Worth Playing For: A Survivor Rewatch Podcast: Recent Episodes
A Survivor Rewatch Podcast
Welcome to the Worth Playing For podcast, where I am re-watching Survivor one episode at a time. Giving you bite-size podcasts of every Survivor episode, talking about developing strategy, compelling characters and riveting TV!
We're wrapping up Survivor: Marquesas here on the Worth Playing for Podcast! In this episode, I discuss all the mechanics from the final four on, the decision-making processes of each of the remaining castaways, and how the final tribal council contributed to Vecepia's win.
Join me in the next episode, when I start watching Survivor: Thailand!
Winner Rankings:
1: Tina Wesson (Australian Outback)
2: Richard Hatch (Borneo)
3: Ethan Zohn (Africa)
4: Vecepia Towery (Marquesas)
Runner-up Rankings:
1: Colby Donaldson (Australian Outback)
2: Neleh Dennis (Marquesas)
3: Kim Johnson (Africa)
4: Kelly Wigglesworth (Borneo)
Fallen Angel Rankings:
1: Lex van den Berghe (Africa)
2: Kelly Vavrick O'Brien (Marquesas)
3: Rudy Boesch (Borneo)
4: Keith Famie (Australian Outback)
Season Rankings:
1: Borneo (S1)
2: Marquesas (S4)
3: Africa (S3)
4: Australian Outback (S2)
Player Rankings:
1: Tina Wesson
2: Richard Hatch
3: Ethan Zohn
4: Lex van den Berghe
5: Vecepia Towery
6: Kathy Vavrick O'Brien
7: Colby Donaldson
8: Sue Hawk
9: Teresa Cooper
10: Tom Buchanan
11: Rudy Boesch
12: Neleh Dennis
13: Elisabeth Filarski
14: Kim Johnson
15: Kelly Wigglesworth
16: Sean Rector
17: Kelly Goldsmith
18: Keith Famie
19: Colleen Haskell
20: Rodger Bingham
21: Rob Mariano
22: Paschal English
23: Michael Skupin
24: Jenna Lewis
25: Jeff Varner
26: Alicia Calaway
27: Gervase Peterson
28: Amber Brkich
29: Jerri Manthey
30: Sean Keniff
31: Greg Buis
32: Kimmi Kappenberg
We're approaching the finale on Survivor Marquesas, and despite the slow moments of both episodes, they are full with great strategy talks as the players talk through all the different scenarios that could take place in the endgame of this season. I talk through Kathy's decisions in both episodes, and potentially what Sean and Vecepia could have done differently, as they are on the outside looking in.
Join me next time as I talk through the finale of the season, entitled "The Sole Survivor"!
MVP of "Marquesan Vacation": Paschal
LVP of "A Tale of Two Cities": Neleh
Eliminated Player Rankings:
12: Kelly Wigglesworth (Borneo)
13: Sean Rector (Marquesas)
14: Kelly Goldsmith (Africa)
The Rotu Four continues to fall here on Survivor: Marquesas, as I continue to talk about the fourth season of the show! In this podcast, I talk about the positioning of the newly formed five, as well as what Tammy, Zoe and the General could have done differently while trying to stay in the game.
Join me next time as I talk about episodes 12 and 13, "Marquesan Vacation" and "A Tale of Two Cities"
MVP of "Two Peas in a Pod": Paschal
LVP of "Two Peas in a Pod": The General
MVP of "The Princess": Kathy
LVP of "The Princess": Neleh
It's time to discuss the first real flip in Survivor history, the fall of the Rotu Four! In today's podcast, I talk about the pivotal coconut chop challenge, and how it affected the tribe dynamics within the Soliantu merge tribe. I also dig deep into what the Rotu four could have done differently as all of their chances of winning go drastically down in this episode.
Join me on as I continue with the Marquesas merge in Episodes 10 and 11: "Two Peas in a Pod" and "The Princess"!
MVPs of "Jury's Out": Sean, Kathy & Neleh
LVPs of "Jury's Out": Tammy, Zoe & the General
Power Rankings:
Neleh: 2
Sean: 2
Tammy: 1
Vecepia: 1
Kathy: 1
Paschal: 0
the General: -1
Zoe: -2
It's time for the merge on Survivor: Marquesas as we see the end of Boston Rob's first season on Survivor. In this podcast, I talk about Kathy's journey to get control of this game, what Rob could have done differently to stay in the game, and how this episode sets the stage for the biggest move so far in Survivor, coming in the next episode.
I will talk through that big move next time, as I talk about Episode 8: "Jury's Out"!
