[Macie Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by GypsyGoth

Russell is so good at the game the others hate him for it.

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.

[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.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by GypsyGoth

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

No I'm not. I know most of you are too stubborn to actually realize this, but the moves he makes are stupid. Instead of having this be some one-sided rant, how about you guys actually try to prove why he's such a good player? He's done too many stupid things (believing Rupert's rock was an Idol, not keeping his first Idol in Samoa a secret, wasting the Idol he found with Danielle's clue as soon as he found it, and voting Danielle off just to get started) that he can't possibly be the best player ever, especially when he's received 2 out of 18 Jury votes.

[SoBig]

Originally Posted by troynuncdicit

voting Danielle off just to get started) t

Getting her evicted was a brilliant move on his part. Parvarti and Danielle were already planning to get rid of him in the up coming evictions. By getting rid of her, Parvarti lost the power to do such a thing.

[SoBig]

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[Macie Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by SoBig

Getting her evicted was a brilliant move on his part. Parvarti and Danielle were already planning to get rid of him in the up coming evictions. By getting rid of her, Parvarti lost the power to do such a thing.

No it wasn't brilliant at all, it was one of his stupider moves, and the execution itself was stupid too. He tried to pit Parvati and Danielle against each other but obviously didn't realize that they'd talk to each other about it, which just shows how poor his social game was and how he couldn't read people to save his life.

And why it wasn't brilliant: Danielle was one of the few people Russell actually had a chance of beating in a Final Tribal Council. If Russell actually saw this and wanted to have a good chance at winning, he would've realized that he need to keep Danielle in the game to actually have a slight chance at winning. Russell should've gotten Parvati out if anyone, but he should've tried to use their close bond to his advantage and improve his social game at the same time.