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Breaking Down Survivor 50 Episode 12 What do we think of this final five?Contemplating each remaining contestant's case to win Survivor 50 The Cirie Fields Legacy and our utter devastation over her fateA New Mount Rushmore? Rick Devens Delivered Who is going to win Survivor 50?
Zale and Eric break down what Zale believes to be the best episode of Survivor Season 50. Amongst other things, they discuss the following: Did we like the "Broker" twist?Is Survivor playing with fire with some of these twists? What on earth happened with Ozzy? Did Rizzo make the right decision in voting out Ozzy? Cirie's brilliant mind The Ozzy and Emily Legacies For real - Is Aubrey going to win this season?
Zale and his 100th best friend Eric break down Survivor 50 Episode 10 and discuss the followingDid they like the Mr. Beast twist?Was this twist too luck-based, or was there enough choice to mitigate the randomness? Was Devens going home without the coin flip? Should others have tried to be the coin flipper? Why did Steph go home? Should Cirie have taken out Aubrey? Who still has a legitimate shot of winning this game?
Zale and Eric return - as they do weekly - to review Survivor 50 Episode 9. Amongst other things, they discuss the following: Did they like the Jimmy Fallon twist?Is it even worth going on journeys at this point? Why did Christian go home? In hindsight, should Christian have kept around Mike White and Angelina? Why were Emily and Christian coming for Ozzy? Should Cirie have kept Christian? Can Rizzo and Jonathan win? (not together) 'Heated' debates on Joe and Steph as contestants on the cast this season
Eric joins Zale to review some of his thoughts from this latest - and perhaps greatest - epsidoe of Survivor 50. What does Eric think of the Devens move? Would Cirie and Rizzo ever turn on Cirie? They also review the history between Steph and Cirie and how this could impact the end game, and reflect on whether those with snuffed torches lived up to their casting pedigree.
In this episode, Zale is joined by special guest Rachael Stone to unpack that wild duos twist and the iconic tribal council. Amongst other things, they chat about the following: Did we like (love) the new twist? Devens's wild shenanigans ... did he time this right?Cirie's overwhelming influenceShould the Cirie / Ozzy / Rizzo faction have taken a shot at Devens and AubreyWhat is the Coach legacy after Coach 4.0?The women's edit Assessing the game landscape as we move to the final 11
Zale and Eric break down Survivor 50 Episode 7 and discuss the following (and more):Why did Eric love this episode, and why did Zale find it sad?The errors that led to Dee's departure, and could she have done something to save herself?How does being voted off affect Dee's Survivor legacy? The public Jonathan - Dee feud: did anyone really win? Is Coach version 4.0 closer to the original Coach from Tocantins?Rizzo and Cirie are cooking Should Aubrey have played her idol? Zale shares a cringe story that is either considered 'cringe endearing' or 'cringe cringe'
Zale and Eric break down the Blood Moon episode of Survivor 50, exploring the following topics:Why the Blood Moon could have and should have been so much bloodier aka betterDid Genevieve or Colby ever have a chance once they pulled their new buffs?Did Christian just miss a huge opportunity to take out Aubrey and have the idol boomerang back to him?Should Jonathan have taken out Kamila or Chrissy?The emotional Colby exitDid we like Ozzy’s choice of Rizzo to bring to Exile?Old School vs New School mentalityNew factions and who we are rooting forA cringeworthy story from Zale – a cautionary tale
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