@@winstonrusso7744 Exactly. He was brought along by Shan and his one move outside of Shan was to get rid of Shan which torpedoed his game instantly. He was on the bottom of the post merge alliance and seems completely unaware that he was getting rid of his only ally.
@@sd.2528 yup made zero sense to drop Naseer over heather and erika and then take out his biggest ally and decide to take all the blame and considers himself to be the best player ever. Yup somebody who’s at the bottom of his premerge tribe, bottom of the black alliance(Yase was trying to flip Erika , Heather, and Naseer, not Ricard, just shows how bad his positioning was where the outsiders thought of him as disposable and he wasn’t even black), makes the move on shan and has no allies left after that.
Ricard is not holding back. WOW! Rob did an excellent job just letting him talk and asking the right questions. He really let it all hangout. People might be mad at Ricard after this interview that played with him in S41.
It’s great how honest he’s being. Excited to hear how he felt about the advantage scavenger hunt before the Final Immunity challenge, I hated that part and it killed his game.
Wow. I loved Ricard's breakdown about "come on in guys." I'm not mad at that. It makes sense. Survivor and CBS set Ricard up though. Their editing made him the scapegoat.
God, I love Ricard so much. I know people feel that he was too cocky on the show, and there are signs of it here, but you can tell that he just has a genuine love for the game, and a genuinely GOOD understanding of every aspect of the game, AND he has the ability to really reflect on what went wrong at what step of the way. The more he explained as the podcast went on, I really found myself in his strategy, and I'm glad to finally have (another!) modern-day queer figure to look up to on the show.
1:17:00 has to be one of the sweetest moments I've ever heard of in survivor. As a gay person myself it's really nice to hear stories like this about two friends who just appreciate a moment like this together. Given that it's now 2022 it's much more normal for friendships like this to occur and I can attest to that given my closest friends are straight guys and it's just nice to hear about a moment like this
As someone who’s watched every episode of this past season as well as each podcast after the épaisses aired, listening to this deep dive was very eye opening and clarified a lot of the questions that came up in regards to the edit versus the reality. I knew Ricard was a great strategist but the way he was able to depict his role in moves that seemingly were credited to someone else in the edit just shows how dominant Ricard was in the season as a social and strategical player (obv physical too).
Great deepdive! Especially on the points during the merge. I'm glad Ricard noted that he wanted some sort of a Yase-Ua alliance because I was so frustrated when it didn't happen
Oh! I loved this interview. Thanks Rob for this awesome interview. I loved Ricard. I loved the way he played this really tough game. There's so much wisdom I have learnt. Oh! So beautiful ❤️
Wow...covid really did a number on how Survivor was produced. A LOT of time for quarantine to ensure safety for the cast (and crew I'm sure). I agree that the season was not marketed correctly. There was no "monster", and they did the contestants dirty by not informing them of the hourglass twist. Surprised there was no contestant riot to stop playing the game at that point. Also, it sucks that players are getting hate mail/messages for what happened months ago on a tv game show. They are contestants, and they are playing for their self preservation and longevity in the game. The big picture perspective is that viewers watch Survivor for entertainment, and the players are part of the edited product, so yeah, it's understandable to root for some and feel very attached to certain players, but it's very unwarranted to take it out on players personally. Anyways, great interview. Definitely did not hold back and laid it out all there. Ricard was definitely a bit cocky/high confident, but he had the game chops to back it all up. Would be nice to see him play again in a future season.
Really enjoyed this interview. While there's a lot of contradictions here, I'm glad to see someone who thinks Heather deserves more credit than she got. Good job to both of you with this interview!
Amazing person, amazing player, and an amazing interview! After episode 1 I regretted choosing Deshawn as my winner pick over my 2nd choice, Ricard (although at least I didn’t pick my 3rd choice JD). The edit made it hard to read where he was at in the game at various points, but in every confessional he was extremely articulate about the game or his personal life and it just made me feel something. That’s what makes him such a great character on top of his phenomenal game on a stacked cast for a newbie season. I can’t wait to see him come back, if production doesn’t invite him then they’re doing something wrong.
