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EasternZone

Inconsistent Narratives

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Is everyone struggling with the really inconsistent narratives this season?

Erika is namedropped as a big threat by several players (Liana, Shan, and I think Danny and Deshawn) but we’re also supposed to believe that she needs to be worried about Heather stealing her votes.

We get more content of people saying Erika is a threat than her acting like one.

Xander is supposed to be a giant underdog but people aren’t even after him at this point.

Erika says that Deshawn is a bigger threat than Danny, but Deshawn is shown fairly consistently making wrong moves/upsetting people while a juror is explicitly bummed about Danny leaving.

Heather & Erika randomly was apparently a core relationship but we don’t find out about it until mid-merge.

It’s like there’s no reliable narrator on the cast, and the editors, rather than clarifying what’s going on, are adding to the confusion. Idk the last time I was this lost.

Posted Dec 10, 2021, 5:30 AM UTC

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LifeguardTraining461Erika•

I'm guessing alot of the player's perceptions are not reality, so the editors are having a hard time making a cohesive narrative because the footage they have may cotradict what player's are actually saying/believing

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DumDumGimmeYumYumsRicard•

I'm still figuring out what Erika did pre-merge. She said in the pre-season that she had been preparing hard but it got pushed back and she was just in a comfortable place where she was just going to be herself and not stress so much about strategy. I liked that interview. But then we don't see her and people are saying she's sneaky. So did she a) do what she planned on doing and just be herself and people are convinced she has to be doing more than that or b) revert to her earlier strategy?

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Visible-Click•

Its definitely a little weird how we just have to assume things without the edit telling us like they could've shown at least one persons take on Xander and his idol, if the group even cares about it at all yknow anything, I think the Deshawn one makes sense tho as we've seen Deshawn e more strategically active than Danny

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BruSprSteSophie•

We did! Erika talks about how he has no-one - which is why she wanted to target Shan first.

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ToastyToast113•

Tbh, I think the view that the narratives are inconsistent comes from our expectations on what a player in this situation would usually look like.

Erika: Perception is reality on Survivor. We saw that she was restless/wanted to play in the premerge. Deshawn took that as "sneaky" even though it wasn't.

Xander: he's not a giant underdog. Yase collectively were underdogs. Now, he's just a piece on the board for everyone else's game. I also don't think he's gotten any actual underdog-esque confessionals. If anything, the underdog is Deshawn now.

Heather/Erika aren't discussed as a duo because they aren't relevant to the plot until now.

I do think the Erika edit has been severely lacking. However, it also reminds me of previous seasons with under the radar winners (which is why that's my winner guess). It isn't "their" story, but we still see some things from Erika's perspective. She's like the B-plot to the overall narrative of the season who becomes the A-plot once all the main characters leave.

I do not think this was a good choice, but I do think there's a reason why they are editing it this way. Xander and Heather are side characters with situational importance. Erika is a bigger component of the season, but the season is still not "her" story. It isn't even Ricard's story, really. It's mostly about the decisions of Shan and Deshawn, and the Yase downfall.

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veil_ofignoranceEvvie•

Tbh I think Erika wants Heather on the jury as a locked vote for herself

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apatkarmany•

Well to be honest Deshawn hasn’t won any immunity challenge, he came close but has not one one but Danny has won an immunity challenge. Also his likability to the jury was another reason. So they did showcase that in the episode.

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EasternZoneOPSophie•

But wasn’t the whole convo about keeping someone around who could beat Ricard in a challenge? And yes we see Danny being likable and that making him a threat, but unless I’m missing something, Erika’s perspective was that Deshawn was the bigger threat, but she needs Deshawn because he’s more likely to take her to the end than Danny.

Was there a scene where folks in the game called Danny a threat?

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[deleted]•

Heather reminds me of every single Starbucks customer I have. Yikes.

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smooth102•

Yeah this season just sucks.

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Kcd1077Danny•

Oh

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