Hartley Jafine

One is that the core fundamentals of the show has remained consistent.

It's 16 to now 24 players who are put together on an island.

Beginning of the game, they work together and then it becomes an individual game.

They vote each other out and there's one winner.

So that core foundation is really compelling television, coupled with the fact that even though there is a...

There are strategies that will help you win the game.

And players go into the game knowing those strategies.

The hunger, the weather, the environment, the relationships upend the best laid plans.

And that is what I think makes the show extremely compelling television.

You've got two approaches.

One, you start from the beginning and you go 1 to 50 and see it sequentially in order to get that understanding, that narrative arc of how the show has evolved.

If you don't want to do that and you want to watch less TV, I would recommend jumping in.

Season 37 is an amazing season.

As someone who is new to the show,

and wants to get into it, it just has everything.

So season 37, David versus Goliath is the theme of that season.

And then also I have to put a shout out to season 42, a modern era season that has the winner is from McMaster University, my home pride.

So season 42 is also a great season to watch.

Absolutely.

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