Category: Movies & TV

Reward Challenge We knew this week’s Survivor was the loved ones visit. And we knew more family members were coming out this time, so it had to take up more of the episode’s runtime. And when the episode starts with it, we knew we were in for an even extra extended loved ones segment. So […]

Koru After the Wendell vote, there’s the usually Survivor nonsense of those that were blindsided getting upset about being blindsided. Michele is sick of being left out of plans, Nick wants revenge, Adam thinks the fleur di lis on Jeff Probst’s Tribal Council podium could be an idol. Wait, that last one doesn’t quite fit […]

Ah, the Survivor merge. This point is often momentous for a variety of reasons. It’s a watershed moment in each and every season, moving to the individual portion of the game. Even with lots of time left, the finish line starts to become a little clearer as players begin to shift their focus to the […]

Edge of Extinction Adios to the Queen. After being sent to the Edge of Extinction, two-time Survivor winner Sandra Diaz-Twine is the first player officially eliminated from Winners at War. She wastes no time in pulling the flag, signaling an end to her time on the island. After realizing what she would be going up […]

Survivor: Winners at War arrived at the perfect time. Edge of Extinction was one of the worst endings of any Survivor season ever. Island of the Idols was a disaster for so many reasons, none of which need to be revisited right now. And, above all, we’re in the middle of a global pandemic due […]

We start off this week’s Survivor with one of the more touching scenes the show has ever offered. Yul Kwon is chatting with Sarah and Wendell and the topic of Survivor friends and relationships from previous seasons comes up. Yul mentions that Jonathan Penner is the only person from his season he has really kept […]

This week’s Survivor perfectly illustrated one of the many reasons why the Edge of Extinction is a terrible idea. For the Fire Token challenge, each of the four castaways had the chance to obtain one. All they had to do was walk up a giant hill and bring down a pile of 20 logs of […]

I love Survivor. It’s awesome, the best. Even after 20 years, the show keeps delivering (usually). And Winners at War is so far living up to its enormous hype. Three episodes, three knockouts. There’s bound to be a down episode at some point, but I’m just going to keep riding the wave as long as […]

Sele Beach Rob wakes up the next morning to find a second Fire Token waiting for him. He (correctly) assumes it’s from Amber, though he thinks it could have come from Sandra. But being fairly certain it’s from Amber, the Robfather is on the warpath. Elsewhere, Ben tries to shift his focus building better relationships […]

Survivor: Winners at War. That pretty much speaks for itself. Not much else needs to be said, right? But (and if you’re a returning reader, you know) these recaps are usually nothing if not long-winded, so more will be said. Season 40, twenty years, all winners. This is the big one. It’s set up to […]