This is a great, entertaining interview! Thanks for Ricard for your honesty, being critical but also seeming realistic. I’m also glad he stood up on the come on in guys. ♥️
you HAVE to get xander's perspective too.. he couldn't articulate his game in the final tribal council but deserves a second chance to tell his story properly
He wasn't my favorite player of the season and I see him more as cocky than confident. That being said, it's extremely difficult to "hate" on him because he played a damn good game. Better than Shan's game. He didn't make any mistakes. The only thing that got him out was not winning immunity when he was the biggest threat left in the game.
That's not true. Xander lost because he brought Erika with him which was a bad read of the threats left in the game and he could not explain his game, making it easier not to vote for him. He does win if he eliminates Erika and explains his game well.
@@iMaDeMoN2012 if Xander bring Heather, DeShawn and Erica battle for the fire. DeShawn beat Erica, DeShawn wins getting vote from the black alliance. They never respected Xander's game even his own tribe based on Ponderosa videos. If Erica wins the fire over DeShawn, she looked good over the jury and history repeats itself.
@@joniblue7475 Ricard said "Xander never had a shot" because he could not read the Jury. If Xander could read the jury he would have taken Erika out himself in FMC, and he would told the jury what they need to hear at FTC. Deshawn's game was so erratic and emotional that he had a real up hill battle for winning. Heather had a better chance than him.
love ricard, but i would recommend watching shan and lianas interview with lauren beck here on youtube to hear their (especially shan’s) point of view on some of this.
JD annoyed me from moment 1. His ego was so out of whack. Ricard...loving your honest and excitement for the game! Looking forward to seeing you on another season and cheering for you again!! ;)
Ricard's mom needs to make her own twitter account, and her picture should be a picture of her computer screen that has her facebook profile picture that is a picture of her phone background that is a picture of her printed out.
After listening to this interview it really seems people were holding a personal grudge against Xander for not playing the idol for them. Also the jury wanting a female winner seems to have really been a big drive as well.
@@chickenchicken9072 But he still would have beaten her. That's the important part. Who cares if it's difficult for him or not? No matter how good his strategic game was, noone should go into a final tribal expecting it to be easy.
@@chickenchicken9072 I'm pretty certain he does.... Unless he absolutely tanks his answers in Final Tribal Council, but given how eloquently and well spoken he was throughout the game, I sincerely doubt it.
I think this really puts to bed the idea that Erika WASNT dead in the water at the merge without the ridiculous hour glass twist. She was clearly on the outs and in a bad spot and got lucky.
When I was a kid my mom would ask me to take out the garbage and I didn't want to, so I would tell her that I'll do it later or make up excuses until she gets mad and then I say, "I said I will do it you don't have to yell." I'm innocent. (Ricard holding Shan's advantage hostage.)
Why did Shan hate Erika? Women of Asian descent very often have a hard time on these reality shows, from white Americans and even more so from Black Americans. There is much racism in the US (and everywhere else), conscious and unconscious.
She didn't hate Erika she knew Erika was gonna win. She was gunning for Erika because she knew she was a threat. She still voted for Erika to win in the end.
@@DrDman2000 People like Hannah, Laurel, Angelina, Julie, and Noura did not deserve to win over the other finalists in those seasons. Just like how Tai, Ken, Troyzan, and Ryan didn’t either. The winners have just been Men predominately since 26 mostly probably because of twists, not really the finalists themselves being the problem.
@@mikenadj.j4355 That’s actually my point - the women you listed didn’t win because they (arguably) didn’t deserve to. They were eligible for the victory but deemed unworthy by the men and women of the jury. So the idea that women unilaterally vote for other women is false
@@DrDman2000 Well for 41 it was a little different because the audience wanted a female winner after 39 and 40 were male winners again. So both men and women on the jury were more likely going to vote for a woman on this particular season. Erika deserved it over the other two, but I don’t think a man could have beat a women at final tribal on this particular season, unless if the woman finalist was a horrible player/person throughout the game .
