Survivor: Australia v The World Episode 5 Recap

Survivor: Australia v The World Episode 5 Recap

Drop Your Buffs · 2025-08-25

Sean and Ricard break down the Survivor: Australia v The World merge, where the game flips wide open with a 5–5 Aussie/World split. We cover the Survivor auction, Parvati’s jar of cookies and “Knowledge is Power” find, and Shonee’s record-breaking Australian merge milestone. We also dive into Kirby and Shonee’s defection to Parvati and Cirie for a Black Widow Brigade 2.0, the blindside of the first juror,and the behind-the-scenes chaos of the storm-canceled Last Gasp challenge.

Make sure to check out the official Drop Your Buffs aftershow, over on 10:

https://10.com.au/australian-survivor/drop-your-buffs

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Drop Your Buffs

Heralded by the Washington Post as being “ostensibly about ‘Survivor’”, in this podcast, veteran fan ​Sean Ross and ​quarantine newbie ​Evan Ross Katz take a​ very gay​ deep dive into all things SURVIVOR. ​With a uniquely queer lens, ​Drop Your Buffs takes a retrospective look at the greatest seasons, players and iconic moments from the reality show​ that started it all​.​ Plus, we go straight to the source, interviewing legendary contestants of the game​​.But it doesn’t stop there. Evan and Sean also cover SURVIVOR-adjacent television, including THE TRAITORS, THE WHITE LOTUS and …AND JUST LIKE THAT.

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