Outplayed

What about that last episode of... SURVIVOR!

SPOILERS!!! But honestly, most of you probably don't even pay attention to this show...

Here are the popular breakdowns, for those who care enough for the very best:

Jeff Probst blog
Dalton Ross blog
Stephen Fishbach blog.

Boston Rob played a perfect game and Russell Hantz still managed to outplay him! Sure, he got lucky, it was a way-too-risky move. He could've easily ended up outplaying himself. But that crazy fucking gamble worked goddammit and the look on B'Rob's mug was incomparable:

You see him doing the math and trying to figure out WHAT THE FUCK just happened. How did Russell manage to remain in the game, keep his minority alliance intact and terminate one of the B'Rob's army?

And he did it in plain sight of Boston Rob's people. Didn't try to hide the fact that he was pulling Tyson aside. There was NO REASON for Tyson to change his vote whatsoever... and the haters may like to say that ol Russ just lucked out, but I'd like to believe he targeted Tyson because he thought he could play him. And he somehow managed to play Tyson in the subtlest manner I ever saw Russ play someone in the game.

Where does he go from here? I don't know. But Russ was making big show-stopper moves like this last season. And each week, I'd think, "Well, he bought himself another day but there's no way for him to survive the next round..."

I hope he gets to the end. I had my doubts and still have some doubts, but I'm feeling a little better about his chances. Boston Rob is damn near unstoppable and it's nice to see someone offer him a genuine run for his money.

Tyson Apostol explains his fatal move