[Macie Lightfoot]

Oops... ***Basically Tyson thought that Danielle and Parvati would vote Russell and Russell vote for Parvati, making it 5-4.

No he didn't know Tyson was going to change his vote, he had nothing to DO with Tyson changing his vote. Tyson's vote change had to do with him thinking Russell and Danielle/Parvati would turn on each other, which happens a lot when there are two main targets. Instead, Tyson expected too much out of them and made a mistake in the end. Russell didn't make a brilliant move, he didn't make any move really. Russell, Parvati, and Danielle only benefited from Tyson's mistake.

And that's bogus to say he wanted to keep his alliance in tact. Russell and Parvati KNEW about the split vote, which is part of why Tyson figured they would fold and target after each other. If you know the vote is going to be 3-3-3 and you have a HII, why would you use it on your ally and not yourself? If Tyson didn't make his miscalculation, Russell would've sacrificed his game for Parvati. Everyone laughs at Erik giving Immunity in FvF and Brandon giving Immunity in South Pacific. Russell did the same thing, except he got lucky in the end. If Tyson voted along with the plan to go 3-3-3, everyone would put Russell in the same league as Erik and Brandon, people who get voted off with HIIs, etc.

And in regards to your #3 point, that's all irrelevant when you consider the fact that Russell would've been voted out. He merely dodged an assassination attempt and lucked out. It's fact. Just because a move works out for you doesn't mean it was smart.