Kelley Wentworth on Second Chances broke my heart

My first crushing defeat was Cirie.. in all her seasons.

@dgib9455

4 жыл бұрын

Damn, so true

@BastiodonSSB

4 жыл бұрын

I mean, HvV was the only time she truly got outplayed. Every other time she does amazing

@poopiepants5177

4 жыл бұрын

Fact and a half

@rosiellagrace

4 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@radicalswampert7980

4 жыл бұрын

So valid 💯 she was the first person I've cried over when she got voted out

For me it was Spencer on Cagayan. Tony was a great winner but I loved the Tony v. Spencer battle and I was crushed when Spencer went out.

@derekbroekhoven5498

4 жыл бұрын

Tony is probably my favourite of all-time, but Spencer is definitely my favourite non-winner of all time. I couldn't agree more

@brizsson8058

3 жыл бұрын

Me tooo

@Leathedon

3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment the same thing. When Spencer went home my heart was completely broken seeing as that was the first season of survivor I ever watched. But between woo and Tony, Tony deserved the win

@lai17

3 жыл бұрын

spencer 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

@spencerclark4726

3 жыл бұрын

My first seasons were Cagayan, Kaoh Rong, and China. The fact Spencer B., Aubrey, and Peih-Gee all didn't win all absolutely gutted me. I'm STILL not great at predicting Survivor winners tbh, i'm very often wrong.

“The future Mr. Parvati Shallow” I actually cackled.

@XeaRae

2 жыл бұрын

They are in the middle of divorce rn.

@ElectrikkPaperClipxx

2 жыл бұрын

@Lifted Sailboat :(

Oh god for me it was Yau-Man back in Fiji. It's not the fact that he lost, it's the way that he went out. It still pains me to this day.

@M0Sesdef

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was awful at the time but even that makes a lot of sense in hindsight. Of course Earl and Cassandra told Dreamz they all agreed to give him the car before hand regardless of outcome.

@radicalswampert7980

4 жыл бұрын

Yau-Man was the man he should've won, god damn it Dreams

@roger_towny_jr

4 жыл бұрын

Dreamz was in a Lose Lose situation. If he kept his word, EVERYONE would call him the biggest idiot in Survivor history.

@camzeee840

4 жыл бұрын

This is the answer. This is definitely the answer. I hate Dreamz so much. He had no chance to win anyway and he denied Yau-Man an epic win.

@camzeee840

4 жыл бұрын

@@roger_towny_jr No they wouldn't. He couldn't win against either of them so he might as well give the million to Yau-Man over Earl. It would have been honorable and he could keep that car (or sell it later as he did...) without any guilt.

Russell is super underrated these days. I think "you had to be there" to understand how insane it was watching Russell's gameplay at the time

@TonyDanza4Lyfe

Жыл бұрын

YoUre def right

@exiaR2x78

Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely was like wow with a lot of the big plays he made in samoa

@noahputman3152

Жыл бұрын

id argue he is the worst player all time and that the logic is out of every player ever, if you had them play a million times he is the only person I can confidently say will never win, being the only player to make the final 2 or 3 multiple times without ever receiving a vote...

@Pixi701

Жыл бұрын

@@noahputman3152 he did got 2 votes in samoa though, does that change a lot? no, but he was pretty close in samoa and pretty much screwed it by taking mick and natalie instead of shambo and jaison, he had a chance then not a chance in HvV though

@noahputman3152

Жыл бұрын

@@Pixi701 Thank you for the educating me…love being proved wrong, I will take a seat

"Shows tocantians" oh no *Then shows samoa*

@Gamefileplays

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry

@GamingFanactic911

4 жыл бұрын

*Samoa too xD

@Gamefileplays

4 жыл бұрын

I suck at this

@airgerald1055

4 жыл бұрын

I know i thought he was gonna talk about Tyson.

I would love it if you were in survivor one season. That would be so cool with all the knowledge you have of the game.

@TheKyoshiFan

4 жыл бұрын

Captain Glad would be an interesting experiment to see how theoretical knowledge translates to practical application.

@andremoraes1148

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheKyoshiFan Well, Max Dawson

@TheKyoshiFan

4 жыл бұрын

damnitsandrew lol good example 😅

@TheMurrmursonbottle

4 жыл бұрын

damnitsandrew he’s one end of the spectrum. we’ve had fans of the game do really well and win too

@JuanRodriguez-tf7fh

4 жыл бұрын

He'd lose Duh

Yay!! Been watching since you had 3 videos. Severe lack of survivor content on KZread and you provide all of time

My first crushing defeat was Spencer in Cagayan. I need to go back and rewatch why that happened, but there's such a dynamic in the Brain tribe from Cagayan, I would love if you did a video on that!

