A decision has been made and Dan will not be returning to the game: He won’t be coming back to camp, he won’t be on the jury, he’s gone.”, Notice the specificity of that language, and how “the decision” was “made” but by no one. In this situation, out of respect for privacy and confidentiality, I can’t say anymore.”. I wish that Probst would say something about being sorry for how this was handled, or to admit that their response was inadequate and failed Kellee, especially, and also the rest of the cast. What exactly happened is unclear, and Survivor showrunner Jeff Probst has given one interview in which he refused to provide details. What else has happened in 39 seasons that they could just edit around? As several episodes this season have made explicitly clear, they failed to protect their cast, the people who make their show possible. Gross episode. Learn more about me and reality blurred, and what guides my writing here. — Kellee Kim (@kellee_kim) December 12, 2019 “CBS and ‘Survivor’ were on notice of Dan’s behavior from the very first days of the game. I agree that Elizabeth's (who I actually was rooting for till today) and Missy's behavior was reprehensible, but the producers should have known better than letting the situation even get that far. On Wednesday, Los Angeles-based talent manager Dan Spilo became the first-ever “Survivor” player to be ejected from the show, following an unspecified “off-camera” incident. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Information and discussion about the greatest show in television history: SURVIVOR! And then Jeff turns to all of them and is like, “Explain.” That’s what I wish would happen. This predator could have and should have been stopped long ago, but those in power made a choice not to stop him. Meanwhile, this season will not have a live finale and reunion; it’ll be pre-taped instead. And when they flashed to a clip of the two of them on the beach when he went to touch her hair, she flinched away from him and put her hands up and said something about not wanting to be touched as she walked away from him. For Missy and Elizabeth to sit there and let her just take it...that’s awful. The saying should be ”women should be listened to“ and not “ *they you should be believed”. A "Survivor" contestant who was previously accused by another player of inappropriate touching was removed from the game, viewers learned during Wednesday night's episode. But to refuse to even acknowledge that you’ve done so? They also allowed Dan to gaslight the person he’d touched, Kellee, who was forced to sit in silence. Season 39, Episodes 8 & 9: We Made It to the Merge! Then play the clips of Missy and Elizabeth talking all season, to the other girls AND Janet, about how Dan makes them uncomfortable, followed by the clips of them telling him they never said that and all is fine. I don’t want the run around. For her moral courage, she was rewarded by being vilified. Press J to jump to the feed. That’s when Jeff Probst walked in. Kellee’s tweet about the episode summarized all of this perfectly. While Jeff Probst did talk to Dalton Ross—more on that in a second—he and CBS are continuing the strategy they’ve employed this season of laying low and essentially hiding. I’m just honestly confused about how tonight was edited. Crew members stood by and watched it happen. Season 39, Episodes 8 & 9: We Made It to the Merge! You are not the wisest man in the world, sir (even if I do agree with a lot of what you say). The end result of that decision was the man who perpetrated the behavior carried on in the game and she paid the price... a not unusual but extraordinarily disappointing outcome, and one she could have avoided if she'd taken the situation as seriously as she wanted everyone else to. And while I'm sure they want to claim they're working in Fiji, they were hired in the US. No wonder men don’t believe us. I agree with a lot of what he says, but I just don't like the guy. I want to pitch this idea for a show . Here are a few early reactions from Survivor cast members on Twitter: Predators will continue to prey until they are stopped. Dan Spilo has not commented publicly on the events of Survivor: Island of the Idols until now, when he was confronted in public by a member of the paparazzi. West Coasters, chat about the episode as it airs live on the West Coast! He really thinks he's superior to everyone else and talks down to them. For the first time ever, the Survivor reunion show was pre-taped, then aired back during the three hour finale on Dec. 18, due to the sensitive nature of what happened with Dan this season. And, as Survivor fans know, shortly after I spoke up on camera, I was voted off the show. 2 - Kellee handled this perfectly fine, imo. On reality blurred, which I created 20 years ago as a place to collect interesting links I found, I now review and recommend reality shows, documentaries, and nonfiction entertainment; analyze news and report from behind the scenes; and interview people who create and star in reality TV shows.