The best Coach moment is when he tells the story in Tocantins about when he was abducted by headhunters in South America and everyone's confessionals about it after lmao
@@brawndothethirstmutilator9848 Ive never seen his story so I dont know it but I do know that polygraph tests arent reliable. Best they do is tell if youre nervous or not
I .. have no memory of this 😧 I remember her doing yoga right in the middle of the thing he was building lmao but not that 😂 looks like I know which season I'm rewatching next
My personal favorite episode is the HvV premiere, from that helicopter intro to that iconic first challenge, the Jerri and Coach relationship, the Rob and Russel seesaw, Rob being the only competent Villain survival-wise, Coach climbing the tree, Sugar's disastrous flirting with Colby, it is just great!
Rob wasn't the only competent one, it's just no one wanted to do anything in hopes to provoke someone (control freak like Rob for example) to start shouting and try to boss people around :D
The Pearl Islands opening is one of the single most opinion-making 5 minutes in the show's history. They knew they were creating an eternal fan favorite in Rupert the moment that hit the airwaves.
And one episode earlier "How dare you accuse me of lying!? I have played this entire game honestly!" **blatantly lies to literally every other player**
@@emc246 he was so so for I just his first two seasons and Heroes versus Villains he literally said there's been nobody like me to ever play this game I have not compromised myself one time playing this game that is so arrogant
My favorite episode(s) is Cook Islands when the aitu 4 had the best comeback story and bonded together. Nothing is more pleasing to me in survivor than seeing their faces when they continue to win.
Jack Suarez Kimmel I’m pretty scared for his life in the game, sure he’s on a run has an idol but what happens to people who lose an immunity run Joe from Cambodia anybody
@Natalie agree with everything but it's def not underrated. Everyone knows how good that episode is Not to mention Parvati throwing the challenge to Danielle. Parvati Galaxy brained literally everyone not just the heroes.
Damn imagine the Q & A challenge in Winners At War!! Q: "Who is the least deserving of their Sole Survivor title?" Q: "Who has the most to prove?" Q: "Who should not be here?" So many insanely good questions that would bring up so much beef.
the premier episode of pearl islands is one of my faves. The whole village scene was awesome. Billy falling in love with candace on cook islands is one of my faves also. And the season finale of australian survivor s1 (or 3 depends on who is counting) with Kristie emerging from an underdog to slay the competition
You scared me when you said the finale of Australian survivor. At first, I read “the finale of the Australian outback” which is a terrible, boring episode that gets worse and worse as it goes on
I don't remember mutch about australian outback since it's been 18 years since I saw that season but I remember my favourite challange being the one where they jumped off the cliff.. They don't do stuff like that on survivor anymore
Jiri H Yea they had the one where they had to jump down onto a really stiff net in One World and that one girl broke her wrist and got med-evac’d. That may have been the turning point for challenges that involved jumping from high ground
Louis Endrich yess and the episode of Nick, Angelina, and Mike eating cake while getting drunk, or even the Christian vs Alec challenge, such a good season😂
I think you hit on an interesting point when you mentioned at the end that all of your favorite episodes weren't strategy heavy and focused more on fun/emotion. I'm a big fan of strategy as well. Most of my complaints about certain seasons have to do with a lack of strategy: either it not being shown or it straight up not happening. But fundamentally, I do think strategy is more of a skeletal framework than the core of what we need in Survivor. Strategy is only fun if it's happening among compelling personalities that we care about on a base level. Gamebots aren't fun. The few that are are so because they're playing with a very dynamic cast. Strategy, on its own, it bland. And that's what makes Survivor so great: it's the perfect mix of fun, emotional stuff and a strategic game. ...and I just said the word "strategy" and variations of that way too many times.
I think it’s a mischaracterization to say the early seasons didn’t have strategy. Maybe Borneo wasn’t super strategic. By Australian Outback and Africa, people had a good grip of the game and were willing to be sneaky, lie to some extent and pave their way to the end. By Marquesas, we saw the first real “flip” where the people who entered the merge in the minority took control of the game and made it to the end. By Thailand, we saw someone not only plan out a path to the final 2, but intentionally bring along a “goat” with him so he could win the million dollar vote. By Amazon, we saw the “flip-flopper” where a player who clearly had no real allegiances and was willing to backstab anyone made it all the way to F3 and nearly won. The early seasons aren’t lacking in strategy at all. And they’re so much more full of life and emotion than the newer ones. Old survivor over new survivor any day (with the exception of Cagyan and Philippines)
David M All older seasons are entertaining to watch for me. I am not the biggest fan of seasons like The Australian Outback, Thailand and The Amazon, but who can deny that they’re all so full of life? Each of the first seven seasons felt like a journey all the way through. By the time they hit All Stars and Vanuatu, it felt different. The people who were being cast were people who weren’t exactly in it for the experience. None of them were genuinely nice people. Africa in particular is an example of a cast of strong personalities, yet they are all genuine. The players we see now... they honestly scare me and I’ve been disinterested in survivor for the past few years.
