Survivor 46 - Season Review

[@spenjaminn3846]

My favorite moment of the season was when Q said “It’s Q’ing time!” and Q’d all over the place

[@BoldinKrause-no1ko]

Shout out to Jess for being the only person to correctly play an idol (even though it was fake)

[@rja2116]

This season was the closest we’re ever going to get to having another Survivor: Gabon and I was absolutely here for it. While this season certainly wasn’t the most strategic in the world, this season had such stand-out characters throughout every stage of the game and I think that’s what makes me love this season even more!

[@samueloneworldproductions6520]

I agree with most of your thoughts here, I'm probably more positive on the season than most as it is the most standout season of the new era, everything from the final 10 to 7 are top tier survivor, Kenzie, Ben, Charlie, Liz, Q, Venus, Tiffany, Tevin and Jelinsky will be greatly remembered, the pre merge was definitely the worst aspect of the season, don't hate Buanu but I agree his storyline was too dragged out and I'm happy with the Kenzie win here, another amazing video, been watching your videos since 2019 and it's been amazing seeing your content and how passionate you are with your content, keep up the amazing work 💜

[@NathanBomber]

who tf remembering Ben

[@Calliefornia923]

@@NathanBomber this comment doesn’t rock 😔

[@Sixersszn0]

I will say that if any first boot will return again, it’s gonna be Jelinski

[@mistatrapstar]

Jelinski, Zane, and Francesca captain season when?

[@generic_username_here1]

I’ve actually talked to Jess and she told me that she was glad to be voted out and prayed for the idol to be fake. She told me that she would’ve rather been voted out and lost than stay on that tribe another two days

[@genaroparra1884]

My thoughts…. I’m so happy about the Kenzie win. I also LOVE Maria’s villain arc. Q is one of the best casting choices of ALL time. Rachel Reilly tier casting.

[@jaimeabaya6728]

So the people in the logo is Kenzie, Charlie & Ben LOL

[@michaelbuell3711]

The fact that Maria wanted to get rid of Ben (An ally of Charlie) and being unsuccessful, getting rid of Jem and others first basically the whole time just shows how great a player Charlie was. So disappointed that he was so good at keeping his threat level down that no one changed that opinion on the jury

[@WilsonReviews]

Bold of you to say that several does in fact mean seven, but I respect it TMR

[@gregatkins2156]

I don’t think the Moriah learning to jump scene was about her, the subtext is that it is about Charlie as he’s the one teaching her and getting confessionals throughout. It clues us in that Charlie is a main character. Same thing with Kenzie comforting Ben. While yes ben does talk about his experience we also see just as much content from Kenzie about it.

[@andrewpratt8081]

My problem isn't Maria's jury vote. She can vote for who she wants to vote for. What I DO have a problem with is that she's fake. Venus was right when she said Maria puts on an act. She clearly has an ego about herself, which is something I suspected even in the preseason. Her reasoning for voting for Kenzie is shaky, and I think her being butt hurt played a large role. She can vote for Kenzie if she wants, but don't bs us and especially Charlie about why you did it.

[@zpsurvivor]

i won a Q skirt at Q’s episode 8 watch party!! that and the ep 10 watch party were awesome, the reaction the crowd had to the tiff blindside was awesome

[@theycallmeevan]

1:17:04 your one-liners make me burst out in laughter sometimes

[@sssamui286]

im curious how charlies game compares to the other runner up games. theres a real argument for it being above boston rob in all stars and dom in ghost island

[@lukegee4526]

A 4 hour review ? This is gonna be a good night! :)

[@michaelbuell3711]

Siga was my favorite tribe pre-merge I can think of off the top of my head. I loved how kumbaya they were, was very wholesome, but then also Jem idol craziness was fun, Moriah was a really interesting character especially her jumping haha and if it wasn't for Tim this would for sure be my favorite tribe ever.

[@samlewis26]

do you have your edgic/contenders charts posted anywhere? i'd love to see those while listening to these!

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

Blime you're out here creating movies with this run time at this stage mate

[@Thumper7639]

It's what makes him great

[@fatseal9999]

Great review as usual

[@Yeah_Nice]

I felt like I was going crazy watching people gush about Charlie during the season. Sure Charlie was a good player, a damn solid player, but he was extremely dull on the show, like anti-charisma. Him and Kenzie were pretty close game-wise I felt but I'm glad Kenzie won just based on that alone.

