Survivor

I had a hard time even remembering Nick before he got the boot on "Survivor" tonight. I have been far more focused on Shane — who, in spite of being disliked by everyone else in his alliance, is getting to play puppet master — and Terry — who with the secret immunity idol has been [...]

There are times when "Survivor" contestants just overthink the whole game, obsessed with strategy and long-term goals and not looking at the short-term harm they are doing. That was the case last week, when a tribe ousted a strong member who could help in the immediate challenges and kept people who were much weaker. It [...]

There was a Christmas music concert at my church tonight, so I didn't get home until about 9, just in time to see Lydia voted out. (Thank goodness for football overruns.) The only remaining suspense involved the last immunity challenge and whom Stephenie might take with her to the final if she won immunity. But [...]

After years of watching "Survivor," I am skeptical of the breaking-up of established alliances. Time and again we see groups with a solid majority start to turn on each other, ruining their chances for a successful finish. I wonder if that happened again tonight.
Yes, Judd could be annoying. Yes, he lied and schemed, so his [...]