@@TheMurrmursonbottle he got to host his own reality show too not long after Survivor (it was called Combat Missions and sadly lasted only one season). I wasn't even a Survivor fan until season 11 and had most of the first ten seasons spoiled for me before I went back and watched them, but he really is unforgettable, from "...not in a homosexual way, that's for sure..." (I was waiting for that line from the moment I clicked on this video lol) to "I dunno..." RIP.
Also, I watched the Caleb medivac with my mom and dad at my mom’s rehab facility where she had to stay a few weeks after a hip replacement from the cancer in her bones. It was incredibly powerful especially knowing that I was about to fly out. My mom might have been more worried about me in that moment than I was about her!
Your story brought tears to me multiple times. My dad was diagnosed with cancer not long before your season started and he lost his battle with cancer about 2 months after your season ended. So your feelings/story were very real to me and I was right there with you on multiple occasions. So happy you won and best of luck in Season 40.
Adam, I remember that I was still a college student when you were in season 33! You reminded me so much of my friend @RyanCarl That I personally felt you were my great friend too😄😄😄. I was incredibly stoked when I found out that you won because I had written about that the day before on Facebook! CONGRATS-& AREN’T U ON THIS NEXT WINNERS SEASON TOO? 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😄😄😄😄😄😄😄👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@Sparka You need help. Reality isn't a conspiracy, and are you suggesting that topics like racism and hatred for transgender people should be censored from our schools and media? It's also hilarious that you say you "can't watch Survivor" yet here you are commenting on a 30 minute Survivor video...anyways good luck sorting out the hatred in your heart.
I do feel for Varner in that he made a mistake, is truly sorry for it, would do anything to take it back, but will receive condemnation from everyone. I forgive him and I hope everyone can as well. Varner is not a bad person, he just made a terrible mistake.
The real surprise with Zeke is that Zeke could be naive enough to believe the world is nice enough that anyone could go on two seasons of network TV, have a secret that newsworthy, and not have it revealed in any form of media. (Unless he was planning to come out at Final Tribal?). But as Max Dawson has pointed out: Varner may have outed him to 10-15 people, but Probst outed him to 10-15 million by letting Vatner's actions be broadcast.
I was very impressed with Sarah's reaction to Zeke being outed. As someone who also comes from a sheltered environment, I hope and pray that I can have the grace to treat others with as much love as she showed.
As a trans man it was probably one of the worst things I had ever watched on tv, I've been outed many times and in one situation my own life could have been at risk. The absolute depravity of Varner to do that to Zeke still makes me sick, but the other contestants reactions and backing Zeke up gave me a lot of hope too. It's not the way I would've expected the first trans survivor to "come out" but in the end I think a lot of people gained sympathy for trans people in that moment.
If you watch the whole tribal council from Zeke's episode, Zeke comforts Jeff. Telling him "its gonna be okay man". Zeke is such a good person and so chill about everything.
I was very impacted when Terry left in Second Chance. He's one of my top 3 survivors of all time, so it was heartbreaking to see him have to go home to be with his son.
@@Peridiam He probably will if he wants to, Jeff has said that Terry is one of his favorites as well, so he can get him back. It just depends if Terry would want to. Also, love all your videos :D
Peridiam Good news to you, Jeff Probst said that out of a all returnee season it will be second chance 2 most likely then followed me HVV2 Please make a second chance video
I think the most worried I was that a survivor was dying was Russell Swan when he passed out and his eyes were rolling into the back of his head...but Caleb was 2nd. Physical injuries are unfortunate, but when you can watch the life slipping out of someone's eyes...it's not something I want to see happen again.
@@Phyrre56 My dad had a valve close in his heart and had a cardiac episode, no oxygen was getting to his brain. He collapsed and was very reminiscent of russel and caleb. That was the scariest moment of my life and i have to skip those scenes every time they come up in a video.
Hearing Jeff call for everyone on the staff and crew as essential medics was one of the scariest moments I've ever seen on this show hands down. I knew it was real when there were 3 people passing out on the ground and the actual survivors were helping the injured. Just insane footage to see on TV.
Moments when this show is the best are when we get to see the contestants as real people. Everyone standing up for Zeke. Ben discussing his PTSD. Jenna going home to her Mom. It does so much more for me than the drama. The drama is entertaining, but the human moments are touching in a unique way.
I love the moment in Tocantins where everyone gave their money to Taj to be able to talk to her family! Survivor has made me cry on a few occasions but seeing how everyone put Taj’s needs before their own even in a ruthless game like Survivor was beautiful.
18:00 "the past will eat you alive, but the future will save you" This speech from Ben honestly did a lot for me the first time I heard it. I suffer from ptsd myself (though probably not as severely as someone who's been in combat), as well as depression and anxiety.. and I, too, struggle with living in the past. I cry every time I hear that confessional from Ben.
Everyone forgets about Tina, the first boot on season 12. She was writing her son’s name in the sand, who had died a couple of months before in a car crash.
The tribal council scene with Zeke still gets me. I remember watching it for the first time and getting so angry, but at the same time being so glad the others immediately supported Zeke.
My very first season was Africa, so for me, the moment when Ethan played hacky sack with the kids in the village endeared me to him so much, I wanted nothing more than for him to win. To this day, I still believe him to be one of the most heroic and honest winners in Survivor history. It's really REALLY hard to win this game being as honest and as real with people as Eithan was. At the impressionable age of 13, he was my idol. The man who taught me that nice guys DON'T always finish last.
Ryan H I could not stand Adam. Definitely one of the worst winners. While I am completely sympathetic that his mother has cancer, I do think that Adam totally used that as a strategy to win, which is disrespectful and wrong.
