The 31 Most Surprising Secrets of Survivor: Redemption Island

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Watch every single Survivor secrets video I have made so far - kzbin.info/aero/PL-J4ldj2BdE2McwzPjDDJAuBDHZriyYOG

[@reginamachamer821]

Ugh this is the best series I love these videos so much.. this really is my favorite series on KZbin rn. Survivor-related, or otherwise.

[@hellomoosen5118]

Gotta love how Philip says it’s undignified to walk around with your fly open and the only reasonable solution is to walk around in your undies

[@br4dyv]

Fly can’t be open if you don’t have pants on 🤔

[@reginamachamer821]

Puce undies, at that lmao

[@kyote1089]

EH!?! 🤣🤦🤣

[@stevenvegh7964]

I had this same thought

[@reginamachamer821]

Phillip: "I will outlast any man!" Jeff: "What about the women?" Phillip: "That's another day.. we'll see." Lmao I love everything about this.

[@flu3b93]

I like this season for what it is - every once in a while it's good to see someone win so dominantly.

[@AllRequired]

However, the producers made sure there was one way to legitimately threaten him. Russell needed to move all the way out of his comfort zone and never go back in. Since only two Zapatera met his default alliance requirements, versus three Ometepe, the dominant alliance was going to have members that weren't what he was used to. With no Natalie White equivalent on either side, that role was going to fall to him. He needed to play their right-hand man, the way she played his girl Friday during their season. Once he accepted Rob's rematch dare at the HvV reunion, production knew exactly what had just landed in their laps. They built a cast tailored precisely to Rob's strongest suits and Russell's weakest suits.

[@066kshitizvsingh4]

@@AllRequired I mean that doesn't make sense given Rob wasn't even first choice for this season. and Russell messed up RI and didn't even learn in Aus Survivor

[@HeelBJC]

My issue is that if we're gonna get a "contestant is so dominant that nobody else is even playing the same game as them" season I need it to have something else going for it. Borneo has the, well... Borneo factor. Thailand has some of the most unintentionally hilarious moments to ever grace the show. Palau had the Ulong arc, James fucking Miller, and one of the best character driven endings to a season. Redemption Island and One World suffer because the floodgates have already opened on the editing focusing more and more on strategy, yet they didn't adjust that for these seasons where we really should've been focusing on the characters instead. Of course, when you stunt cast people like Colton and Phillip, then fill the rest of the cast with generic NPCs, nobody wants to get to know the characters. But I do agree that the domination of Rob alone doesn't put me off at all with redemption island.

[@reginamachamer821]

Jeff's impression of Ralph was actually pretty funny.. also that little segment ofc reminded me of All Stars. The confessional where Rob talks about how no one can understand what Big Tom is saying half the time 😂

[@teamsteed1]

RIP Ralph.

[@SmokingSevens]

Some people may have been bored with the Pagong-ing of Zapatera, and some people may have hated that Rob was back again. But I loved it. It gave Boston Rob fans what they wanted. And there was that hilarious proposal at the reunion.

[@mikerock621]

David cringe Murphy the puzzle master

[@AllRequired]

And it gave Russell fans what they deserved.

[@zzabbie]

I liked this season. I admired Rob’s perfect game weather it was a layup or not. Still had to execute. Also found Phillip very entertaining.

[@grantgoffin4774]

A game where you lose a jury vote to 9 of the 11 people who made the merge is hardly perfect, LOL!

[@RandomRex6]

People keep sabotaging Phillip's ability to wear pants without realizing that they're punishing themselves too. Also, hot take - I actually kind of like this season. Probably my Survivor guilty pleasure.

[@Ender0214]

Everyone has theirs. I actually still hold some of the dark age seasons very dear because they were the first few seasons of survivor i watched live.

[@mikerock621]

Because Philip is in his underwear

[@SpanishFly120]

I've gotta say, of all the things I'd have expected to see in this video, the driver of Grave Digger playfully sabotaging Rob's breakfast was not among them.

[@kfizzle5086]

The "I'm George Washington" line just reminds me people literally lose their mind due to lack of food and sleep out on Survivor, makes for riveting television

[@VeronicaSlavova]

"I don't talk to Russel. I don't acknowledge Russell. I don't have any kind of communication with Russell. I don't need to and I don't have to." 😄 Queen stays queen. 👑

[@TheAckeePlant]

I hope one day you'll consider doing secrets videos for the Survivor Australia seasons, I love finding out all this cool trivia

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I only cover US Survivor, but if someone made those videos I would watch them.

[@chadczternastek]

I love how they take in the local culture. Especially in the form of Tribal Council area, and the idols.

[@gromitmuggromitmuggromitmug]

I love these types of videos! Thank you!!

