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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 7:11 am
I am not happy at all that Rob is gone. I thought Coach made the most sense: vote off Courtney and keep the tribe strong. The Vills are doing what the Heroes did and voting in an end game too early (got to actually GET to the end game first) and it was downfall of the Heroes and will probably be the downfall of the Vills too. Rob was the strongest physically and mentally and strategically. This tribe made a huge mistake. Russell is going to be unbearable to watch (his ego) now. I was so happy the Heroes won both challenges!
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 7:20 am
The merge should be coming up post haste, so getting rid of Rob now while they have that one shot at him made sense to me. Otherwise Rob would win 90% of the individual immunity idols and they'd never get another clear shot at him. Frankly either Russell or Rob had to go and it doesn't bother me that Russell is the one left standing after a) his awesome game move last week and b) Rob repeatedly verbalizing his disdain for Russell's game acumen (because Rob knows Survivor and Russell doesn't). The game will be less interesting without Rob, though.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 7:25 am
ETA the denouement would have been much more satisfying if Coach had thrown his vote to Rob and they squared off in a tiebreaker. If it was fire building lord knows Rob would have won that one. Coach made the wienie move of the week.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 7:27 am
Kind of lost interest in this now. Rob was really the heart of the show and I'm not interested in a Russell-fest. I think I hope Parvati wins now, she is so shamelessly manipulative and playful, she just knows her power and uses it, and knows it's a game more than some kind of macho ego trip. (I'd still love it if JT started to shine, but I see the heroes as pretty much doomed now.)
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 7:34 am
If Coach had voted for Russell, would the tie be a fire making challenge?
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Dawn
Member
07-24-2009
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 7:42 am
i think tie is a re-vote, isn't it? and then if it's a tie again, they choose rocks so any random person could go home.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 8:55 am
I think they change it around so you're never really sure which tie-breaker is going to show up. I think.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 9:05 am
I just dont like any of the folks in the game right now but I would love Parvati to win, especially if it goes to another final two, Russel and Parvati.
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 9:10 am
It would be delicious if Parvati beat out Russel in a final two. I wonder if he'd take that defeat better than the last one.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 9:16 am
That would mean eight(?) more episodes of having to endure Russell though.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 9:26 am
The tie they discussed in an earlier episode seemed to involve.. Tie, revote and only IF no one changed a vote would there be a tie breaker. I don't think they've used rocks in years. I'd vote for Rob in a fire making tiebreaker since he actually made fire without flint this season. I sure wish Courtney was gone.. she sits out challenge after challenge and when they actually are forced to play her she won't jump onto a bouncy surface? I agree that Coach's move was weenie and I bet Jeff and producers hated not having that ultimate tie breaker possibility too. And probably hated losing either Russell or Rob. Wish Rob could have at least made the jury.
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 10:00 am
True Kitt, but just think how annoyed and lathered up we'd be about Russel by then and how sweet the revenge would be . I really hope he doesn't win it. I can't stand anything about him and wish the image of him in those filthy grey underpants (from last season) could be erased from my memory forever. I still shudder when I think of it.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 10:07 am
The tiebreaker after a revote *is* the Purple Rock when there are six or more members left -- the four people not nominated have to pick rocks. (The fire building challenge is used when there are four or two tribe members left.) This was confirmed as late as last season, when John switched on the re-vote that sent Laura home because he wanted to avoid the rock tiebreaker. I suspect it's been that way since S5 because Jeff Probst has said that the only time the Purple Rock was used (at F4 of S4), it was actually a mistake (EW article).
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 10:09 am
Seeing him lose would be somewhat cathartic, but I really get no pleasure out of him. There have been several villains in the past where as much as you want them to have their comeuppance, you still kind of enjoy watching them. Russell is not one of those, I get no pleasure in seeing him win or fail, I just want to not keep on seeing him at all.
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Aurora
Member
11-24-2006
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 10:23 am
I feel the same, Kitt. And even if Russell doesn't win, he'll always have Paris (I mean, lasting longer than Rob). He'll crow about that forever.
