Unlike Big Brother, showmances aren’t a regularity in Survivor. Whereas there is a Big Brother showmance almost every season, the contestants in the other CBS reality competition series aren’t too focused on finding love. However, sometimes, the Survivor castaways can’t deny a romantic connection, and they pursue a relationship on the show. And the last time a showmance formed in Survivor was in season 37, aka Survivor: David vs. Goliath.
Kara Kay and Dan Rengering | Photo by Robert Voets/CBS via Getty Images Kara and Dan had a brief showmance in ‘Survivor’ Season 37
At the beginning of Survivor Season 37, producers placed Kara Kay and Dan Rengering on the Goliath tribe. Kara, a 30-year-old from San Diego, CA, worked as a realtor, and Dan, a 28-year-old from Gainesville, Fl, worked as a Swat officer. And immediately, the two castaways hit it off.
In the first episode, Dan called Kara his “kryptonite.
Kara Kay and Dan Rengering | Photo by Robert Voets/CBS via Getty Images Kara and Dan had a brief showmance in ‘Survivor’ Season 37
At the beginning of Survivor Season 37, producers placed Kara Kay and Dan Rengering on the Goliath tribe. Kara, a 30-year-old from San Diego, CA, worked as a realtor, and Dan, a 28-year-old from Gainesville, Fl, worked as a Swat officer. And immediately, the two castaways hit it off.
In the first episode, Dan called Kara his “kryptonite.
- 2/8/2023
- by Sarah Little
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There are those “Survivor” fans whose dream is to compete in the game one day. Then there are those who, like me, would be satisfied to simply attend the taping of live portion of the finale and gawk at the players that they have been watching for weeks. Well, I can now cross that off my bucket list. I was part of the audience who participated in the three-hour wrap-up of Season 38, aka “Edge of Extinction.”
By now, you probably know that former Extinction Island dweller Chris Underwood somehow managed to win the title of Sole Survivor away from the favorite to take it all, idol-magnet Rick Devens, after only playing only 13 days. Controversial doesn’t even cover that outcome.
But that decision couldn’t spoil my opportunity to gaze upon such fan favorites as the season’s returning veteran players — Joe Anglim, Aubry Bracco, Kelley Wentworth and David Wright.
By now, you probably know that former Extinction Island dweller Chris Underwood somehow managed to win the title of Sole Survivor away from the favorite to take it all, idol-magnet Rick Devens, after only playing only 13 days. Controversial doesn’t even cover that outcome.
But that decision couldn’t spoil my opportunity to gaze upon such fan favorites as the season’s returning veteran players — Joe Anglim, Aubry Bracco, Kelley Wentworth and David Wright.
- 5/16/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Talk about amazing. Joe Anglim, whose lush waterfall of hair puts Fabio to shame, has cut his cascading curls. “Survivor” 38’s returning player got clipped backstage on Wednesday’s season finale of “Edge of Extinction.”
What would make him lose what just might be the source of his incredible performances during challenges during three editions of CBS’ popular reality show? None other that Aussie pop chanteuse Sia, an apparent “Survivor” super fan, dared him to lose that gorgeous mop for charity and offering him $15,000 to do so.
It all started early in the three-hour show when host Jeff Probst kidded Joe, saying that maybe the reason he hadn’t won once after competing on three seasons was his follicles. That caused the “Chandelier” singer to tweet: “”Hey @janglim21 if you cut your hair off and donate it to a children’s cancer wig making charity I’ll give you 15k,...
What would make him lose what just might be the source of his incredible performances during challenges during three editions of CBS’ popular reality show? None other that Aussie pop chanteuse Sia, an apparent “Survivor” super fan, dared him to lose that gorgeous mop for charity and offering him $15,000 to do so.
It all started early in the three-hour show when host Jeff Probst kidded Joe, saying that maybe the reason he hadn’t won once after competing on three seasons was his follicles. That caused the “Chandelier” singer to tweet: “”Hey @janglim21 if you cut your hair off and donate it to a children’s cancer wig making charity I’ll give you 15k,...
- 5/16/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Apparently, “Survivor” loyalists still think Joey is amazing.
Of the four veteran players who find themselves in limbo on Extinction Island on Season 38, 42% of the reality show’s fans believe Joe Anglim is the likeliest returning castaway who could re-enter the game. It makes sense, since he is a beast at challenges and he will likely have to win one to before being allowed back in.
That is what newbie Rick Devens had to do in order to re-join the players on the main island after the tribes merged. But these well-liked experienced “Survivors” basically had targets on their backs from the moment they landed on the beach — which is how each of the quartet got blindsided during tribal council.
See 65% would welcome an all-winners 40th season of ‘Survivor'[Poll Results]
Kelley Wentworth, who like Joe and Aubry Bracco has played twice before on previous seasons, had 25% of the voters backing her chances of returning.
Of the four veteran players who find themselves in limbo on Extinction Island on Season 38, 42% of the reality show’s fans believe Joe Anglim is the likeliest returning castaway who could re-enter the game. It makes sense, since he is a beast at challenges and he will likely have to win one to before being allowed back in.
That is what newbie Rick Devens had to do in order to re-join the players on the main island after the tribes merged. But these well-liked experienced “Survivors” basically had targets on their backs from the moment they landed on the beach — which is how each of the quartet got blindsided during tribal council.
See 65% would welcome an all-winners 40th season of ‘Survivor'[Poll Results]
Kelley Wentworth, who like Joe and Aubry Bracco has played twice before on previous seasons, had 25% of the voters backing her chances of returning.
- 4/21/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
They knew what they were getting into. They figured they would have huge targets on their backs. But the quartet of returning “Survivor” veterans — Aubry Bracco, Joe Anglim, David Wright and Kelley Wentworth — too often let their guard down when it came to the other less-experienced players, who have blindsided all four of them at tribal council after the 10th episode of Season 38.
But they still might get a second chance after choosing to spend some time on the purgatorial Extinction Island. One newbie player, Rick Devens, already re-entered the game after winning a challenge opposite other residents of the forbidding oasis after the tribal merge. Just achieving that feat helps him to become one of the front-runners. The joke-loving TV news anchor has a great social game and has pretty much made smart choices since returning to the game — even winning an immunity challenge this week. But let’s...
