The Trio of Doom: The Story of Todd Herzog vs Courtney Yates vs Amanda Kimmel - Survivor: China

[@Julian-lz5pd]

Courtney is one of my all time favorite players. The fact she only got 4 confessionals in HvV is a CRIME.

[@augustooliveira518]

She might only have got 4 confessionals, but they were the four more iconic confessionals on HvV.

[@QuidamByMoonlight]

Right?? Her snark is so juicy!!

[@asmodeus58XX]

Back in the days you didn't need to strategize for people to love you.

[@katherinehoward1884]

AND THE FACT THEY DIDNT FEEL LIKE IT

[@JimmyNeutron1029]

@@augustooliveira518*most

[@kingofthorns203]

It still amazes (and amuses) me that Courtney, who just happened to be there, got more FTC votes than Amanda who is such a fan and acolyte of the game

[@wispral7739]

well amanda sucks at ftc

[@rogerdodger1984]

Why?

[@tokyotourist]

This final 3 is still unmatched to this day. They all played their own games, were very different personalities, and all of them made the same moves

[@mikerock621]

I think the final 3 players in Micronesia are best.

[@tokyotourist]

@@mikerock621 if it hadn’t been a final 2 it certainly would’ve been. I meant more in terms of finalists

[@lv83bloodknight]

@@mikerock621 Wasnt Amanda also in that one?

[@mikerock621]

@@lv83bloodknight yes.

[@mikerock621]

@@tokyotourist true. How about Parvati Sandra russell?

[@bigbuffguy9589]

This is the strongest Final 3 of any all-newbie season and arguably the strongest Final 3 overall.

[@mikerock621]

Gabon

[@gamer_ap0]

@@mikerock621 yeh no but David v goliath

[@kjq_94]

@@gamer_ap0 Angelina had no chance against Mike or Nick. Todd, Amanda, and Courtney all had legitimate shots to win. Both GREAT F3 groups, but China F3 definitely had better chances against each other.

[@gamer_ap0]

@@kjq_94 It never was based off who could win, in terms of entertainments these players were top tier

[@um773]

Sandra/Parvati/Russell in Heroes vs Villains is technically stronger; 2 former legendary winners and one of the greatest villains of all time.

[@QuidamByMoonlight]

Courtney is one of my favorite villains. She’s terrible, and I love it. So much fun!

[@Shutterbun4]

This season wins HANDS DOWN for "Worst new hairstyles for the final 3 at the reunion". OMFG.

[@bhaddie2586]

courtney’s is bad but i also sort of love it. it’s so of the time and kind of suits her??

[@summernever]

I always hated how Survivors looked during a reunion show. All prettied up Just not my thing. God Amanda is cute though

[@industriesofintelligence2236]

@@summerneveri feel like they should get the check while they are still dirty, smelly, hungry

[@maevewileyisqueen9680]

courtney and amanda's hairstyles are great and look really trendy rn

[@cdonovan4471]

Honestly, respect to Jaime for being smart enough to know when she needed to be creative due to a bad hand she was dealt. It's just a shame that she was essentially playing second-fiddle to the main alliance and was outplayed.

[@dovahkiin2259]

6:50: Jean-Robert is like "Thank God I awoke just in time to take a nap"

[@iamskippy]

I met Todd as 20 then 50 then 150 of us were trying to meet Justin Timberlake on Main Street in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival the year before they filmed this. The next time I saw him *he was being let into all of the clubs* while I was still watching celebrities go into fancy parties. *I’m genuinely happy for him!* It’s *easily* one of my top 10 favorite seasons … maybe Top 5. *GREAT VIDEO*

[@rite2bcreative]

There's no clubs in Park City.. there's like one bar and a couple restaurants that also serve alcohol. Where are these places you're talking about??

[@josamaroo]

Amanda probably would have won if she took Denise instead of Todd but then again Denise had the sympathy vote and Amanda would have taken out everyone in the game including Todd so if the jury didn't want to give it to Denise because she wasn't deserving then Courtney probably would have won by being more charismatic. Amanda was just screwed because she played a great game but she was too afraid to admit to all of her babysitting.

[@Romans8-9]

Yeah I think Amanda goes a bit camera-shy at FTC, same thing happened in Micronesia.

[@JustHuman87]

Amanda gets a lot of hate. She is a challenge beast and she had control of the game a lot and made Todd take a back seat. She is not very good at defending her game to the jury and that is what cost her I think. Todd was fantastic but Amanda is a winner to me

[@rogerdodger1984]

Amen.

