Australian Survivor: Redemption episode 5: The end of Dirty Harry?

If you are going to find yourself voted off on a show like Australian Survivor: Redemption, you might as well go down swinging. This is why we can never hate Dirty Harry, one of the true greats of this game.

Is this likely the last time we see him play? There is a good chance of that, especially since this time around, he only made it five episodes. Yet, we do not think that his departure this time has to do with a lack of skill; rather, it is a reminder that anytime you play, there are some things you need to go your way. Harry had multiple people on his tribe who never seemed that interested in working with him; meanwhile, Loz was sent temporarily to the other tribe because of a twist and Lyndl won individual immunity in yet another twist. (To be fair, she also had an idol and likely would have used it had she needed to.)

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Basically, Harry found himself in a situation in this episode where the two top targets could not be voted off the Bounty tribe and he was a sitting duck. This is where he came up with the insane plan of having him and Jackson play a little roulette. They could take the flint, keep it at Tribal Council, and tell the group that if they voted one of them out, there was a 50-50 chance they would be unable to make fire. We honestly think Harry knew he was going before coming up with this, and he was clinging to the idea that Jackson’s sense of theatrically would have him play along. That was before Jackson exposed him at Tribal Council and his game was sunk.

Had Jackson not done that, would Harry have still gone? We likely think so, and we honestly feel like this whole move was similar to Tony Vlachos trying to claim he had an idol in a sock. In this game, you should try anything, even if it is outlandish and has a 1% chance of working. Harry did that and in the end, we almost respect him more now than either one of the times that he played. American Survivor needs this kind of creative thinking!

Are you bummed to see Harry gone from Australian Survivor: Redemption so soon?

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