Survivor S39: Island of the Idols (Part 1) -- A Survivor Boot Camp - But Was it Necessary to Win?

<p>So, Island of the Idols. We know it's a controversial one in the Survivor community and because of that we actually broke up our break down into two parts. You get two episodes of your fave 4 Survivor fans chatting in one week. We pulled our conversation about the more poignant moments of the season into its own episode, so come back tomorrow for that.</p> <p>*TW: sexual assault/sexual harassment/inappropriate touching* - though we do not discuss the Dan/Kellee situation in depth in part 1, it is mentioned. </p> <p>In Part 1, we're talking everything else. We the theme of "Island of the Idols" - we see you CBS making a pun 😉. We also gave our opinions on how we would have improved it. We loved Sandra and Rob, but we have some notes on how to get them more involved. We also discuss alliances, the insane number of final two deals, and a truly "live" (to quote Jeff Probst) Final Tribal.</p> <p>We get into our love of Lauren, the rise and fall of 'DKChillin', and Nick's undying love for Noura. In this "Baby's First Survivor" there is lots of gameplay to unpack and Rob/Sandra side eye to enjoy. We agree that this season gets overshadowed by an extremely unfortunate incident, but we found some players and some true Survivor gameplay in what was left behind. </p> <p>As always, we found the funny in a season riddled with emotion and real problems by looking for an Honorable Mention (Jamal), #Jeffneedsavibecheck, and Rapid Fire questions. </p> <p>If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a break down:</p> <ul><li>Intro (1:10 - 2:07)</li> <li>One Minute Thoughts (2:07 - 13:02)</li> <li>Season Recap (13:02 - 1:21:30)</li> <li>Honorable Mention (1:21:30 - 1:22:20)</li> <li>Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (1:22:20 - 1:25:28)</li> <li>Rapid Fire (1:25:28 - end) </li> </ul> <p>Be sure to give us a follow as well on Instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/escapingrealitypod/'>@EscapingRealityPod </a>and on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/escrealitypod'>@EscRealityPod</a> --  If you enjoyed this episode, p