I want to put pen to parchment and write some names down – Peter

I think losing today was a blessing in disguise – Liz

OMG Shadesters! Can you BELIEVE this season!?

Already this season’s characters have captured our attention the way only Brand New Players can…who KNOWS what they’ll do next!

(…good thing there’s no tables on the island!)

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Alright…we ain’t gonna bore you with the definition of what Shade is…y’all GET IT now.

(We live for it too Nene!)

BUT FIRST!!!

Who are the regular contributors???

(Who the hell is THIS bitch!?)

This is me, Joe aka SurvivorShade…what is my role you ask???

Simple…I craft the questions for the blog each week, grab pictures/gifs for each post, and just generally run this whole site…I’m also the random OTHER guy in A Very Shady Christmas

it’s HARD to get these bitches in line sometimes…

(Making me feel like Bosley up in here) no biggie…if you want to check me out on twitter follow me

@Survivor_Shade If you have fan mail, hate mail, or just want to send me random facts about yourself, feel free to email me at SurvivorShade@yahoo.com

fabulous skirt-wearing physical beast of Survivor Palau (S10) He threw ALL KINDS OF SHADE during his season…but had his flame go out when he stepped off a perch for a damn donut! (#ComeBackCoby) Coby Archa , Theskirt-wearing physical beast of Survivor Palau (S10) He threw ALL KINDS OF SHADE during his season…but had his flame go out when he stepped off a perch for a damn donut! (

#BringBriceBack) Brice Izyah Johnston , who immortalized the words “Dot Dot Dot Hmm!” at Tribal Council when he knew his Beauty tribe, in Survivor Cagayan: Brains, Brawn, and Beauty (S28) were about to vote him out…but were beating around the bush about it. He’s VERRRRY familiar with the theme this season! (

Aaaaand we are SUPER EXCITED to have RANDY BAILEY from Survivor Gabon & Heroes vs Villains (S17 & S20) as our special guest contributor this week, He is the self-proclaimed King of Gabon who narrated the season of Survivor Gabon in such a shady way that whenever people think of Gabon…they only see Hawaiian Shirts

If you missed Randy’s post last year…you can check it out HERE

ALSO, if you missed Randy’s Endorsement video for SurvivorShade…check it out below

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We know y’all know this…but this is ALWAYS fabulous!

(Yasssss)

But there WILL be spoilers for Wednesday’s episode!

(Also, if you don’t like us, these gifs, or our guests…we’ve got some tea over there for ya!)

LET’S GET TO IT MENTAL GIANTS!

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Immediate gut reaction to Liz going home?

Coby : My gut before the episode would have been destroyed because she was one of my favorites. But watching her and Peter’s confessionals professing their dominance of the game I can hear in the distance the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz singing… “If I only had a …..“

(Nailed it!)

Brice : I have a special spot in my purple pants for the third boot every season. I thought Liz was a great player and had great potential. You know what they say don’t get comfortable in the game of Survivor because once you get comfortable that ass goes home.

Randy : I was shocked. Usually one can narrow it down to 3 or 4 people that are possible boots based on the edit of the previous couple of episodes but this time I was completely in the dark. This is a phenomenon that is occurring more and more due to the editors becoming aware that the viewers are more savvy than they were 10 to 15 years ago. Now they are throwing us curve balls. Anyway, I’m going to miss Liz. CBS will never listen to Stephen Fishbach again.

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Wow was that the most ingenius way to get the idol or what!? I thought Tai would need help but he stuck that stick in the hole all by himself!

(Go in there baby!)

Coby : I am not sure if Tai is the one who normally sticks it in the hole? But he obviously knows his way around a good, long, hard stick and what to do with it. Brice : Tai had zero fucks given. Baby boy said Ima get this idol one way or another and to my surprise Tai Tai did it ! Randy : The above is not a question. I warned you about this last season. Anyway, I am sure Tai has had plenty of practice sticking things in small holes. _______________________________________________________

Ummm so…is Debbie the smartest/craftiest court jester you’ve ever seen or what? She was slaying it all episode long!



