Confessional: Survivor should re-focus on human choices, not twists
In this Confessional essay, Scott Hardie looks back at Survivor and argues that the show and game have lost their focus on what was the most-interesting part of earlier seasons.
The Survivor Ghost Island finale attempts to reverse this season’s curse
Survivor Ghost Island ended its season with a 2.5 hour finale that offered one big surprise.
Survivor is still a hit show. But it’s adrift. Here’s what should change.
Survivor is still strong, in the ratings and as a format, but the show is in a deep, boring rut of its own making.
Survivor Ghost Island produced two, maybe three couples
There are two confirmed Survivor Ghost Island relationships—Kellyn Bechtold and Bradley Kleihege, plus Sebastian “Sea Bass” Noel and Jenna Bowman—and Michael Yerger and Libby Vincek may be a third.
Survivor continues on its predictable path, with two quick detours
A recap of Survivor Ghost Island episode 13, on which Laurel and Donathan once again have a chance to move against Dom and Wendell. Guess what happened?
The Survivor family members visit brings an opportunity and an illustration of this season’s problems
Loved ones visit and Survivors have a chance to flip the game, but once again decline.
Survivor shakes up the double-elimination episode, and a player makes history
There was a new Survivor record set during an episode that introduced a new format for the standard double-elimination episode.
