As a professional journalist, I dismissed what I thought I knew and began Survivor 45 with an open mind. This is what I learned. 

Julie Alley, the 49-year-old estate attorney from Tennessee, revealed that she was conflicted with all the lying and deception.

Bruce wanted to be the “crazy drunk uncle” but he became more like the obnoxious co-worker who tells bad jokes and gives unsolicited advice.

In Survivor 45 Episode 7, we saw two people voted out for the first time in a single episode and what might have been the season’s simplest yet most difficult immunity challenge.

Episode 6 of Survivor 45 ended with a Hail Mary play as Kaleb used his shot in the dark to block a unanimous vote to send him packing. 

In Survivor 45 Episode 5, one contestant passed out again and team Belo had to choose between the two self-proclaimed “nerds” of the game.

Survivor 45 Episode 4 had surprises all the way to the very end as players built alliances and for the second time this season, someone quit.

For the first time this season, it felt like we watched people actually play rather than just lose. Read the “Survivor” 45 Episode 3 recap.

In Survivor 45’s episode 2, team Lulu lost again, Emily lightened up, and it may come as no surprise who went home.

Survivor’s season premiere Wednesday night served up the drama, tension, and scheming viewers have come to expect from the long-running reality show, but episode one ended not with a bang but a whimper as the first person off the island volunteered to leave.