This season could be summed up by the fact that the only person in the final 5 to never visit the Island of the Idols won it all

@MrAgentTurner

4 жыл бұрын

Precisely. Twist was uselesssss

@heathh2758

4 жыл бұрын

And too many idols actually add variance to the game and make the game more luck dependent.

@irfan7395

4 жыл бұрын

Never wanna see anyone ever from this season again. Whole cast was so bad even without the controversy.

@zachnolan3378

4 жыл бұрын

titan slayer Kellee was Great. She definitely got voted out with two idols because she thought the vote was a moral decision not a strategic one. She was probably the breakout star even though she was the merge boot. Dean Kowalski was also a great player in my opinion and kind of developed into an interesting villain. He betrayed a lot of players. He became a complex villain as his edit resolved around him turning on those who wanted to use him. He snitched on flip plans and turned his game up on the final lap. It was abit of too little too late (he left Lauren, Tommy and Janet too long in the game). DK Villain is a welcome returnee and even Jason the pre merge vote seemed to have a Mike/David potential edit but wasn’t given a chance. Janet and maybe even noura could return (Noura is the crazy person I hate but survivor loves (Phillip, Debbie).

@braydenbunce6772

3 жыл бұрын

@@zachnolan3378 Dean was my favorite person from the season and in my opinion should have won. He just woke up too late in the season and just didn't have the social game.

The biggest loser has to be Dan's 13 yr old son. That kid gonna have a hell of a time getting through puberty.

@tommytsongas

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew i was thinking that he got the worst of it. He was the first kid to be on the live ones visit and his dad did that. Back at home is friends r probs making fun of him and his life is ruined. ok not ruined but just different

@matbolabc

4 жыл бұрын

@@tommytsongas hate to be "that guy" and correct you but Shane's son on season 12 came to the loved ones visit. I can't recall his age, but I think he was no older than 13 at the time. Regardless, I agree though. It's a shame Dan's family may also have to deal with the fallout of his actions...

@TheNibiru720

4 жыл бұрын

He was 13 yrs old...they Made a big deal about it because hes the youngest person to ever be on survivor. Not to mention, they knew the whole time that Dan was going to be kicked off the show for inappropriate behavior And yet they involve a minor Knowing good and well kids are mean as folk and all of his friends and classmates are gonna be like your dad is a sexual predator throughout all of high school. Survivor &c BS you disappoint me for allowing all this boescheppe the happen. Way to Place the entire blame on Dan and ruin his family's life in the process, take responsibility CBS and survivor.

@tempforthis8297

4 жыл бұрын

@Crebs Park Dan got removed for touching a staff member long after kellee had already been voted out. But I guess you probably don't even watch survivor.

@julias8340

4 жыл бұрын

Crebs Park unless you have proof of such, all we know is that he was removed due to being inappropriate again after his first warning.

When you said "my wife", I nearly spit out my drink, I thought you were like 19

@notaidan405

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@ethanwhite145

Жыл бұрын

You can be married at 19

@liambarron9772

Ай бұрын

@@ethanwhite145 ik it's terrifying

I feel so bad for kellee and all the shit that happened to her. But I'm really bummed because that's all anyone will remember her by and not her two idols and brilliant Jack blindside. I really hope she comes back.

@JudeMarchisio

4 жыл бұрын

Not forgetting she got voted out WITH those 2 idols. I really don't think there's any reason to bring her back, her gameplay was below average. Noura, Elaine and Chelsea would be far better returnees.

@alicemoore2036

4 жыл бұрын

Disagree. She is a crybully.

@Peyton_S

4 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for her too

@jadeingels3475

4 жыл бұрын

Alice Moore that’s cringe bro

@suavecitojoee

4 жыл бұрын

T Mac I can’t stand people like you lol

Dean was one of the most entertaining players I’ve ever watched after seeing the finale. Not because he was super good, but because his personality was just hilarious.

@nickywhites3970

4 жыл бұрын

I wanna see him back

@redturtle234xd5

3 жыл бұрын

DkChillin for second chance 2

For one thing, I would like DK chillin’ to come back, the way that he turned it up in the 4th quarter was impressive to me.

@Tr1Dylan

3 жыл бұрын

Chris played 1/10 of the game and won... dean did not play till the merge and lost? His merge game was on point. Every backstab was great, and in the end he just was the most interesting character by far.

One thing I wanna see in Winners at War is Rob end up first on the edge of extinction and then start building the best shelter ever in survivor yes even better than Island of the idols shelter

@bc5163

4 жыл бұрын

I want to see Sandra use one of Rob's lessons against him successfully lol

@JC-lb3df

4 жыл бұрын

B C OMG that would be beautiful

@claymiller9707

4 жыл бұрын

This would be cool but the Edge has no bamboo or palm fronds ;(

After Kellee went home .. the whole season felt weird to me , I just wasn’t that interested.

@nelly3561

4 жыл бұрын

Facu Bogao she was robbed

@micronesias.4383

4 жыл бұрын

She’s the queen of IOI.

@olivermensinger

2 жыл бұрын

Kellee and Jamal getting the boot back-to-back was painful.

Besides dan, I did really like this season.

@claymiller9707

4 жыл бұрын

Justin My thoughts exactly! Think of how different it would be if he wasn’t there. I’m actually a bit more of a character appreciator than a gameplay lover, so this was a great season for me. Chelsea, Jack, Jamal, Elaine, Tommy, Dean, Noura, Vince, and Janet were all a lot of fun imo! (yes i know I named like half the cast, sorry)

@nooba220

4 жыл бұрын

The beginning had so many blindsides

@hamzasbaai8416

4 жыл бұрын

this season sucked balls, let's be honest. from bullying Karishma over and over again and threating her like shit, nothing exciting happened post merge. Kellee got voted too early on. Girls turning their backs on janet while she only tried to defend them and stood with a harrasser. Most boring winner witht he most boring top 3. Nothing enjoyable about the post merge + all the fucked up shit that happened.

