The Survivor production team had a talk to the players about appropriate conduct both individually and then as a group, but no further action was taken. But as host Jeff Probst told Entertainment Weekly , change is coming.
Following Survivor's #MeToo Incident, Jeff Probst Says Changes are Coming
Last week's episode of Survivor was shocking for all the wrong reasons, and while the team behind the show say they did their best to make sure Kellee Kim's discomfort with Dan Spilo's inappropriate touching was taken seriously, fans have questioned CBS' handling of the #MeToo incident, as they believe more could have been done.
Jeff Probst Says Changes are Coming to 'Survivor'
"We will definitely be using the lessons learned from the Dan situation as a guide in how to handle similar situations in future seasons," Probst said. "We have already started discussing ideas for how to change things in the future."
Survivor has been plagued with incidents of racism , sexism , and homophobia in the past, and while it's still unclear what exactly the show will "change" in how it deals with these situations in the future, Probst does seem committed to change going forward. And while it's always ugly and sad to see discrimination or harassment play out on TV, it's important to remember that some players on our favorite reality shows really do hold some outdated beliefsbut it's up to the teams behind the show to figure out how to deal with those situations when they arise.
Last night's episode also offered a surprise after the post-merge castaways were split into two groups, and each group went to Tribal Council to vote someone out . Probst explained that the double elimination was just another way to keep the players on their toes:
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"This isnt really that big of a mystery! Let me explain. When we have 20 players, we have to have at least one double elimination episode. And we try to do it later in the season so we can keep as many people in the game for as long as possible...This time the idea was to randomly divide them into two groups and then keep them separated so they couldnt make a master plan about who to vote out. Those kinds of twists really test loyalty and how well you know the members of your alliance. And sometimes you just end up on the wrong side of the twist."
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