"More than ever, in its second series Beast Games also happens to be mindless, vibeless television, flecked with Squiddy sadism but also borrowing heavily from the Love Island playbook. As they stay up into the wee hours building improbably high towers from foam blocks or playing convoluted games of dodgeball, the contestants couple up, crash out and even seek to avenge fallen players."
"The first season of Beast Games the big-money reality challenge masterminded and hosted by internet personality Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast prompted a lawsuit. Five anonymous contestants sued both the production companies behind the series and Donaldson himself, claiming that they had been kept underfed and overtired, and alleging an unsafe environment on the set of the Gladiators-ish, Squid Game-esque series (claims, of course, firmly denied by all parties)."
Five anonymous contestants sued the production companies and Jimmy Donaldson, alleging underfeeding, overtiredness, and unsafe conditions, with all parties denying the claims. Beast Games became Amazon's most-watched unscripted series, garnering 50 million viewers in the month after release. Season two emphasizes spectacle and interpersonal drama over moral concerns, combining Squid Game-like cruelty with Love Island-style relationship play. Contestants endure long nights constructing foam towers and playing elaborate games while coupling up, feuding and being profiled for personal tragedies. The show mixes competitive challenges with manufactured emotional conflict and aggressive contestant storytelling.
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