Each week, hostJeff Probstwill answer a few questions about the latest episode ofSurvivor: Winners at War.
sacrifice, the power of silence, and whats coming up next.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Soooooooo, Adam tried to destroy your podium.
Lets just start there.
JEFF PROBST:I love Adams enthusiasm.
He has an admirable quality in his ability to not self-judge.
Im not sure how far I would have let him go.
Its like so manySurvivormoments, you just go with the flow and see where it leads.
But your question speaks to why we have never put an idol at Tribal Council.
For the fear of players destroying Tribal Council!
So, in that sense, I would not have let him start to tear down Tribal Council.
This has continued every day, and especially in the Tribal voting area.
I dont see that changing.
If there was ever anything to be found at Tribal, it would be very obvious to the players.
What did you think from a strategic perspective of Sarahs move?
Its hard to know what any of us would do in the moment.
Every player is trying to balance maintaining a calm, thoughtful approach to the game against their in-the-moment instincts.
Both approaches can work, and both can backfire.
I dont think a single player bought it for a single second.
And, as you say, that is all that matters.
But you cant armchair-quarterback those decisions.
Well, actually you’re able to armchair-quarterback, and its quite fun.
In fact, I guess Im doing my version of it right now.
But my point is that those are the kind of risky decisions that winners make.
People who win this game make moves and take chances.
You and I have debated this for years, but Ive never wavered.
Some of my favorite moments this season have just been absolute silence.
Our producing and editing teams know they have carte blanche to experiment and explore ideas in the editing bays.
I love how much you notice about how were telling our stories.
Same with our big-picture creative ideas for twists or advantages or themes.
It doesnt mean every idea makes it into the show.
We still have a process for how we makeSurvivor.
Great things come when you do.
And that trust extends to every department on our show.
Its a beautiful thing, isnt it?
Kinda like how you trust me to always give you the right information in our weekly Q&A.
And usually I do.
In fact, Id say 99.999 percent of the time I do.
Really, I do.
Last week, eh, not so much.
Call me quarantine stir-crazy, but I said that the idols on the Edge of Extinction are now dead.
Dead wrong, El Probesto.
Send me to Extinction, I deserve it.
Were starting to see a lot of scrambling and paranoia.
What can you tease up for next week?
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