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Survivor is back... Dancing with the Stars is back... Traitors is back... WE'RE BACK!!!! We're so back, baby. There's a lot to catch up on in the reality TV landscape, so we're hitting you with our thoughts on all 3 shows (in their very early stages).  Plus, some deeper musings on the state of Survivor, the status of podcasting, and what to potentially expect moving forward. We have a lot of feelings, okay?!? One thing is for sure though... we LOVE talking about tv whether we're enjoying it or not.  Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Tik Tok @EscRealityPod --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Welcome Back to Escaping Reality! We made it to the finale of Season 50 and what a finale it was. Between the "live finale", the Jeff Vibe Check heard around the World, and the crowning of a new Sole Survivor, we have a lot of thoughts! Thanks for joining us through another journey through a survivor season. See you in the "Open Era", whatever the heck that means.

The penultimate episode of Survivor 50 left us feeling... not great. But it sure did leave us with a lot to talk about: what happened, what's going to happen, and a little bit 'what was it all for?' We're talking through how we got to this final 5 and what we can (barely) expect from them in the finale. What was meant to be a milestone season is gearing up to end with more of a fizzle than a bang, but we'll be EAGER to unpack the season as a whole once we see the final outcome! Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Tik Tok @EscRealityPod --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

It's a new week and we're back with a recap of Survivor Season 50, Episode 11. This one was a bit of a mixed bag for our cohosts this week, but we can all agree that Cirie Mother Effing Fields has proven once again that she is one of the best to ever do it. Listen to hear how we're dealing with how this wild episode ended. If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown: Intro (0:00-1:10)Initial Thoughts (1:10-11:45)Episode Recap (11:45-49:43)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (49:43-51:40)Castaway of the Week (51:40-56:28)Rapid Fire (56:28-1:01:46)Outro (1:01:46-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

The Beast™️ is coming!! If you listened to our thoughts in the lead up to the Mr Beast episode of Survivor 50, you would never have guessed we would have so many positive things to say about the episode in which he finally appeared...and yet, here we are with positive things to say! It's not all onion rings and toothpaste though, of course we still have our usual analysis and critiques. But, overall, this episode gave us SO much to love and talk about: an auction, an incredible tribal council, and a million more hilarious Joe reaction faces. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Tik Tok @EscRealityPod --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Welcome back to another episode of Escaping Reality! In this week's episode we discuss the Jimmy Fallon twist, our continued annoyance withthe "loyalty" talk, and of course our thoughts on Jeff actually putting his money(or rather, his rice) where his mouth is. It's about time he tried out a challenge for himself! And of course we have our typical vibe checks for Jeff (although the episode kind of did that one for us), Castaways of the Week, and Rapid Fire (sort of). Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Twitter @EscRealityPod. If you enjoyed this epsiode please subscribe and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. As always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

It's a new week and we're back with a recap of Survivor Season 50, Episode 8. Agie and Anna were ready to chat the episode all my themselves and then Stacey makes a surprise guest appearance to finish out the episode and sing Cirie's praises. And this whole episode is basically us glazing Cirie and doing the opposite for her enemies, so take your Cirie slander (we hope you don't have any) elsewhere. If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown: Intro (0:00-2:02)Initial Thoughts (2:02-10:02)Episode Recap (10:02-54:20)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (54:20-57:15)Castaway of the Week (57:15-59:20)Rapid Fire (59:20-1:03:32)Outro (1:03:32-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Welcome back to Escaping Reality! This week's episode made us angry for a multitude of reasons, but mostly the men (or boys, rather). We give our thoughts on players we are turning a new leaf on, players we wish never stepped foot on the island, and everyone in between. And of course we have our typical vibe checks for Jeff, Castaways of the Week, and Rapid Fires. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Twitter @EscRealityPod. If you enjoyed this epsiode please subscribe and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. As always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

The most dramatic, historic episode of Escaping Reality in Survivor history. The Survivor Podcast community will be forever changed after today. The content of this podcast will cause the entire Survivor world to pause and take notice ... Suffice it to say .. we have thoughts on the Blood Moon twist, among all the other moments of Survivor Season 50 Episode 6. This HISTORIC episode of Survivor warranted some EPIC in depth discussion. But, then again, we do that every week! Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Tik Tok @EscRealityPod --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Short and sweet episode for you today because we were on a little bit of a time crunch and the episode actually was pretty straight forward. No journeys. No reward (with or without a *redacted* country star). Just an immunity challenge and two tribal councils. So, we thought we'd try and keep the recap short. We'll see you next week for the MERGE (?!). P.S. RIP to two of our faves. It was a tough day for Team Agie If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown: Intro (0:00-1:44)Initial Thoughts (1:44-14:03)Episode Recap (14:03-41:51)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (41:51-45:20)Castaway of the Week (45:20-47:29)Rapid Fire (47:29-52:40)Outro (52:40-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Zac Brown. That's it. That's the description. This week we talk about the Zac Brown of it all, and we have strongggg thoughts. Oh, and we also recap the rest of the ep, what little there is. And of course we have our vibe checks for Jeff, Castaways of the Week, and Rapid Fire. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Twitter @EscRealityPod. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. As always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

*Technically* this episode is a recap of Survivor Season 50, Episode 3. But, in reality, it's a lot of us whacking Jeff multiple times for the rap that he felt was necessary to include in the episode. I guess we also talk about the tribe swap, the camp dynamics, and the loss of Q (an icon). We are having a time discussing this one. Just a silly, whimsy time with the girls (we're trying to balance out the new loyalty and integrity nonsense), enjoy!! If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown: Intro (0:00-1:36)Initial Thoughts (1:36-8:57)Episode Recap (8:57-1:01:28)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (1:01:28-1:06:17)Castaway of the Week (1:06:17-1:09:49)Rapid Fire (1:09:49-1:17:05)Outro (1:17:05-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Was this the best episode of Survivor ever??! MAYBE. Was it the best episode in recent memory? Almost Certainly. Survivor Season 50 Episode 2 had a little bit of everything we could ever want... Laugh out loud moments, endearing castaway spotlights, some good old-fashioned Cirie strategizing, and a vote that made this podcast finally feel validated. We're talking through every moment, as usual. Plus, we're asking the hard hitting questions like: 'what does Jeff mean by that?' and 'Where the heck is Tiffany??' Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Tik Tok @EscRealityPod --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

IT'S FINALLY A SEASON OF RETURNERS ON SURVIVOR 50: In the Hands of the Fans. We're not 100% sure that we actually voted for all the things Jeff says we did, but we did have a pretty good time with this first episode. There's a hint of, dare we say it, *hope* in the air, and we're going to hold onto that for as long as possible. Agie, Anna, and Stacey are here to break down all the parts of the episode alongside our regular segments. What a treat for all of us! 🔥🏝️ If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown: Intro (0:00-2:26)One Minute Thoughts (2:26-14:17)Episode Recap (14:17-1:06:39)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (1:06:39-1:08:17)Castaway of the Week (1:08:17-1:10:25)Rapid Fire (1:10:25-1:12:16)Outro (1:12:16-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Welcome back to Escaping Reality! It's been a long break, but we are back and ready for all things Survivor 50! We are back on the mic talking about our hopes and fears for Season 50, and battling it out for our draft picks. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Tik Tok @EscRealityPod --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!