Stop saying Sean Edwards is a quitter.
Sean’s tribe lost immunity during the fourth episode of “Survivor 45.” They went to tribal council. He was voted out. That’s literally how the show works. But clearly I’m in the minority on this one, especially when you look at all of the anti-Sean outrage on social media.
In case you missed the episode in question, a tribe swap resulted in Lulu member Sean joining four Reba players at their camp. After personally losing his fourth straight immunity challenge, the 35-year-old school principal from Utah expressed his desire to return home to his loving husband at tribal council, telling his new tribe mates to “write [his] name down” in order for them to remain “Reba strong.” At the time, Jeff Probst accused him of essentially “engineering a quit” — and for the record, the host seemed quite irritated, especially as this was coming...
Sean’s tribe lost immunity during the fourth episode of “Survivor 45.” They went to tribal council. He was voted out. That’s literally how the show works. But clearly I’m in the minority on this one, especially when you look at all of the anti-Sean outrage on social media.
In case you missed the episode in question, a tribe swap resulted in Lulu member Sean joining four Reba players at their camp. After personally losing his fourth straight immunity challenge, the 35-year-old school principal from Utah expressed his desire to return home to his loving husband at tribal council, telling his new tribe mates to “write [his] name down” in order for them to remain “Reba strong.” At the time, Jeff Probst accused him of essentially “engineering a quit” — and for the record, the host seemed quite irritated, especially as this was coming...
- 10/23/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Survivor is not an easy game. Producers dump castaways on a deserted beach with minimal resources and force them to compete in brutal physical challenges. They are starving, suffering from bug bites and other ailments, and are subject to harsh weather conditions. So it doesn’t come as a surprise that numerous players have quit over the show’s 44 seasons. But do the Survivor contestants still get paid if they forfeit their spot in the game?
Colton Cumbie | Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images ‘Survivor’ castaways get paid for being on the show despite their placement
Every Survivor fan knows that the Sole Survivor gets paid $1 million (before taxes) for winning their season. But what the CBS reality competition series doesn’t disclose on air is that producers pay the other contestants just for being on the show.
CinemaBlend reports that the first boot receives $3,500, and the total rises as the placement increases.
Colton Cumbie | Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images ‘Survivor’ castaways get paid for being on the show despite their placement
Every Survivor fan knows that the Sole Survivor gets paid $1 million (before taxes) for winning their season. But what the CBS reality competition series doesn’t disclose on air is that producers pay the other contestants just for being on the show.
CinemaBlend reports that the first boot receives $3,500, and the total rises as the placement increases.
- 4/8/2023
- by Sarah Little
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pre-credit sequence. Oddly, rather than returning to camp post-vote with White Collar, we kick things off on the Blue Collar beach where the crabs are plentiful. Everybody is enjoying their food. Everybody, that is, other than Dan. Dan returns from the sea after a bit of drama that caused him to lose his underwear. He's made a diaper out of a shirt, with a belt around his waist. And with Dan wearing his shirt as underwear, that means Dan doesn't have a shirt. The ladies suggest he might want to cut up his jeans, but Dan doesn't want to "raw dog" in jeans, which makes sense because you sure don't want to be the first player in "Survivor" history to be medically evacuated with chafed genitals. Lindsey babbles about how this was Dan's strategy because he had nothing else going for him. She just wants to get to Tribal...
- 3/5/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Pre-credit sequence. The teams are arriving in trucks, practically "Wages of Fear" style. Are they trying to say that this season's contestants are combustible? They're TNT, dyno-mite? The 18 castaways have been divided semi-arbitrarily into three tribes based on occupation and outlook on life, whatever that means. Up first? The White Collar tribe. "They're used to being in charge," Jeff Probst says. So admits she might be the Devil, says that she's demanding and makes her underlings cry. Max, who everybody I follow on Twitter knows from his "Survivor" teaching days, says that he's willing to use people to succeed. Carolyn compares this to her corporate experiences. The Blue Collar tribe is next. "They're used to hard work and physical labor," Probst says condescendingly. He resists calling them "salt of the earth" and "just folks." Mike is used to being covered in oil and mud and wants to get his hands filthy.
- 2/26/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
New crop of competitors on CBS reality competition includes a Yahoo! executive, a YouTube sensation and a coconut vendor named Vince
“Survivor” has collared its castaways for its upcoming 30th edition.
The long-running CBS reality competition has unveiled the 18 contestants who will vie against each other for its upcoming season.
Also Read: ‘Survivor’ Finale Reveals Winner of ‘San Juan del Sur: Blood vs. Water 2′
The latest installment in the series will feature the new theme “Worlds Apart,” which will see contestants broken up into the tribes White Collar, Blue Collar and No Collar.
The White Collar tribe includes former talent agent assistant Tyler Fredrickson,...
“Survivor” has collared its castaways for its upcoming 30th edition.
The long-running CBS reality competition has unveiled the 18 contestants who will vie against each other for its upcoming season.