@@heatherryan3969 How is it disrespectful and wrong? It was the truth. Johnny Fairplay and his fake dead grandma was disrespectful and wrong. Adam sharing the reality of his life is no different than anyone else sharing the realities of theirs. To my knowledge Adam never exaggerated the situation for gameplay.
Heather Ryan I mean I do kind of agree with you on the fact that Adam did use his unfortunate situation to gain jury votes but I still think his overall game was pretty decent not all time great but definitely not the worst
Ryan H I mean that was his whole motivation and drive for being out there. He’d only have been lying and handicapping himself if he tried to hide or downplay it for the jury.
The fact that Adam’s mom died an HOUR after he got home hurts even more than Jenna’s mom. Jenna at least got a week. I’m sure Adam and his mom made that last hour count
Plus the fact that she never got to see him on the show. All of the private moments that he was dedicating to her -- you just know it would have meant the world to both of them to be able to watch the show together before she passed.
Adam’s story, and especially his conversation with Jay really hit home. Last September I lost my 18 year old brother to a 5 year battle with cancer. He was my best friend on the planet. A couple months before he passed, he told me I should apply for survivor, knowing how much I love this game. Hopefully one day I can fulfill that wish for my brother
Rob proposing to Amber at the All-Stars live finale after a whole season of watching them fall in love with each other. That moment was pretty powerful to me.
That was the first season of survivor I ever watched (I was 5/6 years old) and it was honestly a fairytale to me. I remember saying, “I want to find the Boston Rob to my Amber” because of the way they just had each other’s backs, and everything he would do to fight for her.
I know this video has probably been in the works for a while, but this was nice to remember Rudy, and how his and Rich's relationship helped to shape not just the season, but the entire show itself. I think the clip you chose at the end sums it up perfectly. RIP you legend.
Yeah, the video was written/recorded prior to his passing, so it's an unfortunate coincidence. But it allowed me to stay up late last night finishing the editing with some special touches.
I remember when Adam was telling his story, it got me emotional. My mum and I are very close, she's still here, but the day I lose her will definitely be the worst day of my life, and even just watching this video, I was dreading seeing the reunion show clip again, I have a hard time crying sometimes, because growing up I was made to believe that crying made me weak... But seeing that moment in this video where at the reunion show, Adam said his mom had died, it broke me again, I reckon I just cried for a solid few minutes... That has to be the hardest to watch moment in Survivor history... because it's just so real and heartbreaking! Adam's dream finally came true, but then the happiest moment of his life, instantly became the worst moment of his life, so sad, hope Adam's doing ok!
I miss her terribly all the time but I am doing really well. I’m living the best life I can and I know she would be proud. If crying makes us weak then I guess I really am the weakest winner in Survivor history! 😆
@@SurvivorAdam Adam, crying definitely doesn't make you weak! Ever. But especially not in these circumstances. I actually just rewatched your season and even just seeing your pure emotion and pain made me sob. I'm so glad you're on this season and you've made the merge. I don't know what will happen after (the final 11 episode airs tonight) but I wish you all the best.
Definitely a much smaller moment but one that broke my heart was during survivor panama hearing Tina who was voted off on Day 3 talk about the passing of her son and how much the journey meant to her and why she needed some time alone. It really makes you realize how little you truly know about what is going on in others lives so it does not hurt to be kind.
I cry all the time about Cirie's story and journey. Her first two vote out confessionals and her moments in Game Changers (finishing the physical challenge and her vote out)... She is a LEGEND! She has not been eliminated from this game in a normal way in her four seasons of playing...
Another one from season 33, one of the most emotional seasons of the series period. Watching David's transformation from this timid guy out of his element and way over his head to the biggest social and strategic threat to win the game right up until the final four was incredibly moving for someone who has struggled with anxiety, depression, and other forms of self-defeating mental and social issues throughout most of their life. It made me think that maybe I was capable of thriving on the show someday where I would have never dreamed of it before. More importantly, it made me feel like the things I felt hobbled by were surmountable. Now that Canadians are eligible to apply, look out!
Ryan Patton-Degenstein idk if you can classify someone’s transformation throughout a season as a moment, but I do agree his transformation was maybe the most powerful in survivor history.
many many powerful moments but one that really spoke to me was Cirie completing that challenge after the challenge was lost by her team because she couldn’t complete the course. Everybody encouraging her, and her going above and beyond what she thought she could and couldn’t do and DOING IT. it means so much to me to watch that
as a trans person, i will never forget zeke being outed. it was my very first season of survivor, i watched bc my therapist told me there was something i needed to see. ill never forget how i felt watching that.