123eatanappletree Yea me too man. I agree with everything you said. Stopped watching after Game Changers. I didn’t watch 35-39 and only came back to Survivor because it was an all winners season. Will definitely re-watch Africa, Pearl Islands and China if I have the time during this quarantine.
One of my favorite scenes from Bruce's medevac episode was aras and cirie talking about how Courtney has a crush on Shane and then the next scene is Shane threatening to kill her. Also I think Courtney said that Bruce's evacuation was the capper to a "pretty poo poo day"
Personally, one of my favorite episodes is the one in Palau where Stephenie and Bobby-Jon are the last two members left in Ulong. Throughout the episode, those two are just giving into despair over constantly losing that it’s gotten to the point where Bobby-Jon is just destroying pieces of wood in frustration and is getting on Stephenie’s nerves by grossing her out with his snot-rockets that he keeps shooting right in the middle of where they sleep. Also, camp chores, such as pushing a boat into the ocean, are becoming much harder now that there’s only the two of them, which saps them of their energy and it’s clearly worn down on them physically and emotionally. Despite not giving up hope, they lose the immunity challenge to Koror anyways, leading to Survivor’s first ever fire-making challenge, where Stephenie comes out on top against the bigger fire-making expert Bobby-Jon. Now, Stephenie becomes a one-member tribe. A first in the entire series, and has never happened again ever since.
I'm pumped you added the Malcolm/Denise/Russell episode. I listened to that podcast/video of Malcolm telling that story and I was in AWE. And laughed because I love their friendship and he basically built Denise up to win that season. I love it!
I think my favorite is the Three Amigos tribal council where Phillip gets blindsided. Just the pure chaotic energy coming from that tribal was one of the craziest ever at the time, and will forever be one of my favorite moments
Honestly I'm shocked that Episode 13 of Micronesia where Erik gives up Immunity didn't make the list. The entire editing is fantastic, the Tribal Council is amazing, and it goes down as one of the most iconic moments of all time.
The reason is because it's been the topic of many other Survivor videos of Peridiam's that it doesn't need to be brought up again. Plus it's not like it's happened before when someone had given up their immunity and then been voted out immediately afterward.
I love how you love the WHOLE show! the production, the editing, the storytelling.... and of course the strategy! thanks as always for the awesome video!
Pearl Islands: "Swimming with Sharks" Micronesia: "I Promise..." Micronesia: "If it Smells Like a Rat, Give it Cheese" Heroes vs. Villains: "Going Down in Flames" Blood vs. Water: "Rustle Feathers" Cambodia: "You Call, We'll Haul" Millennials vs. Gen X: "Million Dollar Gamble" David vs. Goliath: "You Get What You Give" As you can see, I'm much more into cool strategy episodes
I said it before, I’ll say it again: “I Promise…” is just incredible. Great foreshadowing from Cirie right when they got back from Eliza tribal and also on Exile Island, a fun reward challenge and the reward itself was great, the best immunity challenge ever, and the whole blindside forming. And then the tribal, of course.
I just watched that episode. It has some of the funniest moments ever. The rivalry between Randy and Sugar at the auction LOL. I wonder how the hell was she on heroes tribe after the shit she did on that episode.
What makes the Brandon vote-out even more heartbreaking is how he acts the next time we see him. And because of his outburst, we know we'll probably never see him on the show again.
That’s a good thing; he needs to get his life together and hopefully get some professional help. The producers had no business casting him on the show twice; he was not stable clearly.
I don't even need to watch this video to know that your number 1 episode is wasn't even a normal episode, but rather the Redemption Island Reunion Show.#ThankYouDavidMurphy
The two that come to mind are 1. Really random but the episode in all stars where Rupert has to decide all their meal and Shi Ann wins immunity. Idk why I just love all the elements, it’s my fav type of reward and immunity challenge and shi ann winning was fun. 2. The episode in Micronesia where Amanda goes to exile and plays her idol. Two random ones but those are probably the two I rewatch as a one-off most often.
One of the funniest parts of the Philippines episode is that in that tribal Jeff asks each of the three why one of the others should be voted out. Both Russell and Malcolm say that if Denise makes it to the final tribal not only will she easily win but the jury will be falling overthemselves to write her the cheque themselves. It's very funny and such a great scene on a rewatch.
