There are lots of rich story elements on Survivor Ghost Island, but not yet a clear narrative.
Survivors get their bathing suits and shuffled again
Will the Pagonging continue on Survivor Ghost Island’s “Fate is the Homie”? Plus: The Survivors get bathing suits, so no more underwear.
Drag Race’s season 10 premiere was a welcome return to what makes the show great
A brief recap of Drag Race season 10’s premiere, which slayed by returning to what it does best.
Drag Race All Stars 3 had abundant talent lost inside a game of Big Brother-style twists
Drag Race has its third all-star. But it got there after changing the talent competition into even more of a social game.
On Survivor Ghost Island, a famous idol becomes a possible life ring
Idol lies and underwear water wrestling during Survivor’s third episode, “Trust Your Gut.”
Top Chef needs to explain its decisions better. Also: How Top Chef got me to watch ads
Why did the judges choose who they did to win Top Chef Colorado?
Survivor Ghost Island’s early tribe swap follows a premiere full of overplaying
Thoughts on Survivor Ghost Island’s first two weeks: “Can You Reverse the Curse?” and “Only Time Will Tell.”
Both Drag Race All Stars and Top Chef Colorado have been uncharacteristically underwhelming
A few brief thoughts about RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and Top Chef Colorado—two shows I love but that aren’t quite delivering on the expected level.
Amazing Race 30 concludes, having extended Big Brother’s storyline
Amazing Race 30 finalists smashed TVs during a challenge. Some viewers might have done the same after the race’s conclusion.
Drag Race parodies The Bachelor, and should make Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman a judge
“The Bitchelor” episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars was a delight, from its parody of The Bachelor to its overdue elimination.
Celebrity Big Brother had a surprisingly normal, tolerable start
A brief recap and thoughts about the premiere of CBS’ Celebrity Big Brother, which managed to not be terrible. Mostly.
Survivor Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers comes to a twisty yet satisfying end
If you need a metaphor for Survivor Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, the final immunity challenge will be sufficient: a relatively straightforward game which fell apart every time it seemed like it was making some progress. If you need yet another example for why this season, its players, and/or its editing frustrated me, look no further… continue reading
On Survivor, ‘absolute chaos,’ absolutely dumb-dumb
A recap of Survivor Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers episode 12, “Not Going To Roll Over And Die,” during which everyone’s secrets were revealed and they played a drama-free game of marbles.
In three hours, this Survivor season turned itself around
Going into these three episodes of Survivor—the pre-Thanksgiving episode and the two-hour episode last night, amusingly titled “Buy One, Get One Free”—I expected the merged tribe to just burn through the remaining three people who were in the minority alliance: Cole, Joe, and Mike. Conveniently, they also happened to be the most grating personalities remaining. But… continue reading
A twist of spaghetti gives Survivor HvHvH its best episode yet
A recap of “Playing with the Devil,” Survivor Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers episode 8, on which the reward challenge led to a dramatic scene at camp.