Is The Summit Worth Watching?

[@matthewviggiano5960]

YES more summit!!!!!! And my 2 favorite people of rhap

[@BradsPitts.]

Chappell is only in here once

[@tasiabromell7311]

This show was so much better than I thought it would be

[@BradsPitts.]

Really enjoyed the premiere! Looking forward to the next episode

[@Nedward7483]

Pleasantly surprised by this show. looking forward to hearing more.

[@GirlUsingBrain]

I'm giving this show a shot - and really enjoying Chappell!

[@elainefromplb8947]

I remember Manu Bennett as Marc Antony on Xena: Warrior Princess, also shot in New Zealand. He always sounds like he's doing Shakespeare, even when he isn't. It's fun.

[@GoombaBarbhor]

I wonder if the mountain's keeper is Lucy Lawless then?

[@elainefromplb8947]

@@GoombaBarbhor They should be so lucky!

[@katc6128]

Eagerly awaiting episode 2 recap!!

[@shanajones2456]

Actually thoroughly enjoyed this show

[@katc6128]

Watched the sneak peak premiere along with you guys a couple weeks ago. Good time! Cool show premise. Loved this recap with this crew. Taran especially seemed in a loose mood and I was very here for it 😂 Looking forward to more!!

[@harmonydesroches]

I wasn't going to watch this show but after hearing Taran talk about it after Big Brother pods I decided to give it a try. I actually really enjoyed it! It was much more interesting than I expected. Off to watch Epi2!

[@jenniffer4559]

This was a perfect trio

[@colleenwhale5083]

I just watched all three episodes with my husband last night (finally a reality show he wants to get into!) and I just love it. I love how you guys are doing comparisons with the BB26 cast, too funny!

[@TheAlexa1983]

Yes! Please cover it!!!! Yes!!

[@GaryK-c6h]

Great job guys. Enjoyed The Summit and definitely looking forward to Taran and Chappelle recapping the episodes. Will be a fun ride!!

[@ibzilla007]

Great podcast. The show looks like it has potential

[@jesstrauger3885]

Listening to this after watching the premier today! I missed the sneak peek but very excited for this show and the Tappell* coverage

[@tbv1825]

I am excited about this one. It has a lot of potential. I'm locked in!

[@jessetorres8738]

Interesting concept for a game show; 16 people start off with $1,000,000, if any of them quit or get left behind their share of the money is lost, & at each checkpoint the group votes someone out splitting their share of the money, all while trying to reach The Summit in time otherwise they lose all of the money. Hope the Season stays good.

[@PYT7682]

Wasn't sure how I was gonna feel about The Summit, but it has surprised me! So of course I had to come and see what my RHAP crew had for recaps. Looking forward to bingeing and catching up on the recaps today. I feel like it's going to be entertaining for sure!

[@robinkelly6860]

Taran and Chappell definitely need to recap!! This should be a fun one!

[@lexeiy1730]

I thoroughly enjoyed The Summit 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿💕👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@rebeccaclee6799]

Watched last season and loved it.looking forward to this season

[@C--A]

This video is for the new American version season 1. But yeah the original Australian The Summit season 1 & 2 are excellent ✌🏾

[@j.mannyvargas6649]

Yes. More please.

[@TerriLMW]

I was just going to check out the Summit because Big Brother wasn’t on yet. I thought it was really good and I’ll be watching going forward. Seems like lots of drama and challenges ahead. Loved the podcast!

[@browngirl4461]

I loved the show! The casting was great.

[@joemodest]

Not listened to the pod yet but my little tweak to their rules is just make it anonymous voting as in survivor style just so it wont be a herd mentality type of vote

[@LM11116]

Nah, I like the public voting. Look at the very first vote, these people aren't just "going with the house." It's messy, and the window of discussion is so small that, at least until the group gets small, it'll be chaos and everyone won't hear or agree to the plan.

[@BradsPitts.]

I was thinking this too

[@joemodest]

@@LM11116 that still wont remove the fact that there's always the social pressure/ herd mentality of raising your hand when you see the majority raising their hands as well. Its ok entertainment i guess, but game board sense its removing the strategic gameplay part of it

[@joemodest]

Id like to have it anonymous voting, then as soon as there are any ties then its ok to go public voting afterwards

[@Aleut1]

they decided to show episode 2 on Oct 9 now instead of airing the premiere again

[@csturner48]

The premiere is being re aired on Oct 2.

[@TerahStephens]

This show is going to be great! I'm listening after Episode 1 aired

[@CriticallyThonking]

I LOVED Manu Bennet as Deathstroke in arrow !! I really hope this show does well for him

[@nuriko455]

More Manu impression and lore

[@christianstanding]

If this is anything like the Australian version, The Mountain's Keeper comes more apparent as the game progresses. No spoilers of what's to come, but hold on, there are many twists coming.

[@honeykid68]

Here for the 2nd drop 🎉

[@shelly2251]

I loved it

[@BerserkerApollo]

I’m in, it time reach the summit!

[@abrahamgrigsby9300]

I think at least some of the cast may have watched the NZ version of this show and/or have been prompted that they would be playing a physically-demanding social strategy game with voting.

[@ernestlcolemanjr]

This is a show I would love to go on.

[@JanetCoulibaly-zl8nm]

I believe I’m going to enjoy the summit. It is giving me a better understanding of Survivor.. Chappell You made a valid point about Rose I didn’t think 🤔 about it on that level because I felt Bo should’ve been eliminated. In fairness to Tony, had they been going the right way he might’ve had a better chance.

