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October, 2019

Jeff Pitman's Survivor: Island of the Idols recaps

Episode 5: Early swap results: mixed

By Jeff Pitman | Published: October 28, 2019

Survivor dusted off some old concepts this week — swapping from two tribes to... two(!), corporate sponsors, no Island of the Idols — and the Survivors dusted their oldest contestant. It was... fine? Except maybe in prematurely burying some of the strategy.

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Episode 5: Orange is dead

By Ryan Kaiser | Published: October 26, 2019

Ryan takes a minute to relax, with his face full of sand, reflecting on the state of the game in this interlude of an episode: largely Noura-free (and Island of the Idols-free), lots of Karishma, too much Applebee's, and everyone scrambling to distance themselves from old Lairo.

Jeff Pitman's Survivor: Island of the Idols recaps

Episode 4: A watermelon toast to the Island

By Jeff Pitman | Published: October 21, 2019

As more time passes, it's becoming clear that the optimal role of Island of the Idols is not instruction, but rather entertainment, and maybe that was the plan all along? Either way, Jeff Pitman is totally fine with that. (Also, the vidcap gallery returns.)

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Episode 4: The Noura TV show

By Ryan Kaiser | Published: October 18, 2019

Ryan is here at this place and time to remind you all that if you live in the present and visualize success, dreams can come true, such as getting to see Noura visit Island of the Idols, then run her tribemates into trees. Also Lairo pulled off another blindside.

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Episode 3: Vince and trophy culture

By Pat Ferrucci | Published: October 14, 2019

Pat presents the concept of trophy culture, and argues that Vince's brief, somewhat erratic approach to the social game makes sense as a result of trophy culture in the raising of millennials.

Jeff Pitman's Survivor: Island of the Idols recaps

Episode 3: Live by the Island, die by the Island

By Jeff Pitman | Published: October 14, 2019

This week's Island of the Idols segment took on a larger role within the episode, and Jeff makes the case that at least in this instance, it worked, because it gave us a chance to meet Vince in greater depth before he left. Even if it may also have contributed to his leaving.

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Episode 3: A couple steps too far

By Ryan Kaiser | Published: October 11, 2019

Cracks, cuts and covert operations were abundant in the Lairo tribe this week, and Ryan is here to praise some, bury others, and curiously cheer still others? In-dean.

Jeff Pitman's Survivor: Island of the Idols recaps

Episode 2: Tracking the story with inconsistent narrators

By Jeff Pitman | Published: October 7, 2019

While the second episode of Island of the Idols included a major blindside, it also felt a bit disconnected from the premiere, narrative-wise. Jeff looks at this, sleeping, smartypantses, and a potential smokescreen of fire previews.

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Episode 2: Parvati 2.0

By Ryan Kaiser | Published: October 4, 2019

Ryan revisits another episode of Island of the Idols where the women did everything: start fires, find idols, win idols, yell at their tribes, fall off ladders, arrange coups, and of course, get voted out. And always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.

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