I was just talking about my Top 5 episodes with friends the other day! -HvV merge S20E10 -David v Goliath split vote to get out Jon -FvF Erik giving his idol and the girls voting him out S16E13 -Benry blindside in S21E13 -S07E01 Pearl Islands premiere
You know Coach is one of the best characters in all of Survivor when he's a big part of 2 of these episodes. Coach was someone that as a kid confused me and as a teen/adult I laugh at and occasionally get an interesting moral/philosophical take from but 90% of time he's just a joy to watch.
Woo’s foreign exchange student metaphor is WAY too underrated. It’s so perfect and I die of laughter every time I hear it. One of the best jokes made by a contestant imo
My favourite episode is that one where Eric gives up immunity, because at the beginning its just a silly idea and the conspiracy develops making it real
The episode from Survivor Caramoan with Malcoms double idol play is one of my favorites. A lot of dramatic irony where the audience knows something the players don’t, makes the Philip blindside one of the most rewarding moments in survivor history.
I really like the episode when Rick Devons played the expired advantage menu Ron gave him, Ron thought he had him, Devons pulled an actual idol, and Ron went home. My mind was blown the first time watching it.
Coach episode, hands down, is the funniest episode. Editing masterclass and the exile montage might be the best thing ever on television. The scream at the end of the challenge KILLS me every single time🤣
HvV, Rupert and Colby fake an idol play to vote out Candice who just flipped to the villains the episode before even though Sandra was willing to flip with the heroes, imo, most underrated episode ever. Not to mention, this is a 2 hr episode, and in the second half Russell wins immunity and goes on a power trip, bullying Daniel, trying to pit her against Parvati, and resulting in Daniel going home
Favorite episode has to be episode 11 of The Amazon, "Q and A." You get the auction, Rob C, the touchy subjects challenge but plus Matthew, and the amazing flip to blindside Alex.
All time favorite is HvV merge episode with Parvati realizing she really is the biggest threat followed by the double idol play. All while giggling at Russell’s paranoia in the aftermath
The reason I love Courtney is the fact that you can tell she knew he was joking but didn’t know how to respond so she turns the joke around by getting Shane going
Episode 8 of Cambodia, the Savage blindside episode, will always be my all-time favorite for personal reasons, so I'm SO happy to see it as one of your honorable mentions
I love how much you embrace the humanness of survivor. It’s the special part of the show and it’s something hardcore fans and people who do survivor analysis sometimes ignore but this top five is so rooted in that special messy human nature aspect of the show. As an ex-Christian who was twelve when South Pacific aired that season holds a weird special place in my heart and I think the last two episodes especially are really something unique and interesting and often dark
This was a great video. I'm hoping to see a top Survivor duos or a season/winner rankings. Cagayan merge comes to mind mostly for the tribal and everyone's reactions.
Not gunna lie I was not a fan of South Pacific but I do remember that episode quit well because it was the only good episode in that whole season. But when you described it . you made me relieved why I liked it so much.
When Russell Swan tends to the fire unnecessarily, volunteers himself to be in the difficult blindfolded position in the challenge then gets hit with the rolling rock thing and is obviously dazed but the challenge continues only stopping when he passes out.
I haven't seen the episode where Bruce gets medivaced since it first aired (I was 14 or 15 then) but I have a vivid memory of Courtney being like "should I sing to you?" to Bruce while he is in horrible pain and then she starts singing and he is like "NO NO!"
My favorite episode is the one in caramoan with the exciting immunity challenge that reynold wins and then Malcolm plays idols for himself and Eddie, one of which he found hours before tribal in front of all his opponents, leaving the minority alliance all safe and then Phillip, the head of the snake gets voted out.
I love the double episode from second chance. I call it the ballad of Stephen Fishbach. He gets an idol played on him, Ciera goes to the house, there’s the running around at night quiz challenge which i think he wins? He has that great moment with Abby there at least. Gets called poopy pants and eventually has his downfall. Classic episode.
Ugh, darlin', I ADORE Coach. Very nice to see this much of him on the list. I have a flair for the dramatic myself, and to see an actor THAT good on reality TV of all things just warms my heart. I don't know if you follow Russell Hantz's RUclips channel, but he said Coach was the person who made Russell want to play the game in the first place, because he wanted a title like Dragon Slayer. There's only one of those, though.
Cook islands when Candice and Jonathan mutinied and the Aitu 4 was formed. Legendary episode and probably my favourite one. Also, episode one of Pearl islands.
My Top hands down is "This is Extortion" from Winners at War. I just love it. Massive blindside, idol found, extortion of Tony causing him to have to fake out people and give him Fire Tokens or else I legit think he could have been blindsided there by Kim. It's just perfect.
