In an incredibly strong episode of Survivor season 1, Kelly bails on the Tagi four, but doesn’t join with Pagong members to vote out Rich, whose lack of clothing becomes a real problem that Jeff Probst even brings up at Tribal Council.
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Recaps and analysis of reality TV show episodes, including nearly every episode of CBS' Survivor.
Canada’s Drag Race stays with a familiar format, but has been modernized and Canada-ized
Canada’s Drag Race premiered on cable TV in the United States on Monday, and revealed itself to be an updated version of the drag race competition.
Survivor’s first loved ones visit comes via videotape, but not for one player
Survivor Borneo’s eighth episode focuses a lot on Greg and Jenna, who end up receiving all of the votes at Tribal Council.
Survivor’s first merge results in a stunning Tribal Council
The merge brings two different kinds of strategies—and perhaps the first time in competition reality TV history that someone says “I didn’t come here to make friends.”
Survivor Borneo’s merger looms, and so does some sketchy editing
Survivor’s first merge is approaching, which both tribes know about, and Pagong is within seconds of its tribe name not becoming a familiar Survivor term, “Pagonging.”
God stops the fun on Survivor Borneo’s fifth episode
Dirk said he was on Survivor “to have a great time,” but then God voted him off the island. Meanwhile, both challenges on Survivor Borneo episode 5 were left up to individuals—and one continued to perpetuate a stereotype.
The birth of Survivor’s first alliance, and the roots of an epic betrayal
In Survivor: Borneo episode four, Richard Hatch suggests creating alliances, but The Tagi Four alliance is born first between Kelly and Sue.
The Survivor episode that led to a lawsuit claiming the show was rigged
“Quest for Food,” episode 3 of Survivor Borneo, focuses mostly on the tribes’ attempts to find things to eat, but it’s what happened off-camera that led Stacey Stillman to sue.
Survivor Borneo’s ‘Generation Gap’ manifests in two very different ways
My summer re-watch of Survivor Borneo continues with an episode that includes Rudy connecting with Rich, and B.B. alienating himself from his tribe.
Survivor Borneo: revisiting Survivor’s first season, 20 years later
Survivor: Borneo premiered 20 years ago. I’m going to spend the summer rewatching and doing what I didn’t do back in 2000: writing recaps analyzing the reality show that changed everything.
Survivor Winners at War: a great finale, but not the greatest season
Survivor: Winners at War’s emotional and dramatic finale ended with a deserving winner (and final three), and closed a chapter in the show’s early history.
Worst Cooks’ reality stars—Sonja, Bananas, Wells—perk up Food Network’s worst show
On Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition’s premiere, Johnny Bananas made drinks for Sonja Morgan while Wells Adams whined and Dave Coulier made dad jokes. It was amazing.
Top Chef All Stars LA’s Restaurant Wars: two outstanding episodes
Between its family visit episode and now its modified version of Restaurant Wars, Top Chef All Stars LA has been on fire.
Survivor: Will the ‘100 percent together’ alliance be the final three?
Survivor: Winners at War’s penultimate episode was pretty padded, despite having two Tribal Councils, an Edge challenge, and several extended recaps and previews.
Why are voted-out Survivor winners playing harder than those in the game?
Faced with challenges, one group of Survivor winners gave up, and the other pushed through. It was a disappointing turn of events.