But they still might get a second chance after choosing to spend some time on the purgatorial Extinction Island. One newbie player, Rick Devens, already re-entered the game after winning a challenge opposite other residents of the forbidding oasis after the tribal merge. Just achieving that feat helps him to become one of the front-runners. The joke-loving TV news anchor has a great social game and has pretty much made smart choices since returning to the game — even winning an immunity challenge this week. But let’s...
- 4/18/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
There has been growing speculation on websites such as Inside Survivor and Reality Blurred that “Survivor,” CBS’ landmark reality TV show, might celebrate its 20th anniversary as well as its 40th season next year by pitting an all-winners cast against one another. Not that it is a done deal. For one, host Jeff Probst expressed doubts whether such a super players line-up would work. As he told “Us Weekly” last year, “We can’t do all winners. As a producer, I would never suggest it. I would say it’s not a good idea.”
The problem? “We have 10 great winners that you’d want to see play again. We don’t have 20. We don’t have 18. Some of the winners don’t want to play again. Some of the greats are like, “No, we’re done.'”
The network, however, is completely on board. Says Probst, “They’re pitching me all the time.
The problem? “We have 10 great winners that you’d want to see play again. We don’t have 20. We don’t have 18. Some of the winners don’t want to play again. Some of the greats are like, “No, we’re done.'”
The network, however, is completely on board. Says Probst, “They’re pitching me all the time.
- 4/17/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Will ‘Survivor’ celebrate its 40th season with an all-winners edition? And should they do it? [Poll]
Richard Hatch vs. Sandra Diaz-Twine vs. Boston Rob? Oh, my.
For now, such a showdown is just a dream. However, there are rumbles in the “Survivor” jungle about what might be store for CBS’ reality show’s landmark 40th season. And it is quite an epic mind-blower: an all-winner cast pitted against one another. Inside Survivor and Reality Blurred both suggested that it is being considered for the series’ 20th anniversary next year.
The one blip that suggests that this isn’t quite a done deal yet derives from an interview that host Jeff Probst gave “Us Weekly” last summer during filming of Season 38. “We can’t do all winners. As a producer, I would never suggest it. I would say it’s not a good idea.”
What? Why not? “We have 10 great winners that you’d want to see play again. We don’t have 20. We don’t have...
For now, such a showdown is just a dream. However, there are rumbles in the “Survivor” jungle about what might be store for CBS’ reality show’s landmark 40th season. And it is quite an epic mind-blower: an all-winner cast pitted against one another. Inside Survivor and Reality Blurred both suggested that it is being considered for the series’ 20th anniversary next year.
The one blip that suggests that this isn’t quite a done deal yet derives from an interview that host Jeff Probst gave “Us Weekly” last summer during filming of Season 38. “We can’t do all winners. As a producer, I would never suggest it. I would say it’s not a good idea.”
What? Why not? “We have 10 great winners that you’d want to see play again. We don’t have 20. We don’t have...
- 4/15/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Even though David Wright only received one vote at last week’s “craziest” tribal council ever, this “Survivor: Edge of Extinction” contestant has no regrets about playing his and Rick Devens‘ combined hidden immunity idol. “It was the right move given the just complete chaos that we were surrounded by,” he declares in the sneak peek video for Wednesday’s 10th episode (watch above). Instead, Julia Carter ended up being eliminated with nine votes cast against her, including those of some of her closest allies.
See‘Survivor’ video recap: It was ‘hard to keep track’ of tribal council in episode 9 — Why eliminate Julia and not Aurora? [Watch]
When the remaining 10 players return home to camp on Night 23, they express their amazement at what just transpired at tribal council with everyone scrambling around and huddling up. “Wow, that was some tribal,” notes David before telling his buddy Rick, “Thanks for the idol play.
See‘Survivor’ video recap: It was ‘hard to keep track’ of tribal council in episode 9 — Why eliminate Julia and not Aurora? [Watch]
When the remaining 10 players return home to camp on Night 23, they express their amazement at what just transpired at tribal council with everyone scrambling around and huddling up. “Wow, that was some tribal,” notes David before telling his buddy Rick, “Thanks for the idol play.
- 4/15/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“It was hard to keep track,” Gold Derby’s Susan Wloszczyna tells Marcus James Dixon about the “craziest” tribal council ever in this week’s episode of “Survivor: Edge of Extinction.” She continues, “Everybody was seeming to not just change alliances, but physically move around, showing who they suddenly wanted to be voting with.” In the end Julia Carter ended up being eliminated and she chose the option of going to Extinction Island for a future shot at returning to the game. Watch our “Survivor” video recap above for Season 38, Episode 9.
SEEJulia Carter (‘Survivor’ 38) exit interview: ‘Tribal council was a mess! I have no idea what happened’
Marcus agrees with Susan, noting, “I was confused why they picked Julia because it seemed like they were going for Aurora McCreary, but then at the last second it was Julia getting all the votes. I think this episode needs a re-watch because...
SEEJulia Carter (‘Survivor’ 38) exit interview: ‘Tribal council was a mess! I have no idea what happened’
Marcus agrees with Susan, noting, “I was confused why they picked Julia because it seemed like they were going for Aurora McCreary, but then at the last second it was Julia getting all the votes. I think this episode needs a re-watch because...
- 4/11/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon and Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
On the ninth episode of the 38th season of “Survivor,” host Jeff Probst dubbed the tribal council as one of the “craziest” ever as the remaining 11 castaways revealed secrets and shifted alliances in front of the cameras as paranoia and confusion reigned. That is until the majority decided to vote out Julia Carter, after her giggle outburst and acknowledgement that she was in league with veteran player Kelley Wentworth — maybe. Also not helping? Her shouting, “Shut up, Wardog!”
But I was less intrigued by the actual vote than returnee David Wright‘s new analogy about whether a player is a leader making big moves or a follower that will eventually be targeted. On the previous episode, David suggested that everyone has to decide if they want to be a pilot or a passenger in the game — with the pilots being winners.
Wardog picked up on that idea early in this week’s episode,...
But I was less intrigued by the actual vote than returnee David Wright‘s new analogy about whether a player is a leader making big moves or a follower that will eventually be targeted. On the previous episode, David suggested that everyone has to decide if they want to be a pilot or a passenger in the game — with the pilots being winners.
Wardog picked up on that idea early in this week’s episode,...