I think my favorite episode of all time has to be the Tocantins auction/loved ones episode. It just makes me so happy. Taj's reaction when she finally puts together what her husband said is the greatest moment in Survivor. She literally almost ripped Jeff's arm off out of excitement lmao
If you've listened to RHAP over the years you've heard many South Pacific jury/final 3 members appearing on the podcast telling Rob C that if Brandon had made it to the final 3 then he would have easily won. Apparently they all loved Brandon. The best part of this is that every time one of them tells Rob this he is confused by it and can't understand why.
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The best Coach moment is when he tells the story in Tocantins about when he was abducted by headhunters in South America and everyone's confessionals about it after lmao
then he said he gave the pg version
…and then he passed a polygraph about it being a real story 😂
I live for that moment 😭 he is my spirit animal
@@brawndothethirstmutilator9848 Ive never seen his story so I dont know it but I do know that polygraph tests arent reliable. Best they do is tell if youre nervous or not
I cringed so hard😬💀😭
You forgot to mention Courtney singing to Bruce while he is suffering even after he asked her to stop.
That is called torture.
I .. have no memory of this 😧 I remember her doing yoga right in the middle of the thing he was building lmao but not that 😂 looks like I know which season I'm rewatching next
BRUH Coach literally looks exactly and i mean exactly like a cult leader
Lol that’s probably why he rubbed a lot of people the wrong way
Also the obvious narcissistic personality disorder
well, he was
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He sure did, acted like one too.
Or member
My personal favorite episode is the HvV premiere, from that helicopter intro to that iconic first challenge, the Jerri and Coach relationship, the Rob and Russel seesaw, Rob being the only competent Villain survival-wise, Coach climbing the tree, Sugar's disastrous flirting with Colby, it is just great!
courtney’s “break her shoulder” coming a little too close to reality
I ALMOST included this one! It's so iconic.
@@TheMurrmursonbottle Courtney is probably the best when it comes to foreshadowing
And Courtney yelling "break her shoulder!" moments before Stephanie's shoulder gets dislocated.
Rob wasn't the only competent one, it's just no one wanted to do anything in hopes to provoke someone (control freak like Rob for example) to start shouting and try to boss people around :D
Can we get a shoutout for the “it’s a f-ing stick” episode from Micronesia? I forget what number it was but... great great ep
merge episode, so 8-9
“Aww c’mon Jeff, that took HOURS to make.” Iconic
That scene still cracks me up every time I watch it. Eliza was like what is this? no, this can't be it why not? Cuz it's a f'n stick! 😂
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The opening to Pearl Islands is my favorite just because survivor has never done anything like it
she like, likes you... in a sexual way
@@avery6837 HAHAHAHA
Rupert stealing shoes to barter. 😅
Trumpy Dog
“Where did you get those?”-Fairplay
“PIRATED!!!”- Rupert
The Pearl Islands opening is one of the single most opinion-making 5 minutes in the show's history. They knew they were creating an eternal fan favorite in Rupert the moment that hit the airwaves.
Last time I was this early, Francesca was still in the game
Edit: *Francescheqqqqqquaaaahhhhhh
Sarah and Cheyanne Francesca, I only know Francesqua
No, It’s Franquesqua
*Fransesqua
Franquescwa
Don’t you mean Franchweskawa?
Least favorite episode: Episode that the master strategist Zane Knight was booted
Calvin Kim Zane knight was such a king any episode with him is better
Denise basically channeled Zane Knight in tonight's episode lol
@@evanshreffler1677 well she actually had people backing her up with that play, Zane did it by himself. Zane is best player
Yessss. He.was.robbbed
Coach: "I never make excuses."
Coach 10 minutes earlier: "Don't send me to exile, I have asthma and a bad back."
And Ebola and covid 1-18
And one episode earlier
"How dare you accuse me of lying!? I have played this entire game honestly!"
**blatantly lies to literally every other player**
@@emc246 he was so so for I just his first two seasons and Heroes versus Villains he literally said there's been nobody like me to ever play this game I have not compromised myself one time playing this game that is so arrogant
@@anthonymort5202 He's a man who knows he's on TV lol
@@emc246 Coach's hypocrisy knows no bounds. Part of why he's such an entertaining character
“I’m talking to god, Lord... I mean jeff” - Russell
Damn Peridiam explains stuff so well, that Brandon vote off just got better with the narration
Erin's immense hatred of Coach will never not be funny to me. Just her face every single time he's talking.
My favorite episode(s) is Cook Islands when the aitu 4 had the best comeback story and bonded together. Nothing is more pleasing to me in survivor than seeing their faces when they continue to win.
"I don't have a shitty apartment" is THE best comeback in Survivor history.
IVE NEVER BEEN TO YOUR APARTMENT!! I think they wanted to bone so bad. Esp after Shane found the brick of coke
I'm so excited for tonight, Tony has been running the game and I can't wait to see what happens tn.
