Episode 13: Fun winner, fun cast, fun but flawed season

Survivor 42 Episode 13 (finale) recap/analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: June 7, 2022

As a season, Survivor 42 succeeded due to its collectively fun-filled personality, which in part reflects the larger-than-life enthusiasm and energy of its winner, Maryanne. An appreciation of the final five and their varied games, and a big-picture look at what the "new era" game needs to fix before it runs out of top-notch cast members.