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MightyUke416 wrote:

Tozza6 wrote: Also, for those saying the producers would never rig a twist... I'm just pointing out that they 100% rigged the note in a bottle twist in Cook Islands. No way would they have given Aitu the same bottle had they lost the challenge. Ahem... *Message in a Bottle twist

(I get and agree with your point though) I recently listened to the Survivor Historians podcast on this season (I'm about to vaguely discuss the final part), and I'm pretty sure that's not the only instance of production rigging the season for anyone not white to win. And this was all explained in a defense for Cook Islands. But that brings me to the rigging in this season. While I'm not sure how much rigging was involved with the idols (The inevitability of the final 6 idol could be debated), I highly doubt the F4 twist wasn't at least partially made in effect for the sake of saving Ben. I may be a little bitter about how he got to the end, but the fact is that Survivor is a TV show, and whether or not their attempts are successful, sometimes they have to tweak the game in someone's favor just so they can have a satisfactory end to the season and get a positive reception from the general audience. They've done stuff like this many times before, so maybe I can get over it with time, but I will admit the end to this season rubbed me the wrong way.