MVP of "True Lies": Kathy
LVP of "True Lies": Zoe
Eliminated Player Rankings:
16: Rodger Bingham (The Australian Outback)
17: Rob Mariano (Marquesas)
18: Michael Skupin (The Australian Outback)
We're wrapping up the premerge of Survivor: Marquesas here on the Worth Playing For Podcast! In this episode, I give my thoughts on Gabe as a player, the legacy of Gina on Survivor and check-in on each player going into the merge of this season.
Join me next time as I talk through the Merge in Episode 7: "True Lies"!
MVPs of "The End of Innocence": Sean & Tammy
LVP of "The End of Innocence": John
MVP of "The Underdogs": Kathy
LVP of "The Underdogs": Rob
Power Rankings:
Tammy: +2
Neleh: +1
Vecepia: +1
Sean: +1
Zoe: 0
The General: 0
Paschal: 0
John: -1
Rob: -1
Kathy: -1
It's time for the swap here on Survivor: Marquesas! In this episode of the podcast, I talk about how foundational this swap was for setting up the rest of the game, initial dynamics on the new swap tribe and how our key players on the season have been faring so far.
Join me next time as I talk through the rest of the premerge: "The End of Innocence" and "The Underdogs"!
MVP of "The Winds Twist": Vecepia, Tammy, Neleh
LVP of "The WInds Twist": Sean, Rob, Kathy
We're continuing on with the full Survivor rewatch, this time I'm talking about episodes two and three of Survivor: Marquesas! We continue to see the downfall of the Maraamu tribe as they lose four challenges over the course of this podcast, and Hunter's failed attempt at leadership. Meanwhile, the Rotu tribe is turning into the Love Tribe + Kathy, and they continue to create good tribe morale, and challenge wins.
Join me next time as I cover Episode 4, "The Winds Twist"!
MVP of "Nacho Mama": Sean
LVP of "Nacho Mama": Hunter
MVP of "No Pain, No Gain": Rob
LVP of "No Pain, No Gain": Gina
We're back with the rewatch here on the Worth Playing For podcast! I talk about the premiere of the fourth season of Survivor, and give my thoughts on all the characters we meet in this episode. This is a great, yet grounded start of the season, as we get into an interesting, lopsided battle between these two tribes.
Join me next time as I talk through Episodes 2 and 3 of Marquesas!
MVPs of "Back to the Beach": Gina, Patricia
LVPs of "Back to the Beach": Kathy, Sarah
Here's my coverage of the Survivor: Africa Finale! I talk through everything in the episode, as well as a bit of the reunion.
I will be taking a break from the podcast for a little while, so stay tuned for my upcoming coverage of Survivor: Marquesas!
Player Rankings:
1: Tina Wesson (Australia)
2: Richard Hatch (Borneo)
3: Ethan Zohn (Africa)
4: Lex van den Berghe (Africa)
5: Colby Donaldson (Australia)
6: Sue Hawk (Borneo)
7: Teresa Cooper (Africa)
8: Tom Buchanan (Africa)
9: Rudy Boesch (Borneo)
10: Elisabeth Filarksi (Australia)
11: Kim Johnson (Africa)
12: Kelly Wigglesworth (Borneo)
13: Kelly Goldsmith (Africa)
14: Keith Famie (Australia)
15: Colleen Haskell (Borneo)
16: Rodger Bingham (Australia)
17: Michael Skupin (Australia)
18:Jenna Lewis (Borneo)
19: Jeff Varner (Australia)
20: Alicia Calaway (Australia)
21: Gervase Peterson (Borneo)
22: Amber Brkich (Australia)
23: Jerri Manthey (Australia)
24: Sean Keniff (Borneo)
25: Greg Buis (Borneo)
26: Kimmi Kappenberg (Australia)
Winner Rankings
1: Tina Wesson (Australia)
2: Richard Hatch (Borneo)
3: Ethan Zohn (Africa)
Runner Up Rankings
1: Colby Donaldson (Australia)
2: Kim Johnson (Africa)
3: Kelly Wigglesworth (Borneo)
Fallen Angel Rankings
1: Lex vanden Berghe (Africa)
2: Rudy Boesch (Borneo)
3: Keith Famie (Australian Outback)
Season Rankings
1: Borneo
2: Africa
3: The Australian Outback
What should be the two most straight forward votes of the season become rather interesting as T-Bird is throwing everything at the wall in her attempt to stay in the game. Lex is in danger at both occasions here, but manages to stay in the game thanks to his relationship with Tom, and a clutch immunity win. The chess match between Tom and Lex is coming to a head here as T-Bird's final plea might be all the Lex needs to win this endgame. Eventually, we do see the eventual boots of Kim P and Teresa in these two episodes, as the Boran four has secured a spot in the finale.
Join me next time as I talk through the FINALE of Survivor Africa, "The Final Four: No Regrets".
