Survivor Fans Podcast

We just knew it was going to happen eventually. That day his fans had dreaded finally arrived. It's time to "pour one out" for one of this season's hands down favorites, a young man that earned respect as a super fan and a smart Survivor player that some of us initially, grossly underestimated. The end result may have felt predictable, but many of us enjoyed this episode's twist and turns. We are also looking forward to the family visit and seeing how that impacts the game.

It would be easy to call the result from this week's episode predictable, but the path we took to get there was anything but that. Who knew they could pack so much uncertainty into two tribal councils? Is it a given that Naviti strong will win this season now? Whose family member are you most looking forward to meeting in the next episode?

Michael caught another lucky break and the fans are thrilled. Response this week made it clear that we are excited that "Naviti Strong" took its first big steps at unraveling as Laurel's plan came to fruition. We are all curious as to what that means for Kellyn given how adamant she was for Michael to go again. On the whole, feedback on the season remains extremely positive. Now bring on the double immunity, double elimination, double Tribal Council episode. We can't wait!

The Ghost Island concept may still be rattling along in an unfulfilling fashion, but the struggle one castaway experienced to take control of their own destiny certainly delivered the excitement this week. What would you have done in Laurel's position? Why do you think Kellyn changed her plan? Is Chelsea in danger now?

This might not have been quite as exciting as the merge episode, but they did a good job of keeping us guessing. Lots of fans are cheering for Michael as he secured a super dooper underdog status with this week's episode. Based on your feedback, we can see several favorites emerging now with Wendell, Domenick, Laurel, Michael and Kellyn at the front of the pack. The others seem to be bigger question marks for now. We are excited to see how that will shift when the next episode is revealed!

Many of the castaways may be wishing for the individual game, but we are not quite there yet. Those old tribal lines are still firmly in place as we watch them scramble to assemble the votes for Tribal Council. How do you think they felt watching this episode and realizing they were all just outsmarted by one of the youngest people to play the game? What do you think? Was the curse reversed?

We all thought last week's episode was the best so far, but this merge episode clearly topped the "all time greatest" list for many fans. The staggering extent of Chris' willingness to ignore all the signs of his doom made for comic gold. You might think that squashing the feud would make it easier to see who the front runners might be, but that is surely not the case at this point. We are excited to see who will emerge from this bunch.

We finally got the payoff for the battle that started on day one, in the early minutes of the game. It was exciting to see it culminate in such a high powered episode that truly made the merge special. We've made it to the halfway point. Who do you think stands the best chance to win it all?

Based on this week's feedback, this episode was clearly the highlight of the season so far! With lots of action on the HII front, something significant finally happened at Ghost Island, and most importantly a very satisfying blindside of one of the more arrogant castaways there was lots to celebrated and discuss. Now, the game is shifting to the merge, and we can't wait to see how that plays out!

Wow, that was a jam packed episode! After what seemed like an extended lull in the gameplay, we got two new HIIs and a new advantage in play now. To top it off, a "comeuppance counter" that started ticking three weeks ago finally expired and one of the entitled, OG Naviti finally got blindsided! Let's kick this thing into overdrive now. Bring on the merge!

The blindside hit several fans right in the feels this week. We are now far enough along that several favorites and villians have emerged. There is also still a significant middle ground where quite a few castaways are lingering though. We hope that the split into three tribes will yield some new insight into their games as we move forward to the merge. Until then, we are excited to see what comes next!

Michael may be on to something. The curse of Malolo beach may be real. Do you think he has realized that he is the other common element in this unfortunate theme? The editors pulled a fast one on us again, presumably to keep it entertaining. What do you think about the episodes that end and you realize that they chose to withhold a critical detail so the outcome wasn't obvious prior to Tribal Council. We can't be far from the merge now. Bring on the next episode!

The consensus from the fans is in on the "Ghost Island/Reverse the Curse" concept, and it's not good. To date, it has completely underwhelmed and under delivered. At this point, most of us would be happy to see it fade away. We will refer to it as "Rice Island" until something significant changes. Many were sad about the latest vote-out, but we remain hopeful that the coming shuffle will reinvigorate the game!

"The Pagonging's will continue until the New Malolo tribe's performance improves!", (or another tribe shuffle happens). There was no need for a blindside this week. It came down to a simple risk assessment for the remaining three original Malolos. There is still time for it to deliver some excitement, but at this point, the Ghost Island concept is a bust. We look forward to the shuffle and the potential for surprises and excitement that it brings next week.

The recognition for Michael's impressive TC pitch was unanimous this week, but several folks had ideas for how to improve their chances for success. Several castaways were highlighted for their skillful gameplay and it looks like we now have a solid villain for the season too. The comeuppance countdown has begun! We are all excited to see what happens next.