It would be a lie to say that Carter Williams had much of a presence on “Survivor: Philippines,” as he was clearly the only remaining player in the game who was a little bit of a mystery still to viewers at home. Really, his only story at all prior to his elimination Wednesday night was […]
At this moment, there is no question that Jonathan Penner has to be one of the most engaging characters to ever play the game on “Survivor.” He is incredibly intelligent, a true fan of the game, and he also know how to adequately tell a story to viewers at home. Place this in contrast with […]
Pete Yurkowski did a lot of things right on “Survivor: Philippines,” whether it be his passion for strategy, trying to forge bonds with other people, and even some of his performances in challenges. Unfortunately for him, what really seemed to hurt him in this game is that he couldn’t see the forest (or in this […]
Considering that we picked Artis Silvester to win “Survivor: Philippines” before the start of the season, it’s pretty fair to say that we were rather sad to see the guy go on Wednesday night. After all, the guy had a tough time out there: despite coming across as very likable in the pre-show interviews, he […]
Usually when you have a celebrity appear on “Survivor,” the general tendency is for them to be either stunt casting or an early boot. Just look at Jimmy Johnson, who really didn’t do much of anything en route to be the third person kicked off his season. However, Jeff Kent really did something different: while […]
Katie Hanson was the sort of contestant on “Survivor: Philippines” who, more than anything else, fell victim to bad circumstance. Even though Jeff Probst frequently made her the poster child of failure during some of the challenges (even though she often did not deserve it), she was still part of what was presumably the dominant […]
We had a rare pre-merge double-elimination episode on “Survivor: Philippines,” and in some ways there was also some irony here. Had Dana Lambert been evacuated from the game next week rather than opting to leave this time, she would have been the fifth castaway ever to leave the game due to medical reasons in the […]
We learned quite a bit about Angie Layton on “Survivor: Philippines” this season: she fights hard at tribal council, loves cookies more than anything else in the world, and she has no problem cuddling with Malcolm in the shelter. It felt last week almost like she was going to be in this game for a […]