[@AlphaOutlaw]

Charlie being the "normal guy" in a group of big personalities, dare I say whackadoodles in some cases, is pretty refreshing. It makes sense why people would gravitate to him, especially for those that like social and strategic blends

[@andrewpratt8081]

The foreshadowing of Maria winning rock paper scissors on Siga 😮

[@itzwakk335]

cleaning the house today so thank you for this

[@superwilly55]

2:11:32 First the ‘STFU’ to Jag (BB25), now this to Jeff 😅

[@superwilly55]

1:35:50 knowing how new-era has functioned.

[@iamkonner4813]

Damn can’t believe the Yanu 3 really made that comeback, Jelinsky and Jess tying was epic, real happy for Jess that Bhanu voted for her

[@worthplayingfor2197]

lol

[@tdt8854]

i have the exact same opinions on you about the finale. It’s extremely underwhelming considering how much they built up Kenzie and this dilemma Ben would have between choosing Charlie or Kenzie, only for him to never have to make that decision. I’m still satisfied with a Kenzie win, but not as satisfied as i could’ve been. For me this is easily the best new era season though, considering the accurate game portrayal and the fact the post merge is incredibly exciting it’s a no brainer in my eyes. The pre merge is definitely the weakest part but episode 7-11 especially episode 8 is some of the best stretch of survivor ever.

[@lolxd5346]

Episode ranking 1- Episode 8 2- Episode 10 3- Episode 9 4- Episode 5 5- Episode 4 6- Episode 13 7- Episode 1 8- Episode 11 9- Episode 7 10- Episode 3 11- Episode 6 12- Episode 12 13- Episode 2

[@therealbensoule652]

Episode 3 where Randen gets smited by Bhanu’s God after a prayer montage is genuinely hilarious and makes it one of the best episodes of the season imo😂

[@eastonburnor4018]

Ok the Jess blindside gets too hated

[@bencalebrod]

​@@eastonburnor4018 It wasn't even a blindside, Jess knew the idol was likely fake and she was going but she was so checked out of the game at that point she didn't bother playing her shot in the dark.

[@bomberdawesome]

1: Episode 8 (Tevin elimination) 2: Episode 9 (Hunter elimination) 3: Episode 1 (Premiere) 4: Episode 5 (Jem elimination) 5: Episode 10 (Tiffany elimination) 6: Episode 7 (Split Tribal) 7: Episode 13 (Finale) 8: Episode 11 (Venus Elimination) 9: Episode 12 (Q elimination) 10: Episode 6 (Earn the merge) 11: Episode 4 (Bhanu elimination) 12: Episode 3 (Randen medivac) 13: Episode 2 (Jess elimination)

[@eastonburnor4018]

@@bencalebrodOk your right. But it was still a fun episode. With a fun challenge and scramble. And also why didn’t she play her shot in the dark if she wasn’t being blindsided.

[@WQFFLE_08]

So happy Kenzie won such a deserving winner and really shows the importance of the social game and that strategy doesn’t always win the day 🎉

[@And1CJ]

Nah all it proves is that its a popularity contest. Very rarely do the best players actually win. Kenzie just sucked everyones ass the entire game. She shouldve been eliminated 3 different times but thanks to unbelievable luck, she escaped.

[@Syprone]

2:11:31 is the funniest moment in this channel’s history

[@eastonburnor4018]

I agree with your take from a gameplay point. But from an entertainment standpoint this is one of the best seasons. Premerge is good, endgame is good(outside of the finale)

[@andrewrandolph2547]

On my personal winner rankings (based off dominance) I placed Kenzie at 29/46. Idk if that’s a hot take or not, but I look forward to seeing your updated winner rankings when it comes out.

[@WilsonReviews]

I think a Kenzie win is ok, but a Charlie win would’ve been better imo

[@JohnnyHikesSW]

For me it's not the fact that Kenzie won, it's the rationale behind that 5th vote that really bothers me because it's such obvious BS. If a different person had been the 5th vote for Kenzie I'd have no complaints

[@Levi_Parish]

@@JohnnyHikesSWsame. It’s so strange, I equally wanted both of them to win, but because Maria voted for Kenzie it feels like Charlie was cheated. Of course been would have straight up had a stroke in that voting booth if it were a tie.

