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Best Survival Show Available Currently
A must watch for any survival show enthusiast as this is the best currently available. The Cast is top heavy with recognizable all stars from The Genius as well as players from various other survival shows picking only the standouts from those chosen. The regular new contestants had standout plays especially Chungu-man. Not only that they also have Yurisa who is just oozes presence as well as Xitsuh, both of which were standouts from Bloody Game S2.
The format improved again with not only having the hidden cast a mystery to how it'll be formed to also adding a whole new mechanic in the latter episodes when the cast thought there would be no more crazy surprises. Great job.
I like how creative freedom is given to the production team to make an episode as long as needed to get the full story told. Makes for knowing the full story without having too many things edited out due to time constraints per episode. They didn't hold back in telling the full story each episode needed.
The story structure of Bloody Paradise to Bloody Mansion to the Remaining. Each with their story to tell. Add the prison mechanic where no one was eliminated until well enough into the season to get a feel for the cast. Then it throws in a another badass twist with the evil spirit mechanic. Not one but two at that! Insane with how they made each season even better than the last by not a tiny step here and a tiny step there but by leaps and bounds. This is shown with the cast and the game structure improving each season. It's really hard to top that for the next season but I'm looking forward to it all the same.
This is the only show where the death match structure isn't fixed. it could be a 1v1 or 2v2 or 1v1v1 or team vs team. This is great for mixing up expectations from the cast. This alongside their drama inducing choice of who becomes the death match participant through votes is very cool in inducing drama.
The negatives on the show I'd say was they placed too many parasitic type players in the same place at the start of the show. That being in the Bloody Mansion. By parasitic it may sound negative but it does have its positives. Parasitic meaning a player that can't survive on their own so their playstyle is predictable. They latch onto a player stronger. This makes for interesting plays not based on skill but through politics which isn't bad but when that's the strategy for 1/2 the members then there's not much to look forward to. It's not worth mentioning the names because they're pretty obvious since there are so many in one place. It made for the early episodes of Bloody Mansion segments harder to watch than Bloody Paradise. The positives they add is they inherently create drama. Good or bad it depends on the type of parasite and their interactions. But one thing is for sure, drama will follow them wherever they go.
That said the show is highly re-watchable and an easy must watch recommendation for any survival show enthusiast.
The format improved again with not only having the hidden cast a mystery to how it'll be formed to also adding a whole new mechanic in the latter episodes when the cast thought there would be no more crazy surprises. Great job.
I like how creative freedom is given to the production team to make an episode as long as needed to get the full story told. Makes for knowing the full story without having too many things edited out due to time constraints per episode. They didn't hold back in telling the full story each episode needed.
The story structure of Bloody Paradise to Bloody Mansion to the Remaining. Each with their story to tell. Add the prison mechanic where no one was eliminated until well enough into the season to get a feel for the cast. Then it throws in a another badass twist with the evil spirit mechanic. Not one but two at that! Insane with how they made each season even better than the last by not a tiny step here and a tiny step there but by leaps and bounds. This is shown with the cast and the game structure improving each season. It's really hard to top that for the next season but I'm looking forward to it all the same.
This is the only show where the death match structure isn't fixed. it could be a 1v1 or 2v2 or 1v1v1 or team vs team. This is great for mixing up expectations from the cast. This alongside their drama inducing choice of who becomes the death match participant through votes is very cool in inducing drama.
The negatives on the show I'd say was they placed too many parasitic type players in the same place at the start of the show. That being in the Bloody Mansion. By parasitic it may sound negative but it does have its positives. Parasitic meaning a player that can't survive on their own so their playstyle is predictable. They latch onto a player stronger. This makes for interesting plays not based on skill but through politics which isn't bad but when that's the strategy for 1/2 the members then there's not much to look forward to. It's not worth mentioning the names because they're pretty obvious since there are so many in one place. It made for the early episodes of Bloody Mansion segments harder to watch than Bloody Paradise. The positives they add is they inherently create drama. Good or bad it depends on the type of parasite and their interactions. But one thing is for sure, drama will follow them wherever they go.
That said the show is highly re-watchable and an easy must watch recommendation for any survival show enthusiast.
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