The question was simple enough: What are the challenges going to look like forSurvivor: Winners at War?
For one thing, its a question worth asking for any season.
So thats the question I asked host and showrunner Jeff Probst out in Fiji right as the season began.
And the answer began simply enough.
For the challenges this season, it will all be returning challenges, says Probst.
But then Probst took me through the creative process in terms of mapping out a season.
Creatively, the biggest issue in any season is restraint, Probst says.
We start with lots of ideas.
We just fill the boards with ideas.
Just keep em coming.
What else havent we done in a while?
How many idols were in last season?
We got to give them stuff to do.
We want a battle.
We dont want too much, but we want enough.
What doesnt go through my head is, Oh, theres going to be too many twists.
Oh, theres going to be too many idols, says Probst.
I still dont get that criticism.
You have to have this in the game.
But Probst argues that an all-star season would simply feel empty and limp without them.
WithWinners at War, theyre expecting it, he notes of the returning champs.
It goes back to the champagne toast.
An honorable toast and all of them are checking the glasses.
The game is on.
Why would you run from it?
Open your arms wide and embrace it.
You want to play?
