What should be the two most straight forward votes of the season become rather interesting as T-Bird is throwing everything at the wall in her attempt to stay in the game. Lex is in danger at both occasions here, but manages to stay in the game thanks to his relationship with Tom, and a clutch immunity win. The chess match between Tom and Lex is coming to a head here as T-Bird's final plea might be all the Lex needs to win this endgame. Eventually, we do see the eventual boots of Kim P and Teresa in these two episodes, as the Boran four has secured a spot in the finale.

Join me next time as I talk through the FINALE of Survivor Africa, "The Final Four: No Regrets". 

MVP of "The Big Adventure": Lex

MVP of "Truth be Told": Lex

Power Rankings (I miscounted in the podcast, here is the real count):

Eliminated Player Rankings (so far):

It's time for the first swap here on Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island! The swap produces some really interesting dynamics on both tribes. We really only see the Zamba camp this episode though, as the initial 6-3 tribe breakdown turns into a very dynamic 3-3-3 split, which each faction looking to combine with another. Mike leads the charge in staying Vuna strong, but eventually Anela and Chappies form closer bond, ending up with Mike going home in this episode. We see a lot of rewards being won, knowledge being shared and a great example of why logical, cerebral strategy isn't always the way to go.

Stay tuned next week as I recap episode 4, and make sure to check out my coverage of the endgame of Survivor: Africa as I finish up my rewatch of that season!

Power Rankings:

My Power Rankings Score this week: 14 --> 15.55 /20

Score in Total: 18/20 + 16/19 + 14/18 --> 50.39/60

We are approaching the endgame here on Survivor: Africa, as Tom and Lex are competing for numbers in these two episodes. The most suspenseful vote of the season is behind us, but now it's a war to see who can align themselves better moving forward. We also see the uncomfortable reward with Frank and Brandon, a fun Survivor Auction, and Frank's game-ending rant.

Join me next time as I talk through the next two episodes of the season, "The Big Adventure" and "Truth be Told"!

MVP of "Dinner, Movie and a Betrayal": Tom

MVP of "We are Family": Ethan

Power Rankings:

We have arrived at what is, in my opinion, the focal point of Survivor: Africa. Today I talk about "Smoking Out The Snake", the ninth episode of the season, where they are coming from the vote-off of Clarence and the Boran tribe has a 5-4 advantage. After Lex received a rogue vote from T-Bird at the last tribal council, he goes on a witch hunt to find out who voted for him. He is convinced it was Kelly, and after letting her know this, she flips to the other side, but unfortunately for her Brandon also flipped, resulting in Kelly's elimination here.

Listen along as I talk through Ethan's iconic reward, Lex's blunders and my rant about Brandon's gameplay. Join me next time as I talk through episodes 10 and 11, "Dinner, Movie and a Betrayal" and "We Are Family". 

MVP of "Smoking Out The Snake": Ethan

Power Rankings:

Eliminated Player Rankings:

Continuing on with my coverage of Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island, I'm back with my recap of Episode 2! In this episode, we see some great puzzle redemption from Dino, a power struggle at the Vuna tribe, and a wealth of idol clues from Santoni. I talk through the various strategies going on in the game, and what I think could happen as we move into the first swap!

FULL SPOILERS AHEAD for Survivor SA Season 8 Episode 2!

My Power Rankings:

Stay tuned next time, as I will be releasing my recap podcasts early Friday Mornings, and continuing my main rewatch series on Monday and Wednesdays!

It's merge time here in Survivor: Africa! Here is the episode where production tries to psych out the castaways by making merge a day later, which does nothing but make the episode a bit slower. We get to a fun immunity challenge where T-Bird shows off her singing skills, and then back at camp people are questioning Lex's leadership, as he dictates Clarence's vote off here. 

Join me next time as I talk through Episode 8, "Smoking Out The Snake"!

MVP of "Will There Be A Feast Tonight?": T-Bird

Power Rankings:

The conflict that had been brewing at Samburu has come to a boil here during these two episodes, and I'm breaking it down here on the Worth Playing For Podcast! I continue my Survivor Africa rewatch with the third and fourth episodes, as we some memorable immunity challenges, dangerous predators at the Boran camp, and heavy conflicts at Samburu. We spend a lot of time talking about the heated situation going on between generations, and how none of them come out of this looking great.

Join me next time as I talk through the infamous first twist in Survivor History, Episode 5: "The Twist"!

MVP of "The Gods are Angry": Tom

MVP of "The Young and Untrusted": T-Bird

I'm continuing on with my re-watch of Survivor: Africa, as I get into the second episode of the season, "Who's Zooming Whom?". In this episode, we get to see some of the tribe dynamics now that they have settled into their camps. At Samburu, there is a line in the sand as the older generation is preparing to go to war against the younger generation. Boran, who loses both challenges in this episode, starts to solidify an alliance with Ethan, Lex and Tom, while the others compete to prove themselves the most useful to the tribe. This does not go well for Jessie, who ends up being the weakest link.

Join me next time as I talk through episodes three and four, "The Gods are Angry" and "The Young and Untrusted"

MVP of "Who's Zooming Whom?": Ethan & Lex