I remember watching before I even knew myself and feeling so touched/upset about it that I couldn't rewatch the episode for the first time ever. Seeing it now, I understand why, and it's something that will stick with me for probably the rest of my life
I remember that episode like I watched it yesterday, of all the things that I have seen on survivor, that one still is in my mind. Now, I'm a fairly conservative person, but even I would have given and treated Zeke like a normal person even if I knew, but Varner crossed the line by a mile by outing him like that. Even if it seems wrong to me to change genders , I'd never out someone just because they're Trans, because everyone deserves basic decency and dignity no matter who they are and who they love. Post script: sorry if I offend anyone with what I've said, but this is just how I feel and even is entitled to their beliefs
@@cb41503 Hi Chase! I was browsing the comments and just wanted to ask you about your feelings about the topic, if that's alright? I'm just curious about how your position on trans people has been formed. I'm trans and in my experience with talking with people who struggle to support or understand it, their struggle is because they apply transness to themselves. They think "well I don't want to be the opposite gender. I'm very happy as I am; I can't imagine changing!" So in a way, the idea of changing feels wrong because your identity is so certain. I think the real way to perhaps understand it more is to imagine if you had that same certainty, that same unquestioned connection, but you were surrounded by people who for whatever reason told you that you were wrong. That's kind of the crux of what being trans feels like, because the identity of being trans is centered around how other people view you differently than you view yourself, so you need to change yourself externally to help people recognize your identity more. I totally understand if this still doesn't really help haha, it's a hard topic to grasp when you're not the type of person in question. And you seem really open-minded despite not personally agreeing with the topic. I hope you continue to support others, in this case Zeke but anyone else you meet that's trans or non-conforming as well, and that what I've said can help you understand a bit. If not then no worries. Just keep having an open mind and respectful heart 😁
Russell Swan's evac in Season 19. The fact that he just passed out completely in the middle of a challenge, and then wanted to keep going broke my heart.
I’m pretty sure Adam applied for season 29 San Juan Del Sur because he couldn’t have been on 27 because neither him or her mother played previously at the time
@@tdt8854 They didn't announce the theme ahead of casting. So, not having a partner didn't mean he wouldn't apply, it just means he was out of consideration when the theme solidified.
Another powerful moment for me would be Cirie in Game Changers S34 where she was trying to go across the beam when the challenge was over, everyone was cheering for her to cross the beam and she did. Real powerful moment!
Damn you, Peridiam, for making me cry at work... Adam's story in S33 reunion was the only time i cried during survivor, and retelling it with your edit had the same affect...
Other than these moments, I have a short(ish) list of moments :) -Kat's jury speech -Todd learning of his sister's miscarriage -Sandra's family visit in HvV -Trish's jury speech (actually bawl my eyes out when I watch it) -Penner & James' med evacs in Micronesia -Taj's auction moment & family visit in Tocantins. That's all :)
This wasn’t really a lasting impact sociocultural moment in the shows history but when I watched Jenna Lewis not get a video from her kids back in season one it was the first time I ever cried watching reality tv
God damn Caleb moment made me almost cry the dude fought and didnt want to leave for his tribe even tho he was barely moving but he had no choise also everyone liked him in the group....pretty rough...
I am not Adam's fan but I really love how he plays all his heart out in the game. He really loves the game and you can feel it every moment he is on the screen. That's incredible.
the crazy thing is i had no idea zeke was trans until that episode. i know how much it must have sucked for him to get outed, but i honestly could not tell. it blew MY mind to learn he was trans. but either way, jeff varner was in the wrong
Ben’s moment is even more impactful now after Winners at War. The one clip, with the bamboo cracking and popping, and a pan to Ben who seems unaffected. Made me tear up
This is a phenomenal compilation of moments. As a long-time fan, I’ve seen all of them, and couldn’t agree more on the sociological impact of each of these.
Adam's story was amazing. After 30-something seasons it was the most heartfelt handsdown.He is my favorite winner. I also watched Rob propose to Amber on the live reunion show. Back when Reality TV was still a sweet child of summer, it didn't get any better than that.
I think Adams story in Gen X vs Millennials is part of the reason why that season is one of my favorite recent seasons. It’s one of the very few times that I was sobbing watching a survivor reunion show (granted I was also watching it at 3am so that didn’t help.) I’m super happy you included it in this video!
The first time we met Rupert....( I can't recall the season....but there was some sort of 'pirate' theme going on...)...and he stole the other tribe's shoes.....LOL
What Ben said really touched me. I have PTSD as well and I'm still very much living in the past. And yeah, it's eating me alive. I forgot all about that episode but watching this video reminded me to look towards the future.
When I first saw the thumbnail for this video, I thought it was gonna be a tribute to all the castaways who are no longer with us. Anyway, great video as usual and RIP Rudy.
I never post on CZcams videos. But I had to reach out and say that the ending of this video was so incredibly touching and eloquently written. Thanks for the touching moment and reminding me about Adam’s amazing story
Loved the videos and channel. Just found it within this month. One of my favorite interviews was with David from Adams season where, to paraphrase, he talks about his anxiety becoming a burden and how his fear of death became a fear to live. I seriously teared up at that.
If this video was uploaded like a week later this definitely would've included the scene from today's episode where after tribal council, the scene of in memory of Rudy. Truly a powerful few seconds for me and my mom watching.
the first time I watched Adams season was the first time a show has ever made me cry, and I still start crying every time I hear him talk about it. He’s such a strong person and one of my if not my favorite players.
This show has done so much for me as a person, throughout the entirety of my life. It’s nice to watch this and know we all share these feelings. The intensity and positivity and negativity and everything in between of the human condition. Thank you for making these videos, it really makes a difference to be able to share such an important show with such a big group of people. ❤️
i made a bad decision by watching this in public :/ but more seriously i agree with all of these moments. i've never been able to rewatch Kaoh Rong because of caleb's evacuation. it's too emotional and reminds me too much of how i've come so close to death as well. when ben's ptsd was triggered by the bamboo, i understood how he felt as i also suffer from ptsd. it never gets easier. the same fear floods me everytime and it's awful but there is no cure, just things i can do so it happens less often. when zeke got outed at that tribal, that was my own nightmare coming to life. i'm terrified that i'll be outed to my parents and who knows what will happen then? will my mom kick me out immediately or will she just start hitting me? being outed is my greatest fear and seeing that happen to someone else, someone i looked up to in a sense, it terrified me to no end. although on the flip side, it gave me someone i could actually look at and say: "that's me". at long last i had found someone from my favorite (reality) show that i could finally look at and see myself in them. for that reason i'm glad that zeke was outed but for every other reason i'm upset about it. coming out is extremely important and an intimate thing for any queer person to do. for that to be taken away from you is awful. your rug, that you've finally found and you feel is perfect for you, suddenly gets ripped out from under you and now you have to pick up the pieces and hope that others will come and help you. i'm not good at ending things so i'll just leave it here. rest in peace rudy, we'll miss you.
