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Originally Posted by SoBig
Last season Boston Rob had a final 3 deal with EVERYONE. How in the hell is that a bad move?
Russell always stayed true to his day 1 alliance.
Every move that Russell made helped him to get to the final 3. That was his goal. Getting rid of Danielle was a GREAT MOVE. Her loyalty lied with Parvati and they were both planning on getting rid of Russell at some point. By getting rid of Danielle, Russell took away any bit of power Parvati had and ended any chance of an all female alliance happening, like what happened in FvF. Could Russell even trust Danielle to begin with? Danielle had an alliance with Terry in Panama, even though he saved her a few times, she screwed him over at the end. You don't think Russell remembered that?
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You can only pull that type of gameplay off if you have charisma and are charming. Boston Rob is very charismatic, Russell is far from that.
And really? Marisa? Ashley? Betsy? Danielle? He stayed true to all of them?
Getting rid of Danielle was his worst move he's made, and one of the worst moves in the game. They weren't planning on getting rid of Russell. Danielle, Parvati, and Russell ALL needed to be in the final three to have a chance at winning. They were the three evils villains and could only win against each other. Obviously Parvati and Danielle were close, Russell brought the three of them all together, they all were a team. There wasn't going to be a female alliance and Russell didn't accomplish anything other than voting out the one person he had the best chance at beating, making her cry right before her boot, and creating the angriest juror. His move was all impulsive and he just wanted to assert his authority over Parvati cause he felt threatened, but wasn't thinking in the long run and what effects that would have.
And no I don't think Russell remembered that. Just like how he didn't remember Sandra didn't take **** from anyone and fought against Johnny Fairplay. Just like how he didn't remember how well swearing on children worked for Twila. Russell didn't even watch most of the seasons before Samoa.
And just to show you how bad Russell is as a player, in case you don't get it by now, there was a scene that wasn't shown, but was shown online, where Coach gives Russell a cross necklace as a sign of trust and to solidify their pact. After he backstabbed Coach, he used that same cross necklace to make a final three deal with Colby and Rupert. So Rupert walked into Ponderosa with Coach's necklace that Coach thought Russell had... Russell had a lot of explaining to do and got DESTROYED by the Jury, but that wasn't shown cause the whole subplot wasn't shown. If you don't understand why any of that makes Russell a terrible social player, you really don't understand how Survivor work and how people work.