The official Survivor Season 22 Redemption Island: Russell vs. Rob discussion thread (1 Viewer)

[Charlie Campisi]

I've been waiting for someone to play the strategy of "start the show as an A-hole, then turn into a good person" so they could make the final speech to the jury as "look how the game changed me for the better." Jean-Robert Ballande tried it, but he really is a douche and he got voted out before he could start the metamorphosis into a nice guy. When I see players so over the top like Philip or NaOnka, I wonder if it could be an act. I'm guessing that the last vote for Fran was written by Philip as Fran-cesqua or something like that and that maybe just maybe it was a little joke that he was butchering the name on purpose and that some of him is an act. Or else he's just dyslexic.

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Oh lord, Ron, I thin k you may have successfully passed your nightmare on with that picture.


I like Ralph, too but few things in this world are more vomit-inducing than someone with hair covering every inch of their body...blech!


I agree about the HII, in past seasons it was fairly complex to find them, one clue led to another that led to another that finally led to the idol but ever since Russell and his miraculous idol finding radar they just sort of leave them lying around all willy nilly.

 

[Hanson]

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

I immediately thought of Larry the Cable Guy as well lol. I should also note that I believe there to be a small family of birds living in his beard.

 

[Jon_B]

Wow, he really does look like Larry the Cable Guy. I didn't see it when I watched the episode, even after my wife said that's who he looks like. I guess a picture really is worth a thousand words.

 

[Hanson]

If you think Rooster looks like Larry The Cable Guy:







They may be literally separated at birth




Marcia Clark & Kristina




David Paterson & Phillip

 

[Stan]

What the heck happened with Francesca? Nice, likeable player, thought she'd be around a while.


Then Philip, the "Fed",flaps his gums nonstop and stays? I expected him to go first with his attitutde.

 

[DaveF]

Philip, you keep. He's now known to be predictable and manipulatable.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Hahaha. Hanson is back! Oh yeah! Funny shit!


You know, you got to hand it to the Survivor producers

for putting together a very diverse group of people together
and sticking some real "characters" into the mix.


I love the little secrets these people have. "I was a
pro football player," "I am an ex-Marine" or "I am an

ex-Federal agent."

Wouldn't it be cool if someone said as an aside on
camera, "I haven't told anyone yet, but I am a serial killer."


Boy, that would make for the best Survivor season EVER!

 

[Hanson]

It just goes to show, pathological liars are entertaining to watch in the comfort of your couch.


Ever since Tocantins, they've had a fabulist in every cast -- Coach, Russell (and maybe even Shambo), Coach & Russell, Naonka, and now Phillip. I just hope Phillip doesn't get booted too early for being aggressive.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I'm sorry guys, but when it comes to these reality
shows I just don't trust the overall process.


All this week CBS is promoting Phillip and his

behavioral problems in their Survivor spots.


It seems to me that these individuals are not

genuine. I think people go into this game with

the sole purpose of being the next "Russell" or

"Coach." Phillip might be the most plain guy

out there in real life -- but he has created this

character for the show in hopes that he will get

more air time than the rest of the survivors.


It's like the American Idol tryouts where
people try and outdo each other for the craziest

audition in order to be the talk around the office

water cooler that week.


I just don't buy his aggressive, looney persona

that walks around in red underwear making strange

noises and being hostile towards others.

These days it seems that the reality shows are

producing more 15-minute celebrities than ever

before. I don't watch Jersey Shore, but I have

heard of the idiot Snooki whose fame is based
on her outrageous conduct.

Don't tell me these people don't try a little too hard.

 

[Hanson]

I understand where you're coming from, but consider they have cameras on the entire cast 24-7. So in 72 hours, it isn't really that outrageous to get 20 minutes of a total whackjob being a total whackjob. And between the hunger, lack of sleep and all around stress, it would really take quite a superhuman effort to stay in character like that. Plus, there's a lot of downtime in Survivor -- sure there are things to do throughout the day, but most of the time is spent sitting around waiting for challenges and whatnot. Phillip would have to stay in character during these hours. And not just for the cameras -- other cast members would figure out he's a phony in a heartbeat. I mean, it's not impossible, but there's a very good chance you'd be exposed unless you had help from complicit producers. Have you ever seen Joe Schmoe? It would be like that with starvation. It would be really too difficult to pull off.

 

[ChristopherG]

I truly believe that Phillip is every bit as unhinged as he appears to be on camera and his personality is not manufactured just for this season of Survivor. Somebody like Russell, sure you bet he has developed a game face - one that has roots in his underlying psychosis though. It is difficult to wear the kind of "crazy" that Phillip does as an act...IMO

 

[DaveF]

I was hoping Rooster would call Russel the Buffalo Bills of Survivor.

Always at the big game, never the winner.

 

[Mike Frezon]

If Cristina and Rooster can each find a Hidden Immunity Idol--completely clueless (literally)--then they are definitely "Russellizing" the HIIs.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

There *seems* to be some speculation that in a previous

season Russell was given directions to where the hidden

immunity idols were located. I would hate to think, as easy

as it has been for these yokels to find them, that they were

not directed to them for the sake of enhancing the game.


Yeah...I know...again with not trusting the process.


In any event, tonight was a very good episode and I don't

think I have ever been so pleased with a season so early.

I mean...this is only episode 2 (Day 5).


Have a great cast of Survivors, though you would hardly

think frumpy Jennifer Aniston was in the game as the

camera really doesn't show much of her. Not her fault.

There's too much camera time to give to Russell, Phillip,

Rooster and Boston Rob.


I love the fact that Rooster already has Russell beat

at his game.


Some terrific humorous moments tonight, particularly

the group making fun of Phillip stalking his prey in his

pink underwear. That was terrific. I suppose I no longer

look at what he is as an "act." The guy seems terribly

disconnected and right now I feel more sorry for him than

entertained.

 

[Patrick Sun]

I hate how they've turned finding HII into easter egg hunts. Gone are the days of watching Ozzy swim back and forth between islands for clues in order to find the HII.

 

[Hanson]

I think the common question on the Survivor boards is, WTF was the point of Rooster picking up rocks? Like, it's not sticks for the fire. It's not large rocks for the firepit. They were oversized pebbles. What were they for? Is he a petrologist? Is it for his gizzard? Why on earth is he rock hunting on the one place Russell ain't at?


Perhaps the most satisfying conclusion to the Russell Hantz story is to see him humbled and Rooster is going to provide the comeuppance.


I actually felt sorry for Phillip this episode. It seems his only two modes of personal interaction are to dominate or give up. It appears he's given up.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Originally Posted by Hanson Yoo

Perhaps the most satisfying conclusion to the Russell Hantz story is to see him humbled and Rooster is going to provide the comeuppance.

From your lips, Hanson...

 

[Patrick Sun]

I'm really hoping Ralph is smart enough to rig up a fake HII, and wrap it up in the "official-ish" piece of cloth in the place he initially found it, and then prays for Russell to find it, and get super-over-confident in his dealings with folks in his tribe.