This week was a tale of two Survivors. The pre-challenge portion left a lot to be desired. We’ll get to it all, but it wasn’t exactly what I would call captivating television. But then we got the challenge in the pouring rain (and that’s probably putting it lightly) and some great post-challenge fireworks. We start at… […]
Author: Matt Hambidge
‘Survivor: David V. Goliath’ Recap: “The Chicken Has Flown The Coop”
As we open this week’s episode, the castaways continue to get hammered with rain, which unsurprisingly turns out to be yet another Fijian cyclone. And the contestants look absolutely miserable. It gets so bad that each tribe is actually gifted both a fire making kit and a tarp, something you don’t often see on this […]
‘Survivor: David V. Goliath’ Premiere Recap: “Appearances Are Deceiving”
Ah, Survivor season once again! It’s always a great day when a new season begins. It’s a boon to whatever else is happening in your life at the time. (With Mike White AKA Ned Schneebly on this season, prepare for many School of Rock gifs, memes, and whatever else I can find as long as he remains in the […]
‘Survivor: Ghost Island’ Finale Recape: “It Is Game Time Kids”
What a finale! History was made tonight on the finale of Survivor: Ghost Island. That’s right, I made the correct winner pick for the first time since season 13, Cook Islands. It feels good to add another tally to the win column. But in actual historical news, we did see a Survivor first and what a first it was. […]
‘Survivor: Ghost Island’ Finale Preview
Well here we are. The finale of Survivor: Ghost Island. The Final 6 consists of Angela, Dom, Donathan, Laurel, Sea Bass, and Wendell. Wendell and Dom are the clear, heavy favorites heading into the finale. But it is not guaranteed yet. There are still some outs for the other players. But with only two votes left, and […]
‘Survivor: Ghost Island’ Recap: “Always Be Moving”
I’m going to do things off a bit differently this week, and head straight to the immunity challenge. It’s a nice, long, physical challenge, ending with a classic Survivor slide puzzle. It’s here we see something that I don’t think has ever happened before in Survivor history. Now I could certainly be wrong, but I cannot think of a […]
‘Survivor: Ghost Island’ Recap: “A Giant Game Of Bumper Cars”
We open with Lavita discussing the extra vote back at camp. Kellyn admits to everything, that the extra vote was hers and that she voted twice for Laurel. Laurel is of course uneasy about it but still feels fairly comfortable. She believes her relationship is still strong with Dom and Wendell and is thankful that […]
‘Survivor: Ghost Island’ Recap: “The Finish Line Is In Sight”
The episode begins with Wendell singing the praises of his ally Laurel, apparently one of the best kept secrets on the island. He knows his best strategy is keeping this secret alliance just that – a secret. As far as he (and we) can tell, nobody knows about the Wendell/Dom/Laurel/Donathan alliance. That’s an impressive feat, […]
‘Survivor: Ghost Island’ Recap: “It’s Like The Perfect Crime”
Big move-itis, noun: The (often incorrect) feeling in Survivor that you need to make big moves in order to win the game; said big moves must be made at the first possible opportunity; making a move for the sake of making a move. Big move-itis has felled more than its share of Survivor castaways and it added another to […]
‘Survivor: Ghost Island’ Recap: “The Sea Slug Slugger”
After last week’s fantastic merge episode, I was worried we might be in for a bit of a letdown. And, well, we were and we weren’t. What we got was a completely middle of the road episode of Survivor. Which, given the circumstances, I’m totally okay with. It would be hard to expect the producers to […]
