Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Fan complaints about that reached a fever pitch in 44 after the Matt boot. It seems like production dialed things back for 45 and 46 at least in part because of that. Now, Probst says on his podcast that they will be varying how many twists there are and which ones will appear each season to keep future casts guessing. But hopefully they will realize that 46 is the best-received newbie season since David vs. Goliath, and understand why that is.One of the things that really strikes me is that the 45 and 46 casts basically played under the same twists and conditions, but they could not be any more different. The 45 cast valued loyalty and alliances and with a few exceptions mostly loved each other. The 46 cast values chaos and has produced few solid alliances and seems to hate each other.
One of the things pointed out in another Survivor discussion, all this drama the last few episodes has made for good episodes, and coincidentally, has come in episodes without a lot of twists and manufactured moments. No "journeys", no "pick one player to go off on their own", no advantages, and no idols played. Just... old school Survivor.
The 90-minute episodes (which will continue for seasons 47 and 48) also help a lot with this.