@albenmarco7962

4 жыл бұрын

hamza sbaai honestly survivor has evolved with the advantages is taking over survivor like seriously that’s why this is a really good season that will show other seasons to have more advantages

@blivin7839

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the season overall was good but I thought the finale was pretty bad. And yeah dan ruined stuff

You summed up the Dan situation extremely well and my girlfriend and I went through the same thing. We were ready to drop the season after the Kelly episode and we grew frustrated when Janet was labeled as the bad guy in the very next episode. I'm glad she can look back now and know she was a hero.

Can you do a cast assessment and predictions episode of winners at war? I’d like to know who you think will be the early vote outs, who will form alliances, and who will make it to the end

@Peridiam

4 жыл бұрын

Noah Richter Yep, I plan to make several cast analysis videos in the pre-season.

@MoneyPlaysEveryDay

4 жыл бұрын

Peridiam did you make those videos in May for season 40?

@Peridiam

4 жыл бұрын

The Neiman Channel The story videos? I didn’t. But I did consider it for a while.

@JuanRodriguez-tf7fh

4 жыл бұрын

@@Peridiam You better talk about Pre-game alliances Especially that between Rob, Tyson, Kim, Tony, Sandra

@liability59

4 жыл бұрын

Peridiam who do you think will win winners at war

i understand that the game of survivor has changed, i really do, but the amount of idols and advantages in the game has become insane. also, the way “big moves” talk has taken over every single tribal council is annoying. as we saw, tommy won the game without a single idol or advantage in the game. he didn’t even go to IOI for goodness sake. survivor is a social experiment at the core. that is how you win the game, you build relationships with people knowing after you vote them out, you have to ask them for their votes in the end. i understand that there are other aspects to the game like alliances and immunity challenges besides the social game but it truly is a social game. we got to see this so much more in older “old school” seasons and i just wish we could see some of this from the newer seasons. i hope that soon we get a “back to basics season” in the near future. i don’t mean no idols, i just mean not so many idols that every other person is finding one. but i do think they should get rid of all the extra advantages. i also want them to stop focusing so much on big moves and more in the relationships that are built and the actual “survival” aspect of the show.

@dereklewis4321

4 жыл бұрын

Idol Nolifier...

@newo95600

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I 100% agree. I was really hoping season 40 was going to go back to basics, bare-knuckle survivor with maybe immunity idols and that's it (but make them harder to find). The reliance of some players on cheap advantages to carry them through is too much

@parkzy2920

4 жыл бұрын

You could check out Australian Survivor. Content 3 days every week and a lot more camp life. But yes, I'd love to see another Philliphines esk survivor season. Only idols on the beginning beaches and no extra things.

@survivorsunited3603

4 жыл бұрын

Watch Australian Survivor, it has the perfect balance between strategy, entertainment and camplife.

@sydneyfreund3933

4 жыл бұрын

Survivors United where can you find it for free?

I’d love to see Chelsea, Janet, Kellee, and Elaine back. I’d even be okay with Lauren and Missy returning to see how they’ve grown from not only their mistakes but from the way they played their first time. Overall I thought the women this season was some of the best casting in a while, regardless of how things turned out

@noahs5636

4 жыл бұрын

T Mac being good at the game has nothing to do with them being good casting. Noura was hilarious to watch and Karishma was funny sometimes as well. Elaine did pretty well considering she was a target on day one and made it pretty far, won some immunities, played some advantages etc. Janet made it incredibly far given her age. She’s the oldest woman to make it to the finale. And Lauren had an incredible social game. If she makes FTC she wins, probably beats Tommy too. Idk what you’re talking about.

@robby_zhang

4 жыл бұрын

T Mac ok agree with Karishma and Janet, but they literally had to get rid of Lauren because SHE WOULD WIN! They literally say it!

@noahs5636

4 жыл бұрын

T Mac I hate Kim K and Jake Paul, they’re just annoying and obnoxious. Noura’s delusion and craziness was funny imo. Karishma wasn’t necessarily hilarious on her own, it’s mostly the memes. She had a lot of funny quoteable/meme moments imo. I don’t think I need to see her play again but she spawned some funny memes imo. These are all personal preferences no need to get your undies in a bunch

@robby_zhang

4 жыл бұрын

T Mac yeah... I said I agreed...???

@blixiss3865

4 жыл бұрын

I dont mind seeing Karishma for Second Chances 2

*what they are doing about it moving forward* Me: Not casting Richard Hatch for Winners at war which therefore means he’ll never return to survivor.

@picafavo3466

4 жыл бұрын

JPB productions only if Cochran could also comeback

@HeavyMetal-jy4vj

4 жыл бұрын

He blew it with the Sue Hawk thing, after what Dan did? No chance he returns.

@micronesias.4383

4 жыл бұрын

Wild Card Watson Because the people she touches usually either like it or they’re touching her back aswell. Kind of a dumb comparison here.

@dylantd9189

3 жыл бұрын

@Wild Card Nation you can't compare Parvati to Dan. The issue isn't that Dan touched Kellee, it is the fact that she asked him to stop because she was uncomfortable and he kept touching her. Parvati's touching was consensual.

@kylermellen2911

3 жыл бұрын

@Wild Card Nation may I inform you on a word called consent ?

