Survivor Cagayan: Brains Play Dumb, Beauties Make Ugly Decisions, and Brawn Wimps Out

A super-sized hour-long audio scrutiny!

It was a season full of twists and turns, unexpected blindsides, and come-from-behind victories that ultimately resulted in the win of the most devious player, Tony Vlachos.

Join Ethan and me as we sit down and talk about everything that happened in this crazy finale episode and the season as a whole in a super-sized hour-long audio scrutiny.

We'll discuss the events leading up to Tony's win, including the loved ones' visit and the Final Tribal Council, and then talk about the reunion show. Then we look at Cagayan overall; where does it and Tony's win rank among the other seasons? Who's likely to come back, and what do we think about Survivor: San Juan Del Sur?

Find out in our podcast below, and as always, leave your feedback! Don't go away; there's still some more fun coming your way as we transition into our summer coverage; I'll talk more about that soon.

Cagayan E12 Recap: "Straw That Broke the Camel's Back"

Sorry that this podcast is getting to you so late; the busy few weeks continue. It's here now, though, so tune in to listen to myself and Ethan recap the twelfth episode of Cagayan and give our predictions for the finale, which is just a few days away! Tomorrow or Tuesday we'll also have an audio recap of the Amazing Race finale, so stay tuned!

Cagayan E11 "Havoc to Wreak" Recap

Who can win this game?

Better late than never; here's my talk with Ethan about the eleventh episode of Survivor: Cagayan. Join as as we discuss rewards, the strategy of voting out Tasha, final 2 vs. final 3, who can win this game, and much much more. I mentioned on the podcast that I'd have some BBCAN finale recaps up on Saturday...it's going to be more like Sunday, but I expect to have at least two posts about that in the upcoming days. But for now, listen to our podcast and check back Sunday for Big Brother Canada and The Amazing Race!

Cagayan E10 Recap "Chaos is My Friend"

Woo thinks this podcast is as delicious as barbecued ribs.

Here's our full audio scrutiny and recap of the 10th episode of Survivor: Cagayan; it's both pertinent and timely (for once). Listen in on my conversation with Ethan as we analyze the episode, talk about hidden immunity idols, the auction, go over jury votes, and much much more.

Tomorrow there'll be a Big Brother Canada recap, and I'm planning on going over a history of Survivor auctions on Saturday. And on Sunday there'll be another Amazing Race recap, so stay tuned!

Cagayan E9 Recap: "Sitting in My Spy Shack"

Listen in as Ethan and I discuss every facet of the superb ninth episode of Survivor: Cagayan. We talk about Spy Shacks, overpowered idols, what Jefra's letter said, as well as how Jeremiah, Spencer, and Tasha should have scrambled a little bit more. We also went over the endgame and probable winners; tune in to hear our critique of Trish's game and Kass's likability (hint: it's nonexistent). It's a jam-packed Survivor podcast you don't want to miss, and stay tuned for a Survivor feature article and an Amazing Race recap!

Cagayan Episode 8 Recap "Bag of Tricks"

I think you'll be pleased with this week's scrutiny. We had a lot more time to talk, so Ethan and I went in-depth on the episode, Tony's big move, updating the auction, talking about who could win, returning players, and more. We also talked a bit about Big Brother Canada and The Amazing Race at the end, so enjoy! There'll be a Big Brother Canada recap coming tonight, so stay tuned, and comment if you listened to the audio and have something to say; we'd love to hear from you.

Cagayan E6 and E7 Audio Recap

The long-awaited audio scrutiny!

At last, the long-awaited audio scrutiny of Survivor: Cagayan episode 7. It's late in coming, but finally here! We touch briefly at Kass's flip and the idol shenanigans of episode 6, spend the bulk of the time talking about the most recent episode, and even give Ethan a chance to vent about the How I Met Your Mother Finale at the end (starts at 19:00). Enjoy the podcast...you shouldn't have to wait so long for the next one!

This is going to push back my mid-week BBCAN recap...I'll watch Sunday's episode and decide if it's dramatic enough to merit a post of its own; if not, I'll cover everything BBCAN on Friday's recap. We have Survivor power rankings coming to you tomorrow, so stay tuned!

Mid-Season Look at The Amazing Race All Stars

It's been six episodes so far of The Amazing Race, and tonight, Ethan and I are recapping it all. We'll spend most of our time on the 6th episode, but we also discuss our power rankings, the lack of a U-Turn, and episodes 2-5. Click below to listen to our conversation! Tomorrow/today I have a BBCAN recap coming for you, so stay tuned!

"We Found Our Zombies" Cagayan Recap

Join myself and Ethan as we talk about the episode right before the Survivor: Cagayan merge. We'll discuss Lindsey's quit, Tony's ups and downs, as well as who we think could be in a good position come the merge. There's also Big Brother Canada post coming later today, so stay tuned! (Image credit CBS)

"Odd One Out" Cagayan Recap

Listen in as we discuss the crazy tribe swap.

Here's my conversation with Ethan on the fourth episode of Survivor, which is both timely (for once) and informative. Listen in as we discuss the impacts of Trish's/Tony's flip and Cliff's blindside, the crazy tribe swap, and what we think will happen in the last episode before the merge.

There's another Big Brother recap coming your way tomorrow, and then one or two Survivor feature articles this weekend, along with a recap for TAR episode 5, so stay tuned!

"Our Time to Shine" Cagayan Recap

Again, it's been longer than anticipated bringing you this audio scrutiny. I think we're going to have some scheduling changes coming in the next week or so, which I'll probably talk about on Monday, that will still allow us to get content out just about every day and still have episode recaps and all that good stuff for you in a timely fashion. I'm also trying to get these recaps to work on mobile devices, and I'll hopefully have some good news about that for you soon as well.

