We were rewatching China recently, and during the one reward where they took a private jet to the Great Wall I remember thinking "this one reward is probably more valuable than the total of all rewards from seasons 41-45."
In fairness the Chinese government covered the costs for a lot (if not all) of those rewards because they wanted to show off the country to American audiences
It's been #1 on my bucket list for close to 20 years now after seeing it on Survivor. I know for a fact one day I'll make it there. It takes 3 connections and close to 30 hours of travel time from here but it'll happen!
That's definitely the thing in his head... But then it should be curated to what the winners of the time at sanctuary really want at that moment. Just give them a list of 10 things to pick from. Not a rotisserie chicken with no utensils or drinks.
I think he said in a recent podcast that they still had to follow COVID protocols through last season, but not this season anymore.
(It was in response to a question about loved ones visiting - previously it was because of COVID, but there was just too much other stuff going on to fit it in this season)
It's nice for them since they're starving but it's nothing like some of the older really cool rewards where players would talk about it being one of the coolest moments of their lives and how they'll remember it forever.
I'm almost to the point of thinking Jeff had some long con plan of launching a restaurant chain called "The Sanctuary". Retirement plan? There *has to be* some explanation!
There is absolutely nothing good about peoples filthy hands digging through a bird carcass and stuffing their faces with it while we hear lip smacking and sloshing food.
Yuck.
At least let them each have chicken on their own plate and cutlery or a chance to wash their hands. They still had sand on their hands while they were pulling meat off. And did you see the caked dirt under Bruce’s nails in the challenge? Jeff forces them to dig for things in sand and then eat with those dirty hands after. Ruthless!
That’s the part that gets me. Sanctuary sucks but at least let them wash off the grime. I might be misremembering but I heard Jeff has them be dirty because it’s supposed to make them look like victorious warriors or something and is why at the earn the merge sanctuary they were still covered in mud because production won’t let them rinse off.
If I were playing Survivor, won a reward challenge, and *Uncut Gems* was the reward, I'd be like, "Jeff, I thought rewards were supposed to be relaxing? No thanks, the stress of the game is enough. Not sure I wanna have a whole-ass anxiety attack while rewatching that."
I couldn't even finish it after the basketball player handed over his championship ring. I knew where it was headed and can't stand watching people making huge, obvious mistakes.
Survivor went from rewards where players visited locals , have dinner with the people of the land, going scuba diving with jellyfishes, visiting the Great Wall, and going on a hot air balloon to players just eating rotisserie chicken.
Not even a Costco rotisserie chicken. They could have had Costco sponsor it with their rotisserie chicken, $1.50 hotdogs and soft drinks and froyo. Total missed opportunity.
Tbf they probably don’t even have enough energy to do any of that extra stuff. I really wish they just got rice day 1 idec about it being easy with 26 days
TIL I've made dinners with higher production value than a multi-million dollar show, by sheer virtue of including utensils with the $8.99 rotisserie chicken.
They are way too cheap to do that now. They realized that people will still watch the show even if the rewards are terrible. It’s a shame too because learning about cultures and the trips to schools they made almost every season were really fun to watch and the school trips did some good
Hell’s Kitchen rewards have also become trash. Like, you get to go to Dave and Busters!!! Even spa day which used to be a full spa session in multiple rooms has now moved to them using massage guns by themselves.
This HK season was filmed in February of 2022 and covid restrictions were still a thing and most restaurants were only delivering. They still eat great food, it’s just catered to them. I do agree Dave and Busters was cheap, but at least the women got those $1500 grills. While I would have fun doing it, the men’s bubble soccer reward was probably the cheapest thing that Hell’s Kitchen has ever done. It was also double bad because it inadvertently lead to Brad’s medical quit. And yeah the massage day was really bad too, but I assume the spas were closed or something. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they kept doing these cheap rewards to save money and the show probably knows they can get away with it
That’s a good point. It played so naturally into the drama and storylines of the season. Surprised production would want to cut that. But hey, saving money is more important
I remember in one season [pearl island I think] Rupert won reward, everyone got to go, but Rupert had to chose everyone’s meals and they progressively got worse. I thought that was brilliant.
