Survivor: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Survivor. Pick one to read it.

• Diabolus ex Machinain 659 titlesLex from Africa got sick in day 38, hours before the final immunity challenge.Read →
• The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoesin 216 titlesCombined with Informed Ability; there's usually at least one contestant whose job and life experiences back home don't seem to translate to Survivor as well as it should.Read →
• Deadly Gamein 159 titlesWhile not outright life-threatening, the physical exertion required in challenges combined with the near-starvation conditions and oppressive heat present in many seasons have definitely taken their…Read →
• Obvious Rule Patchin 250 titlesIn Panama and Cook Islands, the idol could be played up until the final four, and could be played after the votes were read, sending the person with the next-most votes home.Read →
• Reality Show Genre Blindnessin 140 titlesIn the beginning and midphase of the show, very few people coming on the show seem to have an idea how these things tend to work.Read →
• GrieferRare · in 15 titlesRandy Bailey from Gabon was the first notable user of this strategy, both pre-merge and post-merge, and gave it two silly names: first name was "Operation Let Everyone Else Crash And Burn", where he'…Read →