Russell is WAY overrated. The Hidden Immunity Idols were POORLY hidden. Russell would've been fcked if they had operated with the exile island. Also, not a very good social game. Coattailing works. Sandra won with it. TWICE (she didn't really coattail hardcore either season, but...). But I gotta hand it to Russell, he did do the most strategy in Samoa, but not all of it was successful further down the road.
...also he got too much airtime. We didn't get to know anyone else, that's the problem.
there was a crucial moment in the game. the first vote after the merge where natalie was the one who turned the game. russell couldn't do it. she did it. if not for that they were dead.
if Russell were truly as manipulative as he says he is, he could have manipulated the jury into voting for him. if he would truly do "anything to win" like he said he would, he would have pretended to grovel in front of the jury in order to win them over.
The jury often doesn't vote for the best player. The jury vote is often nothing, but a popularity contest. In the past 2 seasons the best players Russell and Parvati have gotten screwed.
Russell's failure started the moment he first opened his mouth on the show. His "strategy" is completely flawed by the fact he disregarded the jury, the game is not to get to the top 2 or 3. The game is to get to the end and win votes, PERIOD!
He is one of the most clueless players to have ever played the game, no matter how entertaining he may have been.
Russell's failure started the moment he first opened his mouth on the show. His "strategy" is completely flawed by the fact he disregarded the jury, the game is not to get to the top 2 or 3. The game is to get to the end and win votes, PERIOD!
He is one of the most clueless players to have ever played the game, no matter how entertaining he may have been.
Russell's failure started the moment he first opened his mouth on the show. His "strategy" is completely flawed by the fact he disregarded the jury, the game is not to get to the top 2 or 3. The game is to get to the end and win votes, PERIOD!
He is one of the most clueless players to have ever played the game, no matter how entertaining he may have been.
In tribal council, you had to choose who you (did not) vote because it would increase your chances of winning.Thats the motivation for carefully considering your vote.You had to make a logical choice.
But whats the motivation for voting for someone when you're in the jury? What makes you consider properly who wins? Nothing. For all we know, the jury could have no opinions or not cared a heck and eeny meeny miny moed the winner and that would be the season champ.
everything you said is true...... i agree 100%. you can play this game perfectly (as did russel) and still not win. in the end it all comes down to the jury. everybody on the jury was to weak minded to realize how good russel really was. also,, you will be surprised how far looks can go in life...... do you think that if natalie looked like shambo she would get votes?
As for Russell, I'll never forget him as the guy who unwittingly set himself up to become the Finals goat and blamed anything and everything but himself when the shit hit the fan.
@Gr33nkiwi Actually watch the show and you'll see that's not true... simple as that the other people can lie through there teeth and a few of the people were galu before the merge so they couldn't know anyway
And stay true to your alliance which he is good at. And I don't care what anybody says, you have to lie in this game, but you can always stay true to your alliances.
If the majority of the jury members are villians he will have a great chance at winning because they would have pulled the same tactics as russel did. He just mastered it. He just needs to tone it down and be more humble when he talks to the jury. But and keep the honesty about the lies you told, but just don't be to harsh. Straight shooter.
Ithink the new batch is not going to roast russel about his tactics because this next batch are true game players. I don't know how in the hell SUGAR got casted. And they get dirty just like he does, he is just VERY smart about it. And they will respect him more because he found three idols on his own. He manipulated people. It depends on who is on the jury. If it is mostly the villians on the jury. They will respect his game play.
Believe it or not, the Samoa jury gave him kid-glove treatment. These guys, though, are juvie hall punks, not Sunday school kids. So I doubt they'd be any forgiving.
Mind you, All-Star juries have no tolerance for meritocracy when it happens at their expense. B-Rob, Ozzy and James should know this.
One way or another, he'll find himself running head-first into a runaway 18-wheeler.
1) He'll probably take out said people as early as possible, thereby not giving him much chance with the jury.
2) If he's left with less dangerous people in the merge (aka Coach, Coutrney, Danielle), I doubt they'd think the same way, especially if they get their feelings hurt. This even takes into consideration their personalities as well.
@modernwarfare02 I wouldn't worry too much about her and this jury if I were you. It's the NEXT bunch I'd be worried about. Mind you, these guys are hard-asses and should he reach the finals again with his antics, THAT jury is going to drive a big rig up his ass. They are so not going to be pleased. He was lucky that the last bunch went easy on him. This time, he won't be let off the hook that fast.
