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Alexis and Tyler talk about how sexism still plays a big role in Survivor and our culture at large.

• Angelina the schemer clarifies everything from last tribal. Dan will come to eat his opening words.
• #TBT Eve and the serpent??? idk where women as snakes started, but there were some shades of sexist commentary from the screenwriter
• Gabby is emotional and That's Okay
• Another male with another idol, love to extend *that* streak (but Davie was amazing with that stick segment, lbr)
• Kara is an absolute badass and we kneel at her subtle challenge prowess. Dan again eats his words. This is more immediate than the first time.
• Unfortunately another bout of doubting Carl and Davie's intelligence, with a side of doubting Gabby's leadership abilities
• HI UM THAT PLAN WAS ANGELINA'S IDEA LAST WEEK, BUT GLAD WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE NOW THAT MIKE PITCHED IT. AWESOME. :)
• we stan feminist Angelina, this deserved a separate bullet point
• Probst on fans calling Angelina "bossy or arrogant" and how that differs from the way men are perceived on the show (ok jeff, ok)
• Dan talking down to Angelina about being the decoy vote *eyeroll emoji*
• John's words of wisdom: you get what you give

Alexis and Tyler dissect the merge dynamics, which leads to some unfortunate stats by the end of the episode.

• BRO-CHA-I’m done hearing this tbqh
• Merge feast: at least we know the women are still looking for idol clues
• Carl vs. Elizabeth continues
• Dan + Kara continues as he blabs about his second idol
• Alec totally bro-ing out with the dudes and picking up the girls, I guess
• Strike Force Assemble
• Alison with the W, atta girl. 
• Dan freaks, Kara remains calm when Dan’s name is brought up… which is the overly-emotional gender again?
• Angelina’s brute force and ultimate failure
• Gabby intentionally leaning in on the perception of weakness
• Some COOL STATS

Alexis and Tyler discuss unconscious bias and another missed connection, this time between two WoC.

• Angelina was being super fake, but at least now everyone knows it
• Christian gone fishin'
• Bro-cha-chos, and Gabby taking her fate into her own hands, because "hope is not a strategy"
• The unfortunate use of "lazy people and stupid people" and unconscious bias in the whole bamboo debacle
• Another failed race/ethnicity connection, this time Latina
• Boys will be boys* (*have all the power)
• The unfortunate two-time scenario of Mike voting out his fellow LGBTQ alliance members

Alexis and Tyler have a go at gender roles and power structures on Survivor and IRL.

• Kara is the ultimate charmer, hear her charm
• Elizabeth not buying it tho?
• ~Evacuation Interlude~
• Brochachos, AKA the latest Survivor Boys Club on steroids
• Green....... loses?!?!? Because of course Elizabeth has gone slingshot squirrel hunting before
• Listen to Lyrsa about the eggs, people
• Oh goodie, a man finds another idol, as if Gabby would have risked going out alone and looking when she's in a precarious situation—so yeah, we talk about gender roles
• John's humility in giving the reigns to Christian
• Lite-bullying: this is how power structures can go awry, good for Nick for recognizing it and not giving in
• NATALIE CAN I HAVE YOUR JACKET NATALIE

Alexis and Tyler analyze the tribe swap and how something so simple as demographic differences puts people on the outs.

• Bi lite-quits. What has this music been?
• Dan is sad he's not with Kara, so I guess his fun is ruined now. :(
• "I haven't befriended many caucasians" and why Davie is the best
• Natalia on the outs with Elizabeth and Kara and how religion could play a big role in that
• Who gets sent to the one-time Exile Island, and why it's a man... of course.
• Natalie is the boss and there's no way around that fact, twenty-something-year-olds. (That goes for you too, Mike.)
• The Rockstars are born
• Christian assimilates with the Goliaths, leaving Gabby on the inevitable outs. "I do better around weirdos."
• GABBY DOMINATES THE CHALLENGE THO.
• Natalia goes home, male pride wins (again)

Alexis and Tyler discuss "where is the brotherhood?" and the rift between Jeremy and Natalie.

• Gabby thrown under the bus by her own (male) alliance partners, pitting woman against woman with Bi
• "Boss bitch" Natalie
• Men being... openly emotional? This is nice!
• Natalie asks, "where is the brotherhood?" Clearly, Jeremy has none to spare.
• Angelina digs her heels in with the Goliaths
• Jeremy's downfall and his inability to let go of Natalie, even in the exit press
• Invisible female edits, hoo boy.

Alexis and Tyler tackle perception of weakness in Survivor.

• Female alliance going for full Micronesia
• Black kinship, Natalie's struggle, and the power of information
• Lyrsa and the tradition of the WoC first boot(s).
• What does weak even mean when the one you're targeting has a W on her record and you don't ???
• Davie the "Provider" and that traditionally male role
• Tribal council set is amazing to one of us and underwhelming to the other, guess who

As always, tweet us @comeoninpodcast with thoughts and questions!

Alexis and Tyler introduce the podcast and kick it off with episode one of Survivor: David vs Goliath.

• What even is this?! We go over some feminist terminology and the framework we're working with, with some disclaimers
• David vs Goliath as a season: what's theme got to do with it? Is this a more diverse cast than per ush?
• Overall feelings on episode 1: everyone gets screentime and we are v v happy about it
• The Christian confessional capping off a beautiful underdog start
• Alliances and society 101: we naturally veer toward people we deem similar to ourselves. How does this work in DvG?
• "Hoisted by my own petard" gets its own segment, as it should
• The idol hunt and self aware editing: women's work vs men's work
• Black Widow Brigade 2.0????? yes pls
• Dan and Kara and kissing cousins (if we're really going by superman canon here)
• That ending tho?

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