The Deadbolt Interview – Divided Survivor Loyalties with Villain Rob Mariano

April 5th, 2010 | posted by conrad walton |

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THE DEADBOLT: What do you think it is about Russell and how he can easily sway people? Everyone knew he couldn’t be trusted, so how did he do it?

ROB: You know, I don’t know if this is a compliment to me or not, but I think Russell is playing a combination of the first two seasons I played on Survivor. His strategy is eerily similar to the way I played in Marquesas and in All-Stars. Unfortunately for him, I learned that will only get you so far and it’s effective only to a point. I don’t think he’s learned that yet. I don’t see how, in the end, he’s going to be able to pull it off. The reason why is people are doing what he says? First of all, let’s back up a little bit, okay?

THE DEADBOLT: Sure.

ROB: When Tyson voted the way he did, I don’t really believe that Russell influenced Tyson’s vote that way. What happened was: Tyson got scared about his name being up on the block. When I was trying to convince Tyson on how a tie would work, I looked in his eyes and I could tell he was still uneasy about it. He wasn’t sure that what I was saying was correct. So anytime your name is up there, you’re nervous. I think he thought that there’s no way Russell is going to give the immunity away so Parvati is going to go home regardless. Let me throw a vote Parvati’s way and that way Parvati will go home and I’ll still look all right in Russell’s eyes in case I need him at some point later down the road.

What he failed to realize was that if Russell did give immunity to Parvati, then it’s his ass going home, which makes no sense, because if you do it the way I do it, if he does take that chance – which he shouldn’t but he did – if he does take that chance, Parvati goes home and he goes next. I don’t think Russell believed for one minute that his plan was going to work. I think he thought, “I’m probably going this week or next week, let me try to save a shred of dignity and throw the idol Parvati’s way and pray that something happens.”

Luckily for him, something did happen. So he caught a good break there. I mean, it happens. You’ve got to get lucky to win Survivor. You’ve got to get lucky to stay in the game all of the way through, and he did get lucky. Unfortunately, at the same time, I got very unlucky about what happened and there was nothing I could do about it.

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  1. 11 Responses to “The Deadbolt Interview – Divided Survivor Loyalties with Villain Rob Mariano”

  2. By dianne on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    i want Rob back !!…put him back in on the heroes team…he shouldn’t have been with the villians to begin with

    I LOVE BOSTON ROB!!! i want him back..i hate russell !!

  3. By Jennifer on Apr 6, 2010 | Reply

    Face it Russell Is the SHIZNIT. He dominates this Game. AND for your 411 ROB, Russell did plant the seed that let Tyson take himself out. Russell is like Hurrican IKE slow movein and Disasterous. RUSSELL ROCKS best Player Ever. TEXAS loves Russell.

  4. By patricia ellison on Apr 6, 2010 | Reply

    BRING BACK BOSTON ROB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Make it an exciting game again.

  5. By patricia ellison on Apr 6, 2010 | Reply

    BRING BACK BOSTON ROB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. By Not Happy on Apr 7, 2010 | Reply

    Boston Rob is the GREATEST reality show player EVER…… LET THE GUY FINALLY SHINE!!!! He has been robbed (no pun intended) repeatedly!! I refuse to watch anymore episodes UNTIL HIS RETURN!!!!

  7. By Not Happy on Apr 7, 2010 | Reply

    and this is only in reference to Survivor…. I won’t even get started on “other” shows he was a part of that he CLEARLY DOMINATED but was ROBBED/CHEATED out of winning…..

  8. By brett on Apr 8, 2010 | Reply

    Russell is a little dog back stabber turd come and play with me russell and you will find pain

  9. By linda on Apr 8, 2010 | Reply

    I have been a loyal Survivor fan since the first season. I was really sorry to see Rob go. I debated not watching anymore, but simply cannot stay away. I hope ANYONE wins as long as it is not Russell. He is a disgusting “little man”. He was a liar the first time he played and he is still a spineless liar. Coach certainly proved his word is not his honor. No surprise there. I will miss Boston Rob and really wanted him to be the one who went to the end. It’s really anti-climatic now, but I’ll continue to be a fan because I adore Jeff Probst.

  10. By WOW on Apr 8, 2010 | Reply

    If what Rob says is true, and Tyson went home because he got scared and didn’t understand the game… Well I couldn’t be happier. Tyson officially gets my vote for worse player ever. I wanted to give Tyson a little credit on preparing for an eventual Rob vote off with Russell. It’s really looking like that wasn’t the case. Good bye and Good riddance Tyson.

    BTW: I wish Rob didn’t get voted out. I wanted watch him and Russ fight it out to the end! This has been the best season of survivor EVER!

  11. By Corey Miller on Apr 8, 2010 | Reply

    It’s very funny to me u see Boston Rob said either your with me or against me it turned on him like that. RuSSEL HAntz rocks

  12. By Noelle on Apr 8, 2010 | Reply

    I hated Russell then, I still HATE him now. I really miss Rob. Tonights show was soooo boring…

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