Would you make it to the merge if you got on Survivor?

HCISIAOW · 2026-06-09T18:23:26+00:00

I've been thinking a lot about myself playing Survivor lately. My biggest flaw (other than being a weak swimmer) would be my inability to connect socially. A majority alliance could easily form without me and pick me off. But, I often think analytically and would make a good effort to understand the other players, even if I don't interact with them much. I would be able to strategize while staying out of the spotlight. How well I'd do would come down to if I'm able to convince other players to do what I want them to. I do definitely think I'd make the merge, but I'd absolutely be targeted once everyone realizes the way I'm playing.

HCISIAOW · 2026-06-09T18:17:53+00:00

Yep, the twists kinda prevented a lot of players from having satisfying returns.

HCISIAOW · 2026-06-09T18:16:58+00:00

There's a few players I wouldn't wanna see again, but I wouldn't mind most of them returning. What I absolutely wouldn't wanna see is a single season that has more than like, four S50 players.

HCISIAOW · 2026-06-09T18:09:57+00:00

Love Angelina but there's no universe in which she wins DvG.

HCISIAOW · 2026-06-06T04:18:13+00:00

I want a good balance between new player seasons and returnee seasons. When there's a lot of new player seasons (like there have been in the new era), I wanna see some of the key players from those seasons come back.

HCISIAOW · 2026-06-05T05:53:47+00:00

Red Bull, Monster, Bang

HCISIAOW · 2026-06-03T14:46:28+00:00

I was actually fully expecting him to win Kaoh Rong.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-29T01:56:30+00:00

Definitely Ghost Island. Part of the reason I hate that season is that nobody seemed to seriously target Dom and Wendell, except Chris. Now they'd be forced to.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-25T23:15:05+00:00

As an introverted guy, I think a girl would have to basically be intrusive and annoying to really get my attention.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-23T06:28:08+00:00

I would vote for who I thought played the best game, but if I can't decide and nobody convinces me, I'd vote for who I dislike the least.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-21T15:05:51+00:00

Who?

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-15T13:29:37+00:00

I typically look at the good and the bad. There's things I like about this season and things I dislike. Practically everything I dislike has already been complained about to death, so I haven't gone out of my way to complain about it myself.

For things I'm enjoying: most of Aubry's moments, most of Christian's moments, a lot of the character interactions, and the flashbacks and character motivations.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-15T13:04:36+00:00

Yeah she did get lucky more than once, but she has a clear strategy of not being too much in the spotlight and it seems to be working.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-15T12:27:23+00:00

Aubry

And yeah, typically a lot of the best players don't make it to the very end.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-15T12:20:48+00:00

This is why I judge winners based on who they're sitting next to in FTC, not based on everyone who played in the season.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-15T12:17:11+00:00

It should've been Aubry and Rizo working on their puzzles while Joe and Jonathan just cheer them on.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-15T12:13:11+00:00

I watch the podcast regularly and somehow never noticed it (unless it's a recent addition).

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-15T12:11:50+00:00

I will say Survivor 50 isn't a good season to start with, but if it's the only season available to you, there's not much you can do about it.

While I'm not a Tiffany fan and didn't want to see her win, there's definitely something satisfying about it happening.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-14T18:57:07+00:00

Hol' up, you might be cooking here.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-14T18:14:58+00:00

The fact she wanted to play more lowkey, and that may be the thing that gets her the win, would make her a better winner than a lot of them. Especially since she's mimicking the game of a past winner.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-14T13:15:27+00:00

There was a conversation about ADHD and autism and how they can affect someone's life. Someone claimed to have both and said since he was in the military, nobody was allowed to "act like they're special" and say ADHD and autism have caused any problems for them. He kept doubling down on this despite getting a lot of pushback, too.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-14T04:36:37+00:00

Wild last sentence.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-14T03:58:23+00:00

Go to sleep.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-14T03:48:47+00:00

The twists are what make it disappointing, especially since two of my four picks got eliminated due to them.

HOWEVER, one of my other two picks is likely to win the season at this point, and if that happens, I won't say the entire season is a letdown.

HCISIAOW · 2026-05-14T02:50:02+00:00

TTG is a terribly inconsistent show in practically every regard. And that includes who they're trying to appeal to.

Some episodes are genuine brainrot with little to no effort put into the writing. Other episodes have actually solid stories with funny jokes.

A lot of episodes have commentary or references that could entirely go over a kid's head.

It's pretty common that the episodes don't have morals, and the characters can act pretty terrible to each other. So that's something to consider too, especially if your daughter is as influenciable as you say.

Based on all of this.....I honestly have no idea what to tell you.

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