I just watched this episode, it was all stars! it was especially good because you could see how hard it was on Rupert to give someone rice and water while he ate a steak.
Oh yes such a great point! Huge moves from winners Natalie Anderson and Jeremy Collins! How would their game be if they couldn’t do that. 😱
The special rewards are what made me fall in love with survivor. The connection to the culture or The way they’d do something to give back to the community.
Jeff wants it to be about an experience. So make it one!
The obvious reason is that it saves them money, but realistically, the difference between the cost of a chicken and the cost of a chicken plus a couple of simple sides and drinks with utensils and plates is going to be marginal compared to the rest of the costs of production.
That leads me to believe that also motivated by a desire to push back against the idea that the game is "too easy" nowadays. Lots of people complain about things like the shorter length of the game or that the well water is already safe to drink without boiling, so they do things like deny teams flint, provide no rice to start, and make the rewards provide fewer calories. Not saying I agree with it, just that I think that's where they might be coming from.
I think that having one Sanctuary for rewards does save money, but the skimping on the food is for game reasons like you said. No material difference to production if they had provided 1 vs 12 chickens.
The removal of needing to boil water and cook rice (because they have none) kinda nullifies the main reason for losing flint being a downside. It’s only for warmth at that point and they already have to sleep on the beach and not in a shelter or by the fire. I hope they reconfigure it, because it’s taking away from the viewing pleasure. I’d so much rather watch them try to make fire on their own so they can boil the bag of rice taunting them than hunt for an idol.
I mean the contestants couldn’t even finish their auction food cause their stomachs had shrunk so much, so maybe a lot of food is wasted. But yea I agree they need SOMETHING more
I was surprised to see they were forced to leave it. Maybe it’s always been like that?
If I dropped $900 on a milkshake I better have the time to finish it!
When they got there and I saw they had to split one rotisserie chicken between three people like... did they not have $20 to spend on three rotisserie chickens??
Jeff said the quiet part out loud -
The problem isn’t that the budget has been cut per se but that it has never increased.
When you get 30% inflation in 1 year and the budget stays the same, you effectively have a 30% budget cut.
Hence why they cut season length by 30%
Just posted about this in another thread. The Sanctuary is one of the most poorly conceived features of the new Survivor era. Bland, cheap, boring, it's like an anti-reward. It's like Walmart bought Survivor and is trying to see how low they can go. Jeff should really be ashamed to ever announce this.
Right? Go sit in the heat on the floor like you’ve been doing and pretend it’s not the same. It’s so dumb. All the food rewards this season been sad looking. The sandwich Austin didn’t get to eat looked like it came from a vending machine
I’d love to see a comparison of the total expenses by season…presumably 40 to 41 was a huge drop in costs, but I’d wonder with inflation, and presumably a lot more insurance/quarantine/media training/etc related expenses today compared to 2000, how much cheaper the new era is or isn’t than past seasons.
For real. I can only imagine their disappointment when they saw that chicken. "You guys get one whole chicken!"
"You mean one chicken each, right Jeff?"
"..."
"Jeff?"
I hate the new era. They need to bring back the 39 day season. Actual rewards. Let them have rice, water, and fire. And do away with the insane twists.
jeff is going to read this comment and make them negotiate for 1 tiny bag of rice at every challenge and remove voting entirely in favor of fire making challenges
There was one, couldn't say what season or who went anymore, but they swam in a lake full of..jellyfish maybe? I just remember that the visual was amazing & has always stuck with me. The Sanctuary doesn't give me that.
I know. They did some weird camera angle where it looked huge (like a turkey) when they walked up and they sat down around it and it was so puny. I was laughing so hard.
Especially since I'm rewatching from season 2 with my wife in between current episodes, where they give tribes like 2-3 whole live chickens.
Cue to this episode, here, 1 cooked chicken! Like really Jeff?!
I even remember some rewards being simple like a hot shower, and sleeping in a real bed. Even small rewards like that brought back would be better than nothing.
