'Survivor' Fans Are Reacting to the Jimmy Fallon Twist, and They Want Answers

Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for Season 50, Episode 9 of Survivor.

Survivor Season 50's tagline is "In the Hands of the Fans," which seems like a fun concept. Viewers got to vote about what they'd like to see in the highly anticipated season. For example, if the contestants get rice, if there are twists, or idols, etc. However, some of the show's fans are famous, and they're influencing the game far more than the average person sitting on the couch, watching.

From Billie Eilish's disappointing boomerang idols to Zac Brown getting more screentime than half the castaways, celebrity involvement in the show has been angering fans. Now, Jimmy Fallon has made his mark, bringing a never-before-seen Survivor twist to Episode 9. Of course, viewers are sharing their reactions, and it's probably not what the comedian was going for.

Episode 9 started off with Christian Hubicki in some hot water after the last vote. However, the castaway had been in that situation before, and he'd managed to skate through, due to his strong alliances and excellent gameplay. Well, Jimmy made sure Christian wouldn't be able to fall back on any of that. Upon hearing there'd be a journey, Christian excitedly volunteered to go, in the hopes that he could get an advantage. Worst comes to worst, he'd face a reasonable setback — right? Wrong!

The task was to solve a puzzle within a certain amount of time. The reward for a successful journey was minimal, though. It was essentially an extra vote, which had to be cast then and there. That means Christian wouldn't be able to coordinate with other contestants about who to vote for, so the extra vote would likely go to waste.

However, the punishment was completely disproportionate to the reward. Upon failing to complete the puzzle in time, Christian was informed that he'd have to vote for himself at Tribal Council. Even worse, he'd have to inform his whole tribe of the consequence.

With no voting power to negotiate with, no Shot in the Dark that could be played, and no ability to even lie about his disadvantages to his tribemates, Christian was a sitting duck at the vote. The only thing that could have saved him was an idol, which he did actually find a while ago. However, it was one of the useless Billie Eilish boomerang idols, so he couldn't use it for himself. Despite his near-flawless gameplay, Christian was voted out and became the fourth member of the jury.

Naturally, fans were livid! A Reddit thread about the episode contained scathing comments such as, "The reward part was mediocre at best, while the punishment was basically a nuke to the player's game." Another called Jimmy's idea "the worst twist of all time." A third person summed it up perfectly with, "They may as well have just taken Christian out back and shot him."

The fan backlash is so bad that it's actually crossing over from the Survivor universe into Jimmy's talk show, The Tonight Show, Starring Jimmy Fallon! A recent Instagram post from Jimmy's show has more comments from Survivor fans than viewers of his own program!

The comment section includes, "Bro just ruined Season 50 of Survivor." Along with, "I hope you give an apology to Christian." A third echoed, "Unfortunately, we will never be able to see you in the same way, because what was THAT? We’ve been waiting YEARS for Christian's comeback."

While Jimmy can't undo the harm he's done to Season 50 of Survivor, the celebrity does have the means to at least make things right with Christian. He can offer the contestant some money, a guest spot on his show complete with an apology, or even negotiate with Survivor producers to bring Christian back for a future season.

What's certain, though, is that Jimmy has to do something to placate Survivor fans, because they're MAD. As usual, Jimmy, you've done your shenanigans, but no one's laughing.