Survivor 47 Is Making A Change To One Of The Show’s Most Famous Challenges
By Mack Rawden,
2024-09-09
Survivor ’s so-called New Era has brought with it a steady stream of changes. One of the most consistent of those has been the structure of the beginning of the premiere episodes. Each time since Season 41, host Jeff Probst has given the three tribes a marooning challenge. The winners have gotten their basic camp supplies, while the two losing groups have had to earn theirs in a Sweat Vs Savvy task, which has given them an option to use raw strength in some kind of grueling physical labor task (sweat) or use their intelligence in some kind of mental puzzle (savvy). Fans have been pretty positive on the recurring fork in the road, but Survivor wouldn’t be Survivor without changing things up.
Jeff Probst recently conducted an interview with Entertainment Weekly , and in it, the longtime producer teased some changes coming to the popular task. Apparently they’re not getting rid of Sweat vs Savvy, but they’re evolving it into something more “fun.” That shouldn’t be too hard given every one of the sweat challenges has been objectively awful, but it’ll be interesting to see where this goes. Here’s a portion of the host’s quote…
To its credit and sometimes detriment, Survivor has constantly evolved since it premiered all the way back in 2000. The basic structure of the show (living on an island and voting people off at tribal council) has remained the same, but many of the most recognizable elements were added later on (hidden immunity idols, final four firemaking, etc). Fans love to complain about some of the changes that have been less popular, most prominently shortening the game and the famously dumb hourglass twist , but on the whole, it has absolutely been a positive thing that the show has taken so many risks.
That being said, there are plenty of joyful moments about Survivor that I do like, and the only way to find the next great innovation is through change. So, I’m excited to see how they’re going to evolve Sweat vs Savvy, and I’m going to be optimistic it’ll be enjoyable to watch. After all, it’s hard to imagine Probst would be teasing the change this publicly if he wasn’t at least happy with the results.
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