- 4/11/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
“Tribal council was a mess!” Those were the first words Julia Carter said after being voted out of the ninth episode of “Survivor: Edge of Extinction.” Julia wasn’t exaggerating. The two-act tribal council was one of the “craziest” of all time, with all 11 remaining players scrambling around and huddling up in what was described by one castaway as a “live” tribal. In the end, Julia received a whopping nine votes, with the other two votes going to Kelley Wentworth (Julia’s vote) and David Wright (Aurora McCreary‘s vote).
See‘Survivor’ 38 episode 9 recap: Who was voted out after ‘craziest’ tribal council ever? [Updating Live Blog]
This 25-year-old Bethesda, Maryland resident, who earlier in the season took issue with her lack of screen time, also had this to say during her exit interview at the end of Wednesday’s episode: “I have no idea what happened with the vote. And now I’m...
See‘Survivor’ 38 episode 9 recap: Who was voted out after ‘craziest’ tribal council ever? [Updating Live Blog]
This 25-year-old Bethesda, Maryland resident, who earlier in the season took issue with her lack of screen time, also had this to say during her exit interview at the end of Wednesday’s episode: “I have no idea what happened with the vote. And now I’m...
- 4/11/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Heading into Wednesday’s episode of “Survivor: Edge of Extinction,” host Jeff Probst said that it would feature one of the “craziest” tribal councils ever. Was he exaggerating, or will this one go down in the “Survivor” record books? With only 11 people left in the game, plus five at Extinction Island, alliances crumbled following last week’s shocking blindside of Eric Hafemann. So who followed Eric out the door this week?
Seea showmance to swoon for: ‘Survivor’ sweethearts Joe Anglim and Sierra Dawn Thomas make it official — they’re engaged!
Below, check out our minute-by-minute “Survivor” recap of Season 38, Episode 9, titled “Y’all Making Me Crazy,” to find out what happened Wednesday, April 10 at 8/7c. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite castaways on CBS’s reality TV show and who you think will ultimately join the “Survivor” winners list. Keep refreshing/reloading this...
Seea showmance to swoon for: ‘Survivor’ sweethearts Joe Anglim and Sierra Dawn Thomas make it official — they’re engaged!
Below, check out our minute-by-minute “Survivor” recap of Season 38, Episode 9, titled “Y’all Making Me Crazy,” to find out what happened Wednesday, April 10 at 8/7c. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite castaways on CBS’s reality TV show and who you think will ultimately join the “Survivor” winners list. Keep refreshing/reloading this...
- 4/10/2019
- by John Benutty and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Joe “Joey Amazing” Anglim might be currently stuck on Extinction Island in the alternative reality-show universe that is the 38th season of CBS’ “Survivor.” But in this world, Anglim just popped the question to his girlfriend, Sierra Dawn Thomas, who he met when they both competed on 2014’s “Survivor: Worlds Apart.”
The now-engaged couple began dating last year and it became clear they were meant for on another. But Sierra, 32, says she had no idea that Joe, 30, was about to make their relationship official. They went to Joe’s sister’s wedding in Arizona and while they were driving back to Utah. They stopped to set up camp for the night.
She told “People” magazine, “We pulled in just as the sun was setting, and we decided to go for a little walk. We found the perfect swinging chair facing the mountains and the mos beautiful sunset. There were even...
The now-engaged couple began dating last year and it became clear they were meant for on another. But Sierra, 32, says she had no idea that Joe, 30, was about to make their relationship official. They went to Joe’s sister’s wedding in Arizona and while they were driving back to Utah. They stopped to set up camp for the night.
She told “People” magazine, “We pulled in just as the sun was setting, and we decided to go for a little walk. We found the perfect swinging chair facing the mountains and the mos beautiful sunset. There were even...
- 4/10/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. Out I do. Survivor competitors Joe Anglim and Sierra Dawn Thomas announced their engagement on Tuesday. These two CBS all-stars go way back to 2014 when they first locked eyes on the sandy beaches of Nicaragua during Survivor: Worlds Apart, although they didn't start dating immediately after the show. Both Anglim and Thomas posted about the joyous news on social media. Thomas' photo showed the beautiful teardrop diamond on her perfectly painted yellow fingernails. "Forever and ever, amen," she captioned it. Anglim's snapshot showed him and his signature man bun kissing his newly minted fiancée's hand with the ring on...
- 4/10/2019
- E! Online
Sorry, ladies, but “Joey Amazing” is off the market.
“I love watching him kick butt on TV,” says Sierra Dawn Thomas, former “Survivor: Worlds Apart” contestant and current girlfriend of Joe Anglim, on Instagram. Joe is competing each week on “Survivor: Edge of Extinction,” his third season after “Survivor: Worlds Apart” and “Survivor: Cambodia,” while Sierra is rooting on her “hunk” from back home in Utah.
SEECan you believe ‘Survivor 38’ actually wants us to feel sorry for ‘Joey Amazing’ — are you buying it? [Poll]
Sierra was name-dropped during the most recent two-hour episode of “Survivor” when Joe was tossing beanbags at a target in the reward challenge. “Come on, you got it. Do it for Sierra,” rooted on his fellow Kama tribe mates Julia Carter and Julie Rosenberg just before Joe threw the final beanbag and raised the winning flag. Thanks to Joe’s almost inhuman athletic ability Kama easily won...
“I love watching him kick butt on TV,” says Sierra Dawn Thomas, former “Survivor: Worlds Apart” contestant and current girlfriend of Joe Anglim, on Instagram. Joe is competing each week on “Survivor: Edge of Extinction,” his third season after “Survivor: Worlds Apart” and “Survivor: Cambodia,” while Sierra is rooting on her “hunk” from back home in Utah.
SEECan you believe ‘Survivor 38’ actually wants us to feel sorry for ‘Joey Amazing’ — are you buying it? [Poll]
Sierra was name-dropped during the most recent two-hour episode of “Survivor” when Joe was tossing beanbags at a target in the reward challenge. “Come on, you got it. Do it for Sierra,” rooted on his fellow Kama tribe mates Julia Carter and Julie Rosenberg just before Joe threw the final beanbag and raised the winning flag. Thanks to Joe’s almost inhuman athletic ability Kama easily won...
- 3/23/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
What will Domenick Abbate do with his legacy advantage? That’s the question on the mind of every “Survivor: Ghost Island” fan as we head into the highly anticipated merge episode. The legacy advantage, which gives the bearer immunity, can only be used when there are 13 people left in the game or when there are six people left in the game. We have finally reached the first threshold, but only 34% of fans say that Domenick will use it this week. Instead, a whopping 49% vote that he will hold onto it until the Final 6. The other 17% don’t think he’ll use it at all, suggesting either he won’t need it or that he’ll be voted out with the legacy advantage in his pocket.
