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“Crack In The Alliance”
Episode 10
Everyone’s obsessed with Gervase’s personal life.
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“Thy Name Is Duplicity”
Episode 8
Is Greg really a psycho, or a victim of unfair editing?
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"A Slippery Little Sucker"
Episode 13
Prior to the penultimate tribal council, Amanda raised the key question that plagues Survivor contestants every year:...
A-
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"Hello, I'm Still A Person!" (plus Amazing Race)
Episode 12
First off: Did Courtney get 12 arrows from her fellow castaways in the vote-for-your-favorite reward challenge because...
B+
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"Going For The Oscar" (plus Amazing Race)
Episode 11
I'm going to keep it short this week, because we're down to the wire and there's not much to say that hasn't been...
B-
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"Ready To Bite The Apple" (plus Amazing Race)
Episode 10
So did anybody else watch the recap show last week? Even though I didn't blog it, I'm a sucker for unaired footage, so I...
B+
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"Just Don't Eat The Apple" (plus Amazing Race)
Episode 9
Having spent much of last night listening to Jeff Probst's commentary track on his 2001 directorial debut Finder's...
B+
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"High School Friend Contest" (plus bonus Amazing Race notes)
Episode 8
Welcome to The Blog That Lived. As part of the TV Club mid-season reshuffle, I'm dropping two of the three reality shows I...
B
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"I'm Not As Dumb As I Look"
Episode 7
Ladies and gentlemen, you can officially shut down reality programming in perpetuity: We may have unearthed the most hateful...
B
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"That's Love Baby! It Makes You Strong!"
Episode 6
Some of you complained that last week's tribe-switch came too soon in the game, and sent home a strong player unnecessarily....
B+
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"Love Is The Air"
Episode 5
In one of the best moments of the otherwise weak-ass previous season of Survivor, Jeff Probst ordered a randomly...
A-
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"Ride The Workhorse 'Till The Tail Falls Off"
Episode 4
I tried forever to come up with a good testy/testes joke to lead off this week's blog, but nothing quite worked. (Closest:...
B
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"I Lost Two Hands And Possibly A Shoulder!"
Episode 3
Is it me, or is the fightin'-est season of Survivor yet? For the second straight week, the reward challenge...
B+
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"My Mom Is Going To Kill Me!"
Episode 2
Are you a fan of digitally obscured nudity? Then man, Survivor is the show for you. During this week's reward...
B
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"A Chicken's A Little Bit Smarter"
Episode 1
It's hard to know what to say about the first episode of any new season of Survivor. There are always too many contestants in the early...
B
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B+
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B
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A-
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B
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B
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B
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B+
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B-
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A-
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B
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B
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C+
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B
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B
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B-
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B+
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“Perception Is Not Always Reality”
Episode 14
Survivor crowns the winner of an ultimately disappointing season.
C+
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“It’s Human Nature”
Episode 13
Tarzan finally decides to do some old-fashioned Survivor scheming, but is it too late?
B
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“It’s Gonna Be Chaos”
Episode 12
Everyone loves a blindside. Well, almost everyone.
B+
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“Never Say Die”
Episode 11
The Survivors are outwitted by a pig.
B+
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“I’m No Dummy”
Episode 10
It's always fun to root for the underdog, even if his name is Troyzan.
B-
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“Go Out With A Bang”
Episode 9
Survivor may have dropped the men vs. women conceit early on, but it's still gender vs. gender on the beach.
B+
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“The Beauty In A Merge”
Episode 7
The tribes are merged, everything's a mess, and also a whole lot of fun.
B
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“Thanks For The Souvenir”
Episode 6
A medical emergency shakes up the season yet again.
B-
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“A Bunch Of Idiots”
Episode 5
Tonight's subtext: Jeff Probst needs a hug.
B
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“Bum-Puzzled”
Episode 4
Survivor has been setting Colton up as this season's villain since the beginning. Tonight he delivered. Boy, did he deliver.