[@2ctheocean]

Nailed it. She's an introvert in an extroverts game. She deserved better here and in HvV.

[@Rustyemu93]

The amount of effort that goes into every video is amazing, thank you for loving survivor!

[@Missingonesmatter]

I have to have eye surgery in a few weeks and I plan on listening to your videos while it’s happening. I should’ve saved this one😂

[@terrypanama8004]

You still have plenty of time

[@AmaraJordanMusic]

They are great to listen to when you’re having pain or need distraction from being plain uncomfortable! It’s like chilling with a very very knowledgeable friend! 😁 I wish you the best on your surgery! ❤️

[@Missingonesmatter]

@@AmaraJordanMusic they really are! I’m not supposed to read anything an hour beforehand so I will have this channel ready to go. I appreciate that. I’m very nervous about it. It’s not an elective surgery-I have an eye condition and have to have it done😵‍💫

[@AmaraJordanMusic]

@@Missingonesmatter I’m sorry that it’s something that you feel kind of pigeonholed into doing. My Mom was developing cataracts (and at age 50 at that!) and had to have eye surgery. They did a follow up thing and by the end of the whole deal, she had better vision than me, and I’m the “eagle eye,” of the family! I’m gonna put a reminder on my calendar, “Lenny, fellow OUaI watcher, eye surgery,” in two weeks, and I’ll be thinking of you, praying for you, and sending best wishes, for what it’s worth. 😊 Maybe… pretend it’s a Survivor challenge, that all you have to do is outlast the procedure, and everyone who knows you’re having it done is like friends and family cheering for you from back home! Get that immunity! 😁

[@mynameiskline6658]

Hope your surgery went well and are well into recovery!

[@penthousewhippit]

Amanda was way more deserving on second watch. She's just one of those girls who's embarrassed to brag about herself so it comes off as untrustworthy

[@dannibarth2111]

courtney is one of my all time favorite players and i want to be in a reality where she won this season and came back for WaW and won that with the same no-shit attitude\

[@Quetzal00358]

You will never get a better Final 3 than this

[@TheAliceQuo]

Idk why but I really wanted Courtney to win. I would say she had a high chance if they voted Todd out and kept Denise, but she threw sooooo hard at FTC anyways so I think Amanda would have stomped her.

[@stitchfaces]

"The American immunity idol" - that line always make me giggle

[@martinmrazmars113]

How about " the immunization thing" hahhaha

[@mdiddio]

Amanda doesn't know how to go with the fluidity of the game. Todd switching who should go is actually not a lack of 'confidence', it's the full ownership of having a good guage on shifting group dynamics. No one tells Amanda anything, but they all confide in Todd.

[@emc448]

That's a really good point

[@rogerdodger1984]

No, this isnt a good point. Without Amandas grounding element to Todd, he goes home. Todds "fluidity" is also known as paranoia. She controlled the entire game with a much needed level head. Go back and watch it again, this take is completely off base and not even true as people like PG, Courtney, and Erik trusted Amanda way more.

[@Logan-s9o]

@@rogerdodger1984Todd still beats Amanda in a jury vote so obviously he played a better game

[@as.dexter]

how about they are both great and had different strengths. both of them are deserving. amanda just had bad game moves that cost her which sucks bc it was very preventable

[@Logan-s9o]

@@as.dexter in my opinion its a fact that Todd is more deserving than Amanda and Courtney

[@Mr.NookAllen]

This is the peek of “old Survivor,” my favorite season!

[@giovanniorellana2200]

I like Frosti saying "Ninja Buffs!"

[@mdiddio]

They totally ran this season. Not just at FTC but from Day 1. Hands down the Alpha and Omega of alliances.

[@chrishartnett8706]

Easily one of the best seasons of the show. Maybe the best if it wasn't for heros vs villans. The cast was very entertaining to watch, and the moves that were made were top notch. Great work on the video also. I've been re watching all the past seasons of the show from the beginning on paramount plus. It's great because i really didn't remember all lot of what happened. Sure I remember the big things but even some winners I completely forgot about.

[@ryanc5572]

Courtney is one of those people that are fun to watch and hear about, but I wouldn't want to even be in the same room as her in real life.

[@robwasilewski9273]

Amanda deserved to win. Knowing what Todd does with life after this. Wish everyone the best.

