Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and a member of the jury on Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance. He has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
Erik Reichenbach is a former two time Survivor Fan/Favorite and Comic Book Artist. Follow him on Twitter: @ErikReichenb4ch.
“Does it hurt to get betrayed? Yeah, of course it does. Why? Because you were being kept out of the secret. There were secrets being talked about behind your back. And the thing that you trusted wasn’t true.” — Jonathan Penner, Survivor: The Philippines...
Erik Reichenbach is a former two time Survivor Fan/Favorite and Comic Book Artist. Follow him on Twitter: @ErikReichenb4ch.
“Does it hurt to get betrayed? Yeah, of course it does. Why? Because you were being kept out of the secret. There were secrets being talked about behind your back. And the thing that you trusted wasn’t true.” — Jonathan Penner, Survivor: The Philippines...
- 11/30/2017
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Three tribes gather in a clearing, groggy from spending a night sleeping on the ground. They know what the day will bring: multiple challenges followed by tribal councils where they vote each other out of the game. The winner will be named the Sole Survivor.
Among the contestants are some familiar faces: Survivor: Millenials vs. Generation X contestants Adam Klein and Sunday Burquest, Survivor runners-up Susie Smith and Carolyn Rivera, Survivor: Cagayan alpha male Lj McKanas and John Raymond, a first boot from Survivor: Thailand.
The chipper host, John Vataha, describes the challenge: one member of each tribe...
Among the contestants are some familiar faces: Survivor: Millenials vs. Generation X contestants Adam Klein and Sunday Burquest, Survivor runners-up Susie Smith and Carolyn Rivera, Survivor: Cagayan alpha male Lj McKanas and John Raymond, a first boot from Survivor: Thailand.
The chipper host, John Vataha, describes the challenge: one member of each tribe...
- 7/4/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
The most memorable player in any give "Survivor" season is more a function of editing than of outwitting, outplaying and outlasting, so it stands to reason that there's absolutely no reason why the Sole Survivor should also be the Most Memorable Survivor. When it comes to "Survivor: Cagayan," however, there will be no doubt: It was the season of Tony Vlachos. The Jersey Cop build alliances, tore alliances apart, schemed, conspired, swore on loved ones, swore on his badge, found Idols, used Idols and bluffed with Idols. He also wasn't quiet about his domination of the game. Tony wore a target on his chest for 39 days and other players either chose to work with him, chose to vote other people out first or actively, in the case of Woo, carried Tony with him. Woo's decision to bring Tony rather than Kass with him to Final Tribal will be...
- 5/27/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Martial arts instructor Yung "Woo" Hwang hoped that his integrity would be worth a million dollars in last week's "Survivor: Cagayan" finale. After a relatively uneventful 38 days in the game, Woo scored a key victory in the season's Final Immunity Challenge, which left him to decide whether he wanted to go to the Final Jury against Kass, presumably easily beatable, or Tony. Although there was the sense that Tony had played this season's most aggressive game, Woo made the surprising decision to take his Brawn alliance-mate to the end. Or perhaps it was Because there was a sense that Tony had played the season's most aggressive game. Put in position to make a game-changing decision for the first time this season, Woo decided he wanted to rest his laurels on Honor, taking Tony because Tony deserved to go to the end and Kass didn't, or so he said. After some...
- 5/26/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
If you read my interview with "Survivor: Cagayan" 4th Place finisher Spencer Bledsoe, you saw one approach to the "Survivor" experience. Spencer was circumspect, critical of his strategy and admitted that he would have voted for Tony, the season's winner, over himself. Today's exit interview, with 3rd Place finisher Kassandra "Kass" McQuillen, takes a different approach. Kass thinks she played the same game as Tony only with a different gender, she thinks Spencer and the other losing castaways were arrogant and she thinks that the "Survivor" finale live vote suggesting Woo would have easily beaten her was "revisionist." Kass thinks there's a double-standard when it comes to female "Survivor" players, particularly for moms, and she's confident that a male version of Kass would have won the season. And I'm not saying that she's wrong. In fact, on much of it, she's probably right. In our sometimes contentious exit interview, Kass...
