By Ken Kellam III -- 09/21/2009
It’s a new season, new cast, new locale, and apparently, a new name for evil for Survivor And, of course, it’s time for some new questions. Join Ken as he attempts to sort it all out. Click Read More below for the rest...
If you’re reading this, I assume you’ve already seen the debut of Survivor: Samoa. I also assume you were aware of the pre-game hype surrounding Russell H., described by Jeff Probst as the closest thing the show has had to pure evil. No doubt many of my RNO colleagues will have a few things to say about him as the season wears on. And no doubt much of it will center around the moral reprehensibilitaciousness, to coin a word, of his actions.
But rather than the moral aspects of his behavior, I want to discuss some of the possible strategic ramifications. No, this isn’t a re-hash of Jeffrey Sadow’s first offering of the season. Instead, I want to examine the way Russell H. behaved when no one was looking.
Let’s start off by addressing “Canteengate.” Russell thought it would be a good idea to drink his own water, then empty out the other’s canteens in an effort to weed out the weak. But, as I noted in my roundtable comments, if the tribe is weak they’re more likely to lose challenges, and the more they lose challenges, the more likely they will be on the wrong end of the numbers come merge time. And this is all assuming RussHell even makes it to the merge.
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