Jack Suarez Kimmel bro me too
Jack Suarez Kimmel I’m pretty scared for his life in the game, sure he’s on a run has an idol but what happens to people who lose an immunity run
Joe from Cambodia anybody
It’s pretty obvious if you’re a Survivor fan. He’s winning the game.
What time does it air for which time zones???
Anthony Mendez i hope so! hes legit amazing and a god. he can even speak llama
Heroes vs Villains merge episode
That's it
Best episode in Survivor period
Glad someone said it
HvV had three of the best episodes. The premiere, the merge, and banana etiquette were all amazing
@Natalie agree with everything but it's def not underrated. Everyone knows how good that episode is
Not to mention Parvati throwing the challenge to Danielle. Parvati Galaxy brained literally everyone not just the heroes.
Something about WaW
If the OG mafioso calls u the boss u know u are the greatest of all time
Tony can play the boss against a pack of wolves. Rob can only do it with a flock of sheep
Damn imagine the Q & A challenge in Winners At War!!
Q: "Who is the least deserving of their Sole Survivor title?"
Q: "Who has the most to prove?"
Q: "Who should not be here?"
So many insanely good questions that would bring up so much beef.
the premier episode of pearl islands is one of my faves. The whole village scene was awesome.
Billy falling in love with candace on cook islands is one of my faves also.
And the season finale of australian survivor s1 (or 3 depends on who is counting) with Kristie emerging from an underdog to slay the competition
You scared me when you said the finale of Australian survivor. At first, I read “the finale of the Australian outback” which is a terrible, boring episode that gets worse and worse as it goes on
I don't remember mutch about australian outback since it's been 18 years since I saw that season but I remember my favourite challange being the one where they jumped off the cliff.. They don't do stuff like that on survivor anymore
Jiri H Yea they had the one where they had to jump down onto a really stiff net in One World and that one girl broke her wrist and got med-evac’d. That may have been the turning point for challenges that involved jumping from high ground
@@davidm9026 yeah everything has had slides now because its far safer and people clearly weren't listening to the safety instructions
David vs Goliath when the minority David’s split the vote to get out Jon
Louis Endrich yess and the episode of Nick, Angelina, and Mike eating cake while getting drunk, or even the Christian vs Alec challenge, such a good season😂
The John vote out was an insane episode!
I think you hit on an interesting point when you mentioned at the end that all of your favorite episodes weren't strategy heavy and focused more on fun/emotion. I'm a big fan of strategy as well. Most of my complaints about certain seasons have to do with a lack of strategy: either it not being shown or it straight up not happening. But fundamentally, I do think strategy is more of a skeletal framework than the core of what we need in Survivor. Strategy is only fun if it's happening among compelling personalities that we care about on a base level. Gamebots aren't fun. The few that are are so because they're playing with a very dynamic cast. Strategy, on its own, it bland. And that's what makes Survivor so great: it's the perfect mix of fun, emotional stuff and a strategic game.
...and I just said the word "strategy" and variations of that way too many times.
I think it’s a mischaracterization to say the early seasons didn’t have strategy.
Maybe Borneo wasn’t super strategic. By Australian Outback and Africa, people had a good grip of the game and were willing to be sneaky, lie to some extent and pave their way to the end. By Marquesas, we saw the first real “flip” where the people who entered the merge in the minority took control of the game and made it to the end. By Thailand, we saw someone not only plan out a path to the final 2, but intentionally bring along a “goat” with him so he could win the million dollar vote. By Amazon, we saw the “flip-flopper” where a player who clearly had no real allegiances and was willing to backstab anyone made it all the way to F3 and nearly won.
The early seasons aren’t lacking in strategy at all. And they’re so much more full of life and emotion than the newer ones. Old survivor over new survivor any day (with the exception of Cagyan and Philippines)
David M
All older seasons are entertaining to watch for me. I am not the biggest fan of seasons like The Australian Outback, Thailand and The Amazon, but who can deny that they’re all so full of life? Each of the first seven seasons felt like a journey all the way through. By the time they hit All Stars and Vanuatu, it felt different. The people who were being cast were people who weren’t exactly in it for the experience. None of them were genuinely nice people. Africa in particular is an example of a cast of strong personalities, yet they are all genuine. The players we see now... they honestly scare me and I’ve been disinterested in survivor for the past few years.
123eatanappletree Yea me too man. I agree with everything you said. Stopped watching after Game Changers. I didn’t watch 35-39 and only came back to Survivor because it was an all winners season.
Will definitely re-watch Africa, Pearl Islands and China if I have the time during this quarantine.