- 5/25/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
[Prelude: This was a nutty, chaotic week and I really wasn't able to get on top of my seven "Amazing Race: All-Stars" and "Survivor: Cagayan" exit interviews. Apologies for the slowness, but it means a little extra content over the holiday weekend and whatnot. Starting tonight, I'll post my four "Survivor: Cagayan" exit interviews, one per day (give or take) starting with the season's fourth place finisher. Then I'll get to the three "Amazing Race: All-Stars" exit interviews, by which time you'll hopefully have forgotten how awful the finale was. Again, though, sorry for the delay.] My first two "Survivor: Cagayan" finale exit interviews could hardly be more different. Up first is Spencer Bledsoe, who made a disadvantageous alliance at the beginning with Garrett, an alliance that nearly led to his snuffing from the notoriously weak Brains tribe. Spencer came close to being in a power position after the Merge, but Kass' abrupt flip-flop had him scurrying for several weeks. Only a string of Immunity wins, aggressive scrambling and Tony's paranoia kept him from going home, but a tight Immunity loss to Kass at Final 4 ended his run. In some cases finishing fourth is a disappointment, but given Spencer's early position, such a long run was so impressive that he earned a vocal apology and a sealed letter of apology from "Survivor" host Jeff Probst, who underestimated him initially. Reflecting on his experience, super-fan Spencer is humble, introspective and self-deprecating, which runs counter to...
- 5/24/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can. "I don't have any regrets." - Colby Donaldson, Survivor: AustraliaTony Vlachos won the million dollars on the finale of Survivor Wednesday, along with the title of Sole Survivor, and most importantly - the final Fishy. His victory capped off a season he dominated with big moves and flashy gameplay.
- 5/22/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can.
"I don't have any regrets."
– Colby Donaldson, Survivor: Australia
Tony Vlachos won the million dollars on the finale of Survivor Wednesday, along with the title of Sole Survivor, and most importantly – the final Fishy. His victory capped off a season he dominated with big moves and flashy gameplay.
"I don't have any regrets."
– Colby Donaldson, Survivor: Australia
Tony Vlachos won the million dollars on the finale of Survivor Wednesday, along with the title of Sole Survivor, and most importantly – the final Fishy. His victory capped off a season he dominated with big moves and flashy gameplay.
- 5/22/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Pre-credit warning. I'm going to ignore these live segments, if you don't mind. This recap is already going to be horribly long if I cover the two-hour episode. At least I get to fast-forward through the lengthy season-long recap. Also, this recap is so darned long that I had to paginate it. I won't be insulted if you just skip to Page 3 for the results and my Bottom Lines... Pre-credit sequence. "Nice Tribal, guys. That's one for the books," Spencer observes after the Trish vote-out. But the big question is immediately raised: Why did Tony vote for his former ally? Tony explains that it was strategy and he didn't feel good about it, but he couldn't take somebody as well-liked as Trish to the end. "I feel horrible about it, but I feel like it was the most strategic move for me to make," Tony says. I guess I can buy that.
- 5/22/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
It's been a few years since I've talked with Jeff Probst either before a "Survivor" season or before a finale and I'd forgotten that I probably needed to request three or four hours as an interview time. Jeff Probst is in his 28th season of hosting "Survivor" and he still loves talking about the game, talking about his favorite players and the constant surprise that each season brings. You may not agree with his take on things -- I tend to root more for the underdogs, while Probst's love and admiration for certain Alpha Dog contestants is famous/notorious -- but you can't doubt his passion, even if it's for something like this season's all-power Tyler Perry Idol, which has been the source of ample grumbling on my weekly recaps. Tony, the finder of the Tyler Perry Idol, is a Jeff Probst kinda "Survivor" player, while death-cheating Spencer is the...
- 5/21/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
There are many reasons to like Trish Hegarty's "Survivor: Cagayan" game. In short order, she was a key to blindsiding widely admired NBA veteran Cliff Robinson. Then she was part of a post-Tribal Council fight that led Lindsey to drop out, further shifting the balance of power. Soon after, with the numbers looking bad post-Merge, Trish was a conduit to convincing Kass to betray her fellow brains and turn on Queen-for-a-Moment Sarah. One could argue rather easily that those were the season's pivotal moves. Despite that, the Boston-area pilates instructor hasn't always been embraced by viewers this season, lingering behind alliance-mate Tony in discussions of likely winners. It hasn't helped that vocal fights with Lindsey and, this week, with Kass were edited as "No winners here" brawls in which both sides looked less-than-ideal. In the season's latest blindside, Trish went from powerful to snuffed after Kass and Woo...
- 5/17/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Pre-credit sequence. It's Night 33. Tasha's gone. And it's raining again. Spencer is annoyed at Woo and Kass for ditching their Final 3 pact and he doesn't particularly care if Tony hears it. "So it turns out the deal that we had is a lie," Spencer grumbles. "Why bother with the whole charade?" Spencer asks. "Why does anyone lie in this game? It's part of the game," Kass tells him, explaining to us that she thinks she could beat Tony, who she thinks everybody hates. "As long as they don't stab me in the back, I won't stab them in the back," Tony says of his alliance. Spencer calls his rivals foolish and says his only chance is that the others don't understand the game. I Woo-Woo-Woo-Woo-Wonder Why. Tony takes Woo out onto the water to talk Final 3. Tony wants Kass coming with them...
