Russell's Rude Revilement

[Russell Hantz]

Hey, readers. As many of you know, that if you know me, you already know that I'm up to absolutely no good. I have taken it upon myself to send each and every person on this tribe a "nice, sensitive" message, hoping to sway their judgment, seeing as I have chosen Russell to play. I'm sure most, if not all, will soak it up and consider me a team player. Well, news flash. I'm not. Nor will I ever be. I'm here for me, I'm here to play for me, I'm here to win for me. There's nothing nobody can do about that.

I could careless if we win or lose tonight, because I know I'll be safe. Yes, notice the extreme amount of confidence? Good. I can assure you that in the next day and a half, I will formulate a strong alliance on this tribe, that will control it and will cater to my beck and call. Call me arrogant, call me whatever you want, but I know what I want... and that's to be as dominant as possible, and I could careless if it's malicious or vindictive. This is only the beginning of the game, and you're about to see whole lot more of Russell.

[Co Host Tom Westman]

Look forward to reading your confessionals this season Russ

Out of curiosity what games have you played recently?

[Russell Hantz]

Thanks Tom, and I look forward to supplying them for you. As per your question, I've recently played in BB Duplicity 3, but got sent out of the game quick because I was really inactive for that. I got booted around the same week I was cramming for finals. I assure you that won't be happening here! But back to the game, I can say that I'm happy that Rangi banded together and kicked ass in this challenge. We all managed to get the flag made and all hung it up before the other tribe.

I took a few 15 minutes today looking for that idol again, and found it. I'm glad that I managed to stumble across it in our own camp. Being a fan of the band's album photo that was featured in the clue itself, I knew exactly what it was. I'm just hoping that I was the first to find it, and that I can use it when I feel like I'm in danger. Recently, I've gotten along good with the tribe so far... today I'm planning to send some messages out so I can get an alliance kicking and breathing.

[Co Host Tom Westman]

Whats happening dude?

[Russell Hantz]

Well, for starters, the tribe lost this week. It was a real disappointment, but my electricity had gone out in the afternoon and i was unable to get back on to do anything more. I had hoped everyone else would pitch in, but the only person I saw still trying to do stuff was Charlie. With the thought of going to Tribal Council in all of our heads, I've narrowed it down to two people on the tribe that I'd like to get their snuffs torched, and knowing me, I'll get the job done.

I've sent these suggestions to my one and only ally right now, Sydney, to see what she thinks. She hasn't responded so it's still up in the air. The people I'd like to see leave are Aaron, for doing jack squat this week and not helping in the challenge, or Jamie, for blowing up and trying to take control of something that was fine to begin with. Jamie made it very clear that he's my opposition on this tribe, and anyone who faces off against ME is bound to lose.

[Co Host Tom Westman]

So what happened at that vote? Unexpected? Are you worried you could be next?

[Russell Hantz]

What happened at the vote was that Yasmin lied. Sydney and I had it on lock that we were voting Aaron, and we wanted to make sure the others were doing the same. Yasmin was on the boards at one point when I was, so I shot her a message about the vote being Aaron and she told me that both she and Erinn were voting Aaron out, but she didn't know what Charlie, J.P., or Jamie were doing. So, I don't know if she changed her vote at the last minute, or just decided to be a bitch and mess my game up the best she could. Yasmin just has a big and annoying mouth on her.

I'll admit that after I saw that Sydney had left the game, that I was probably next. However now, it's really time to whip out the big guns. With this Hidden Immunity Idol in my pocket, expect to see me "confide" in one or two of these players with it so that they're on my side and won't want to get rid of me for that reason, because I'll make a fake vow to let them use it if in danger. I'm thinking a weak link like Aaron and a low-totem pole man like J.P. will do the trick. That's two people on my side that can get information and to vote with me. But I hope we win this week anyways.

[Co Host Tom Westman]

So you won an Immunity. Important or would you have been safe anyway?

Whats your plan for this round?

