Survivor Why _____ Lost RHAPup

Kellie seemed to be in a great position, so it’s surprising that David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis have to talk about her so soon. She had an ally with an idol who was willing to play it for her if needed. Plus he was a big shield who would distract from her. And she had relationships with a variety of players because everyone wanted to work with her. This is what Survivor dreams are made of! But...

Going into the Big Brother 25 Finale, many people expected Matt to beat Jag if they faced off in the end but we ended up with the opposite result! David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are back one more time to look at how it happened and what led to that final result. Where did each of the final four do the right thing or go wrong to end up where they were? What should they have each changed? After 100 d...

With two players eliminated in one episode, David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis called in special guest Cassidy Clark, Survivor 43 runner-up, as reinforcement! Both Sifu and Kaleb came close to having their torches snuffed before. But luck ran out for both this time. What made them targets to begin with? Why couldn’t they pull themselves up from the bottom? How did the split Tribal Councils impact t...

Cirie should’ve been voted out in Week 2 if the other players were smart. But this is what she does. She makes it to the end and then something goes wrong. The question is whether the same sorts of things happened this time as before. David Bloomberg has interviewed Cirie three times, and written/podcasted about why she lost Survivor four times. Ovi Kabir joins him, as always, to discuss how perti...

J.Maya wasn’t supposed to get voted out in this Tribal Council. In fact, there was an 83% chance this would be the “Why Kaleb Lost” podcast! But luck was on Kaleb’s side. However, J didn’t get voted out just because of luck. She’d been on the bottom of her original tribe for almost the whole game while viewers were left with a lot of questions. David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis are here to make se...

Looking at the Blue and America in a vacuum would not necessarily lead someone to believe they were the biggest targets who needed to be taken out. But by studying the overall situation, it may turn out that looks can be deceiving. David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are back to examine where those two stood in relation to everyone else in the house. Could Blue and America really be seen as threats? If...

Brando had put himself in a great position in his original tribe and was in no danger there. But on his new tribe, Emily held the power. Brando thought he could guide that power to keep himself safe once again, but something clearly went wrong. David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis are back to determine what that was. Did Brando go too far in some areas while trying to ensure he had control? How much...

As Cory was being evicted, the show told us it was all America’s fault. Jag told us it was America’s fault. America herself told us it was America’s fault. But was it really all her fault? David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are back to evaluate the full situation. For his part, Cory refused to blame America and said he’d been a target for weeks. Was he just protecting her or does he have a good point?...

Sean came into Survivor with plans on how he would play but also thoughts going beyond the game. Everything changed when he announced he wanted to quit. Survivor 43’s Lindsay Carmine joins David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis to figure out what happened, how Sean got to that breaking point, and their own thoughts on Sean quitting. Plus they look at Survivor being an “experience” compared to a game, a...

How bad is it to get voted out unanimously a second time, when your supposed ally Bowie Jane is HOH? To come back into the house only to be sent packing again right away? For players who can’t agree on anything to come together with one goal in mind – getting rid of you? Cameron faced all of these, so David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are here to explain how he ended up in that situation. Felicia rant...

Sabiyah put herself in a good position within a bad tribe from the start. She had close relationships and/or alliances with just about everyone, and she worked to figure out her best path to the end. So what happened? David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis are back to go through everything from the show to interviews to social media to secret scenes in order to find out. Did Sabiyah worry about the fut...

After Mecole left Big Brother 25, she told Julie, “I tried to play as hard as I could.” Given what we saw of her, or rather didn’t see of her, it’s a bit difficult to reconcile that statement. But David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are back to examine her whole game and figure out what she was talking about. Mecole seemed to have all the potential in the world and she saw a lot of what was happening ar...

Brandon has wanted to play Survivor for years and he finally he got his wish. Despite being voted out second, he enjoyed it all and is incredibly upbeat. But David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis still have a job to do when it comes to his loss. It may initially seem like a straightforward situation of him not being good in challenges, but there was a lot more to the decision because Survivor is about...

David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis are back for a new season of Why ___ Lost, and they begin with special guest Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt, Survivor 44 runner-up and longtime listener of the podcast! Even though Hannah quit the game, they all have plenty to talk about! Hannah was excited to play in the pregame, but she didn’t anticipate how she would react. In that way, she’s similar to other players...

Cameron and Jared may have a chance to officially return to Big Brother 25, but they were still evicted so David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are here to evaluate – and mostly critique – their games. It’s appropriate that these two were knocked out in the same night because they had a lot of gameplay mistakes in common, with the question often being who was worse rather than who was better. Did either...

Survivor 45 is coming so it’s time for the Why ___ Lost team of David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis to take a look at all the new players! This preview is a focused review of how they predict each person will do in terms of David’s rules for winning Survivor and in the game overall. Who do they think will do well? Who do they believe may be voted out early and why? Who does each choose as the most l...

Since being evicted, Izzy has mostly blamed Cory for what happened. But is there perhaps someone she should be blaming? Some people have said she threw away her game for Cirie. Others have said maybe she could have saved herself by revealing the secret. David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are here to determine if any of these are indeed the reasons she was voted out. And if the answer to all of these qu...

After Red was voted out, he told Julie in his extended interview that someone could go back and “pick apart little bits” about things he should’ve done differently. Given some of his other interview responses, it’s not clear he will even be able to do that when watching it back. Lucky for him, David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are here to pick apart those little bits for him, or really, some pretty bi...

While the use of Matt’s special power meant nobody was evicted this week on Big Brother 25, David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are still here with a Why ___ Lost podcast, where the blank stays blank! Instead of talking about one specific person, they look at all of the players to determine who is doing the best and the worst in terms of each of David’s rules. Who do they agree and disagree on? Plus, th...

Hisam went from being King to getting thrown out by his own people, so David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are back to figure out what happened. He said in one interview, “they were looking for a reason to evict me,” but did they really have to look hard or did he provide the reasons easily? How did his emotional game play connect all of his game issues together? And do David and Ovi think it was the ri...

Reilly was the first HOH and should have been able to consolidate power and make positive relationships. Instead she went from the penthouse to out-of-the-house, so David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are here to talk about how that happened. All through the week, debates raged about whether the others should keep Reilly. The funny thing is that the vast majority of those debates had very little to do w...

David Bloomberg and Ovi Kabir are here once again to discuss the first two players to leave Big Brother 25! It was clear very early in the week that Kirsten was going to be unanimously evicted and we heard the primary reason from many other players. But was it as simple as just having overplayed? Was there more to it or a core reason that resulted in that outcome? And even though Luke was ejected...

David Bloomberg and BB21’s Ovi Kabir are back to cover Big Brother 25, starting with a preview podcast! The cast was just announced, so it’s time to hear what David and Ovi think about them, going beyond the basic information we have so far and trying to read into how they will play the game and who will do well – or not so well – in terms of David’s Big Brother Rules. Which players do they like,...

Survivor 44 is over and it’s time for the Why ___ Lost season wrap-up! David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis welcome back special guests Tiffany Seely and Dr. David Voce from Survivor 41 to look back at the season and answer listener questions. The four of them cover a wide variety of topics ranging from whether there can ever be another Carolyn to why the Tika 3 were so successful and how other playe...

Survivor 44 has come to an end and we have our winner! The Tika 3 secretly controlled almost the entire postmerge game and all of them managed to make it to the Finale, as did Heidi and Lauren. But only one could win while two were knocked out without a chance to present themselves to the jury, so David Bloomberg and Jessica Lewis are here to explain what happened. Why did Lauren immediately follo...