[Macie Lightfoot]

I think the reason why Missy/Elizabeth are getting a lot of heat is because Kellee's confessional was basically "Missy is smart and such a good player and I would LOVE to work with her, but unfortunately it's too late and the lines are already drawn so I actually need to target her" while we got a scene of Missy coaching Elizabeth on what to say to Janet and how to have a mother-daughter moment where they bond over Dan touching everyone. Obviously it's a much more complex situation than the show can accurately portray, but the mental whiplash from Kellee/Missy talking for 2+ hour about how creepy Dan is and Missy coaching Elizabeth on what to say to Janet, only for them to effectively gaslight Janet after TC isn't a good look at all.

Ultimately, if anyone is to blame it's ****ing production for how shoddily they handled the situation. It's been an ongoing issue since Day 1 and a warning should've been issued much earlier. Like, we're so far into the ~big movez culture~ that we just watched multiple people feel as though they have to push aside their discomfort with someone sexually harassing them (yes, making multiple women feel uncomfortable by touching them even when they tell you not to is sexual harassment, let's not lose sight of that) because they need his vote FoR ThE NuMbErS is just soooo grim and depressing and sad for the state of the show. Not to mention that the exit interviews are finally coming out and there are some huuuuuuge contradictions (Jeff claims that Kellee was told that she was allowed to speak at the Jamal boot TC while she claims that she was never informed of this and had no clue that the Dan thing was even going to be discussed in depth, uncertainty as to whether or not Dan received a formal warning at all, Josh Wigler quitting his Survivor coverage over all the bull**** surrounding this episode among other things, etc.) It was easy for everyone to act like Jeff did a good job by telling Dan that he would never let this go, but it's clear that he just wanted a punchline for people to remember as he tries to make Survivor some warped After School Special. Dan shouldn't have even seen the merge vote.