Also Read: ‘Survivor’ Finale Reveals Winner of ‘San Juan del Sur: Blood vs. Water 2′
The latest installment in the series will feature the new theme “Worlds Apart,” which will see contestants broken up into the tribes White Collar, Blue Collar and No Collar.
The White Collar tribe includes former talent agent assistant Tyler Fredrickson,...
- 1/21/2015
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Survivor is one of those shows that rises and falls on its casting. When the contestants are interesting, we get a stellar season like last spring's Survivor: Cagayan. If the cast is bland, we get a mediocre season like last fall's Survivor: San Juan Del Sur. (Don't take our word for it; even host Jeff Probst called it a "frustrating" season.) But Survivor is shockingly resilient. Now entering its 30th season, it has been around so long that this season's youngest contestant was in the first grade when the show premiered. She's now 22. This season, producers have divided...
- 1/21/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
Survivor is one of those shows that rises and falls on its casting. When the contestants are interesting, we get a stellar season like last spring's Survivor: Cagayan. If the cast is bland, we get a mediocre season like last fall's Survivor: San Juan Del Sur. (Don't take our word for it; even host Jeff Probst called it a "frustrating" season.) But Survivor is shockingly resilient. Now entering its 30th season, it has been around so long that this season's youngest contestant was in the first grade when the show premiered. She's now 22. This season, producers have divided...
- 1/21/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
Survivor is one of those shows that rises and falls on its casting. When the contestants are interesting, we get a stellar season like last spring's Survivor: Cagayan. If the cast is bland, we get a mediocre season like last fall's Survivor: San Juan Del Sur. (Don't take our word for it; even host Jeff Probst called it a "frustrating" season.)
But Survivor is shockingly resilient. Now entering its 30th season, it has been around so long that this season's youngest contestant was in the first grade when the show premiered. She's now 22.
This season, producers have divided...
But Survivor is shockingly resilient. Now entering its 30th season, it has been around so long that this season's youngest contestant was in the first grade when the show premiered. She's now 22.
This season, producers have divided...
- 1/21/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
Pre-credit sequence. Dale was the latest victim of Coyopa's ineptitude, Keith was confused to see his name written down at all. Apparently nothing notable happened on the nighttime return to camp, but the next morning Missy feels it's her responsibility to explain why things happened the way they happened. "You could've let me know," Keith pouts, asking what would have happened if Dale had voted for him. [Dale and I discussed that in his yet-to-post exit interview.] Although he's reassured that Dale was going home no matter what, Keith is merely making nice, telling us he'd be prepared to leave his current alliance high-and-dry. Clearly they remember, picking on the boy. Dale may get his chance soon, because Tree-Mail tells Hunahpu to pack their belongings. A Merge is coming and Josh laments that his tribe didn't take advantage of the opportunity to vote Jeremy out when they had they chance. For his part, Jeremy is relieved to get away from...
- 11/6/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
The most memorable player in any give "Survivor" season is more a function of editing than of outwitting, outplaying and outlasting, so it stands to reason that there's absolutely no reason why the Sole Survivor should also be the Most Memorable Survivor. When it comes to "Survivor: Cagayan," however, there will be no doubt: It was the season of Tony Vlachos. The Jersey Cop build alliances, tore alliances apart, schemed, conspired, swore on loved ones, swore on his badge, found Idols, used Idols and bluffed with Idols. He also wasn't quiet about his domination of the game. Tony wore a target on his chest for 39 days and other players either chose to work with him, chose to vote other people out first or actively, in the case of Woo, carried Tony with him. Woo's decision to bring Tony rather than Kass with him to Final Tribal will be...
- 5/27/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Martial arts instructor Yung "Woo" Hwang hoped that his integrity would be worth a million dollars in last week's "Survivor: Cagayan" finale. After a relatively uneventful 38 days in the game, Woo scored a key victory in the season's Final Immunity Challenge, which left him to decide whether he wanted to go to the Final Jury against Kass, presumably easily beatable, or Tony. Although there was the sense that Tony had played this season's most aggressive game, Woo made the surprising decision to take his Brawn alliance-mate to the end. Or perhaps it was Because there was a sense that Tony had played the season's most aggressive game. Put in position to make a game-changing decision for the first time this season, Woo decided he wanted to rest his laurels on Honor, taking Tony because Tony deserved to go to the end and Kass didn't, or so he said. After some...
- 5/26/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
If you read my interview with "Survivor: Cagayan" 4th Place finisher Spencer Bledsoe, you saw one approach to the "Survivor" experience. Spencer was circumspect, critical of his strategy and admitted that he would have voted for Tony, the season's winner, over himself. Today's exit interview, with 3rd Place finisher Kassandra "Kass" McQuillen, takes a different approach. Kass thinks she played the same game as Tony only with a different gender, she thinks Spencer and the other losing castaways were arrogant and she thinks that the "Survivor" finale live vote suggesting Woo would have easily beaten her was "revisionist." Kass thinks there's a double-standard when it comes to female "Survivor" players, particularly for moms, and she's confident that a male version of Kass would have won the season. And I'm not saying that she's wrong. In fact, on much of it, she's probably right. In our sometimes contentious exit interview, Kass...
