Recaps and analysis of reality TV show episodes, including nearly every episode of CBS' Survivor.
“Never seen a moment like this,” Jeff Probst said at the end of Tribal Council, which set a new standard for incredible exits. Alas, his own dumb game of chance, the Do or Die twist, once again threatened to make all kinds of great game play irrelevant.
A recap of the final Last Chance Kitchen, including questions such as: Why did they throw in that dumb dumb twist? And why isn’t Top Chef’s Last Chance Kitchen just part of Top Chef, like Untucked is tacked on to RuPaul’s Drag Race?
A wonderful, old-fashioned episode of Survivor that focused on strategy we got to see, and the downfall of one player that was so delicious, even they appreciated it.
Survivor 42’s merged tribe was split into two temporary tribes for two Tribal Councils, which led to a blindside and an open discussion of a pattern that was about to repeat itself yet again.
Top Chef Houston’s Restaurant Wars episode delivered what I love from Restaurant Wars, and also included the reveal of a major secret: it turns out that Jackson cannot taste or smell! Who knew?
Survivor 42’s first post-merge episode returned to Survivor 41’s old ways, with Jeff Probst breaking the fourth wall to talk about his disappointment in the players and share his negotiating strategies with us. Ugh.
Food Network’s Tournament of Champions season 3 crowned its winner tonight. Did Brooke Williamson make history and win for the second time? Or did Jet Tila, Tobias Dorzon, or Tiffani Faison thwart her path to the belt?