Island of the Idols is the Jekyll and Hyde of Survivor seasons. The pre-merge was really good in my opinion. It was exciting and had numerous edge of your seat votes. The merge onward was just unpleasant. It became extremely predictable from then on out, and committed the cardinal sin a season can do: it was not fun to watch. If you liked this season I think that’s fantastic, and I’m glad you did. Survivor for me though is about escapism; to relish in an hour’s worth of challenges, game talk, and unique personalities. I did not enjoy a single episode after the merge and could not get invested in it, and that’s too unforgivable in my eyes.

@TheMurrmursonbottle

4 жыл бұрын

I was able to like it aside from all the unpleasant controversy, I’m not too affected by that type of stuff but I 100% understand why someone else would be and your feelings are justified. The part that annoyed me about this season is less talked about, the constant advantages are still here. I’m glad Tommy basically called out production at FTC by saying that just finding advantages doesn’t make you a good player, and he played a great game without needing them, and everyone on the jury (except aaron for some reason) was willing to hear it. Aside from all that, I desperately hope Survivor can avoid the complex social issues in the negative light that we saw them this season, so everyone is able to enjoy the show in coming years

@blizzardwinds4544

4 жыл бұрын

I just love how this season broke the mold about old hags. let me elaborate. Janet broke the mold because old woman aren't usually seen as big players. But during the premiere, I was shocked by how Janet was strong and had such a strong game. Similar to Elizabeth.

@petitflowr275

4 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you, honestly, this pre-merge for me has been one of the best! and then the post-merge or dark era began.

@Ojisan642

4 жыл бұрын

I liked the season overall, I just fast forwarded all of the cringe parts in the 2nd half of the series.

@jamingrythm584

4 жыл бұрын

Personally I think if all the Dan stuff was put aside it was a good season. It had an interesting cast and good gameplay. I do agree the merge was a little more predictable, but it still had some interesting moments like Karishma's idol play and the crazy tribal council with Dean exposing the plan to blindside Tommy. Personally I thought Noura or Dean should have won, but Tommy did also play an epic game. For the past 4 seasons there has been 1 female in the final 3 and she recieves no votes. Noura, Laurel, Angelina, and Julie

The merge episode... Ugh ruined the whole season

Among the finalists - Janet deserved to win this season.

@brady2460

4 жыл бұрын

Lauren* deserved to win. 💕

@dundermifflinpaperco.6985

4 жыл бұрын

missdelrey lauren is so overrated

@thart1338

4 жыл бұрын

mikeytherealist Janet did nothing all season

@lionboy1053

4 жыл бұрын

@@thart1338 if you think Janet did nothing then my friend you are lost on how Survivor SHOULD be played.

@cameronschiff132

4 жыл бұрын

@@thart1338 In a season like this, doing nothing is a bigger compliment than you might think. Dan made women uncomfortable with repeated unwanted touching. Kellee got voted out with 2 idols. Missy and Elizabeth used a woman's emotional situation against her to vote her out. Noura blew up a number of people's games just cause she couldn't handle pressure. By comparison, Janet did nothing. She played a clean game start to finish, made no enemies at all

The weird part for this season was mostly just that so many people covered up island of the idols but then it was never mentioned. Were there some castaways that didn’t know about it until the finale? I doubt it but they didn’t air anybody mentioning it to really anybody

@gandttv8528

4 жыл бұрын

Tommy won without ever going to the island of the idols

@JuliaDelbel

4 жыл бұрын

supposedly production didn't allow them to reveal it

@Shelbert88

4 жыл бұрын

They were told not to say what IOI was when they return

@ChampHello

4 жыл бұрын

I would guess that everyone knew by some point but producers wanted to keep showing the cast be surprised when they “realize” Rob and Sandra are there. Which is probably why there was no other mention of it.

@baileybee

4 жыл бұрын

@all of you, they didn’t even focus on the fact that some had been, some not. It was just strange. And yeah, Tommy winning is some irony.

Noura: Karishma is crazy Me: look who's talking

@saltycucumber2773

4 жыл бұрын

Pam Burke lmao so true

Missy and Elizabeth made the situation 10 times worse by abusing it and using it to their advantage

I loved Dean’s final tribal performance, I think the votes would’ve been much closer, and he might have won, if Dean didn’t lie when he said he didn’t promise anyone final three.

I wish Rob and Sandra were giving more commentary throughout. Also, kind of silly that one of the few players who didn't go to the Island won. I think the theme was a disappointment for my wife and I.

@bradleyamesse9192

4 жыл бұрын

gkc I get that too. It feels like whenever an episode was at a low they would come on and lift our spirits for a good two seconds and go right back to rather boring tv, negativity, or something unnecessary

@jiro110

2 жыл бұрын

Binging Survivor here and was reading up on Island of the Idols, and when they brought up Rob and Sandra being mentors, at first I thought they were actually going to be designated to one tribe. I would imagine Rob and Sandra pick an egg and smash it to reveal a color (like in South Pacific) and then Jeff would them reveal that they were not playing, they will teach them how to survive and how to be an efficient player. How that will work since talking to the mentors would put a target on their backs, I don't know, but that's what I thought what was going to happen. Ultimately, what a letdown of a theme. But at least they were the highlights of the post-merge. I was thankful that they were there during the Dan situation, totally sucked the fun of the entire 1 and a half hour.

I’m so excited for season 40

The Season was ruined by the inappropriate gameplay, and life lessons were definitely needed for some, (those like dan)

@kaneeey6891

4 жыл бұрын

@Fart Party Plus what the-

The only person not to have had mentorship from Rob and Sandra won the game. What a fail.