A
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“One World Is Out The Window”
Episode 3
Is so bad it's good a thing with people? Because if so, that's what these people are.
B+
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“Total Dysfunction”
Episode 2
A ho-hum episode is capped by one of the more annoying Jeff Probst Tribal Council performances to date.
C
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“Two Tribes, One Camp, No Rules”
Episode 1
One beach, two gender-separated tribes, all of the stereotypes.
A-
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“Million Dollar Question”
Episode 14
Survivor ends a very satisfying season with an equally satisfying winner.
B+
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“Gouge My Eyes Out”
Episode 13
And then there were four.
B
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“Shot Into Smithereens”
Episode 12
Plans change quickly on Survivor, especially when loved ones are involved.
A-
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“Hell Hath Frozen Over”
Episode 11
Abi's inept scheming and the always-entertaining food auction make for a lively episode.
B+
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“Whiners are Weiners”
Episode 10
Abi's annoying behavior comes to a head in a real day-before-Thanksgiving episode. No clip shows here!
B
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“Little Miss Perfect”
Episode 9
Lisa has a mid-game crisis, and a satisfying season keeps rolling on.
B+
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“Dead Man Walking”
Episode 8
Last-minute scheming makes for a crackling good episode.
A-
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“Not the Only Actor on this Island”
Episode 7
The tribes merge, and scheming takes over in an overstuffed episode.
B
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“Down and Dirty”
Episode 6
An exhausting reward challenge breaks all the rules.
B
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“Got My Swag Back”
Episode 5
The show hits the reset button, and a player likes Probst. Maybe too much.
B+
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“Create a Little Chaos”
Episode 4
The show responds to being backed into a narrative corner with a visually striking and emotionally affecting episode.
A-
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“This Isn’t A We Game”
Episode 3
The plot is struggling this season, but at least the characters are strong.
C+
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“Don’t Be Blinded By The Headlights”
Episode 2
Big mouths and big boobs, but not much big action.
B-
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“Survivor Smacked Me In The Chops”
Episode 1
The reality standby is back with many familiar faces, but it's one of the new players that steals the show.
B+
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“Last Push”
Episode 14
A topsy-turvy season comes to a feisty but somewhat predictable end.
B+
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“Don't Say Anything About My Mom”
Episode 13
It's family visit time, which means Dawn is crying again. At least this time everyone else is, too.
B+
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“The Beginning Of The End”
Episode 12
Double the immunity challenges and double the tribal councils don't necessarily mean double the fun.
B
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“Come Over To The Dark Side”
Episode 11
It's Survivor auction time! Anyone want some community peanut butter?
B+
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“Zipping Over The Cuckoo's Nest”
Episode 10
Think Survivor can't get any crazier than last week's episode? Think again.
A-
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“Cut Off The Head Of The Snake”
Episode 9
An already strong episode is put over the top by a completely bananas Tribal Council.
A-
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“Blindside Time”
Episode 8
The tribes merge and power balances shift in a hugely entertaining episode.
A-
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“Tubby Lunchbox”
Episode 7
Phillip and Corinne square off in a battle to determine who can be the most annoying.
B
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“Operation Thunder Dome”
Episode 6
Survivor feels like Survivor again, and the world rejoices.
B+
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“Persona Non Grata”
Episode 5
Brandon goes off the rails in an inevitable, frustrating episode.
C+
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“Kill Or Be Killed”
Episode 4
People throw things at other things. Again. Did the show lose their puzzle book or something?
C+
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“There’s Gonna Be Hell To Pay”
Episode 3
It’s The Shamar Show, and everyone on his tribe is forced to play their parts.
C+
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“Honey Badger”
Episode 2
Reynold’s practical tip for future Survivor players: Wear loose pants.
B+
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“She Annoys Me Greatly”
Episode 1
It's Fans vs. Favorites on this season of Survivor, or at least Fans vs. People You Maybe Recognize.
B+
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“Just Annihilate Them”
Episode 8
Alliances come into sharper focus on a fun, scheme-heavy episode.
B+