Dude thanks for this, this show means alot to all of us. These moments were all so unique and some were incredibly emotional. Both tears of pain and joy through the years, big connection to everyone who watches this show.
Pat Cusacks Evac from David vs Goliath is one of them for me, just him begging to play the game but they tell him he can't, I hope he gets another shot
webapp31 Agreed. I feel for the man and relate on a level with him and cried with him during those scenes too but I really hope he doesn’t use it as a poor me story line all season.
Watching the video of Adam at the reunion made me cry so much right now. It's reminded me my mom who passed away either and tbh i forgot how powerful it was to see Adam's stort
May be too early to include, but I thought the conversation on race in the last episode of Island of the Idols was really touching. This could be yin and yanged with Steve and Phillip in Redemption island.
This moment probably wouldn’t be in the MOST powerful survivor moments, but one of my favorite smaller feel good moments was in Borneo when Gervase got the announcement that his baby had been born
Thank you Billy. Very emotional for me to watch this but very cathartic. I miss her so incredibly much.
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@rungPHilo yeah
I cried so hard watching this live and I almost tested up watching this, I’m so happy you won that season and I know that your mom is so proud of you
RIP Rudy, he lived his life well, served his country well, and became a Survivor icon.
an AMERICAN icon. millions and millions of people watched the first season of survivor and still remember him
@@TheMurrmursonbottle he was in season 8 also
Rudy was definately an iconic player both times he was on. My pet rabbit is named after him.
Rudy was such a legend, he was even put into the Survivor hall of fame.
@@TheMurrmursonbottle he got to host his own reality show too not long after Survivor (it was called Combat Missions and sadly lasted only one season). I wasn't even a Survivor fan until season 11 and had most of the first ten seasons spoiled for me before I went back and watched them, but he really is unforgettable, from "...not in a homosexual way, that's for sure..." (I was waiting for that line from the moment I clicked on this video lol) to "I dunno..." RIP.
Also, I watched the Caleb medivac with my mom and dad at my mom’s rehab facility where she had to stay a few weeks after a hip replacement from the cancer in her bones. It was incredibly powerful especially knowing that I was about to fly out. My mom might have been more worried about me in that moment than I was about her!
Your story brought tears to me multiple times. My dad was diagnosed with cancer not long before your season started and he lost his battle with cancer about 2 months after your season ended. So your feelings/story were very real to me and I was right there with you on multiple occasions. So happy you won and best of luck in Season 40.
You are an inspiration Adam. Keep doing what you're doing.
Adam, I remember that I was still a college student when you were in season 33! You reminded me so much of my friend @RyanCarl That I personally felt you were my great friend too😄😄😄. I was incredibly stoked when I found out that you won because I had written about that the day before on Facebook! CONGRATS-& AREN’T U ON THIS NEXT WINNERS SEASON TOO? 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😄😄😄😄😄😄😄👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
We love you Adam ❤️❤️❤️
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“Why haven’t you told anyone you are transgender”
*awkward silence to fifth degree*
First time I had ever heard my mother use the F word. It was just jaw dropping and floods of emotion.
@Sparka You need help. Reality isn't a conspiracy, and are you suggesting that topics like racism and hatred for transgender people should be censored from our schools and media? It's also hilarious that you say you "can't watch Survivor" yet here you are commenting on a 30 minute Survivor video...anyways good luck sorting out the hatred in your heart.
I do feel for Varner in that he made a mistake, is truly sorry for it, would do anything to take it back, but will receive condemnation from everyone. I forgive him and I hope everyone can as well. Varner is not a bad person, he just made a terrible mistake.
@@Phyrre56 well we dont really know if he actually watched the video lol
The real surprise with Zeke is that Zeke could be naive enough to believe the world is nice enough that anyone could go on two seasons of network TV, have a secret that newsworthy, and not have it revealed in any form of media. (Unless he was planning to come out at Final Tribal?). But as Max Dawson has pointed out: Varner may have outed him to 10-15 people, but Probst outed him to 10-15 million by letting Vatner's actions be broadcast.
Season 40:
Ethan collapsing on the edge of extinction and then the other three doing the last lap with him was really touching
Dude, you NEED to apply for this show. Do it.
SoulFire39 Has he not?
Watch him be on it right now, but getting his friends to post these videos so no one thinks he’s on it
He's probably sick of these comments
Oh well this was three years ago you were probably one of the first people to write this
I was very impressed with Sarah's reaction to Zeke being outed. As someone who also comes from a sheltered environment, I hope and pray that I can have the grace to treat others with as much love as she showed.
As a trans man it was probably one of the worst things I had ever watched on tv, I've been outed many times and in one situation my own life could have been at risk. The absolute depravity of Varner to do that to Zeke still makes me sick, but the other contestants reactions and backing Zeke up gave me a lot of hope too. It's not the way I would've expected the first trans survivor to "come out" but in the end I think a lot of people gained sympathy for trans people in that moment.
Rest in peace Rudy.
He was such a LEGEND. I Love Rudy!
Not in a homosexual way, that’s for sure.
You didn’t have to say that last part
@@marieremelie6716 Never seen season 1, huh?