@liviesforlife9994

2 жыл бұрын

same, spencer and rick devens

I also started watching with Tocantins, and in Samoa was very happy with Natalie’s win. HvV tho... so upset Parvati lost. I love Sandra, but Parvati was a master in that season. Alas. Russell’s poison took over in how she was perceived and Sandra’s “I warned you” won the day. Fair in terms of the game, but it stings.

@generalnutcase101

2 жыл бұрын

I think things might of been a little better for Pavarti if at 1st, she didn't say something like Russell was her pet, which may of not been wrong, but both heroes and villains saw Russell as something toxic, and she later had to say she needed him or she would of been out sooner, which is true, but if she had done a betterjob of selling that, that Russell is toxic, but was an unfortunate necessary evil to help her get to the end. And Sandra, here she was, for better or worse, said she wasn't a part of that, even going to say, when Russell said either you with me or against me, blatantly saying "I'm against you"

@michaelbreaux-tj6mx

Ай бұрын

@@generalnutcase101 Parvati and Russell couldn't win because of one thing..ego. and not there own. Rupert and i believe it was JT who gave Russell the idol, and when they found out they got tricked, they knew it was going to be embarrassing for them and the whole world got to see it. Parvati wasn't even allowed to play the game before the merge because of pre-game alliances (Russell coming in clutch to save her) and everyone targeting parvati since day 1. Jury was bitter that they got outplayed and was never voting them no matter what Russell said even if he acted like a complete angel.

I'm not really hardcore into the show, but Rick Devens was my first real crushing defeat. He did so well only to be taken out by a flashy move. The fact that Chris or whatever his name was won made it so much more painful.

@GreenBayPayton

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was the problem with bringing back another person from EoE. Way too late in the game to make a lot of people not feel sour that he won. Along with the fact that the cast was really weak in general.

@johnhardesty669

4 жыл бұрын

Chili Cheeze same with me

@mrjollyguy25

Жыл бұрын

@@GreenBayPayton I thought it was actually a really strong cast which got weighed down by too much focus on the returning players and the Edge

My argument against Russel's game is "Just because you're playing hard, it doesn't mean you're playing well."

@HernandezCuhh

4 жыл бұрын

What is playing well then? 🤷‍♂️

@lawayboy

4 жыл бұрын

@@HernandezCuhh one that gets you to win

@HernandezCuhh

4 жыл бұрын

Josemaria Fuentes agree to disagree

@lawayboy

4 жыл бұрын

@@HernandezCuhh yeah, sure man, whatever you say :)

@David-uc4hc

4 жыл бұрын

@@lawayboy I'm not a Russell fan, but imo winning shouldn't be the only standard of what constitutes a great game or a great player. There's too many variables, a hefty amount of luck, and too many different kinds of viable playstyles to be so black and white about it. What makes Russell a bad player isn't that he didn't win, but that he never grew or evolved. He never improved upon his weaknesses.

For me it was Ozzy in Cook Islands, but that one was really tight, with both players getting respect for they game, so I wasn't really solty too much.

@Arman-jx7cx

4 жыл бұрын

Yul Kwon and Ozzy was a fire ass final 2 (i don’t rly count Becky)

@clam379

4 жыл бұрын

If they still had F2 that season Ozzy probably would've won

@dereklewis4321

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best seasons of the show.

@roger_towny_jr

4 жыл бұрын

Yul played so well it was hard for me to feel crushed by it. But clearly Ozzy has never gotten over it, as he has tried three more times with very little success.

@rickyoung3422

4 жыл бұрын

Clam Ozzy would’ve still lost then. Becky was a clear Yul vote. Plus, even with the final three, she didn’t get a single vote, so Yul has it anyway.

Kelley Wentworth's boot. I was literally crying when Jeremy won the Final Immunity Challenge. Kelley played hard and she was short just 1 day to day 39.

@adleranderson6797

8 ай бұрын

I think Kelley would have won if she made it to Day 39. Against Spencer and Tasha...easily Kelley could beat them, but the only wildcard in that scenario is if she was against Jeremy in Final Three. I don't know if she would beat Jeremy or not.

This was my first devastating loss as well. However looking back, it was clear that he didn’t possess the people skills needed to win the jury over.

My first season was South Pacific, and I went the whole season thinking Coach had it in the bag. And then he didn’t. I didn’t understand what had happened at all

@Peridiam

4 жыл бұрын

I actually thought Coach had it too. I clearly didn't learn very much!

@mariogomez6021

4 жыл бұрын

Just like in Samoa, bitter jury.

@carlospena3194

4 жыл бұрын

sophie slayed 💅🏻🥂

@jonathandavis3312

4 жыл бұрын

Sofie killed at ftc. When she compared Coach to Russel's dumb girl alliance. Killed.

@trollwayy5981

4 жыл бұрын

Yea no joke I thought and junda wanted wanted him to win

Russell doesn’t just have a weak social game. Russell has an unwinnably bad social game to the point that whatever accomplishments he has are entirely irrelevant

@AllRequired

4 жыл бұрын

One of your posts on another clip goes into significant detail about his choices and strategies. It was probably best demonstrated with Stephanie and Krista in Redemption Island. They never questioned anything he was doing; in fact, Stephanie actively championed him at the only Tribal Council he attended. That's the express route to his heart.