See Bradley Kleihege (‘Survivor: Ghost Island’) exit interview: ‘I’ve been thoroughly entertained by my character on the show’ [Podcast]
Being voted out holding a legacy advantage is nothing new.
See Bradley Kleihege (‘Survivor: Ghost Island’) exit interview: ‘I’ve been thoroughly entertained by my character on the show’ [Podcast]
Being voted out holding a legacy advantage is nothing new.
- 4/9/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Is the “Survivor” legacy advantage actually cursed? That’s what we asked Morgan Ricke following her elimination from the third episode of “Survivor: Ghost Island.” “You know, I’ve said all along I don’t believe in curses. But Sierra Dawn Thomas opened her mouth, so it was cursed. And then Jacob Derwin opened his mouth and told Stephanie, so it was cursed. So you know what? I kept my mouth closed. Everyone keeps telling everyone about this advantage, so we’ll all see together if I was able to reverse the curse by keeping my mouth shut for once.” Listen to our “Survivor” exit interview podcast above.
Curse or no curse, Morgan’s ultimate downfall was the dreaded tribe swap. Despite the fact that her new Naviti tribe had a numbers advantage of 5-4, her tribe mate Chris Noble got sent to Ghost Island which made them even at...
Curse or no curse, Morgan’s ultimate downfall was the dreaded tribe swap. Despite the fact that her new Naviti tribe had a numbers advantage of 5-4, her tribe mate Chris Noble got sent to Ghost Island which made them even at...
- 3/8/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“The last thing you want to do is piss me off.”
– Sarah Lacina, Survivor: Cagayan
Tonight, during the finale of Survivor: Game Changers, Iowa cop Sarah Lacina won the million bucks, the title of Sole Survivor – and most importantly, the Final Fishy.
Sarah came into the season vowing to play more like a criminal rather than a cop. Over the ensuing 39 days, she played one of the strongest games in the history of the show. While she was largely a quiet presence before the merge, Sarah was the decisive force in almost every post-merge vote.
“Sarah always voted the right way,...
– Sarah Lacina, Survivor: Cagayan
Tonight, during the finale of Survivor: Game Changers, Iowa cop Sarah Lacina won the million bucks, the title of Sole Survivor – and most importantly, the Final Fishy.
Sarah came into the season vowing to play more like a criminal rather than a cop. Over the ensuing 39 days, she played one of the strongest games in the history of the show. While she was largely a quiet presence before the merge, Sarah was the decisive force in almost every post-merge vote.
“Sarah always voted the right way,...
- 5/25/2017
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
This season of Survivor: Game Changers has consisted of several ups and downs. There were a lot of actual "game changers" voted out before the merge. On the other hand, we got to see some unexpected players emerge with strong games, like Sierra and Sarah. There's also the dark cloud that hangs over the season that was the malicious outing of one of the players. But let's hope things can end on a high note with a deserved winner in the finale "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished."...
- 5/24/2017
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
The season finale of Survivor is almost here -- and the castaways are doing everything they can to make it to the end.
Et has an exclusive first look at Wednesday's finale, in which Tai Trang looks for new allies after last week's shocking elimination -- but might have chosen the wrong person to confide in.
Exclusive: Michaela Bradshaw & Andrea Boehlke Talk Crazy 'Survivor' Vote Steal, Tease 'Bitter' Jury in Finale
"I'm giving you straight talk. I have an idol. Actually, I have two. I found one here, and I found one at Nuku. I want to tell you," Tai tells Brad Culpepper. "I'm with you now. I feel like I owe you that, to tell me what you want me to do with it."
Tai's idols are worth something, but it might not be enough to keep his name off the chopping block.
"Tai's whole game has imploded. He's been caught...
Et has an exclusive first look at Wednesday's finale, in which Tai Trang looks for new allies after last week's shocking elimination -- but might have chosen the wrong person to confide in.
Exclusive: Michaela Bradshaw & Andrea Boehlke Talk Crazy 'Survivor' Vote Steal, Tease 'Bitter' Jury in Finale
"I'm giving you straight talk. I have an idol. Actually, I have two. I found one here, and I found one at Nuku. I want to tell you," Tai tells Brad Culpepper. "I'm with you now. I feel like I owe you that, to tell me what you want me to do with it."
Tai's idols are worth something, but it might not be enough to keep his name off the chopping block.
"Tai's whole game has imploded. He's been caught...
- 5/24/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Sarah is at it again!
On week after viewers watched the 32-year-old police officer incredibly manipulate Sierra into giving her the legacy advantage after she voted her out on Survivor: Game Changers, Sarah returned with another crazy move.
Exclusive: 'Survivor' Castaway Sierra Dawn Thomas on the 'Hail Mary' Move She 'Obviously' Regrets
The two-time player offered to give her vote-stealing advantage to Cirie, knowing that the advantage was non-transferable. When Cirie tried to use the advantage at tribal council to vote out Tai, Sarah saw the the move as an attempt to hurt her game, and instead orchestrated the elimination of Cirie's ally, Michaela Bradshaw.
"That is exactly what that was. It was cutting off Cirie's friend, but it was also looking at, 'Ok, if Troyzan and Brad are a pair, if Aubry and Tai are a pair, if Cirie and Michaela are a pair, who is the strongest out of the pair that...
On week after viewers watched the 32-year-old police officer incredibly manipulate Sierra into giving her the legacy advantage after she voted her out on Survivor: Game Changers, Sarah returned with another crazy move.
Exclusive: 'Survivor' Castaway Sierra Dawn Thomas on the 'Hail Mary' Move She 'Obviously' Regrets
The two-time player offered to give her vote-stealing advantage to Cirie, knowing that the advantage was non-transferable. When Cirie tried to use the advantage at tribal council to vote out Tai, Sarah saw the the move as an attempt to hurt her game, and instead orchestrated the elimination of Cirie's ally, Michaela Bradshaw.
"That is exactly what that was. It was cutting off Cirie's friend, but it was also looking at, 'Ok, if Troyzan and Brad are a pair, if Aubry and Tai are a pair, if Cirie and Michaela are a pair, who is the strongest out of the pair that...