@@JaredOates thank you lol
Lol Rudy will definitely be missed by long time fans.
Zdenek Kobliha I POSTED THIS EXACT COMMENT ON INSTA LMAO
You were a friend to us all, Rudy. Not in the homosexual way.
That’s for sure
If you watch the whole tribal council from Zeke's episode, Zeke comforts Jeff. Telling him "its gonna be okay man". Zeke is such a good person and so chill about everything.
I was very impacted when Terry left in Second Chance. He's one of my top 3 survivors of all time, so it was heartbreaking to see him have to go home to be with his son.
I really hope Terry gets a third chance (or a true second chance).
@@Peridiam He probably will if he wants to, Jeff has said that Terry is one of his favorites as well, so he can get him back. It just depends if Terry would want to. Also, love all your videos :D
Peridiam Good news to you, Jeff Probst said that out of a all returnee season it will be second chance 2 most likely then followed me HVV2 Please make a second chance video
@@Peridiam me too
When you said “someone who should never have been cast in the first place” I was sure you would say Colton in BvW
Rest In Tranquility Rudy
that Caleb moment STILL sends chills down my spine
I think the most worried I was that a survivor was dying was Russell Swan when he passed out and his eyes were rolling into the back of his head...but Caleb was 2nd. Physical injuries are unfortunate, but when you can watch the life slipping out of someone's eyes...it's not something I want to see happen again.
@@Phyrre56 My dad had a valve close in his heart and had a cardiac episode, no oxygen was getting to his brain. He collapsed and was very reminiscent of russel and caleb. That was the scariest moment of my life and i have to skip those scenes every time they come up in a video.
Hearing Jeff call for everyone on the staff and crew as essential medics was one of the scariest moments I've ever seen on this show hands down. I knew it was real when there were 3 people passing out on the ground and the actual survivors were helping the injured. Just insane footage to see on TV.
Moments when this show is the best are when we get to see the contestants as real people. Everyone standing up for Zeke. Ben discussing his PTSD. Jenna going home to her Mom. It does so much more for me than the drama. The drama is entertaining, but the human moments are touching in a unique way.
I love the moment in Tocantins where everyone gave their money to Taj to be able to talk to her family! Survivor has made me cry on a few occasions but seeing how everyone put Taj’s needs before their own even in a ruthless game like Survivor was beautiful.
That was such a touching moment
MadVibes18 that and when Jeff told
Her her husband would be there, she lost it. Jumping up and down holding onto his shoulder. That got me good.
That was probably the only time I cried of happiness while watching survivor. Such a beautiful moment!
Same!
Also she went to exile with him and
Gave everybody their loved ones too! :D
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18:00 "the past will eat you alive, but the future will save you"
This speech from Ben honestly did a lot for me the first time I heard it. I suffer from ptsd myself (though probably not as severely as someone who's been in combat), as well as depression and anxiety.. and I, too, struggle with living in the past. I cry every time I hear that confessional from Ben.
Everyone forgets about Tina, the first boot on season 12. She was writing her son’s name in the sand, who had died a couple of months before in a car crash.
Damn I forgot about that.... tragic. Hope shes doing ok
Brutal. It still gets me. Should have been on this list for sure.
@@herrikudoshe was on talking with Tbird within the last few years... It's a really great interview, she has done MANY cool things after survivor
The tribal council scene with Zeke still gets me. I remember watching it for the first time and getting so angry, but at the same time being so glad the others immediately supported Zeke.
My very first season was Africa, so for me, the moment when Ethan played hacky sack with the kids in the village endeared me to him so much, I wanted nothing more than for him to win.
To this day, I still believe him to be one of the most heroic and honest winners in Survivor history. It's really REALLY hard to win this game being as honest and as real with people as Eithan was. At the impressionable age of 13, he was my idol. The man who taught me that nice guys DON'T always finish last.
Same for me! Being 9 at the time and playing soccer I was rooting for Ethan to win! An amazing person!
I’ve had family members who have suffered cancer so just listening to Adams pure emotion always hits me hard
Ryan H I could not stand Adam. Definitely one of the worst winners. While I am completely sympathetic that his mother has cancer, I do think that Adam totally used that as a strategy to win, which is disrespectful and wrong.
@@heatherryan3969 How is it disrespectful and wrong? It was the truth. Johnny Fairplay and his fake dead grandma was disrespectful and wrong. Adam sharing the reality of his life is no different than anyone else sharing the realities of theirs. To my knowledge Adam never exaggerated the situation for gameplay.
Heather Ryan I mean I do kind of agree with you on the fact that Adam did use his unfortunate situation to gain jury votes but I still think his overall game was pretty decent not all time great but definitely not the worst
Ryan H exactly. Who was gonna win, Hannah or Ken? They didn't deserve a vote and they did not get one
Ryan H I mean that was his whole motivation and drive for being out there. He’d only have been lying and handicapping himself if he tried to hide or downplay it for the jury.
The fact that Adam’s mom died an HOUR after he got home hurts even more than Jenna’s mom. Jenna at least got a week. I’m sure Adam and his mom made that last hour count
Plus the fact that she never got to see him on the show. All of the private moments that he was dedicating to her -- you just know it would have meant the world to both of them to be able to watch the show together before she passed.