- 5/25/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
[Prelude: This was a nutty, chaotic week and I really wasn't able to get on top of my seven "Amazing Race: All-Stars" and "Survivor: Cagayan" exit interviews. Apologies for the slowness, but it means a little extra content over the holiday weekend and whatnot. Starting tonight, I'll post my four "Survivor: Cagayan" exit interviews, one per day (give or take) starting with the season's fourth place finisher. Then I'll get to the three "Amazing Race: All-Stars" exit interviews, by which time you'll hopefully have forgotten how awful the finale was. Again, though, sorry for the delay.] My first two "Survivor: Cagayan" finale exit interviews could hardly be more different. Up first is Spencer Bledsoe, who made a disadvantageous alliance at the beginning with Garrett, an alliance that nearly led to his snuffing from the notoriously weak Brains tribe. Spencer came close to being in a power position after the Merge, but Kass' abrupt flip-flop had him scurrying for several weeks. Only a string of Immunity wins, aggressive scrambling and Tony's paranoia kept him from going home, but a tight Immunity loss to Kass at Final 4 ended his run. In some cases finishing fourth is a disappointment, but given Spencer's early position, such a long run was so impressive that he earned a vocal apology and a sealed letter of apology from "Survivor" host Jeff Probst, who underestimated him initially. Reflecting on his experience, super-fan Spencer is humble, introspective and self-deprecating, which runs counter to...
- 5/24/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Each week, host Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the latest episode of ‘Survivor: Cagayan.’ Also make sure to read Probst giving exclusive intel on the Next season of ‘Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water.’
Entertainment Weekly: Tony is probably the most aggressive winner we’ve ever seen. So where does he rank for you in the pantheon of Survivor champs?
Jeff Probst: Tony is one of the most electrifying players/characters we’ve ever had. You can’t anticipate what he’s going to do and then when he does it you...
Entertainment Weekly: Tony is probably the most aggressive winner we’ve ever seen. So where does he rank for you in the pantheon of Survivor champs?
Jeff Probst: Tony is one of the most electrifying players/characters we’ve ever had. You can’t anticipate what he’s going to do and then when he does it you...
- 5/22/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
Pre-credit warning. I'm going to ignore these live segments, if you don't mind. This recap is already going to be horribly long if I cover the two-hour episode. At least I get to fast-forward through the lengthy season-long recap. Also, this recap is so darned long that I had to paginate it. I won't be insulted if you just skip to Page 3 for the results and my Bottom Lines... Pre-credit sequence. "Nice Tribal, guys. That's one for the books," Spencer observes after the Trish vote-out. But the big question is immediately raised: Why did Tony vote for his former ally? Tony explains that it was strategy and he didn't feel good about it, but he couldn't take somebody as well-liked as Trish to the end. "I feel horrible about it, but I feel like it was the most strategic move for me to make," Tony says. I guess I can buy that.
- 5/22/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
It's been a few years since I've talked with Jeff Probst either before a "Survivor" season or before a finale and I'd forgotten that I probably needed to request three or four hours as an interview time. Jeff Probst is in his 28th season of hosting "Survivor" and he still loves talking about the game, talking about his favorite players and the constant surprise that each season brings. You may not agree with his take on things -- I tend to root more for the underdogs, while Probst's love and admiration for certain Alpha Dog contestants is famous/notorious -- but you can't doubt his passion, even if it's for something like this season's all-power Tyler Perry Idol, which has been the source of ample grumbling on my weekly recaps. Tony, the finder of the Tyler Perry Idol, is a Jeff Probst kinda "Survivor" player, while death-cheating Spencer is the...
- 5/21/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
At 48, Trish Hegarty was the oldest contestant to compete on Survivor: Cagayan. Initially banished from her tribe, the Massachusetts Pilates trainer managed to battle her way into the game's most dominant power alliance. But it didn't last.
Three days before the end of the game, her alliance turned on her, opting instead to keep caustic attorney Kass McQuillan.
The outspoken Hegarty pulled no punches when asked about her tribe. (Kass? Not a fan.) She tells People what was behind her personal beef with two contestants, and what was in her own bag of tricks.
You played a subtle, social game.
Three days before the end of the game, her alliance turned on her, opting instead to keep caustic attorney Kass McQuillan.
The outspoken Hegarty pulled no punches when asked about her tribe. (Kass? Not a fan.) She tells People what was behind her personal beef with two contestants, and what was in her own bag of tricks.
You played a subtle, social game.
- 5/20/2014
- by Steve Helling
- People.com - TV Watch
At 48, Trish Hegarty was the oldest contestant to compete on Survivor: Cagayan. Initially banished from her tribe, the Massachusetts pilates trainer managed to battle her way into the game's most dominant power alliance. But it didn't last. Three days before the end of the game, her alliance turned on her, opting instead to keep caustic attorney Kass McQuillan. The outspoken Hegarty pulled no punches when asked about her tribe. (Kass? Not a fan.) She tells People what was behind her personal beef with two contestants, and what was in her own bag of tricks. You played a subtle, social game.
