Survivor Fans Podcast

Probst is always encouraging the castaways to "play big"! There are big, smart moves and there are also big, dumb moves. It is too early to say for sure how this one will turn out. For a second time this season, we got to watch a castaway acting arrogant and flaunting their perceived dominance at Tribal Council only to be quickly thumped out of the game. Given the reaction we saw, that one stung badly. What did you think? Did the right person get voted out?

As demonstrated by the responses this week, Survivor continues to be one of the all time great tests for self awareness. Many would prefer to delay a tribal shuffle. We are already so invested in the tribe dynamics that we are reticent to change anything, and really want to see the next few moves play out. On the flip side, we are also eager to see how these castaways respond to the shuffle. We are excited to see what happens next!

We are not sure we agree with Jeff about that being a blindside. It was certainly unanimous, and that says more about the person that organized it and the ones that initially opposed it than it does about the one voted out. There is also a star to watch on the other tribe too. What did you think? Did that feel like a blindside?

The themes that stood out in this week's feedback include: the stunning lack of awareness that a couple of Goliath's continue to demonstrate, the number of rewinds that the "play in the sand" line triggered, and that this episode was a natural extension and conclusion to week one. This cast appears to be off to a great start.

They packed a lot into a normal, one hour episode this week and we enjoyed every minute of it. The Survivor gods don't like arrogant speeches or gloaters and love to make examples of castaways that get too far ahead of themselves before the votes have been cast. Did you feel the sting of that blindside? How do you think it will affect the minority alliance in that tribe?

It's time to get the super fan's assessment on the first episode of season 37. While the mede-vac was a sad shocker, we were all very positive on the character development this introduction provided. Lots of folks were surprised and tickled at Dan's day one antics, but some still hold out hope. We are excited for Wednesday night when we get the next installment of our favorite show!

David vs. Goliath Week 1 Recap

Welcome back for Part 2 of our JABBIC preview for season 37, David vs. Goliath. We are only four days away from the premiere on Wednesday, September 26th, and twenty super fans like you recorded their perspective on this interesting, new cast including their choice of favorites, who's most likely to get voted out first, make the merge, have a shot at the final tribal council as well as who has what it takes to win it all!

Welcome to Part 1 of our JABBIC show for season 37, Survivor David vs. Goliath. JABBIC stands for Judge A Book By Its Cover, and that is exactly what we do in the preseason. We have shared our early thoughts on each of the castaways including how well we think they will do in the overall game as well as some details we gathered from the interviews to kick off another season of watching Survivor together. Now , it's your turn!

We have reached the end again. Today, we gather one last time to share our final impressions and thoughts on season 36, Survivor Ghost Island. Much like last season, the finale got mixed reviews. It basically boiled down to who you were cheering for: Dom or Wendell. The overall season got mixed reviews too. We had a great time together and found lots to enjoy and discuss each week. We will be on hiatus until September when we return for the season 37 JABBIC, Judge A Book By Its Cover, episodes.

This season really needed something to help redeem the mediocre second half. The finale included another first in Survivor history, and one of the best bluffs we have ever seen at a Tribal Council. The pacing was rapid with back to back to back Immunity Challenges and stole a half hour from the Reunion show to finish out the season. But would it be enough?

Just as the super fans predicted last week, the penultimate episode delivered another "lackluster" performance from Laurel and Donathan who only managed to conjure up more "veiled" threats, squandered any remaining "win equity" they had mustered at the merge, and watched the last of their "social capital" circle the drain. All hope is not lost though. We are looking forward to a few more surprises in the finale!

Ghost Island Week 12 Recap

Based on the majority of the feedback, this will be the point in the game that we look back on as Laurel and Donathan's big, missed opportunity. We remain hopeful going into the penultimate episode, but at this point it looks like at least two out of the final three are a forgone conclusion. We would love to get a big surprise just before the finale though.

Naviti Strong no more? Could it be? In any case, they took out a challenge beast tonight which might give some new players a chance to win Individual Immunity going forward. What would you do if you were in Laurel's shoes? Which alliance would you choose? What did you think of Domenick's vow to Aunt Patty?