@bigladthomas

4 жыл бұрын

The Fox of Laurels You can’t say he had a bad social game because he didn’t get along with people. A lot of people liked him in Samoa but in Heroes vs. Villains he didn’t get along with many people.

@thefoxoflaurels3437

4 жыл бұрын

Here's Tommy! Who liked him enough to vote for him?

@bigladthomas

4 жыл бұрын

The Fox of Laurels Shambo and John from Samoa! In Heroes vs. Villains Jerri and J.T. were gonna vote for him but they heard people talking shit about him because they were bitter over their loses *cough cough* Danielle, Rupert!

@thefoxoflaurels3437

4 жыл бұрын

Here's Tommy! Juries have been bitter since season one (rats and snakes!) and if a player really can’t swing that then they’ve failed as a player.

Survivor is based on Lord of the Flies, in that scenario Russell is the best player, he is Jack but because this is a game where the dead judge the living he could not win.

Bret was the first time i said... "Wait, WTF is this guy Brett in the final four?" My first devastating loss was Boston Rob in All Stars.

@loynco9299

4 жыл бұрын

He is a hologram. Obviously

@TheHigherSpace

4 жыл бұрын

Rob didn't lose lol, he got a wife with a fat bank account and became a legend ..

@troybarnes9061

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheHigherSpace He didn't lose in life, but he didn't get that sole survivor title for years lol

I think that Natalie's game would have been appreciated more if the editing was spread out more towards her and others and less towards Russell. I enjoyed Samoa, and even though Russell did make it interesting, the rest of the cast as a whole also played a large in me liking it. The producers did a great job on the casting, but it's sad knowing alot of players got snubbed from the spotlight, especially Kelly and Brett.

@michaelbreaux-tj6mx

Ай бұрын

maybe editing was like that because she really didn't do anything that good/crazy. Russell said after the season that he only said mean things in confessionals to get more air time (players could learn from Russell in that aspect)

The first season was survivor Fiji. My first crushing defeat: Yau-Man, but that crushed pretty much everyone, didn’t it?

@theemeraldaxe1414

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! That was my first season and he was my fave

@TheKyoshiFan

4 жыл бұрын

Max Perdu that was mine too. I was just happy with who he lost to.

@marycornett3165

4 жыл бұрын

Poor dremz he'll never be able to live that one down lol

@ievosfox9869

4 жыл бұрын

My first season too and I have been binging all the seasons from the beginning and am about to start it but have been putting it off. My friend asked what I was doing and I was like "I'm watching Hell's Kitchen" and she was like "ah made it to that one season of survivor?" It hurts too much

@classicmiriam

4 жыл бұрын

I love Yao-Man. Everyone who saw that season did. Although unlike the way they make it seem if Dreamz doesn’t break his deal it doesn’t mean that Yao-Man wins. Let’s face it almost all of the jury including Yao loved Earl. I mean please the guy was the first unanimous winner. He definitely would have gotten more votes than Yao-man.

Natalie, according to AMA’s, literally listed off factoids about every juror in rapid succession at her Final Tribal Council and the fact that wasn’t shown is a crime. The story should be Natalie is the Winner of Samoa, not Russell is the loser.

@KozueMegami

2 жыл бұрын

If this game wasn't so highschool in nature Russell would win every game. The fact the butt hurt losers vote who wins is retarded.

@thefoxoflaurels3437

2 жыл бұрын

@@KozueMegami So Russell telling people they're idiots to their face would go over swimmingly outside of high school?

@KozueMegami

2 жыл бұрын

@@thefoxoflaurels3437 he wasn't wrong lol

@thefoxoflaurels3437

2 жыл бұрын

@@KozueMegami I mean, that seems like a strange observation from someone who was effectively doing the Survivor equivalent of running the ball to the wrong end zone.

@KozueMegami

2 жыл бұрын

@@thefoxoflaurels3437 depends on the game you're playing. Survivor is flawed in so many ways. One of the major flaws is players like Russell will never win because the jury will never vote for people like him. If he was better looking maybe(sadly) or less abrasive but then he wouldn't be Russell. He was the only one who truly deserved to win Samoa. His ego and paranoia got him in HvV but also i think 2 seasons straight of survior fried his brain lol still fried or not he was still too smart for Boston Rob. Wish those 2 had teamed up

My first crushing defeat to watch was Malcolm in the Philippines. Sure Denise is a worthy winner, but I was really cheering for Malcolm that whole season. Honorable mentions go to Spencer in Cagayan and Kelley Wentworth in Cambodia, since those happened later on.

Lmao I was dying “mick just says a bunch of feckless stuff”

Russell will watch this and then be talking all about it on his KZread channel!!!

