Survivor Fans Podcast

It's time to get the Survivor Super Fan's assessment of the first episode of season 40. We all loved that the first episode was two hours. We needed all that time for this great group of winners. We can't wait for Wednesday night when we get the next installment of our favorite show! We want to thank and acknowledge everyone who contributed to another great Listener Feedback show. This week we hea...

All the season premiers should be two hours long. This is the best way to kick it off without a doubt. We enjoyed the celebration and toast at the beginning, all the action in the challenges, and marveled at the scrambling and strategies and lack thereof during the pre-tribal negotiations. What did you think of each tribe? How do you think the fire tokens will end up affecting this season? Are the...

Welcome back for Part 2 of our OTG, On The Grill, preview for season 40, Winners at War. We are only four days away from the premiere on Wednesday, February 12th, and eighteen super fans like you recorded their perspective on this amazing group of past winners including their choice of favorites, who's most likely to get voted out first, make the merge, have a shot at the final tribal council as w...

Welcome to Part 1 of our On The Grill preseason show for season 40, Winners At War. This is, by definition, a season full of returnees, so we have a rich history to refer to when theorizing how we think they do in the first all winners season. We have shared our early thoughts on each of the castaways including how well we think they will do in the overall game to kick off another season of watchi...

We gathered one last time to share our impressions and thoughts on the finale, reunion show, the season as a whole and to cast an eager eye forward to the next season. We will be on a short hiatus until February 2020, when we return for the season 40 On The Grill episodes. We want to thank and acknowledge everyone who contributed to another great Listener Feedback show. This week we heard from: Pe...

We entered the finale with a sentimental favorite, two who played the middle really well, and what initially looked like two goats. One of the goats kicked it into high gear and made it interesting. The Final Tribal was exciting and fun and even handed. We are happy this one is finally over though and excited for who is returning for season 40. What did you think of the finale? What about letting...

There has been a massive, dark cloud hanging over this season since the merge episode, and it came back to dump one last deluge of yuck on us before being dismissed from our screen. The mishandling of these events is once again prominent in the feedback this week. In spite of all that, we band together and rally with hope for some kind of satisfying, resolution and logical conclusion from the fina...

Normally we look forward to Survivor firsts, but not in this case. It does offer some closure and hopefully in turn will remove the gloom that has been hovering over the show since the merge. This will certainly go down as one of the most bizarre, tainted seasons of our beloved show. Who are you cheering for as we head into the finale? What type of final advantage will Island of the Idols offer? W...

Reactions to the Family Visit were mixed this time. Some loved it as usual and others found this one to be rather uninteresting. Folks who were blindsided by this week's vote out felt extremely bamboozled by the "Live Tribal" shenanigans and even more so by the edit. With only two weeks to go, the end is in sight but we still have no idea how it will play out. We look forward to more excitement an...

The Family Visit is always a fan favorite. Which ones moved you the most this time? What did you think about the choices for who got to enjoy the reward and extend their visit with their family members? We were also treated to another "Live" Tribal Council. What did you think about the decision to blow up the alternate vote that was targeting Tommy? Who do you think is playing the best? Who's goin...

Everyone seemed happy with this week's boot. Feedback was split on who the remaining castaways will target next. Some think they will circle back to this week's primary target and others thing it will shift to a bigger, strategic, social threat. We are all looking forward to the Family Visit in the next episode and to observing the impact this season will take on some specific loved ones. We want...

For now, the game appears to be focused on getting rid of Immunity Challenge threats. Thanks to the great analysis in the LF show last week, a lot of us scored full points tonight. What did you think of this IotI test? Eat or compete? Which would you choose? What did you think of all the idols that were played tonight?  Who do you think is playing the best? Who's going to find the next HII? Who wi...

Everyone seemed good with the "moving on" vibe of this episode, and they had lots to say about the two group split, goats, karma, and another double elimination. We're optimistic and looking forward to Wednesday when we get our next dose of Survivor. We want to thank and acknowledge everyone who contributed to another great Listener Feedback show. This week we heard from: Pete, Shea, Krystle, Rash...