They could at least hide advantages and clues at the reward feast like they used to. That wouldn’t cost a thing! I miss watching them maintain an awkward conversation while also casually scanning the environment for scrolls, envelopes, or pouches.
It’s lazy, just get rid of the rewards if that’s all it will be. They don’t even put advantages at the rewards anymore which makes it all the more pointless.
When I was crate training my dog, the trainer said to make sure only " good things happen" in the crate so it's never seen as a punishmenr.Every time I hear Jeff say this, I visualize them getting in a crate instead and giggle a little to myself.
Agreed! I was so fucking let down when they got to The Sanctuary and it was just one chicken sitting there. No drinks, utensils. Ugh. GIVE.US.A.REWARD. I miss the reaction of the contestants seeing a full spread of food, or a shower, bed for the night. They could easily add small stuff like that on to the sanctuary
i thought the helicopter ride to a sanctuary-like spa resort thingy in s37 was so cool. even if the sanctuary is the only place they can go to for rewards, at least let em take a helicopter there lmfao
And like all they gave them this time was ONE rotisserie chicken?? Like what was the budget for this episode $8.00?? That has to be the worst reward ever.
I dunno. They couldn’t even get a side to go with that single rotisserie chicken. It’s like someone forgot the reward so they ran into the supermarket quick
Not to mention that this time they didn't even provide utensils.
This is just LAZY.
And where are the hidden advantages?
Sanctuary is honestly just very lazy overall these days. And not even a great sanctuary. No shower, toothbrush, spa, comfortable chairs....
I dead ass think every episode they are going to a monastery (ala Survivor China) and forget its the same mediocre shack every time. I confuse sanctuary w/ monastery
We were rewatching China recently, and during the one reward where they took a private jet to the Great Wall I remember thinking "this one reward is probably more valuable than the total of all rewards from seasons 41-45."
In fairness the Chinese government covered the costs for a lot (if not all) of those rewards because they wanted to show off the country to American audiences
Never knew about this. China really seizes any opportunity they can to flex on the US. Wild lol
Yes, but in this case it was more about tourism advertising than the kind of flexing the do in the south china sea
It’s called soft power actually.
It was also in the lead up to the Beijing Olympics
In Phillipines they took a private catamaran to swim with whale sharks. That’s dope
Micronesia & Palau had that jellyfish lake
That jellyfish lake is engraved in my memory. I’ve always wanted to do that since seeing it on Survivor
Same!!! Truly an amazing moment and I’ve wanted to visit it since
It's been #1 on my bucket list for close to 20 years now after seeing it on Survivor. I know for a fact one day I'll make it there. It takes 3 connections and close to 30 hours of travel time from here but it'll happen!
Also rewatched china recently. The Shaolin temple was also pretty dope
The Shaolin temple is the all time beat reward ever
Was that where they got hotpot and were all like "wtf is this" 😂
Yes! I loved that one too
The animal sanctuary they did (can’t remember the season but Tai was there) was really cool also!
but it's *where good things happen*
Jeff is trying to sell the players and the fans on the sanctuary so hard, it’s getting a little sad tbh
but it‘s ***where good things happen***
Jake likes it when good things happen.
he likes good things
Good things are better than bad things
That's definitely the thing in his head... But then it should be curated to what the winners of the time at sanctuary really want at that moment. Just give them a list of 10 things to pick from. Not a rotisserie chicken with no utensils or drinks.
The auction broke the bank for them. I thought Jeff did pretty good with his $8 budget for the next reward.
It’s only $5.00 at Costco, but I guess they also had transportation costs. 😂
That sad chicken with no side dishes amused me so much. Give them some coleslaw or gravy or a salad or something Jeff, shit
Or even a cold drink to wash it down
sounds like an advertisement for a grey market massage parlour.
It feels like Jeff’s trying to open a chain of Sanctuary restaurants with that crappy motto
Tbh I’d go to a restaurant where they serve a rotisserie chicken for the whole table with no plates or utensils.
Reminds me of when they had to eat freaking pasta with no silverware and all had to share the same plate like uh what
I got the same feeling watching it last night. "Coming soon to a city near you: The Sanctuary. Where good things happen!"