[@JohnnyHikesSW]

@@Levi_Parish apparently she voted for Kenzie because of a lie Tiffany told that Charlie wasn't really loyal to her, the whole situation is just bizarre

[@technodrive9678]

Charlie win would be boring. Kenzie win made the season more interesting. Also better personality too

[@MrJuuberi]

​@@technodrive9678 agreed. I enjoy Kenzie much more as a character but just wish her win came from something else than Maria's vote. I guess a fitting end to a chaotic season

[@MUDGameshows]

Honestly, looking back, Liz did more in the game than Kenzie did 💀

[@gregatkins2156]

Liz was a very good lowkey player that would actually have a lot of things to bring up at final tribal. Fully in charge of the Tevin vote, which changed the post merge. She was always a number, and was usually positioned as a swing vote. Her antics and lack of challenge prowess made her less of a threat. She was literally a king maker, being the reason Maria went out at final 5. SHE ALSO LIED ABOUT BEING A MILLIONAIRE so people would see her as less of a threat

[@bluedevils481991]

I felt like Charlie was so Kim spradlin coded in that he was always talking about options and always talking about keeping his options open. His problem is he’s wonder bread. He’s comes across as so basic white girl that it’s easy to dismiss him.

[@eastonburnor4018]

The only episodes that were bad in retrospect were episodes 3-4(and even those have Bhanu which is great) and the finale was mediocre. Other then that this season was fantastic. I loved it it’s top 10, debatably top 5

[@gvlgw]

According to Q Jelinsky basically didn’t help during the first sweat task and would keep leaving and that’s why Q said do you think we should quit.

[@carlospena4387]

venus needs to comeback

[@diegoprodriguez]

We got to get a What if Survivor Season 46 was Fans v Favorites 4 casting video eventually right?

[@diegoprodriguez]

4 because technically TMR already did I a what if 36 was FvF 3

[@Total_Drama_Pups]

I liked this review overall but the main part I HATE about when he does reviews is every episode he mentions a scene and he’s like oh yeah it made it so obvious that _ was going home like there’s no way you could just know every single boot from a scene in the beginning of the episode bffr

[@mr.pencilsharpener8004]

I get why people didn’t like the premerge and thought that Bhanu was overexposed, but I was laughing my ass off the entire time so idc

[@eastonburnor4018]

Facts. Thank you bro

[@andrewpratt8081]

4 hours let’s get it

[@andrewpratt8081]

I think this season is going to age like fine wine. It's never going to be one of the best seasons, but I think it'll be remembered for the good and not the bad. I think the biggest problem with this season is that maybe 1/3 of the episodes really, REALLY did not benefit from 90 or more minutes. Unfortunately, this made some parts feel boring. However, when I view this season as a whole, it is filled with iconic moments and characters that best the rest of the new era seasons. This is a season that will be all over compilations of funny Survivor moments. So, even though there was a lot of mid, this is a season that I'm already looking forward to rewatching in the future. And in all honesty, the Kenzie win only elevates this season. Yes, it was obvious since episode several, but the result still pissed me off more than any other that I've watched live. I'm not even a big Charlie fan. I agree he was boring TV. Buuuuut, some jurors really got under my skin, which made me root for him. But I can't deny that this result made for better TV and will be remembered. It's honestly refreshing to be incensed at a result.

[@spencerbarich9768]

Where I will say to Jeff fuck off HAAH I literally laughed out loud.

[@iamkonner4813]

Very disappointed you did not say Episode Several

[@ramblingrandomthings]

that 3 episode stretch at from episode 2 to 4 was genuinely unbearable some of the worst in survivor history which sucks cuz the rest of the season is pretty entertaining i would never rewatch the full season i'd have to skip 3 episodes I loved Q and Venus and most of the cast i enjoyed by the end but those 3 episodes hold it back from being a great season

[@sethgladstone3581]

To me, even with this result, Kenzie and Charlie are both winners because they made it to the end and at least finished 1 and 2 on the podium. 🥇🥈

[@BoricuaBarryAllen]

Funny enough Q probably would’ve been in the best spot if he didn’t pull that Quit shit

[@kalebdunaway]

Q🐐

[@jeremytorres5622]

I'm going to argue that because Kenzie won it actually really hurt the season at the very end like the last couple episodes really bend over backwards to try and make Charlie's moves look bad and make Kenzie's moves look good when it very much just didn't seem like that was the case and the fact that Kenzie wins off of two very flukey votes where if the game played out naturally it definitely seems like Charlie would have won one it led to a lot more focus of janu being The underdogs which was so stretched out that it hurt the season while also just not really giving us a good idea because social wins aren't really shown that well in survivor and are kind of boring from a TV perspective in my opinion

[@radishman6988]

1:18:29 who is Gina?