If Russell can't gain jury votes, he should take a hike. The point of Survivor is to beat the competition yet do so in such a way that you gain your competition's votes. For that, Rich, Chris, Yul, Todd, Parvati and JT are way ahead of him.
In HvV, should Russell get to the end again, I bet that the jury there will make the Samoa jury look generous and the new Russ-Slayer will make Natalie look more deserving than said winner.
Yes, he should have won. However, it's his own fault that he didn't. He needed to cultivate the bench in a manner that would make them respect his game. That was exactly what Natalie did.
DAMN!! I so wished that Russel won! Yes there were times where I thought 'what is he doing?... but in saying that it was freakn AWESOME to see someone play 'Survivor' that way...Russels way.. But lets all see where this 20th season will give us...Russel you revived 'The Survivor' You are the MAN!! Cant wait to watch him again!!
I was pissed off that Russel didnt win too, because he played the game the best ever. If you have watched this game all season you would be disapponited weither you liked russel or not....
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I disagree, Russell treated the jury members like pawns and disrespected them. It's not enough to get to the end, if you fail at the social game then you don't deserve to win. Natalie beat him on that.
dude survivor isn't abut ,aking friends the finally is supposed to pick the person who was the best and skillful player. its so stupid when people think that!
i'm not disappointed !! i'm angry that these little queens did get over the fact that russel out played all of them . and how is allying yourself with the devil makes you an angel ? these people are f* up
Problem is when you play the best people hate you because they got played, personally I'd take my lumps and admit he won, but all the survivors are D-bags.
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KingRuss23 5 months ago
Hahaha "nigger-like mentality" thats hilarious!!
RedSoxLover372 8 months ago
Russell is WAY overrated. The Hidden Immunity Idols were POORLY hidden. Russell would've been fcked if they had operated with the exile island. Also, not a very good social game. Coattailing works. Sandra won with it. TWICE (she didn't really coattail hardcore either season, but...). But I gotta hand it to Russell, he did do the most strategy in Samoa, but not all of it was successful further down the road.
...also he got too much airtime. We didn't get to know anyone else, that's the problem.
Ikurun 1 year ago
★ ★ ★ KING RUSS FOREVER!!! ★ ★ ★
"Keep Hope Alive"
KingRuss23 1 year ago
i'm irish and the finale premiered here about 6 hours ago and i'm pissed about it russell is the man
MrWeetabixloverx1000 1 year ago
there was a crucial moment in the game. the first vote after the merge where natalie was the one who turned the game. russell couldn't do it. she did it. if not for that they were dead.
Haplotype0 1 year ago
if Russell were truly as manipulative as he says he is, he could have manipulated the jury into voting for him. if he would truly do "anything to win" like he said he would, he would have pretended to grovel in front of the jury in order to win them over.
thesir27 1 year ago 2
Russell is the best player ever!!!!!!
LukasCorporation 1 year ago 2
The jury often doesn't vote for the best player. The jury vote is often nothing, but a popularity contest. In the past 2 seasons the best players Russell and Parvati have gotten screwed.
zdheat 1 year ago
James... yes, definitely hot. -- Great commentary. Agree about Russell! Hope you make comments about this last season.
MegF142857 1 year ago
its Anderson Silva!!
JedimasterDave77 1 year ago 2
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Russell's failure started the moment he first opened his mouth on the show. His "strategy" is completely flawed by the fact he disregarded the jury, the game is not to get to the top 2 or 3. The game is to get to the end and win votes, PERIOD!
He is one of the most clueless players to have ever played the game, no matter how entertaining he may have been.
EU214191819 1 year ago
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Russell's failure started the moment he first opened his mouth on the show. His "strategy" is completely flawed by the fact he disregarded the jury, the game is not to get to the top 2 or 3. The game is to get to the end and win votes, PERIOD!
He is one of the most clueless players to have ever played the game, no matter how entertaining he may have been.
EU214191819 1 year ago
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Russell's failure started the moment he first opened his mouth on the show. His "strategy" is completely flawed by the fact he disregarded the jury, the game is not to get to the top 2 or 3. The game is to get to the end and win votes, PERIOD!
He is one of the most clueless players to have ever played the game, no matter how entertaining he may have been.
EU214191819 1 year ago
No. Natalie deserved to win!
