Game Changers was different. I got home and had no mortgage or lease, no significant other, but I did quickly pick up a bunch of remote writing work. Thing is, I was still pining for adventure after the underwhelming experience of G. So I quit trying to settle into real life and just left again. I packed a bag, bought a one-way ticket to Mexico City, and spent the next year and a half traveling, paying the bills through ghostwriting contracts.
Hit six continents and about 25 countries. Ran with the bulls, saw the pyramids, Machu Picchu and Angkor Wat, nearly died off the coast of Belize and had a hundred more adventures besides. That phase was partially spurred by opportunity. We'd never had the means to travel widely when I was growing up, and how often in life will you have the freedom to do something like that?
But looking back on it — I've been stateside for three years now — there was some postpartum Survivor angst driving that walkabout, too. Was there ever a point either during the game or after you got back where you regretted going on the show? Actually, yes. There've been small flashes occasionally over the years, but not because of anything that happened on the island. Like I mentioned, I've worked as a creative professional for about a decade. Especially when picking up freelance work in the early days post- Survivor , I definitely won some jobs and contracts because the hiring party loved the show — which made me feel icky.
Those little instances of "regret" were fueled by my own insecurity. Am I actually good at what I do, or just a hack getting work because I was on someone's TV with my shirt off? But that phase passed way back. Nowadays, I just take the work regardless of the client's motivation and avoid the introspection. These days, it's 80 percent Denise and Aubry, and occasional check-ins with a handful of others. Aubry gives sage advice on how to take care of my houseplants, and Denise and I exchange family updates and dirty jokes.
Though I should mention that Denise's family and mine have become close and had a lot of fun over the years. Yes, you should be jealous. I've never really fallen out with anyone from the show… I don't think? I just drift away over time. It seems to surprise people when I explain that I'm aggressively introverted.
During and immediately after seasons, you can't help but have a social relationship with some of the people you've met and enjoyed from this wild shared experience, but then life goes on. A hundred memories outside the game are flashing back as I write this, but I don't want dismiss anyone by accidental omission. Suffice to say, a lot of great people, a lot of great times. Do you still watch Survivor , and if so, what's your favorite season you were not on and why?
I fell out of watching the show after Game Changers. Not from lack of interest or burnout, I simply lived overseas and stopped keeping up after 34, and then didn't want to jump back in without having caught up first, and I still haven't. Though I obviously had to watch Winners at War so I could shout unbridled support for Denise on the internet. Regarding favorite season, I was asked recently by a friend who'd only started watching the show during quarantine apparently this is super-common?
Told him Pearl Islands , China , and Cagayan. A good sampling across the eras, I think. Who's one player from another Survivor season you wish you could have played with or against and why? I've never really considered this before, and honestly no one springs to mind. In Caramoan and Game Changers , both times being dumped on a beach with returnees who I'd watched over the years, there was no huge sense of excitement or disappointment when I found out who I was playing with.
It felt closer to revealing a game board, seeing where the pieces lay, identifying threats and possible allies, discovering where the lines of power would be drawn in the early days. I wasn't really cursing fate or getting overly pumped to be on the beach with most players, and I couldn't see myself having a big reaction to anyone else.
The best player gets the vote. THR: How hard was it playing back-to-back seasons of Survivor? Malcolm: My body was wrecked. I was scary skinny, gross skinny. My body is still not like it was over a year ago [before shooting Survivor: Philippines ]. And I was mentally exhausted. I was out there 68 days total, with only a little break in between, a two-week break. I was in Survivor mode for so long. I was going a little crazy toward the end — but nothing diagnosable.
I think he was struggling mentally at the same time and just wanted to do something that would be popular, in some trashy reality TV show kind of way. Malcolm: They were very apples and oranges to be honest. The first time I was miserable, the weather was awful.
Out here [the second time], as much as there was a game going on, everyone got along. It was a much younger crowd, and I genuinely got along with people even though they were not in my alliance. But give me some time to eat something, get my body back in shape a little bit and enjoy sleeping in a bed for a full year. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day.
Malcolm eventually gave up when he didn't find it. At the Immunity Challenge, Cochran won, and afterwards Malcolm decided to concoct a lie by saying that he had found the Idol. After realizing that Malcolm did not have the Idol, Malcolm was voted out in a vote, becoming the third member of the jury. Malcolm started off on the Mana tribe.
After losing the first Immunity Challenge of the season, he joined the rest of his tribe in voting Ciera Eastin off first. At the second Immunity Challenge, he helped Mana make a come from behind after they failed in the first stage of the challenge.
However, he could not close the victory and thus Mana returned to Tribal Council. Malcolm had formed an alliance with Aubry Bracco , Caleb Reynolds , Sandra Diaz-Twine , and Tony Vlachos prior to the vote, but because of a feud breaking out between Sandra and Tony, Malcolm ultimately defected from the alliance and joined Sandra's side of the tribe in voting Tony out.
At the switch , Malcolm was switched to the new Nuku tribe, which had a Mana majority, leaving J. Malcolm was comfortable at Nuku camp, not only because of Mana's stronghold but also because of how much of an improvement it was from Mana's inferior camp. His tribe won the third Immunity Challenge, and for the first time in the season, Malcolm abstained from Tribal Council. On Day 10, Malcolm and J.
The pair also started to form a bond, as J. Before Tribal Council, Nuku discussed who they should target on Mana. However, J. At a chaotic Tribal Council, J. The 6 votes cast by Nuku against Sierra were negated, and Malcolm - Mana's target - received a kiss from Sierra and he was blindsided and voted off , for being a challenge threat, shocking his tribemates. Survivor Wiki Explore. Goliath More Ghost Island Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers Game Changers Millennials vs.
About Survivor. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Survivor U. Malcolm Freberg. View source. History Talk 1. Do you like this video? Play Sound. I'm not trying to see 'if I have what it takes' or 'how far I can make it. I'm not on Survivor to "have a life-changing experience" or "grow as a person" or "see how far I can make it. The best thing I have going for me is my single-mindedness and focus towards a single goal: a seven-digit bank account.
How will you play differently this time? Same big moves, but more finesse. I'm still going to find all the Idols, still going to wreck folks, but being a little older and a little wiser—LOL—should get me paid this time around.
Please bring back the oversized checks for my coronation. Brenda, Dawn, Eddie, and Sherri changed their votes to Malcolm on the revote, eliminating him from the game. January 22, Retrieved January 23, Abi-Maria Tandang. Angie Matsing. Artis Tandang. Carter Kalabaw. Dana Kalabaw. Dawson Kalabaw.
Denise Matsing. Jeff Kalabaw. Jonathan Kalabaw. Katie Kalabaw. Lisa Tandang. Malcolm first appeared in his exit interview following Philippines. Malcolm joins Rob to talk about what went on in the game after a long night of partying. Malcolm reveals that he was trying to get Mike and Lisa to agree to vote out Denise in the next round. Malcolm felt like once he had gotten Lisa and Skupin to go along with his plan, he felt like he had already won the game.
Malcolm discusses with Rob the way that he was able to get Mike Skupin and Lisa Whelchel to stay loyal to him until the final four by taking advantage of their bonds to family and faith. Malcolm also explains what a thrill it was for him to go and be on Survivor after watching the show for such a long time.
Plus, Malcolm discusses when Lisa found his hidden immunity idol and how that almost cost him the game. Malcolm's next appearance was his exit interview after being voted out in Caramoan. He talked with Rob about Andrea staking out his Idol hunt, his Idol manuever the previous week, and much more.
After winning Mr.
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