- 5/15/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
I said as much in my recap of Wednesday's (May 7) "Survivor: Cagayan," but Tasha Fox has no doubt that if she hadn't been voted out and if she'd been allowed to make it into Final 3 situation, she was going to win, whether she went up against Idol-finding mastermind Tony or fellow Brain Spencer. "Hand's down, I would win the million dollars regardless of who I sat next to," Tasha told me in this week's exit interview. Of course, getting to the Final 3 required getting out of last week's Tribal Council and that required counting on Kass and Woo to flip against Tony. That didn't happen. But just because Tony seems to be in a power position from what we've seen on TV, Tasha hints that her own Jury sentiments may not be so clear. She gives a perspective that may be illustrative of what we can expect over the...
- 5/10/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
And then the Beauty Tribe was gone. Had the Beauty Tribe been functional, perhaps they could have made a go of things after the Merge. They made the Merge with four players, same as the Brawn tribe, one more than the Brain tribe. And when Sarah was blindsided post-Merge, Beauty had a plurality and theoretically could have bonded with anybody to take power. With no particular unity, though, the Beauty tribe failed to mount any sort of strategy. First, Morgan went out without a whimper. Then L.J. was blindsided. Then Jeremiah knew he was doomed. Finally, on this week's "Survivor: Cagayan," Jefra Band became the last Beauty castaway sent packing, blindsided by Tony, who feared that a gender-based alliance might be the only thing that could halt his paranoid scurry to the million. Jefra, who previously expected elimination and then was spared after Kass flipped, faced her torch-snuffing with a smile.
- 5/3/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can. "You plant that little seed in their head, in their little brain. And then it grows, and it's called a Russell seed. It takes over their whole mind." - Russell Hantz, Survivor: SamoaTony Vlachos's initials aren't TV for nothing. The crazed cop has made Survivor...
- 5/1/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Pre-credit sequence. Let's see... It was Jeremiah who went home last? Sure. Sounds right. The Final 7 returns home. Jefra is exhausted, but she's feeling good about the decision she made to stay with Tony and that alliance. Kass is feeling smug about Spencer's Idol, which she claims she knew he had. [She did, indeed, voice those suspicions last week.] She's also feeling smug about knowing Spencer wouldn't give the Idol up, saying that a college-aged human male is "the most selfish beast on the planet." "I used my Idol and I used it wrong," Spencer laments. "Tonight we lost the battle, we have not lost the war," he insists of his dwindling alliance with Tasha. The next morning, Tree-Mail arrives and it includes billets of money. "Survivor" Auction! Trish is hungry and looking forward to eating. "Foooood!" she howls. Tony, of course, knows that the auction will also include an Immunity Challenge advantage and he's determined to get it.
- 5/1/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
In the end, he was just too nice. Jeremiah Wood was voted off Survivor: Cagayan on Day 28 after finding himself down in numbers. When Jefra Bland told him that she wouldn't work with him, Wood accepted the inevitable rather than causing a scene - a move he now regrets. The 34-year-old model from Dobson, N.C., tells People where he went wrong - and why he let his looks go before going on the show. Jeremiah, in your words, what happened?It was as simple as this: I just didn't have the numbers. But the last episode made it...
- 4/30/2014
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
It's hard out there for a "Survivor: Cagayan" Beauty. For the third straight week, my "Survivor" exit interview is with a castaway who began the season as part of the Beauty tribe. Following in the footsteps of Morgan and Lj is Jeremiah Wood, who only revealed to his core alliance in this week's episode that he makes his living as a model. It wasn't like there was a Beauty alliance that is being picked off. Jeremiah wasn't especially close with either Lj or Morgan. Instead, he grew tight with former Brain Spencer and if you saw the combination of down-home Southern charmer and sometimes awkward mastermind and remembered the partnership with J.T. and Stephen? You're not the only one. Of course, this budding dynamic duo was thwarted after Kass flipped and then when Tony began his reign of terror, though they had brief hope this week when Jefra, the lone remaining Beauty,...
- 4/26/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can. "An alliance is easier said than done." - Kelly Wigglesworth, Survivor: BorneoWe finally had a coming-out episode for the season's secret strategist on Wednesday night's Survivor. Oh sure, Tony found his super idol, Tasha won immunity, and Spencer pontificated grandiloquently. But the real mastermind in...
- 4/24/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can.
"An alliance is easier said than done."
– Kelly Wigglesworth, Survivor: Borneo
We finally had a coming-out episode for the season's secret strategist on Wednesday night's Survivor. Oh sure, Tony found his super idol, Tasha won immunity, and Spencer pontificated grandiloquently.
But the real mastermind in a...
"An alliance is easier said than done."
– Kelly Wigglesworth, Survivor: Borneo
We finally had a coming-out episode for the season's secret strategist on Wednesday night's Survivor. Oh sure, Tony found his super idol, Tasha won immunity, and Spencer pontificated grandiloquently.