BrucieJones 1 year ago
@BrucieJones why?
nick2s 1 year ago
russel should've won survivor heroes vx villians ..
xchocoxbabyx 1 year ago 2
Your talking about James
ecwecwecw1 1 year ago
Dame straight
ecwecwecw1 1 year ago
russells the man.
xxcameronixx 1 year ago
If Russell deserved to win, he would have. Getting to the finals is not enough.
MGMVE 1 year ago
In tribal council, you had to choose who you (did not) vote because it would increase your chances of winning.Thats the motivation for carefully considering your vote.You had to make a logical choice.
But whats the motivation for voting for someone when you're in the jury? What makes you consider properly who wins? Nothing. For all we know, the jury could have no opinions or not cared a heck and eeny meeny miny moed the winner and that would be the season champ.
Scrap the jury.
ASSHOLELA 1 year ago
Russell lost because his ego was too big. He forgot that you need jury votes to win the game, so it doesn't matter who deserve it or not.
Jrob129 1 year ago
samoa was season with some many damn losers,whinny fuckers,and grudge holders thats =(
FREDsucksDICKS 1 year ago
everything you said is true...... i agree 100%. you can play this game perfectly (as did russel) and still not win. in the end it all comes down to the jury. everybody on the jury was to weak minded to realize how good russel really was. also,, you will be surprised how far looks can go in life...... do you think that if natalie looked like shambo she would get votes?
mrgoodfight14 1 year ago
i was LOVIN' this commentary. at first.
the longer you talk, the less i like you.
i wish i could take back the 5-star rating i gave you.
BohemianKitsch 1 year ago
When I think back on Survivor Samoa, I won't even remember Natalie's name, but I won't forget who I knew was the true player, Russell Hantz!
Nickspeak 1 year ago
@Nickspeak Like she even cares, dude.
As for Russell, I'll never forget him as the guy who unwittingly set himself up to become the Finals goat and blamed anything and everything but himself when the shit hit the fan.
jpad319 1 year ago
I love this guy, what a great video I hope you do alot more analyzing survivor videos. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
jFizzlfication 1 year ago
the funny thing is russel goes to the end again and comes in 3rd
chilltown5k 2 years ago
wow can you at least warn about spoilers, how do you even know by the way?
jFizzlfication 2 years ago
my brother films Survivor
chilltown5k 2 years ago
SPOILER SPOILER
that was not a spoiler... its not true.
paigearchuleta 2 years ago
@paigearchuleta how do you know? if you know the actual positions please dont tell me.
jFizzlfication 1 year ago
SPOILER SPOILER
well... i can't say...
paigearchuleta 1 year ago
Natalie is a God.Dess <3
17/20 of the Samoa castaways say that NATALIE controlled most of the game.
(Everyone excluding John, Shambo, and Russell)
Gr33nkiwi 2 years ago
@Gr33nkiwi Actually watch the show and you'll see that's not true... simple as that the other people can lie through there teeth and a few of the people were galu before the merge so they couldn't know anyway
s07561277 2 years ago
LOL at you telling me to watch the show when you think Russhole is actually the best player to ever play.
Sorry, 15/20 of the players.
You do know that Natalie's plan the entire time was to take Russell to the end as a goat.
Read interviews, nearly EVERY Galu member and FoaFoa member states that Russell did NOT have a good social game.
He would make fun of people openly, mock people openly, and just state 'I'm, the best player ever.'
He actually SUCKS at the social game. Thus, his loss
Gr33nkiwi 2 years ago
Russell should have won no question!!!! he was my fsvorite from the start and he was also my favorite player in survivior!
emandhan14 2 years ago
And stay true to your alliance which he is good at. And I don't care what anybody says, you have to lie in this game, but you can always stay true to your alliances.
white00diamonds 2 years ago
If the majority of the jury members are villians he will have a great chance at winning because they would have pulled the same tactics as russel did. He just mastered it. He just needs to tone it down and be more humble when he talks to the jury. But and keep the honesty about the lies you told, but just don't be to harsh. Straight shooter.
white00diamonds 2 years ago
Ithink the new batch is not going to roast russel about his tactics because this next batch are true game players. I don't know how in the hell SUGAR got casted. And they get dirty just like he does, he is just VERY smart about it. And they will respect him more because he found three idols on his own. He manipulated people. It depends on who is on the jury. If it is mostly the villians on the jury. They will respect his game play.
white00diamonds 2 years ago
Believe it or not, the Samoa jury gave him kid-glove treatment. These guys, though, are juvie hall punks, not Sunday school kids. So I doubt they'd be any forgiving.
