With
only sixteen contestants, two tribes, and no
exile island,
you'd think they'd need some way to fill the time at the
start of the show. One option might be a reward challenge.
We'd also suggest character development, but we know that's
just silly.
Instead, it looks like they went for something
we usually criticize them for ignoring entirely: local culture.
So we can't complain too loudly. From E!'s
cast reveal article:
"The new
season kicks off Sept. 20, with the castaways starting
their journey in the center of downtown Shanghai. From
there, they'll decamp to HuangPu Mountain's Mi Tuo
Temple where they will participate in a Buddhist ceremony
after which they will be forced to abandon their worldly
possessions.
They will then be dropped off on two separate islands with
only the clothes on their backs and divided into two tribes: Fei Long (translation:
Flying Dragon) and Zhan Hu (translation: Fighting Tiger). Each tribe will be
given a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War for motivation and helpful hints on
how to play the game." |
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So that's why you later see the contestants
in camp, wearing (a subset of) the same clothes they wore
to the temple. Not that this should particularly surprise
anyone at this point.
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