[@ashleyfullofgrace32]

This show is all over the place. The fact that at least half the cast looks like they've never done serious hiking or even camped outside is interesting given the level of physicality that is involved with this challenge. The teamwork tasks they need to do like crossing the bridge add a nice element to it besides just having the physical trek. I don't love the public vote-outs. I'll watch to see what becomes of the show, though I don't see this formula working past one season. Missing watching Amazing Race right now.

[@C--A]

Definitely go watch season 1 & 2 of the original Australian TV series of The Summit 👌🏾 It's brilliant, just like Australian Survivor is better than American Survivor!

[@drivygurl2605]

I enjoyed it!!

[@maleenajewelry]

That is Manu's normal voice, I follow him on Instagram and I love his stories with that voice :D

[@KelliF-mx8pu]

I liked the Summit and was hoping RHAP would discuss it. This will be interesting. With a guy. Dusty from my city, Boise, Idaho in the cast I will be watching. On our local news they interviewed him and he said that he hates snow and had no idea there would be snow and cold involved. Uh oh.

[@Addahandletocontinue123]

This was a knockout premiere and I see them overtaking TARs spot in the lineup.

[@nancyhillman9181]

Agree. More podcasts on the Summit

[@TDeadlyFork]

An interesting point of math for this series. Players quitting actually makes individual payout higher at the end because it decreases the number of winners (assuming the producers keep the same number of votes no matter what, in this case using 9 which is 1 at each checkpoint). The math if no one quits, $1M in the pot divided by 7 winners (16 players - 9 vote outs) $1M / 7 = $142,857.14 per winner. The math if someone quits before the first vote. $1M - $62,500 = $937,500 in bags at the summit [1M/16 players is $62,500 per pack to start the climb]. You still vote out 9 players so (15 players - 9 vote outs) = 6 winners and $937,500 / 6 = $156,250 (>$142,857). The difference in payout gets smaller the later they quit since they carry more money away with them.

[@christianstanding]

I could be wrong, but based on watching the Australian version, if someone quits, the money disappears with them, meaning the prize fund goes down. So if someone is talking about quitting, then it's on the rest of the group to convince them to make it to the check point. And this way they can vote them off and take the money. Without trying to spoil anything, there is something to be said about playing the social game of working together.

[@GoombaBarbhor]

I know I'm gonna spell this wrong, but Aaron from DONDI and Joe like nerded out off camera.

[@elitettelbach4247]

Did any of y’all ever watch Ton of Cash on VH1 back in the day? From the moment I saw the previews for this, I thought it was just a less trashy version of that hahaha. I enjoyed this show more than I expected to! Though yeah some of the mechanics I think could’ve been explained better. The nature shots are gorgeous! The logo feels so slapped on and incongruous though imo. If it stayed on Sunday nights I’d probably not be able to watch live, but since it’s coming on after Survivor I’ll probably stick with it. Taran and Chappell is a formidable team!

[@davidk3852]

So just simple math. 16 contestants. 10 checkpoints + endpoint. Must hit a checkpoint every day but 3. Will vote out someone every checkpoint. So far 1 has been medical elim. 1 voted out. 14 players left. 9 elims left. Max 5 making the summit to split whatever cash is left.

[@patriciagallant8133]

The gave me Special Forces vibes.

[@ciarasparks214]

First timer here 😂

[@deljs6]

My issue with trying to watch the show is that I have a very averse problem with doing stuff outside. It hurts me to watch lol I can watch survivor but even then it's tough! I HATE camping of any kind lol 😅 it's BB for me all day LOL

[@bradspringer2372]

RC like everything

[@mikekimura2532]

1:25 Ep1 "To the Summit" Sneak Peek on Sun 9/29 will be repeated TWICE this week on Wed 10/2 9:30 PM and on Fri 10/4 9:30 PM. Wed 10/9 9:30 PM will be Ep2 "Hard Choices Must Be Made"

[@thomashadley224]

The dumbest group of contestants ever in the history of Reality TV . . . Summit Contestants : "Lets get rid of all the ppl that can help us make it to the top" 😐

[@ellieayon8648]

This show was created because of the show race to survive New Zealand

[@pipsqueakbeagle7472]

1:58 Well this has piqued my interest.

[@thomashadley224]

Unless they have jammed in 2 more season in while this one is being aired, after America sees this, future contestants will simply vote off all the slow ppl from the start.

[@Secretninja98]

😂 Shweta's last name is pronounced chow-dree

[@WickedWizard-k3u]

Bo gotta go

[@windwomen9168]

I have mixed feeling about The Summit. I'm going to continue to watch because I am interested in what will happen next and who will win at the end. However, the fearful antics they project don't appear realistic. The drama seems so fake.

[@j.mannyvargas6649]

2 time Btw

[@10Piece1]

This show is edit real weird and it seems very staged, I really like the concept but they messed up the production

[@aleta5873]

Very difficult watching overweight people struggling up the mountain--afraid someone's heart will ...?

[@renegade7889]

I wish some of these more cutthroat game oriented players (Dennis, Shweta) were on Big Brother 😭

[@lumen8729]

I was rooting for the lady who was voted out 😢

[@snakey319]

what a waste of the magnificent Manu Bennet, I thought it was money thrown to the wind.

[@troyvseverybody5397]

Nah

[@okami-chan9772]

I kid you not the episode where they voted out Rose (just because she was in the military and has that experience) really shows that they are nothing more than sensitive fragile snakes who couldn't handle a *real adult* giving them orders. She must've given them PTSD of they're strict parents. Those people will never last long in that show. They should've went on that Netflix survival show full of entitled zoomers who don't know anything about survival. 🤭

[@wendylane6846]

She didn't tell anyone she was in the military until after she was voted out. She was just unlikable