Jeff Probst’s Survivor 50 Finale Spoiler Has Fans Losing Their Minds – SlashFilm

The finale of “Survivor 50” did not promise a ton of surprises when it aired on Wednesday, Could 20 … and but, host and showrunner Jeff Probst managed to break what might need been the evening’s solely stunning second.

Rumors swirled, weeks upfront of the finale, that Aubry Bracco can be topped Sole Survivor and stroll away with the Mr. Beast-boosted $2 million prize; these rumors turned out to be 100% true. The rationale Bracco was capable of make it to the very finish of the present is nearly solely as a result of she received the ultimate Immunity problem, which meant that she received to decide on who sat alongside her on the ultimate tribal council. Bracco selected Joe Hunter to go along with her and determined that the opposite two remaining gamers, Rizo Velovic and Jonathan Younger, would make hearth to determine their destiny. Fairly normal “Survivor” stuff, and the followers voted for hearth-making over a vote (in accordance with Probst, who spent all of “Survivor 50” touting that this season was “within the fingers of the followers”). 

As a result of the reunion was a bizarre mixture of dwell footage and pre-taped moments that really went down throughout the ultimate episode shot on location in Fiji, Probst, within the dwell footage, introduced Velovic out on stage to hitch the jury as its ultimate member. Probst did this earlier than the fireplace-making footage aired. Scrambling to take care of it, Probst joked concerning the state of affairs after they minimize to a business. “We had been going to indicate you hearth-making after which have the loser of fireside-making, Rizo, come out and speak about how charming he’s and the way possibly, if he’d practiced hearth-making, possibly he would have received,” Probst mentioned. “As a substitute, we did a ‘Survivor’ twist — it is the final twist of the season.” Sorry to Probst, however followers hated it.

On X, customers had questions, together with “We Had been Liars” showrunner Carina Adly Mackenzie. “50 seasons into Survivor, Jeff Probst simply spoiled the results of the largest climax of the finale… dwell on the air, throughout the finale,” she wrote. “I can not consider we simply witnessed that. What do you imply it is dwell with NO DELAY[?]” @colinstone agreed and appeared to have some experience on the matter in addition. “I labored in dwell TV and do not perceive how this was logistically attainable. It is not like somebody hit the flawed button,” he mentioned on the platform. “Everybody has a headset on and somebody noticing even 15 seconds upfront can be ample time to reframe Jeff solo to throw to the adverts.”

Typically, although, followers had been simply … understandably indignant. Some, like @calesreputation, although Jeff Probst did this on goal to keep away from future dwell reunions (we’ll circle again to that complete factor shortly), writing, “Jeff Probst purposely spoiling who misplaced the fireplace making problem simply so he might have an excuse to by no means do one other dwell finale once more. B*TCH you are not slick.” @hatsune_mitski echoed that, posting, “jeff probst spoiling who wins hearth making within the survivor finale after bragging about doing the dwell reunion HIS WAY is so humorous.”

Others simply wished him gone, whether or not which means getting fired or one thing extra inventive. “Jeff probst must be launched into the solar idc, spoiled hearth making, continuously making dangerous choices with manufacturing, cannot take criticism, is manner too lively with the gamers, want him gone,” @ImpavidCabello wrote. One other consumer, @infinitesarros, chimed in too, writing, “OMFG FIRE JEFF PROBST WTFFFFFFFF it is a joke like as if this wasn’t sufficient of a catastrophe you SPOIL the problem????”

Maybe the funniest half of Jeff Probst’s extremely embarrassing screw-up throughout the “Survivor 50” finale is the truth that he tweaked the reunion to suit his preferences, even after the followers reportedly voted for a dwell ceremony (which was widespread in earlier seasons of “Survivor” and hasn’t been a assure since then). As he instructed Selection:

“This yr, the best way we’re doing it, I am fairly enthusiastic about it. We reimagined how we had been going to do it, and it feels very recent, large, and equally enjoyable. After we sat down initially, the very first thing I steered was, what if we do not do a reunion present and as a substitute, we take that point and sprinkle it in all through the ultimate episode? I feel it is gonna be extra enjoyable and thrilling to take pauses alongside the best way.”

On reflection, that’s … hilarious. Discuss being hoisted by yourself petard. Nonetheless, let’s be trustworthy: “Survivor” followers have been mad at Probst all season. Whereas among the present’s most interesting gamers ended up falling sufferer to mad twists and turns and others produced legitimately good tv by repeating “Survivor” historical past (in amusingly absurd methods), Probst stored undercutting that by bringing on celebrities like Zac Brown for prolonged segments or including in ridiculously weighty rewards and twists. (Keep in mind the “energy dealer” benefit the place, after profitable a single problem, Jonathan Younger received to determine the destiny of not one however two gamers?!) “Survivor 50” started with a lot promise earlier than swiftly petering out, but, in its final moments, Probst managed to mess all the pieces up as soon as extra. If he someway does get fired (he will not), possibly let Cirie Fields host the present? Simply saying.