Yeah, this is definitely not what the survivors wanted. One of the long-standing traditions of Survivor are the reward challenges. For those who haven't seen the show, a reward challenge is exactly what it sounds like - the two tribes compete for a special reward. Sometimes this reward is shelter and camping/fishing tools. Sometimes the reward is delicious and filling food. Sometimes it's even a visit from a family member.
And then sometimes it's...this. Now, we're not saying these rewards are particularly bad or offensive in and of themselves. But they pale in comparison to what they could have gotten. And, yes, sometimes they are bad and offensive.
These are the ten worst rewards in Survivor history.
10 Jack And Jill
This is a pretty infamous one, albeit not as bad as it initially sounds. One of the rewards in South Pacific was a special screening of Jack and Jill, AKA one of the worst movies ever made. This would be at the absolute bottom if it wasn't for the cozy chairs they got to sit in and the snacks they were provided.
This reward is worth it alone for Sophie's unbelieving and utterly bored expression throughout the "reaction" shots. Legend even states that the survivors wanted to leave fifteen minutes into the movie but the producers forced them back for the reaction shots. You know it's a horrid reward when the survivors don't want anything to do with it.
9 A Single Beer
Speaking of the survivors not wanting anything to do with a reward! The rewards of Borneo were quite lame (a single slice of pizza, anyone?), but nothing beats the single bottle of beer.
This remains one of (maybe even the) only times in Survivor history that the survivors told the producers to pound sand. They refused to compete for a single bottle of beer, so the producers scrounged up some other nonsense. The "reward" turned into Kelly winning a bottle of beer and the chance to watch the first five minutes of the completed show. Yay?
8 Salt And Pepper
It's a pretty stupid reward, but we get wanting salt and pepper when you're stranded on an island. By the time you've eaten your 85th pound of bland, unseasoned rice, you'd probably be willing to cut your own arm off for some darned seasoning. But is it worth dying over?
This was quite an infamous reward challenge as it turned into utter Hell on Earth. Not one, not two, but three separate people collapsed from heat exhaustion, and Caleb nearly died from heatstroke. He nearly died. Over some salt and pepper.
7 Soggy Bed And Breakfast
Survivor: Panama was notable for how much it rained. Seriously, they must have been in the middle of damn monsoon or something, because it seemingly never stopped raining. Unfortunately, this rain interfered with a reward. Sally, Aras, and Bruce won breakfast in bed, which included a cozy bed on the beach and various breakfast foods.
Only, it poured the entire time. It was cold and windy, and the bed itself was soaked from the rain. The food must have been hella good to keep them around.
6 Sewing Kit
Survivor: Palau is notable for Koror's total domination of Ulong. Ulong didn't win a single immunity challenge and only won three reward challenges. It's unfortunate because most of those "rewards" were terrible.
One of them was a sewing kit. Jeff tried to up-sell the reward by spouting some nonsense about camping, but really, what are they going to do with a sewing kit? The answer is - nothing. They did absolutely nothing with it. This poor tribe needed food and major morale boosts - not a sewing kit!
5 Pringles And Mai Tais
Poor Ulong got dumped with yet another terrible reward - Pringles and Mai Tais. No, this reward wasn't completely terrible, as it also included an awesome trip to "Jellyfish Lake" (if only it was in HD!).
But seriously, the last thing on your mind when you're starving and dehydrated is alcohol and salty junk food utterly devoid of nutritional benefits! The Pringles had some fancy Survivor trivia printed on them, so that was kinda cool we guess. Poor Ulong.
4 Australian Outback's Pitiful Food Auction
The food auction is one of the coolest parts of Survivor. But Dear Lord the Australian Outback one was truly horrid. First up was four (yes, four) Doritos. Amber gives a very sarcastic "wow!" (at least we think it was sarcastic) and Tina rightly called out the gross price of each chip ("That's more than $10 a chip!").
Then we had four little squares of chocolate, a can of Mountain Dew, three crackers, and six whole french fries. It's borderline insulting. Luckily, the whole auction saved by the cheeseburger and mini Thanksgiving dinner, but man, this was a depressing watch overall.
3 Chewed Meat
We know meat and protein are hot commodities on Survivor, but man alive, what is this? The challenge in question was in South Pacific, and it saw the survivors ripping bits of meat off a slab of pork.
The tribe with the most collected meat after ten minutes won...the meat itself. Yes, the meat that everyone just gnawed into (with nasty, un-brushed Survivor teeth no less) and spat back out. Yes, they also received some vegetables and bread, so that's cool. But come on - how hungry do you have to be to eat pre-chewed and spat-back-out-again slabs of meat?
2 Haggling Goats
Africa has one of the funniest rewards of all time. Of course, we feel terrible for Ethan and Lex, but it made for some truly bizarre and lighthearted viewing. Ethan won a pair of goats for reward, and he was tasked with going to a local village and bartering the goats for items in return.
He brought Lex along, and the two made for one sorry sight - two filthy, stinky white men who don't speak a lick of the local language walking around with goats and trying to barter them for money. Lex said it best - "This was a reward, right? It's not a punishment? Or a hazing?"
1 Ghetto Christmas
Lovingly nicknamed Ghetto Christmas, this reward from Pearl Islands is easily one of the show's worst. Sandra's tribe digs out a treasure chest, and she says that a horrid stench immediately hit their nostrils upon opening the chest.
They discovered that the chest was filled with a bunch of moldy food and wet blankets that Fairplay said "smelled like cr*p." Granted, the chest also contained some untainted chocolate, which the survivors wolfed down in no time at all. It was the saving grace of an otherwise pitiful reward.
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