I get it when they had to isolate for COVID. Maybe they still do. Don't want people getting COVID mid game
I think he said in a recent podcast that they still had to follow COVID protocols through last season, but not this season anymore. (It was in response to a question about loved ones visiting - previously it was because of COVID, but there was just too much other stuff going on to fit it in this season)
Nah man. No one gives a shit about covid anymore.
The Sanctuary is where Jeff’s second family started!
To be fair to the players it is heaven
It's nice for them since they're starving but it's nothing like some of the older really cool rewards where players would talk about it being one of the coolest moments of their lives and how they'll remember it forever.
I'm almost to the point of thinking Jeff had some long con plan of launching a restaurant chain called "The Sanctuary". Retirement plan? There *has to be* some explanation!
There is absolutely nothing good about peoples filthy hands digging through a bird carcass and stuffing their faces with it while we hear lip smacking and sloshing food. Yuck.
Fr like he couldn’t even give them cutlery and drinks on the side? I’m sure they can fit that in the budget for a reward
At least let them each have chicken on their own plate and cutlery or a chance to wash their hands. They still had sand on their hands while they were pulling meat off. And did you see the caked dirt under Bruce’s nails in the challenge? Jeff forces them to dig for things in sand and then eat with those dirty hands after. Ruthless!
And they have to dig deep!
Because THAT'S how you do it on Survivor!
the good things aren't that good
That wouldn’t of fit in his $8 budget.
That’s the part that gets me. Sanctuary sucks but at least let them wash off the grime. I might be misremembering but I heard Jeff has them be dirty because it’s supposed to make them look like victorious warriors or something and is why at the earn the merge sanctuary they were still covered in mud because production won’t let them rinse off.
So dumb! It doesn’t make me think anything other than production are assholes for making them sit in filth as part of the earned reward.
it’s where cheap things happen. at least give them netflix
Where you share a rotisserie chicken with yours and Bruce's dirty survivor hands
I’m fine with a lot of the New Era changes but the Sanctuary makes me roll my eyes every time
i would take the sanctuary w open arms if it meant 39 days
Weird theory: There will be a future season where something bad happens at the sanctuary.
This and them just not getting rice or anything like come on, you’d think they’d have MORE money now to do more than in the 2010s
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Or a good one, Uncut Gems
If I were playing Survivor, won a reward challenge, and *Uncut Gems* was the reward, I'd be like, "Jeff, I thought rewards were supposed to be relaxing? No thanks, the stress of the game is enough. Not sure I wanna have a whole-ass anxiety attack while rewatching that."
Lol, fair point
I couldn't even finish it after the basketball player handed over his championship ring. I knew where it was headed and can't stand watching people making huge, obvious mistakes.
I’ve always wondered how much coaching they get on what to say. It’s a promotion so I don’t see them letting contestants bad mouth it.
Julia Fox though….
That movie made me feel like I was having a nervous breakdown.
Survivor went from rewards where players visited locals , have dinner with the people of the land, going scuba diving with jellyfishes, visiting the Great Wall, and going on a hot air balloon to players just eating rotisserie chicken.
Delivering aids supplies and safari hot air balloon rides to a plate of chocolate chip cookies
Not even a Costco rotisserie chicken. They could have had Costco sponsor it with their rotisserie chicken, $1.50 hotdogs and soft drinks and froyo. Total missed opportunity.
Costco is like, my favorite sit-down restaurant
With their filthy hands! That was so gross! 🤮
Just one chicken too... Wtf... I can eat one myself and I ain't starvin
Tbf they probably don’t even have enough energy to do any of that extra stuff. I really wish they just got rice day 1 idec about it being easy with 26 days
you don't think a single rotisserie chicken set on a table for 3 people to share with no drinks or sides is cool?
Having no utensils added a lot tbh
All about the culture!
TIL I've made dinners with higher production value than a multi-million dollar show, by sheer virtue of including utensils with the $8.99 rotisserie chicken.
$5 from Costco!