MVP of "The Big Adventure": Lex
LVP of "The Big Adventure": Kim J
MVP of "Truth be Told": Lex
LVP of "Truth be Told": Tom
Power Rankings (I miscounted in the podcast, here is the real count):
Ethan: 4
Lex: 3
Tom: 2
Kim J: 0
Eliminated Player Rankings (so far):
4: Sue Hawk
5: Teresa Cooper
6: Rudy Boesch
It's time for the first swap here on Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island! The swap produces some really interesting dynamics on both tribes. We really only see the Zamba camp this episode though, as the initial 6-3 tribe breakdown turns into a very dynamic 3-3-3 split, which each faction looking to combine with another. Mike leads the charge in staying Vuna strong, but eventually Anela and Chappies form closer bond, ending up with Mike going home in this episode. We see a lot of rewards being won, knowledge being shared and a great example of why logical, cerebral strategy isn't always the way to go.
Stay tuned next week as I recap episode 4, and make sure to check out my coverage of the endgame of Survivor: Africa as I finish up my rewatch of that season!
Power Rankings:
1: Chappies (+9)
2: Renier (=)
3: Santoni (+8)
4: Anesu (-1)
5: Amy (=)
6: Anela (-2)
7: Marisha (+2)
8: Dino (+7)
9: Paul (+7)
10: Tyson (-4)
11: Shaun (+7)
12: Kiran (-11)
13: Thoriso (+4)
14: Qiean (-1)
15: Nicole (-7)
16: Wardah (-4)
17: Carla (-10)
My Power Rankings Score this week: 14 --> 15.55 /20
Score in Total: 18/20 + 16/19 + 14/18 --> 50.39/60
We are approaching the endgame here on Survivor: Africa, as Tom and Lex are competing for numbers in these two episodes. The most suspenseful vote of the season is behind us, but now it's a war to see who can align themselves better moving forward. We also see the uncomfortable reward with Frank and Brandon, a fun Survivor Auction, and Frank's game-ending rant.
Join me next time as I talk through the next two episodes of the season, "The Big Adventure" and "Truth be Told"!
MVP of "Dinner, Movie and a Betrayal": Tom
LVP of "Dinner, Movie and a Betrayal": Lex
MVP of "We are Family": Ethan
LVP of "We are Family": T-Bird
Power Rankings:
Ethan: 4
Tom: 3
Lex: 1
Kim Johnson: 1
T-Bird: 0
Kim Powers: -1
We have arrived at what is, in my opinion, the focal point of Survivor: Africa. Today I talk about "Smoking Out The Snake", the ninth episode of the season, where they are coming from the vote-off of Clarence and the Boran tribe has a 5-4 advantage. After Lex received a rogue vote from T-Bird at the last tribal council, he goes on a witch hunt to find out who voted for him. He is convinced it was Kelly, and after letting her know this, she flips to the other side, but unfortunately for her Brandon also flipped, resulting in Kelly's elimination here.
Listen along as I talk through Ethan's iconic reward, Lex's blunders and my rant about Brandon's gameplay. Join me next time as I talk through episodes 10 and 11, "Dinner, Movie and a Betrayal" and "We Are Family".
MVP of "Smoking Out The Snake": Ethan
LVP of "Smoking Out The Snake": Frank, T-Bird, Kim P
Is there a tier below LVP?: Brandon
Power Rankings:
Ethan: 3
Lex: 2
Tom: 2
T-Bird: 1
Kim J: 1
Kim P: -1
Frank: -2
Brandon: -4
Eliminated Player Rankings:
8: Kelly Wigglesworth (Borneo, 2)
9: Kelly Goldsmith (Africa, 9)
10: Keith Famie (Australia, 3)
Continuing on with my coverage of Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island, I'm back with my recap of Episode 2! In this episode, we see some great puzzle redemption from Dino, a power struggle at the Vuna tribe, and a wealth of idol clues from Santoni. I talk through the various strategies going on in the game, and what I think could happen as we move into the first swap!
FULL SPOILERS AHEAD for Survivor SA Season 8 Episode 2!
My Power Rankings:
1: Kiran (=)
2: Renier (+1)
3: Anesu (+1)
4: Anela (+1)
5: Amy (+5)
6: Tyson (+2)
7: Carla (-5)
8: Nicole (-1)
9: Marisha (+1)
10: Chappies (+4)
11: Santoni (+7)
12: Wardah (-3)
13: Qiean (+4)
14: Mike (-8)
15: Dino (-2)
16: Paul (-4)
17: Thoriso (-2)
18: Shaun (+1)
Stay tuned next time, as I will be releasing my recap podcasts early Friday Mornings, and continuing my main rewatch series on Monday and Wednesdays!