[@piwonhasmyheartfr]

what did he do??🤔

[@asmodeus58XX]

One of the most amazing final 3s ever. Speaking of final 3, when do we get the story of the Alligabler, so that people finally realize he was actually a pretty good player? (and then hopefully another story for Cassidy who was just as good, even a little better IMHO. It should be called "The Fox in the Shadows")

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Gabler's video was put up on Patreon last week 😊

[@devon_376]

@@OnceUponAnIsland yes please make a cassidy video!

[@asmodeus58XX]

@@devon_376 It's almost impossible to speak of the Aligabler without mentioning the fox as well because they played so similarly.

[@EveryCrazyDay]

You are the bad boy of Survivor KZbinrs. And it is completely different.

[@VasakonTv]

Good timeing. I saw finale of this season today And im gonna watch Micronesia yeasterday so we Are on same *timeline*

[@TheHappyCamper01]

I still think Amanda should’ve won

[@mountainous_port]

You have a very interesting and fun channel.

[@ricky2x]

My favorite season for so many reasons!

[@Arkonu]

James was my favorite. U was really rooting for him.

[@petercullinan9770]

Does anyone know any sites to watch survivor because I'm not from America so don't have paramount

[@robwasilewski9273]

Some of these guys are rude with the way they talk about some of these girls. Horrible

[@shocknawe]

44:36 - I haven't even seen the episode, but from all we've seen so far, there was no way he was lying. Unless his sister(?) who came to visit had this plan to tell Todd about the other sister miscarring. This is MENTAL and for these people to so easily believe he lied about a miscarriage AND the person visiting just going along... Blimey.

[@rae6982]

i like courtney but she was foul for this; even tho fairplay lied, why risk being cruel. and todds sister did miscarry which is awful

[@rogerdodger1984]

Amanda just NEVER gets the respect, or credit, she deserves, not even in this comment section. She dominated both China and Micronesia with a solid strategy and gameplay. I dont even find her FT performances lack luster, and think she explained her game solidly. I just think she got screwed by Todd and Parvati being very vocal personalities that she just cant match because that isnt who she is as a person. I would have given her the win on both of those seasons if Im on jury. I also think Ciries sour grapes at Amanda in Micronesia cost her the game which is ridiculous.

[@2ctheocean]

Thank you. Personally I think the way Cirie treats Amanda is ridiculous. Cirie voted for Amanda previously on the night Amanda played her idol, Parvarti did not, so Amanda took Parvarti to the end with her... and Cirie is bitter... why? Just stupid. She made a bad call and was mad it cost her the game. Definitely changed my opinion of her.

[@theresagwhite3175]

Todd gave an amazing final speech.

[@electricninja7493]

I will never forget Courtney making fun of Russel in HvV

[@Ayem427]

Man, gotta say that oogling bit made me hella uncomfortable for both people who got oogled at

[@user-gu4yl9pi2s]

wheres the episode on james??

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

He was never picked but is available to be picked every month on patreon 😊

[@user-gu4yl9pi2s]

@@OnceUponAnIsland oh that makes total sense! Thank you! I'm gonna have to check out that patreon 👀

[@jamingrythm584]

Can we get a video for James please

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

His video is done and on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/dont-bite-apple-81848971

[@jamingrythm584]

@OnceUponAnIsland got it thanks!

[@lauriechan1426]

Seeing todd in dr. Phil after this was just heartbreaking 😭😰

[@nellobarto]

What happened??:,(

[@lauriechan1426]

@@nellobarto he was there for 'help' with alcohol and substance abuse...but apparently he was set up to make him look in the worst way possible, and they didn't even really help him all that much

[@ryanc5572]

I'm so happy he's doing well now. He deserves a good life

[@janpol466]

I love how players turn more and more tan as the game goes on.

[@coconutcore]

53:32 COURTNEY! That’s disgusting! WTH! 😂 I knew she was this kind of person, but the camera’s ALMOST LITERALLY in her face! It is a “reality” show though. I hope they didn’t make her say this. That’d be messed up as well.

[@blackjackal8770]

i just finished watching this season for the first time (im binging survivor this last week) and i actually did not enjoy the top 3 AT ALL, im surprised to see that so many people like it. I started liking all three of them but by the end I found Todd is so unlikeable and Amanda and Courtney were just too unexciting to watch. After Peigh Gee was eliminated the season became so dull to me, and Denise getting eliminated was the nail on the coffin. It's a great season at the beginning, but the final episodes are such a turn off, I wasn't even interested in the final council. I watched it anyway but yeah... totally disappointed by it

[@EveryCrazyDay]

“American Immunity Idol”: what are its in game powers? wrong answers only.

[@electricninja7493]

Free hamburgers without diabetes when played

[@tnewman6967]

Wow she really did that.

