Thread:Fedora Kid/@comment-2091662-20141218114510/@comment-25194000-20141225052436

What on Earth... winning the Fan Favorite award has nothing to do with how good of a player you are, it is just how the audience liked you. And Russell was seen as this really cool villain dude which is why he won it twice (still can't win the million on his third try with that social game lmao). I mean, Ozzy won it in Cook Islands and Yul was far superior strategy wise, and James won it twice in a row like what how is he more strategic than Cirie if we're going by your view of fan favorite awards. I mean, was Jane a strategic prowess?

And Russell was not the best player in Samoa, otherwise he would have won. Survivor isn't just a strategic game, it's a social one too more importantly. Russell was playing a 38 day game, not a 39. The only objective to Survivor is convincing the jury to vote for you which he couldn't do TWICE IN A ROW. Doesn't that just speak for how he really wasn't the best player if he's such a strategic mastermind yet can't convince the jury to vote for him? Them being "bitter" doesn't detract that, because if you burn people's socks and constantly bully and make fun of them, why would they want to reward you? Erik didn't exactly save Natalie's winning chances, as apparently she wowed the jury with the bonds she built and could answer everything about them she remembered with their friendships but we weren't shown that.

And Natalie played one of the best games of any female winner if we're going by the dumb belief of strategy makes best winner, and who cares if it was risky if it all payed off because unlike Russell she actually could build bonds with people so the aftermath wouldn't be as bad. I mean, if we're going strategy wise which everyone seems to think makes a good winner which is stupid, she kind of blows V, Jenna, Sandra's individual games (although she's still the best survivor contestant ever because she won twice...), Parvati (she really wasn't that strategic in Micronesia), Denise maybe and Nat W's games.

tldr:

Nat A. played a great game.

Nat W. played a great game too, because social is very important and let's face it, if she didn't get the Erik boot rolling, Foa Foa Four would be dead.

Russell is not a great player.