It's merge time here in Survivor: Africa! Here is the episode where production tries to psych out the castaways by making merge a day later, which does nothing but make the episode a bit slower. We get to a fun immunity challenge where T-Bird shows off her singing skills, and then back at camp people are questioning Lex's leadership, as he dictates Clarence's vote off here.
Join me next time as I talk through Episode 8, "Smoking Out The Snake"!
MVP of "Will There Be A Feast Tonight?": T-Bird
LVP of "Will There Be A Feast Tonight?": Frank
Power Rankings:
Ethan: +2
Lex: +2
Tom: +2
Kelly: +2
T-Bird: +2
Kim J: +1
Kim P: 0
Frank: -2
Brandon: -2
The game has been shaken up, and Survivor has found a way to make the pre-merge less stagnant. It's time for the first ever swap here in Survivor Africa, and we will analyze here how the players in the game handle it. "The Twist" is an iconic episode of the show, but "I'd Never Do It To You" is a great follow-up as we see the other side of the coin over at Samburu, leading to the downfalls of Silas and Lindsey. I'll talk through the twist, Ethan's decision to throw the challenge, whether he should've thrown the second one too, and the blunder by the Samburu three. Join me next time as I talk through the merge episode, "Will There Be a Feast Tonight?", and also briefly talk about the recap episode as well. MVPs of "The Twist": Ethan, Kim J, Kelly LVPs of "The Twist": Clarence, Lindsey MVPs of "I'd Never Do It To You": Lex, Tom, Kelly LVPs of "I'd Never Do It To You": Brandon, Kim P My Power Rankings So Far: Ethan: +2 Lex: +2 Tom: +2 Kelly: +2 Kim J: +1 T-Bird: +1 Kim P: 0 Frank: -1 Brandon: -2 Clarence: -2
We finally have new Survivor on our TVs! The newest season of Survivor: South Africa premiered on June 3, and I am recapping it here on the Worth Playing For podcast! I talk through all of the initial impressions, tribe dynamics and gameplay from both tribes here in the season premiere. This episode is interesting power struggles, unnecessary complications, and one of the funniest moments of Survivor in a long time! FULL SPOILERS AHEAD for Survivor SA Season 8 Episode 1! My Power Rankings:
1: Kiran (+1)
2: Carla (+1)
3: Renier (+10)
4: Anesu (+8)
5: Anela (+9)
6: Mike (-5)
7: Nicole (=)
8: Tyson (+9)
9: Wardah (=)
10: Amy (=)
11: Marisha (=)
12: Paul (-4)
13: Dino (-9)
14: Chappies (+2)
15: Thoriso (-9)
16: Pinty (+3)
17: Qiean (-12)
18: Santoni (+2)
19: Shaun (-6)
My Points Earned: 18/20 Stay tuned next time, as I will be releasing my recap podcasts of each episode Friday Mornings, and my main rewatch series on Mondays and Wednesdays!
The conflict that had been brewing at Samburu has come to a boil here during these two episodes, and I'm breaking it down here on the Worth Playing For Podcast! I continue my Survivor Africa rewatch with the third and fourth episodes, as we some memorable immunity challenges, dangerous predators at the Boran camp, and heavy conflicts at Samburu. We spend a lot of time talking about the heated situation going on between generations, and how none of them come out of this looking great.
Join me next time as I talk through the infamous first twist in Survivor History, Episode 5: "The Twist"!
MVP of "The Gods are Angry": Tom
LVP of "The Gods are Angry": Lindsey
MVP of "The Young and Untrusted": T-Bird
LVPs of "The Young and Untrusted": Silas & Brandon
I'm continuing on with my re-watch of Survivor: Africa, as I get into the second episode of the season, "Who's Zooming Whom?". In this episode, we get to see some of the tribe dynamics now that they have settled into their camps. At Samburu, there is a line in the sand as the older generation is preparing to go to war against the younger generation. Boran, who loses both challenges in this episode, starts to solidify an alliance with Ethan, Lex and Tom, while the others compete to prove themselves the most useful to the tribe. This does not go well for Jessie, who ends up being the weakest link.
Join me next time as I talk through episodes three and four, "The Gods are Angry" and "The Young and Untrusted"
MVP of "Who's Zooming Whom?": Ethan & Lex
LVP of "Who's Zooming Whom?": Frank
It's time for something different here on the Worth Playing For podcast, as I begin my coverage of Survivor South Africa Season 8: Immunity Island! I am so excited for the new season to start, and in this podcast I talk through my history with International Survivor, and do a power rankings of the cast while assessing each of our castaways! Stay tuned for weekly coverage of Survivor SA Immunity Island, it premieres on Thursday, June 3 and I will be releasing my recap podcast the following day!