Phyrre56 At the very least, she got to know that in the end, he won, he fulfilled their dream
liemuchbro dude I agree, it was kinda cringey
@@lightyagami4874 ...that's just a really nice thing to say about someone who lost a family member over cancer...you're just great aren't ya
@@jongusbongus5762 thankyou i agree
Yeah, I definitely think the moment between Adam and Jay on the hammock is one of the most heart-wrenching, beautiful moments in Survivor history.
the way zeke handled the varner situation was unbelievable, class👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Adam’s story, and especially his conversation with Jay really hit home. Last September I lost my 18 year old brother to a 5 year battle with cancer. He was my best friend on the planet. A couple months before he passed, he told me I should apply for survivor, knowing how much I love this game. Hopefully one day I can fulfill that wish for my brother
Ben: has PTSD from loud explosions
Later: BEN BOMB!
Perfect
Rob proposing to Amber at the All-Stars live finale after a whole season of watching them fall in love with each other. That moment was pretty powerful to me.
That was the first season of survivor I ever watched (I was 5/6 years old) and it was honestly a fairytale to me. I remember saying, “I want to find the Boston Rob to my Amber” because of the way they just had each other’s backs, and everything he would do to fight for her.
@@littlegreencap28 I'm still looking to find the Boston Rob to my Amber, and I was in college when that season aired
And when their baby was crying during the reunion show of Refemption island
I know this video has probably been in the works for a while, but this was nice to remember Rudy, and how his and Rich's relationship helped to shape not just the season, but the entire show itself. I think the clip you chose at the end sums it up perfectly. RIP you legend.
Yeah, the video was written/recorded prior to his passing, so it's an unfortunate coincidence. But it allowed me to stay up late last night finishing the editing with some special touches.
When varner outed Zeke i honestly was about to fight him through the TV screen
I remember when Adam was telling his story, it got me emotional. My mum and I are very close, she's still here, but the day I lose her will definitely be the worst day of my life, and even just watching this video, I was dreading seeing the reunion show clip again, I have a hard time crying sometimes, because growing up I was made to believe that crying made me weak... But seeing that moment in this video where at the reunion show, Adam said his mom had died, it broke me again, I reckon I just cried for a solid few minutes...
That has to be the hardest to watch moment in Survivor history... because it's just so real and heartbreaking! Adam's dream finally came true, but then the happiest moment of his life, instantly became the worst moment of his life, so sad, hope Adam's doing ok!
I miss her terribly all the time but I am doing really well. I’m living the best life I can and I know she would be proud. If crying makes us weak then I guess I really am the weakest winner in Survivor history! 😆
@@SurvivorAdam That's great man! Haha good luck for Season 40, Hope you can get the 2nd win! :)
@@SurvivorAdam Adam, crying definitely doesn't make you weak! Ever. But especially not in these circumstances. I actually just rewatched your season and even just seeing your pure emotion and pain made me sob. I'm so glad you're on this season and you've made the merge. I don't know what will happen after (the final 11 episode airs tonight) but I wish you all the best.
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Terry and his Son from Second chance
I was about to write this moment. I'm so happy his son is better now.
Definitely a much smaller moment but one that broke my heart was during survivor panama hearing Tina who was voted off on Day 3 talk about the passing of her son and how much the journey meant to her and why she needed some time alone. It really makes you realize how little you truly know about what is going on in others lives so it does not hurt to be kind.
It was the most brutal and she deserved better.
I cry all the time about Cirie's story and journey. Her first two vote out confessionals and her moments in Game Changers (finishing the physical challenge and her vote out)... She is a LEGEND! She has not been eliminated from this game in a normal way in her four seasons of playing...
I'm pretty sure she got voted out fair and square in HvV. Totally screwed over the other 3 times tho.
@@narwhal3051 She got idoled out in hvv, I think I read somewhere that cirie has never been eliminated by a majority of the votes
Another one from season 33, one of the most emotional seasons of the series period. Watching David's transformation from this timid guy out of his element and way over his head to the biggest social and strategic threat to win the game right up until the final four was incredibly moving for someone who has struggled with anxiety, depression, and other forms of self-defeating mental and social issues throughout most of their life. It made me think that maybe I was capable of thriving on the show someday where I would have never dreamed of it before. More importantly, it made me feel like the things I felt hobbled by were surmountable. Now that Canadians are eligible to apply, look out!
Ryan Patton-Degenstein idk if you can classify someone’s transformation throughout a season as a moment, but I do agree his transformation was maybe the most powerful in survivor history.
many many powerful moments but one that really spoke to me was Cirie completing that challenge after the challenge was lost by her team because she couldn’t complete the course. Everybody encouraging her, and her going above and beyond what she thought she could and couldn’t do and DOING IT. it means so much to me to watch that
as a trans person, i will never forget zeke being outed. it was my very first season of survivor, i watched bc my therapist told me there was something i needed to see. ill never forget how i felt watching that.
I remember watching before I even knew myself and feeling so touched/upset about it that I couldn't rewatch the episode for the first time ever. Seeing it now, I understand why, and it's something that will stick with me for probably the rest of my life
I remember that episode like I watched it yesterday, of all the things that I have seen on survivor, that one still is in my mind.
Now, I'm a fairly conservative person, but even I would have given and treated Zeke like a normal person even if I knew, but Varner crossed the line by a mile by outing him like that. Even if it seems wrong to me to change genders , I'd never out someone just because they're Trans, because everyone deserves basic decency and dignity no matter who they are and who they love.
