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Such a missed acting opportunity. A character with chronic OCD, photographic memory and a slew of other "high potential" mannerisms who's only odd habit is being tediously right all the time. There's no pushback in this series - she's always right and it's a matter of her waiting for the rest of the world to come up to her level or surrender to her genius. She could have done so much more to make this character interesting, quirky or at least more than this almost smugly superior
One thing that bothered me was how she is always touching 'suspects'. People in the worst situation they have ever found themselves in on the worst day of their lives readily surrender themselves to her soothing hand on the shoulder or warm embrace. And their submission is always rewarded as she flawlessly sorts the wheat from the chaff with a laser-like stare and unerring intensity.
She's almost condescendingly nice and her belief in the inherent goodness of people often seems to be enough to free them from any suspicion or scrutiny as the story continuously follows its already straight line to a predictable outcome.
Olson co-produced all seven episodes and forgets to take off her executive hat as they, episode after episode, bow down to her power and brilliance and patiently endure her self-aggrandizing speeches and monologue summations. From the moment the gate opens until the season closes, it's a straight and formulaic sprint to the finish line.
There's a lot of potential to be explored in this character and in this series and I hope Olson allows this series to come to life rather than simply occupying the center of this universe. We'll see if it makes a second season.
One thing that bothered me was how she is always touching 'suspects'. People in the worst situation they have ever found themselves in on the worst day of their lives readily surrender themselves to her soothing hand on the shoulder or warm embrace. And their submission is always rewarded as she flawlessly sorts the wheat from the chaff with a laser-like stare and unerring intensity.
She's almost condescendingly nice and her belief in the inherent goodness of people often seems to be enough to free them from any suspicion or scrutiny as the story continuously follows its already straight line to a predictable outcome.
Olson co-produced all seven episodes and forgets to take off her executive hat as they, episode after episode, bow down to her power and brilliance and patiently endure her self-aggrandizing speeches and monologue summations. From the moment the gate opens until the season closes, it's a straight and formulaic sprint to the finish line.
There's a lot of potential to be explored in this character and in this series and I hope Olson allows this series to come to life rather than simply occupying the center of this universe. We'll see if it makes a second season.
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What has been interesting has been watching the current season - season 41, at the same time as watching Season 12 on Paramount+. And it quickly becomes clear what the game has lost along the way.
There's this incredible tribal council where a man is sent on his way in season 12 with the love, respect and admiration of his tribe mates, and there's an integrity in this moment that cannot survive in the most current version of Survivor.
And full credit to the Survivor team for effectively nerfing the game so literally anyone can hang on if they want to. Gone are the days of starvation - of having to source food and maintain your own well being. Gone is the end game of hungry, delirious contestants struggling to solve puzzles on a daily intake of less than 50 calories. Gone are the days where contestants were held to account for duplicity.
Now it's more about surviving the liars and weaklings who quickly band together to destroy the stronger contestants. And they're provided with an array of long knives in the form of an endless stream of idols and advantages to carry out their blood work. Season 41 is Post Truth Survivor where we move on so quickly from one lie to another that there's never accountability. As riveting as it may be to watch this celebration of some of the basest of human traits, I find it difficult to not be disappointed that what the game has become. And more than that - what Survivor has lost along the way.
There's this incredible tribal council where a man is sent on his way in season 12 with the love, respect and admiration of his tribe mates, and there's an integrity in this moment that cannot survive in the most current version of Survivor.
And full credit to the Survivor team for effectively nerfing the game so literally anyone can hang on if they want to. Gone are the days of starvation - of having to source food and maintain your own well being. Gone is the end game of hungry, delirious contestants struggling to solve puzzles on a daily intake of less than 50 calories. Gone are the days where contestants were held to account for duplicity.
Now it's more about surviving the liars and weaklings who quickly band together to destroy the stronger contestants. And they're provided with an array of long knives in the form of an endless stream of idols and advantages to carry out their blood work. Season 41 is Post Truth Survivor where we move on so quickly from one lie to another that there's never accountability. As riveting as it may be to watch this celebration of some of the basest of human traits, I find it difficult to not be disappointed that what the game has become. And more than that - what Survivor has lost along the way.
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