Ghosts Recap: Ghost DadThor realizes that children aren’t born with hate in their hearts — they are taught to hate, and his son had better learn to hate Danes.
Survivor Recap: Manic MergeInformation has always been currency on Survivor, and that’s never more evident than at the merge.
ByKristen Reid
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Checking In on This Year’s New Network DramasLinear television’s fall freshman class has arrived, and we’re predicting which hour-long series are in it for the long haul, and which will burn out.
‘I Don’t Know How My Show Is Doing!’Streamers like Netflix run on data, but showrunners say they’re not seeing it. For some, that’s a recipe for serious anxiety.
Survivor Recap: The Puppet MasterConverging strategies and a ruthless behind-the-scenes scheme provide a more traditional Survivor episode.
ByMartin Holmes
overnights
Survivor Recap: Bigger Than the Game“I walked into Tribal, I saw two Black people [on the jury]; I cannot write her name down … morally, I cannot write her name down.”
ByMartin Holmes
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Survivor Recap: Sit and WaitThere was bound to be a lull in the season at some point, despite Jeff’s awkward fourth-wall-breaking monologues.
ByMartin Holmes
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Survivor Recap: The Tori FactorThe merge is turbulent and exciting despite the return of the dreaded fake merge-slash-hourglass twist.
ByMartin Holmes
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Survivor Recap: Given the Cold ShoulderThanks to a stray vote and a healthy dose of merge paranoia, this season continues to deliver intriguing tribal dynamics and shifting allegiances.
Survivor Recap: Caught Double-DippingThese season 42 castaways are in self-preservation mode already, leading to fragile relationships that fracture easily under pressure.
ByMartin Holmes
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Survivor Recap: Choppy WatersThe season’s twists and one survivor’s paranoia leads to one of the messiest tribal councils we’ve seen in quite some time.
ByMartin Holmes
overnights
Survivor Recap: Protect the BallsAnother character-focused episode that puts personal stories and human relationships above the twists and advantages of late-stage Survivor.