- 5/20/2014
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
At 48, Trish Hegarty was the oldest contestant to compete on Survivor: Cagayan. Initially banished from her tribe, the Massachusetts pilates trainer managed to battle her way into the game's most dominant power alliance. But it didn't last. Three days before the end of the game, her alliance turned on her, opting instead to keep caustic attorney Kass McQuillan. The outspoken Hegarty pulled no punches when asked about her tribe. (Kass? Not a fan.) She tells People what was behind her personal beef with two contestants, and what was in her own bag of tricks. You played a subtle, social game.
- 5/20/2014
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
There are many reasons to like Trish Hegarty's "Survivor: Cagayan" game. In short order, she was a key to blindsiding widely admired NBA veteran Cliff Robinson. Then she was part of a post-Tribal Council fight that led Lindsey to drop out, further shifting the balance of power. Soon after, with the numbers looking bad post-Merge, Trish was a conduit to convincing Kass to betray her fellow brains and turn on Queen-for-a-Moment Sarah. One could argue rather easily that those were the season's pivotal moves. Despite that, the Boston-area pilates instructor hasn't always been embraced by viewers this season, lingering behind alliance-mate Tony in discussions of likely winners. It hasn't helped that vocal fights with Lindsey and, this week, with Kass were edited as "No winners here" brawls in which both sides looked less-than-ideal. In the season's latest blindside, Trish went from powerful to snuffed after Kass and Woo...
- 5/17/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
InsideTV Podcast: Trish from 'Survivor' unloads on 'unbearable... cruel... vicious... no class' Kass
Trish Hegarty tried to let bygones by bygones after she was voted off of Survivor: Cagayan, wishing everyone luck as her torch was snuffed. So how did arch nemesis Kass respond? By giving her the finger on the way out.
So it’s little wonder that after watching that one finger salute on TV last night that Trish did not hold back when she called into Entertainment Weekly Radio (SiriusXM channel 105) this morning. Here are just a few of the words she used to describe Kass during the course of our discussion: unbearable, cruel, vicious, no class, and delusional.
So it’s little wonder that after watching that one finger salute on TV last night that Trish did not hold back when she called into Entertainment Weekly Radio (SiriusXM channel 105) this morning. Here are just a few of the words she used to describe Kass during the course of our discussion: unbearable, cruel, vicious, no class, and delusional.
- 5/15/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
Pre-credit sequence. It's Night 33. Tasha's gone. And it's raining again. Spencer is annoyed at Woo and Kass for ditching their Final 3 pact and he doesn't particularly care if Tony hears it. "So it turns out the deal that we had is a lie," Spencer grumbles. "Why bother with the whole charade?" Spencer asks. "Why does anyone lie in this game? It's part of the game," Kass tells him, explaining to us that she thinks she could beat Tony, who she thinks everybody hates. "As long as they don't stab me in the back, I won't stab them in the back," Tony says of his alliance. Spencer calls his rivals foolish and says his only chance is that the others don't understand the game. I Woo-Woo-Woo-Woo-Wonder Why. Tony takes Woo out onto the water to talk Final 3. Tony wants Kass coming with them...
- 5/15/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
I said as much in my recap of Wednesday's (May 7) "Survivor: Cagayan," but Tasha Fox has no doubt that if she hadn't been voted out and if she'd been allowed to make it into Final 3 situation, she was going to win, whether she went up against Idol-finding mastermind Tony or fellow Brain Spencer. "Hand's down, I would win the million dollars regardless of who I sat next to," Tasha told me in this week's exit interview. Of course, getting to the Final 3 required getting out of last week's Tribal Council and that required counting on Kass and Woo to flip against Tony. That didn't happen. But just because Tony seems to be in a power position from what we've seen on TV, Tasha hints that her own Jury sentiments may not be so clear. She gives a perspective that may be illustrative of what we can expect over the...
- 5/10/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
And then the Beauty Tribe was gone. Had the Beauty Tribe been functional, perhaps they could have made a go of things after the Merge. They made the Merge with four players, same as the Brawn tribe, one more than the Brain tribe. And when Sarah was blindsided post-Merge, Beauty had a plurality and theoretically could have bonded with anybody to take power. With no particular unity, though, the Beauty tribe failed to mount any sort of strategy. First, Morgan went out without a whimper. Then L.J. was blindsided. Then Jeremiah knew he was doomed. Finally, on this week's "Survivor: Cagayan," Jefra Band became the last Beauty castaway sent packing, blindsided by Tony, who feared that a gender-based alliance might be the only thing that could halt his paranoid scurry to the million. Jefra, who previously expected elimination and then was spared after Kass flipped, faced her torch-snuffing with a smile.
- 5/3/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
It's hard out there for a "Survivor: Cagayan" Beauty. For the third straight week, my "Survivor" exit interview is with a castaway who began the season as part of the Beauty tribe. Following in the footsteps of Morgan and Lj is Jeremiah Wood, who only revealed to his core alliance in this week's episode that he makes his living as a model. It wasn't like there was a Beauty alliance that is being picked off. Jeremiah wasn't especially close with either Lj or Morgan. Instead, he grew tight with former Brain Spencer and if you saw the combination of down-home Southern charmer and sometimes awkward mastermind and remembered the partnership with J.T. and Stephen? You're not the only one. Of course, this budding dynamic duo was thwarted after Kass flipped and then when Tony began his reign of terror, though they had brief hope this week when Jefra, the lone remaining Beauty,...
