Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-5870534-20170525182433/@comment-5870534-20170531175052

Tozza6 wrote: I'm just trying to be realisitc because I would be shocked if Survivor went back to 16 people. I'm happy with 18 because you can have the first 13 episodes with one boot each and then a 5-person finale. I'm happy to settle for that although I'm sure they'll throw in a back-to-back episode here or there anyway.

Just imagine a 16-person cast with no theme and a final two. <3 Well, I am not against two hour episodes, actually. The problem is double-boot episodes that are the length of one episode.

As for the final two, I thought about it a bit, and there is one major thing I don't like about the final two, and that is that it depends on the decision of one person. When it is the final three, there is a way to somehow influence the outcome of tribal by, say, forcing a draw. Still, I am not at all against a final two finale. I just think that it is no longer a necessity.

As for themes, I want there to be a theme, but it should be based on the location. I mean, a theme can make even a mediocre season like Thailand memorable, because you get a unique atmosphere, you get challenges that are based on the local culture, and rewards that are based on local culture too. I'm sure everyone remembers the elephant ride reward from Thailand, but who remembers the rewards on "Game Changers"? Or the challenges. When I think Thailand, I think about the challenge where they had to decorate a huge doll, and ten carry it around. Now, that is a memorable challenge. So even a bad season like Thailand is actually very memorable and fun to revisit after so many years. All the seasons from Nicaragua onward look the same.