Power Rankings:
20: Santoni
19: Pinty
18: Jason
17: Tyson
16: Chappies
15: Shaun
14: Anela
13: Renier
12: Anesu
11: Marisha
10: Amy
9: Wardah
8: Paul
7: Nicole
6: Therizo
5: Qiean
4: Dino
3: Carla
2: Kiran
1: Mike
We're off to Africa here on the Worth Playing For Podcast, as we meet our 16 new castaways and settle in Kenya for this third season of Survivor. In this podcast, I talk through my impressions of all 16 new Survivors, the initial dynamics in the Samburu and Boran camps, and the Beans-Gate between Clarance and the rest of the tribe. The new cast definitely brought a spark back to our TV screens, and we are in for an exciting stretch of episodes, starting with the boot of Diane here in the premiere.
Join me next time where I talk through episode two, "Who's Zooming Whom?"
MVP of "Question of Trust": Kim Powers
LVP of "Question of Trust": Clarence
It's time to reflect on our experiences and how this journey has changed us as people.. just like Colby, Tina and Keith do for over an hour in this episode! I talk through the finale of The Australian Outback, as we see the final vote-off of Keith, Colby's decision to take Tina, and the eventual victory of Tina Wesson in the final tribal council. Both of them have mediocre tribal council performances, but Tina's final speech earns the respect of the swing vote Alicia, and wins the game for her. I give my final thoughts on the season, rank Tina as a winner, and evaluate each player's game!
Join me next time as I start looking at Survivor: Africa, in the first episode, "Question of Trust"!
Winner Rankings:
1: Tina Wesson (The Australian Outback)
2: Richard Hatch (Borneo)
Season Rankings:
1: Borneo
2: The Australian Outback
Player Rankings (Just of the first two seasons):
#1: Tina Wesson (The Australian Outback)#2: Richard Hatch (Borneo)
#3: Colby Donaldson (The Australian Outback)
4: Sue Hawk (Borneo)
5: Rudy Boesch (Borneo)
6: Elisabeth Filarski (The Australian Outback)
7: Michael Skupin (The Australian Outback)
8: Kelly Wigglesworth (Borneo)
#9: Keith Famie (The Australian Outback)
10: Colleen Haskell (Borneo)
11: Rodger Bingham (The Australian Outback)
12: Jenna Lewis (Borneo)
13: Jeff Varner (The Australian Outback)
14: Alicia Calaway (The Australian Outback)
15: Gervase Peterson (Borneo)
16: Amber Brkich (The Australian Outback)
17: Jerri Manthey (The Australian Outback)
18: Sean Keniff (Borneo)
19: Greg Buis (Borneo)
20: Kimmi Kappenberg (The Australian Outback)
Enough is Enough is right, as I continue talking through the endgame here on The Australian Outback! I talk through the inevitable send-offs of Rodger and Elisabeth, all on the path to an all Ogakor Final Three.
I also talk in depth of my opinion of Tina's game as a whole, and give my hot take as to where she lies in my winner rankings for these first group of seasons. I also compare her game in Australia to Tony's game in Cagayan, and bare with me here, because I think it holds some ground.
Join me next time as I talk about the FINALE of Survivor Australia, "The Most Deserving", and talk all about Colby's big decision and Tina's eventual victory!
MVP of Episodes 13 & 14: Tina
LVP of Episodes 13 & 14: Keith
Season 2 Power Rankings:
Tina: +7
Colby: +3
Keith: +1
Eliminated Player Rankings:
3: Rudy Boesch (Borneo)
#4: Elisabeth Filarski (The Australian Outback)
5: Michael Skupin (The Australian Outback)
6: Kelly Wigglesworth (Borneo)
7: Colleen Haskell (Borneo)
#8: Rodger Bingham (The Australian Outback)
9: Jenna Lewis (Borneo)
It's the "Impress Tina" game here on the Australian Outback, as these episodes solidifies her position as the center of the tribe and puts on her on a path towards victory. In these episodes, we see the first Survivor Auction, Jeff's negotiation with the Barramundi tribe for rice, the decimation of the camp, and the boots of Nick and Amber. I talk through Amber's dilemma at the final seven, and what she could have done differently leading up to the end of her game here in Australia.
Join me next time as I talk through episodes 13 & 14 of the season, "Enough is Enough" and "The Final Four".