But the real mastermind in a...
- 4/24/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can. "An alliance is easier said than done." - Kelly Wigglesworth, Survivor: BorneoWe finally had a coming-out episode for the season's secret strategist on Wednesday night's Survivor. Oh sure, Tony found his super idol, Tasha won immunity, and Spencer pontificated grandiloquently. But the real mastermind in...
- 4/24/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Pre-credit sequence. Jefra is still trying to piece together what went down at the last Tribal. This could take a while. She asks Tony for his reasons. "You guys wouldn't understand where I'm coming from," Tony says. This works for Trish, who insists she isn't mad about being totally in the dark. "I still trust Tony and he still trusts me," Trish insists. Spencer knows that Tony is unpredictable and that he may not be useful for long. "The sooner we make a move against Tony, the better," Spencer says. Tony Hopkins? Tony correctly suspects that he'll be in trouble after the last vote. So, for the second time this season, he constructs a spy shack, this one next to the water well. In no time, Tony's shack pays dividends. Jefra and Trish go to get water and Jefra laments that their alliance may be gone and she doesn't know where she stands.
- 4/24/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Dalton Ross won’t be in this week to serve up your usual dose of Survivor recap pandemonium, but luckily for us all, there wasn’t too much pandemonium to be had this week. [Spoiler Alert: Don’t read on unless you’ve already watched tonight’s episode of Survivor: Cagayan.]
Tony and Woo’s blindside of Lj last week may as well have never happened, since it didn’t register with anyone else in the alliance except Jefra, who briefly debated switching sides in response to Tony’s lying. Ultimately, Trish and Kass convinced Jefra to stay loyal, and as a result the vote was down to Spencer and Jeremiah, with the latter unfortunately falling victim...
Tony and Woo’s blindside of Lj last week may as well have never happened, since it didn’t register with anyone else in the alliance except Jefra, who briefly debated switching sides in response to Tony’s lying. Ultimately, Trish and Kass convinced Jefra to stay loyal, and as a result the vote was down to Spencer and Jeremiah, with the latter unfortunately falling victim...
- 4/24/2014
- by Marc Snetiker
- EW.com - PopWatch
Lj McKanas has been a marked man from the start of this "Survivor: Cagayan" season. As the Old Man of the Beauty tribe -- He's 34 -- Lj was selected as his tribe's leader within minutes and he wore that target on his chest for his entire time on a tribe he wouldn't have selected for himself (he self-identified as "Brawn" before the season, but showed his Brains in finding a hidden Idol). After the Tribal shuffle, Lj's "Survivor" time seemed even shorter, as it appeared that the Brawn majority in his new clan would burn through the remaining Beauty outsiders. In a shocker, though, Lj aligned with Trish and took advantage of her anti-Cliff paranoia to remain in the game. And even after the Merge, Lj's alliance looked like it might be in jeopardy, but Kass' flip made Lj and Tony the two Alpha Males suddenly...
- 4/19/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Tony Vlachos is certainly not winning any friends on Survivor: Cagayan. Now that we've gotten to the portion of the game where people voted off become members of the jury, two out of three jurors heading into next week are victims of blindsides at least partially engineered by the New Jersey cop.
The latest castoff, L.J. McKanas, became the victim of an eyebrow-raising betrayal by Tony on Wednesday's episode, getting blindsided just a few episodes after he gave Tony his immunity idol at Tribal Council.
"I was completely shocked," McKanas tells TVGuide.com about his ouster. "I mean, when I replayed it in my mind, I thought, there's no circumstance where that makes any sense."
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The latest castoff, L.J. McKanas, became the victim of an eyebrow-raising betrayal by Tony on Wednesday's episode, getting blindsided just a few episodes after he gave Tony his immunity idol at Tribal Council.
"I was completely shocked," McKanas tells TVGuide.com about his ouster. "I mean, when I replayed it in my mind, I thought, there's no circumstance where that makes any sense."
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- 4/18/2014
- by Liz Raftery
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can.
"It just comes down to your gut. And that's scary because if you put your trust in the wrong person, you're going home."
– Gervase Peterson, Survivor: Blood vs. Water
I'm completely heartbroken!
My season-long favorite met an ignominious end Wednesday night on Survivor. Horse trainer Lj...
"It just comes down to your gut. And that's scary because if you put your trust in the wrong person, you're going home."
– Gervase Peterson, Survivor: Blood vs. Water
I'm completely heartbroken!
My season-long favorite met an ignominious end Wednesday night on Survivor. Horse trainer Lj...
- 4/17/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can. "It just comes down to your gut. And that's scary because if you put your trust in the wrong person, you're going home." - Gervase Peterson, Survivor: Blood vs. Water I'm completely heartbroken! My season-long favorite met an ignominious end Wednesday night on Survivor. Horse trainer...
