One Of Survivor’s Most Notorious Players Wants To Come Back For Season 50, And I’m All For It For Two Big Reasons
Since the moment Survivor host Jeff Probst announced Season 50 will feature returning players, fans and former castaways have been fantasy casting who should be on the island and what the show’s format should look like. We likely won’t have any answers for awhile, given Season 46 just wrapped on the TV schedule, but that hasn’t stopped plenty of ex-players from publicly pitching themselves (and forming alliances). The latest is maybe the most legendary straight up villain of all-time: Russell Hantz.
The two-time finalist hasn’t played the American version of the show since Season 22. In fact, he famously said at the time of his elimination, after his tribemates intentionally threw the challenge to vote him off, that he’d never return again. Time has a way of healing those hard feelings, however, and Hantz now says he’d be willing to return for Season 50. He left himself an out to change his mind, but in Russell speak, it’s clear he wants to come back. Check out this quote he dropped on TikTok…
Fans, of course, have mixed feelings about a potential Russell return, which isn’t surprising given he’s one of the most cutthroat villains who has ever played Survivor. He lied, backstabbed and ran over the competition in Samoa and Heroes Vs Villains but couldn’t get enough support from jury members he’d tossed aside on his way to the finals to win.
I, however, would like to officially put it on record that I’m all for bringing him back for two major reasons. Let’s talk them out.
I Want To See The Players Who Built Survivor Back For Season 50, And Russell Is An All-Time Legend