[@pennisss9433]

I think Gina from Season 4 who was also a pre merge boot with a lot of screen time

[@superwilly55]

A season that was a mixbag for me, liked it at points, but also had some moments I disliked.

[@lisbonmapping8425]

It’s “moot point”, not “mute point”.

[@cleverlydone5039]

Everytime you paraphrase/quote a player you come off as if you are mocking/making fun of them. Is this the intent or am I just picking it up wrong?

[@realteamwall]

i dont consider bhanu to be overedited just with everything that happened, and the extra time in the first two episodes, i think he got a reasonable amount of screen time

[@supermish8912]

He had more confessionals than Parvarti in her winning season. Granted he has hour long episodes but still

[@BoricuaBarryAllen]

Wait wait you believe Jelinsky the 6’4 scrawny guy over a D1 ole miss athlete in the sweat or savvy task?💀 Hell nah

[@BoricuaBarryAllen]

The sweat task wasn’t a complex thing with balance or a puzzle… you really think believe Jelinsky saying Q quit that challenge 🤦🏻‍♂️💀

[@devondonato4609]

Why are you giving credit Charlie for surviving the split tribal? The Nami turned against eachother already and it was mainly Maria’s connections that kept her ally safe.

[@lindseylambson9669]

Charlie should have won! Maria is the worst friend

[@brycelipman3995]

Do you remember me? It’s Bryce btw

[@therealbensoule652]

1 minute into the review, I can tell you’re not a fan of bhanu💀💀

[@teksnotdead902]

The finale suffered a little bit from me believing the jury was a lot more bitter than they were. I expected a lot more sour interaction. But overall it was a very entertaining season.

[@evald5373]

1/6 shot is not a minusclue chance.

[@Quatrixjs1]

I never got into this season, no characters were really worth getting behind

[@ShinyShades]

1:52:27

[@jackwolff5428]

I think this might be the first new era example where production is clearly not excited with the winner, the story was set up weirdly because they didn’t get why Kenzie won - mainly Q and Maria’s vote

[@gregatkins2156]

Um, no. They showed Kenzie a lot, more so than she probably needed to be shown just for her personality and to make the audience root for her. You’re forgetting about Erika and Gabler who are way under edited. I do think it is strange how they set up from a narrative storytelling perspective the possibility of a tie, with Ben deciding the vote. But the edit also showed that Kenzie “deserved” to win that tie because of her moments with Ben

[@reelrecs9426]

She had the most screen time of any winner lol 😂

[@TheAnisongMan]

Survivor shouldn't be about who has the best story, it should be about who played the best game.

[@charlieradant]

Definitely my favorite of the last 6. Still was mid tho

[@HorrorTom78]

Charlie should have won

[@BradsPitts.]

Nah

[@generic_username_here1]

Charlie was not robbed. He didn’t get the votes to win, so he didn’t win. It does not matter a juror’s rational for a vote, they are allowed to vote however they choose. You weren’t on the island so you have no idea what truly happened, you watched an EDITED show. Kenzie won fair and square

[@HorrorTom78]

@@generic_username_here1 neither do you you wasn’t on the island. So I take what I see from the show and I think Charlie should have won… I like Kenzie still she’s a good enough winner just glad it wasn’t Ben.

[@slayyytersashtray]

@@HorrorTom78u can think charlie shouldve won, but u didnt have a jury vote leaving it pointless ❤ hope that helps

[@swedishfishoreos]

@@slayyytersashtraywere you one of those people who insisted Cassidy won?

[@realityrob1951]

New era has been wasted time watched. I really should of stopped after 40. It just all feels a little to set up. Casting is really bad. If we go back to the times before season 40, Charile wins the vote easily. Same thing goes for some of the other winners of the new era. Big Brother same way after 22. It has gotten to the point where the narrative is pushed in a certain direction for a specific archetype of player not being able to win anymore. Mainly due to how seasons majority casting ends up with biased jurors to make sure you get a specific winner. I think Gabler was the only player of the new era who production felt had no chance to win, but swayed the jury with one of the best Final Tribal performances I have ever seen.