(Slaaaaay Debbie!)

Coby : Why do I hear the Scarecrow still singing? Because Debbie reminds me of one of my all time favorite players Lil from Pearl Islands. Except unlike Lil, Debbie DOES have a brain. More…more…MORE Debbie NOW!

Brice : I may have counted Ms. Red Lobster out too soon because clearly she brought her A game tonight. She told the Brains tribe “I ain’t come to play with you Hoe’s, I came to Slay“ Randy : See answer 2 above. If Debbie makes the jury I will probably quit watching. _______________________________________________________

What do y’all think? Would you call Nick a robot? Because I think doing so is an insult to robots everywhere…



(Robot?)

(Definitely a robot)

Coby : Nick reminds me of Peter and Liz in the fact I don’t think any of them have any social IQ at all. So, I am not sure he is a robot as much as he seems oblivious to the emotions around him. I think a robot could read a pulse better than Nick. Brice : Wait please remind me again who is Nick? Randy : In episode 1 Nick got the douche edit big time. His edit has softened the last 2 episodes. I am liking him more and more each episode. He now seems almost normal. _______________________________________________________

Ok when y’all are digging for the idol how crucial is a hoe? ‘Cause it was VERY crucial for Alecia.



(Where is that DAMN hoe!?)

Coby : Cydney is one smart cookie but I feel she is sloppy enough she will get caught with her hand in the cookie jar. Poor Alecia, if Nick is emotionless I feel Alecia is drowning in it. I think she feels EVERYTHING to the point where she is lost in her own hurricane of emotional pull and her compass seems to be stuck on south. Brice : Everybody knows when you’re looking for an Idol you need pimps and Hoes !

(I’m a Gigolo spending lot’s a dough…)

Randy : I am going to avoid this question and just tell you a story about Alecia. Her “embryo” comment in episode 2 endeared her to me so I followed her on twitter. She did not follow me back which is common courtesy amongst Survivors so I sent her a message a couple of days later. She answered it with something along the lines of “thanks for watching and thanks for being a fan”. Of course I immediately unfollowed her. This story tells me that what we are seeing in Alecia is very real. _______________________________________________________

Can someone please explain the idol “finders” rule? Because I wasn’t sure WHO was going to own that idol until it was around Jason’s neck.



(…what just happened?)

Coby : Not sure what to say here? Because right now I feel like 2 grown men who are over 400 pounds in weight and both over 6 feet tall just knocked a woman around who is barely 100 pounds. I find that unfair and gross to watch. If it was two men would I feel the same? I am not sure how I should feel here. Women should be treated equal so I guess I shouldn’t feel that way but I do. Brice : They were running around like Tai’s dead chicken looking for that Idol. TBH I thought I was watching an episode of dog the bounty hunter! Randy : Once someone has the idol in their possession it is their’s unless they give it away. In other words, it can’t can’t be stolen . Alecia never had it so it was up for grabs. I predicted last night when Jason was bullying Alecia that his actions will come back to haunt him. Alecia will get the last laugh. _______________________________________________________

Wow was that the most “maneuvering through a small hole” we’ve ever seen on Survivor or what?



(E’rybody strug-struggling!)

(LOTS of hole maneuvering this week)

Coby : I really don’t want to think of Jason sticking his stick into any hole. I do find it interesting that he would want to be so blatant about how HE has the idol. Come merge EVERYONE is going to know you have that idol dufus then what good will it be? Tai kept his mouth shut which is smarter. Jason just got a big : I really don’t want to think of Jason sticking his stick into. I do find it interesting that he would want to be so blatant about howhas the idol. Come mergeis going to know you have that idol dufus then what good will it be?

(Look! It’s even red like Jason’s shoulders!)

