With Survivor starting its 45th season, do you think you’ve seen it all?
You would think that after 23 years I would say that I’ve seen it all, but I know I haven’t and it’s for one simple reason: people are unpredictable. That’s what I’ve learned. When you put people in a crisis situation like Survivor, where you’re forced to survive in a real jungle while simultaneously conspiring against each other, it’s impossible to ever predict what any one person might do because every single person comes into the game from a very specific place.
Their upbringing has impacted things, their friendship circle, the success they’ve had in life, how they were parented—all of that makes each person unique. And so, in every single decision point, it is a unique…