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Adven
Member
02-06-2001
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 10:26 am
I like the players who plot and connive, so I'd be happy with a win by Russell, Parvati or J.T. I don't find it particularly satisfying when one of the jellyfish carried along on the tide, looks up, finds themselves still alive at the end and declares it was all part of their strategy.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 11:12 am
I enjoy players who play the game hard far more than people who claim that they are there for the experience or just drift along. I like players who play hard in the challenges and/or plot and manipulate. So I liked watching Rob. For the same reasons I also like watching Russell and Parvati. For different reasons I'm enjoying Coach. The guy is so out there. I find it interesting that some of the same people who enjoyed Rob, don't enjoy watching Russell. LOL – don't think I'm picking on anyone here. My DH feels the same way.
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Caln8tiv
Member
09-14-2005
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 11:14 am
I completely agree with you Adven. I can't stand to see the coat tail riders walk away with the million dollars because they never did anything to cause a jury member to hate them. The people who actually "play" the game and take the risks are the ones I want to see win. I'm glad to see Rob gone and I wouldn't mind it a bit if Russell won the whole thing!
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 11:39 am
I think it is wonderful that anyone can live in those conditions with people they might not like and come away with enough people who don't hate them to win. That is really outwitting, outlasting and outplaying. Even if they are voting on the lesser of two evils, if you can get them to vote for you after being with them in horrible conditions under stressful circumstances, you've won.
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Dawn
Member
07-24-2009
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 12:28 pm
*cough* natalie *cough*
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 12:31 pm
I think Russell's biggest strength this season, ESPECIALLY in dealing w/Rob (who has been spot on about just about everything since this game started) is that no one had seen his vile, despicable, untrustworthy, destroy for fun and chaos type of gameplay. If so he likely would have been the first person voted off IMHO. I still felt to be fair they should have at least show a highlight reel of Russell's antics to all the others playing the game, since after all he has seen them all play. Ok lowlight reel to be accurate, but you get my drift. I truly doubt things would have turned out as they did last night, and possibly for the rest of the game (we'll see), had those playing had any clue what his gamestyle and moral fiber (or lack thereof) is like). I'm can't even fathom how revolting it will be to watch future episodes w/Russell going on and on about how he is the best and how he took Boston Rob out yadda yadda Blech! BTW thanks Holly We do seem to be thinking alike lately eh?!! PS Cal if Russell wins I will puke all over myself and my never watch this show again. I dislike him even more than Johnny Fairplay. Who knew what was even possible!
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 12:38 pm
I am one of those people who enjoyed Rob and Russell makes my skin crawl. Everything about him disgusts me and I dont recall who described him yesterday as a troll but that is exactly what he looks like, a human troll. I don't like mean people and that is the difference for me, the viciousnes that comes out of Russell's mouth and the sadistic satisfaction he gets doesn't work for me. Rob on the other hand, while criticizing others, is equally vigorous in his own self deprecation. he laughs at himself, and while he thinks he is a good player he always said that he could be sandbagged. I don't believe that Rob exhibited any meanness.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 12:46 pm
I don't believe that Rob exhibited any meanness. LOL - Other than calling Russell "a bandy legged hobbit on crack". But I guess that's okay because you agree with it. (I'm not being very serious here so I hope you understand that I'm being funny)
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 12:53 pm
Rob was condescending and obnoxious at times, but I appreciated his willingness to give it to Russell straight off the top of his head, no beating around the bush. Then again, Russell had no trouble saying that Courtney or Sandra needed to go right in front of them (one columnist was carrying on about how Courtney and Sandra were grooming each other's hair like a pair of primates when he said it LOL.) I would imagine that being present for any conversation between Russell and Rob would make an average person's blood run cold. Neither one of them checks their mouths, and neither one of them backs down. In other words, good television.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Friday, April 02, 2010 - 12:56 pm
I just find it fascinating that the losing tribes so frequently vote off their best players, leaving their team even weaker. It wasn't until the heroes figured out that was a stupid strategy and they sent James home to keep Colby, and then bam - they won two challenges in a row. Now the Villains have very weak players, and are likely to be voting off a few more of their own before the merge. Stupid, stupid.
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