Survivor wastes no time this week, jumping right into the reward challenge. And they do that because we’ve arrived at another pinnacle moment of any Survivor season: the loved ones visit. I’m always so-so on the loved ones visit. The sappiness and the tears just don’t do it for me. That doesn’t mean I blindly hate this challenge, […]
Author: Matt Hambidge
‘Survivor: Island Of The Idols’ Recap: “Bring On The Bacon”
The Thanksgiving week episode is typically one of the stronger episodes of the fall Survivor seasons. Of course, we always say that about the merge episode as well, and we all know how that turned out this time around… But nevertheless, this felt like a chance for Island of the Idols to turn things around and get back on […]
‘Survivor: Island Of The Idols’ Recap: “Two For The Price Of One”
It’s not a hot take to say that a dark cloud has been cast over Survivor. And not just for this current season, but the show as a whole. Last week’s merge episode was ugly. It may very well represent the lowest point in the show’s history. I don’t want to spend too much time on it […]
‘Survivor: Island Of The Idols’ Recap: “We Made It To The Merge!”
This week’s recap is going to play out a bit differently, and if you watched the episode (if you’re reading this, I’m assuming you have) you know why. First, the minor details for any of you who maybe haven’t seen the episode. Kellee was voted out in the first Tribal Council, while holding two immunity […]
‘Survivor: Island Of The Idols’ Merge Preview
Well folks, we made it to another Survivor merge. This is typically one of each season’s strongest episodes. So with an already good-so-far season, expectations are pretty high for this week. But more than that, the merge offers a major turning point in the game. Alliances still stand, but with tribal lines becoming even more blurred, now’s […]
‘Survivor: Island Of The Idols’ Recap: “I Was Born At Night, But Not Last Night”
For the second week in a row, Survivor presented to its viewers an incredibly insightful, important discussion directly relating to the world we live in today. This week’s focus was on gender, particularly in the context of Survivor. And we’ll get to that, but I’m going to save it for the Final Tribal section, as that’s where it […]
‘Survivor: Island Of The Idols’ Recap: “Suck It Up Buttercup”
Lairo Beach We start off with Noura talking about plans to vote off Jamal and Jack before Dean and Karishma. So she approaches Dean about working together. Dean, however, is wary of working with Noura, saying that while Noura does indeed have a plan, she is “absolutely crazy. And I think a little bit delusional.” […]
‘Survivor: Island Of The Idols’ Recap: “Don’t Bite The Hand That Feeds You”
Dean Kowalski, Private Eye The morning after the Chelsea vote, we see a new form of Dean. He dons his Dick Tracy hat, gathers his notepad and pencil, and becomes Detective Dean, interrogating each and every member of the tribe to determine whose idea the vote was. He first – and quite astutely, I might […]
‘Survivor: Island Of The Idols’ Recap: “Plan Z”
This Survivor recap is going to be a little different than most. This week’s episode was fantastic for many reasons, but the biggest reason was easily Noura. So most of our time will be spent on her, shall we say, interesting choices made this episode. All in all, “Plan Z” was one of the funniest episodes of Survivor in […]
‘Survivor: Island Of The Idols’ Recap: “Honesty Would Be Chill”
Vokai Beach Jack and Jamal come back to camp after being blindsided by the Molly vote at Tribal Council. We don’t hear much from Jack, other than him going full millennial and uttering the phrase that gives the episode its title. Jamal, on the other hand, is a lot more active. He’s smart and plays […]
