Blindsided

Survivor Pete and Producer Jim try to make heads or tails of a Survivor season that doesn't seem to know where it's going.  If you're a listener who's actually been enjoying this season please write in and let us know you exist.

Apologies for the poor microphone quality and lateness - sometimes life, uh, finds a way to get in the way. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next episode. Thanks for the memories Shan!

Survivor Pete and a particularly moody Producer Jim break down the latest episode of a Survivor season that's steadily outpacing expectations. You'll notice I take a long time stumbling through the logic of Shan splitting the vote, so I'm leaving a note here-mostly for myself for next episode-to explain why it was actually a savvy move: 

Shan using her extra vote advantage and then splitting it between Heather and Naseer was the most risk averse move possible (short of playing the idol for herself). While there's a slim possibility Nasier teams up with Heather and Erica to vote one of them out, the overwhelmingly probability is that Naeseer plays the idol on himself and/or votes for Heather. By splitting the vote, Shan+Ricard can prioritize Nasear and his idol going home and have Heather as a back-up in case Nasyeer protects himself -- either way an idol leaves the game. I still think using the advantage could've been avoided if they had been better at managing Nasty Nas before the vote but it was probably the smartest option to take.  In case you needed a reminder for why I'm billed as the clueless producer...

Not the most enlightened episode from Pete and Jim today, but then again it wasn't the most thrilling Survivor episode either.  Has anyone else been disappointed with the latest quality from Chipotle? 

Day 14! The merge tribe is here and the die is cast. Pete and Jim breakdown Survivor 41's latest barn burner -- my favorite Aftershow episode yet.

Liv returns from a long hiatus to cohost this recap the MERGER episode with Survivor Pete.  We'd also like to apologize to the surprising number of listeners who reached out wondering about last week's episode -- Producer Jim is currently suspended indefinitely for "accidentally" deleting the tapes and an investigation into the malfeasance is underway.  If you're that special someone who actually reads the description, please go the extra inch and leave a rating/review for the podcast -- we appreciate it a lot.

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CBS must listen to this highly acclaimed audio production because they returned to exactly the type of entertainment we asked for in our last episode. The power of podcasting.

This episode is sponsored by Warner Bros and HBO  Max.  Pete and Jim break down Episode 3 of the first Survivor season they didn't think deserved a subtitle, the contents of which are easily compared to fecal matter.

The crew recaps the second episode of Survivor's extravagantly titled forty first season.  If those other two idols are never found, does Xander lose his vote for the rest of the game? Do it, CBS! You won't.

Survivor Pete and Producer Jim are back to recap the long-awaited premiere to Season 41 of CBS's Survivor.  We'll be doing these after each episode so look out every Wednesday night/Thursday morning ET for them to be posted.  If you're that special someone who actually reads the description, please go the extra inch and leave a rating/review for the podcast -- we appreciate it a lot.

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