- 5/18/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
“It’s a little hard to be living with people for 32 days and have these relationships and what you think is trust, and then find out they’ve been lying to you the entire time!”
– Andrea Boehlke, Redemption Island and Caramoan
“You need to pull the bunny out of the hat. You can’t just walk in with the bunny.”
– Michaela Bradshaw, Millennials vs. Gen X
English teachers, this one’s for you. The Fishy this week goes to close reading skills.
Never has a Survivor episode turned so fundamentally on the minutiae of the game’s rulebook. Rarely has...
– Andrea Boehlke, Redemption Island and Caramoan
“You need to pull the bunny out of the hat. You can’t just walk in with the bunny.”
– Michaela Bradshaw, Millennials vs. Gen X
English teachers, this one’s for you. The Fishy this week goes to close reading skills.
Never has a Survivor episode turned so fundamentally on the minutiae of the game’s rulebook. Rarely has...
- 5/18/2017
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
A majority alliance has finally stuck together in the post-merge game of Survivor: Game Changers. Michaela came dangerously close to flipping on her alliance but she stayed loyal and Sierra followed Zeke to the jury. It's unlikely that the second time will be the charm though and the majority alliance is more than likely in for a huge shift as Survivor: Game Changers nears finale night. Complicating matters even further the penultimate episode of Game Changers will see two castaways voted out. So let's make some predictions for who is the likely pair to be sent packing. ...
- 5/17/2017
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
On paper, Sierra Dawn-Thomas seemed to have Lady Luck in her corner, rooting for her and cheering her on throughout this unpredictable “Game Changers” season. During her first “Survivor” season, she mainly stayed under the radar, staying loyal to the Blue Collar tribe in a quiet strategy that carried her through to the final five. When it […]...
- 5/12/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and a member of the jury on Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance. He has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
“I love having control.” —Sierra Dawn Thomas, Survivor: Game Changers
Sierra Dawn Thomas played a disciplined game for more than 30 days, and ruined it in less than 30 words.
It’s rare on Survivor that you can see the actual moment when someone’s game implodes. But as Sierra scrambles to save herself, she winds up with egg on her face. She wisely shares information...
“I love having control.” —Sierra Dawn Thomas, Survivor: Game Changers
Sierra Dawn Thomas played a disciplined game for more than 30 days, and ruined it in less than 30 words.
It’s rare on Survivor that you can see the actual moment when someone’s game implodes. But as Sierra scrambles to save herself, she winds up with egg on her face. She wisely shares information...
- 5/11/2017
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
On the last episode of Survivor: Game Changers, Andrea and Cirie turned on Zeke, and in doing so, got one of the biggest strategic threats out of the game. The only problem now is that the "bottom" alliance consisting of Brad, Sierra, Tai and Troyzan only need to flip one person to take the new majority. Can they pull it off? We'll see in "It's Not a High Without a Low."...
- 5/10/2017
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Last week, Debbie was voted off the island, with Andrea close behind. This week, Zeke Smith left the show. Survivor: Game Changers Recap This week, the castaways were split into two groups. Andrea, Aubry, Sarah, Zeke, and Brad made up the Blue Team, while Tai, Cirie, Michaela, Sierra, and Troyzan made up the Red team. They went […]
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- 5/5/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
In its 34th season, the Survivor TV show on CBS is bringing back some oldies but goodies (and baddies?). Survivor: Game Changers features two tribes of past players who, in their own ways, took Survivor gamesmanship to new levels. Will former viewers return to watch prior castaways scheme and strategize on Fiji's Mamanuca Islands? Could this 17 year old reality show be cancelled or, is it a lock for a season 35 renewal? Stay tuned.Jeff Probst returns as host of Survivor: Game Changers, which pits two tribes of 10 past contestants against one another. On the Mana Tribe are: Michaela Bradshaw, Aubry Bracco, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Ciera Eastin, Malcolm Freberg, Hali Ford, Caleb Reynolds, Troyzan Robertson, Jeff Varner, and Tony Vlachos. Playing for the Nuku Tribe are: Andrea Boehlke, Brad Culpepper, Sierra Dawn-Thomas, Cirie Fields, Sarah Lacina, Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth, Zeke Smith, James “J.T” Thomas, Tai Trang,...
- 5/4/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and a member of the jury on Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance. He has been blogging about Survivorstrategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
Erik Reichenbach is a comic artist, illustrator, and former Survivor Fan Favorite. See more of his artwork and commissions on Tumblr.com and follow him on Twitter!
“In a game for a million dollars, you have to practice a little delayed gratification, because it might cost you a million dollars down the line.”
– Zeke Smith, Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X
Survivor is rarely a game of simple decisions,...
Erik Reichenbach is a comic artist, illustrator, and former Survivor Fan Favorite. See more of his artwork and commissions on Tumblr.com and follow him on Twitter!
“In a game for a million dollars, you have to practice a little delayed gratification, because it might cost you a million dollars down the line.”
– Zeke Smith, Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X
Survivor is rarely a game of simple decisions,...
- 5/4/2017
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.
That is how you play Survivor! We begin this week’s recap by giving credit where credit is due. And the credit goes to Andrea Boehlke. I’m not just saying this so she is nice to me on the Survivor Fan Forum set we share every week and doesn’t spit in the water they place in the goofy tiki cup with the umbrella in front of me. I’m saying it because she had a hell of an episode — mastering pretty much everything there was to master.
She...
That is how you play Survivor! We begin this week’s recap by giving credit where credit is due. And the credit goes to Andrea Boehlke. I’m not just saying this so she is nice to me on the Survivor Fan Forum set we share every week and doesn’t spit in the water they place in the goofy tiki cup with the umbrella in front of me. I’m saying it because she had a hell of an episode — mastering pretty much everything there was to master.
She...
- 5/4/2017
- by Dalton Ross
- PEOPLE.com
Zeke Smith's Survivor: Game Changers journey has come to an end.
The two-time player was eliminated on Wednesday night's episode, just weeks after making headlines for being outed as transgender by another contestant, Jeff Varner, during tribal council.
Watch: 'Survivor's Zeke Smith Reacts to Outing the Morning After Tribal Council: 'There's Still a Task at Hand'
Smith was sent home after receiving the majority of the split votes. Tai Trang and Sierra Dawn Thomas receieved three and two votes, respectively.