MVP of "Let's Make a Deal": Tina & Colby
LVP of "Let's Make a Deal": Elisabeth & Rodger
MVP of "No Longer Just a Game": Tina
LVP of "No Longer Just a Game": Colby
Season 2 Power Rankings:
Tina: +6
Colby: +3
Keith: +2
Elisabeth: 0
Rodger: -2
Eliminated Player Rankings:
10: Gervase Peterson (Borneo)
#11: Amber Brkich (The Australian Outback)
12: Jerri Manthey (The Australian Outback)
The Ogakor alliance is cutting one of their own on episode ten of this season, as Jerri's memorable run comes to an end. After a failed first-date attempt at a reward challenge with Colby, and a timely immunity win from Nick, Jerri had nowhere else to go, as her alliance turned on her and sent her home. Now, Amber is all alone and has a great choice to make, as we will talk about that in the next episode of the podcast, as well as her eventual boot.
Join me next time as I talk through episodes 11 & 12, "Let's Make a Deal", and "No Longer Just a Game".
MVP of "Honeymoon or Not?": Elisabeth
LVP of "Honeymoon or Not?": Colby
Season 2 Power Rankings:
Tina: +4
Colby: +3
Keith: +2
Elisabeth: +1
Amber: -1
Rodger: -1
Nick: -1
Eliminated Player Rankings:
10: Gervase Peterson (Borneo)
11: Jerri Manthey (The Australian Outback)
12: Sean Keniff (Borneo)
In this episode of the podcast, I cover episode eight of the Australian Outback, "Friends?", where Ogakor is more relaxed than ever, and Kucha's backs are up against the wall. Jerri is starting to cause tension within the new Barramundi camp, and not doing anything to help herself, as Elisabeth sees the crack and tries to break this game wide open. Her attempt doesn't pay off just yet, as Alicia ends up being the next victim of Ogakor here.
I also give my brief thoughts on Episode 9, the recap episode, entitled "The First 24 Days".
Join me next time as I talk about one of the focal points of the season, Jerri's downfall in Episode 10, "Honeymoon or Not?"
MVP of "Friends?": Colby, Tina, Elisabeth
LVP of "Friends": Jerri & Amber
Season 2 Power Rankings:
Colby: +4
Tina: +4
Keith: +2
Elisabeth: 0
Jerri: 0
Amber: -1
Rodger: -1
Nick: -1
Eliminated Player Rankings:
8: Jeff Varner (The Australian Outback)
9: Alicia Calaway (The Australian Outback)
10: Gervase Peterson (Borneo)
It's merge time on Survivor: The Australian Outback, as I talk about what is an exciting start, of a not-so-exciting post-merge game here in Australia. After Skupin's injury, the tribes go into the merge 5 on 5, and information is key as each tribe decides who to vote for. In the end, Ogakor knew to vote for Varner, and Keith won a clutch immunity, as Jeff Varner's first season is in the books.
Join me next time as I talk through Episode 8 "Friends?" and a little bit about the season recap episode as well!
MVP of "The Merge": Colby, Tina, Keith, Amber, Jerii
LVP of "The Merge": Elisabeth, Rodger, Alicia, Nick
Season 2 Power Rankings:
Colby: +3
Tina: +3
Keith: +2
Jerri: +1
Amber: 0
Elisabeth: -1
Rodger: -1
Nick: -1
Alicia: -1
Eliminated Player Rankings:
7: Jenna Lewis (Borneo)
8: Jeff Varner (The Australian Outback)
9: Gervase Peterson (Borneo)
Today, I talk through two of the most iconic episodes in this season and survivor as a whole, as we reach two game-changing points of the show. In the first half, I talk about the big fight between Kimmi and Alicia as we see Kimmi's downfall in the game, followed by the final pre-merge episode as Skupin falls into the fire and gets medically evacuated. Kucha's strength in numbers has fallen, and we again go into the merge within even tribes.
Join me next time as I talk about the merge episode, "The Merge".
MVP of "The Gloves Come Off": Skupin
LVP of "The Gloves Come Off": Alicia
MVP of "Trial by Fire": Skupin
Power Rankings:
Colby: +2
Tina: +2
Keith: +1
Jeff: +1
Jerri: 0
Elisabeth, Rodger, Nick: 0
Amber: -1
Alicia: -1
Eliminated Player Rankings
1: Richard Hatch (Borneo)
2: Sue Hawk (Borneo)
3: Rudy Boesch (Borneo)
4: Mike Skupin (The Australian Outback)
5: Kelly Wigglesworth (Borneo)
6: Colleen Haskell (Borneo)
7: Jenna Lewis (Borneo)
8: Gervase Peterson (Borneo)
9: Sean Keniff (Borneo)
10: Greg Buis (Borneo)
11: Kimmi Kappenberg (The Australian Outback)
Today on the Worth Playing For Podcast, I talk through episodes three and four of The Australian Outback, as we see Ogakor go to back-to-back tribal council following their vote off of Kel. Skupin is continuing is hunt for food, Keith and Jerri continue to have conflict, and Colby makes one of the most important decisions of the game, as Tina's victory starts to fall into place.