@setuptables6803

4 жыл бұрын

whats his channel

@lucmcdowell1167

4 жыл бұрын

The Yo-yo all you have to look up is Russell Hantz and you’ll see his channel

@TheHigherSpace

4 жыл бұрын

@@setuptables6803 just youtube russel hantz! he is been active for months now ..

@ElectrikkPaperClipxx

4 жыл бұрын

And then whine and blame others for digging his own grave

First crushing defeat: Aubry losing in season 32

@johnnywhall9478

4 жыл бұрын

I'll never understand how she lost that season . She deserved that win way more than Michelle

@TheHigherSpace

4 жыл бұрын

yeah, that was a bad one ..

4 жыл бұрын

OMG. This still hurts. Aubry deserved to win so much.

@itwasagoal

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. That one left a bad taste in my mouth. I was really wanting her to win

@roger_towny_jr

4 жыл бұрын

That was more like my Most Recent crushing defeat!

One of the several problems I have with Russell was that he DIDN'T make promises. He made lies. He never told anyone anything with the intention of staying true to what he had told them, so no, he didn't make promises. Ever. It's why Zapatera got rid of him as soon as humanly possible. He doesn't play a game: he just ruins the game for everyone else.

@michaelbreaux-tj6mx

Ай бұрын

you know Russell is probably one of the most loyal players on the show? It's only when he gets a whiff of betrayal is when he uses his iron fist. Ask Parvati or even Natalie.

My first crushing defeat was Ozzy on Cook Islands. I was a kid and just loved watching him play the game. It was my first time actually watching the show rather than just seeing it on TV when my mom was watching. Yul was awesome and I really respect the dominant game he played, but at the time I was so upset Ozzy lost

Whenever I see someone insist that Russell should have won, I'm just gonna link this video.

@timurtheking

4 жыл бұрын

How did i find this here.

It's funny, Samoa was my first season too and I was also rooting for Russell. The Kelly and Laura blindsides made me love survivor. Because its my first season, I still think it was a great season

@courtneypearce7840

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Carignan Same here! I started watching with my parents halfway through Tocantins and Samoa was my first full season and it got my hooked!

@socialstoner

4 жыл бұрын

mine was samoa too and watching it again 10 years later it was so awesome actually knowing what the game was

@moonhead538

4 жыл бұрын

My first season was HHH and I didnt think it was a great season...

@devenbrunsell9537

4 жыл бұрын

My first season too and I rooted for russell

i literally finished rewatching samoa 2 hours ago and then you hit me witch this... -right in the feels-- what a great video! i love your channel

in high school i would get kinda emotionally attached to players and seasons in general. the worst one for me was when spencer came in fourth in cagayan. i was heartbroken and ranted about it to all my friends the next day at school

First crushing defeat: Dom losing to Wendell in ghost island

@lucaskelly5243

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@pulse_spitfire1062

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@redmd9772

4 жыл бұрын

Lol that was only last year?!

People I was absolutely rooting for and crushed they lost: Kelley Wentworth & Rick Devans Person who made the final three, and was crushed they lost: Aubrey Braco

@drewcoyle5223

4 жыл бұрын

I was so excited when Devens lost lol Devon though...

@Alanopoly

4 жыл бұрын

@@drewcoyle5223 This.

@drewcoyle5223

4 жыл бұрын

George Tz after his return after being out fourth... I think what frustrated me is that he put no effort into alliances or social game and still managed to survive

@TheMurrmursonbottle

4 жыл бұрын

George Tz yeah, but he was voted out incredibly early and only won one of his first immunities because of an edge advantage from david

@petitflowr275

4 жыл бұрын

Aubreyyyyy omg

You and I started watching Survivor at the exact same time so this video was exactly how I felt and now feel. Very well done.

The lesson to learn with Russell: Sportsmanship is your biggest strategic asset.

@Peridiam

4 жыл бұрын

Empathy doesn't hurt!

@roger_towny_jr

4 жыл бұрын

Clearly Russell learned no lesson. Apparently the game is just flawed.

@AllRequired

4 жыл бұрын

Other lessons: There are other people out there. The back end of the truck exists.

Philippians was one of my first seasons and I was rooting so hard for Denise and Malcolm so when he went out on final four I was crushed

Being as I was a 12 year old girl at the time, it was Ozzy in Cook Islands. I was crushing hard back then so that didn’t help when he lost, I definitely see why now though as back then all I cared about was the challenge aspect of survivor and not the social or strategy elements of it.

My First Crushing Defeat: Amanda Kimmel on China. It was the very first season that I've watched and not to pull the carpet on Todd which I also think deserved to win. But in my mind there was no way Amanda couldn't pull the win that season... Until I saw her jury speech...

My first crushing defeat was Kenny from Gabon Yeah my first season was Gabon I’m surprised I’m still watching

I was rooting for Russell too. I was 8 and didn't understand how he lost in HvV. Still think he should've won Samoa though.

