Round Two: Hantz Up!

[Russell Hantz]

So, I'm not really how I feel about this stuff. I mean, the hit on Darrah was really, really nasty, and I'm not a fan of how it went down.

I actually am not really a fan of what went down between Kim and Erinn, either. I mean, honestly, I don't give a flying crap what Tara's real gender is, and the fact that she fooled everybody for so long is just another hallmark of the fact that she's an epic player. Kim essentially was stalking her, wanted to be friends with her on Facebook and all of that shit, and then eventually found out she was a dude, and then essentially blackmailed her into revealing it to the world.

Like... I dunno. It doesn't seem like a big deal to me, but Tara's pretty broken up about it. So I'm not a huge fan of my tribe right now, because apparently part of playing the game involves being gossipy and purposely being as mean to other players as possible.

I'm pissed off, because I was there for the duration of the challenge, me, Colleen, Kim, and Brett all kicked major ass, and Austin and Jenna didn't. But now, because I'm in an alliance with Austin and Kim, if we lose, we have to vote off Brett or Colleen. Not gonna lie, it's a strong temptation to kick off Austin, because he and Jenna are easily the weakest members of the team, but I dunno what's gonna happen. It's not an easy decision.

How freakin' sad is it that Russell Hantz of all people has a problem with how mean the game is getting to be?

[Fabio Birza]

Its not sad at all because remember you're the Angel Hantz, not the evil Russell!

1. Has Kim's actions against Erin changed your opinion of her at all from when you played in Manchuria?

2. You seem real torn on this tribe! Is there anyone on this tribe you trust and if you were kidnapped to either Verraad or Auha at this point, might you considering defecting?

[Russell Hantz]

Hey Fabio!

My opinion of Kim has definitely changed since Manchuria, but it's really been changing all the way along. I definitely had a certain conception of her throughout the game last time, and then when she got voted off, she revealed to me that she and I had been in another game together, in which she voted me off and the two of us got into a huge fight, so that definitely changed my opinion of her. Then we patched things up, and everything was cool, but then I read her confessionals from last season and saw that she'd really been hain' on me the entire way along, so that changed my opinion of her again, but then we made an alliance, and we've been hanging out and having a good time, but then this whole business with Erinn has really made me kind of wonder what's going on with her. I still like her, but I guess I kinda know what kind of player she is, and that she really doesn't have the same kind of ethical limitations that I do. Which isn't to say she's a jerk or anything, she's just playing the game in a way that I don't.

Hrmm. I wouldn't say that there's anyone I trust, no. I definitely learned my lesson last time around, and I really get the sense that this tribe has a pecking order that I'm fairly low on. I'm definitely stronger than Austin or Jenna, and I'm supposed to be in an alliance with Austin and Kim, but I don't really know how stock I can put into that stuff. I mean, it's early, Kim could ditch me without any serious ramifications for her endgame, so I wouldn't be surprised. If I got the option to defect to Veraad, I totally would, but definitely not Auha. Just about everybody on that tribe is a member of the "Screw Russell" club, so I really don't want to be a part of that.

Rob can also go screw himself. We had an alliance, and he just jumps to Veraad. So, whatever. I guess that just shows his true colors, and I definitely won't shed a tear if they dump his ass.