We fully expect a reckoning at the reunion, but for now, the game rolls on. The twists and turns yield more blindsides. No one is safe, no matter how dominant their majority alliance appears to be. What did you make of this week's double elimination? How did your USB choice fair? What do you think of Karishma's change of fortune? Can you see a scenario where she ends up as the sole survivor? Who d...

There is a lot to unpack, process, and discuss when we get a heavy event like this in our favorite show. Working through it, talking together, sharing different perspectives like we do here is one of the best ways to get beyond it, and ideally we learn from it and each other along the way too. Let's hope the upcoming double elimination takes a turn for the better. We want to thank and acknowledge...

Many of us were wondering when the hammer would drop on the inappropriate touching issue that they have highlighted this season, and it is finally here. It is an uncomfortable topic, and we got to see an example of how complicated it can be become. What did you think of Missy and Elizabeth's choice to leverage it for gameplay? Should anything be fair game in Survivor? Where does Kellee's blunder r...

They surprised us again with another good episode before the merge. The casting team and the editors have combined to give us one of the best pre-merge seasons we have had in a long time, and we are expecting a strong merge too. Wednesday's double episode should be jam packed with more excitement. We want to thank and acknowledge everyone who contributed to another great Listener Feedback show. Th...

Silly me. I expected a predictable, logical boot just before the merge to keep the numbers safe for old Vokai. Wow! Glad to be wrong again. Can you believe how wild this season has become? Who did you think best exemplified calculated risk and planning several moves ahead? What did you make of Kellee's declaration at tribal council regarding women's alliances? What did you think about the two idol...

Consensus this week says that was the best episode of the season. It was firing on all cylinders. Those creative editors even found a way to slot the Island of the Idols segment in without leaving us with a sense of loss. We are looking forward to more of the same on Wednesday! We want to thank and acknowledge everyone who contributed to another great Listener Feedback show. This week we heard fro...

Wow! Now that was completely unexpected. That tribal council makes this one of the more exciting, pre-merge episodes we've ever seen. What do you think this will mean in the overall scope of the game and the balance of power going into the merge? Who do you think will garner the credit for that blindside? What do you think about who they eliminated? Was that the best available choice? What did you...

Feedback was mixed on the results of the tribe shuffle. Goat preservation does not make for very exciting TV, and the fear of a possible Pagonging continues to rise as the orange curse prevailed once again. We strive for continuous learning and improvement in our favorite game, so there's always some valuable insights in the LF shows. We are excited to see what new twist and turn will be headed ou...

No blindsides this week but we still got a surprise. Many of us expected three tribes, but this time, they stuck with two. One tribe ended up with a clear majority with 5 vs. 3, and the other offers an even 4 vs. 4 split. Did you miss the Island of the Idols segment this week? What do you think about the new tribe composition? Do you think we'll see a tribe go to rocks? Who do you think is playing...

Big move-itis, goats gonna goat, blindside boomarangs, and laugh out loud fun from this week's trip to Island of the Idols dominated the feedback this week. Check out all the fun in this week's LF show. We can't wait to see how the upcoming tribe shuffle affects the game on Wednesday! We want to thank and acknowledge everyone who contributed to another great Listener Feedback show. This week we he...

Being good at blindsides is not necessarily a plus for your early game, especially if one tribe gets more practice than the other. Case in point, we are headed into a shuffle next week. Blindsides can foster resentment and result in revenge plans. How many tribes will we get? What did you think of the vote off this week? What did you think of this week's IotI challenge? Who do you think is playing...

The blindsides continued but something shifted this week. Based on the feedback, it feels like the wheels are loose on Island of the Idols and maybe about to fall off. The forced "mystery" combined with a two day game cycle resulted in a confusing edit that left many folks scratching their heads and wondering just what happened. Of course, and often in spite of that, we remained excited see what W...