Probably unpopular but haven't liked any of the seasons since Probst changed f4 to give Ben the win. Read Jeff fired almost everyone to take even more control of the production. His ego was big enough. The way the Dan situation was handled, was an epic fail start to finish. The reunion sit down between Jeff and Kellee felt inauthentic on Jeff's part, as if he was going for an emmy. Kellee was very authentic. Production should have put a stop to Missy & Liz as soon as they discussed using Kellee's uncomfortableness as a strategy. That was unfair to both Kellee and Dan. Survivor AU is so much better. I hope AU doesn't implement the stupid f4 firemaking, EOE or all of the stupid advantages. It's way too much. Survivor going the way of Big Brother with all of the production interference to steer the story. It's not the same show and that is sad.

@saultheLC

4 жыл бұрын

I really liked David vs Goliath to be fair, and Season 35 was enjoyable to me until the finale. And from the exit press I saw of Jeff Probst, he wasn't the biggest fan of Ben either. But yeah survivor is going to crazy with all the twists cus it is feeling a lot like Big Brother

@geedii_3703

4 жыл бұрын

I mean, I'm the kind of person that wont hate any season. I like every season I watch, some I just like less then the others. I am still mad however about the Ben thing. That was Chrissy's game to lose, and they ripped the million out of her hands. She deserved it.

@neosikus1236

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's audacious to create the implication that the fire making twist was a last minute decision to save Ben.

@thegraylink8269

4 жыл бұрын

Dylan Goldberg no offense but Chrissy still would of lost to Devin

@vaughnarmour612

4 жыл бұрын

tracieMac alright the take that the final 4 was put in so Ben could win is very bad

I agree with your placement of this season. The inappropriate touching really soured it and people made mistakes but that doesn’t stop me from loving these characters! The pre merge was fantastic and while I wish the merge and post merge would have played out differently, it still ended up being okay in the end. Overall, a season with lots of potential that unfortunately fell flat, but still more enjoyable than several other seasons.

Fantastic review. My daughter and I were very upset after the merge episode, with Kelly voted out and Jan being made the villain. We agree with your analysis completely and the show exposed how easy it is to sweep things under the rug. Like you and your wife, we believe Jamal addressed the issue best. Jamal is someone I would love to have a conversation with; although we would not agree politically, it would be enlightening to hear the foundations of his beliefs. Thank you for your thoughtful analysis on Islands of the Idols.

@Peridiam

4 жыл бұрын

Alison Robinson Thank you for the comment! I would love to see Jamal again. He’s very good at explaining himself, especially with complex subjects. I’m glad to hear about your perspective - and I agree with you, we don’t always have to agree on everything but can still remain civil about it. Communication is so vital, and it’s so easy to lose that - especially online.

DK chillin’ is a legend being him back

Peridiam, you couldn't have said this any better. First of all, you're right that it's very important to look at the social issues that were going on throughout the season. It's a game of social politics, and to ignore what happens out there is just the worst thing one could do. Next, I'm glad you dissected the merge episode very thoroughly. I also went back to watch and analyze it (though not as heavily as you), and completely agree with your assessment on the Dan situation. As for production, I really liked how you pointed out that while they messed up, they do care. There is a big difference between making a mistake and being wrong, and not even caring for the contestants. There's some people out there who probably think they don't care- that how they respond is all for ratings and money. And yeah, that plays a role. But I think they learned an important lesson, and you talking about learning this important lesson is just the best thing I could hear. I'm also glad that you said you tried to take the positives out of the season. While we can't just ignore the negatives, we shouldn't ignore the positives either. And while we may have had another male winner, it was so refreshing to see someone win by playing the social and strategic game from the top, instead of relying on idols and advantages and playing from the bottom. This was absolutely a great assessment of the season, and I just want to say thank you.

@tjflash60

4 жыл бұрын

David I agree and my idea concerning production was changed when we got to see the confession with Kellee as she talked about the Dan situation and they let us hear that production was asking her how she wanted them to proceed and if they should help her. Before that interaction was presented the show did make it appear that the camera's were just filming.

Maybe we need to do a redo on top 5 obvious winners lol

@brendanfechter4889

4 жыл бұрын

Just throw Tommy as the thumb nail

@Gamefileplays

4 жыл бұрын

Yah lol and make a sigh pointing at him saying obvious winner

@saltycucumber2773

4 жыл бұрын

game file plays lmao

@bradleyamesse9192

4 жыл бұрын

game file plays is it bad I low key thought dean was gonna win at the time? I guess it’s because I’m blinded by his advantages he received,within the game

@Gamefileplays

4 жыл бұрын

@@bradleyamesse9192 its not bad

Other than the Dan incident my least favorite part of this season was KARISHMA

@UserName-tv1sy

4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Mole lol just stuck around for nothing

@peachdevils3893

4 жыл бұрын

Sam Antha exactly

This season shows precisely how "real" Survivor is. As a show, you never want to show that there was a predator making people feel uncomfortable, nor that you mishandled the situation, nor that a coin toss ended up deciding the fate of the most beloved player of the season. However, Survivor is as "real" as reality shows get, and did not have an option in portraying the failures of the IOI season. While this was frustrating, I think a lesson was learned, as the reality of the show bore its ugly, yet eye-opening head.

