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April, 2025

The merits of dishonest integrity - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 7: The merits of dishonest integrity

Survivor 48 Episode 7 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: April 10, 2025

Damnbueno tracks the history of "honor and integrity" players, then reacts to the dreaded split-squad challenge and Tribals in Episode 7 of Survivor 48, both of which defaulted to easy votes, rather than shaking anything up.

How to talk yourself out of Survivor - Screaming at the Screen

Episode 6: How to talk yourself out of Survivor

Survivor 48 Episode 6 recap/ analysis

By Damnbueno | Published: April 3, 2025

It's the merge (eventually) in Episode 6 of Survivor 48, and Damnbueno recaps the hugs, races for advantage, mud-filled meals, and the somewhat confusing but expected vote split the (eventually) blue-buffed tribe went through.

Weaponizing journeys: Good stories and bad luck - Jeff Pitman's recaps

Episodes 3-5: Weaponizing journeys: Good stories and bad luck

Survivor 48 Episodes 3-5 recap/ analysis

By Jeff Pitman | Published: April 1, 2025

Episodes 3-5 of Survivor 48 had outcomes almost entirely dependent on a single journey. There were strong storytelling moments throughout the latter two episodes, and a big emotional moment that is what Survivor does best, but also an increasing dependence of the game itself on pure luck.

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