Based on some social media clues, it appears as though Jeff Varner is involved in some sort of major Survivor Game Changers incident tonight.
Survivoris often filmed many, many months in advance of their air dates, mostly done in a way to get two seasons airing in a regular September – May annual prime television period. That means the players, production and PR know what happened on a day-to-day basis throughout each cast’s adventures well in advance, but can’t speak about what happens in a season likeSurvivor Game Changersdue to non-disclosure agreements.Jeff Varner may be preparing for something major set for later tonight, but can’t be forthright until it happens.
Over the past few days, theJeff Varner Twitter accounthas been making some peculiar changes to certain aspects of its regular behavior. Ever since April 8, Jeff Varner has been retweeting some fairly specific people reaching out to him, and none of them are former players, members of CBS or are involved with the production ofSurvivor.
The first case mentions “no matter what happens this season,” seemingly aware of something that Varner did. Perhaps it could be in relation to the 20-second preview ofSurvivor Game Changersepisode 7, “What Happened on Exile, Stays on Exile.” He did say he wants to “punch them all in the throat,” although it could refer tothe Sandra Diaz-Twine vote last week.
On April 9, Jeff Varnerretweeted Brian Scully(Family Guyscreenwriter, similar toMillennials vs. Gen Xplayer David Wright), prefacing the next episode with virtual hugs and an Erik Reichenbach heart gif.
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Today is where I noticed the odd behavior most clearly and evident, as Jeff Varnertweeted outa message about vulnerability being the antidote of shame in addition to retweeting a fan who notestonight “may be rough.”
Since the official news came thatJeff Varner was going to be on theSurvivor Game Changersfull cast, he had noted that he was a “student of shame” on his Twitter bio. Not only that, he has sincedeleted his #Survivor500 video tweet(still up on hisFacebook) where he mentions his favorite moment yet to be aired.
"This has been a traumatic situation for a lot of people involved; this show is very difficult for us. It may be difficult for you at a couple of points, so I just want to say that…it’s an ugly game, and we can all do good with that, if we try. So, yeah; that’s coming. We’re here. It can’t end before it begins, so welcome to the premiere of Survivor Game Changers!"
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Clearly, whatever happens tonight onSurvivor Game Changersis horrible enough to warrant so much forewarning, support and understanding about Jeff Varner the person, not Jeff Varner the player starved of food 18 or more days into a reality show. Whatever happens, we hope it’s not nearly as awful as it looks from afar.
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