Mind you, All-Star juries have no tolerance for meritocracy when it happens at their expense. B-Rob, Ozzy and James should know this.
One way or another, he'll find himself running head-first into a runaway 18-wheeler.
jpad319 2 years ago
@modernwarfare02 Here's the problem:
1) He'll probably take out said people as early as possible, thereby not giving him much chance with the jury.
2) If he's left with less dangerous people in the merge (aka Coach, Coutrney, Danielle), I doubt they'd think the same way, especially if they get their feelings hurt. This even takes into consideration their personalities as well.
3) There are spoilers. 'Nuff said.
jpad319 2 years ago
@modernwarfare02 I wouldn't worry too much about her and this jury if I were you. It's the NEXT bunch I'd be worried about. Mind you, these guys are hard-asses and should he reach the finals again with his antics, THAT jury is going to drive a big rig up his ass. They are so not going to be pleased. He was lucky that the last bunch went easy on him. This time, he won't be let off the hook that fast.
jpad319 2 years ago
If Russell can't gain jury votes, he should take a hike. The point of Survivor is to beat the competition yet do so in such a way that you gain your competition's votes. For that, Rich, Chris, Yul, Todd, Parvati and JT are way ahead of him.
In HvV, should Russell get to the end again, I bet that the jury there will make the Samoa jury look generous and the new Russ-Slayer will make Natalie look more deserving than said winner.
He's gonna be roasted alive, people!
jpad319 2 years ago
Yes, he should have won. However, it's his own fault that he didn't. He needed to cultivate the bench in a manner that would make them respect his game. That was exactly what Natalie did.
AllRequired 2 years ago 4
russel defiantly should of and deserved to win
serenityyxx 2 years ago 3
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100% percent agree
pokecollectionfan 2 years ago
DAMN!! I so wished that Russel won! Yes there were times where I thought 'what is he doing?... but in saying that it was freakn AWESOME to see someone play 'Survivor' that way...Russels way.. But lets all see where this 20th season will give us...Russel you revived 'The Survivor' You are the MAN!! Cant wait to watch him again!!
watermoon333 2 years ago
I was pissed off that Russel didnt win too, because he played the game the best ever. If you have watched this game all season you would be disapponited weither you liked russel or not....
lossoul81 2 years ago
hey Waddie G.
great review man
i am really disappointed
i really happy after Russell won last challenge
G1ADlATOR 2 years ago
worst jury
G1ADlATOR 2 years ago 4
jury is so bitter
christian0925 2 years ago 5
what happened to the world these days ? rewarding people for doing nothing !!! it started with Obama and now Natalie .whose gonna be next ?
ghost8613 2 years ago
Russell H. has some serious "social" contradictions as much as Jaison. Or Jason as you would prefer he refer himself as.
bobsong7 2 years ago
Jason that fucken ashole is a sore loser! striaght up man! and the rest of the jury are all bunch of babies!
lbs123 2 years ago 2
real talk
bewsiebad 2 years ago 2
And "nigger"-like? Oh my God. :o
zizyi 2 years ago
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I disagree, Russell treated the jury members like pawns and disrespected them. It's not enough to get to the end, if you fail at the social game then you don't deserve to win. Natalie beat him on that.
zizyi 2 years ago
dude survivor isn't abut ,aking friends the finally is supposed to pick the person who was the best and skillful player. its so stupid when people think that!
davidrundle11 2 years ago
i agree a 100%, he worked hard for it and deserve the title more then the whole jury put together
OlavDigre 2 years ago 3
natatalie just followed russell
griffywestmall 2 years ago 24
i'm not disappointed !! i'm angry that these little queens did get over the fact that russel out played all of them . and how is allying yourself with the devil makes you an angel ? these people are f* up
ghost8613 2 years ago 6
Natalie = worst winner ever
radicum 2 years ago 4
No Sandra was, but she right up their with her
rkohulk1 2 years ago
right on dude that jaison was a pussy
shsst5 2 years ago 5
I hecka feel sorry for russell. Natatalie didn't deserve it at all
multicoloredfeet 2 years ago 7
everybody knows he should have won! what a cop out
TinsleyCarmichael 2 years ago 24
@TinsleyCarmichael
Problem is when you play the best people hate you because they got played, personally I'd take my lumps and admit he won, but all the survivors are D-bags.
pyroman1000k 1 year ago