I have no words. What the hell was he thinking - that other people are such big assholes like hisself that they would want to vote Zeke out? I wonder if Survivor considered not airing this episode? I wonder if that was a discussion they had with Zeke off camera?
I really, really hope that they got Zeke's permission to air the tribal council, and that they would have edited it differently if he asked not to be outed on national television.
Because if not, then Probst is as guilty as Varner.
ETA: I have since read that production worked with both Zeke and GLAAD as they finalized this episode.
Oh my word. I was vaguely listening when he said that, and I said to DH (who also wasn't fully tuned in), "Did he just say what I think he said?" We had to rewind it just to be sure.
The way Zeke just froze broke my heart. I really hope they had permission from Zeke to air that, although I guess if he's out in his regular life it wouldn't be an issue?
At the end it sounded like Jeff wasn't really trying to keep the disgust from his voice.
I loved how, since there weren't any votes to show, they did a montage of Zeke instead.
I have no words. What the hell was he thinking - that other people are such big assholes like hisself that they would want to vote Zeke out? I wonder if Survivor considered not airing this episode? I wonder if that was a discussion they had with Zeke off camera?
I'm sure they cleared it with Zeke first.
And he's right, had he come out earlier, he would've been branded as the "trans survivor player" instead of just Zeke.
That was the worst thing any player has done. My heart broke for Zeke, and I am still so sad and angry at Varner.
I really believe they must have oked this with Zeke before airing.
I love that Probst gives no fucks anymore about staying impartial. His disdain was so evident, and I love that he is just making up his own rules at this point. "You guys are all voting this asshole off, right? Then let's not bother with the name writing bullshit, I'll just send him home."
Post by sunnysally on Apr 12, 2017 20:45:35 GMT -5
I was shocked. Varner is a huge asshole and I love how Jeff put him in his place. How would they have handled it if Zeke didn't want to be outed? Stage a fake vote? Zeke is an amazing person and much kinder than I would ever be.
Post by MadamePresident on Apr 12, 2017 20:52:06 GMT -5
I knew something was up when they went to tribal council at 7:41. I just can't understand why Varner thought that would get them to vote out Zeke. I suspect that will help him in the game now.
That was so astonishing and despicable. Zeke is a class act. I was happy to see the swift reaction from everyone else, but Zeke just look shell shocked and that was devastating. I wonder if he'll be invite to the finale.
What exactly did Varner think would happen? Everyone would be so mad at Zeke for not sharing that they would vote Zeke off? Varner was so wrong. I just read a people magazine article online about Zeke and he said "hate will always lose." What a class act.❤️
I love this piece. I was always a Zeke fan and the way he responded to this situation is impressive and inspiring.
I still feel upset by last night's episode. What Varner did was such a violation and I still feel so sad that he shared that with so many millions of people. Zeke's gender history is surely none of my business and I hate that the choice to share it was taken away.
I know that what happened was not about me, and I hope and believe that Zeke must have agreed to let this air, or the producers would have found another way to resolve/edit tribal. But I feel so gross about watching that last night.
Thank you for posting this. I don't think I would have seen it otherwise.
I am still in shock about what happened last night. I am so happy (? probably not the best word but I can't think of a better one) that everyone else's initial response was anger and disgust, that not for a second did anyone else consider using this as motive to vote Zeke out.