Whats your long term plan? I.e stick with the tribe or ditch it?

And who is your closest ally/the person you trust the most?

[Russell Hantz]

Yeah, I needed the immunity tonight. I have no doubt in my mind that they would have voted me out if I didn't win it, so I knew it was crucial for me this week to win. I wish I had known that Sydney was the vote last time because I just may have given her my idol and we could have done some damage to their alliance. Sucks, but I have to move on. This week I'm just going to go with Aaron, because I feel he needs to go. He's the least active and it's not fair for him to be getting a ride into the Jury. I think it's most fair that he goes now instead of later on. So, he gets my vote tonight.

For future rounds in this game, I have no idea. I'm pretty much alone at the moment, but due to the hate directed towards me on this tribe you can bet that I'm jumping ship and then they're going to wish they kept me. Things are going to go down in these next few rounds. If you know me, you know I'm going to stir the pot as much as possible and I'm going to get rid of these little Rangi's one by one, week after week, and I'll be smiling in TC each time they walk up to Colby and get their torch snuffed. I'm here to play to win, and that's what I'm going to do.

[Russell Hantz]

Fuck. I'm panicking a little bit right now because I feel like I blew this current eChallenge. If I'm lucky, I think I inched ahead of Ashley by a few, and I'll be safe. I'm not ready to stop playing this game yet, because my super villainous ways are going to show through very, very soon. Now that I've made merge, I've sent a mass message to the Papa tribe members and let them know of the huge Rangi alliance that I believe is Yasmin, Charlie, Erinn, and J.P. If I flip over to them, and Jamie does to, we'll have majority to take out all those Rangi alliance members one by one.

The only flaw in the plan is, Ashley will probably leave this week, and I don't know where Jamie stands because he's a wildcard. I hate wildcards and I hate him, but if I have to get ahead in this game... then I'll use him and dispose of him. I really need to get in a safe position. I'm sure Rangi will be going for a Papa to take the easy way out, but I'm willing to prevent that so that players like Yasmin don't feel so confident to be total bitches every chance they get. I'd like to call myself the silent threat, the one know one really expects to emerge the winner. I will be sitting in a seat at the end.

And I'll laugh at every single one of them when they're on the Jury, and not where I'll be.

[Co Host Tom Westman]

What are you going to do dude? Yasmin just changed the game BIG time.

[Russell Hantz]

What am I going to do? I'll tell you what I'm going to do. It's a little thing I'd like to call SHOCKING. Those little 4 from Rangi won't know what 'em when I unleash my Hidden Immunity Idol tonight at Tribal Council. I'm sure they expect to have their 4 votes trump Parvati, Kelly, and Sugar's 3 votes. Parvati messaged and told me that they're keeping me tonight, so it looks like Jamie will be the one leaving the game regardless of what happens. It's a real bummer for Jamie, but it's really great for me. I can't wait to see how those 4 react when the Idol is played and I'm still in the game.

Yasmin did make a BIG move and changed the game, but my move is about to trump her whole plan of getting me out. Those 4 know that I'm a huge threat to them and with me staying, it's going to get even harder for them. I'm out for blood now, and I'm going to pour my own blood, sweat, and tears into getting those 4 out of this game one by one, and watching them end up on the Jury. Never, ever, underestimate me. I have been in the dumps and minority for too long, but have survived, and now things are about to change for the better.

[Russell Hantz]

Last round was a little disappointing as I would have loved to completely whipped out my Idol and stayed, idoling Jamie out of the game. Though, much to my luck, Jamie decided to quit and I got to keep my idol. I'm aligned with original Papa: Parvati, Kelly, and Sugar. I'm closest to Parvati because she seems to really have her head in the game, just as much as me. If I want any ally, I want someone that is super dedicated, and she's the perfect person for the position. I know that Kelly has prizes from when she won her eChallenge, but I don't know what they are. She will probably be the first to blindside from this alliance if it starts getting down to the end game and we're all still in the game.

