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The reunion show for Survivor: Caramoan was rather a controversial one, as the contestants eliminated pre-jury were seated alongside the audience than onstage, mostly to conceal the absence of Brandon Hantz, who was banned from attending the show following his altercation with Phillip Sheppard in "Persona Non Grata". Only the jury, except for Brenda Lowe, who at the time was in the last stages of her pregnancy.
Jeff Probst explained that the reason why the pre-jury eliminees were not given a seat onstage was because the new set could not accommodate them all,[2] but in a Facebook post, Survivor: The Australian Outback and Survivor: Philippines contestant Michael Skupin stated that the studio for the finale was the same set used in Philippines, and it was able to accommodate all 18 contestants from that season, the same number of contestants present at the Caramoan reunion show.
The Reunion was universally panned by fans and contestants alike, with many fans showed their distaste at the pre-jury contestants being left out and Jeff Probst addressing only six of the ten contestants allowed on stage. Erik Reichenbach, who was present but not acknowledged at the show, called the reunion "a farce",[3] criticizing how the show left many questions on the season unanswered and how the pre-jury contestants were left out in favor of former contestants Rob Mariano and Rudy Boesch during the show. Corinne Kaplan and Allie Pohevitz posted rants on Twitter and Facebook respectively, expressing their disappointments about their being informed by their exclusion in such short notice, and wasting their families' time since the pre-jurors wouldn't be able to sit onstage, much less speak (in said post, Allie revealed that each contestant was entitled to bring six family members at the live show).[4]
Malcolm won the Fan Favorite Award over Brenda.
Trivia
- With Brandon's ban and Brenda's pregnancy, this marks the first time that the attending cast is incomplete in the reunion.
- This will happen once again in Survivor: Cambodia, when Vytas Baskauskas was banned from attending due to spoiling controversy.
References
- ↑ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/14/sunday-final-ratings-survivor-once-upon-a-time-the-simpsons-revenge-adjusted-up/182603/
- ↑ Ross, Dalton (May 14, 2013). "'Survivor:' Jeff Probst talks Brenda vs. Dawn, the final challenge advantage, and controversial new reunion show format". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/14/survivor-caramoan-jeff-probst-finale-reunion/. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ↑ Ross, Dalton (May 13, 2013). "Medically evacuated Erik slams the 'disrespectful...ridiculous...insane...farce' of a 'Survivor' reunion show". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/13/survivor-caramoan-erik-reunion/. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/allie.pohevitz/posts/10100909565884740
| Survivor: Caramoan Episodes |
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| "She Annoys Me Greatly" · "Honey Badger" · "There's Gonna Be Hell to Pay" · "Kill or Be Killed" · "Persona Non Grata" · "Operation Thunder Dome" · "Tubby Lunchbox" · "Blindside Time" · "Cut Off the Head of the Snake" · "Zipping Over the Cuckoo's Nest" · "Come Over to the Dark Side" · "The Beginning of the End" · "Don't Say Anything About My Mom" · "Last Push" · "Reunion" |