Jeff Probst reveals the real reason Parvati Shallow wasn't invited to play Survivor 50

Survivor 50is the most highly anticipated season of the series sinceWinners at Warin 2020, but that's also the reason why thegreatestSurvivorplayer of all time,Parvati Shallow, wasn't invited to be part of the cast.

Jeff Probstwas asked by Gayle Kingon the Emmys red carpet about why Parvati, one of the most iconic players of all time, did not get asked to playSurvivor 50.

Probst explained that theSurvivorteam decided to go in a different direction after Parvati and the other winners played the most recent season featuring returning players,Winners at War.

"That's unfortunate that she really didn't know," Probst said. "But the truth was, if you're aSurvivorfan, we had just done a season of all winners, and it had Parvati, and it had Rob (Mariano) and Tony (Vlachos), and all these great players. And, we felt like we just saw them, so let's do something different for 50. I had nothing to do with Parvati being good or not good. Parvati just won Australia vs. the World. She's a dominant player."

We've heard similar answers before when Probst has spoken about theSurvivor 50cast. They put together a group of players, some of whom are not considered legends, to get a taste of sorts of 49 seasons ofSurvivor.

For those out of the loop, the question came a few months aftera claim Parvati made onGood Morning Americaduring her book tour for her new book,Nice Girls Don't Win: How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power.

Ultimately, I can see the situation from both sides. You have Parvati, who has a history with CBS andSurvivor,and she has her perspective, and that's not wrong. I'm sure, over the 20 years-ish that she has been associated with the game, that things have happened behind the scenes (and in public) that made her feel a certain way. She's one of the greatest players of all time. I think she's the bestSurvivorplayer we've ever seen, especially considering how she's adapted and controlled the game almost every time she played. Parvati has every reason to feel slighted that she was not in the conversation or even approached forSurvivor 50when other players like Boston Rob were approached about the season.

We know that Boston Robturned down the opportunityto return, so it's definitely interesting that Parvati wasn't approached. We don't know the exact timeline of when these decisions were made, but it does seem like many of the legends were out of the picture early.

So, I understand Probst's reasoning, too. The casting team didn't include many legends, although there are a few, likeCirie Fields, Coach, Ozzy Lusth, and Aubry Bracco, but they also didn't include any players fromWinners at War.Survivor 50is completely different.

It's still weird that they didn't even call Parvati, but it would have been weirder had they not called her AND brought the otherWinners at Warplayers back into the mix.

I guess it's good that they didn't, but I think we can all agree thatSurvivor 50would be better with Parvati as part of the cast. Unfortunately, she revealed that she's done playingSurvivornow after her epic win inAustralia vs. the World.

Survivor 50is going to be a great season. It has all the makings of an incredible game, including the great cast that they put together. I don't think we can blame fans for hoping that some of their favorites were part of that cast, either.

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