One of my favorite scenes from Bruce's medevac episode was aras and cirie talking about how Courtney has a crush on Shane and then the next scene is Shane threatening to kill her. Also I think Courtney said that Bruce's evacuation was the capper to a "pretty poo poo day"
Personally, one of my favorite episodes is the one in Palau where Stephenie and Bobby-Jon are the last two members left in Ulong. Throughout the episode, those two are just giving into despair over constantly losing that it’s gotten to the point where Bobby-Jon is just destroying pieces of wood in frustration and is getting on Stephenie’s nerves by grossing her out with his snot-rockets that he keeps shooting right in the middle of where they sleep. Also, camp chores, such as pushing a boat into the ocean, are becoming much harder now that there’s only the two of them, which saps them of their energy and it’s clearly worn down on them physically and emotionally. Despite not giving up hope, they lose the immunity challenge to Koror anyways, leading to Survivor’s first ever fire-making challenge, where Stephenie comes out on top against the bigger fire-making expert Bobby-Jon. Now, Stephenie becomes a one-member tribe. A first in the entire series, and has never happened again ever since.
As someone who's very biased towards Palau, I 1000% agree! There will probably never be another episode like that, ever.
One if my faves is when the all girl alliance got Erik to give up his immunity necklace
I just wanna throw out "Banana Etiquette", loved that episode!
Agreed. Fantastic episode!
I was looking for this one! It’s my favorite 😂
I'm pumped you added the Malcolm/Denise/Russell episode. I listened to that podcast/video of Malcolm telling that story and I was in AWE. And laughed because I love their friendship and he basically built Denise up to win that season. I love it!
He said he'd put a link in the description to this and I don't see it :( Would you be so kind as to provide it? :)
@@javiercingolani23 ruclips.net/video/8VXGKFeD7Wg/видео.html
I think my favorite is the Three Amigos tribal council where Phillip gets blindsided. Just the pure chaotic energy coming from that tribal was one of the craziest ever at the time, and will forever be one of my favorite moments
Same. That was the episode where I truly fell in love with survivor.
I love the David vs Goliath episode where Christian nerd-talks Alec out of immunity
Honestly I'm shocked that Episode 13 of Micronesia where Erik gives up Immunity didn't make the list. The entire editing is fantastic, the Tribal Council is amazing, and it goes down as one of the most iconic moments of all time.
The reason is because it's been the topic of many other Survivor videos of Peridiam's that it doesn't need to be brought up again. Plus it's not like it's happened before when someone had given up their immunity and then been voted out immediately afterward.
That's a great episode. I don't even really like Micronesia, but that episode is a classic.
When Coach convinced Cochran to flip in South Pacific, it felt like a cult leader grooming a new follower.
I love how you love the WHOLE show! the production, the editing, the storytelling.... and of course the strategy! thanks as always for the awesome video!
Pearl Islands: "Swimming with Sharks"
Micronesia: "I Promise..."
Micronesia: "If it Smells Like a Rat, Give it Cheese"
Heroes vs. Villains: "Going Down in Flames"
Blood vs. Water: "Rustle Feathers"
Cambodia: "You Call, We'll Haul"
Millennials vs. Gen X: "Million Dollar Gamble"
David vs. Goliath: "You Get What You Give"
As you can see, I'm much more into cool strategy episodes
I love the mutiny episode in Cook Islands
I said it before, I’ll say it again: “I Promise…” is just incredible. Great foreshadowing from Cirie right when they got back from Eliza tribal and also on Exile Island, a fun reward challenge and the reward itself was great, the best immunity challenge ever, and the whole blindside forming. And then the tribal, of course.
Best episode was Randy’s boot episode in Gabon. The cookie at the auction, Crystals voting confessional, Bobs fake idol.
I just watched that episode. It has some of the funniest moments ever. The rivalry between Randy and Sugar at the auction LOL. I wonder how the hell was she on heroes tribe after the shit she did on that episode.
What makes the Brandon vote-out even more heartbreaking is how he acts the next time we see him. And because of his outburst, we know we'll probably never see him on the show again.
That’s a good thing; he needs to get his life together and hopefully get some professional help. The producers had no business casting him on the show twice; he was not stable clearly.
In terms of episodes that were as emotionally compelling as the South Pacific pick, I would say Ian's fall from grace in the Palau finale.
Yeah, that's another great one.
Silence... modern survivor could never😴
Those 20 seconds on Rob's vote out episode on WaW?
I don't even need to watch this video to know that your number 1 episode is wasn't even a normal episode, but rather the Redemption Island Reunion Show.#ThankYouDavidMurphy
Lmao that was so cringe
@@brianmitchell9902 Cringe makes for great TV haha
The two that come to mind are
1. Really random but the episode in all stars where Rupert has to decide all their meal and Shi Ann wins immunity. Idk why I just love all the elements, it’s my fav type of reward and immunity challenge and shi ann winning was fun.