Why is there an idol in every corner, the average Joe is finding idols now, even when people started looking for them without clues it was very hard to find, for me personally I loved the last idol which Dean found like a treasure hunt, at least hide it better I guess

@bradleyamesse9192

4 жыл бұрын

Philip Thomas this 👏🏻 is 👏🏻 truth

Merry Christmas to everyone but Dan

@LC-sz1zl

4 жыл бұрын

Max Nunley lmaoo

@maxnunley9212

4 жыл бұрын

Wild Card Watson ok but when you're point blank told to stop and don't you're a shitty person

@LC-sz1zl

4 жыл бұрын

Wild Card Watson your right, but actions are descriptions of a person, and he fits into the creepy lane tbh

@johnholland9371

4 жыл бұрын

@Wild Card Watson if that were the case I bet he'd be touching the men just as much as he was the women. Unless this mysterious illness only makes you grope women. Golly, that would be a convenient way out.

@violethope02

4 жыл бұрын

Wild Card Watson his intentions are irrelevant. he was told multiple times that his actions made numerous people uncomfortable and he still failed to stop

Just gonna put this out there: a woman plays Tommy’s game, and they are considered a goat. Just saying. Closest example is probably Kara Kay, who played a solid game (similar to Tommy) but would probably be seen as a goat if she makes it to the end. That’s why Tommy’s win is uninspiring to me.

@sonoflaw

4 жыл бұрын

Poop Doop I don’t remember Kara being considered a Goat at all

@redred4877

4 жыл бұрын

This. Preach.

@bryce5281

4 жыл бұрын

Kara’s a bad example cuz idt she was considered a goat. But there are a billion other examples so preach

@Barfyman362.

4 жыл бұрын

A hypothetical doesn't make a good example.

@tankmiles27

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. He was one of my picks going into the season but his win left me in that "meh" state. Most of the episodes were him begging and pleading with puppy dog eyes for people to keep him whenever his name came up. He didnt play a good game imo, yes he was friends with everyone and that's why he made the final 3 but he had literally nothing to show for it when he got there. If Dean didnt contradict himself in the final tribal council I think he had all the momentum to win, tom had a horrendous FTC

Man man man this video is powerful..

This season is difficult to place in survivor history. It's tough to watch. It's tough to rank. Pre merge was amazing. Great gameplay. Great characters introduced. Great editing. Overall just great. Only issues were the whole dan thing as looking at the premiere episode now makes me feel sick. I also personally, found the social issues brought up a little preachy. The merge episode was disgusting. I hated how it ruined so many people that we got to know over the 7 weeks. I hated how everything was handled. I feel like there is a lot that needs to be explained about what happened during the first 22 days. As viewers I feel like there is more that needs to be addressed. I want to know how everyone during the merge was feeling at that time. I'm just depressed how it was edited/handled. So many of the lives of these contestants lives were affected by this merge episode. I think within the next few weeks we may get these answers from the contestants when they are free to talk about their experiences. The next merge episodes (10-13) were boring and predictable. Maybe episode 10 was fun, but the fact they left out and didn't care to discuss what happened the episode before. The next three were really boring. Sorry. They had their moments. But I was just not invested in them. The end of episode 13 needs to be explained, because I'm still questioning what happened and we as viewers were never explained what happened. The finale was amazing. I loved it. I was sad about Janet leaving and agree fully that the idol nullifier shouldn't be played up to final 5. But maybe final 7. Tommy was a great winner and I'm happy that we got a player that won solely based on social play. Dean was great and a fun player. Noura was a queen. Lauren was great. Janet our robbed queen. Elaine a fun character. Karishma, probably my favourite of the season. And many other of the cast were greta additions to survivor. Overall, it's a middle of the road season for me.

I liked this season a lot. If Dan hadn't been cast I'm sure people would appreciate more some of the great characters we had - look at Noura, Janet, Kellee, Karishma, Elaine. Dean was my favorite of the season, I think he is so underappreciated. I could see all of these returning, plus Tommy.

@TheMadStork83

4 жыл бұрын

Dan overshadowed this season with his touching. I mean, Kellee going home with TWO idols is virtually not even mentioned because of Dan.

I was rooting for Dean to win.

@spnwztkn

4 жыл бұрын

TheDizzleHawke bad

@TheDizzleHawke

4 жыл бұрын

Stephen he got two votes, so at least he was a clear second place.

@philiciadraytontaylor1895

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@moviemaniac14

4 жыл бұрын

You rooted for a dumb player

@CookieCrisp0903

4 жыл бұрын

@@moviemaniac14 yeah "dumb"

Peridiam, I belive you should do a video called: Survivor Second chances 2, Since you did a video about who you would put for Heroes vs Villains 2, i wanna see who would be there for Second chances, mainly because there is speculation about S42 being SC2

@roger_towny_jr

4 жыл бұрын

SC 2 Wish List: T-Bird Kelly Goldsmith Natalie Bolton Jessica (MvGx) Gabby Angelina Victoria Lauren Elaine Kelee Rafe Shane Aaron (from China) Frosti Kenny Matt Bishoff Davie Christian Wardog Jamal

@julianafrith6964

4 жыл бұрын

Also Jay from MvGX Chrissy from HvHvH Dominic from Ghost Island Laurel from Ghost Island Hannah from MvGX Cydney from Koah Rong Kyle Jason from Koah Rong Taj from Tocantines and more!

One of the worst seasons in a while

@FLRNFLUFF

4 жыл бұрын

HARD disagree.

@polloverkko

4 жыл бұрын

I think the theme and the unfortunate politics made the season maybe the worst in a while. Liked many players tho, and would love to see them again!

