I’ve come to terms with the Survivor 50 cast not being everything I wanted and am legitimately fired up for the milestone season, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still hit by the occasional ping of sadness over a legend that’s not there. I got hit with one of those pings again this morning while I was watching a pregame interview with Coach, who is returning, and he confirmed a fantastic Russell Hantz story about Heroes vs Villains.
Many Survivor fans, including this one, would tell you the greatest season of all time is Heroes vs Villains. There are a lot of reasons for that, but one of the things that makes it so great is all the returnees slowly realizing the destructive power of Russell Hantz. The all-time villain was the only player in the game who everyone else hadn’t watched play since his season had just finished filming, and it took a long time for players to truly understand what they were dealing with.