@Cons-hh5ef

4 жыл бұрын

@@encycl07pedia- woah, that's definitely taking it too far

@TheMrRomen

4 жыл бұрын

@@encycl07pedia- sorry, but still all of this is a game. He just play it the way he wanted and believed is the best. But the most importantly, we are watching a show and you have to understand, that Russel made this show wery popular and extremly entertening. Also Russel is not Brandon and if you look at brandon's game you see the difference. What was Brandon doing wasn't funny or entertaining. And in the end Russel only stand behind his family member, which I can understand. I am sorry, but I really don't feel bad rooting for him.

@Xanthopathy

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMrRomen it's a SOCIAL game. He got what he deserved.

@kellbellsparkles

4 жыл бұрын

When I was young, I thought all that a sole survivor needed was to outwit and outplay anyone, but now I see they also need to respect who they play with and treat them like human beings.

@kyletucker3811

3 жыл бұрын

If he should have lost HvV then his loss in Samoa was equally warranted because he played the exact same game.

Thank you for doing the video. Really enjoy the videos that you do. :)

Congratulations for finding you're way to adulthood! And for understanding that you've changed, 'cause that's key. It would be awesome to see you on the island, I'd be rooting for you.

The first season I watched was Amazon, however Stephenie from Palau was my first crushing defeat.

IT'S YOUR DAMN BIRTHDAY! Seriously, congrats man! I've been here ever since your first vid of the top 5 flashy moves by Survivor winners, and I don't have any plans to leave anytime soon! As for biggest heartbreaks, I have to say Devon Pinto. While I'm one of the like 6 superfans who actually think Ben deserved his win and was fine with it, Devon was easily the best player of the season. While he wasn't winning immunities or finding idols, he had a stranglehold on the game strategically. Creating the fliping alliance and telling Ben to be a secret agent (making Chrissy and Ryan more mad at Ben than at himself), to being able to integrate himself back with Chrissy and Ryan and cast the stray vote for Mike (one of the best moves I've ever seen), only to lose to a completely unpredictable factor...you hate to see it.

@jenniferconstantine9041

4 жыл бұрын

Great season that will unfortunately be forever marred by the very unpopular twist. I'm waiting for DevonChrissy, Ryan, or Ashley to come back in the next HvV. So many great first time players.

My first season was actually Samoa and was blown away by Russels gameplay. I was shocked when he lost

The first every season that I watched was also Tocantins. But I was cheering for JT the whole time. Russel was a player I didn’t really like at the time so I would have to say the biggest crushing moment for me that I watched live was Aubrey losing in Koah Rong

@aniketp.8596

4 жыл бұрын

Yes man I absolutely love love love that positive girl.

Rob Cesternino getting voted out at Final 3 was soul crushing. He ran that season more so than anyone had up to that point and got clipped because Jenna knew she couldn't beat him in a vote. He changed Survivor forever though.

My first crushing defeat was Survivor: Amazon, but in two parts. First, I was convinced Rob Cesternino was going to win right until he was voted out. Then, I was convinced that Matthew, after learning how to play the game from Rob, playing super hard the last few episodes, was going to beat Jenna.

I’m super new to survivor, started watching at season 37, and have gone back to watch a few older seasons, but my first real heartbreak was last season. Watching Rick get beat in a fire making challenge after being openly recognized as the best player that season by everyone in the game cut me to the bone. I hope he comes back, I love the joy he brought to the game.

This is brilliant. Nat is vastly underrated.

For me every season Ozzie was on

malcolm and i learned that go to final three w who ever will take you he didn’t talk to denise and that was his flaw in it

Omgg this was my firstt season!! I literally couldn’t believe the end result AT ALL. To this day, I’m still shaken.

Here’s a few ideas for videos peridiam - Top 5 clutch immunity wins and what kind of impact they had on the season. One of my personal favourite examples is Penner in the Philippines Top 5 best first boots, as a parallel to the premier flameouts video. Ones that did well and had some potential, but still were voted out first (Francesqua!!!) Top 5 worst tribal council performances by a winner I feel could be an interesting topic, like Professor Bob Crowley, or top 5 best tribal council performances by runner ups Top 5 best season themes, like tribe division or blood vs water

@loynco9299

4 жыл бұрын

Where would it be Reem?

The first person I was and still is rooting for is cirie

Watching Malcolm my favorite player of all time get taken out in GC almost brought me to tears

My first crushing defeat was Boston Rob in All Stars. Similar to Russell, I thought the season was his for sure but it became very clear at the final tribal that a lot of people took things personally.

