The Survivor Buff

In this episode, Zale and Eric dig into everything: Revisiting the Mount Rushmore — did anyone from this cast earn a seat at the table Where does this season rank amongst the 50 Survivor seasons How the Aubrey win is sitting a month later — satisfying, hollow, or somewhere in between Where Aubrey lands on the all-time winner rankings, and who she's most comparable to Breaking down Jonathan's post-...

Breaking Down the Survivor 50 Finale  Why did Aubrey win? Did the jury vote based on Survivor 50 performances or rather based on the contestants' overall Survivor journey across multiple seasons?  Where did Jonathan and Joe go wrong? Juror battles  Rizzo - Two losses in fire - What's the lesson?  Did we like Tiff's sass in this finale?  Was the production mistake the best part of this finale?  Ove...

Breaking Down Survivor 50 Episode 12  What do we think of this final five? Contemplating each remaining contestant's case to win Survivor 50  The Cirie Fields Legacy and our utter devastation over her fate A New Mount Rushmore?  Rick Devens Delivered  Who is going to win Survivor 50? 

Zale and Eric break down what Zale believes to be the best episode of Survivor Season 50. Amongst other things, they discuss the following:  Did we like the "Broker" twist? Is Survivor playing with fire with some of these twists?  What on earth happened with Ozzy?  Did Rizzo make the right decision in voting out Ozzy?  Cirie's brilliant mind  The Ozzy and Emily Legacies  For real - Is Aubrey going...

Zale and his 100th best friend Eric break down Survivor 50 Episode 10 and discuss the following Did they like the Mr. Beast twist? Was this twist too luck-based, or was there enough choice to mitigate the randomness?  Was Devens going home without the coin flip?  Should others have tried to be the coin flipper?  Why did Steph go home?  Should Cirie have taken out Aubrey?  Who still has a legitimat...

Zale and Eric return - as they do weekly - to review Survivor 50 Episode 9. Amongst other things, they discuss the following:  Did they like the Jimmy Fallon twist? Is it even worth going on journeys at this point?  Why did Christian go home?  In hindsight, should Christian have kept around Mike White and Angelina?  Why were Emily and Christian coming for Ozzy?  Should Cirie have kept Christian? ...

Eric joins Zale to review some of his thoughts from this latest - and perhaps greatest - epsidoe of Survivor 50. What does Eric think of the Devens move?  Would Cirie and Rizzo ever turn on Cirie? They also review the history between Steph and Cirie and how this could impact the end game, and reflect on whether those with snuffed torches lived up to their casting pedigree.  

In this episode, Zale is joined by special guest Rachael Stone to unpack that wild duos twist and the iconic tribal council.  Amongst other things, they chat about the following:  Did we like (love) the new twist?  Devens's wild shenanigans ... did he time this right? Cirie's overwhelming influence Should the Cirie / Ozzy / Rizzo faction have taken a shot at Devens and Aubrey What is the Coach leg...

Zale and Eric break down Survivor 50 Episode 7 and discuss the following (and more): Why did Eric love this episode, and why did Zale find it sad? The errors that led to Dee's departure, and could she have done something to save herself? How does being voted off affect Dee's Survivor legacy?  The public Jonathan - Dee feud: did anyone really win?  Is Coach version 4.0 closer to the original Coach...

Zale and Eric break down the Blood Moon episode of Survivor 50, exploring the following topics: Why the Blood Moon could have and should have been so much bloodier aka better Did Genevieve or Colby ever have a chance once they pulled their new buffs? Did Christian just miss a huge opportunity to take out Aubrey and have the idol boomerang back to him? Should Jonathan have taken out Kamila or Chris...

Zale and Eric break down this huge double-elimination episode and explore the following questions (and more)  Should Ozzy have taken out Christian? Did Angelina get an unfair edit?  Did Dee and Kamila make the right call siding with Cirie and Rizzo?  Why didn't Cirie loop Devens in on the plan?  What is the Charlie legacy?  Should Charlie and Cirie have revealed their advantages to each other?  Is...