- 4/26/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Lj McKanas has been a marked man from the start of this "Survivor: Cagayan" season. As the Old Man of the Beauty tribe -- He's 34 -- Lj was selected as his tribe's leader within minutes and he wore that target on his chest for his entire time on a tribe he wouldn't have selected for himself (he self-identified as "Brawn" before the season, but showed his Brains in finding a hidden Idol). After the Tribal shuffle, Lj's "Survivor" time seemed even shorter, as it appeared that the Brawn majority in his new clan would burn through the remaining Beauty outsiders. In a shocker, though, Lj aligned with Trish and took advantage of her anti-Cliff paranoia to remain in the game. And even after the Merge, Lj's alliance looked like it might be in jeopardy, but Kass' flip made Lj and Tony the two Alpha Males suddenly...
- 4/19/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Before we knew anything else about former cheerleader and "Survivor: Cagayan" contestant Morgan McLeod, we knew that she was comfortable with her place on the Beauty tribe and that she was prepared to use her physical attributes to get what she wanted. Soon, though, Lj came to look at Morgan as a threat, because of a hot girl scorned and she became a target, stuck in a not-especially-successful alliance with the previously eliminated Brice. [Somehow I forgot that Lj picked Morgan for not-elimination in the very first seconds on the beach. I'd have asked about that if I remembered. Apologies!] Morgan was never shy about saying what she thought of people. She called Lj old. She called Kass old and ugly. And it's a favor that was returned this week. Flip-flopping Kass compared Morgan to a useless old dog, while Tony said that because of Morgan's laziness, "you can't tell if she's a pillow or a person." Morgan was never the biggest threat for... anything, but the members of the Brawn-y alliance decided that nobody...
- 4/12/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Sarah Lacina was pretty confident that she was safe on Wednesday (April 2) night's "Survivor: Cagaya." But Sarah was more than confident that she was staying. She was certain that she was the one deciding who would go home. In the immediate aftermath of the season's Merge, Sarah was positioned as the swing vote between two five-person alliances. She was the queen. She was the president. She was blindsided. Fed up with Sarah's power and insecure about her own position with her former Brains alliance, Kass was wooed to the dark side and flipped, sending Sarah packing in a shocking Tribal Council that saw two Hidden Immunity Idols get played on castaways who received a combined total of zero votes. It was a tough moment for Sarah, an Iowa-based police officer who immediately bonded with New Jersey's Tony to form the short-lived Cops -r- Us alliance. Nothing actually came of that alliance,...
- 4/5/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Before Survivor: Cagayan premiered in February, host Jeff Probst told People about the show's two police officers, Tony Vlachos and Sarah Lacina. "It's a real cat and mouse situation," he said, without ever specifying which was which. As it turned out, Vlachos emerged as the cat. With the help of Kass McQuillan, an attorney from California, Vlachos blindsided Lacina on Day 19. The result was one of the most entertaining and jaw-dropping tribal councils in the show's 28-season history. Contestants talked openly about their votes. Two immunity idols were played. Tears were shed. But in the end, a shocked Lacina...
- 4/4/2014
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can. "Don't sink everybody else and yourself because you're pissed off at one person." - Ken Stafford, Survivor: ThailandHoly reversals, Batman! Wednesday night's tribal council was one of the twistiest, turniest eliminations ever on Survivor. Two surprise idols were revealed! Votes were switched! A flopper flipped!
- 4/3/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Pre-credit sequence. When we left, Aparri had decided to keep Jeremiah over Alexis. Everybody is very taken aback by Alexis crying after her elimination, though Spencer is feeling Ok about the vote and about the cohesion of his six-person tribe. Sarah wants to have two fast targets in case there's a Merge the very next morning and the agreement seems to be that either Trish or Jefra should be the votes. They put their hands together and celebrate Final 6. For a tribe that just lost two straight challenges and that only has a one-person number advantage, there's a lot of smugness. "The best laid plans often end up sprawled out on a murder scene floor," Kass says colorfully and portentously. For some reason, Kass thinks it's good strategy to tell Sarah that she and Jeremiah are the only people she worries about, loyalty-wise. "People don't like to be called a...
- 4/3/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
He has been the sneakiest sneak of the Survivor season so far. Some of his moves — like putting a target on Cliff with a phantom lie to Sarah and putting a target on Jeremiah with a phantom hidden immunity idol clue — have been ingenious. Others — like yelling out “Top five, baby!” at the top of his lungs after winning a challenge — maybe not so much. And now Jersey City cop Tony Vlachos will have to come face to face with those people not part of his top five when the Survivor: Cagayan tribes merge on Wednesday night’s episode.