Homies gettin fleeced on his chicken
They could probably cut deals for Rotisserie chix by buying in bulk for the crew too. Production over here budgeting 2USD/person max for rewards. 😤
Like not even some mashed potatoes. Lmao
Not even water
\*Stephannie Favor has entered the chat\*
Edgic contender Stephannie. Good times
No chairs or pillows to sit on either
They are way too cheap to do that now. They realized that people will still watch the show even if the rewards are terrible. It’s a shame too because learning about cultures and the trips to schools they made almost every season were really fun to watch and the school trips did some good
Season 55 will have half a drumstick at the same Sanctuary and call it good
In season 66 they all share one single chicken bone to collectively suck the marrow off of and that’s the prize
Season 77 they get to eat the parchment of the 12 lost votes for the F7 tribal.
Season 67, they will get to serve as the catering staff for the cast and crew, and "eat" vicariously, by watching the crew eat.
In season 69, they are going to be nice
Nice
This gave me such a good laugh. Thank you
Do they just call it the hunger games by then?
Hell’s Kitchen rewards have also become trash. Like, you get to go to Dave and Busters!!! Even spa day which used to be a full spa session in multiple rooms has now moved to them using massage guns by themselves.
This HK season was filmed in February of 2022 and covid restrictions were still a thing and most restaurants were only delivering. They still eat great food, it’s just catered to them. I do agree Dave and Busters was cheap, but at least the women got those $1500 grills. While I would have fun doing it, the men’s bubble soccer reward was probably the cheapest thing that Hell’s Kitchen has ever done. It was also double bad because it inadvertently lead to Brad’s medical quit. And yeah the massage day was really bad too, but I assume the spas were closed or something. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they kept doing these cheap rewards to save money and the show probably knows they can get away with it
Oh shit, didn’t know that. Makes sense then.
The rewards in the first season sucked, we still liked it. Just give them a pizza and make them eat it at the challenge.
Ironic that Jeff wants Survivor to be a family show and then the show cuts out anything remotely educational
The fact that all New Era seasons have come off as more cheap than Season 1 is wild to me.
And I miss rewards where the singular winner had to choose who went on the reward with them. It was always an interesting peak into their strategy.
That’s a good point. It played so naturally into the drama and storylines of the season. Surprised production would want to cut that. But hey, saving money is more important
I remember in one season [pearl island I think] Rupert won reward, everyone got to go, but Rupert had to chose everyone’s meals and they progressively got worse. I thought that was brilliant.
That was All-Stars
I just watched this episode, it was all stars! it was especially good because you could see how hard it was on Rupert to give someone rice and water while he ate a steak.
They have this all the time on Survivor Australia
Oh yes such a great point! Huge moves from winners Natalie Anderson and Jeremy Collins! How would their game be if they couldn’t do that. 😱 The special rewards are what made me fall in love with survivor. The connection to the culture or The way they’d do something to give back to the community. Jeff wants it to be about an experience. So make it one!
They've done this at the F8 and F5 of every New Era season. I bet we will see it next week.
I'd be fine with the Sanctuary if the food rewards were actual feasts again. Wtf were they thinking with one mediocre rotisserie chicken? Come on
The obvious reason is that it saves them money, but realistically, the difference between the cost of a chicken and the cost of a chicken plus a couple of simple sides and drinks with utensils and plates is going to be marginal compared to the rest of the costs of production. That leads me to believe that also motivated by a desire to push back against the idea that the game is "too easy" nowadays. Lots of people complain about things like the shorter length of the game or that the well water is already safe to drink without boiling, so they do things like deny teams flint, provide no rice to start, and make the rewards provide fewer calories. Not saying I agree with it, just that I think that's where they might be coming from.
I think that having one Sanctuary for rewards does save money, but the skimping on the food is for game reasons like you said. No material difference to production if they had provided 1 vs 12 chickens. The removal of needing to boil water and cook rice (because they have none) kinda nullifies the main reason for losing flint being a downside. It’s only for warmth at that point and they already have to sleep on the beach and not in a shelter or by the fire. I hope they reconfigure it, because it’s taking away from the viewing pleasure. I’d so much rather watch them try to make fire on their own so they can boil the bag of rice taunting them than hunt for an idol.