[@reginamachamer821]

2:05 Jeff's face after Phillip says "you approached me bc she has an immunity idol" 😂😂😂

[@dannibookeddan8914]

RIP Ralph bless his soul 🙏🕊

[@AllRequired]

This season was tailored precisely to all of Boston Rob's strong suits while putting all of Russell's weak suits firmly into play. The first clue was how everyone responded to each of them coming off the chopper. How Russell missed that cue isn't hard to understand; he thinks he understands Survivor better than he does. The second clue was the makeup of each tribe. The Ometepe had three members that fit Russell's default criteria for an alliance. The Zapatera had only two. On a tribe of nine, those aren't good numbers. However, production left one opening with which to threaten Rob: Russell would need to go all the way out of his comfort zone right out of the chopper and stay all the way out. Whatever Natalie White listed as important to her real-world occupation, that was going to be the key to Russell's progress. And it's not like he didn't have the chance or the time, either. Russell (who had several months to reflect on the final Samoa and HvV content) wasn't at the first two Tribal Councils. Should have had his numbers all lined up by then. What's he do? Why, what he always does: go with the Laker Girl types and dismiss anyone else. One thing led to another, and -- after that split he really should have seen coming -- his concubines followed him out the door.

[@alexbenedict1879]

If Stephanie made it further I might have liked this season

[@amrtvideo]

Phillip's narcissism is over the top, Russel the "Hobbit" , I love it!!!,

[@messymop9772]

People definitely don’t give Rob enough credit for this win. He’s the only returning player to win a captain season. That says something

[@nathan4327]

I mean Underwood technically returned, just in a different way

[@cheeseghost1243]

@@nathan4327 but even edge of extinction was a captain season and the captains sucked, which shows again how great Rob did in this specific season

[@nin_tendo6458]

It says he played against terrible players. Even he calls them idiots at the end, it's not an impressive win in any sense. It's not like he made a bunch of impressive plays or something, he just told everyone what to do and they listened.

[@manolis.799]

The secret is that no matter what the vote count was Boston Rob miraculously stayed in the game by default

[@shauntreharne]

The only thing Boston Bob likes to put his lips on is Jeff’s “gentleman sausage” 😂

[@ganasde65]

This season was pretty boring. Phillip didn't seem genuine, he just acted like a clown the entire time and was annoying as hell. Franchesca and Stephanie seemed like ACTUAL strong female contenders and they got the boot early unfortunately.

[@Better_callMe]

Russell: "I want people to fear how much they love me"

[@cheeseghost1243]

I hope when I play, me and my fellow castaways can be close and friends afterwards. I don’t want anybody to think of me the way Sandra celebrates russels demise and joy of never having to talk to him

[@WhtAbtBob10]

I don't care what anybody says I love Redeption Island. Ralph, Boston Rob, and Phillip are great. I love the complete failure of Russel.

[@AllRequired]

This season brought to you by Russell Hantz, the dude that didn't recognize what he had just gotten himself into. But production knew exactly what had just fallen into their lap and abused that knowledge to its logical extremes.

[@chadczternastek]

RussellMania....holy shit that is hilarious!

[@armanclark2401]

love these behind the scenes videos

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Thank you!

[@cheeseghost1243]

He did get his exposure lol

[@cyber_zen8366]

Stephanie Valencia should've been on Cambodia over Monica or Kimmi, really underrated player overall and I think if she had gone farther, she'd be a massive fan favorite. I will say I do like Redemption Island for what it is and I think this cast has some underrated gems like Ralph, Stephanie, Steve, Mike and Kristina.

[@queenzoroark]

Maybe not Kimmi, but yes for Monica

[@reginamachamer821]

13:00 tbh this one isn't too bad lol not the most hilarious bit, but bc we were seeing it from the perspective of someone who got voted off, it helped lol

[@Wags13]

Hate this season, but I bet I'll love this vid 😅

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

That is my goal with every secrets video, despite the season quality :)

[@SamuelCulper-h6s]

But we got to watch Russel cry!

[@tf4360]

My favorite season! Rob dominated to perfection ❤

[@caidenmagill1006]

I love the Rocks thing😂

[@1312Mork2]

Phillip is GOATED

[@HolyRan187]

Cold how she destroyed Phillips pants. The show falsely made us believe that he was just doing it and was crazy smh. I wonder why? What do you think?

[@reginamachamer821]

If I was rob I wouldn't give af if people thought my winning season was "too easy". I would still have $1 million in my bank account lmao like yeah I'm sure he was just devastated /s

[@juliemeshberger5305]

nope, never get tired of seeing Russell and Boston rob. they are both my favorites

[@mikerock621]

Rip ralph

[@addi543]

Hot take, I don’t hate this season and I don’t think it’s a bottom five season (imo Nicaragua was worse, like Gabon without any of the fun). Top ten worst, yes but bottom five, no.

[@ilikebasketball5788]

Phillip was the best

[@exactlyexactly]

I think you might’ve left the biggest secret out lol. that rob was not supposed to be the one to face off against russell, it was supposed to be richard hatch

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Do you have any link to prove this? If so then I may include it in a future video.

[@lightbulbjuice]

@@OnceUponAnIsland it’s on Richards wiki page I believe. Not solid proof but still.

