Tag Archives: Season 20
Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Going Down in Flames”
“Going Down in Flames” April 22nd, 2010 When we watch reality television, we like to write our own narratives: we like to imagine scenarios where our least favourite team on The Amazing Race gets stranded at an airport, or where … Continue reading
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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Nine”
“Survivor History” April 15th, 2010 If you caught last week’s episode of Survivor, you could have written the basic plot of this week’s episode: the preview for “Survivor History” very clearly laid out the narrative stakes, right down to the … Continue reading
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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Eight”
“Expectations” April 8th, 2010 After the recent exit of Boston Rob Mariano, I was convinced that Survivor’s twentieth season was headed off the rails. Rob was basically single-handedly keeping the fairly over-matched Villains tribe in this game, and his exit … Continue reading
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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Six”
“Banana Etiquette” March 24th, 2010 Survivor has done episodes like this one before: by sending both teams to tribal council, it means that a single hour becomes packed with wall-to-wall strategy, which is usually when the game is at its … Continue reading
Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Three”
“That Girl is Like a Virus” February 25th, 2010 Well, that’s more pleasant, at least. Yes, tonight’s episode of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains featured another brutal physical challenge, and there were certainly some ugly moments on both sides of the … Continue reading
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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Two”
“It’s Getting the Best of Me” February 18th, 2010 I don’t know if Mark Burnett and his fellow producers are really excited about the direction that Survivor’s twentieth season is heading in, or if they’re actively concerned about it. What’s … Continue reading
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I’ve Been In This Town So Long: The Serial Subtexts of Survivor’s “Heroes vs. Villains”
“Slay Everyone, Trust No One” February 11th, 2010 Every season of Survivor is effectively the same as the one before: the players might change, but more often than not they bring nothing new to the game that hasn’t been seen … Continue reading
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Survivor Samoa Season Finale: There’s Something about Russell
Survivor Samoa Finale: There’s Something About Russell December 20th, 2009 When Survivor started its nineteenth season, there was a man named Russell. Pot-bellied and stubborn, Russell emerged as if pre-fabricated to play the role of villain in Mark Burnett’s game. … Continue reading
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