“The Strongest Man Alive” March 5th, 2009 There has very rarely been a scenario wherein two tribes on Survivor have been such polar opposites. Going into tonight’s episode, Timbira has been a highly dysfunctional wreck of a tribe, where Coach is convinced that he is not actually pa...

“Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This” February 26th, 2009 Winners find a way to win, losers find a way to lose. Coach might be one of the most delusional and irrational players in recent memory on Survivor, but of his various cliched idioms this one is actually quite apt for the ga...

“The Poison Apple Needs to Go” February 19th, 2009 I wrote all sorts of notes during last night’s second episode of Survivor’s eighteenth season, but I got a little sidetracked by some impromptu Rock Band once the episode was over, and I return to it now wondering to myself w...

Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews (S18E02) Why do I get the idea that Jeff Probst thinks the ultimate Survivor show includes a blindside ouster of a castaway? Now, I like a good blindside as much as any show fan, but that's not what the show is all about to me. For me, the element of surp...

Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews (S16E05) "Chickens have a pecking order. They peck at the weakest until they kill them. It's just like Survivor ." - Chet The promos this week made this seem like a show not to miss and they didn't steer us wrong. As promised, the tribes were mixed up and...