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October, 2025

The (lack of) power struggle - Screaming at the Screen

Survivor 49 Episode 6 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: October 30, 2025

Damnbueno revisits past players who have avoided being perceived as the leader, as Episode 6 of Survivor 49 presents a surprise swap, and a blindside aided by one player letting another think she was in charge.

So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time - Jeff Pitman's Survivor 49 recaps

Episode 5: So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time

Survivor 49 Episode 5 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: October 26, 2025

Episode 5 of Survivor 49 could have been an email. But it wasn't, and instead it focused on brute strength and strongarming still-unresolved stories into the episode's narrative. But hey, maybe things are looking up in the near term.

Surviving as a lone wolf - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 5: Surviving as a lone wolf

Survivor 49 Episode 5 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: October 23, 2025

Damnbueno revisits lone wolves who survived swaps in Survivor history, then recaps Episode 5 of Survivor 49, in which contestants did a lot of heavy lifting, but not nearly as much as the editors, who created a decoy boot narrative to hide a lone wolf getting picked off.

For a brief moment, two tribes of seven - Jeff Pitman's Survivor 49 recaps

Episode 4: For a brief moment, two tribes of seven

Survivor 49 Episode 4 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: October 19, 2025

Jeff Pitman praises the decision to, for the first time in the new era, have two tribes of more than six people, in Episode 4 of Survivor 49. True, we didn't get to see the improved strategic possibilities on new Hina, but there's a decent chance for that on new Kele.

What not to do at a swap - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 4: What not to do at a swap

Survivor 49 Episode 4 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: October 16, 2025

It's finally time to swap to two tribes in Episode 4 of Survivor 49, and while the numbers didn't favor six contestants, Damnbueno finds some definite successes and failures in how those outnumbered players adapted to their new surroundings.

But is it fun? - Jeff Pitman's Survivor 49 recaps

Episode 3: But is it fun?

Survivor 49 Episode 3 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: October 11, 2025

With the obviously-going-to-lose tribe predictably losing, and the guy who was on the bottom in the previous episode being voted out, mystery was in short supply in Episode 3 of Survivor 49. But at least it was fun getting there, right? Er, nope. Not really.

Episode 3: Why?

Survivor 49 Episode 3 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: October 9, 2025

Damnbueno has a lot of questions about Episode 3 of Survivor 49, although it's mostly one question, repeatedly, about sharing Beware idol clues, but also choices made about running the increasingly depleted Kele tribe into the ground.

A whole lot of nothing - Jeff Pitman's Survivor 49 recaps

Episode 2: A whole lot of nothing

Survivor 49 Episode 2 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: October 4, 2025

The always three-tribes-of-six new era Survivor starting format has worn extremely thin, much like the Kele tribe's metabolic reserves, and Episode 2 of Survivor 49 showed just how depleted the new era game and the Kele tribe really were. A predictable loss, a predictable boot, and not a lot else, in a show that desperately needs another reboot.

How to make enemies and not influence people - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 2: How to make enemies and not influence people

Survivor 49 Episode 2 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: October 2, 2025

Everything is hot in Episode 2 of Survivor 49, and Damnbueno is here with his hot-off-the-press observations on sensing tribal positioning, crabs, scabs, new post-journey jabs, and of course, idol-finders who blab.

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