Jodi Walker is a frequent EW contributor.
That is…not what happened onSurvivorWednesday night.
This season ofSurvivorhas put a big emphasis on how the series is a microcosm of the real world.
Credit: Robert Voets/CBS
This season, theres been open-minded discussions about culture, race, and gender.
But on Wednesday night, that progressive growth hit a wall.
I realized with dawning horror that no meaningful reflection of Kellee and Janets awful experience was to come.
Kellee Kim and Dan Spiro.Robert Voets/CBS (2)
Personally, I believe Missy first shared these feelings in earnest.
To do that, they need to convince Janet they want to vote out Dan.
Its not in my head.
Im not overreacting to it.
No, hes literally done these things to five different women in this game, and that sucks.
That totally, totally sucks.
But things get really, really bad after Kellee is successfully voted out.
Janet comes back to camp heartbroken that Missy and Elizabeth used her own good will against her.
Contestants have chosen to submit themselves to this experience, yes, but theyre also at its mercy.
For Kellee, that arena wasSurvivor.
From Elizabeth, it was: this misconduct doesnt bother me personally, so its fine.
From Missy:this misconduct benefits me, so its fine.
And from Aaron: I didnt hear about this, so it must not be true.
To quote Kellee in her moment of clarity:this totally, totally sucks.
If there is any hopeful point to end on, it isSurvivorNations resounding outcry against Wednesday nights display.
And we can hopethataspect of this game might eventually reflect back out into our own all-too-real world.
