More ridiculousness from MTV, The Traitors, Survivor, and yet another reality TV star indicted for crimes
Dear newsletter friends,
Over the past week, my husband I traveled to The Netherlands, home of Endemol, which has given us reality TV from Big Brother to The Traitors.
But it wasn't a work trip, so we just walked along the canals of Amsterdam, looked at art, and photographed blooming tulips.
As much as I love reality TV and the Internet, the past three years made it clear that I desperately need some time away from them, too!
Before I left, I:
Interviewed Jill from Outlast, and I'm curious about your thoughts about her thoughts
And through the magic of scheduling, I answered these questions:
👍👎 Reviews!
The Traitors Australia on Peacock
Race to Survive Alaska on USA Network
😃 Recaps
Survivor 44:
Episodes 5 and 6: Survivor made history with its first queer tribe. The fake merge repeated history.
Jeff Probst's podcast episode 4: "Designing Challenges"
Top Chef:
coming late Friday right here
Big Brother Canada
Hamsterwatch continues her detailed coverage of BBCAN11's drama:
And these recaps:
episode 9: Big Brother Canada drops Digital Dailies but managed to air an episode
episodes 10 and 11: Big Brother Canada’s bonkers episodes, fueled by a production screw-up
episode 12: Big Brother Canada confirms Digital Dailies are deceptive, but at least they have comedy
episode 13: Renee’s pissed! Plus: BBCAN11’s veto comp and a probable eviction spoiler
episode 14: After BBCAN’s latest eviction, both the jury and an endurance HOH comp began
Digital Dailies: the invisible HOH, the veto, and more
Digital Dailies: Kuzie’s nominations and veto results
🗞️ Reality TV news
Yet another reality TV star was indicted, accused of doing crimes
Bake-Off is changing, and 25 other great reality TV stories from March
Emmy-winning competition series Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls is now casting.
The cast of Bravo's new Summer House: Martha's Vineyard
Mo'Nique says Charm School "was necessary and is necessary," but also said "I don't think I was in the right place all the way to be the person to stand in front of because I was still dealing with my own issues."
F-Boy Island and the outstanding Legendary were deleted from HBO Max by their awful new parent company last summer, and are now streaming free on The Roku Channel along with other shows such as My Cat From Hell and Bachelor in Paradise.
💬 Comments of the week
I thought Rodger was the weakest of all 3 hosts. His poking fun at the process seemed to stop the contestants from totally buying in to the game which in turn stopped me a viewer from totally buying in.
—Grace, on this Traitors Australia review
I think Probst was right, he did get injured playing the game. The moment they get off the boats, the game of Survivor begins. He didn’t get injured playing in a challenge, but he was playing the game.
—Chuck, on this Survivor 44 recap
🤩 I recommend
This season, which may have the best game of the three
This show, but only if you like Alaska survival competitions
This episode, with Daniel Radcliffe
🔮 Coming soon:
A review of Jury Duty, which is basically an attempt at The Joe Schmo Show
Top Chef recaps
I hope you have a fantastic rest of your week and terrific weekend!
best,
Andy
🌄 This is issue 331 of reality blurred’s weekly newsletter, first sent 7 April 2023, and it still finds Ridiculousness's scheduling ridiculous
📸 Photo of tulips in Holland by Marnee Wohlfert