@toyaliens

4 жыл бұрын

@@FLRNFLUFF You're in the minority then

To me, the show feels like a set, very fake. Too much lighting, too much editing (and editing that doesn't even give a sense of continuity), and practically no actual survival scenes. Which is sad... because when watching the ponderosas, you can see how much weight these dudes lose and that it is such a tough game... Visually, everything is starting to look the same since the location hasn't changed... the challenges feel samey... and this dialogue of "big moves" is starting to get really grating. These aren't issues with IoI specifically, just issues with the show in general. I haven't even mentioned the excess of advantages, because I think most people agree they don't feel special anymore since there are so many (yay inflation!). Alright, cynical comment done. IDK how survivor is gonna move forward

@kodyspishock9984

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. Terrible season overall.

@JudeMarchisio

4 жыл бұрын

Great assessment, this was a terrible season.

Thank you! I thought I was a fan, but you’ve got me beat. Especially after you mentioned that you transcribed the merge episode. Keep up the great work. Look forward to more content.

The whole thing with Kelly and Dan was confusing at first for me, and especially since I read in the paper that a few of the women came forward after the fact to say that their own accusations (all butt Kelly's) had been strategy, not real life. So I was really confused as to whether it HAD happened at all, and I was angry that women would take advantage not only of the Me Too movement for a f*cking GAME (much as I love Survivor, mind you...), and of Janet's integrity. She certainly wasn't the bad person in this situation, though: I admired her for what she did. Mama bear looking after her girls, you know? I'd have done the same thing despite being, probably, half her age or less.

@georgianab6890

4 жыл бұрын

I think she just disliked Dan a lot and was annoyed by everything he did and the other girls falsely encouraging the "harassment" idea most certainly didn't help. After it all went down, even if she realized that things blew out of proportions, it was to late to admin that the situation wasn't really that bad. It seemed to me like after the talk she had with Dan, he did limit his touching (which was not even inappropriate to begin with: simple massages, laying on someone's leg - someone with whom you are currently living with in harsh conditions), the only other touching I saw from him towards Kellee after that was in the merge episode and it was just hair touching/hair picking from face which seriously can not be considered harassment, annoying at most. I think that she just got annoyed at him and after chit chatting with the other girls which falsely claimed they were feeling kinda harassed too, she figured this could be used to vote him out, that's why she didn't want help from production when asked and that's why she felt comfortable enough to not use an idol when having two. So my impression is that, although she did feel some true discomfort because of Dan in the beginning, he did limit himself, it wasn't that bad and she tried to use the situation as game play too.

@xa5150

4 жыл бұрын

Following all that and with what occurred (from the contestants, producers/Jeff/cbs, etc) they couldn’t back off or change the story because of the action taken and it would be even worse pr (missy and elizabeth learned and are apparently backtracking again from what I read), so they are forced to keep pushing it, to minimize bad pr, minimize lawsuits, and some of the contestants might even get under the table settlements, by which I mean not disclosed to the public, from it as well, whether as a please don’t sue us type thing, or please keep quiet, etc., though Dan wouldn’t have to be worried about because you don’t need details or proof to sink someone of his demographics in the good ole us of a. All it takes is an accusation. Few will apply any critical thought as they would rather just run with it exalting righteous fury and indignation. The whole situation is a cluster from top to bottom that could have been resolved completely differently and so much sooner to prevent the potential victimization to begin with or, at the least, any potential continuation from the first instance.

The best Christmas gift of all! Thank you Peridiam!

Merry Christmas Peridiam

@BradleyBoy

3 жыл бұрын

@Morgan Marshall Thank you

the whole dan situation makes it really hard for me to actually like this season, that and the fact that they tried to edit it about women empowerment only for the woman in the f3 to be ridiculed for her game and for it to basically be a f2 between the two men. also, the whole scripted bullshit with ioti annoyed me because it was so obvious that they knew rob and sandra were there, which we saw when elaine and elizabeth talked about it. id never seen a season take such a bad turn so quickly before like we saw here. it was... something.

I'd love to see Noura, Dean and Elaine play again.

I love this so much. You captured what I was feeling post-merge so well. It was like watching the episodes with my eyes closed but brain turned on, and it sucks because I really liked a lot of the people on the season.

some thoughts: i understand why tommy won, but i really wanted it to be dean. i also think kellee was robbed of some great gameplay if the whole dan thing had been handled better. hoping they bring her back. overall, not a stellar season, but not bad either

I would love to see Noura again, She’s a challenge beast and such a character. She deserves another shot

@saltycucumber2773

4 жыл бұрын

Danicia Ashmore she’s kinda dumb and rly crazy tho but I know what you mean

@bradleyamesse9192

4 жыл бұрын

salty cucumber your name applies to your comment

This season is definitely a bottom 5 season to me. From the inappropriate gameplay, sloppy handling of issues by production, and "a very special virtue signaling" every other episode to try to make up for Dan's behavior it was awful. I will say though I'd gladly watch Noura again. As you said shes a breathe of fresh air. Merry Christmas Peridiam.

@michaelknight101

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, if anything is going to eventually sink this franchise, it's going to be PC culture.

@MrEmpoleon2010

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Knight Survivor is a social game. Social issues have been brought up before and it won’t be the last time. Get over it.

@michaelknight101

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrEmpoleon2010 "so so issues"?? Okay, whatever...rain man.

Can’t wait for the Season 40 frontrunner video. Love ya Peridam, amazing video as always.

Part of the problem is we didn't truly get to see Lauren or Tommy's personality. We knew Noura well enough and kinda Dean but other than being a teacher I have no idea who Tommy is. I know even less about Lauren.

Honestly it dissapoints me how Kellee's story with Dan actually hides the fact that Kellee played a great game. In my opinion she played so well. I would love to see her in a future season.

Merry christmas peridiam 🥺🥺🥺

Okay, I typically watch your videos and sometimes I agree or disagree with what you say. This is the first time I have watched your video and went, "every feeling and thought I had about this season is align with your thoughts." So thank you for making this video.