Peridiam, my first crushing defeat is the godfather to yours. The first season I watched all the way through was All Stars. I was completely baffled as to why the puppetmaster of the season lost to the girl on his coattails. Of course, I also didn't have a full understanding at the time of how much out-of-game social capital Mariano had lit on fire after the swap (as well as throughout the game), least of all how that (at the time) confusing scene where Kathy chewed him out about it was meant to serve as an explanation to the audience for both the rage behind the jury speeches and the final outcome. All Stars is a weird season. In-game and out-of-game social dynamics were all tangled up. In retrospect, it makes perfect sense. It was the first returnee season and it was back when the Survivor community was very small. It really couldn't have been "just a game" for any of them, let alone for most. All I knew at the time it aired was that they gave the money to the girl in the real winner's shadow, just because they didn't like the puppetmaster lying to them about their positions before booting them. I get it now. Every social play that season was multi-layered, and the social game mattered to an extreme degree. Having had the "social game matters most" lesson pounded into my head that way, though, I never rooted for Russell when his first season was airing. I knew he was playing a deeply problematic game. I have mixed feelings about Natalie's win, but I definitely understand it. She was his Amber, in some ways: the shadow of the puppetmaster with less blood on her hands.

in fairness, Russell only watched Micro and that was a Final 2 so he could’ve thought it would’ve been a final two

@kenneyp.9456

4 жыл бұрын

Wait are u serious he only watched one survivor season before going on Samoa?

@markjackson6431

4 жыл бұрын

Kenney Pierrelouis Russell originally applied for some Pirate related show that Mark made, they then urged him to go on Survivor and then was advised to watch Micro to get an idea of the game. makes sense why he wanted to work with the bombshell

@NoHomers23

4 жыл бұрын

@@kenneyp.9456 Russell had never seen Survivor before going on it, it's probably the reason why he had no idea why he lost the way he did. All the claims that he was a big fan are lies, he probably had no idea Sandra won a season of Survivor in Heroes vs Villains until somebody told him during the season.

@kenneyp.9456

4 жыл бұрын

Wow this honestly makes sense on why he acted the way he did(sort of), but he should’ve at least watched more than one season before coming on survivor

Russel is my all time favorite. Finding the idols with no clues alone makes him one of the most beastly players ever.

I watched survivor Australia, I believe it was season 4 were Russell was featured as a major twist... He got voted off with an idol on him on the first tribal lol

Love your vids! Keep em up!

This video is old but every time Ozzy plays I root for him with my whole heart and every time Ozzy loses I get so disappointed.

when Chicken got voted out in season 15 i had to turn my tv off bruh

@lesterlim7693

4 жыл бұрын

DAMNNNNN

Not gonna lie, this video and your description is really relatable to me. I was rooting for Tai to win Kaoh Rong, so when he didn't i was pissed off. And it wasn't until between Ghost Island and David vs Goliath when i fully understood what the game was about.

@spfan68

4 жыл бұрын

Tai and Russell are nothing alike. Actually, tai and natalie would be much more comparable in their gameplay.

@gavinlee1247

4 жыл бұрын

@@spfan68 I never said Tai and Russell similar. I was just rooting for Tai because i liked him more than anyone else (even Aubry for some reason)

@spfan68

4 жыл бұрын

@@gavinlee1247 You made it sound like you didn't understand the game in the way that the guy in the video says he didn't, but using russell as his example. Really there is no correct answer, it's all subjective and opinion based on whether you think whoever deserved to win. But in terms of how they play, Tai losing is way different than why Russell lost. Tai's a much more similar player to Natalie if you were to pick between Russell and Natalie.

Yao man broke my heart I literally screamed and cried

My first crushing defeat was when Ozzy lost in South Pacific (my 2nd season)

The first season I really watched was Heroes vs Hustlers vs healers and my favorite was Cole but the most hardcore I’ve been rooting for a fan and they lost was Rupert in season 20

@spfan68

4 жыл бұрын

2 terrible players lol

Matthew Von Ertfelda from Amazon. Like you, I had called all five previous winners before that (admittedly a pretty freaking good track record, and I was barely a teenager at those times) When Matt lost to Jenna I was legit bumpuzzled by everything! That was my big moment of "I don't know everything."

@AllRequired

4 жыл бұрын

It took several articles and exit interviews to understand exactly why the votes went that way. I can guarantee you that Jenna would have been an early boot on almost any other season.

David Wright was my first crushing defeat. I'm glad that Adam won that season, though. It was even worse when Rick Devens got voted out, dang, I was rooting for him so hard.

The first crushing defeat was the season finale of HHH

@TheMurrmursonbottle

4 жыл бұрын

Ben becoming (at the time, this would change thanks to Chris) the worst winner of all time, the absolute idol bullshit screwing over ashley and mike, the fire twist completely screwing over Devon and Chrissy who should’ve been first and second - yeah, it sucked.

@salioumbodji8516

4 жыл бұрын

Devon got screwed! Such a good soul!

My first heartbreaker was... get this... Marty from season 21, he was such a genius 😭

Great video!!

