Individual Games – Putting Down the Game
After a difficult week, the emotions need analyzing as much as the strategy in Worlds Apart.
Individual Games – Self-Awareness 101
May 20, 2014 - While the remaining players talk themselves into corners, RHAP contributor Sarah Freeman analyzes the Final Four and breaks down Cagayan's endgame.
Individual Games – R-E-S-P-E-C-T
May 13, 2014 - It's official: Everybody hates each other, and the special idol has lived up to our expectations. RHAP contributor Sarah Freeman explains.
Individual Games – Stop Thinking About Women’s Alliances
May 6, 2014 - As Tony's paranoia takes over the game on Survivor Cagayan, the other players have to decide how best to use or combat it. RHAP contributor Sarah Freeman explains.
Individual Games – Everybody Loves a Big Move
April 29, 2014 - Well, I suppose it was coming. Sooner or later, I was bound to be underwhelmed by an episode, after the bar was set so high. Last week, I was convinced that all the pieces on the game board had been thrown into the air and we were going to see a complete overhaul. This week... they more or less fell right back into place. Time to figuratively crumple last week's blog into a ball and toss it out of the window.
Individual Games – Good Game / Bad Game
April 22, 2014 - As others have observed, Tony's flip was reminiscent of Kass' flip at the merge. Both of them seemed to abandon a strong position in one alliance for a weak position in another. (If we assume a new alliance of LJ-voters, then it's the pairing of Tony and Woo versus the trio of Tasha, Spencer and Jeremiah.) In both cases, post-boot interviews proved that their target was planning to betray them early. And in both cases, they were probably more excited about making a move than about their desired result.
Individual Games – Irony is a Conflict of Perception
April 15, 2014 - After the chaos last week, it was something of a relief to have a... quieter week of Survivor, where we had time to see how the merged tribe has shaken out before another upheaval happens—and one surely will. There are plenty of strong and/or aggressive players left in the game, and all we lost this episode was a background character.
Individual Games – Chaos(Kass) Theories
I think it's safe to say that nobody predicted what was going to go down last episode. The player with the most options narrowed them down to her own torch being snuffed, and the case for the Intentional Matsing, the one unbreakable trio in the game... broke in an unfathomable vote.
Individual Games – A Social Network
April 1, 2014 - Episodes where players quit are always going to be unsatisfying, and this one didn't really do much more than set the stage for the merge. Thankfully, the merge itself is an enticing prospect, and knowing that the remaining eleven players likely make up our jury has certainly whetted my appetite for what happens next.
Individual Games – Numbers vs. Trust
March 25, 2014 - It's often said that Survivor is a numbers game, but it's also a game of who you can trust. Sometimes you have to balance the one against the other.
Individual Games – Strategic in Circles
Notice for readers who avoid the previews: In this week’s blog, I will be referencing the information from the end of episode preview. I will not be discussing the further details revealed in the promos that have aired subsequently. (I haven’t seen these myself, though I’ve heard a few things.) One of the best decisions […]
Individual Games – Fair Weather Friends
After the craziness of the premiere, it’s something of a relief to see that we are going to get something approximating an ordinary season of Survivor with more than one tribe going to Tribal Council, alliances as well as backstabbings, and players actually trying to survive the elements instead of destroying the food supply. Instead, […]
Individual Games – Give the Jury What They Want
Monica could potentially have stolen Tyson's Survivor victory from him, but we ended up with the predictable yet satisfying end to a great season.
Individual Games – When Not to Hold Your Tongue
This week's Tribal Council is a cautionary tale. Remember folks, perform for the jury early and often.
Individual Games – The Last Resort of the Damned
Sarah Freeman explains how Gervase literally gains immunity on Survivor Blood vs Water only to lose it figuratively, while Hayden shocks even himself with a stand that is not his last.