- 4/2/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
It's surprisingly rare when a contestant quits Survivor. Out of the 424 contestants to ever play the game, only 10 have officially walked away, and usually because they are physically sick or exhausted.
It happened again on the most recent episode of Survivor: Cagayan, when Lindsey Ogle became the most recent contestant to quit the game. Returning to camp after losing her closest ally, NBA star Cliff Robinson, Ogle got into a heated argument with fellow castaway Trish Hegarty. "I was worried that I would get into a physical confrontation with her," says Ogle, 29. "I didn't want to do that."
Ogle,...
It happened again on the most recent episode of Survivor: Cagayan, when Lindsey Ogle became the most recent contestant to quit the game. Returning to camp after losing her closest ally, NBA star Cliff Robinson, Ogle got into a heated argument with fellow castaway Trish Hegarty. "I was worried that I would get into a physical confrontation with her," says Ogle, 29. "I didn't want to do that."
Ogle,...
- 3/30/2014
- by Steve Helling
- People.com - TV Watch
It's surprisingly rare when a contestant quits Survivor. Out of the 424 contestants to ever play the game, only 10 have officially walked away, and usually because they are physically sick or exhausted. It happened again on the most recent episode of Survivor: Cagayan, when Lindsey Ogle became the most recent contestant to quit the game. Returning to camp after losing her closest ally, NBA star Cliff Robinson, Ogle got into a heated argument with fellow castaway Trish Hegarty. "I was worried that I would get into a physical confrontation with her," says Ogle, 29. "I didn't want to do that." Ogle,...
- 3/30/2014
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Like so many "Survivor" decisions, Wednesday (March 26) night's "Survivor: Cagayan" vote came down to trust. With a Merge coming, the remaining trio of Brains had to decide who they could trust not to flip. Would they trust Sarah, who might reunite with the majority of her Brawn tribe? Would they trust Jeremiah, who may or may not have gotten a clue to an Immunity Idol and may or may not have lied about it? Or would they trust Alexis, who professed loyalty, but had two chums -- Lj and Jefra -- remaining on the other tribe? In the end, the Brains didn't really consider targeting Sarah and they opted to trust Jeremiah, even while not quite believing him, leaving Alexis blindsided and crying. Although she was placed on the Beauty tribe for the purposes of this "Survivor" season, Alexis Maxwell is a student at Northwestern, which isn't too shabby, and...
- 3/30/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"Survivor" isn't a show for quitters and yet many players have quit on "Survivor" over 28 seasons. Players have quit with broken bones, nasty infections, heart problems, stomach problems and whatever those two things were that caused Colton to quit. Jenna quit to be near her ailing mother. Susan quit because Richard Hatch rubbed against her. Various levels of in-game misery caused Janu, Kathy, NaOnka and Purple Kelly to quit. On Wednesday (March 26) night's "Survivor: Cagayan," Lindsey Ogle quit because of her concerns that if she continued to spend time with gloating Bostonian Trish, something bad might happen. Jeff Probst hailed this as a strange sort of "Survivor" first. As a result, the Solana tribe lost Cliff and Lindsey, which Trish and Tony hailed as a huge triumph, even if they were now way down in numbers. Solana subsequently won two straight challenges, which as either a fluke or addition by subtraction.
- 3/29/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Survivor: Cagayan contestant Lindsey Ogle shocked producers, viewers and her tribe mates on Wednesday's episode, when she pulled herself from the game because tensions between her and Trish had reached a boiling point.
"It just was not something that would have been safe for her if I would have continued," a still-fired-up Lindsey tells TVGuide.com. "She took a little too far and she almost lost her front [teeth]. But I made the right decision, so we're good."
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"It just was not something that would have been safe for her if I would have continued," a still-fired-up Lindsey tells TVGuide.com. "She took a little too far and she almost lost her front [teeth]. But I made the right decision, so we're good."
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- 3/28/2014
- by Liz Raftery
- TVGuide - Breaking News
When Lindsey Ogle (right) voluntarily left "Survivor: Cagayan" Wednesday (March 26), it was perhaps the strangest exit of the game we've seen in all 28 seasons. Ogle tells Zap2it that she felt like Trish was constantly nagging at her and she couldn't take it anymore.
Zap2it: Walk us through what was going through your head when you decided to leave the show.
Lindsey Ogle: Oh, gosh, if I only knew. [laughs] I've watched a lot of "Survivor" and you sit there, with your bowl of chips and your pop and you're like, "I would never, ever do that. She's a wimp," but it's a little different when you get out there.
In my honest opinion, I felt like even seeing it again, I got the same feeling still -- do I have any regerets? Absolutely not. I made the best choice and I really do feel like it's a selfless...
Zap2it: Walk us through what was going through your head when you decided to leave the show.
Lindsey Ogle: Oh, gosh, if I only knew. [laughs] I've watched a lot of "Survivor" and you sit there, with your bowl of chips and your pop and you're like, "I would never, ever do that. She's a wimp," but it's a little different when you get out there.
In my honest opinion, I felt like even seeing it again, I got the same feeling still -- do I have any regerets? Absolutely not. I made the best choice and I really do feel like it's a selfless...
