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SpoilerTIF on Survivor (First Episode Spoilers)
Posted March 10, 2022 by [Deleted] in Television

Did anyone watch the premiere of Survivor last night?

There's a TIF on one of the tribes. She explained her whole story about how her parents didn't support her transition, but then her mom got sick so she moved back home to take care of her before she passed away.

Later in the episode (SPOILERS), Jeff Probst shows up to pull 'Jackson' away from the tribe. Jeff explains that she kept medical information from production which is a big no-no on Survivor since the show is so physically intense. Basically, she's been on Lithium since her mom died (Lithium treats mania and bipolar disorder). And the TIF decided to just wean herself off of it and go cold turkey on the island without telling production. As the filming date approached, she realized she wasn't completely weaned off (she had two doses left) and she admitted everything to production the day before filming. Jeff told her the show was too physically and psychologically demanding for someone going through withdrawal for anti-psychotic meds and would have to take her off the show.

I thought this was so in line with what TIPs tend to do... First, she made her own medical judgments without seeing a doctor about it - (putting her own personal desire to play Survivor above everything else). She withheld important medical information from production (affecting her own wellbeing and the wellbeing of the people she'll be living with - mental illness, withdrawal, and mania is not something to play around with). AND she took a spot on the show from someone else who would've followed the rules and been allowed to stay and play the game.

As a Survivor fan, it annoys me that someone would apply only to flout the rules like that and get themselves kicked off right away. On the other hand, I'm glad this season will be that much less woke right off the bat.

edited to add more info

edit 2: Now she admitted that she waited until the day the alternate was sent home before telling production the truth. That means she waited until she couldn't be replaced at the last minute, forcing production's hand. The Survivor fanbase really despises her right now.

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IrishTheFrenchienon-cis logicJuly 12, 2024

So.

Much.

Cope.

SnowWhiteJuly 12, 2024

IV drip of cope đź‘Ť