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Originally Posted by srmom
I hated him at the beginning, I thought he was a jerk throughout, but I do believe he earned the million dollars...
And, it REALLY pissed me off to hear Eric talk about how "bad" Russel was and how "good" Natalie was. She not only LET him be the bad guy, she encouraged the behavior, and she totally benefitted from it!!
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Think about it... Russell's strategy was to be open about being a snake in the grass. Natalie was quiet about it, played Russell (while he tried to play EVERYONE else the entire game), and somehow out-smarted the one guy who thought he had it all figured out. I say... good for her!
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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
My take on Survivor has always been that whomever wins deserves it
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Precisely.
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Originally Posted by MysticCat
I disagree about Russell. I don't think he earned the million at all. He excelled at parts of the game but completely failed at others.
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Exactly. While he voted out basically whoever he wanted, he also:
- Told people about his yearly earnings
- Made deals with EVERYONE at the same time
- Revealed his hidden immunity idols to too many people
- Acted extremely cocky, especially at tribal council
- etc.
And let's be honest... If Russell never found those immunity idols, he would have never made it as far as he did. Are the immunity idols part of the game, and a way to get around being voted out? Yes. And I applaud him for finding them without any clues. But if he didn't find them, he would have been gone a long time ago. People were gunning for him from the beginning. He just happened to be lucky enough to find those idols the way that he did.
In conclusion: Yay for Natalie!