@Peridiam

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I’m glad to hear it!

Excited to see the notification Merry Christmas !

Aside from the Dan controversy, this was overall a really good season especially premerge and even though the post merge was not as good as premerge, it's overall a season to watch at least once. I just hate how one person which in this case Dan had to ruin the entire post merge

@rainischalk-late3540

4 жыл бұрын

GamingFanactic911 *Ikr it’s sad honestly*

@GamingFanactic911

4 жыл бұрын

@@rainischalk-late3540 and what's even more sad is his kids are going to have to see him as this for the rest of their life. They can probably get over it but with millions of viewers knowing about it, it will never go away and it most certainly will never be forgotten

@Ojisan642

4 жыл бұрын

If the producers had just dealt with Dan quickly like in most American companies would, it wouldn’t have ruined the season. They would have just yeeted him off the show and it would have been forgotten by the next episode. But they dealt with it like Hollywood does, which is to mollycoddle these gropey people, to accept their lame excuses that would never fly anywhere else, and then to make a big deal out of it when they finally do the right thing way too late.

@GamingFanactic911

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ojisan642 yeah they should have done it right when it happened and not let it ride out.

I wish they built it up that Dean could win because I knew the whole time that Dean wasn’t winning the editing was a little flawed because of that

Peridiam, thank you. Your review is not only the closest to my personal feelings of the season, but puts it in a way that makes sense even to those that don’t dissect the show like me. Your analysis was brilliant. Thank you

The pre-merge SLAPPED then everything went down hill FAST

Yay Merry Christmas!!

Irrelevant but I want a season of 0 vote getters, I really want to see who ends up getting 0 votes in that season 😂. My money would be on Sugar, Angelina or Noura.

@absurdandy4122

4 жыл бұрын

It would be awful gameplay but great tv lol

@Arman-jx7cx

4 жыл бұрын

Definitley sugar

@alika5189

4 жыл бұрын

@@absurdandy4122 I mean they would have to bring Spencer, Tasha, Fishbach and Russel cuz these four could carry the season strategy-wise by themselves. Hannah would also do well I guess.

@roger_towny_jr

4 жыл бұрын

Fishback, Tai, Spencer, Troyzan, Sash, Becky, Hannah, Noura, Sherri, Sugar, Chelsea, Angelina, sure But noone cares to see Cassandra, Natalie, Albert, Tasha or Laurel again. I would also say yes to Dreamz, Monica, Gervice, Ken, and Dawn, but would they even want to come back?

Oh, and yes, I would LOVE for Janet to return. Yes, you read that right: Janet. I'm with Coach on this one: I like players who display honesty and integrity. Season 41, anyone?

“Omg is that Yul?” The only thing I needed in life.

Dan ruined his life people are never going to let this go away

Other than the Dan incident There were some pretty good moments for post Merge like: *Kween Janet standing up* *Dan being kicked off* *Noura being Noura* *Karishima’s Idol play* *Dean being best player at the last two episodes* *wiNnErs aT waR* Dats it I REALLY Hope Kellee and Jamal get another chance

It's very sad that this season had to be surrounded by so much negativity because without that, this actually could've been a really good season. But that being said..... HOLY CRAP WINNERS AT WAR!!! 🎉🎊

@SouthernSkeptic

4 жыл бұрын

This season sucked.

There are a lot of players from this season I'd love to see back. Elaine, Jamal, Janet, Kellee would all be nice to see back sometime.

I'm glad you addressed the whole Dan thing forefront would have lost a lot of respect if u didn't. Tommy has been the most predictable/boring winner in a long while but whatever. For second chances for sure Nora, Kellee, Jamal and Janet!

@vicampos1

4 жыл бұрын

@ omg what a big incel you are...

@AL-rm7vm

4 жыл бұрын

@ oh if only you were a female... how would you feel if you have to worry about getting fucked in the ass 24/7???? must be nice not to. let Kellee tell her story and throw dan the hell out I admire her courage to because it's so scary when you're in her situation. I had a very handsy teacher in jr high and all the girls were terrified to say shit and wanna know what he did? He molested someone so maybe its always best to speak up..

This is why I love and respect Peridiam. A true fan that recognizes issues and addresses them with responsibility and eloquence. You just exposed everything I had in mind and what I thought about Season 39. I'm glad that you are part of this community, Peridiam! Good job, buddy! 👍🙌 I believe 100% in Kellee and all the women who felt uncomfortable about that man behavior. I stand with women! That's all.

not y'all saying "keep social issues out of Survivor" when Survivor is a SOCIAL game... PLZ.

Very excited for this video

Let's just skip right to season 40! A winners season! Tommy won, but Dean was the better winner in my eyes. Without Dean dropping the beans to Tommy at Tribal Council, he would have gone home at that moment. Dean saved Tommy's game, and in the end Tommy couldn't get voted off because he had his hand in everyone's cookie jar. The jury missed a chance to cement the person who outwitted, outplayed and outlasted everyone else. Ultimately, he was caught in the spiders web by the final tribal council when they dug a little deeper and called him out. That in the end was all Tommy needed to win the game.

Thank you for this Christmas gift.

I purely enjoyed the ups and downs in this season. Pure chaos. One thing I didn’t like (I’ve only started binge watching seasons this past year or so) is that I never felt like people were physically struggling. I liked in older seasons where food and water was crucial, really kept that survival type feel.

@princesspattycakeswm

4 жыл бұрын

Tflameee i agree. I'm by no means a survivor afficianado, I've watched a handful of random seasons. But I much like the earlier ones where they are suffering physically. They don't do that anymore, it seems.