@@mikenadj.j4355 I disagree. If Ricard makes it, against anyone he wins. Danny likely beats anyone in the final six save for Ricard. Heather was largely disliked by the jury (exist interviews called her “creepy” and “ignorant) - if the final 3 is Heather/Xander/Deshawn I don’t think heather is the favorite there. I think what we saw in the final three we did get was Xander/Deshawn burnt enough bridges that Erica’s under-the-radar game was more palatable. Even if the jury was hoping the best option at final trial would be a woman, they didn’t vote for Erica *because* she’s a woman.
I don’t think people should send him hate at all but I honestly don’t like how much he went to bat for Erica it would have made her seem more like a winner in others eyes if she spoke more for herself
Rob, I am disappointed in you for backing Ricard up about the "Come on in guys" incident. It was beyond asinine for Ricard to have that moment, considering that throughout the rest of the show him and many of the other players continuously use the word "guys" in various contexts. Hypocrisy at its finest, and you should have called him out on it. Ricard brought unnecessary politics into the show and has taken away an iconic line from the fans. And Jeff pandered to the political correctness. You are our voice Rob, you speak for the fans, and you have let us down. Ricard, thanks for ruining the show.
Except Rob has said many times that he agrees with more inclusive language? So why would he say anything else? "ruining the show" lmao seeya next season
@Mr Meme There is a difference between people pressuring a show into being more inclusive and people advocating the word "guy" be banned from all language. It is disingenuous to boil down Ricard's argument to "people should never use the word guy ever again". He never said that. He wants the show to be as welcoming as possible to all. When people get to know eachother interpersonally you figure out what they want to be called. If someone approves of "guy" or not you will figure out through talking one-on-one with them. Survivor is a TV show, not a singular person. 41 isn't one of my favorites either because of the twists though. Also asserting that ratings dropped because black people talked about racism is odd. Social commentary has always been in shows, especially like Survivor. There's no evidence to support this is the case. I could argue that the viewership went down because of the awful twists and format, but I wouldn't do that because I have no evidence of that. And I agree, I like Ricard too. Thanks for the civil response.
Easily the most wanted returnee from 41 for me, incredible player. Stoked to hear his full thoughts on everything!
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Ehhh Shan might be the most wanted, but not by much. Even though Shan ended up being portrayed as a villain she was brilliant.
I wanted Ricard to win so bad
Ricard plays such a very well rounded game. Strategic, physical and social. Definitely needs to come back.
Yup exactly, such a good triple threat. I'm sure he'll be back as soon as he's ready because the show would probably love him back
He played poor social and strategic
@@winstonrusso7744 Exactly. He was brought along by Shan and his one move outside of Shan was to get rid of Shan which torpedoed his game instantly. He was on the bottom of the post merge alliance and seems completely unaware that he was getting rid of his only ally.
@@sd.2528 yup made zero sense to drop Naseer over heather and erika and then take out his biggest ally and decide to take all the blame and considers himself to be the best player ever. Yup somebody who’s at the bottom of his premerge tribe, bottom of the black alliance(Yase was trying to flip Erika , Heather, and Naseer, not Ricard, just shows how bad his positioning was where the outsiders thought of him as disposable and he wasn’t even black), makes the move on shan and has no allies left after that.
@@sd.2528 You don't truly know survivor if you think Ricard played poorly. Did you listen to this interview at all?
Ricard is not holding back. WOW! Rob did an excellent job just letting him talk and asking the right questions. He really let it all hangout. People might be mad at Ricard after this interview that played with him in S41.
First Evvie, and now Ricard?! Rob, you spoil us too much. But I'm so excited, I'm hopeful for more Deep Dives from the 41 cast!
Xander sleeping in the rain unnecessarily, purely for the melodrama of it all. What a guy 🤣☔
It’s great how honest he’s being. Excited to hear how he felt about the advantage scavenger hunt before the Final Immunity challenge, I hated that part and it killed his game.