Join me next time as I talk through Episodes 5 and 6 of The Australian Outback: "The Gloves Come Off" and "Trial by Fire", with two of the more iconic moments in Survivor History.
MVPs of "Trust No One": Keith
LVPs of "Trust No One": Mitchell
MVPs of "The Killing Fields": Tina & Colby
LVPs of "The Killing Fields": Amber & Jerri
Power Rankings:
Colby: +2
Tina: +2
Jeff: +1
Keith: +1
Skupin: -1
Amber: -1
Today, I talk through the second episode of the second season of Survivor, entitled "Suspicion". In this episode, we get three of the most memorable moments of this season: The Cliff Jump, Skupin's weird grace, and Jerky-Gate! I talk through all of these things and more, as we watch Kel being unable to recover from the jerky scandal to be the second boot of the season.
Join me next time as I talk through episodes 3 & 4 of Survivor: The Australian Outback, "Trust No One" and "The Killing Fields"
MVPs of "Suspicion": Jerri, Colby, Tina
LVP of "Suspicion": Maralyn
We're onto the next one here on the Worth Playing for podcast, as we are starting the second season of Survivor, The Australian Outback! Today, I talk about my initial thoughts on the season as we meet an iconic cast of Survivors, featuring some all-time legends. I talk through initial tribe dynamics on Kucha and Ogakor, the leadership conflict on both tribes and strategy in the Kucha camp as they send Debb home as the first boot of the season.
Join me next time where I talk though Episode 2 of The Australian Outback: "Suspicion"!
MVP of "Stranded": Jeff
LVP of "Stranded": Skupin
Welcome to the Worth Playing for Podcast! As of this episode, I am 2.5% done my Survivor Re-watch on this podcast. In this episode, I talk about the final tribal council of Survivor Borneo, covering how Rich and Kelly did, Greg's infamous "pick a number" scheme, and the most iconic moment thus far, the Snakes and Rats speech. I also talk briefly about the reunion, as well as give my final thoughts on Borneo before I start watching Season Two, The Australian Outback next week!
Final Player Rankings:
1: Richard Hatch
2: Sue Hawk
3: Rudy Boesch
4: Kelly Wigglesworth
5: Colleen Haskell
6: Jenna Lewis
7: Gervase Peterson
8: Sean Keniff
9: Greg Buis
We will add to this list once notable players from Australia get voted off, as well as make a running tally of my favourite winners and seasons! See you then, and thank you for listening!
It's the end of Borneo here on the Worth Playing For Podcast! Today, I talk through the final two immunity challenges, setting the stage for the final tribal council, which I will talk about in the next podcast. In this episode, we say goodbye to Sue and Rudy, see Rich's defining strategic moment in the game and talk about win scenarios for all of our final four. Join me next time as I talk through the rest of "The Final Four", the reunion, and give my final thoughts on Survivor: Borneo!
We're in the homestretch of Survivor Borneo here on the Worth Playing For podcast, as we look at episodes eleven and twelve, "Long Hard Days" and "Death of an Alliance". Today, I talk about Colleen's final days on survivor and her underrated gameplay in the final stretch, Sean's tactics at the end of his time, and what Sue and Kelly should have done better to align themselves for the endgame. Join me next time, as I begin talking about the last episode of Survivor, Borneo: "The Final Four"
MVP of "Long Hard Days": Sean
LVP of "Long Hard Days": Kelly
MVP of "Death of an Alliance": Rich, Rudy
LVP of "Death of an Alliance": Sue
Power Rankings:
Rich: +4
Rudy: +3
Sue: +1
Kelly: -4
All-Time Survivor Player Rankings (so-far):
1: Colleen Haskell
2: Jenna Lewis
3: Gervase Peterson
4: Sean Keniff
5: Greg Buis
Today, I talk about the ninth and tenth episode of Survivor: Borneo, on my journey of a complete Survivor rewatch. In this episode, we see the continuing demise of the former Pagong tribe, as things are starting to get positioned towards the endgame. Who is winning the chess match between Rich, Sue and Kelly? Is there anything Pagong-ers could have done to stop their eliminations? Is Sean Keniff the most underrated player of the season? I give you my thoughts in today's podcast!
MVP of "Old and New Bonds": Colleen
LVP of "Old and New Bonds": Kelly
MVP of "Crack in the Alliance": Richard
LVP of "Crack in the Alliance": Kelly
Power Rankings of Remaining Players:
Richard: +3
Sue: +2
Rudy: +2
Colleen: 0
Sean: -2
Kelly: -2
All-Time Survivor Player Rankings (so far):
1: Jenna Lewis
2: Gervase Peterson
3: Greg Buis
Welcome back to the Worth Playing For podcast, where I am recapping Survivor one episode at a time! In this episode, I talk about the eighth episode of Survivor: Borneo, "Thy Name is Duplicity". How weird are the family videos? How will Pagong react to the idea of an alliance? Is Greg Buis a good Survivor player? I address all these questions and more on this podcast as we see Greg's time on Survivor come to an end.