Smith's name had been tossed around as a possible target just one week after Varner was sent home, as his tribemates pointed out that his remarkable story and talent for playing the game made him a threat, possible of winning it all.
"It was smart for Andrea to come after me, because I was going to come after Andrea," Smith said after his name was read, making him the...
The two-time player was eliminated on Wednesday night's episode, just weeks after making headlines for being outed as transgender by another contestant, Jeff Varner, during tribal council.
Watch: 'Survivor's Zeke Smith Reacts to Outing the Morning After Tribal Council: 'There's Still a Task at Hand'
Smith was sent home after receiving the majority of the split votes. Tai Trang and Sierra Dawn Thomas receieved three and two votes, respectively.
Smith's name had been tossed around as a possible target just one week after Varner was sent home, as his tribemates pointed out that his remarkable story and talent for playing the game made him a threat, possible of winning it all.
"It was smart for Andrea to come after me, because I was going to come after Andrea," Smith said after his name was read, making him the...
- 5/4/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Sorry Sierra! Sorry Andrea! Sorry Tai! You might be next …
In an exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday’s Survivor: Game Changers, Sarah Lacina and Zeke Smith have three formidable competitors — Sierra Dawn Thomas, People Now’s own Andrea Boehlke and Tai Trang — in their sights as they confab before the next tribal council.
Lacina, who orchestrated last week’s ouster of volatile castaway Debbie Wanner, says, “I feel really good with Zeke. We’ve been together since day 1, and right now we’re staying with the girls. At the end of the day, I don’t trust them — I trust Zeke.
In an exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday’s Survivor: Game Changers, Sarah Lacina and Zeke Smith have three formidable competitors — Sierra Dawn Thomas, People Now’s own Andrea Boehlke and Tai Trang — in their sights as they confab before the next tribal council.
Lacina, who orchestrated last week’s ouster of volatile castaway Debbie Wanner, says, “I feel really good with Zeke. We’ve been together since day 1, and right now we’re staying with the girls. At the end of the day, I don’t trust them — I trust Zeke.
- 5/3/2017
- by Lanford Beard
- PEOPLE.com
“I’m not safe, I don’t feel safe,” says Sierra Thomas in CBS’s latest “Survivor: Game Changers” preview trailer for Wednesday’s episode, titled “Reinventing How This Game Is Played.” Sierra at one point was Gold Derby’s pick to win the game, but now that she’s in the minority alliance thanks to Sarah Lacina turning on her group, Sierra knows […]...
- 5/3/2017
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The Survivor gods giveth, and the Survivor gods taketh away.
After recently orchestrating one of the most spectacular blindsides in recent memory on Game Changers, kooky Jane of all trades Debbie Wanner was the victim of the ruthless show’s latest surprise elimination on Wednesday’s episode.
In Wanner’s mind, she had a good shot at getting to the final three with close friend Sierra Dawn Thomas — but the third woman in that presumed trio, Sarah Lacina, had other plans in mind.
Now Wanner tells People, “Sarah swore on her son’s life — on a little boy’s life...
After recently orchestrating one of the most spectacular blindsides in recent memory on Game Changers, kooky Jane of all trades Debbie Wanner was the victim of the ruthless show’s latest surprise elimination on Wednesday’s episode.
In Wanner’s mind, she had a good shot at getting to the final three with close friend Sierra Dawn Thomas — but the third woman in that presumed trio, Sarah Lacina, had other plans in mind.
Now Wanner tells People, “Sarah swore on her son’s life — on a little boy’s life...
- 4/27/2017
- by Lanford Beard
- PEOPLE.com
Debbie Wanner may not have won Survivor, but she went out like a champ.
The 51-year-old Pennsylvania native was blindsided on Wednesday's episode of Survivor: Game Changers, but instead of going off one of the Debbie rants we've all come to know and love, she delivered a cool, calm and collected "Good luck to you all!" as she watched her torch get snuffed.
Exclusive: Ozzy Lusth on Witnessing Jeff Varner Out Zeke Smith on 'Survivor': 'The Reaction Was Shock'
The smiling, even-tempered Wanner is a departure from the scrappy, confident player fans watched this season -- and who even declared, "We have complete control of this game. There is not a line drawn in the sand. There is a land drawn in concrete," before being voted out. But as Wanner explained to Et over the phone on Thursday, once she saw her name written down at tribal, she prepared...
The 51-year-old Pennsylvania native was blindsided on Wednesday's episode of Survivor: Game Changers, but instead of going off one of the Debbie rants we've all come to know and love, she delivered a cool, calm and collected "Good luck to you all!" as she watched her torch get snuffed.
Exclusive: Ozzy Lusth on Witnessing Jeff Varner Out Zeke Smith on 'Survivor': 'The Reaction Was Shock'
The smiling, even-tempered Wanner is a departure from the scrappy, confident player fans watched this season -- and who even declared, "We have complete control of this game. There is not a line drawn in the sand. There is a land drawn in concrete," before being voted out. But as Wanner explained to Et over the phone on Thursday, once she saw her name written down at tribal, she prepared...
- 4/27/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and a member of the jury on Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance. He has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
Erik Reichenbach is a comic artist, illustrator, and former Survivor Fan Favorite. See more of his artwork and commissions on Tumblr.com and follow him on Twitter!
“We need to be subversive, we need to implement counterintelligence, we need to move with a purpose … and we need to do it now!” — Debbie Wanner, Survivor: Kaoh Rong
It’s a tale almost as old as Survivor itself.
Erik Reichenbach is a comic artist, illustrator, and former Survivor Fan Favorite. See more of his artwork and commissions on Tumblr.com and follow him on Twitter!
“We need to be subversive, we need to implement counterintelligence, we need to move with a purpose … and we need to do it now!” — Debbie Wanner, Survivor: Kaoh Rong
It’s a tale almost as old as Survivor itself.
- 4/27/2017
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Last week's episode of Survivor: Game Changers was a big moment for Jeff Varner and Zeke Smith, but also one for the rest of the Nuku tribe -- including Ozzy Lusth.
The four-time Survivor player was sitting right next to Varner when he outed Smith as transgender during tribal council, and nearly 10 months later, can still recall the intense "shock" he felt that night.