Post script: sorry if I offend anyone with what I've said, but this is just how I feel and even is entitled to their beliefs
@@cb41503 Hi Chase! I was browsing the comments and just wanted to ask you about your feelings about the topic, if that's alright? I'm just curious about how your position on trans people has been formed. I'm trans and in my experience with talking with people who struggle to support or understand it, their struggle is because they apply transness to themselves. They think "well I don't want to be the opposite gender. I'm very happy as I am; I can't imagine changing!" So in a way, the idea of changing feels wrong because your identity is so certain. I think the real way to perhaps understand it more is to imagine if you had that same certainty, that same unquestioned connection, but you were surrounded by people who for whatever reason told you that you were wrong. That's kind of the crux of what being trans feels like, because the identity of being trans is centered around how other people view you differently than you view yourself, so you need to change yourself externally to help people recognize your identity more. I totally understand if this still doesn't really help haha, it's a hard topic to grasp when you're not the type of person in question. And you seem really open-minded despite not personally agreeing with the topic. I hope you continue to support others, in this case Zeke but anyone else you meet that's trans or non-conforming as well, and that what I've said can help you understand a bit. If not then no worries. Just keep having an open mind and respectful heart 😁
Peridiam hitting us right in the feels with this one.
Yeah, I definitely shed some tears...again.
Russell Swan's evac in Season 19. The fact that he just passed out completely in the middle of a challenge, and then wanted to keep going broke my heart.
I’m pretty sure Adam applied for season 29 San Juan Del Sur because he couldn’t have been on 27 because neither him or her mother played previously at the time
You're right -- I misheard! 4 seasons later, not 6.
I think Adam did apply for season 27 because I remember him mentioning it before.
Maxwell Yoder but how is it possible if 27 was returning players and their loved ones
@ Total Drama Turtle Adam and his mother applied before it was decided that season 27 was going to include returning players.
@@tdt8854 They didn't announce the theme ahead of casting. So, not having a partner didn't mean he wouldn't apply, it just means he was out of consideration when the theme solidified.
Another powerful moment for me would be Cirie in Game Changers S34 where she was trying to go across the beam when the challenge was over, everyone was cheering for her to cross the beam and she did. Real powerful moment!
Pat’s evacuation from David vs Goliath
In terms of other moments, I think that kats jury speech should be mentioned
Right. I'm glad she's doing well
@@UnknownUser-fj1cg isnt she in jail lol
Damn you, Peridiam, for making me cry at work... Adam's story in S33 reunion was the only time i cried during survivor, and retelling it with your edit had the same affect...
For me it was the same thing. This story really TOUCHED me!😢😭
Btw:Hello my Lithuanian friend
Adam's story in MvGX overall was the closest I've come to crying watching the show
Adam and Zeke being outed both made me cry. And I don't cry very often
@@wassupitsyaboi3680 Had I not been spoiled on Zeke's outing I probably would've cried too
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I sobbed, out loud, when I watched Adam talking about his mom at the MvGX finale. That was more than just a TV moment for me.
Other than these moments, I have a short(ish) list of moments :)
-Kat's jury speech
-Todd learning of his sister's miscarriage
-Sandra's family visit in HvV
-Trish's jury speech (actually bawl my eyes out when I watch it)
-Penner & James' med evacs in Micronesia
-Taj's auction moment & family visit in Tocantins.
That's all :)
This wasn’t really a lasting impact sociocultural moment in the shows history but when I watched Jenna Lewis not get a video from her kids back in season one it was the first time I ever cried watching reality tv
Jay pulling his buff over his eyes because he was tearing up while talking to Adam is just such a human momemt.
The Jenna Morasca quitting scene always makes me tear up
God damn Caleb moment made me almost cry the dude fought and didnt want to leave for his tribe even tho he was barely moving but he had no choise also everyone liked him in the group....pretty rough...
Skupin falling in the fire is retroactively one of my favorite moments in all of survivor
I am not Adam's fan but I really love how he plays all his heart out in the game. He really loves the game and you can feel it every moment he is on the screen. That's incredible.
the crazy thing is i had no idea zeke was trans until that episode. i know how much it must have sucked for him to get outed, but i honestly could not tell. it blew MY mind to learn he was trans. but either way, jeff varner was in the wrong
Panama's Tina segment about grief and loss touched me so much.
I love your quote "You can not put your life on hold and live your life in constant fear" hit me hard.
caleb really REALLY deserves to play again
I would also place Jack and Jamal’s conversation and Pat’s medevac in this category too.
Edit: RIP Rudy. You were one of the greats
So glad someone said pats medevac
Ben’s moment is even more impactful now after Winners at War. The one clip, with the bamboo cracking and popping, and a pan to Ben who seems unaffected. Made me tear up
This is a phenomenal compilation of moments. As a long-time fan, I’ve seen all of them, and couldn’t agree more on the sociological impact of each of these.
Spencer's loved ones visit from Cambodia was absolutely beautiful
One of the most emotional moment : The hug between Jenna and Amber.
Adam's story was amazing. After 30-something seasons it was the most heartfelt handsdown.He is my favorite winner.
I also watched Rob propose to Amber on the live reunion show. Back when Reality TV was still a sweet child of summer, it didn't get any better than that.
The reunion of blood v water when Tina's son, Katie's brother had died in a car wreck destroyed me.
Rip Rudy the first ever person who would’ve won but got knocked out as the final boot of the season.
Our first Fallen Angel and in a sense it’s literal this time
Tribe: You can't drink the water until it's boiled
Rudy: Hold my beer
I think Adams story in Gen X vs Millennials is part of the reason why that season is one of my favorite recent seasons. It’s one of the very few times that I was sobbing watching a survivor reunion show (granted I was also watching it at 3am so that didn’t help.) I’m super happy you included it in this video!
The first time we met Rupert....( I can't recall the season....but there was some sort of 'pirate' theme going on...)...and he stole the other tribe's shoes.....LOL
Holy shit, you got me crying over here with that last moment. Absolutely heartbreaking.