MVP of "Thy Name is Duplicity": Sue
LVP of "Thy Name is Duplicity": Colleen & Gervase
Season 1 Power Rankings so far:
Rich: +2
Rudy: +2
Sue: +2
Jenna: +1
Kelly: -1
Gervase: -1
Colleen: -1
Sean: -2
All-Time Survivor Rankings (of those who are have been eliminated):
1: Greg Buis
How will the rest of Pagong's rankings compare to Greg? What about Tagi? Stay tuned to find out!
Hold your breath and grab the three most valuable items from your camp, because it's merge time here on Survivor Borneo! In this podcast, I recap and talk everything through from the merge episode of the first season. Join me as I talk through the first Survivor Summit, the strategy of merging two tribes and the beginning of the end for the Pagong tribe. In this episode, we set the Survivor record for most castaways to receive votes, as Gretchen Cordy ends up on the wrong side of a 4-1-1-1-1-1-1 vote.
MVP of "The Merger": The Tagi Four: Richard, Rudy, Kelly & Sue
LVP of "The Merger": Jenna & Greg
Join me next time where I talk through episode 8, "Thy Name is Duplicity"!
It's a two-parter here on the Worth Playing For Podcast, as we cover Episodes 5 and 6 of Survivor: Borneo, "Pulling Your Own Weight" AND "Udder Revenge" respectively. Join me as I talk through the consolidation of the Tagi Four, the leadership debate in the Pagong camp, and talk through the two odd men out, as Dirk and Joel become the fifth and sixth people voted out of this first season.
MVP of "Pulling Your Own Weight": Gervase
LVP of "Pulling Your Own Weight": Sean
MVP of "Udder Revenge": Jenna
LVP of "Udder Revenge": Gretchen
Power Rankings of the Survivor: Borneo Pre-Merge:
Jenna: +2
Rich: +1
Rudy: +1
Greg: +1
Gervase: +1
Sue: 0
Colleen: 0
Gretchen: -1
Kelly: -1
Sean: -2
This is my recap of "Too Little, Too Late", the fourth episode of the inaugural season. In this episode, we talk about the first ever Distress Signal challenge, the rumblings of the first-ever alliance, and Ramona's struggle to ingratiate herself into the Pagong tribe, as she become the fourth boot of Borneo.
MVP of "The Generation Gap": Jenna
LVP of "The Generation Gap": Sean & Dirk
Stay tuned for the next episode where I talk about the fifth AND sixth episode of Borneo, "Pulling Your Own Weight" and "Udder Revenge"
This is my recap of "Quest for Food". Stay tuned as I continue my Survivor rewatch and work my way through the characters and gameplay on the best show on television. In this episode, I talk about the difference in tribe dynamics, the interesting social strategy taking place in the Tagi Tribe, and what Stacey could have done differently before becoming the third boot on this season.
MVP of "The Generation Gap": Rich
LVP of "The Generation Gap": Kelly
Stay tuned for the next episode where I talk about the fourth episode of Borneo, "Too LIttle, Too Late"
This is my recap of "The Generation Gap", the second episode of Survivor: Borneo. Stay tuned as I continue my Survivor rewatch and work my way through the characters and gameplay on the best show on television. In this episode, I talk about the inaugural gross food challenge, initial tribe dynamics and the differences in BB and Rudy's Gameplay as BB Andersen becomes the second player ever voted out of Survivor.
MVP of "The Generation Gap": Greg
LVP of "The Generation Gap": Joel
Stay tuned for the next episode where I talk about the third episode of Borneo, "Quest for Food".
This is the second part of my coverage of "The Marooning", the first episode of Survivor: Borneo. Stay tuned as I continue my Survivor rewatch and work my way through the strategy, characters and gameplay on the best show on television. In this episode, I talk about "Quest for Fire", the dynamics behind the first ever tribal council and talk about Sonja's legacy on her one-episode run on Survivor.
MVP of "The Marooning": Rudy
LVP of "The Marooning": Stacey
Stay tuned for the next episode where I talk about the second episode of Borneo, "The Generation Gap".
Welcome to the first episode of the Worth Playing For podcast, where I will be rewatching Survivor from the very beginning and podcasting along the way! Today, I start with the first half of my thoughts on the legendary first episode of the series, "The Marooning".
Come with me as I explore the development of strategy, characters and journey of the best show on television.