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April, 2024

Survivor 46 Episode 9 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: April 29, 2024

There was a lot of maneuvering going on in Episode 9 of Survivor 46, but the edit struggled to tell the story completely, which unfortunately buried some solid gameplay. Also, in light of the Survivor 50 announcement, let's compare the Survivor 'teens with the new era.

Mid-season report card - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 9: Mid-season report card

Survivor 46 Episode 9 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: April 25, 2024

After updating the remaining players' chances of winning, Damnbueno dives into the continuing Tribal Council chaos seen in Episode 9 of Survivor 46. Is there a clear winner candidate yet?

And that's what hide and seek showed me - Jeff Pitman's recaps

Episode 8: And that's what hide and seek showed me

Survivor 46 Episode 8 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: April 21, 2024

With a cat-and-mouse game as its metaphorical centerpiece, Episode 8 of Survivor 46 finally kicked off the post-merge game for real, and made use of the off-day entertainment as a snapshot of each player's game. Everything then fell apart at a chaotic Tribal, but the actual gameplay no longer seems to be hiding up in a tree.

Was this chaos organized, dumb, or both? - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 8: Was this chaos organized, dumb, or both?

Survivor 46 Episode 8 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: April 18, 2024

Damnbueno recaps the confusing, chaotic Episode 8 Tribal Council from Survivor 46, along with the various hijinks that preceded it, but in no way seemed to prepare anyone for it. What happened?

More sneaky sneaky, less sloppy sloppy - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 7: More sneaky sneaky, less sloppy sloppy

Survivor 46 Episode 7 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: April 11, 2024

It's another rock-draw-driven outcome in Episode 7 of Survivor 46 (just as it was at the same point last season), but as Damnbueno recounts, the intra-Nami squabbling kept things interesting as the two teams attended separate Tribals.

They must work together, or ... - Jeff Pitman's recaps

Episode 6: They must together, or ...

Survivor 46 Episode 6 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: April 7, 2024

The new-era merge (-atory) is now a wasteland of half-baked ideas that used to make sense as part of the hourglass twist. Now it's not new, not logical, and mostly not entertaining. Can we just have a normal merge back, please? Plus, revisiting the premiere's foreshadowing.

To overplay, or underplay? That is the question - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 6: To overplay, or underplay? That is the question

Survivor 46 Episode 6 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: April 4, 2024

It's three tribes, one shelter in Episode 6 of Survivor 46, and Damnbueno gives his thoughts on the unfolding aggressive plays and subtle moves as the semi-merge moves through its new era checkpoints. Who is now best positioned for the future?

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