Thread:BarBar/@comment-1734566-20150402043631/@comment-1734566-20150404182528

I'm not one for conspiracy theories...but here's one:

OK, so like him or dislike him, the fact is that Dalton Ross of "Entertainment Weekly" is, very much so, the Roger Ebert of Survivor. He's been around since the first day, assigned to cover the show back before it was famous. He's been on-location many times, he's interviewed many of the cast and crew, he's close to Jeff Probst, etc., etc. His opinions really are significant in the Survivor fanbase. Disagree with them all you want (I personally find mine aligning with most of his, more often than not), but I have a feeling that he pulls a TON of weight. Therefore, as you know, he has a most unusual ha**-on for hating Nicaragua, constantly ranking it as the worst season ever. Thus, I feel that THAT'S why the season is deliberately underrepresented. He's pulling those strings of influence. I mean, no one ever REALLY holds Nicaragua in a HIGH regard or anything, but no one else ranks it at the absolute BOTTOM the way Ross does. That, of course, is on top of other critics who also disliked it, like Jimmy Fallon. And, well, we all know how much influence Jimmy Fallon has. XP