Survivor: Blood vs. Water

I'm reflecting on rob's winning season and i think it was 2 things. production found the most C-grade contestants possible and divided them up into teams so that either russell or rob would have their way with them. (the teams were pre-determined and rob/russell chose which random team to be on) It's just the luck of the draw that rob got his team and was able to make a cult out of them, i think russell got the rob team, he would have won too, probably any returning player would have won with the rob team. the russell team made the biggest mistake, they threw a challenge that included a tarp, watching this a few seasons of survivor, fire and tarp seem to be the 100% most essential anything.

plus russell is a monster, he really is built like a pit bull and he gives 100% on challenges.

but rob was able to make a cult, so much that the next time the crazy black guy went back on survivor he was praising rob and his teachings to other contestants, it really is sad how culty rob was with these people, but it was a great strategy.

imo russell plays for the fans, i wasn't a fan of survivor but i am of russell, i watched all his seasons (too much survivor marathons) i'm not saying he's "play up the part" no he comes in to win and dominate, where 90% of all the other contestants are either doe eyed stupid fans or ppl that tan on the beach for fun, he plays the game and plays it hard, but all the jurys he's faced are just too emo.

but that's the thing about survivor that doesn't seem to factor in, the jury most of the time is happy to give their vote to the tag along, b/c (aside from the parvati women season) there is always a female tag along that makes it final 3/2. the jury would rather give their vote away to a tag along than vote for the guy that played the game, at least this is what i saw in russell's case.

s19 were butt hurt by russell so they gave it away to natalie. Then even with a season full of veterans, i think they were butt hurt that russell played a better game than they did, and voted emo again, so emo they voted for a previous winner.

oh that's what i left out, dragging a tag a long seems to work for everyone but russell.

You know what, the game would change imo if there wasn't a consolation 2nd, 3rd or 4th prize (100k,80k,60k) there should only be 1 winner, 1 prize, this way maybe these tag alongs wouldn't feel so happy being dragged along and actually play the game. they know they ain't gonna win sole survivor, but they'll be assured at least 80k.

i realized this when i watched the season with tom and ian, the girl (i don't even remember her name she's such a forgettable tag along) said she didn't even think of winning if she was up there with tom, she didn't even try to win jury votes.