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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DMScott" data-source="post: 1247968" data-attributes="member: 11734">That depends on how you define "truly important". If you mean in the context of how they play the game and what factors bear on some of them surviving that far, then yes, I'm 100% certain a lot of that is left out. I know this because in interviews Mark Burnett has said he edits the show to tell an interesting story each week, and by his own admission there isn't nearly enough time to show everything that bears on the game. He's also said that players who get in a lot of arguments or thrust themselves into prominent roles often get airtime out of proportion with their actual effect on the game, just because that's good TV. And the portrayal often isn't accurate - interviews with survivors from this season have said Jon was a funny guy, kind of the camp clown, and generally well-liked - compare and contrast that with his portrayal on the show as a lying backstabber who's usually at odds with half the camp during any given episode.Heck, we don't even get to see the brief explanation of each person's vote when they cast it, just a couple of comments to show who the contenders are. What they do show is everything that Mark Burnett considers "truly important" for telling the story they want to focus on that week. Nothing less, and rarely anything more.</blockquote>