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November, 2024

Perception vs. Andy's reality - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 11: Perception vs. Andy's reality

Survivor Episode 11 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: November 28, 2024

Damnbueno pushes back on Andy's edit in Survivor 47, with a deep dive on the disparity between Andy's view of his own game vs. how his tribemates describe his game. Then Damnbueno runs through the extremely Rachel-centric events of Episode 11, from a fast-moving journey task to slow and patient immunity win.

Live by the edit, die by the edit - Jeff Pitman's recaps

Episode 10: Live by the edit, die by the edit

Survivor 47 Episode 10 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: November 23, 2024

It took five post-merge episodes to get there, but Episode 10 of Survivor 47 finally had everyone cast votes, and the biggest alliance was fractured, and the contestants also managed to dismantle an unwelcome New Era twist by collectively abandoning a nearly useless New Era trinket. Power shifting all around! (Plus how the editing shapes our view of contestants.)

Mid-season report card - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 10: Mid-season report card

Survivor Episode 10 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: November 21, 2024

Before getting into the events of Episode 10, Damnbueno assesses the chances of winning of the final nine. Then it's off to the rice-fueled slithering races, and seeing how the numbers realign themselves as Tuku tumbles.

Think big, Survivor - Jeff Pitman's recaps

Episode 9: Think big, Survivor

Survivor 47 Episode 9 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: November 18, 2024

In Episode 9 of Survivor 47, a fan favorite character joined the jury after a chaotic strategic scramble. While the ending was exciting, getting there through all the production-laid hurdles was tiring, if pretty to look at. How to fix that? Read on.

Politely, WTF? - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 9: Politely, WTF?

Survivor Episode 9 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: November 14, 2024

Damnbueno tries to assign credit for the last episode's boot, then dives into the chaos of Survivor 47, Episode 9's messy Tribal. (It was Genevieve.) But was it a good move, long-term?

Get ready to get happy - Jeff Pitman's recaps

Episode 8: Get ready to get happy

Survivor 47 Episode 8 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: November 11, 2024

Episode 8 of Survivor 47 brought back the fan-favorite auction (in new era shackles), and featured some brilliant emergent gameplay, with Rachel making use of her Shot in the Dark to assess whether she needed to play her idol. It was a struggle between tribes for dominance, and a struggle for the show to shave off some of its new era excesses.

When is unpredictable too predictable? - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 8: When is unpredictable too predictable?

Survivor Episode 8 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: November 7, 2024

Damnbueno wades through Episode 8's auction, and finds the Survivor 47 version was very long and stubbornly retained all the same flaws found in 45's. But the post-IC maneuvering and a clever Shot in the Dark play elevated the rest of the episode.

Turning back time - Jeff Pitman's recaps

Episode 7: Turning back time

Survivor 47 Episode 7 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: November 2, 2024

It's the merge! Everyone has purple buffs! But despite all that, Episode 7 of Survivor 47 sent the Tuku tribe back to Tribal Council, where their pre-merge power dynamics returned to control the vote. All because of a dumb twist, designed to impede the players from actually playing.

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