Survivor: Winners at War had its final pre-merge episode, with one more person sent to the Edge of Extinction—where the newest resident, Sandra, did something no one else has done.
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Recaps and analysis of reality TV show episodes, including nearly every episode of CBS' Survivor.
Brutal, brilliant backstabs at Survivor’s two Tribal Councils
“Somebody’s going to get backstabbed and screwed over,” Nick said early on in Survivor: Winners at War’s sixth episode, and twice, his words turned out to be an understatement.
Survivor: Winners at War’s tribe swap created new alliances and brought up bad memories
Two tribes became three as Survivor Winners at War’s players realigned and reconnected—in one case, with past romantic partners.
Survivor and Ethan Zohn made me (briefly, temporarily) love the Edge of Extinction
For once, Survivor: Winners at War justified the amount of time it spent on the Edge of Extinction. Meanwhile, a tribe actually voted out a major threat!
Tonight’s Masked Singer reveal ruined my primary theory about its celebrity contestants
I’ve used one criteria to exclude people from possibly being behind the mask on The Masked Singer, and tonight’s reveal wrecked that.
Did Survivor’s winners finally target one of the ‘power trio’?
Survivor’s third episode gave nearly all of its strategic focus to the Sele tribe, and whether or not the majority would target the alliance of Rob, Parvati, and Ethan.
Survivor winners play like terrified amateurs as advantages rain down
For some reason, Survivor’s winners are just falling down at Rob and Parvati’s feet, instead of just voting them out.
Survivor winners’ war starts with pre-existing relationships becoming part of the game
Two very strong episodes kicked off Survivor’s 40th season as winners went to war, though in very different ways.
Project Runway’s Sergio problem
Sergio has been at the forefront of this season’s Project Runway trend: the sharper edges of people’s personalities are getting caught on the show’s fabric.
Survivor’s retrospective had nostalgia, but mostly focused on modern Survivor’s defects
Survivor has never done clip shows well, and—while it had some great flashbacks—Survivor at 40: Greatest Moments and Players was no exception.
The Circle’s finale: a strong but bloated end to a very likable competition
A recap of The Circle episodes 9 to 12, during which the final rankings took place, the players met each other, and the show dragged on longer than it should have.
The Circle episodes 5 to 8: catfishing takes center stage
The middle batch of The Circle episodes added new catfish and exposed others, and left us with a lot to discuss.
Bachelor starts Peter Weber’s journey with its twist ending
The Bachelor season 24 started with what would usually be the final episode, flashing forward to a surprise Chris Harrison has in store for Peter Weber.
Survivor ends its worst season ever by doing one thing right: giving Kellee Kim an apology and time to speak
“I hope that this season of Survivor isn’t just defined by inappropriate touching or sexual harassment. I hope that it’s defined by change,” Kellee Kim told Jeff Probst during the Survivor: Island of the Idols reunion.
Survivor proves ‘there are always consequences for standing up’ in a bleak merge episode
Survivor: Island of the Idols’ merge episode dealt directly with Dan’s unwanted touching and inappropriate behavior, and then started to gaslight us.