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Season 2 is worse than season 1. The only positive thing to mention is that they throw more money at it so that some scenes on the pitch were a bit more believable (players and crowds still are not credible) but overall it's worse. Season 1 was at least a promise that this show could evolve, but it became clear that this is neither a well-told drama, nor a credible show about sports (let alone soccer in particular), nor is it exceptionally funny - it even lost his charming, heart-warming Kitsch appeal that made it enjoyable but shallow in the first place! None of the issues I had with the first season were eliminated. Did the producers watch the first season? We need more depth and more complex jokes (thus better writers) and we wanted to see more of the most enjoyable comedy talents (the women and the cute greyhound) - instead they wasted time on rather boring characters. Some episode in the middle of the season were a waste of time. Episode 4 was an insult, episode 3 maybe the best (the women and girls save the day again!) I watched this second season cause the previous season was promising despite it's overall mediocrity - I'm not so sure I'll watch the next season. I said it before, I say it again: that's the innocuous show Apple+ deserves.
It keeps getting worse. 1st season was a 10. 2nd season was 8. And this one is just a 6 or 7. Spoiler: You will fall asleep.
Woke has truly arrived on Survivor... it's more about shoving that crap down our throats than actually choosing interesting people to play the game. Last season was pretty bad, but this season is worse. That's two seasons now and I don't give a crap who gets voted out and care even less who wins it.
6.5/10
Regardless of what public perception might be, how Jeff described it, it’s easily a bottom 5 season (possibly lower).
The cast is a bunch of mildly likable people, sure. But outside of Carson did anyone actually play Survivor? Was there strategy in anything that happened? It was just a popularity contest at the end of the day. The game was injected with too many twists to even count and one(?) thing was correctly (Danny’s idol for Frannie, which he then wanted to vote her out immediately after, negating it being a good move). It was the same location, same challenges, generic numbering season, with no theme, no returnees. NOTHING happened all season. Heidi is awful. She consciously made bad choices all game. Carolyn was neurotic but did nothing. Lauren got a bad edit. The winner was fine, I guess.
Despite nothing happening, there was also no negatives (like Seasons 5 or 39). So it is marginally better than the worst seasons. But it’s bad for different reasons. It was quite simply bland. 41-42-43 steadily improved in “Survivor-ness”, 44 was a big step backwards. And unfortunately, 45 is the second season filmed in a row so it’s unlikely much changes in the current format next season.
Rating: 6.5/10