Brice : I’m convinced the people creating the challenges are nymphomaniacs. Randy : Yes _______________________________________________________

Hey guys did you know that even though Peter and Liz are good looking people, they’re out for blood? Huh. Who knew?



(Peter and Liz)

Coby : I would love to say something sassy but they are so good looking. But really have they ever watched the show? Why say stuff like that in your confessional? O well, made for a great episode watching you both eat your words 🙂 want a side of Tai with that? Brice : Baby Dr. Shady put the stethoscope down tonight and brought the claws out! Dr. Shady said he’s open for business on the brains tribe. Randy : Yes _______________________________________________________

A “snake in ice cream pants” vs an ER doctor who “excels in subtle social interactions”…how low did Barry (Peter)’s approval rating sink during that tribal!?



(“That’s right…keep scooping yourself further in…get it? Scoop? Because I’m an ice cream man?” We get it Neal!)

Coby : I still can’t believe Peter let that stuff come out of his mouth. Brice : I’m still picking my Jaw up from when Peter came for Neal’s Ice Cream Pants. Let be clear most guys have a lil cream on their pants anyway :)! Randy : Obama’s winner’s edit took a nose dive. _______________________________________________________

Who is your pick for the top of the SurvivorShade tree this week?

Coby : Debbie. Debbie. Debbie. Watching her work Liz at that water hole was amazing. This episode was ALL about the holes and watching people work them. Tai maybe be able to work a hole but Debbie definitely knows how to work the outside of one.More Debbie and more Holes! If last season was all balls this season is all holes! Brice : The top of my list this week is Peter because the nice guy act is over and he throwing shade left and right! I gotta add Cydney to my list because she ain’t have to do my girl Alecia like that with the idol clue . Last but not least Dr. Shady aka Peter aka Pete, Dr Shady had no problem giving the rest of his tribe a full body Shade exam. Randy : … _______________________________________________________

Alright y’all it’s time for this week’s SHADE TREE

Top spot this week HAS to go to Debbie! Her constant shade of BOTH Liz and Peter while keeping quiet and gathering intel was JUST TOO DELICIOUS! It all culminated in a delicious blindside right at the end!

Next up we have both Peter and Neal! Peter was CONSTANTLY throwing shade, at Joe, at Debbie, at Neal ALL EPISODE LONG talkin’ ’bout how he’s smarter than everyone here…he even ended up shading himself by the end Neal not only found out that the jig was up, he was throwing some great side shade at Peter & Liz all tribal long…and as you can see from the Gif, even Jeff approved of THAT!

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This season, (because YOU, the fans, demanded it) we will post a fan response video…so please, if you have something to say…or some shade to throw, email your video to SurvivorShade@yahoo.com and if we like it…you’ll see it here!

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We want to thank Randy soooo much for being our special Shady guest this week!

Aaaand tune in NEXT WEEK when we have Mr. Fan-turned-Favorite himself… Erik Reichenbach as our special guest! He is the ONLY player to have played on BOTH season of Survivor Fans vs Favorites! He played in Micronesia as a fan (S16) where he INFAMOUSLY shaded himself by giving away Individual Immunity ONLY to then be VOTED OUT! He also played in Caramoan as a Favorite (S26) where he continued his streak of making it to the Final 5 but this time he was shaded by nature and Medivaced out of the game! PLUS he designed our FANTASTIC LOGO!!!

(ooooh yeah!)

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FYI

PLEASE be sure to tweet #BringBriceBack to help our favorite Purple Pants Badass back on the SHOW! Logo credit to blacklitestudios.com aaaand if you haven’t heard Brice’s single Purple Pants BadAss then you’re missing out! Check it out!

ALSO our good friend Max Dawson has a HILARIOUS weekly podcast with Corinne Kaplin called “Survivor All The Fixins (ATF)” Check it out below

ALSO I, Joe of SurvivorShade, was the Special Guest for the Island Talk Podcast this week! Check it out below!

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and remember…

if you can’t stand the heat…get out of the shade!