But for now, listen to myself and Ethan as we recap Cagayan Episode 3, "Our Time to Shine," (apparently Ethan was actually right about it being E3 not E4) and discuss whether Kass and Tasha voted out the right person, whether Sarah was right in trying to throw the challenge, and what came first, the chicken or the egg. Later today there will be a Big Brother Canada recap and tomorrow a Survivor feature article, so stay tuned!

"Cops-R-Us" Cagayan Recap

Again, sorry that this audio scrutinies are taking so long; hopefully in the next week or two, we can get you them the day after the episode. But my conversation with Ethan is here now, so tune in to hear our thoughts on the Brains' impressive victory, Brice's unexpected oust, and whether the Brawn tribe should throw the challenge next week. Stay tuned!

"Hot Girl with a Grudge" Cagayan Recap

The Luzon tribe on premiere night.

Join myself and Ethan as we recap everything that happened on premiere night for Survivor: Cagayan, including what went wrong with the Brains Tribe, how good of a chance leaders Sarah and LJ have, and what exactly the Spy Shack is. We're getting to it a little later than I would have hoped, but it's here nonetheless, so enjoy!

The Amazing Race Premiere Scrutiny

Who won the leg, and who got eliminated?

We're back with a post-premiere scrutiny of the first episode of The Amazing Race 24! It was actually a pretty good premiere. Tune in below to hear our thoughts on who got eliminated, who won the leg, and all the other drama and challenges. We'll be back Thursday to recap the first Survivor episode, and there'll be some Amazing Race articles coming your way as well. Stay tuned!

Cagayan Auction and TV News

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted. Ethan and I had a chat about the upcoming season of Cagayan and we held our very own auction, where we each had $200 to bet with and we randomly drew different players, drafting teams for the upcoming season. Here are the rules we're following:

• 2 pts if one of your players wins individual immunity
• 3 pts if one of your players uses the HII to cancel a majority of votes against a contestant
• 0 pts if your player uses the OPHII
• 1 pt for voting out the person who used the OPHII or possessed it while being voted out (very unlikely, I know)
• 1 pt per jury member number (i.e. 3rd jury member gets 3 pts)
• 1 pt for winning individual reward
• 9 pts for making it to the Final Tribal Council
• 2 pts per vote received at the Final Tribal Council

We also covered some other news, like the in-progress Miss and Mister Survivor pageants, the TVGN Survivor: Cagayan preview show, and talked about upcoming events. You can listen to the whole show here:

If you want to see the teams Ethan and I drafted, check below the picture (but listen to the audio file first!).

UPDATE: We recorded this Friday night; some things have changed. Candice and Aras have replaced Brenda and Hayden, respectively. The Mister Survivor debate is now on Tuesday and the Miss Survivor debate is now on Wednesday.

Who drafted which Survivors? Scroll down to see!

Marcus's Team:

• David Sampson (Brains)
• Spencer Bledsoe (Brains)
• Morgan McLeod (Beauty)
• LJ McKanas (Beauty)
• Lindsey Ogle (Brawn)
• Trish Hegardy (Brawn)
• Sarah Lacina (Brawn)

Ethan's Team

• J'Tia Taylor (Brains)
• Tasha Fox (Brains)
• Garrett Adelstein (Brains)
• Kass McQuillen (Brains)
• Alexis Maxwell (Beauty)
• Brice Johnston (Beauty)
• Jeremiah Wood (Beauty)
• Jefra Bland (Beauty)
• Cliff Robinson (Brawn)
• Tony Vlachos (Brawn)
• Woo Hwang (Brawn)

As you can see, Ethan clearly destroyed me in this competition, and he may well have a chance to avenge his loss in Blood vs. Water. Have a comment on how the auction went? Want to weigh in on the OPHII, our winner picks, or anything else? Say something below.

Talk to you again soon!

Survivor Pageant Finalists Scrutiny

As promised, here's my discussion with Ethan about the top 3 finalists for Miss and Mister Survivor! A little later than promised, but we got it to you in the end. Look out today for news about whether Brenda has been contacted; it's looking like Candice will be the third finalist. See what Ethan and I have to say about that and more in our audio scrutiny below! We'll talk to you again soon.

P.S. This is the link to the Hold Up Bro song discussed in our scrutiny.

                               

Amazing Race 24 Cast Scrutiny

As promised, here's the audio file of Ethan and I discussing the all star cast of The Amazing Race 24. We have some more stuff (both audio and written) heading your way soon.

There's less than a month left before premieres of both The Amazing Race and Survivor, so we're going to start gearing up for that. Pretty soon, I'll release the schedule of articles/audio during the season, so you know what to expect on what day.

Check back soon for more updates! Here's our scrutiny of TAR 24.

Cagayan Cast Scrutiny, Part 3

Success! This was my first time uploading audio files, so I apologize if you have any issues with the quality of the sound or the ability to play it in your browser. This should work on iOS devices, Chrome, Internet Explorer, and possibly Firefox. Obviously, as Ethan and I do this with more regularity, we'll be able to give you both higher quality and more reliable audio recordings.

But for now, this is the preview for the remaining 9 contestants on Cagayan. It's split into three clips, I know; hopefully next time I can get it into just one. Enjoy! And be sure to give some feedback on how the audio sounds.

UPDATE: Ok, now the audio's all in one file; it should be like that from now on!

UPDATE: Ok, after going through these and uploading videos/pictures, I have no idea what happened to our Garrett recording. I still have it, but somehow it didn't make it into these three audio recordings...so I'll try to get that to you soon.