Review – “Survivor Gabon” Season 17, Episode 7 – TV Jab

Review – “Survivor Gabon” Season 17, Episode 7 – TV Jab Dena Schaffer

Tonight’s episode of Survivor Gabon reminded my, once again, why Survivor has made it through seventeen wonderful seasons. One of the longest running reality show sitcoms out there, spawning a reality show revolution in the U.S. when it was first aired in 2000.

This evening was set apart in it’s ultimate greatness by a few different highlight moments.

And sure, a lot of that can be explained away by the fact that reality television, introduced cheap television. Producers jumped at the fact that they were now being shown a way to not only make their audience feel like a personal part of the game (if only they just apply), but the amount of money spent on set, scripts, etc. completely flew out the window. What’s not to love?

If you take a closer look though, Survivor is something more than just a production-cheap show. Instead, it’s a way for audiences to simultaneously live through the hardest and yet most rewarding moments one could possibly have, with all of the beauty a country like Africa has, without once having to fear being bitten by their own snake. Over at my house, we have plenty of rice.

Specifically this evening was set apart in it’s ultimate greatness by a few different highlight moments. The first came during the second challenge when host Jeff Probst announced that the teams would be randomly paired up in a log roll face off working towards earning individual immunity. Easing the audience into seeing the teams meld together led to the anticipation that a merge was next on the agenda and would surely be Probst’s “second surprise.”

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