The Survivor season 50 cast has been announced after a fan frenzy surrounding the milestone season, and with a disappointing reveal of who will be part of the competition, there are signs Jeff Probst is too involved in the production side. Throughout Survivor history, there have been iconic castaways that have tugged at viewers' heartstrings and others who have seen fans call for their removal, as well as dozens in between. With Survivor 50 bringing returning players back to the game for the first time in 10 seasons, the cast was set up to be an exciting reveal.

There were many obvious snubs in the Survivor 50 cast that have some fans wondering if the season will be worth watching.

With a pre-taped message that revealed each of the Survivor season 50 cast (via CBS), viewers finally got to see who will be competing in the milestone season. Branded as a season "in the hands the fans" wherein Survivor fans have been voting for various game elements, many expected to see castaways who brought a lot to the game. Instead, there were many obvious snubs that have some wondering if the season will be worth watching. "As a milestone return cast, it’s a gross disappointment," Drewhasspoken shared on Reddit, with others echoing that the new era is overcrowding the season.

What Fans Being Disappointed In Survivor 50 Cast Means

The Survivor Production Elements Got This Wrong

Although Survivor 50 won't air for another year, the cast is getting ready to film soon. As the majority of the Survivor season 48, meaning any time from seasons 41 and 49, there will be some obvious gaps in their social media which would be likely to get noticed by Survivor fans. Announcing the cast early makes sense from a show standpoint, but with the buildup to the cast announcement riddled with rumors about who would be on Survivor 50, fans are disappointed with those missing, like Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

As news has trickled out about the Survivor cast prior to the announcement, it's been clear that there are some castaways viewers were hoping to see that didn't make the cut. Former Survivor castaways like Jerri Manthey, Jonathan Penner, and Abi-Maria Gomes were all people that viewers hoped to see on the show, so keeping them from the cast proves that while host Jeff claims to cater to fans, his biases are stronger than his desire to provide what viewers want. Jeff, who's more involved in the new era of the game, has shaped a tough cast.

Our Take On Jeff Probst Being Too Involved In Casting

Jeff Probst's Personal Bias Is Showing

Although Jeff has been talking about building the Survivor 50 cast with the rest of the executive producers on the show for nearly a year, it's clear that listening to the fans and understanding what they hope to see on the show hasn't been as big of a deal as he's claimed. While there was never going to be a cast that satisfied everyone's desires, the majority of the players being from the new era is a big red flag, especially on Jeff's side of the table. The Survivor season 50 cast may end up working, but it's currently just a disappointment.

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