Episode 2: The hat project

Survivor 43 Episode 2 Recap/ analysis

By Ryan Kaiser | Published: September 30, 2022

It's another super-sized week of Survivor 43, and Ryan is here for all the big scenes involving Cody, rising and falling fates on Baka, Cody, Geo and Ryan's brotherhood, Cody, and more Cody. Beads for all!

Episode 2: We're on strategy watch

Survivor 43 Episode 2 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: September 29, 2022

Idol hunting and snooping began in earnest (and paid off ... or did it?), pairs abound throughout the game, and one tribe had to maneuver around one, possibly two missing votes. Damnbueno is back with a more strategy-focused look at Episode 2 of Survivor 43.

Episode 1: Three new tribes of big characters

Survivor 43 Episode 1 recap/ analysis

By Brent Sullivan | Published: September 26, 2022

As Survivor 43 kicks off with an expanded, 2-hour premiere, Brent revs "Top Five, Baby!" up again with an also-larger six items, with a focus on every tribe and (at least) one important player from each, as shown in the first episode.

Episode 1: Text me back

Survivor 43 Episode 1 Recap/ analysis

By Ryan Kaiser | Published: September 23, 2022

Ryan returns with a review of the premiere, in which he celebrates almost everything but Risk Rock, stans a mom or two, projects future tattoos, and wildly projects winner potential onto various contestants based on their first-episode showing. As one does.

Episode 1: LIVIN

Survivor 43 Episode 1 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: September 22, 2022

Damnbueno gives his quick reactions to a double-length premiere. He applauds the show's return to a form lacking some of 41/42's most objectionable twists, and tries to parse which of the group of 18 new contestants are the best prepared, and are making good game choices so far.

Seasons past: Why subtlety prevails over 'big moves' in Survivor: Part 2

Survivor Multi-season analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: September 12, 2022

Damnbueno's series on the power of subtlety concludes with a look at a few more winners, plus some non-winners who fell just short, all with a continued emphasis that quiet, non-flashy manipulation of the other players will get a contestant further in the game than someone blowing up the game with 'Big Moves.'

Pre-season: Survivor 43: Swipe right or swipe left?

Survivor 43 Pre-season cast analysis

By Ryan Kaiser | Published: September 7, 2022

It's the fall, the new Survivor season's premiere is but two weeks away, so that means it's time for Ryan to start making fire assessments of the new castaways' future abilities to be "dateable" (in Kat's eyes). So grab some matches (oh wait, those aren't used any more) and some Tinder and steel yourself for some flinty decisions, as we see who sparks Ryan's interest.

Seasons past: Why subtlety prevails over 'big moves' in Survivor: Part 1

Survivor Multi-season analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: September 6, 2022

In another inter-season series, Damnbueno pushes back on the modern Survivor refrain that "you have to make Big Moves to win," and highlights six specific examples in which eventual season winners instead subtly manipulated their castmates into making moves that ultimately improved their position in the game. Even in the "new era" game!