- 4/17/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
A crazy season of Survivor got even crazier when terrible Tony decided to blow up his alliance and oust Lj instead — even though that kept the bigger threat of Spencer around and may have turned future jury members against the Jersey City cop…excuse me, “construction worker.” Poor Lj was the victim of a guy who simply can’t sit still. How does he feel about his ouster? We found out when Lj called into Entertainment Weekly Radio (SiriusXM, channel 105) to discuss his big blindside.
Unlike many others who have been betrayed by people on Survivor, Lj harbors no ill...
Unlike many others who have been betrayed by people on Survivor, Lj harbors no ill...
- 4/17/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
Each week, host Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the latest episode of ‘Survivor: Cagayan.’
Entertainment Weekly: One of the things that has amazed me most about this season is how some people seem to be playing with little to no regard for how their actions may hurt them later with a possible jury vote. Tony was so worried about Lj that he blew up his alliance to get rid of him, but when this went down — not knowing then how it would play out later — did you think at the time this was a bad move...
Entertainment Weekly: One of the things that has amazed me most about this season is how some people seem to be playing with little to no regard for how their actions may hurt them later with a possible jury vote. Tony was so worried about Lj that he blew up his alliance to get rid of him, but when this went down — not knowing then how it would play out later — did you think at the time this was a bad move...
- 4/17/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
Pre-credit sequence. After voting Morgan out, Solarrion is down to nine. As they return to camp, Tony knocks over all of the torches. He doesn't pick them up. In fact, he wants to cause a little more bedlam. He explains to Spencer that his alliance has been targeting people who don't deserve to be in the game anymore and he wants to know why he's been targeted twice (kinda, since no votes went against him the previous week). Tony says Woo's more athletic and Lj's more athletic and he wants to know why he's been targeted. Tony enjoys being a force of chaos for absolutely No reason, so he starts demanding explanations for why the minority alliance didn't just come kneel before him and agree to vote Morgan out. Yeah, Tony. That's just how "Survivor" works. "But anyway, I appreciate the compliment," he tells them. He has a 6-3 advantage,...
- 4/17/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Another week, another blindside. It was a shocking result once again on what has proven to be a topsy-turvy season of Survivor. My full recap will be up at midnight, but if you’d like to sound off on what happened and who went home, then read on for more. [Spoiler Alert: Read on only if you already watched tonight’s episode of Survivor: Cagayan.]
Whenever Survivor shows a player repeatedly going on about how much they trust another player, that first person is automatically doomed. We have seen it happen time and time again, and we saw it again tonight as Lj was ousted by his former best buddy Tony. Why did Tony feel...
Whenever Survivor shows a player repeatedly going on about how much they trust another player, that first person is automatically doomed. We have seen it happen time and time again, and we saw it again tonight as Lj was ousted by his former best buddy Tony. Why did Tony feel...
- 4/17/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW.com - PopWatch
There's a contestant like Morgan McLeod on every season of Survivor. Young and pretty, they make snarky comments about the older – and less attractive – female contestants. (One of McLeod's gems: "If everyone could choose to be cute or ugly, most would pick cute.")
But McLeod, a 22-year-old student and former NFL cheerleader from San Jose, California, wants to stress that she's not as she appeared on Survivor: Cagayan.
"I'm not a mean girl," she says with a laugh. "I'm not who you think I am."
Let's address the elephant in the room. You said some pretty harsh things about the older contestants,...
But McLeod, a 22-year-old student and former NFL cheerleader from San Jose, California, wants to stress that she's not as she appeared on Survivor: Cagayan.
"I'm not a mean girl," she says with a laugh. "I'm not who you think I am."
Let's address the elephant in the room. You said some pretty harsh things about the older contestants,...
- 4/15/2014
- by Steve Helling
- People.com - TV Watch
There's a contestant like Morgan McLeod on every season of Survivor. Young and pretty, they make snarky comments about the older - and less attractive - female contestants. (One of McLeod's gems: "If everyone could choose to be cute or ugly, most would pick cute.") But McLeod, a 22-year-old student and former NFL cheerleader from San Jose, California, wants to stress that she's not as she appeared on Survivor: Cagayan. "I'm not a mean girl," she says with a laugh. "I'm not who you think I am." Let's address the elephant in the room. You said some pretty harsh things about the older contestants,...
