21-06-2025
22 Unexpected "Survivor" Opinions That Make Perfect Sense
Survivor fans are used to hot takes. Ever since the show premiered over 25 years ago, fans have known that engaging in the discourse around the show is integral to Survivor fandom. Whether it's about controversial winners (or losers), what makes for fair game play, or the show's ever-evolving format, people have a lot to say and rarely shy away from sharing their opinions.
So, when Season 48 fan-favorite, Shauhin Davari, posted "Give me your wildest Survivor take..." on TikTok, the responses did not disappoint.
Here are 22 of people's hot takes and ideas for potential themes, adjustments, and evolutions for the future of the show.
"I would love two Survivor seasons being filmed at once. But neither game knows about the other until they think they've made the merge. Then they're combined and we watch the chaos."
—scburlison
"I hate that they don't show the players 'surviving' anymore. It's all game play, which is cool, but I want to see people spending the day fishing and crying about being up all night from the rain, etc."
"Bring back Jeff's intense intros — hanging out of a helicopter, speeding in on a jetski. We used to be a proper country."
—maresib
"If the show is going to stay in Fiji every year, they NEED to bring back themed seasons, the auction, loved ones, fewer twists, and make it 39 days."
—ptmacho16
Alternatively, "I don't mind the day shortage. I feel like it kind of makes things harder and more tiring because they don't have rest days between challenges."
—toriandtilly
"There should be a season where everyone knows someone else, kind of like Blood vs Water, but Jeff doesn't announce it to the contestants, just to us, [the viewers]."
—chels.e.b"And when Jeff announces the twist, he says, 'Two of you have an advantage here because you have an already established relationship with someone else playing this game.' But everyone does lol."—jakeswan777
"[Today's villains] are like monks compared to real villains of the show's history."
—jimbojohn536"I think people are afraid of getting canceled or dragged on the internet."—maddysage1996
"Random chance twists have no place in Survivor. It's supposed to be a social strategy game, not a 'who is best at rolling dice?' game. [They should] stop changing the rules and let the players make decisions."
—quajek
"Fiji literally looks like a set. It's super fake-looking and so played out. I like when they go to different locations..."
—sissy_gh
"Survivor 50 should have had double the players like in 'The Hunger Games.'"
—tunacatmeowmeow
"[They should] bring back Redemption Island without telling anyone on the season until they walk onto it after getting voted out."
—lexxxxx150
"I would rather they bring back rice from day one than have a reward feast every episode. The reward aspect of the game has lost its value entirely in my opinion because someone is getting food every episode."
—trader_josie
"Professional athletes should be banned as competitors."
—kyles_ghost
"Survivor [producers] have players they would prefer to win and choose the challenge to help or hurt specific people to get their preferred player farther."
—christinaberke"The producers interfered with the outcome of Survivor 48. I've never felt like that before, but this season seemed pretty obvious they were pushing two castaways forward."—janarunz
"Conspiracy: The season 50 fan votes are just for show. The results won't actually matter, and CBS will choose whatever they want."
—kenny4753
"I'd love to see a season where they're all on one beach and before each challenge, they randomly draw teams and that's the groups they have to vote someone out of. I think it would completely change how people strategize."
—keeva__
"Survivor needs to stop making the whole cast fans of the show. Remember when being a fan of the show was a gimmick? Now it's just the norm. Go back to casting characters who aren't Survivor experts."
—mc_mayonnaise
"Ageism is such a massive problem in Survivor. No matter what they do, they are always considered a final goat even if they have great gameplay and social skills."
—pixelatedbuizel
"I want a season with exes. They'd each be on different tribes, and they don't know about it til they land on the beach. Can you imagine the drama?"
—mrsfatgranpapaOr, similarly: "They should do an exes season, but no one knows it's an exes season, so they all just think they're the only one with their ex on the island with them, pleaseeeee it would be so good." —hangnailmoon
"[I want a season that's] cops vs lawyers vs people who were formerly incarcerated."
—ihatepickingausername5"Democrats v. Republicans would be a wild season."—im_not_jason"Cops vs Firefighters."—tchr2.0"[I want] an all-lawyers season now."—emilyrooker4
"[They should] bring the reunion back to the studio and make the winner wait to be announced."
—tammyjeanbeautyqueen
And lastly, "Parvati should take over as host when Jeff retires (may he never retire, though, because what is Survivor without Jeff Probst??)"
—morganlsapienza
There you have it, 22 Survivor hot takes that you might just agree with. Or not! Let us know what you think of these takes and/or share any of your own in the comments.