Exclusive: Inside Jeff Varner's Decision to Out Zeke Smith at Tribal Council, What Viewers Didn't See
"The reaction was one of shock. Just being in tribal council, and having somebody basically, you know, change the course of somebody's life in such a dramatic way. You can only feel that sort of shock, and then once it sinks in, there's anger," Lusth told Et over the phone on Thursday. "There's resentment, there's a lot of sadness, and, you know, it's a shame that Varner felt like he had to stoop to that...
The four-time Survivor player was sitting right next to Varner when he outed Smith as transgender during tribal council, and nearly 10 months later, can still recall the intense "shock" he felt that night.
Exclusive: Inside Jeff Varner's Decision to Out Zeke Smith at Tribal Council, What Viewers Didn't See
"The reaction was one of shock. Just being in tribal council, and having somebody basically, you know, change the course of somebody's life in such a dramatic way. You can only feel that sort of shock, and then once it sinks in, there's anger," Lusth told Et over the phone on Thursday. "There's resentment, there's a lot of sadness, and, you know, it's a shame that Varner felt like he had to stoop to that...
- 4/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and a member of the jury on Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance. He has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
“If they want to vote me out, go ahead and do it, because I know that they’re gonna suffer really bad if they lose me.” —Ozzy Lusth, Survivor: Cook islands
At long last, here we are: the merge episode — the best episode of every season!
The merge is when all the story lines we’ve been speculating about finally come to a crisis. Will...
“If they want to vote me out, go ahead and do it, because I know that they’re gonna suffer really bad if they lose me.” —Ozzy Lusth, Survivor: Cook islands
At long last, here we are: the merge episode — the best episode of every season!
The merge is when all the story lines we’ve been speculating about finally come to a crisis. Will...
- 4/20/2017
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
The Queen was finally dethroned on Wednesday night's episode of Survivor: Game Changers!
After yet another tribe swap, the only two-time winner of the game found herself at the bottom of Nuku, and was eliminated sixth, leaving by a 5-2 vote after just 16 days.
Exclusive: 'Survivor's Jt Thomas on Leaving His Idol at Camp and Why Michaela's Not a 'Game Changer'
Et hopped on the phone with Sandra the morning after the moment she said would never happen, where she opened up about the fateful moment host Jeff Probst finally snuffed her torch -- and answered all our burning questions about her hilarious stunts this season.
Et: Jeff Probst said multiple times that you were so eager to jump back into Survivor that you even blindly said yes to joining this season without knowing what they were asking you. When you heard the title of the season was Game Changers, did that...
After yet another tribe swap, the only two-time winner of the game found herself at the bottom of Nuku, and was eliminated sixth, leaving by a 5-2 vote after just 16 days.
Exclusive: 'Survivor's Jt Thomas on Leaving His Idol at Camp and Why Michaela's Not a 'Game Changer'
Et hopped on the phone with Sandra the morning after the moment she said would never happen, where she opened up about the fateful moment host Jeff Probst finally snuffed her torch -- and answered all our burning questions about her hilarious stunts this season.
Et: Jeff Probst said multiple times that you were so eager to jump back into Survivor that you even blindly said yes to joining this season without knowing what they were asking you. When you heard the title of the season was Game Changers, did that...
- 4/6/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Survivor took its fourth victim on Wednesday night's episode, as fan favorite Malcolm Freberg was sent home.
In another Game Changers twist, Nuku and Mana were sent to tribal council after Tavua won the immunity challenge -- but only one castaway would be sent home.
Exclusive: 'Survivor' Castaway Caleb Reynolds on Bromance With Tai After 'Game Changers' Betrayal: 'He Had To'
With the numbers in favor of keeping all members of Nuku, the tribe just had to stick together and hope Mana didn't have a Hidden Immunity Idol... but that proved just a little too difficult. After whispering strategy through a discussion with Jeff Probst, both tribes ended up standing in huddles as they made their decisions on who to vote for.
Nuku settled on Sierra, while Mana decided on our favorite modern-day Fabio, whose fate was sealed after Tai guessed right, playing his idol for Sierra.
It was one of the craziest moments in Survivor history...
In another Game Changers twist, Nuku and Mana were sent to tribal council after Tavua won the immunity challenge -- but only one castaway would be sent home.
Exclusive: 'Survivor' Castaway Caleb Reynolds on Bromance With Tai After 'Game Changers' Betrayal: 'He Had To'
With the numbers in favor of keeping all members of Nuku, the tribe just had to stick together and hope Mana didn't have a Hidden Immunity Idol... but that proved just a little too difficult. After whispering strategy through a discussion with Jeff Probst, both tribes ended up standing in huddles as they made their decisions on who to vote for.
Nuku settled on Sierra, while Mana decided on our favorite modern-day Fabio, whose fate was sealed after Tai guessed right, playing his idol for Sierra.
It was one of the craziest moments in Survivor history...
- 3/23/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and a member of the jury on Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance. He has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
“I want as many variables in my control as possible.” —Malcolm Freberg, Survivor: Philippines and Survivor: Caramoan
Is your head spinning too?
Talk about game changing. A huge twist led to one of the wildest tribal councils in Survivor history.
For the first time ever, two tribes went to the same tribal. The six strong Nuku outnumbered the five on Mana. But the big...
“I want as many variables in my control as possible.” —Malcolm Freberg, Survivor: Philippines and Survivor: Caramoan
Is your head spinning too?
Talk about game changing. A huge twist led to one of the wildest tribal councils in Survivor history.
For the first time ever, two tribes went to the same tribal. The six strong Nuku outnumbered the five on Mana. But the big...
- 3/23/2017
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Name: Sierra Dawn-Thomas Hometown: Roy, Utah Age: 30 Previously Played On: “Survivor: Worlds Apart” An example of how far just being a nice person can get you on “Survivor”, Sierra Dawn-Thomas is not afraid to make some moves this time around. “I played a really different game than a lot of these people,” Sierra tells Erin […]...
- 2/14/2017
- by etcanadadigital
- ET Canada
Twenty of Survivor‘s fiercest former castaways — those who, according to CBS, “helped evolve the game even further by launching an accelerated level of competition” — are returning to… accelerate things even further, I assume.
RelatedThe TV Dictionary: 41 Terms We Learned in 2016 From Game of Thrones, Grey’s, The Walking Dead, Survivor and More
CBS on Wednesday released the full list of returning favorites, which includes two-time winner Sandra Diaz-Twine (Seasons 7 and 20), as well as a few one-time winners, Tony Vlachos (Season 28) and James “J.T.” Thomas (Season 18). Filmed in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands, the 34th season — titled Game Changers — will divide the 20 castaways into two tribes,...