[@kmversion1]

A combined 5 immunity wins between these 3, and none of them are from Todd...

[@briskdesert684]

So?

[@JDUCSUDMU38948]

@@briskdesert684he didn’t deserve to win…… duh

[@briskdesert684]

@@JDUCSUDMU38948 that is a weird way of thinking.

[@liamroberts2576]

26:10 James so ironic

[@begonestink2956]

The whole talk about how they made up the story about the miscarriage was so nasty. 😭Like bro, what is wrong with them. Courtney tho made the worst comments though imo, like what the hell, how can anyone like her after that.

[@angelat1839]

It’s been done before. People lie in the game ALL the time to get ahead so it is logical to wonder if that was what had just happened. Also it’s grimey to put such personal news out to the entire world. I can see why the validity of something so personal being shared was legitimate.

[@jamesclouse9947]

@@angelat1839 I get your point except the one about it being grimy to put it out there. He was asked and his sister did lose a baby and if you see your brother you're going to tell him about the miscarriage. You are blaming him for getting the news when he did and it's stupid.

[@jamesclouse9947]

@@angelat1839 so his sister should have not told him about the miscarriage because she should have thought about how it effects the game? And he should have not reacted at all to losing his nephew/niece? Stupid. And when asked what was wrong he should have not told anyone to not effect the game? Stupid

[@lemenjr.7872]

❤❤❤

[@motchimadness7192]

I think amanda played the best game but todd just killed the final jury vote

[@Renwoxing13]

When you call yourself a bad boy you know your as soft as puppy 💩

[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

❤️

[@Instinct245]

Todd was good

[@svensvensson1085]

Badabim badabom

[@tnewman6967]

Pg was so dumb…😅

[@cabbage9798]

I feel like Amanda shoulda won lol, :(

[@thoseriseofkingdomsadswith972]

her FTC was bad, like real bad

[@riangiar1448]

She should bring Denise and Peih-Gee to final tribal council in order to get the vote for winning, but she chose the other two..LOL

[@as.dexter]

​@@riangiar1448Denise and Courtney* Peih Gee is the underdog of the season and could have the bitter jurors on lock.

[@Shutterbun4]

We really need to see the version of this season with Amanda's butt not being blurred at every opportunity. It's as if she had a Disney logo tattooed on her butt cheek or something. Come on, CBS!

[@johnperez7606]

Todd deserves the win

[@israelizzyyarrashamiaak766]

Amanda always looks utterly heartbroken on the verge of tears. She’s so fake lol 😂😂😂😂 I do enjoy her game play but she’s just so fake.

[@ghostoftheblueteletubby7790]

Let's be honest, the liquor store won this season of survivor😅

[@stevesyverson8625]

Amanda has such a wonderful smile and intelligence. I would have voted for her and at the same time I would have distanced myself from her. I am only a man and temptation would have been rampant. God bless her and family! I wonder how many times that Jeff hit on her.

[@esdeathisbae9480]

Amanda is so overrated

[@bryancarson5908]

Not too much! She’s amazing

[@esdeathisbae9480]

@@bryancarson5908 I don't think she's a terrible player but HOW BAD do you have to bomb FTC to being one of the 2 top contenders to getting 3rd place

[@akarinova]

@@esdeathisbae9480and what makes it worse is the fact that had she just tied the vote at final 4, and Denise beat Todd at fire, Amanda probably ends up winning anyway despite a bad FTC

[@tmm4195]

I don't think she's necessarily overrated. She is a great player and has done fairly well every time she played. She just bombs in the end lol

[@Veralidainai]

I don’t think Amanda’s a terrible player. She’s just bad at Final Tribal Councils.

[@israelizzyyarrashamiaak766]

This is the first time I realized Courtney was 2nd and Amanda 3rd…😜😜 yay

[@davestevens4263]

I hadn’t subscribed but you thanked me for it soo I subscribed. Lol I always give a like if I wantch the channel .

[@petrlhotak2261]

I hate these three. I hate almost everyone in that season. I really like James. Btw. In my opinion best finalist are JT and Stephen in Tocantins

[@helloenemy]

this group was great. great final 3

[@tylernathan7985]

You find out about a person by observation not by talking to them when they will most likely be lying

[@tigerwoman4411]

I will choose Country just because she had no clue what she was doing but made it to the top 3

[@CookieMonster1390]

i appreciate that you leave in the horribly embarrassing “ninja buffs!!” remark whenever covering this season’s merge 🥲