The Survivor Buff

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 influence
• Should the Cirie / Ozzy / Rizzo faction have taken a shot at Devens and Aubrey
• What 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 better
• Did 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 exit
• Did we like Ozzy’s choice of Rizzo to bring to Exile?
• Old School vs New School mentality
• New factions and who we are rooting for
• A cringeworthy story from Zale – a cautionary tale

Zale and Eric break down this huge double-elimination episode and explore the following questions (and more) 

• Should Ozzy have taken out Christian?
• Did Angelina get an unfair edit? 
• Did Dee and Kamila make the right call siding with Cirie and Rizzo? 
• Why didn't Cirie loop Devens in on the plan? 
• What is the Charlie legacy? 
• Should Charlie and Cirie have revealed their advantages to each other? 
• Is knighting back in fashion?
• Who is best situated going into the merge? 
• Zale and Eric reveal their winner picks 

In this episode, Zale is joined by Josh Lewenberg for a special 'Shot Clock' episode, where we debate the following questions and more: 

1. Did Christian make the right move ? 
2. How are outside the game factors and past season scars affecting these contestants? 
3. Who will prevail: Aubrey or Genevieve? 
4. Is Charlie digging his own grave ? 
5. Are some people overplaying to the camera ?  
6. Yay or Nay on the Billie eilish boomerang idol 
7. Coach vs Ozzy: Who has actually changed? ? 
8. Who are we cheering for moving forward? 

Zale and Eric dive into episode 4 of Survivor’s milestone season, where we dissect the following question: 

• While Christian's 3-2-1 vote was elegant strategy, was it smart gameplay? 
• What should Mike have done differently? 
• How should Emily have handled Ozzy once she found out the vote was being flipped? 
• Did Genevieve give the idol to the right person? 
• Did we like the Zach Brown half episode cameo? 

Diving into Episode 3 of Survivor Season 50

• 'Loose lips sink ships' - Emily and Genevieve say way too much 
• Poor communication - Christian botches the boomerang idol reveal to Emily, and Coach needs to work on his bedside manner with Chrissy
• How in trouble is Genevieve given this Aubrey idol that's in play? 
• Did Emily and Ozzy make the righ call in voting out Q? 
• Has Coach actually changed since he last played in South Pacific? 
• Can Cirie's social game save her again? 

Survivor Season 50 Episode 2 Recap

• Christian's standout moment
• The Shocking Tribal Council: Savannah's blindside explained
• Ozzy's strategic decision to give up his advantage and its implications
• The new boomerang idol twist and how it could change the game
• Coach vs. Ozzy: Has either of them truly changed? 
• Aubrey - disaster start ... 
• Our player of the episode and predictions for next week

Zale and Eric are so excited about the premiere of Survivor 50 that they just had to provide some additional content. Of note, Aubrey provides us with what may come to be an under-the-radar all-time Survivor moment. Survivor is back baby! (and adults)

Zale ane Eric break down this milestone episode of Survivor and discuss why this premiere was firing on all cylinders.  Which contestants delivered the goods? Which contestants left something to be desired?  Why did Jenna go home?  And did Kyle somehow raise his stock in Survivor lore in his lone episode on season 50? Are we team Coach, team Ozzy, or both?  And do you want to take a guess on how Savannnah did in season 50? (She wants you to guess). The Survivor Buffs discuss all on this very exciting episode of - yes - The Survivor Buff!