- 4/15/2014
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Before we knew anything else about former cheerleader and "Survivor: Cagayan" contestant Morgan McLeod, we knew that she was comfortable with her place on the Beauty tribe and that she was prepared to use her physical attributes to get what she wanted. Soon, though, Lj came to look at Morgan as a threat, because of a hot girl scorned and she became a target, stuck in a not-especially-successful alliance with the previously eliminated Brice. [Somehow I forgot that Lj picked Morgan for not-elimination in the very first seconds on the beach. I'd have asked about that if I remembered. Apologies!] Morgan was never shy about saying what she thought of people. She called Lj old. She called Kass old and ugly. And it's a favor that was returned this week. Flip-flopping Kass compared Morgan to a useless old dog, while Tony said that because of Morgan's laziness, "you can't tell if she's a pillow or a person." Morgan was never the biggest threat for... anything, but the members of the Brawn-y alliance decided that nobody...
- 4/12/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Pre-credit sequence. "That was a cool Tribal Council," Spencer announces to his fellow castaways as they return to Solarrion after Sarah's blindside. "I expect everybody to be mad," Kass says, but Spencer claims he's not mad, just not appreciative of the move on a qualitative level. Somewhat stupidly, Spencer blames Kass' decision on being steered by "her estrogen." "The No.1 rule of "Survivor" isn't 'Cater the person on top,' it's 'Wonder about the person on the bottom,'" Kass explains. She takes shelter with her new alliance, as her old alliance keeps peppering her with frustrated insults. "You talking strategy, just stop please," Spencer tells Kass. "So, I pissed off five people, but I gained five friends," Kass says, calling herself a free agent. I'm really not sure Kass understands "Survivor" at all. Or maybe Kass understands "Survivor" flawlessly and it's friendship she doesn't get? Dunno. She's Lump,...
- 4/10/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Pretty, mean girl Morgan McLeod was eliminated at Tribal Council and Spencer Bledsoe won immunity in episode 7 of Survivor: Cagayan.
After Tribal Council, Kass McQuillen returns to camp with Spencer, who criticizes her move at Tribal Council, which sent Sarah Lacina out of the competition. Kass thinks her strategy is sound and declares herself a free agent. The next morning, Kass is confronted with a new source of conflict: Morgan. Kass is frustrated with Morgan because she won’t help around the Solarrion camp, although, Morgan tells us, “She is a bitter, ugly, old lady. And I think she hates me because I’m cuter than her and have always been cuter than her.”
Reward Challenge
In the game, the contestants get ready for a reward challenge – winners get a meal from Outback Steakhouse, complete with steaks, sides and drinks. The remaining players are split into two teams, the...
After Tribal Council, Kass McQuillen returns to camp with Spencer, who criticizes her move at Tribal Council, which sent Sarah Lacina out of the competition. Kass thinks her strategy is sound and declares herself a free agent. The next morning, Kass is confronted with a new source of conflict: Morgan. Kass is frustrated with Morgan because she won’t help around the Solarrion camp, although, Morgan tells us, “She is a bitter, ugly, old lady. And I think she hates me because I’m cuter than her and have always been cuter than her.”
Reward Challenge
In the game, the contestants get ready for a reward challenge – winners get a meal from Outback Steakhouse, complete with steaks, sides and drinks. The remaining players are split into two teams, the...
- 4/10/2014
- Uinterview
Sarah Lacina was pretty confident that she was safe on Wednesday (April 2) night's "Survivor: Cagaya." But Sarah was more than confident that she was staying. She was certain that she was the one deciding who would go home. In the immediate aftermath of the season's Merge, Sarah was positioned as the swing vote between two five-person alliances. She was the queen. She was the president. She was blindsided. Fed up with Sarah's power and insecure about her own position with her former Brains alliance, Kass was wooed to the dark side and flipped, sending Sarah packing in a shocking Tribal Council that saw two Hidden Immunity Idols get played on castaways who received a combined total of zero votes. It was a tough moment for Sarah, an Iowa-based police officer who immediately bonded with New Jersey's Tony to form the short-lived Cops -r- Us alliance. Nothing actually came of that alliance,...
- 4/5/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Before Survivor: Cagayan premiered in February, host Jeff Probst told People about the show's two police officers, Tony Vlachos and Sarah Lacina. "It's a real cat and mouse situation," he said, without ever specifying which was which.
As it turned out, Vlachos emerged as the cat. With the help of Kass McQuillan, an attorney from California, Vlachos blindsided Lacina on Day 19. The result was one of the most entertaining and jaw-dropping tribal councils in the show's 28-season history. Contestants talked openly about their votes. Two immunity idols were played. Tears were shed. But in the end, a shocked Lacina...
As it turned out, Vlachos emerged as the cat. With the help of Kass McQuillan, an attorney from California, Vlachos blindsided Lacina on Day 19. The result was one of the most entertaining and jaw-dropping tribal councils in the show's 28-season history. Contestants talked openly about their votes. Two immunity idols were played. Tears were shed. But in the end, a shocked Lacina...