2. The episode in Micronesia where Amanda goes to exile and plays her idol.
Two random ones but those are probably the two I rewatch as a one-off most often.
One of the funniest parts of the Philippines episode is that in that tribal Jeff asks each of the three why one of the others should be voted out. Both Russell and Malcolm say that if Denise makes it to the final tribal not only will she easily win but the jury will be falling overthemselves to write her the cheque themselves. It's very funny and such a great scene on a rewatch.
I was just talking about my Top 5 episodes with friends the other day!
-HvV merge S20E10
-David v Goliath split vote to get out Jon
-FvF Erik giving his idol and the girls voting him out S16E13
-Benry blindside in S21E13
-S07E01 Pearl Islands premiere
I love the episode of mvgx when will finally flips and then ken “tests him”
You know Coach is one of the best characters in all of Survivor when he's a big part of 2 of these episodes. Coach was someone that as a kid confused me and as a teen/adult I laugh at and occasionally get an interesting moral/philosophical take from but 90% of time he's just a joy to watch.
2:55 Malcolm said 10 days is a week and a half? Tony could never
I love Coach so much. That scene with him lying in the creek hooked me on Survivor immediately.
Woo’s foreign exchange student metaphor is WAY too underrated. It’s so perfect and I die of laughter every time I hear it. One of the best jokes made by a contestant imo
That’s some top tier editing at 7:36 lol Brandon yapping in coach’s ear while he’s zoned out on his righteous monologue
That immunity necklace breaking off of Albert was eerie. You just can't make this stuff up
My favourite episode is that one where Eric gives up immunity, because at the beginning its just a silly idea and the conspiracy develops making it real
@Peridiam as a new Survivor Superfan, I can say without a doubt that you have the best Survivor channel on YT. Great work, keep it coming!
Gotta love that SJDS finale though.
I hope the Final 5 episode of Cagayan is on this list!
I think your initial explanation of number 3 is beyond excellent so your chilling
I’m so excited for tonight’s double episode!!!! Watching half tonight and half tomorrow since I have to wake up early for online school ;(
The episode from Survivor Caramoan with Malcoms double idol play is one of my favorites. A lot of dramatic irony where the audience knows something the players don’t, makes the Philip blindside one of the most rewarding moments in survivor history.
I still remember Malcolm tweeting right as it aired live. FIREWORKS!
I really like the episode when Rick Devons played the expired advantage menu Ron gave him, Ron thought he had him, Devons pulled an actual idol, and Ron went home. My mind was blown the first time watching it.
I love the fact that a Panama episode is your favorite episode :) the Shane and Courtney exchange is one of my favorite scenes
Season 7 “Pearl Islands” Episode 1. The mad dash through the Panamanian fishing village is epic and has never been matched.
8:26 was that the 1st swear we've heard from him ever????
My inner Chaos Kass came out.
@@Peridiam 😲
No lol he said bullshit before
Yeah, I mean earlier in the video he said clusterfork, yet he actually said “Fuck” mere minutes later? I’m confused
YES! Tocantins Coach episode is amazing. Makes me laugh every time. I just love Coach so much!!
Coach episode, hands down, is the funniest episode. Editing masterclass and the exile montage might be the best thing ever on television. The scream at the end of the challenge KILLS me every single time🤣
HvV, Rupert and Colby fake an idol play to vote out Candice who just flipped to the villains the episode before even though Sandra was willing to flip with the heroes, imo, most underrated episode ever.
Not to mention, this is a 2 hr episode, and in the second half Russell wins immunity and goes on a power trip, bullying Daniel, trying to pit her against Parvati, and resulting in Daniel going home
Favorite episode has to be episode 11 of The Amazon, "Q and A." You get the auction, Rob C, the touchy subjects challenge but plus Matthew, and the amazing flip to blindside Alex.
All time favorite is HvV merge episode with Parvati realizing she really is the biggest threat followed by the double idol play. All while giggling at Russell’s paranoia in the aftermath
The reason I love Courtney is the fact that you can tell she knew he was joking but didn’t know how to respond so she turns the joke around by getting Shane going
"You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like" was my favorite part of this video.
the metamorphosis episode from game changers was amazing for me
Episode 8 of Cambodia, the Savage blindside episode, will always be my all-time favorite for personal reasons, so I'm SO happy to see it as one of your honorable mentions
Peridiam--Love your videos!
Video suggestion--most influential or best final tribal performances, when the final 2/3 players are arguing their case.
Last time I was this early, Survivor still aired on Thursdays
When did it air on Thursdays?