[@queenzoroark]

​@@lightbulbjuiceI believe that Russell and Richard showed up in a special show and Richard said he was better than Russell or vice-versa

[@so_qp]

I think Brandon Hantz's meltdown happened beacuse Phillip refused to give him massage

[@GambinoTheGoat]

crazy

[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

❣️

[@lizfinkelstein1323]

Phillip tries REALLY hard to change the narrative that he was totally in on it, playing along for exposure, knew what he was doing,,, What a bunch of BS.

[@juliemeshberger5305]

they need to make it a rule, dont touvh other peoples stuff, dont go thru others bags. its crap. the begining where she fills the guy shoes with sand and tosses them in the water, so unnecassary. jeff needs to handle this. its not cool

[@vernonhunker4921]

I've always said this season was rigged from the start to ensure Rob the win. Rob is over rated but for some reason loved by many. Knowing this, Jeff cast a bunch of easily lead sheep for him to play with to ensure the victory and get ratings.

[@AllRequired]

Actually, they made damn sure there was _one_ possible way to threaten him. Whatever Natalie White listed as important to her game was going to come into play for Russell. The casting makeup guaranteed that he would be unable to make the merge without completely changing up his game. He needed to be the Natalie of the emerging majority no matter which tribe he was on.

[@066kshitizvsingh4]

tbf Andrea hiding her challenge proficiency till the end was a decently smart move given the fact Rob was eliminating any threat

[@roseann5562]

Every single season has 'buffoons'. Rob was brilliant as Dave masterfully laid out during final tribal council, and anyone who doesn't acknowledge it is just jealous.

[@AMZiption]

Jokes on Sandra not only did she embarrass herself on Season 40, but she was tech the first and only contestant out of the game.

[@MoNehNeh17]

Bruhh she won 2 times without the guarantee of the all winners season. Do i think shes the best to ever do it? no but i admire her ability to do the same exact thing twice while everyone knows where it’s going , but still says she won’t. She suck at survivor but her social game is ELITE, which when you’re playing with social creatures known as human beings, social game is an advantage.

[@lightbulbjuice]

By her own choice

[@sibernout7717]

not only did this comment embarrass me to read, it showed me the amount of sheer stupidity some people have.

[@AllRequired]

@@lightbulbjuice She didn't want to be _on_ a jury. She wanted to be _facing_ a jury.

[@NickC_479]

This is CRAZY. I’m literally rewatching this season right now. Russell Hantz was SCREWED every season he was on. Bitter juries. Sour tribes.

[@freddytang2128]

How come so many legendary winners won and didnt have "bitter juries"? "bitter jury" is just another word for "poor social skill" or "poor jury management" to use the more technical term. If Russell bombed a huge aspect of the game, he doesnt get to blame others

[@MoNehNeh17]

@@freddytang2128 I think it can be both. I think once you realize youre living with grudge holding people who wouldn’t admit the truth just for their own pride, you should start jury management. Also it can depend on the TYPE of the season that a player has to play. Some seasons the producers will control the struggle and intensity of the game with twists idols, luxury imbalances etc, and some seasons the producers let them relax and kumbaya until day 39.

[@bartallen8121]

When you play enough Roblox Survivor you'll realise that you can play the best possible game with a dysfunctional hand and still lose 4-3 because of bitter kids on the jury actively campaigning against you to lose by dumping votes onto a goat

[@freddytang2128]

@@MoNehNeh17 if 100% of your juries hold a grudge against you, it’s time to reflect on your own social skills. Calling Rupert a dumbass to his face isn’t great “jury management”, for instance. Let’s see you not hold a grudge if you spent a month living with someone like Russell

[@066kshitizvsingh4]

Tbf, One cant just be an asshole to everyone in the game, not evolve his game at all, burn peoples clothes, mess with the tribes supplies, and then expect the same people(jury) to hand over a million dollars to them. Tony played a similar game to Russell, except he went a bit further imo with his Spy Tech. But, he won twice, you know why? cause he wasn't an arse to everyone . Russell was basically the greatest goat in survivor history. He made the strategic moves but treated everyone like trash, and then the ally/person who gets carried to FTC winds up winning simply cause they were nicer(Natalie) or positioned themselves as against Russell(Sandra).

[@HiggySmalls1]

Don’t Get All The Russell Hate. Easily One Of The Best Players Ever.

[@AllRequired]

The Fall of Russell Hantz, Parts 1 and 2. Offending Many Who Do Not Understand Survivor.

[@SamuelCulper-h6s]

Russel was not even close to the best -- he'll never win.

[@user-hm1zb8js5i]

Redemption Island is the best season.

[@callumbrewer4287]

Daddy

[@Thepokedek]

It svcked azz 🤫 But it had the potential to be pretty epic.

[@zzabbie]

I liked this season. I admired Rob’s perfect game weather it was a layup or not. Still had to execute. Also found Phillip very entertaining.

[@bigbuffguy9589]

Not a perfect game, either under the official definition or unofficial. He loses to basically everyone except those two goats.