RelatedThe TV Dictionary: 41 Terms We Learned in 2016 From Game of Thrones, Grey’s, The Walking Dead, Survivor and More
CBS on Wednesday released the full list of returning favorites, which includes two-time winner Sandra Diaz-Twine (Seasons 7 and 20), as well as a few one-time winners, Tony Vlachos (Season 28) and James “J.T.” Thomas (Season 18). Filmed in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands, the 34th season — titled Game Changers — will divide the 20 castaways into two tribes,...
- 2/8/2017
- TVLine.com
It happens every season.
A Survivor contestant will make a colossal blunder that costs him the game. As soon as the episode airs, Survivor fans take to social media and tell the contestant what they should have done. Just ask Survivor alum and People blogger Stephen Fishbach; to this day, he still gets messages from Monday morning quarterbacks telling him what he did wrong on both seasons that he played.
But in reality, only the show's 478 contestants truly understand what it takes to play Survivor: the starvation, the elements, the psychological torture.
Related Video: Which Survivor Tribe Would Host Jeff Probst Belong in?...
A Survivor contestant will make a colossal blunder that costs him the game. As soon as the episode airs, Survivor fans take to social media and tell the contestant what they should have done. Just ask Survivor alum and People blogger Stephen Fishbach; to this day, he still gets messages from Monday morning quarterbacks telling him what he did wrong on both seasons that he played.
But in reality, only the show's 478 contestants truly understand what it takes to play Survivor: the starvation, the elements, the psychological torture.
Related Video: Which Survivor Tribe Would Host Jeff Probst Belong in?...
- 2/17/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
It happens every season. A Survivor contestant will make a colossal blunder that costs him the game. As soon as the episode airs, Survivor fans take to social media and tell the contestant what they should have done. Just ask Survivor alum and People blogger Stephen Fishbach; to this day, he still gets messages from Monday morning quarterbacks telling him what he did wrong on both seasons that he played. But in reality, only the show's 478 contestants truly understand what it takes to play Survivor: the starvation, the elements, the psychological torture. Related Video: Which Survivor Tribe Would Host Jeff Probst Belong in?...
- 2/17/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
How do you decide whether a reality show is high quality or not? How should we rate and evaluate reality TV when considering shows for awards, such as Emmys? This seems simple: you just watch and decide! But it's not that easy, because so many of reality TV's elements are hidden from our view--or are at least not things we automatically consider and judge. Most often, we end up judging the content, which is to say, we judge the behavior of the people on the show. That's worthy of discussion, absolutely, though it might not reflect reality at all. Scripted TV shows are more straightforward to evaluate. All shows, from multi-camera sitcom to HBO mini-series, share the same basic elements: acting, writing, and directing. There's also technical work that's more behind-the-scenes, such as the score, set design, and costumes. Reality television has some of that, yes, but it's not as clear.
- 6/1/2015
- by Andy Dehnart
- Hitfix
This concludes my coverage of "Survivor: Worlds Apart." The 30th "Survivor" installment -- "The Dirty 30" as the castaways were apparently calling it -- wrapped up last Wednesday with a decisive victory for Texas oil driller Mike Holloway, who earned six votes from the Jury, beating Will and Carolyn, who took one symbolic vote apiece. It was a hard-earned win for Mike, who started off in a position of power with a strong Blue Collar alliance only to have his former chums turn on him. Backed into a corner, Mike made a new alliance with vestiges of both White and No Collar tribes, ties that paid few dividends during the season, but formed the spine of his Jury triumph. After perceived challenge powerhouse Joe was taken out, Mike became the target every single week and nearly every single week he won Individual Immunity, tying a quartet of "Survivor" legends -- Colby,...
- 5/26/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Carolyn Rivera had a rough "Survivor" finale night. Not only did the Florida-based corporate executive lose the "Survivor: Worlds Apart" crown to Mike Holloway, but she received fewer votes than she anticipated, in tying with Will Sims for third with one vote apiece. And then to make things worse, Carolyn's candidacy for next season's "Survivor: Second Chances" fell short. [It's no solace, probably, but Mike thinks Carolyn got hosed in the Second Chance voting process] So you'll forgive me for treating Carolyn as the season's second place finisher, at least in terms of exit interview publication. Carolyn earned it. In addition to a key Individual Immunity win, a crucial play on a hidden Idol that she found sans clue and successful maintenance of majority alliance that would have won the day were it not for Mike's Immunity hot streak, Carolyn also earned her place in the Final 3 with a thrilling, tie-breaking fire build victory over Rodney. For the last few weeks of the season I...
- 5/25/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
For 13 of 14 episodes in this "Survivor: Worlds Apart" season, Will Sims II was enjoying one of the quietest, least significant 39 day runs in the show's history. For 13 of those 14 episodes, Will stayed just out of the firing line on his No Collar tribe, made a smart alliance transition post-Merge to join with an assortment of White Collar and Blue Collar players in a majority pact and cruised to a Final 3 finish. For 13 of those 14 episodes, you'd have been hard-pressed to remember anything specific that Will did. That 14th episode? Well, it was a doozy. At the "Survivor" Auction, Will seemed to make a bad bid and was sent directly back to camp, where he discovered that he'd actually been given directions to a hidden trove of supplies. Will shared his food with his fellow tribemates when they returned, but speculation inevitably arose that if he'd been forthcoming about some of the food,...
- 5/24/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"Survivor: Worlds Apart" fourth and fifth place finishers Rodney Lavoie Jr. and Sierra Dawn Thomas called me as a package deal on Thursday (May 21) morning following the "Survivor" finale. The pairing probably spared Rodney lots of repetition about the various sexism and misogyny charges leveled through the season and discussed through the finale. Those issues came up in our conversation, but it wasn't the meat of the exit interview. In a season with a 6-1-1 vote, I let Sierra and Rodney defend casting their respective votes for Carolyn and Will instead of eventual winner Mike. We discussed a few strategic points in the game, we circled around the sexist comments, the edit and who apologized to whom. And we talked about Rodney's birthday and his feelings about Tom Brady's suspension in Deflategate. Which Rodney compares to excessive attention to "Survivor" sexism. Paired interviews are a good way to deflect problematic questions!
- 5/23/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
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