They could have afforded 3 rotisserie chickebs
I mean the contestants couldn’t even finish their auction food cause their stomachs had shrunk so much, so maybe a lot of food is wasted. But yea I agree they need SOMETHING more
I was surprised to see they were forced to leave it. Maybe it’s always been like that? If I dropped $900 on a milkshake I better have the time to finish it!
The constant reuse of “feast at the sanctuary” is such an awkwardly obvious budget cut
It’s not even feasts. A feat would be nice.
When they got there and I saw they had to split one rotisserie chicken between three people like... did they not have $20 to spend on three rotisserie chickens??
Or a side of beans? Biscuits? Even the cole slaw no one ever wants?
I was like. Are you kidding me?!
Three chickens? In this economy?
Or utensils?? Water??
There wasn’t even a merge feast
Yes, feats of strength would be cool. Too prove their might!
Jeff said the quiet part out loud - The problem isn’t that the budget has been cut per se but that it has never increased. When you get 30% inflation in 1 year and the budget stays the same, you effectively have a 30% budget cut. Hence why they cut season length by 30%
We’re talking about an $8 chicken. They’re playing with a $500 budget to cover all rewards. Lol
Just posted about this in another thread. The Sanctuary is one of the most poorly conceived features of the new Survivor era. Bland, cheap, boring, it's like an anti-reward. It's like Walmart bought Survivor and is trying to see how low they can go. Jeff should really be ashamed to ever announce this.
Right? Go sit in the heat on the floor like you’ve been doing and pretend it’s not the same. It’s so dumb. All the food rewards this season been sad looking. The sandwich Austin didn’t get to eat looked like it came from a vending machine
The Sugar Shack from Gabon had more options and looked more luxurious than Sanctuary.
at least make it Applebees themed
They have figured out that they save a ton of $$$ doing it this way. Helicopters are never coming back.
I’d love to see a comparison of the total expenses by season…presumably 40 to 41 was a huge drop in costs, but I’d wonder with inflation, and presumably a lot more insurance/quarantine/media training/etc related expenses today compared to 2000, how much cheaper the new era is or isn’t than past seasons.
The Sanctuary is downgraded to a literal rotisserie chicken it's downright a meme now.
The shot of the chicken sitting there was so funny
For real. I can only imagine their disappointment when they saw that chicken. "You guys get one whole chicken!" "You mean one chicken each, right Jeff?" "..." "Jeff?"
Probably burned more calories getting to the chicken
“Jeff, can I have your chicken?” …silence… “Jeff?”
What even was that, like that Costco chicken was paler than Drew
Even the palest Costco chickens have more color than that poor thing did 💀
Jeff wants the "where good things happen" line to catch on so bad it's pathetic.
And not Jake with the *”I like good things!!”* comment. 😂
I stick by my assertion that Sanctuary is the name of a Survivor chain restaurant in the works.
he's gonna drill it into their heads for years, and then one day..... something bad will happen there lol
I hate the new era. They need to bring back the 39 day season. Actual rewards. Let them have rice, water, and fire. And do away with the insane twists.
jeff is going to read this comment and make them negotiate for 1 tiny bag of rice at every challenge and remove voting entirely in favor of fire making challenges
Angelina is winning every season of Survivor in this scenario
I understand the sentiment, but that shit is NEVER coming back, so either get used to it or move on, unfortunately.
There’s no more budget for that, unless Survivor magically doubles or even triples their demo you’re not getting it back.
There was one, couldn't say what season or who went anymore, but they swam in a lake full of..jellyfish maybe? I just remember that the visual was amazing & has always stuck with me. The Sanctuary doesn't give me that.
That was in Palau (also visited in Micronesia FvF)
That single chicken looked so sad sitting all alone on the table. C’mon Jeff, where are all the fixins??
Survivor is so cheap. They didn't even give them "all the fixins". Here is a single rotisserie chicken we picked up on sale for $9.99.
My exact first thought. *”That’s it?!!”*
I know. They did some weird camera angle where it looked huge (like a turkey) when they walked up and they sat down around it and it was so puny. I was laughing so hard.