Wow. I loved Ricard's breakdown about "come on in guys." I'm not mad at that. It makes sense. Survivor and CBS set Ricard up though. Their editing made him the scapegoat.
Ricard is phenomenal on breaking it down in a way that is complex, yet simple
God, I love Ricard so much. I know people feel that he was too cocky on the show, and there are signs of it here, but you can tell that he just has a genuine love for the game, and a genuinely GOOD understanding of every aspect of the game, AND he has the ability to really reflect on what went wrong at what step of the way. The more he explained as the podcast went on, I really found myself in his strategy, and I'm glad to finally have (another!) modern-day queer figure to look up to on the show.
1:17:00 has to be one of the sweetest moments I've ever heard of in survivor. As a gay person myself it's really nice to hear stories like this about two friends who just appreciate a moment like this together. Given that it's now 2022 it's much more normal for friendships like this to occur and I can attest to that given my closest friends are straight guys and it's just nice to hear about a moment like this
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Ricard ripping JD to shreds is giving me life. I love it!!!
As someone who’s watched every episode of this past season as well as each podcast after the épaisses aired, listening to this deep dive was very eye opening and clarified a lot of the questions that came up in regards to the edit versus the reality. I knew Ricard was a great strategist but the way he was able to depict his role in moves that seemingly were credited to someone else in the edit just shows how dominant Ricard was in the season as a social and strategical player (obv physical too).
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i love how honest ricard is!! great person and player
Love his passionate defense of Heather’s game.
Great deepdive! Especially on the points during the merge. I'm glad Ricard noted that he wanted some sort of a Yase-Ua alliance because I was so frustrated when it didn't happen
Loved this Ricard is great with strategy explanations. I would love to see him as a guest anytime
I truly envy his confidence! Amazing player!! Thanks for these interviews Rob!👏👏
Oh! I loved this interview. Thanks Rob for this awesome interview. I loved Ricard. I loved the way he played this really tough game. There's so much wisdom I have learnt. Oh! So beautiful ❤️
Great interview
I love him so much! Played such a great game. It was strategic AND entertaining to watch.
This was one of the best interviews from Season 41. Thanks for being honest, Ricard.
Keep these interviews coming Rob!! And don't hoard them, we want to watch them!
Wow...covid really did a number on how Survivor was produced. A LOT of time for quarantine to ensure safety for the cast (and crew I'm sure). I agree that the season was not marketed correctly. There was no "monster", and they did the contestants dirty by not informing them of the hourglass twist. Surprised there was no contestant riot to stop playing the game at that point.
Also, it sucks that players are getting hate mail/messages for what happened months ago on a tv game show. They are contestants, and they are playing for their self preservation and longevity in the game. The big picture perspective is that viewers watch Survivor for entertainment, and the players are part of the edited product, so yeah, it's understandable to root for some and feel very attached to certain players, but it's very unwarranted to take it out on players personally.
Anyways, great interview. Definitely did not hold back and laid it out all there. Ricard was definitely a bit cocky/high confident, but he had the game chops to back it all up. Would be nice to see him play again in a future season.
Jeff was the monster.
Ricard is pretty hilarious. I just crack up every time he says 'these fools' in the interview. 😂
Really enjoyed this interview. While there's a lot of contradictions here, I'm glad to see someone who thinks Heather deserves more credit than she got. Good job to both of you with this interview!
Ricard Just ❤️ for you. All the best to you and your family 💞😷
Damn I’m only 15 minutes in and I can already tell that Richard is one of the smartest survivor players ever, both intellectually and emotionally
Amazing person, amazing player, and an amazing interview! After episode 1 I regretted choosing Deshawn as my winner pick over my 2nd choice, Ricard (although at least I didn’t pick my 3rd choice JD). The edit made it hard to read where he was at in the game at various points, but in every confessional he was extremely articulate about the game or his personal life and it just made me feel something. That’s what makes him such a great character on top of his phenomenal game on a stacked cast for a newbie season. I can’t wait to see him come back, if production doesn’t invite him then they’re doing something wrong.
This is a great, entertaining interview! Thanks for Ricard for your honesty, being critical but also seeming realistic.
