's like: "What if ChatGPT wrote an okay season of Survivor?"

It's just so robotic and artificial. It feels like a real life board game. There's no passion. No chaos. No desire.

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Sportsman180#272

This season's like: "What if ChatGPT wrote an okay season of Survivor?"

It's just so robotic and artificial. It feels like a real life board game. There's no passion. No chaos. No desire.

OS Kajun#273

No entertainment.

Flopnanas#274

this season is not awful like 43, 44 or 48 relax.... at worst 49 is middle of the road.

OS Kajun#275

I think I would have only strongly disliked this season if it took place earlier in the new era, but I hate it cause it's so boring and awful but it's also copy and paste of every other new era season. They've kept every awful part of the game (minus the hourglass) and fixed nothing. I'm over the exact same (terrible) decisions EVERY season.

Challenge 17#276

this season is not awful like 43, 44 or 48 relax.... at worst 49 is middle of the road.

OS Kajun#277

this season is not awful like 43, 44 or 48.... at worst 49 is bottom of the barrel.

Sportsman180#278

The last two casts have just been so substandard. How do you play so scared in a game for a million dollars? Go for broke! Rizo's obnoxious but at least he's shooting from the hip.

Flopnanas#279

savannah alone bumps 49 to a good season

OS Kajun#280

savannah alone bumps 49 to a good season

False.

Sportsman180#281

Hotties.

entrepreneur#282

Jawan wins FTC <3

JustQR#283

Okay I need somebody to something. 

48 and 49 are bad. What if they were combined. Which 18 ppl you casting to make one good season out of the two?

Sportsman180#284

Okay I need somebody to something. 

48 and 49 are bad. What if they were combined. Which 18 ppl you casting to make one good season out of the two?

Easy.

Men: 

1. Kyle 48

2. Thomas 48

3. Jawan 49

4. Shauhin 48

5. Rizo 49

6. Nate 49

7. David 48

8. Cedrek 48

9. Jake or Steven 49

Women:

1. Sai 48

2. Savannah 49

3. Sophi B. 49

4. MC 49

5. Sophie S. 49

6. Kamilla 48

7. Sage 49

8. Shannon 49

9. Charity or Bianca 48

That might actually be a fire season.

OS Kajun#285

Omg your cast SUCKS!

Infernho#286

Okay I need somebody to something. 

48 and 49 are bad. What if they were combined. Which 18 ppl you casting to make one good season out of the two?

In order  IMO

Men

Rizzo - 49

Kyle - 48

Jake - 49

Cedric - 48

Jawan -49

Matt - 49

Nate -49

Alex - 49

Thomas - 48

Women

Mary - 48

Savannah - 49

Kamilla - 48

Sai - 48

Sophie B - 49

Sage - 49

Sophie S - 49

Star - 48

Annie - 49

ABSOLUTELY NOT - EVA, JOE, SHAUHIN, DAVID

OS Kajun#287

Okay I need somebody to something. 

48 and 49 are bad. What if they were combined. Which 18 ppl you casting to make one good season out of the two?

In 2 seasons aren't 9 men to make it a tolerable cast, that's a problem.

Infernho#288

Okay I need somebody to something. 

48 and 49 are bad. What if they were combined. Which 18 ppl you casting to make one good season out of the two?

In 2 seasons aren't 9 men to make it a tolerable cast, that's a problem.

Terrible men... i picked my bottom picks based on I DIDNT HATE THEM

Sportsman180#289

Omg your cast SUCKS!

No it doesn't, stop being ridiculous.

The terrible players I left out:

Stephanie, Kevin, Justin, Chrissy, Star, Mary, Mitch, Eva, Joe.

Nicole, Annie, Jeremiah, Matt, Jason, Alex, Kristina.

Which one of these barnburners are you gonna include lol?

OS Kajun#290

Kevin had potential and was likable. He was screwed. Chrissy & Mary were worthy especially Chrissy. Any cast with Shauhin and David is terrible.

Infernho#291

Omg your cast SUCKS!

No it doesn't, stop being ridiculous.

The terrible players I left out:

Stephanie, Kevin, Justin, Chrissy, Star, Mary, Mitch, Eva, Joe.

Nicole, Annie, Jeremiah, Matt, Jason, Alex, Kristina.

Which one of these barnburners are you gonna include lol?

Mary was the best part of 48!!! What makes you put them in the terrible category?

Infernho#292

Kevin had potential and was likable. He was screwed. Chrissy & Mary were worthy especially Chrissy. Any cast with Shauhin and David is terrible.

Shauhin was the worst castmember on 48!!

I almost want to give him the worst of the new era.... but I have to give that to Liz

Sportsman180#293

Kevin had potential and was likable. He was screwed. Chrissy & Mary were worthy especially Chrissy. Any cast with Shauhin and David is terrible.

Kevin got hurt and was socially unaware. Chrissy is completely forgettable and useless. Mary played terribly and annoyingly. You have not changed my mind.

Sportsman180#294

Mary was the best part of 48!!! What makes you put them in the terrible category?

If Mary went home in the pre-merge, i would agree with you. She just so happened to get another 5 or 6 episodes where she played terribly and uselessly. I saw enough.

Challenge 17#295

Okay I need somebody to something. 

48 and 49 are bad. What if they were combined. Which 18 ppl you casting to make one good season out of the two?

In 2 seasons aren't 9 men to make it a tolerable cast, that's a problem.

This lol even combining 47 there I'd struggle

Challenge 17#296

Kevin had potential and was likable. He was screwed. Chrissy & Mary were worthy especially Chrissy. Any cast with Shauhin and David is terrible.

Shauhin was the worst castmember on 48!!

I almost want to give him the worst of the new era.... but I have to give that to Liz

Bhuanu is worse than both of them

OS Kajun#297

Okay I need somebody to something. 

48 and 49 are bad. What if they were combined. Which 18 ppl you casting to make one good season out of the two?

In 2 seasons aren't 9 men to make it a tolerable cast, that's a problem.

This lol even combining 47 there I'd struggle

I highly disagree here. 47 was a top tier cast.

Sportsman180#298

My cast quality rankings (irregardless of season quality):

47 > 46 > 45 > 49 > 43 > 41 > 42 > 44 > 48

Challenge 17#299

47 had a good cast for sure, I just dislike so many of the men from the past two seasons that even adding 47 I'd struggle to find nine I care about. 

JustQR#300

47 had a good cast for sure, I just dislike so many of the men from the past two seasons that even adding 47 I'd struggle to find nine I care about. 

I could probably do 9 if 47 included.

Sam, Sol, Gabe, Kyle 48, Thomas, Rizo, Nate, Alex, Jawan

would be the 9. I could make a case for David since he was messy at times... but Joe and Shauhin are going nowhere near my list. 

OS Kajun#301

The 9 men if 47 is included: Sam, Andy, Rome, Gabe, TK, Kevin, Kyle, Rizzo, Jake

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