David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis on Why Players Lost Survivor Ghost Island

Each week this season on our Survivor Podcast, David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis will talk about why each voted out player “lost the game”. For more on David’s rules of what David’s Survivor rules are, listen to our “What Hero, Healer, and Hustler Survivors Should Have Learned”.

This week, David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis talk about the reasons why Brendan Shapiro lost in Survivor Ghost Island.

Jeff Probst said, “Brendan didn’t do anything wrong. He just ended up on the wrong side of the numbers.” Is that true or was there more Brendan could have done to save himself? Also, how did Michael’s idol play stack up and was there a better way to ensure they saved the right person? As always, David and Jessica go through the episode, the web videos, the interviews, and social media to pull together all the threads of information and figure out Why Brendan Lost.

To review the short version of David’s Rules, here is the quick version:

Rule 1: Scheme and Plot

Rule 2: But Don’t Scheme and Plot Too Much/Keep Your Scheming Secret/Don’t Backstab Until You Absolutely Need To

Rule 3: Be Flexible!

Rule 4: Don’t Let Your Emotions Control You

Rule 5: Pretend To Be Nice/Play the Social Game (and Keep Your Politics and Controversial Beliefs To Yourself)

Rule 6: Don’t Be Too Much of a Threat

Rule 7: Know How to Deal with Idols and Advantages

Appendix A: Make Your Votes Count – Keep in Mind Your End Goal

Appendix B: The Jury Phase

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Join us again next week when we discuss the next player voted out of the game.

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Survivor Ghost Island Fourth Episode Recap with Ali Elliott

Rob Cesternino welcomes Survivor: Heroes v Healers v Hustlers’ Ali Elliott to recap the Fourth Episode of Ghost Island.

Survivor Ghost Island Latest Exit Interview – March 15, 2018

Rob Cesternino talks with the latest player voted off from Survivor; Ghost Island – Brendan Shapiro.  Then, Rob welcomes Jordan Kalish back for the This Week in Survivor History Quiz with special guest, Nick Iadanza from Australian Survivor.

The Survivor Know-It-Alls Recap Episode 4 of Survivor: Ghost Island 

LIVE after the eastern broadcast of Survivor 36: Ghost Island, Rob Cesternino & Stephen Fishbach recap this 4th episode and answer your questions!

How Did the “Boston Rob/Kim Spradlin” Not Go Home?

Even more than last week, Rob and Stephen were both gobsmacked and Rob even said he was 130% sure Bradley would be sent home, especially after he compared himself to Survivor legends Boston Rob Mariano (Marquesas, All-Stars, Heroes vs. Villains, winner of Redemption Island) and Kim Spradlin (winner of One World). When discussing Bradley, Stephen did mention that he did not care for Rob’s Bradley impression.

To Say a Name or Not to Say a Name

Rob exclaimed how masterful Michael was showing his idol at Tribal, and making up a believable lie that it could save two people, but did not like that he said that the Malolo 4 would vote for Bradley because it makes the other 4 Naviti members less worried. However, Stephen pointed out, by doing that, and by choosing a person you want to flip, it makes them think that taking the risk could really hurt them if they are wrong. Thus, Stephen liked that Michael targeted Chelsea and Sebastian as the people he wanted to flip to his side. Rob then postulated that the best option was to target one person and offer them the idol as a reward for them flipping. Stephen then mentioned that Bradley really hurt his position when he shut down the possibility of working with Stephanie in an arrogant way, unlike Kellyn who was really nice about it.

Kellyn’s Decision was Great for This Vote, but Could it Hurt Her Chances to Win?

Stephen, especially liked Kellyn’s decision to not play the game at Ghost Island, as did Rob, and while it had a beneficial impact on this vote, Rob mentioned that almost all of the last 7 or 8 winners have had some advantage or idol to help them and he wonders if that will hurt Kellyn in the long run. Stephen also gave the credit for Naviti staying 5 strong to Bradley as the ring-leader, while Rob said that it was actually Kellyn behind-the-scenes running the show.

Can James Clement Sleep a Little Easier Tonight?