In this episode, Zale is joined by Josh Lewenberg for a special 'Shot Clock' episode, where we debate the following questions and more:  Did Christian make the right move ?  How are outside the game factors and past season scars affecting these contestants?  Who will prevail: Aubrey or Genevieve?  Is Charlie digging his own grave ?  Are some people overplaying to the camera ?   Yay or Nay on the B...

Zale and Eric dive into episode 4 of Survivor’s milestone season, where we dissect the following question:  While Christian's 3-2-1 vote was elegant strategy, was it smart gameplay?  What should Mike have done differently?  How should Emily have handled Ozzy once she found out the vote was being flipped?  Did Genevieve give the idol to the right person?  Did we like the Zach Brown half episode cam...

Diving into Episode 3 of Survivor Season 50 'Loose lips sink ships' - Emily and Genevieve say way too much  Poor communication - Christian botches the boomerang idol reveal to Emily, and Coach needs to work on his bedside manner with Chrissy How in trouble is Genevieve given this Aubrey idol that's in play?  Did Emily and Ozzy make the righ call in voting out Q?  Has Coach actually changed since h...

Survivor Season 50 Episode 2 Recap Christian's standout moment The Shocking Tribal Council: Savannah's blindside explained Ozzy's strategic decision to give up his advantage and its implications The new boomerang idol twist and how it could change the game Coach vs. Ozzy: Has either of them truly changed?  Aubrey - disaster start ...  Our player of the episode and predictions for next week

Zale and Eric are so excited about the premiere of Survivor 50 that they just had to provide some additional content. Of note, Aubrey provides us with what may come to be an under-the-radar all-time Survivor moment. Survivor is back baby! (and adults)

Zale ane Eric break down this milestone episode of Survivor and discuss why this premiere was firing on all cylinders.  Which contestants delivered the goods? Which contestants left something to be desired?  Why did Jenna go home?  And did Kyle somehow raise his stock in Survivor lore in his lone episode on season 50? Are we team Coach, team Ozzy, or both?  And do you want to take a guess on how S...

Get excited - Survivor 50 3 hour premiere starts tonight. Why is this such a big deal? Get hyped up with this brief - very brief - episode of the Survivor Buff! 

Zale and Eric are joined by Rachael and Josh to make the most monumental decisions of their lives as they draft their winner picks for Survivor 50. Each captain drafts a team of six players.  The winner of the draft is the person whose team includes the ultimate winner of Survivor 50.  Who will get drafted early? Who will be insulted with a late draft slot? Listen to this episode of the Survivor B...

In this episode, we delve into the much-anticipated Survivor 50 season, discussing our thoughts on tribe dynamics, alliance possibilities, and our impressions of the contestants as we approach the premiere. Our discussion covers the potential impact of pregame alliances, the challenges faced by returning legends, and some of the trends that we've observed from pre-game interviews. 

In this episoe of Survivor Buff, Zale and Eric break down the remaining eight contestants, including legends like Colby Donaldson and head scratchers like Tiffany. Who are they excited to see, who wiill go deep, and who has a realistic shot of winning?  

Reviewing each contestant's survivor resume coming into Survivor 50 Which legacies are on the line?  Who are we excited to see?  Predicting tribal dynamics and potential alliances

Reviewing each contestant's survivor resume coming into Survivor 50 Which legacies are on the line?  Who are we excited to see?  Predicting tribal dynamics and potential alliances

Reviewing Survivor 49 Finale Where does this winner rank amongst New Era winners? Is RizGod really a deity?  Kristina's scathing question to Savannah  Looking forward toward season 50 

Breaking Down Survivor 49 Episode 12  Why did Kristina and Sage vote the way they did? Does the jury like Rizzo? How bad was Sophie's advantage misplay?  Plotlines going into the finale Check out other Survivor podcasts at https://podcast.feedspot.com/survivor_podcasts/