I’m also glad he stood up on the come on in guys. ♥️
JD sounds so frustrating 😂 I'm glad they didn't let him pull anything off, because it sounds like he would have lorded it over everyone hahahaha
you HAVE to get xander's perspective too.. he couldn't articulate his game in the final tribal council but deserves a second chance to tell his story properly
Everyone should
Love Ricard so much! 🌈
Ricard still with the glorious hair
Streamed 5 days ago? How did I miss this??
He is such a good storyteller. I love watching interviews from him and Xander
He wasn't my favorite player of the season and I see him more as cocky than confident. That being said, it's extremely difficult to "hate" on him because he played a damn good game. Better than Shan's game. He didn't make any mistakes. The only thing that got him out was not winning immunity when he was the biggest threat left in the game.
Hope they bring back Ricard. Poor Xander no matter who he bring he would still lose whether it was Heather, DeShawn or Erica.
That's not true. Xander lost because he brought Erika with him which was a bad read of the threats left in the game and he could not explain his game, making it easier not to vote for him. He does win if he eliminates Erika and explains his game well.
@@iMaDeMoN2012 if Xander bring Heather, DeShawn and Erica battle for the fire. DeShawn beat Erica, DeShawn wins getting vote from the black alliance. They never respected Xander's game even his own tribe based on Ponderosa videos. If Erica wins the fire over DeShawn, she looked good over the jury and history repeats itself.
@@joniblue7475 Ricard said "Xander never had a shot" because he could not read the Jury. If Xander could read the jury he would have taken Erika out himself in FMC, and he would told the jury what they need to hear at FTC. Deshawn's game was so erratic and emotional that he had a real up hill battle for winning. Heather had a better chance than him.
@@iMaDeMoN2012 I disagree. I actually think Deshawn beats Xander and Heather
Thanks Rob good job with Evvie et Ricard
LOVE RICARD!!!!!!
Sydney is so underrated, she’s the kind of player that wins when they bring her back
love ricard, but i would recommend watching shan and lianas interview with lauren beck here on youtube to hear their (especially shan’s) point of view on some of this.
Omg I love the fact that Ricard owns a chucky doll
JD annoyed me from moment 1. His ego was so out of whack. Ricard...loving your honest and excitement for the game! Looking forward to seeing you on another season and cheering for you again!! ;)
So glad he was on this season instead of 43 or 44 goddamn this season wouldve been weird without him
I didn't get it, how did Shan thought it was Liana's plan to get her out when it was a split vote between the two of them???
Best player of S41!
Papaya thing makes a lot more sense😌
wow hes such a strategic king
Thanks for the insight into your game Ricard!
This was amazing
The champ is here!
I love listening to Ricard and would love to see him return. Still though, he is a frustrated prick beyond belief.
Shan next please I yearn
Ricard's mom needs to make her own twitter account, and her picture should be a picture of her computer screen that has her facebook profile picture that is a picture of her phone background that is a picture of her printed out.
Ngl but Shan doesn't sound like a very good friend in this interview 😬 I'd be pretty upset if I had the experiences that Ricard shared
Shan and Ricard have the wackiest relationship ever!
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After listening to this interview it really seems people were holding a personal grudge against Xander for not playing the idol for them. Also the jury wanting a female winner seems to have really been a big drive as well.
But it's not a guarantee that a woman would have won. If Ricard was in the end against Heather or Erica, they still lose.
@@roger_towny_jr Ricard would actually have a tough time beating Erika believe it or not.
@@chickenchicken9072 But he still would have beaten her. That's the important part. Who cares if it's difficult for him or not? No matter how good his strategic game was, noone should go into a final tribal expecting it to be easy.
@@roger_towny_jr I’m saying it’s not exactly certain if he actually beats Erika.
@@chickenchicken9072 I'm pretty certain he does....
Unless he absolutely tanks his answers in Final Tribal Council, but given how eloquently and well spoken he was throughout the game, I sincerely doubt it.