- 4/4/2014
- by Steve Helling
- People.com - TV Watch
Before Survivor: Cagayan premiered in February, host Jeff Probst told People about the show's two police officers, Tony Vlachos and Sarah Lacina. "It's a real cat and mouse situation," he said, without ever specifying which was which. As it turned out, Vlachos emerged as the cat. With the help of Kass McQuillan, an attorney from California, Vlachos blindsided Lacina on Day 19. The result was one of the most entertaining and jaw-dropping tribal councils in the show's 28-season history. Contestants talked openly about their votes. Two immunity idols were played. Tears were shed. But in the end, a shocked Lacina...
- 4/4/2014
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can.
"Don't sink everybody else and yourself because you're pissed off at one person."
– Ken Stafford, Survivor: Thailand
Holy reversals, Batman! Wednesday night's tribal council was one of the twistiest, turniest eliminations ever on Survivor. Two surprise idols were revealed! Votes were switched! A flopper flipped! It...
"Don't sink everybody else and yourself because you're pissed off at one person."
– Ken Stafford, Survivor: Thailand
Holy reversals, Batman! Wednesday night's tribal council was one of the twistiest, turniest eliminations ever on Survivor. Two surprise idols were revealed! Votes were switched! A flopper flipped! It...
- 4/3/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can. "Don't sink everybody else and yourself because you're pissed off at one person." - Ken Stafford, Survivor: ThailandHoly reversals, Batman! Wednesday night's tribal council was one of the twistiest, turniest eliminations ever on Survivor. Two surprise idols were revealed! Votes were switched! A flopper flipped!
- 4/3/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Well, well, well "Survivor" fans! This week's episode, "Head of the Snake," really delivered! Twists and turns aplenty, a delightful power struggle between cop Sarah Lacina and lawyer Kass McQuillen and a showdown at a riverting tribal council, where immunity idols were played by both schemer Tony Vlachos and former beauty tribesman Lj McKanas. -Break- In the end, "Princess Sarah" Lacina, who was blindsided by her tribe mates, was voted off by a single vote after McQuillen was convinced by power player Trish Hegarty to flip and cut off the proverbial head of the snake. Our odds were a little off, as we thought the most likely to get the boot would be Jeremiah Wood with odds of 19/10, followed by the scheming Vlachos (2/1). Wood, however, sailed on through, completely under the radar, while Vlachos staked his claim as a real power player, and one to look out for in the coming weeks.
- 4/3/2014
- Gold Derby
Each week, host Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the latest episode of ‘Survivor: Cagayan.’
Entertainment Weekly: Okay, Jeff. I am not going to waste any time asking you about the merge. I am not going to ask you about the immunity challenge. I am not going to ask you about anything except for what went down at Tribal Council because that was Insane! Let’s take this point-by-point and try to get your real time reaction to some of these crazy moves. Starting with Crazy Move #1: Tony reveals he has a hidden immunity idol. So basically,...
Entertainment Weekly: Okay, Jeff. I am not going to waste any time asking you about the merge. I am not going to ask you about the immunity challenge. I am not going to ask you about anything except for what went down at Tribal Council because that was Insane! Let’s take this point-by-point and try to get your real time reaction to some of these crazy moves. Starting with Crazy Move #1: Tony reveals he has a hidden immunity idol. So basically,...
- 4/3/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
Pre-credit sequence. When we left, Aparri had decided to keep Jeremiah over Alexis. Everybody is very taken aback by Alexis crying after her elimination, though Spencer is feeling Ok about the vote and about the cohesion of his six-person tribe. Sarah wants to have two fast targets in case there's a Merge the very next morning and the agreement seems to be that either Trish or Jefra should be the votes. They put their hands together and celebrate Final 6. For a tribe that just lost two straight challenges and that only has a one-person number advantage, there's a lot of smugness. "The best laid plans often end up sprawled out on a murder scene floor," Kass says colorfully and portentously. For some reason, Kass thinks it's good strategy to tell Sarah that she and Jeremiah are the only people she worries about, loyalty-wise. "People don't like to be called a...
- 4/3/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
We’ve had some big moments at Tribal Council over 28 seasons of Survivor, but tonight’s episode of Survivor: Cagayan may have set a record for amount of big moments happening in a row. My full recap will be up at midnight, but you can keep reading to sound off on what happened. [Spoiler Alert: Read on only if you have already watched Wednesday's episode of Survivor: Cagayan.]
You’re forgiven for being dizzy if you head is still spinning from the events at tonight’s Tribal Council. First, Tony announced to everyone that he had a hidden immunity idol (which ended up being a terrible move because the Aparri gang was all planning...
You’re forgiven for being dizzy if you head is still spinning from the events at tonight’s Tribal Council. First, Tony announced to everyone that he had a hidden immunity idol (which ended up being a terrible move because the Aparri gang was all planning...
