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Thoughts on The Amazing Race 29’s premiere and stranger twist

A brief review and recap of The Amazing Race season 29 premiere “We’re Coming for you, Phil,” which sent teams of strangers to Panama.

Sandra’s dirty deed, Debbie’s meltdown power a wild Survivor

A recap and analysis of Survivor Game Changers episode four, “Dirty Deed,” during which Sandra plotted against J.T. and Debbie railed against the world.

Alex Apple on his Stranded with a Million Dollars alliance’s downfall

Episode six of Stranded with a Million Dollars, “Til Sickness Do Us Part,” saw the exit of two members of the campers’ alliance because of medical problems.

Survivor’s sprinkle of twists produces a Tribal Council typhoon

What happened during Tribal Council during Survivor Game Changers’ “The Tables Have Turned” episode? Whatever it was, it was the result of Probst’s twists.

Survivor tribe swap orphans several players—and interesting game play

The tribe swap gods gave us Caleb and Tai again, and then they took Caleb away—on day nine, no less, the same day he exited the game last time, as he reminded us several times. Tribe swaps have often delivered drama on Survivor, but honestly, this one didn’t, and as a result, it really annoyed me. An… continue reading

Alex from Stranded with a Million Dollars on the tent, strategy, and mistakes

Alex Apple reflects about his participation in MTV’s Stranded with a Million Dollars, and answers your questions about the tent and strategy.

Battle of two winners makes for an explosive Survivor Game Changers start

What the first seven minutes of Survivor Game Changers lacked in drama, the next 113 made up for over and over again. The show exploded out of the gate—starting immediately after that preview cut off, when the tribes started gathering supplies, and Ozzy flew off the boat to go for a floating toolkit and Tai fell overboard with a huge chicken crate coming crashing down on top of him as he hit the water.

And that was before the real game play began.

Stranded with a Million Dollars’ Alex interviews Chris, explains what we didn’t see

Alex Apple recaps episode three of MTV’s Stranded with a Million Dollars, “Stirring the Pot”; interviews Chris; and answers your questions.

A review of The Partner’s premiere, ‘Ten candidates, one partner’

In its first episode, Marcus Lemonis’ new CNBC series The Partner definitely reminded me of another show—but it was not The Apprentice, the show that this competition was immediately compared to when it was first announced last January.

How Top Chef Charleston recovered from its episode-one screw-up

Top Chef Charleston went from a weak starting cast to a strong final three, Shirley, Brooke, and Sheldon, and made up for its awful plantation quickfire.

Stranded with a Million Dollars’ Alex recaps episode two, ‘Group Bye’

Alex Apple recaps episode two of MTV’s Stranded with a Million Dollars, “Group Bye,” and answers questions about confessional interviews and clothing.

Behind the scenes of Stranded with a Million Dollars, with Alex Apple

Stranded with a Million Dollars contestant Alex Apple writes about episode one, “Game of Drones,” including his strategy and survival in a rainy shelter.