[GypsyGoth]

Originally Posted by troynuncdicit

First of all, Russell isn't even good at the game. If he was good, he would've actually gotten more than 2 votes in a single Final Tribal Council. And nobody hates him because he's good at the game, because he isn't. Everyone hates him because he's an arrogant douchebag to everyone and that's why Natalie and Sandra won. Russell doesn't get that these are real people he's playing with so there's obviously a social aspect. While he just sees everyone as a pawn, Natalie and Sandra saw them as people and made friends with them because they knew that alone would get a lot of votes against someone like Russell. Nobody's going to like someone who burns socks and dumps water from his own tribe, because there isn't even a rational strategic reason behind weakening your own tribe, it's just retarded. If you really think Russell is that good at the game, then you really need to reevaluate yourself because Russell is in fact horrible. Russell may be aggressive and entertaining (for some) but that doesn't mean what he does is smart. In fact, the majority of moves he makes are completely stupid and just screw himself without even realizing it. Everyone compares Russell Hantz to Richard Hatch but there's one thing that Richard realized that Russell will never get: these are real people you're dealing with, people who have emotions and feelings. Richard Hatch strategized behind people's backs, but he wasn't a complete dick to everyone and pissed everyone off as "strategy" because that gets you nowhere, and it doesn't take a genius to figure that out. Russell will get to the finals almost every time he plays, but he will never, ever win the game because of his cockiness. The reason he'll make the finals every time is because he'll be taken to the end just to go up against for an easy Jury win. Natalie and Sandra saw that and that's how they got the job done, and that's why they are two of the best players in my opinion.

I think you are letting your emotions cloud your evaluation of Russell.