This round is going to be very interesting. The obvious outcome of this Tribal Council is a tie between each alliance. But, being me, I want to change that. This is where it gets interesting. When you look at Yasmin, Charlie, Erinn, and J.P., who is obviously the odd one out, bottom of the totem pole, last link in the chain, etc? Easy. It's J.P. If I'm going to get anyone to throw a vote into the wind, it's J.P, because none of the others will probably buy what I'm trying to say and try to work around it. The other positives to this plan are that J.P. seems to get on later than the rest of us, this where there isn't a way for lot's of communication on his part before deadline, or any way to hash out a counter plan.

So, this is what I'm going to do. With tonight's vote expected to be a tie, I'm going to goto J.P. with a proposition, basically blackmailing him. I'm going to let him know that the 4 of us (Parvati, myself, Kelly, and Sugar) are planning voting him out of the game for doing so well in this challenge, while they vote off whoever they want. However, I'm going to fake and say that Parvati and I want to vote out Kelly because she won't tell us what her prizes are that she won forever ago. This way the vote would be Parvati, myself, and J.P. voting out Kelly; Yasmin, Charlie, and Erinn, voting out whoever; and Kelly and Sugar voting J.P. This way J.P. will most likely accept knowing he won't be one of the tied votes. However to seal the deal, I'm going to let him know I have the Idol and I intend on playing it. So if Yasmin, Charlie, and Erinn plan on voting me out, I'd idol Kelly out and she'd be gone. J.P. will feel the need to accept, or he'd be risking his own game.

Pretty good, right? Now I bet you're wondering who the real target is this week, since Parvati and I will not be voting Kelly out. That's fake. All 4 of us will actually be voting J.P. out after it's all over. This way J.P. is shown as being manipulated by me, voting outside his own alliance like a dumbass, and then gets the boot for the game... which is the cherry on top. Harsh, but I like it alot. If this plan hashes out and goes off without a hitch, then it will be amazing and J.P. will be beating himself up over it. I'm going to be sending the plan to Parvati, Kelly, and Sugar so they know what's going on. I'll change around the Kelly prize thing though, so she doesn't know that I'm really wondering what her prizes are. So hopefully if he agrees to this, I won't need to play my idol and everything will be work out nicely.

[Co Host Tom Westman]

Wow so that was an epic vote! It looked like Yassy had finally flipped it on you but somehow you three managed to pull it out. Couple of questions...

Do you regret flipping and if no why? Has it positioned you better and what are you plans to reach the FTC?

With it now unoffically tied at 3-3, what are your 3 plans to move forward now?

Any other comments too?

[Russell Hantz]

Yeah, it was a very big vote last round. I wasn't aware that Sugar was going to flip, nor did I really realize it. I didn't talk to Sugar as much, because mostly all the plans filtered through Parvati to me. So when Parvati told me the vote was for Sugar because she thought she was flipping due to not answering PMs, I double-checked with Kelly, just to be sure, and she said the same thing. So, Sugar was the vote. Done deal. Now it is really 3-3. Um, as per your question about flipping? Not at all. I think flipping to Papa really helped my game. These girls know how to play, and Rangi sucked in the strategy department and still do. They thought they'd last with a big alliance, but the truth is, the bigger they are, the bigger they fall.

The plans to move forward are for me, Parvati, and Kelly to just stick together. I wouldn't want to goto the end with anyone from Rangi because they would probably win. I can see the Jury being very bitter, and the majority are from Rangi, so a Rangi would win the game. If it's a F2 game, I'd go with Parvati, if it's a F3 game, then I'd want to goto the end with both ladies. This game is really getting to the stage where it needs alot of focus. Late tonight is the last eChallenge of the season, and I have to make sure that we all manage to survive it and make it to the end. If we lose, we're screwed, done deal. One of those Rangi's need to go, and I'm hoping Erinn plays weak like she usually does.