As I mentioned last week, the location used for Survivor: Tocantins is surrounded by a LOST Island-style, time-displacement ring. It's not unlike the dirt berm surrounding Disneyland. It keeps Reality out of this ""Realty Show," by dislocating it in time.

Therefore, even though the show was shot months ago, they were nonetheless able to respond to my criticisms of their last episode in this space last week, and to adjust the program accordingly.

I was...