Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-5870534-20170525182433/@comment-5870534-20170603205823

IAmNothing712 wrote: Quits and medevacs in 16-player seasons mean less Tribal Councils. Less tribals means more dead air. Having 18-20 people is a preventive measure to have less canceled tribals. Dead air? The episode in which Skupin was evacuated became one of the most iconic episodes of Survivor. Survivor is not only about tribal councils, and evacuations are definitely not dead air. As for quits, many quits actually occurred at tribal council, including the first one by Osten. Yes, it is somewhat disappointing when there is no tribal, but it is much more important to give each character more air time, than spamming the screen with 18 contestants, or even worse - 20, with only a few getting exposure. Also, more contestants means less action, less challenges, less scenes from tribal life. I love the old seasons because they showed us so much. Now, we have some episodes that start with a challenge, then we get some scenes of people searching for idols/talking strategy, then another challenge, then some more strategy talk, and then tribal council. No exposure for characters, no scenes that remind us that we are watching "Survivor", and that these people are not just playing a game, but also trying to survive in the wild.