[Macie Lightfoot]

I don't think the argument is that the MvGX cast was edited one-dimensionally as so much as that they were edited to be very flat and toneless characters who we were given no reason to care about. Rachel-Mari-Paul is one of the least inspiring one-two-three punches in Survivor history, Lucy didn't exist for 75% of her episodes, CeCe didn't exist, Michelle didn't exist after she orchestrated the Mari boot, Chris is one of the most useless and legitimately boring casting choices of all time (he played college football and that's it), Jessica drew a rock and that's it, Will didn't exist until his last two episodes, Sunday didn't exist at all, Zeke "existed" in the most blatant example of "he's coming back for another season so you guys better remember him" ... I could go on and on (and I know I have.)

And you can say that a lot of it comes down to a 20 person cast, which sure part of it might, but then this show needs to stop casting 20 people??? There's no need for 20 people if they can't edit the show properly (and they can't. Cambodia was even worse), if they're going to do the same ~SHOCKING~ two tribes to three tribe swap, if they're going to inflate the merge with 13 or 14 people (there is literally no point to this), inflate the jury with 10 people (there is literally no point to this, ESPECIALLY when this show clearly does not think the Final Tribal Council is important enough to spend more than 15 minutes on), and inflate the funale with 6 people (there is literally no point to this, especially when they can't tell a coherent story to begin with, let alone attempt to tell one when they have to show three Challenges, three Tribal Councils, AND a Final Tribal Council and vote reveal.)