Russell Hantz finds the immunity idol without clue in the premiere episode of Australian Survivor

The king is back baby!!

[@AllRequired]

This is not mastermind play, this is being good at scavenger hunts.

[@Delaretro_]

It doesn’t change the fact that he’s one of the best to ever do it

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

@@Delaretro_ Find magic rocks? I agree. He is monumentally bad at Survivor and if he was not skilled at magic rocks he’d be 11th place in Samoa and like…15th place in HvV. If you need multiple mulligans to survive Survivor I don’t know how you can say you’re a good player. Dude immediately builds a target for himself and makes his other competitors hate him. Any juror who votes for someone who mistreated them as throughly as Russell did is a sucker. Don’t reward shitty people if you don’t want to. Russell is a shitty person.

[@Delaretro_]

@@thefoxoflaurels3437 I should fix my statement as I agree with a lot of what you’re saying so I’ll say at the time of HvV he was one of the best to ever do it.

[@AsraliaX2]

@@thefoxoflaurels3437 You have anger issues. Finding idols is a skill and is a part of survivor. Grow up.

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

@@AsraliaX2 Why are you assuming I'm angry? Russell is a two-time pre-merger and two-time goat. Evidently his "skill" doesn't translate to win equity and that's a fact.

[@JohnDoe-do3fm]

I would argue that he is not the greatest to play but definitely in the top 10

[@GoznerPeter]

top 10? LOL who the fuck are the other 9 ?

[@qmalakias3048]

if he didnt show his idol i dont think he goes home

[@catherinemeyers2020]

he was gonna be voted out anyway, us Aussies don't like gobshites like him

[@darrylflinch5274]

And to fast forward in 2021-2022 season 42 of survivor in America. How easy Maryanne found an idol on the same path without climbing or needing a stick to get it! Just walking and seeing it LOL

[@michaelmatejka1068]

I encourage everyone to check out his KZbin channel. He’s changed a lot and reviews survivor episodes. He’s really changed and understands the social game now. It’s very cool to see

[@caidenmagill1006]

Omg ikr

[@buckeyefan3894]

I’ve been following him for a while over there and it’s definitely cool to see he had matured and understands the fundamental flaws in his game that would never allow him to win. Also hearing him talk about how the show screwed him up and made him get addicted to that personality

[@ckom0007]

Are you sure it wasn’t under a “Big Dubua?” “Say, what is a big dubua anyway?” Funniest film in motion picture history!

[@alexandra.willitts6988]

Do you mean "it's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World".? Yeah those characters were hilarious.

[@SoulLoveBase]

so many soundbites

[@redber16]

it's like watching a retired legend trying to lace up the skates again, it's just gone and passed

[@Powerful2K]

Christapher Miele I agree, although the difference is he can’t control how other people view him this time.

[@ryneprince7113]

Not a legend though

[@pointgod8730]

@@ryneprince7113 He’s a legend

[@jet7478]

Russel:I’m the best that Ever played Tony:Hold my torch

[@freddytang2128]

He still thinks survivor is a game about finding idols instead of you know, social skills and all that. “I will find idols and call people my slaves. That will win me the jury like in Samoa and HvV”

[@TodoDekuOTP]

Russell is the KING 👑 he’s gonna show every last player on the planet that he OWNS Survivor. He IS Survivor. 😂🥰 if you ain’t Russell Hantz then you don’t have what it takes. Simple mathematics. 😅 whether you’re a Kanuk, Yank, Aussie, Kiwi, Turk or ANYTHING in the world, he’s gonna dominate and out immunity ALL of us. Not one immunity idol in existence can hide from Mister No Hints Hantz.

[@psychospike7458]

1:25 is he saying ozzys as in Australian's or ozzy lusth?

[@blemirixnuesk1803]

KING Rusell.

[@caidenmagill1006]

YESSIR

[@alonsochaves4230]

I think it was pretty obvious

[@Maxandmisty247]

Gary from survivor Guatemala was the first to find an idol without a clue technically he never had a clue he followed Judd and found it off screen in a tree

[@anthonymort5202]

even though he found it off screen It was definitely on the ground though

[@Maxandmisty247]

@@anthonymort5202 yes it was Judd can tell you that

[@English_MoFo]

How did they all know who he was?

[@BradleyBoy]

Russell's pretty infamous

[@catherinemeyers2020]

how isolated do you think Australia is??

[@DrPhil-kx3ci]

Australian survivor? I didn’t know this existed. Did Russel win? How much?

[@englandismycity1617]

Out first

[@ThePratty437]

@@englandismycity1617 out second

[@englandismycity1617]

@@ThePratty437 oh my bad. Thanks for the clarification.

[@JesseHOH]

Russell is so cocky

[@wesw7241]

Why was Russell voted out despite he wears an Immunity Idol necklace?

