User blog comment:IDrankYourOJ/The Worst Twists in Survivor History/@comment-4136655-20180421004650


 * 1) . Final 4 Firemaking Challenge: I absolutely despite this twist because it feels like a this goes against what game is about, which is the social bonds you make with players, and it certainly felt like a slap in the face when this twist basically saved Ben from a unanimous vote on Day 38 after three consecutive idol plays. There's no need to force extra tension to a season when there's none there. Honestly, this is going to push Day 38 club members to Day 37 or earlier because you simply cannot count on them losing the challenge. Hopefully this will be the last time the twist appears, similar to the TAR Final 4 finale twist did.


 * 1) . Palau Schoolyard Pick: Honestly I do find it unfair that Jonathan and Wanda to weren't able to properly compete on the season (though I don't see either of them going to far, there was a reason the two went unpicked after all).


 * 1) . Haves vs. Have Nots: To quote Probst, "The idea worked on paper, but heavily poor in execution". It also certainly didn't help that the tribes weren't balanced by production beforehand either. (I get why, since they likely didn't want to pull another Jonathan & Libby for the season, and I also highly doubt that Fiji's tribes were to be divided by race as well.)


 * 1) . Redemption Island: I'll admit, kind of wanted to see what sort of strategies that an all-newbie cast, sadly all instances of this twist were used in newbie/returnee seasons, in which the returnees basically controlled the game.


 * 1) . Legacy Advantage: Honestly, it's just an idol you can only use at 13 or 6, which is dull. I'd find it a little more interesting if it had different effects at different points in the game post-merge


 * 1) . Juror Removal: This was supposed to have happened seven years ago, around the time of Russell Hantz, who production had a huge boner for at the time, and it wouldn't have helped him both times either, much like Michele. It also doesn't help that it feels unfair to someone who made the Jury, only to have it taken away.


 * 1) . Reward Steal: Really stupid and lackluster, plus I think it was just stupid for Adam to give it to Jay with only one reward left (even I figured there'd probably only be one reward left with how many people there were by the time of the Loved Ones Visit).


 * Honorable Mention:' The tribe expansion, I don't find it really stupid, I don't want it to become the norm in two-tribe seasons from this point forward, especially with how short the pre-merge is now.