Christina A long ass Time ago
Seasons 2-20 aired on Thursdays. It’s been Wednesday ever since 21, Nicaragua.
@@davidm9026 I wasnt sure the exact seasons but thank you,
I love how much you embrace the humanness of survivor. It’s the special part of the show and it’s something hardcore fans and people who do survivor analysis sometimes ignore but this top five is so rooted in that special messy human nature aspect of the show. As an ex-Christian who was twelve when South Pacific aired that season holds a weird special place in my heart and I think the last two episodes especially are really something unique and interesting and often dark
Forget full episodes, I just find the speaking llama segment to be hysterical!!
Recently rewatched South Pacific and was blown away by “Then their were Five”. Any interaction with Brandon was absolutely tragic
I see Survivor: Philippines episode 4, I like the video.
I'm an easy man to please.
This was a great video. I'm hoping to see a top Survivor duos or a season/winner rankings. Cagayan merge comes to mind mostly for the tribal and everyone's reactions.
My favorite episode was on Micronesia when Jason found ozzy’s fake idol and Eliza was ripping on him cause he truly thought it was legit
Banana Etiquette!!! Also Mad Treasure Hunt was great with Woo's ninja stealth mode and Tony's iconic pillow or person statement about Morgan.
Duuude. I’m so happy you brought up the South Pacific Episode. I’d say it’s my favorite of all time.
“Let’s move on to number three. One word: *Tony speaks llama*”
I was not expecting that. I can’t stop laughing. 😂
Woo's foreign exchange student comparison was so accurate and hilarious 😂
Unpopular opinion: I actually really love South Pacific... Like whoever casted that group needs an Emmy rn
It’s not perfect, but Upolu might be one of the best tribes past the old school seasons
Look forward to these every Wednesday 😎
Top 10 Best Characters/Funniest/Most Entertaining Survivor Players Ever.
Not gunna lie I was not a fan of South Pacific but I do remember that episode quit well because it was the only good episode in that whole season. But when you described it . you made me relieved why I liked it so much.
"My soul has never grieved like it does in this moment." :D
When Russell Swan tends to the fire unnecessarily, volunteers himself to be in the difficult blindfolded position in the challenge then gets hit with the rolling rock thing and is obviously dazed but the challenge continues only stopping when he passes out.
I haven't seen the episode where Bruce gets medivaced since it first aired (I was 14 or 15 then) but I have a vivid memory of Courtney being like "should I sing to you?" to Bruce while he is in horrible pain and then she starts singing and he is like "NO NO!"
My favorite episode is the one in caramoan with the exciting immunity challenge that reynold wins and then Malcolm plays idols for himself and Eddie, one of which he found hours before tribal in front of all his opponents, leaving the minority alliance all safe and then Phillip, the head of the snake gets voted out.
I love the double episode from second chance. I call it the ballad of Stephen Fishbach. He gets an idol played on him, Ciera goes to the house, there’s the running around at night quiz challenge which i think he wins? He has that great moment with Abby there at least. Gets called poopy pants and eventually has his downfall. Classic episode.
Ugh, darlin', I ADORE Coach. Very nice to see this much of him on the list. I have a flair for the dramatic myself, and to see an actor THAT good on reality TV of all things just warms my heart. I don't know if you follow Russell Hantz's RUclips channel, but he said Coach was the person who made Russell want to play the game in the first place, because he wanted a title like Dragon Slayer. There's only one of those, though.
I know you’ll probably have plenty of content coming up with the finale, but i think a top 5 or 10 ponderosa moments would be fun!
I actually posted something on reddit a few months ago on why Medical Emergency was my favorite episode and did not expect it to be on this list lmao
Cook islands when Candice and Jonathan mutinied and the Aitu 4 was formed. Legendary episode and probably my favourite one.
Also, episode one of Pearl islands.
My Top hands down is "This is Extortion" from Winners at War. I just love it.
Massive blindside, idol found, extortion of Tony causing him to have to fake out people and give him Fire Tokens or else I legit think he could have been blindsided there by Kim. It's just perfect.
I remember The going back and fourth from good and bad scenes in big brother season 13 with Rachel crying and then people watching a movie.
You are officially my favorite RUclipsr
I think my favorite episode of all time has to be the Tocantins auction/loved ones episode. It just makes me so happy. Taj's reaction when she finally puts together what her husband said is the greatest moment in Survivor. She literally almost ripped Jeff's arm off out of excitement lmao
If you've listened to RHAP over the years you've heard many South Pacific jury/final 3 members appearing on the podcast telling Rob C that if Brandon had made it to the final 3 then he would have easily won. Apparently they all loved Brandon. The best part of this is that every time one of them tells Rob this he is confused by it and can't understand why.
Heroes vs Villains. JT's love letter to Russel.