Samoa was also my first season and I had the exact same reaction when Natalie won, at the time of course

I was the same way with Aubry. My first season, too.

@aniketp.8596

4 жыл бұрын

Yes yes

I'm still so torn on the Russell Hantz situation in Samoa. Like you, I was a big fan of his and couldn't believe he lost at the time. In retrospect, it makes sense. However, it is more bitter when many of those jurors have said that, in retrospect, they wish they weren't bitter and had voted for Russell. It's funny because in many other seasons, Russell would have won. The jury wouldn't have been as bitter. A lot of people have won doing far less than he did to win. But, like you said, it's about navigating YOUR cast. Yes, it sucks if they favor gameplay that isn't your style but you still have to adapt. At this point, my biggest pet peeve is fans who say Russell is a bad player. He isn't. He's a great player. Hell, he's a lot better than most of the much-lauded "great" players. But he doesn't have a massive ego that creates an even bigger blindspot in his game. That can't be denied.

@emmanuelnwade2873

4 жыл бұрын

Saying he'd win a lot of seasons is a stretch of the imagination. He makes these flashy moves, but the way he acts and treats people minimizes those moves.

@Peridiam

4 жыл бұрын

That blindspot is huge though. Survivor is socio-political, and it revolves around how you treat others. There are no rules with jury votes, and thus they usually default to "who do I like/respect more." If you have a huge ego, and you don't keep it in check, you're gonna lose. Maybe not always, but most of the time. Russell has a huge ego and didn't keep it in check, and it cost him twice (if not more, really). I'm not sure Russell wins many other seasons, because I can't say his game would work any better in front of a jury. He'd still not keep his ego in check, he'd still rub people the wrong way, he'd still be just the same with his first two L's. He lost to two different, unique casts of 18 jurors - only receiving 2 votes overall. None of them knew him going in, yet only 2 wanted to vote for him walking out. Perhaps in todays game he could potentially win a more modern jury over, but maybe it's more of the same, or maybe he doesn't get to the end.

@Captain_Subpar

4 жыл бұрын

@@emmanuelnwade2873 Oh, don't get me wrong. Russell is HUGELY flawed and even an ounce of humility would make him a much better player but we've had plenty of seasons where the more ruthless player who owned their moves won. Russell is definitely more ruthless than most but it's not a stretch to say that he win with a jury that takes things less personally.

@Captain_Subpar

4 жыл бұрын

@@Peridiam Absolutely. If there's one area of gameplay that I wouldn't want to be weak in, it's people skills. A lack of challenge prowess can be overcome. Being too blindly loyal can still win you the game. But being ruthless to the point where you burn bridges is hard to overcome. That's what's endlessly frustrating about Russell. He's so good at so much but that Achilles' Heel is massive. His display in Australia was the most atrocious example. I do give Russell a bit of a pass for HvV. The guy had just gotten to the end of the game, thought he won, received a jury roasting, and turned around like 2-3 weeks later to play again with All-Stars. The chip on his shoulder made him out of control. I think he absolutely can win. We've seen many a jury respect game over personal relationships. However, all things game wise being equal, even those juries might fall onto personal relationships. That's why he'd have to get to the end with two goats again to have a shot. Plus, it'd just be that much harder for him to get to the end. That's the rub when you play balls-to-the-wall: the scenario reverses itself once people know your game. The first time you rocketed to the end but couldn't get the votes. The next time you could get the votes but you couldn't rocket to the end.

@theallenlim

4 жыл бұрын

He'd a bad player because he is not adaptive. He forces his game to other people. Unlike him, Boston Rob is a more well-rounded player. He's very strategic but people like him. People just hate Russel plain and simple. And likability is a major aspect in the game.

Fans vs favorites was my first crushing defeat mostly due to the fact that I personally knew Erik. His family owned a summer home where I live. He would run with our cross country team in he summer, I began running the summer before fans v faves and found out he was going to be on. I rooted for him hardcore and when he lost I was devastated hahaha

That season was like the ''Do you see a vase or two faces?'' picture. Many people saw it as Russell's journey to the most dominating win in Survivor history. People like me, immediately saw it as the season where an insufferable jerk gets what's coming to him in the end. I mean, he was literally belittling women and calling them bitches on episode 1; I don't understand how anyone saw that as a winner's edit.