- 3/27/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can.
"This game is fun, and I like keeping it fun." – Todd Herzog, Winner, Survivor: China
Has anybody ever had more fun playing Survivor than Tony?
His big strategic moves may be harebrained. To prove his honesty, he confesses how much he lies. His tattoo makes him...
"This game is fun, and I like keeping it fun." – Todd Herzog, Winner, Survivor: China
Has anybody ever had more fun playing Survivor than Tony?
His big strategic moves may be harebrained. To prove his honesty, he confesses how much he lies. His tattoo makes him...
- 3/27/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Our Users had given Lindsey Ogle the second-best odds to be axed at this week's tribal council on "Survivor: Cagayan." Instead, she walked off the show after last week's axing of her pal Cliff Robinson. Even down a player, her tribe -- Solana -- still won the immunity challenge, leaving the rival players on Aparri to fight among themselves for survival. Your first place pick -- Morgan McLeod -- escaped elimination when the rest of the Aparri tribe sided with her in a feud with Jeremiah Wood. Instead, they turned on the wily Alexis Maxwell who found herself in the firing line. -Break- Make your 'Survivor' predictions: Click Here Among our Users, Zachary Hardy and bondzz did the best predicting the outcome of this week's episode. Join fierce 'Survivor' discussion in our message boards: Click Here However, Alex Movieland continues to lead the overall le...
- 3/27/2014
- Gold Derby
Each week, host Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the latest episode of ‘Survivor: Cagayan.’
Entertainment Weekly: Take us inside how the Lindsey quit went down. How soon after Tribal Council did you get the call? And what does your gut tell you in terms of what made her quit, because we have heard her from time to time during the season talk about feeling miserable out there and regretting signing up for this adventure. Do you believe it was because of Trish blasting her? Because she couldn’t take it out in the elements? Or a combination of the two?...
Entertainment Weekly: Take us inside how the Lindsey quit went down. How soon after Tribal Council did you get the call? And what does your gut tell you in terms of what made her quit, because we have heard her from time to time during the season talk about feeling miserable out there and regretting signing up for this adventure. Do you believe it was because of Trish blasting her? Because she couldn’t take it out in the elements? Or a combination of the two?...
- 3/27/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
Lindsey Ogle stomped off "Survivor" because "I can't have someone antagonizing me anymore," she cried to Jeff Probst at night on the beach. She was referring, of course, to Trish Hegarty, who went all gonzo on her when they returned from tribal council. Some witnesses may think Lindsey started the fight because she fumed to her tribal partners, "You all screwed up majorly!" after they voted Cliff Robinson off Cagayan. She and Cliff had been Bff, so she was understandably upset. At least Lindsey didn't counter by attacking the others in a vicious personal way. But that's what Trish did when she lashed out in response. "Let me make this clear to you moving forward," she growled at Lindsey. "I will respect you but I don't like you!" -Break- Huh? It's obvious that Trish had no respect at all for Lindsey and was burying a hatchet in her heart. But why?...
- 3/27/2014
- Gold Derby
Pre-credit sequence. Farewell, Uncle Cliffy. Solana returns to camp and Trish has a speech to make, but Lindsey isn't interested in hearing. "You guys just screwed up majorly," she tells nobody in particular, admitting that she doesn't have any alliances anymore. "I will respect you, because this is a team moving forward, but I don't like you," Trish smirks. Of course, Trish just threw away a big numbers advantage in order to break up what she's calling a two-person alliance of Lindsey and Cliff. "You disgust me. Everything about you is annoying. Your laugh. Your teeth. Your face," Lindsey tells Trish, calling her "the most horrific person" she's met. Trish doesn't care. "I can leave here and never think of you again," Lindsey insists, calling Trish a bully. Lindsey doesn't want to play with Trish anymore, so she goes off wandering. Nobody knows where Lindsey is, other than the cameraman and everybody's favorite interloper,...
- 3/27/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
A double elimination went down on Survivor: Cagayan after one of the castaways decided to quite the show, while Slade made his first major move in his plan to ruin Oliver's life on Arrow. Plus, the competition is finally starting to get serious on American Idol and a shocking wedding was held on Nashville. Warning, spoilers on Wednesday's shows ahead! Survivor: Cagayan: Man, this season is entertaining, no? After getting into a fight with Trish and some of the other castaways, Lindsey quit the game, fearing she would "flip out" and physically harm Trish. The Solana tribe? Not too sad to see her go. But Lindsey wasn't the only contestant who exited in episode five as the Aparri tribe was forced to...
- 3/27/2014
- E! Online
This week, it's the weirdest quitting of "Survivor" we've ever seen but after two castaways are gone, each tribe seems to be fairly unified. Should be interesting when they merge.
Solana
In the wake of the blindside, Lindsey lambasts her tribemates for screwing things up "majorly," but that remains to be seen. It certainly screws up Lindsey's game, but we don't know if that was a negative thing yet for Trish and Tony.
Lindsey gets personal, telling Trish she hates everything about her. Lindsey calls her a bully in an interview, but honestly? That's just some inflammatory language (at least from what we've seen via the editing). Trish hasn't bullied anybody, she's just playing her own game (which is what you do).
