The Summit viewers complain over ITV's 'terrible move' during last night's episode: 'Absolutely ridiculous'
'They're kidding, aren't they?'The Summit viewers were less than impressed when the show allowed the remaining contestants to have letters from home, just four episodes in.
Last Tuesday (February 1o), the series, hosted by Ben Shephard, debuted on ITV. The show follows 14 strangers as they set out across the unforgiving mountains of New Zealand.
Along the way, they must endure demanding physical trials and strategic gameplay in a bid to reach the summit within 14 days. If they’re successful, they’ll compete for a share of a prize pot worth up to £200,000.
Each episode, they are faced wth difficult decisions — including eliminating fellow players — all in the hope of making it to the top.
The Summit on ITV
At the beginning of last night’s episode (February 18), Tyra became the latest contestant let go from the show.
However, when the remaining contestants finally made it to their new camp, they were surprised with letters from home to ‘warm their hearts’ and give them that extra motivation to keep going.
Immediately, they were emotional. Tara received a letter from her son and photos of her two cats.
Dockers, who has been branded a bully by viewers, showed a softer side when his two sons sent him a message.
The tears continued when they read out more touching notes from loved ones.
Even though the segment was heartwarming, viewers were turned off, insisting it was unnecessary. Especially since they believed they had only been climbing the mountain for just a number of days
Complaints poured in
“[Bleep]y move by #ITV to wring every ounce of emotion from the group by getting them to read personal family letters out loud to the group,” one user insisted on X.
“FFS, they have only been away for a week and they are reading letters from home. Absolutely ridiculous,” another person wrote.
“Just been saying it’s the same in I’m a Celeb and Love Island. Ridiculous!” a third remarked.
“Oh no. We’re back to the ‘I’m A Celeb’ pics from home,” a fourth complained.
“[They’re] kidding, aren’t they?” a fifth said.
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