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December, 2020

Jeff Pitman's Gabon rewatch recaps

Episodes 9-11: Arts and crafts time with Bob Crowley

By Jeff Pitman | Published: December 24, 2020

Episodes 9-11 of Survivor: Gabon contain the death throes of the Onion alliance, but they're also finally a showcase for Bob Crowley. Which is good, since he does end up winning this thing. He's far from a master strategist, but he's an idol-making (faking) machine, and that saves this stretch.

Jeff Pitman's Gabon rewatch recaps

Episodes 7-8: Onions undone by twists and poor decisions

By Jeff Pitman | Published: December 14, 2020

The crux of the game for Survivor: Gabon takes place in Episodes 7 and 8. Three boots, two big blindsides, a fake merge, an abandoned idol, and the permanent collapse of the formerly dominant Onion alliance. Bad decisions in Ep7 led to Crystal outplaying Marcus strategically, and sending him to the jury.

Jeff Pitman's Gabon rewatch recaps

Episodes 5-6: The elephant in the room

By Jeff Pitman | Published: December 6, 2020

Episodes 5 to 6 are among Survivor: Gabon's grimmest, as Fang keeps losing, and also keeps failing to do anything about Sugar's idol. Worst of all, it's just boring. But hey, at least there's an elephant.

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