[@devondonato4609]

Erika, Dee, Yam Yam would still win their seasons if it was pre 40, it’s not like useless Xander and dumbass Deshawn, love struck Austin, and clueless Carolyn ever had a chance. Listen to post game interviews, Gabler had a horrible FTC performance but he was already winning coming into it. I mean you can clearly see in the edit his FTC wasn’t all that so you’re clearly biased or something.

[@morbidpanda25]

Gabler was already winning that final 3 and actively annoyed some of the jurors with his final tribal (I still think his ftc was solid though), whilst Maryanne WASN'T winning coming into hers and flipped votes off of Mike due to her amazing final tribal. Second, we've largely gotten the best option for a winner out of each final three since 39. Tommy was the clear best in 39, same with Tony and 40. Erika ran the 41 post merge, just got a really crappy edit, Maryanne was a scrappy player who made her one huge move and knew how to sell her game to the jury, whereas Mike played it safe and couldn't own his game. Gabler benefited from Jesse being forced into terrible positions in the game, but still got to the end with his only winning final 3, with two players who were also meh, so that was a solid win. Yam Yam was the best positioned of the Tika 3 and was far more effective in the game than Carolyn or Heidi, Dee was once again leagues above the other two, and ran her alliance from early on. Kenzie you can debate, but we know why Charlie lost. He fundamentally didn't earn respect while on the island, and no one saw him as that deserving. His final tribal flipped Liz and Soda into voting for him, but it wasn't enough. Despite what Maria and Q say, they were both leaning Kenzie because they fundamentally didn't respect Charlie as a player. (I still think Charlie would have been a deserving winner but Maria's fire BS is absolutely a lie she invented to spare Charlie's feelings, and is 100 percent not the reason she votes Kenzie, so Charlie wasn't robbed of anything)

[@realityrob1951]

@@morbidpanda25 In your opinion. But I agree with Yam Yam earning the victory. But disagree with everything else.

[@devondonato4609]

@@realityrob1951so Erika, Maryanne, Dee, Kenzie all didn’t earn their victories?

[@And1CJ]

@@devondonato4609dee did, but the others definitely not. And i dont even like dee but she did play a good game.

[@1998ISIT]

Ran through the whole season in 30 minutes. SO boring! Since season 39 (stretching it) it's become almost unwatchable. The Scamdemic destroyed it. There is almost NO emphasis on SURVIVING. Its become so focused on drama that I just can't watch it anymore. They should at the very least change the name to Drama Challenges.

[@devondonato4609]

This final three was shit 💀

[@user-lb6ml8or4r]

in your brilliant opinion, what was the final 3 supposed to be?

[@devondonato4609]

@@user-lb6ml8or4r not a shitty one

[@elgringolocoMaldonado]

Strongly disagree.

[@superraul6449]

Zzzz sorry yea a good season to sleep on

[@realteamwall]

great season; horrible ending kenzie should not have won, maria should have voted for charlie, and it just makes me sad that maria and charlie arent friends anymore :(

[@And1CJ]

Every new era season just seems to get worse and worse. I havent liked a single winner yet. But yeah 46 was god awful. People too busy voting with their emotions instead of recognizing whos an actual threat to win. Kenzie has 9 lives cause she shouldve been gone 3 different times. Bhanu is the worst player of all time. Liz is the most annoying player of all time. Q is just a moron, but i actually didnt mind him lol. I dont get why anyone wanted to vote him out he was the biggest goat of the season not a shot in hell he couldve won. And lots not forget the unbelievable amount of people voted out with an idol or advantage. Just horrible, horrible cast and gameplay. Keep in mind these are my OPINIONS.

[@reelrecs9426]

You sound like someone who should just quit watching the show lol

[@And1CJ]

@@reelrecs9426 planned on it. Survivor hasnt been good since winners at war.

[@pennisss9433]

⁠@@And1CJ Winners at War also kinda sucked…

[@And1CJ]

@@pennisss9433 nah not in the least bit. It showed why tony is the best of all time.

[@pennisss9433]

@@And1CJ Tony was fine but once we reached merge, it just became the Tony show and nothing else. Fire tokens, endless advantages, old school winners getting taken out immediately (due to the flood of winners brought back from the 30s)…..I mean it was just the epitome of modern day Survivor

[@itzwakk335]

btw 46 45 42 41 43 44

[@ShinyShades]

2:51:57