Alright! Let’s get into to it!

People say this is the absolute worst season ever, but like... I personally say there are much MORE worst seasons that this. To me, people seem to be too hung up about Dan ruining the entire season, when personally there have been relatively good moments in this season and aside from Dan, the casting choices were pretty good. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not SUPER good, but I personally this season was alright if you take out the whole Dan situation. also people seem to forget that richard sexually assaulted sue in all-stars yet mostly everyone thought she was joking around, and in thailand, ted sexually assaulted ghandia and never even got removed for it, and personally those two seasons were just... ugh in general

@Smartphone775

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t Ghandia exaggerating her claims?

@JudeMarchisio

4 жыл бұрын

Sue was being ridiculous and even she pointed out later on that she may have over-reacted.

@AppleSassySauceFilms

4 жыл бұрын

The dan situation wasn’t even the worst, it was how every episode the game and strategy seemed to be overshadowed by the “social issues” that kept being brought up

Merry Christmas 🎁🎄

Kelly definitely deserved better. I always hated how all the girls were on her side when she spoke up about how Dan made her uncomfortable, then turned their back on her immediately and denied it. They almost used her allegations as a way to advance in the game and that is not okay. Janet was right in standing up for Kelly, risking her own game and going out on a limb to make camp more safer. Elizabeth, Missy, Elaine all said they felt uncomfortable too, and if they truly did not they should not have lied to Kelly like that to make her feel safe in the game.

@hkazu63

Жыл бұрын

It’s not almost. That’s exactly what they did. They used inappropriate sexual contact as a strategic tool AGAINST the victim. That’s revolting.

I love how Jack said “Tommy played you” then was like 😬 I was dying

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

One thing I don’t like about survivor know is that people have to make big moves to win even if the big move hurts their chances to make it to the end. Sandra in her first season always stayed with the majority and never tried to make a big move and she won by sneaking her way to the end.

This cast was very strong in terms of characters and personality I would love to see a lot of them back at some point or another, Kellee, Jack, Jamal, Noura, Janet, Elaine, Karishma, Tommy, Lauren, Dean. I really loved the casting of the castaways this time, Tommy was a very predictable but that's not always a bad thing though, in this case it was not. Tommy did play an amazing game and it was very interesting in the least to see Tommy play survivor in an old school fashion in a modern season, what also amazes me is how everyone was so open to telling him everything about advantages and all that which is something I have never seen done before and no one even thought that he knows too much or anything. Overall there's no question that Tommy was a deserving winner.

I love that you added the running Yul joke :DD

Peridiam, you summed up all my feelings exactly. The complexity of this season was something that was interesting to navigate. I think we had a good cast (in general), good story arches, and a good winner.

The fact that they proceeded to show Dan’s son knowing he gets ejected from the game for assault is disgusting. His son should not have been shown, I don’t care if it gives away what happens

@dx-dragon4399

4 жыл бұрын

Why does it matter the son did not do anything and the it was the son's choice to go out there

@uhhbam

4 жыл бұрын

DX- DRAGON besides all the kids at his school and shit knowing his dad is a creeper lol

@dx-dragon4399

4 жыл бұрын

@@uhhbam well he's dad will probably get his ass kicked when he goes in public but I don't see why you would blame the son for it

@jacksonsilver2109

4 жыл бұрын

DX- DRAGON people will associate his dad’s actions with him unfortunately. Ethically, they shouldn’t have shown his face. It’s not fair to him.

Island of the idols turned out better then I thought it would at the beggining, you are right that the pre merge was much better and it's been a while since we had a good non predicable one. Tommy is a ok winner he did decent but I'm getting sick of these boring and or perdicablity winners that we've been getting, I don't think it's good to guess the winner after 3 episodes. Second chance: Everyone pre merge plus Kellee, Jamal, Missy,Janet, Elaine and Noura (plz bring back Noura) Let's go Natalie and Parvati

I’ve been waiting for this for a week

An otherwise decent season that is forever stained by a man named Dan.

They are ruining the show with too many special advantages

@entertainer_ev2747

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Need to point out how good the editing is. The sophie transition was great

Oh and the edit get Tommy so dirty. He played very well but the whole edit of Season was in other direction. It feels that at the end all this conversation of learning problems and how you would manage that in the gameplay survivor... At the end no matter what, Tommy win. They guy who wasnt involve at all. Yeah the edit in Tommy was terrible

I loved watching Dean play in the final few episodes. I wasn't really rooting for anyone since there were a lot of likable people this season and I was taking a more statistical, step back approach to viewing, but when Dean got hot, I was out of my chair cheering for him at every moment.

Merry Christmas. The "Survivor:Island of Idol" season was between a 6 due to the whole Dan thing.

Love your commentary. Keep it going!

@Peridiam

4 жыл бұрын

Judy Judd Thanks!

THANK YOU, PERIDIAM! I was a relatively new Survivor viewer and season #39 was the first season I watched from the beginning. I was shocked to see many of the women BLAMING KELLEE for SPEAKING UP about DAN! This was a brutal truth, a reflection of America's scorn for women who have been raped while society blames the victims for "provoking" their attackers. These women implied Kellee "ruined" Survivor #39 by speaking out and exposing a distasteful topic that "should have remained hidden". Kellee was vilified, disrespected and "punished" by being voted out soon after she spoke up, while Dan was treated with respect and allowed to continue to the "FINAL 6", two weeks later. PERIDIAM: it's NEVER TOO LATE to make that video expressing your own opinions about this situation. PLEASE DO THIS as I suspect you feel exactly about DAN and this situation as I do.

Janet would have been the saving grace of this season.