Australian Survivor: Why Blood V Water's Editing Is Getting Criticism
Fans of the Survivor franchise may already know that the current Australian Survivor season has seen its fair share of twists, blindsides, and betrayals, but there are fans who are having trouble enjoying the season due to some of its editing choices. The season marks the seventh entry of the Network Ten era of Australian Survivor. It's a "Blood V Water" season, meaning that the cast is comprised of pairs of loved ones competing to win the title of Sole Survivor.
TheBlood V Water cast is mostly made up of new players, but the season also features some notable heavyweight returnees. The biggest name in the cast is a two-time winner of American Survivor, Sandra Diaz-Twine, who made the journey to Australia to play the game with her daughter, Nina Twine. Unfortunately for the duo, Sandra was voted off in the pre-merge shortly before Nina was medically evacuated from the game due to an ankle injury. Now, the only returnees remaining on the season are married couple Mark Wales and Samantha "Sam" Gash, who met and fell in love during Australian Survivor season 2.
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Despite some very compelling gameplay in the first half of the game, the season's editing has been met with a critical reception from fans. One of the most commonly mentioned editing issues has to do with the way that Australian Survivor edits confessionals, the moments in which the contestants speak privately to the camera. It's often pointed out on social media that Australian Survivor, like many reality shows, frequently employs "frankenbites" in confessionals. A frankenbite is an editing technique in which audio clips taken from different conversations are spliced together for the sake of clarity or
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