[@panoskamp4324]

Because you have to play it in the tribal council. You need to give it to the host and say you are playing this for yourself

[@tonemyslisvaznekurva]

He may be a jerk but that season wouldn’t be fun without him😂

[@jsmith5601]

Did he gain all his weight back

[@catherinemeyers2020]

what do you mean?? he was voted out second, first on his tribe

[@annievillanueva6174]

ruselle : im the best player the world has ever seen sandra : HOLD MY BEER

[@ElectrikkPaperClipxx]

Annie Villanueva Queen Sandra orchestrated Coach’s blindside without an idol.

[@annievillanueva6174]

yeah exactly

[@bigladthomas]

That’s literally her ONLY move!

[@annievillanueva6174]

@@bigladthomas youre in survivor game changers she made an aliance in 15 minutes not to forget she blindsided jt and he heas an idol

[@bigladthomas]

Most of the cast for Game Changers sucked, making an alliance in 15 minutes isn’t a a big move btw! Russell did the exact same thing in Samoa and HvV! Nearly anyone can do that!

[@blank.9301]

Bro, you still haven't won

[@catherinemeyers2020]

and he didn't. was voted out second, first on his tribe

[@yeajjjjjj]

he knows he aint the best. they just wanted him to play a character in the confessionals

[@ElectrikkPaperClipxx]

Lol this was clearly planted

[@stevescoffee8325]

ElectrikkPaperClipxx mr paper clip looking for any Russel hantz he can get his hands on

[@ElectrikkPaperClipxx]

I’m a she. And it’s fun to spill truth tea on his delusional fans.

[@stevescoffee8325]

ElectrikkPaperClipxx that’s what you always say but it really seems you are entertained by all things Russel hantz, mr.

[@ElectrikkPaperClipxx]

Steves Coffee I find it entertaining as hell when he throws a temper tantrum when he loses.

[@spfan68]

@@ElectrikkPaperClipxx Oh, so you claim Survivor is rigged? Well then Sandra's wins were rigged too. The entire show is per-determined i guess. If 1 thing is rigged, then so is many.

[@ayalenglander9647]

No, Gary is.

[@ayalenglander9647]

@Clutxh Time first person to find the idol without a clue.

[@bradendolphinsfan1960]

@@ayalenglander9647 No, the guy with the clue lied and practically gave him the clue

[@codym2049]

Gary had a clue from somebody else

[@codym2049]

@@bigladthomas somebody else had the clue and lied about what the clue said, Gary had an indirect clue

[@bigladthomas]

Cody M, but then Gary saw that same person later looking in the trees (even tho that person told Gary it was on the ground) but it then gave Gary a clue to where it was, the trees!

[@ryneprince7113]

Yeah, that doesnt seem like a complete set up or anything.

[@smitty5967]

Russell: I am the first person to find an idol without a clue in survivor history. Basic Survivor Fan: NO YOU ARE NOT. Watch Survivor 11. Hogaboom was the first

[@miity9734]

It's pretty vague to say that. Judd had the clue and read it out to everyone but lied about it being located in the bushes but instead looked up in the trees. Using the info Judd gave and looking at what Judd was doing, Gary was able to find the idol.

[@jpbproductions3872]

Standard idol

[@andrewcote4208]

Maybe you should rewatch that season 🤔🤔

[@jpbproductions3872]

Ik

[@GreenDragon1234]

Are you fucking stupid? Jeff told everybody an Idol was out there, that was a Clue. Jeff also told everyone an Idol was out there for Russell’s third Idol. If you say Gary found the first Idol without a Clue, Russell found 3 idols in a row without a clue. You don’t hear the fan base saying that about Russell do you? That’s because he had a clue on the third one just like Gary.

[@SurvivorIce]

Gary in season 11 found idol first without a clue not Russell!

[@stevenblack1903]

The show is about winning, not making friends. Russell was the best who ever played the game. Was he an asshole? Sure. Should he have won the money? Yes.

[@IceWarrior101]

Well unfortunately you need to make friends who have your back and help get you along the way so it is 100% part of the game... just because he played well doesn't guarantee a win if you don't make enough friends on the jury.

[@dalton261]

Russell is a master of getting to the end, that's for sure. But you either need the jury to like you or respect you. He wasn't able to manage either of the juries on his 2 finale runs.

[@hotelmario]

Season sucked ass when he left.

[@theMcWOPPER]

So the whole season was ass? Wasn't he the first one eliminated?

[@timekeeper0436]

@@theMcWOPPER first eliminated in the first tribal council for his tribe. I believe he was second gone

[@parkzy2920]

How did it suck? I thought it was the best AS season

[@MrBen51309]

@@parkzy2920 Nah, 2017 was the best hands down.

[@parkzy2920]

@@MrBen51309 2017 was very good and probably 2nd for me. I just didn't like that people such as Kate, Aimee, Ben, Odette, Peter, and to be honest Michelle somewhat, weren't showcased very much and felt they weren't too strong towards the overall storyline. Contrast that to CvC where I feel every character had their time to shine and I can tell you about each person more collectively, as I felt they were more fleshed out in the edit, than 2017.