I think this really puts to bed the idea that Erika WASNT dead in the water at the merge without the ridiculous hour glass twist. She was clearly on the outs and in a bad spot and got lucky.
When I was a kid my mom would ask me to take out the garbage and I didn't want to, so I would tell her that I'll do it later or make up excuses until she gets mad and then I say, "I said I will do it you don't have to yell." I'm innocent. (Ricard holding Shan's advantage hostage.)
Love the interview , but maybe cut it down to one hour
I love Richard!
Why did Shan hate Erika? Women of Asian descent very often have a hard time on these reality shows, from white Americans and even more so from Black Americans. There is much racism in the US (and everywhere else), conscious and unconscious.
She didn't hate Erika she knew Erika was gonna win. She was gunning for Erika because she knew she was a threat. She still voted for Erika to win in the end.
Even more so from black Americans? Yikes. Horrible take.
1:41:34 It’s a shame that Ricard insinuates that women will vote for a woman to win purely because of their gender by saying that. 😕
That’s his opinion- women have made final tribal in all of the last 10 seasons and only three have won
@@DrDman2000 People like Hannah, Laurel, Angelina, Julie, and Noura did not deserve to win over the other finalists in those seasons. Just like how Tai, Ken, Troyzan, and Ryan didn’t either. The winners have just been Men predominately since 26 mostly probably because of twists, not really the finalists themselves being the problem.
@@mikenadj.j4355 That’s actually my point - the women you listed didn’t win because they (arguably) didn’t deserve to. They were eligible for the victory but deemed unworthy by the men and women of the jury. So the idea that women unilaterally vote for other women is false
@@DrDman2000 Well for 41 it was a little different because the audience wanted a female winner after 39 and 40 were male winners again. So both men and women on the jury were more likely going to vote for a woman on this particular season. Erika deserved it over the other two, but I don’t think a man could have beat a women at final tribal on this particular season, unless if the woman finalist was a horrible player/person throughout the game .
@@mikenadj.j4355 I disagree. If Ricard makes it, against anyone he wins. Danny likely beats anyone in the final six save for Ricard. Heather was largely disliked by the jury (exist interviews called her “creepy” and “ignorant) - if the final 3 is Heather/Xander/Deshawn I don’t think heather is the favorite there. I think what we saw in the final three we did get was Xander/Deshawn burnt enough bridges that Erica’s under-the-radar game was more palatable. Even if the jury was hoping the best option at final trial would be a woman, they didn’t vote for Erica *because* she’s a woman.
I don’t think people should send him hate at all but I honestly don’t like how much he went to bat for Erica it would have made her seem more like a winner in others eyes if she spoke more for herself
1:04:11
Rob, I am disappointed in you for backing Ricard up about the "Come on in guys" incident. It was beyond asinine for Ricard to have that moment, considering that throughout the rest of the show him and many of the other players continuously use the word "guys" in various contexts. Hypocrisy at its finest, and you should have called him out on it. Ricard brought unnecessary politics into the show and has taken away an iconic line from the fans. And Jeff pandered to the political correctness.
You are our voice Rob, you speak for the fans, and you have let us down.
Ricard, thanks for ruining the show.
Except Rob has said many times that he agrees with more inclusive language? So why would he say anything else? "ruining the show" lmao seeya next season
@Mr Meme There is a difference between people pressuring a show into being more inclusive and people advocating the word "guy" be banned from all language. It is disingenuous to boil down Ricard's argument to "people should never use the word guy ever again". He never said that. He wants the show to be as welcoming as possible to all. When people get to know eachother interpersonally you figure out what they want to be called. If someone approves of "guy" or not you will figure out through talking one-on-one with them. Survivor is a TV show, not a singular person. 41 isn't one of my favorites either because of the twists though.
Also asserting that ratings dropped because black people talked about racism is odd. Social commentary has always been in shows, especially like Survivor. There's no evidence to support this is the case. I could argue that the viewership went down because of the awful twists and format, but I wouldn't do that because I have no evidence of that. And I agree, I like Ricard too. Thanks for the civil response.