- 4/3/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW.com - PopWatch
Like so many "Survivor" decisions, Wednesday (March 26) night's "Survivor: Cagayan" vote came down to trust. With a Merge coming, the remaining trio of Brains had to decide who they could trust not to flip. Would they trust Sarah, who might reunite with the majority of her Brawn tribe? Would they trust Jeremiah, who may or may not have gotten a clue to an Immunity Idol and may or may not have lied about it? Or would they trust Alexis, who professed loyalty, but had two chums -- Lj and Jefra -- remaining on the other tribe? In the end, the Brains didn't really consider targeting Sarah and they opted to trust Jeremiah, even while not quite believing him, leaving Alexis blindsided and crying. Although she was placed on the Beauty tribe for the purposes of this "Survivor" season, Alexis Maxwell is a student at Northwestern, which isn't too shabby, and...
- 3/30/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
In what was arguably the saddest elimination on "Survivor: Cagayan" so far, Alexis Maxwell was blindsided by her tribe Wednesday night (March 26) and sent packing. The 21-year-old student couldn't hide how upset she was, breaking down into tears during her on-camera exit interview. She tells Zap2it that she was just really disappointed in herself.
Zap2it: We didn't realize you were such a fan of the show until your exit interview after you left Tribal Council. You were really upset!
Alexis Maxwell: Yeah. When I was an applicant, I applied with my dad because we anticipated the blood vs. water theme, so I kind of felt like I was playing for the both of us. I felt like I would do better than that. I just really was disappointed in how quickly and abruptly my game ended.
Are you glad you went on "Survivor," even if you did get voted out fairly early?...
Zap2it: We didn't realize you were such a fan of the show until your exit interview after you left Tribal Council. You were really upset!
Alexis Maxwell: Yeah. When I was an applicant, I applied with my dad because we anticipated the blood vs. water theme, so I kind of felt like I was playing for the both of us. I felt like I would do better than that. I just really was disappointed in how quickly and abruptly my game ended.
Are you glad you went on "Survivor," even if you did get voted out fairly early?...
- 3/27/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can.
"This game is fun, and I like keeping it fun." – Todd Herzog, Winner, Survivor: China
Has anybody ever had more fun playing Survivor than Tony?
His big strategic moves may be harebrained. To prove his honesty, he confesses how much he lies. His tattoo makes him...
"This game is fun, and I like keeping it fun." – Todd Herzog, Winner, Survivor: China
Has anybody ever had more fun playing Survivor than Tony?
His big strategic moves may be harebrained. To prove his honesty, he confesses how much he lies. His tattoo makes him...
- 3/27/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Pre-credit sequence. Farewell, Uncle Cliffy. Solana returns to camp and Trish has a speech to make, but Lindsey isn't interested in hearing. "You guys just screwed up majorly," she tells nobody in particular, admitting that she doesn't have any alliances anymore. "I will respect you, because this is a team moving forward, but I don't like you," Trish smirks. Of course, Trish just threw away a big numbers advantage in order to break up what she's calling a two-person alliance of Lindsey and Cliff. "You disgust me. Everything about you is annoying. Your laugh. Your teeth. Your face," Lindsey tells Trish, calling her "the most horrific person" she's met. Trish doesn't care. "I can leave here and never think of you again," Lindsey insists, calling Trish a bully. Lindsey doesn't want to play with Trish anymore, so she goes off wandering. Nobody knows where Lindsey is, other than the cameraman and everybody's favorite interloper,...
- 3/27/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
This week, it's the weirdest quitting of "Survivor" we've ever seen but after two castaways are gone, each tribe seems to be fairly unified. Should be interesting when they merge.
Solana
In the wake of the blindside, Lindsey lambasts her tribemates for screwing things up "majorly," but that remains to be seen. It certainly screws up Lindsey's game, but we don't know if that was a negative thing yet for Trish and Tony.
Lindsey gets personal, telling Trish she hates everything about her. Lindsey calls her a bully in an interview, but honestly? That's just some inflammatory language (at least from what we've seen via the editing). Trish hasn't bullied anybody, she's just playing her own game (which is what you do).
But then Lindsey gets on the coconut phone to call Jeff Probst. She claims that when they got back to camp, Trish was saying "awful" things to her.
Solana
In the wake of the blindside, Lindsey lambasts her tribemates for screwing things up "majorly," but that remains to be seen. It certainly screws up Lindsey's game, but we don't know if that was a negative thing yet for Trish and Tony.
Lindsey gets personal, telling Trish she hates everything about her. Lindsey calls her a bully in an interview, but honestly? That's just some inflammatory language (at least from what we've seen via the editing). Trish hasn't bullied anybody, she's just playing her own game (which is what you do).
But then Lindsey gets on the coconut phone to call Jeff Probst. She claims that when they got back to camp, Trish was saying "awful" things to her.
- 3/27/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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