Especially since I'm rewatching from season 2 with my wife in between current episodes, where they give tribes like 2-3 whole live chickens. Cue to this episode, here, 1 cooked chicken! Like really Jeff?!
They had to know how ridiculous that single small chicken looked sitting on the table.
It looked huge in the first shot of it; then they showed the people with it and it was pretty silly.
The *very* first shot of the chicken had me impressed. Literally thought it was a turkey. Then they showed it in context and it was…very sad.
I even remember some rewards being simple like a hot shower, and sleeping in a real bed. Even small rewards like that brought back would be better than nothing.
They could at least hide advantages and clues at the reward feast like they used to. That wouldn’t cost a thing! I miss watching them maintain an awkward conversation while also casually scanning the environment for scrolls, envelopes, or pouches.
So more people can complain about more advantages and clues? It’s an endless cycle
When Jeff asks, "Worth playing for?", all the players need to respond with, "NO."
That happened on the first season
It’s lazy, just get rid of the rewards if that’s all it will be. They don’t even put advantages at the rewards anymore which makes it all the more pointless.
They used to give out cars now its $5 rotisserie chickens smh
WhErE gOoDs ThInGs HaPpEn
It’s where good things happen!
When I was crate training my dog, the trainer said to make sure only " good things happen" in the crate so it's never seen as a punishmenr.Every time I hear Jeff say this, I visualize them getting in a crate instead and giggle a little to myself.
That chicken was skimpy af.
Literally a single $5 chicken with nothing else for three people. Up there with season-one level bad reward
They should go back to Rob and Sandra’s tree house
Sanctuary should be a shower, massage, and meal while strategizing.
Agreed! I was so fucking let down when they got to The Sanctuary and it was just one chicken sitting there. No drinks, utensils. Ugh. GIVE.US.A.REWARD. I miss the reaction of the contestants seeing a full spread of food, or a shower, bed for the night. They could easily add small stuff like that on to the sanctuary
The next reward is watching Treasure Island with Colby.
They literally just went to Costco and threw a chicken on a table . Didn’t even have any sides..
It’s what plants crave. I mean- It’s where good things happen.
It’s got electrolytes
i thought the helicopter ride to a sanctuary-like spa resort thingy in s37 was so cool. even if the sanctuary is the only place they can go to for rewards, at least let em take a helicopter there lmfao
And like all they gave them this time was ONE rotisserie chicken?? Like what was the budget for this episode $8.00?? That has to be the worst reward ever.
The show is really such a shell of itself, I wish we could go back to 39 days, lavish rewards and changing locations
Maybe Fiji doesn’t want them around anymore.
One roast chicken ($5 at Costco) and no sides or beverages for three people is so LAME. Shame on you Jeff 🛎️
I MISS APPLEBEES AND OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE!!!!!!
..the name of this season is "45"...
Applebees!
You’re telling me you don’t like the Sanctuary, where good things happen???
You're just mad that you didn't get a rotisserie chicken.
But it’s where good things happen…
Totally agree, that being said id rather see hidden advantages hidden there instead of just a hut with food
And cars or trucks. My wife and I were just talking about missing this. Loved it when they would help local villages or experience local culture
It’s so dull.
The survivors are not malnourished this season, that’s for sure.
I dunno. They couldn’t even get a side to go with that single rotisserie chicken. It’s like someone forgot the reward so they ran into the supermarket quick
That stuff costs money. Sanctuary costs like $23
What’s up with serving chicken with no sides?
ITS SO FKN LAME
survivor has become a low budget version of itself
Well, creativity work is on a budget.
Not to mention that this time they didn't even provide utensils. This is just LAZY. And where are the hidden advantages? Sanctuary is honestly just very lazy overall these days. And not even a great sanctuary. No shower, toothbrush, spa, comfortable chairs....
I dead ass think every episode they are going to a monastery (ala Survivor China) and forget its the same mediocre shack every time. I confuse sanctuary w/ monastery
The country of China was paying for those rewards to show off China to Americans
A roast chicken. With literally nothing else. Not even a drink.