What Ben said really touched me. I have PTSD as well and I'm still very much living in the past. And yeah, it's eating me alive. I forgot all about that episode but watching this video reminded me to look towards the future.
When I first saw the thumbnail for this video, I thought it was gonna be a tribute to all the castaways who are no longer with us. Anyway, great video as usual and RIP Rudy.
A part two of this would be nice.
Two words now. Ethan Zohn.
With all he's gone through, all he did, and the new episode
I hope Caleb gets another chance to play the game. Must be so difficult to not want to leave but knowing that you have to.
I never post on CZcams videos. But I had to reach out and say that the ending of this video was so incredibly touching and eloquently written. Thanks for the touching moment and reminding me about Adam’s amazing story
Loved the videos and channel. Just found it within this month. One of my favorite interviews was with David from Adams season where, to paraphrase, he talks about his anxiety becoming a burden and how his fear of death became a fear to live. I seriously teared up at that.
If this video was uploaded like a week later this definitely would've included the scene from today's episode where after tribal council, the scene of in memory of Rudy. Truly a powerful few seconds for me and my mom watching.
I KNEW IT! I SHOULDN'T HAVE WATCHED THIS VIDEO AT SCHOOL. It made me cry so hard. RIP Rudy.
the first time I watched Adams season was the first time a show has ever made me cry, and I still start crying every time I hear him talk about it. He’s such a strong person and one of my if not my favorite players.
“The past will eat you alive, but the future will save you.” - Ben
Words to live by.
That Jenna Morasca quit was the most heartbreaking for me. #1 still up to now.
I have cried so much during Millennials vs. Gen X, the river is still flowing through my appartment,
Another big one for me was Terry's "medivac" with his son. It was so heartwrenching.
This show has done so much for me as a person, throughout the entirety of my life. It’s nice to watch this and know we all share these feelings. The intensity and positivity and negativity and everything in between of the human condition. Thank you for making these videos, it really makes a difference to be able to share such an important show with such a big group of people. ❤️
We love you Rudy God bless you and all our men and women in uniform. You will always be the g.o.a.t of survivor God bless you sir 😃🇺🇸
I hope Rudy knows is he will always be a survivor legend and he did us proud I don’t think anybody hated him rip Rudy we loved you 💖x
i made a bad decision by watching this in public :/
but more seriously i agree with all of these moments. i've never been able to rewatch Kaoh Rong because of caleb's evacuation. it's too emotional and reminds me too much of how i've come so close to death as well.
when ben's ptsd was triggered by the bamboo, i understood how he felt as i also suffer from ptsd. it never gets easier. the same fear floods me everytime and it's awful but there is no cure, just things i can do so it happens less often.
when zeke got outed at that tribal, that was my own nightmare coming to life. i'm terrified that i'll be outed to my parents and who knows what will happen then? will my mom kick me out immediately or will she just start hitting me? being outed is my greatest fear and seeing that happen to someone else, someone i looked up to in a sense, it terrified me to no end.
although on the flip side, it gave me someone i could actually look at and say: "that's me".
at long last i had found someone from my favorite (reality) show that i could finally look at and see myself in them. for that reason i'm glad that zeke was outed but for every other reason i'm upset about it.
coming out is extremely important and an intimate thing for any queer person to do. for that to be taken away from you is awful. your rug, that you've finally found and you feel is perfect for you, suddenly gets ripped out from under you and now you have to pick up the pieces and hope that others will come and help you.
i'm not good at ending things so i'll just leave it here. rest in peace rudy, we'll miss you.
This was my favorite video of yours! Well done!
Kassidy Allen Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.
Dude thanks for this, this show means alot to all of us. These moments were all so unique and some were incredibly emotional. Both tears of pain and joy through the years, big connection to everyone who watches this show.
From reflecting on Rudy to recalling the bittersweet journey of Adam, this was a powerful video.
Idk why but when you said the moment was gonna be from HHH I fully excepted it to be when Alan made JP strip down to prove he wasn’t hiding anything
After this video was made, Sarah's speech in Winners at War was very impactful. It was a really important topic for me especially.
Good thing I watched the MvGX reunion alone because I broke down hard. I really was not expecting that.
Borneo was such a great season for seeing how different and uncensored people were
Pat Cusacks Evac from David vs Goliath is one of them for me, just him begging to play the game but they tell him he can't, I hope he gets another shot
Honestly cried during the hammock scene and FTC with Adam. So no disrespect, but I hope we don't have to hear him cry about his mom all of season 40.
webapp31 Agreed. I feel for the man and relate on a level with him and cried with him during those scenes too but I really hope he doesn’t use it as a poor me story line all season.
dw he got out early, he was posting on IG while the season was filming lmao
JUSS I highly doubt he would do something like that. That could get him in serious NDA trouble
alec zavala i have his notifs on on ig he was posting face videos on his story lmao
JUSS he prbly saved them from a long time ago and told someone to post them while he was on survivor🤷♂️
Watching the video of Adam at the reunion made me cry so much right now. It's reminded me my mom who passed away either and tbh i forgot how powerful it was to see Adam's stort
May be too early to include, but I thought the conversation on race in the last episode of Island of the Idols was really touching. This could be yin and yanged with Steve and Phillip in Redemption island.
This moment probably wouldn’t be in the MOST powerful survivor moments, but one of my favorite smaller feel good moments was in Borneo when Gervase got the announcement that his baby had been born
I know that this video is 5 months old already, but the Russel Swan's story arc was another powerful moment lord, I mean Peridiam
I shouldn't be bursting in tears in a bus during a 2 hours drive. But I did. Thank you for this video
Adam's story gets to me every time. He's one of my favorite players of all time, for sure.