This was my first season😢memories

Weird first crushing defeat: Luke Tolki from Australian Survivor season 4. If you watch Australian survivor. You know what I mean

@estersitta

3 жыл бұрын

Yeap🥺💔

My first crushing defeat was Matty in Survivor Gabon

hahaha yo man I never knew you too were riding the Russell train that season. I had been watching the show since season 11 so I had seen more, but Russell was the biggest character, making all the moves, playing the game in a way no one else had before, not only getting away with all kinds of shenanigans but thriving on them, and coming back from that 8-4 Foa Foa deficit. Mick was an obvious goat and I was so rooting against Brett at that point. Natalie was a bit of an afterthought. I didn't see that end result either and I didn't like it at the time. It hit me hard too. It was one of those edits with 20/20 hindsight that you just don't see at the time because you haven't seen it before, but it sets the stage moving forward. I'm not even 2 minutes through the video yet and I already expect to like and agree with most if not all of it >_> End conclusion: very astute, and that human element and the fact you have to know your jury is exactly why I won that Epic Struggle game against not 19 but 99 others after essentially being the Natalie to my final 2 partner's Russell in the 2nd half of the game (plus more late game comp victories). I was behind in pretty much all categories except jury awareness and in the end I won by 1 vote because I understood it all and pulled out honesty that I wasn't even questioned on about a move I had made, simply stating it on my own to 1 undecided juror because I wanted to put all the cards on the table. As for first crushing defeat, Judd in the first season I watched. I was crushed that he didn't win because as that was my first season, I had no clue about paying attention to editing >_

My first defeat was Colby in Australia Still think he should of won

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@bobancelot138

4 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday!

@matthewdamario7082

4 жыл бұрын

Bobancelot Thank you!

@jaredbowen3527

4 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday!! 🥳

My first season of Survivor was Survivor: Cambodia. I’m pretty young so I started very late, and although I have gone back and watched every other season, Cambodia was my starting point. And early on in Cambodia, I gained an affinity for Spencer Bledsoe. He was smart, strong, had a good strategic mind, and seemed to be socially adept. He was my favorite player that season, and after having watched back all the seasons, he is still one of my favorites. I followed him with open eyes as he maneuvered from almost being voted out instead of Shirin to orchestrating his way to the end and becoming a better man while doing so. I assumed that Jeremy would beat him at the end, but when not a single vote came up in Spencer’s favor, I was pretty crushed. Honorable mention to when Penner got medevac’d off of Micronesia, Russell losing Samoa, Lex and Big Tom getting screwed over in Africa, Colby losing AO, (although I love Tina), Boston Rob losing All-Stars, Coach losing SoPa, and Parvati losing HvV.

My first defeat was Spencer in Cagayan. Man was I sad. I related so similar to his background and his mind and how he played, I fell in love with it. But, the way he went about it in his first go around is what doomed him, and even he admitted that. I found it very cool that he learned from it to end up imo playing a better game in Cambodia to get to Day 39 even though he came in second. (What hurts for me even more, Cagayan was more first season, and ever since then, the person I rooted for always lost. Low key kind of sucks)

other than amanda in micronesia, i was rooting for ERINN from tocatins to at least get to ftc🤦🏽‍♂️

@ElectrikkPaperClipxx

4 жыл бұрын

Erinn underrated queen

My first crushing defeat was Rob Cesternino not winning Amazon. It was similar to Samoa in the sense that the person who made most of the bigger moves got snaked by someone who did very little but made that little bit count.

@TheMurrmursonbottle

4 жыл бұрын

at least we know that rob would’ve won by a landslide if he made it. everyone on the jury knew he was the best player that season and he was very good socially

@Captain_Subpar

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMurrmursonbottle I wouldn't say we know that. Rob came in 13th out of 20. He didn't even make jury. There was a whoooooooole ton of game left to play.

@tangterry4078

4 жыл бұрын

@@Captain_Subpar I think he's talking about Rob C as well

@TheMurrmursonbottle

4 жыл бұрын

Captain Subpar what? you said rob cesternino in amazon, that’s who i’m talking about. am i missing something or

@ElectrikkPaperClipxx

4 жыл бұрын

Russell had two opportunities to face a jury. Rob didn’t- there’s a difference.

Came here after watching for the first time in a rage... this calmed me down a little.

Rudy was definitely the first crushing defeat. Richard and Kelly had played themselves both as villains in different ways that season. Rudy as the old guy, in the first ever season, was the easy favorite and for him to make Final 3 and be taken out at the end was crushing.

I was rooting for Brett, I was crushed when he lost >_

We all know John fincher is the ultimate winner of survivor

@cowboy7597

4 жыл бұрын

Agent JimmyCheese mans got to bone Parvati, 100%

I was a HUGE Ian fan back when I watched Survivor Palau as a kid, I was heartbroken

Love your videos!!

First Defeat: Parvati in HvV 😭

Russell could of been the first player to win back to back seasons if he would of just humbled himself. But his Ego got the best of him. Even in SurvivorAU 2018 he still hadn’t learned his lesson.

I’ve watched every season as it premieres and I think my first crushing defeat was Rob from Amazon. Second was probably Ami from Vanuatu. The first five seasons I was just along for the ride. Rob was the first person I was like “I get what he’s doing and he’s great at it!” I was rooting for Sandra from the beginning. All Stars was just a great season. And then Ani came along and was PLAY-YING and not only got taken out, but by a loser squad...

I didn't watch the seasons in order of release , but Boston Rob losing All stars was my crushing defeat