But then Lindsey gets on the coconut phone to call Jeff Probst. She claims that when they got back to camp, Trish was saying "awful" things to her.
Solana
In the wake of the blindside, Lindsey lambasts her tribemates for screwing things up "majorly," but that remains to be seen. It certainly screws up Lindsey's game, but we don't know if that was a negative thing yet for Trish and Tony.
Lindsey gets personal, telling Trish she hates everything about her. Lindsey calls her a bully in an interview, but honestly? That's just some inflammatory language (at least from what we've seen via the editing). Trish hasn't bullied anybody, she's just playing her own game (which is what you do).
But then Lindsey gets on the coconut phone to call Jeff Probst. She claims that when they got back to camp, Trish was saying "awful" things to her.
- 3/27/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
It was double trouble on tonight’s Survivor as two contestants went home. Why? Who? And how? My full recap will be up at midnight, but if you’ve already watched and want to sound off on what happened, then read on for more. [Spoiler Alert: Read on only if you have already watched Wednesday’s episode of Survivor: Cagayan.]
The episode started in dramatic fashion as Trish and Lindsey exchanged verbal barbs in a confrontation that eventually caused Lindsey to remove herself from the tribe…permanently. After being visited by Jeff Probst, Lindsey made the decision to quit, fearing that if she didn’t she would “flip out” on Trish. (Evidently, telling someone “You disgust me.
The episode started in dramatic fashion as Trish and Lindsey exchanged verbal barbs in a confrontation that eventually caused Lindsey to remove herself from the tribe…permanently. After being visited by Jeff Probst, Lindsey made the decision to quit, fearing that if she didn’t she would “flip out” on Trish. (Evidently, telling someone “You disgust me.
- 3/27/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW.com - PopWatch
Help, "Survivor" fans! I can't decide who I loath the most on Cagayan island -- and there are too many despicable choices! When this "Survivor" season began, it was easy. Tony Vlachos exulted in being a plotting, duplicitous creep as he lied to fellow cop Sarah Lacina about Cliff Robinson and Lindsey Ogle conspiring against her. When Tony pledged his undying loyalty to Sarah, he did so on their badges, then snickered privately to TV viewers, "It means nothing. You can swear on your kids, your family, dead grandmother. It doesn't matter to me. It's just words." Make your 'Survivor' predictions - click here -Break- Then Morgan McLeod emerged as a big-boobed, small-brained brat deserving of a special hot place in "Survivor" hell. She established herself early on as lazy, whiny and, worst of all, incompetent. When she opted to go for a chance at an immunity idol...
- 3/26/2014
- Gold Derby
Is it bye-bye time on "Survivor" for Morgan McLeod, Lindsey Ogle or Alexis Maxwell? Those three contestants have the best odds to get the boot at next tribal council, according to Gold Derby racetrack odds: Morgan at 3 to 2, Lindsey at 21 to 10 and Alexis at 11 to 2. Morgan may be most vulnerable because it was recently revealed to her team mates that, when she arrived on the island, she opted for a chance to snag an immunity idol instead of getting a guaranteed bag of extra rice for her tribe. Worse, she failed to find the idol. -Break- Overall, Morgan comes across as selfish, vain and lazy. When she started the show, she wanted "to show everyone that just because I have huge boobs and a pretty face does not mean I am dumb. It just means I look better when I am winning." However, she hasn't proved pivotal in the winning...
- 3/26/2014
- Gold Derby
Cliff Robinson was not the first professional athlete to compete on Survivor. Major league baseball player Jeff Kent competed in the Philippines, and NFL quarterback Gary Hogeboom strategized his way to the final seven in Guatemala. But few contestants were as recognizable as Robinson, a 6-ft., 10-inch basketball player who spent 18 seasons in the NBA. After being blindsided on day 14, Robinson became the fifth contestant to leave Survivor: Cagayan. Following his elimination, Robinson spoke with People about his tribe, his love of the game and why he should have made the finals. You're a recognizable guy. Did you tell everyone who you were?...
- 3/26/2014
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
On the basketball court, Cliff Robinson's statistics were quite robust. He ranks ninth in NBA history in games played and, with playoff appearances in 17 of his 18 seasons, those were often meaningful games. He was the league's Sixth Man of the Year for the 1992-1993 season, was an All-Defensive Team second teamer twice and an All-Star once. Thanks to his longevity, he ranks in the Top 50 in NBA/Aba history in scoring, ahead of Hall-of-Famers like Chris Mullin, Isiah Thomas and Scottie Pippen. Sadly, Cliff Robinson won't be remembered for his "Survivor" longevity. This week, Robinson became the fifth player voted out on "Survivor: Cagayan" and the first player booted after the season dissolved its Brains vs. Beauty vs. Brawn twist. Cliff could have been voted out even earlier, but a basketball-themed Immunity Challenge thwarted Brawn teammate Sarah's attempts to throw the game. After leading his post-Shuffle tribe to a big Reward win,...
- 3/23/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
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