The most boring season yet "Well, the show casts itself," executive producer and creator Coelen tells EW. "We put people in the pods, and you try to

As Entertainment Weekly notes, Season 8's contestants are around 30% non-white — a sharp dip from the rough 50% that the first seven seasons hovered around. If you've been online in the last week, it's possible you've even seen some memes about how white this cast is — and now the show's creator, Chris Coelen, is addressing the discourse.