Stephen and Rob both said that they thought Sebastian would flip on Naviti tonight. Also, Rob did follow the edit in that since the show showed nothing from Malolo before Tribal, he knew that Naviti would complete that great comeback in the immunity challenge. Rob also noted how Laurel had a big coming-out party tonight, making allies with almost everyone on her new tribe and winning the reward for them. Rob also was surprised that Chris has made it 4 rounds so far, but thinks he could be the consensus merge boot. Lastly, Rob joked that James Clement can sleep easier tonight, knowing that Michael misplayed one of his idols. Then, a discussion occurred as to what the worst move of all time is, and Rob said it was Woo taking Tony to the end in Cagayan, while Stephen countered that Colby taking Tina in The Australian Outback was just as bad. Stephen also pointed out that since Michael showed the parchment, someone should have asked to read it to catch his lie, but Stephen applauded the lie, especially since he could not come up with a believable one in Cambodia for his vote steal.

What Did the Listeners Have to Say?

When asked about Domenick’s move to tell Laurel about his idol, Stephen liked the move because the idol is no longer a secret, so making allies with it is his best move.

Rob also thought that Malolo should have targeted Sebastian for his vote, but Stephen said that if he had flipped, he could have been blindsided by his original tribe.

Stephen did not like that Naviti did not make a fake plan with Malolo and was surprised with how quiet Brendan was.

When confronted with the dilemma as to whether it would have been better for Chelsea and Sebastian to flip, Stephen said no way,

Josh Wigler on “Survivor: Ghost Island” Episode 3

On the first Wiggle Room episode of the season, Josh Wigler describes his first-person vantage point for the events of the season premiere.  Plus, Josh discusses how First One Out came together (starting at 33:15) plus the first Wandoff of the season (starting at 1:14:30).

Be sure to Vote in this week’s WAND-OFF (Special thanks to the Tabulator, Curt Clark!)

Watch Previous Wandoff Music Videos created by Jason Curtis Rivera

Show Links:

Josh Wigler’s Survivor Homepage on THR

Simone Nguyen joins Rob to Answer the Survivor: Ghost Island Episode 3 Feedback

On our weekly Survivor feedback show, Simone Nguyen joins Rob Cesternino to answer all of the questions from our listeners for Episode 3 of Survivor: Ghost Island

David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis on Why Players Lost Survivor Ghost Island

Each week this season on our Survivor Podcast, David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis will talk about why each voted out player “lost the game”. For more on David’s rules of what David’s Survivor rules are, listen to our “What Hero, Healer, and Hustler Survivors Should Have Learned”.

This week, David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis talk about the reasons why Morgan Ricke lost in Survivor Ghost Island.

We didn’t get to see a whole lot of Morgan in her three episodes on Survivor, so David and Jessica have their work cut out for them! What did she do to put herself in this position? Or was it completely outside of her control and all because of actions taken by others, like Chris and Domenick? How did the least likely target become the most likely? It’s time to figure out Why Morgan Lost.

To review the short version of David’s Rules, here is the quick version:

Rule 1: Scheme and Plot

Rule 2: But Don’t Scheme and Plot Too Much/Keep Your Scheming Secret/Don’t Backstab Until You Absolutely Need To

Rule 3: Be Flexible!

Rule 4: Don’t Let Your Emotions Control You

Rule 5: Pretend To Be Nice/Play the Social Game (and Keep Your Politics and Controversial Beliefs To Yourself)

Rule 6: Don’t Be Too Much of a Threat

Rule 7: Know How to Deal with Idols and Advantages

Appendix A: Make Your Votes Count – Keep in Mind Your End Goal

Appendix B: The Jury Phase

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Join us again next week when we discuss the next player voted out of the game.

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Welcome to the RHAP B&B! Mike Bloom and Liana Boraas welcome RHAP podcaster and co-host of the “32 Fans” podcast Akiva Wienerkur to play a series of segments and games around the most recent episode of Survivor: Ghost Island.

If you have any suggestions for games or feedback for the B&B, feel free to reach out to us on social media or email rhapbnb [at] gmail [dot] com. We look forward to hopefully another fun season!

 

Survivor Ghost Island Second Episode Recap with Zeke Smith

Rob Cesternino welcomes Two-Time Survivor Zeke Smith to recap the Second Episode of Ghost Island.

Check out a Behind-the-Scenes Video About the Reaction to Zeke’s Hat

Watch Zeke Talk About How He Thought the Show Went

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Survivor Ghost Island Latest Exit Interview – March 8, 2018

Rob Cesternino talks with the latest player voted off from Survivor; Ghost Island – Morgan Ricke.  Then, Rob welcomes Jordan Kalish back for the This Week in Survivor History Quiz