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Probably not well I think if he ever did come back he would be a massive target & be an early boot I think they would see right through his gameplay a second time
The Iceman, The Skater, The Myth himself. Man who pulled a 39 day act. He didnt play just the 15 fellow castaways. He played Probst, whole production and the whole audience cause you never know if hes serious, hes kidding or somewhere in the middle. Really unique character in the franchise and thanks to him I call Thailand the dark psychological thriller version of survivor(eventhough there was nothing thrilling about result he had it in the bag but stuff like Tedd/Ghandia makes for good thriller. And in the name of Brian Heidik guys, remember 3:55
I don't like him as a person and I hate his season but Brian was a great winner. He totally dominated the game from beginning to end. It was like Boston Rob in Redemption Island, but a little more entertaining. One thing I'd add: I think Brian was sincere in the Tanya confessional. Apparently Tanya basically asked to be voted off because she was so sick.
This might not have been mentioned but because he was involved with Brian’s story I just found out that as May 19th 2022 Clay had passed away from brief illness at 66. That’s all I heard so far however even though I didn’t care for Clay and the season itself, I am sorry about his passing. So RIP Clay.
Practice, practice, practice. I listen to the other stories and figure out what I like and don't like and try to adapt that in the newer videos. Same with the music, which I try to style to the season I am talking about. Thanks for noticing and for the compliment!
I thought I heard he intentionally did that and said the word out loud to let Ted win because the car curse was already becoming a thing where the winner of the challenge would not win the game and Brian did not need it anyway.
Has anybody come into the game of Survivor with a more perfect job than used car salesman, all the skills needed to a great used cars salesman apply to a great Survivor player, fake compassion, selling you a bill of goods, and charm. I think when this first broadcast my entire family from the beginning was thinking no way this guy doesn't win, we were right and to this day I still believe Brian to the purest Survivor player of all time.
Hate him or love him this guy made for some good tv. He was definitely entertaining. I would have love to see him on hero vs villain and in winners at war but we all know there is no way in hell this guy is ever coming back
Very forgettable season and very boring in my opinion, BUT the best player won! Which I can respect as a superfan. I remember watching this season as it aired when I was 15. Watching it back now there still are alot of forgettable characters. Brian's confessionals made this season. Side note: Apparently Helen & Ken were alternates for All-Stars
Darth Boxman to be honest the whole cast was boring if he was in a different season he would have been in the Russell league when it comes to villains or even bigger than Russell
As much as we're told he played a perfect game, keep in mind that he did gain immunity for the final three immunity events in a row. People were on to him, but literally couldn't vote him off.
That's why it's a perfect game. Not only you got to have the presence of mind on whose the biggest threat and who's gonna flip on you. You also need to make sure to win one of the most important aspect of the game and that is the immunity. How many players played a perfect game till they didn't win the final immunity? We can talked about Rob C Cirie David in MvGx
True but I also don't think they were going to do anything with that knowledge. If they were then you take Clay out at 5 yet that plan really went nowehere. He remained everyone's number 1 ally honestly and there wasn't a moment where they really could put the pieces together. Even at 5 Helen's was mad Brian thought she was plotting against him when the play even before he won immunity was to maybe take out Clay, and basically force Brian to take someone other than Clay to the end (which he might still win).
@@magicwindow6682 a perfect game wouldn’t involve ever HAVING to win an immunity challenge, as that means the player either mismanaged threat level or made strategic/social mistakes. However, Heidiks game outside of his jury management was quite dominant and impressive.
While they may have chosen to, I think Brian had such agency within the game that he would’ve made it to the end 9/10, even without winning the immunities. Where I really fault his game is his jury management, where he screwed up with Helen, Ken, Penny, etc.
The video I have been waiting for since I subscribed after seeing your Richard Hatch video the day that one came out.. Brian Heidik is utterly fascinating. Completely unique player.
i'm so excited for you to do people from all-stars. I want to see how your format is going to work when there is more than one season to draw upon for each character
Just based off the way these episodes are intro’ed, I’d imagine past seasons would only matter if someone is strategizing based off of it. ie “Tina’s name gets thrown out because she won her season.”
@@elijahculper5522 but like he also does use the context of the time to talk about whether the audience would be perceiving actions as like "hero" of "villain" actions, and for all-stars part of the context of the time could be the fact that the audience already has biases about these characters. For example the shelter conflict between Jerri and Rupert, the survivor audience like already hated Jerri and loved Rupert so is that a factor? Like in the intro he's clear hes not using future seasons or post-game interviews in the analysis but I'm interested to know how past seasons will factor in when they become relevant. Anyways I love this series and I'm excited to see it keep developing
I very much so enjoy ur story videos like this. Honestly it's the best survivor work on TH-cam, please keep up the good work I'll always be here to watch :-)
I remember watching these early seasons as they premiered! I was obsessed from the first episode of season one. My love wore off over time... Just got bored and didn't like all the changes and stuff but I can still appreciate the amazing show that is Survivor! I love that it's still going today ☺️ And I Love this channel so much ❤️ Bringing back good memories 😁
I'd watch the season live when I was like eight years old and didn't really remember any of it, including Brian, but I still had nightmares of that final immunity challenge. That way of being positioned with no way to move haunts me
I would consider Brian as Neutral Evil. "The neutral evil is an unscrupulous, self-serving character who is only out for himself. Power, glory, wealth, position, and anything that will make his life more comfortable is his goal. It matters not who gets caught in the middle, as long as he comes out smelling like a rose." Brian never did anything chaotic; he was just playing to win and didn't care about how many relationships were broken as long as the goal was achieved.
Thank you for making this video. I remember Brian played a very dominant game, so it was good to see this video. It would be good to see one of these videos about Chris Daugherty. He won his season from quite a difficult position in the game.
As much as I dislike him as a person, he 100% deserved that win. He by far outplayed everyone on that season and it’s no shock why he won. Even with most of the jury knowing he had a lot of money, he still won
Brian was definitely ahead of his time. Goat Strategy was money. His game play proves that an unconscious level human beings respect power and work ethic.
@@esdeathisbae9480 Haha, fun fact, I was totally wrong in my OP - because of this channel, I do watch it now! I've finished five seasons, and am currently watching Palau.
@@elspethtirel palau is good and is very bizarre something happens that never happens again in survivor and it has my favorite winner from the first 10 seasons
Dude, your videos bring back some great memories. I think I've watched the first 8 seasons religiously, then kinda took a break, then Heroes vs Villains came out and I caught up on the remaining seasons, then continued watching up until the first Blood vs Water, then full stop. With Winners at War I think I might jump back in on this show. Over the years we've seen some amazing characters, plots, twists, strategies, and Brian was one of the most stone cold players ever. I always tried to imagine how he'd do against some more dangerous players, both as a first time player and especially as a returning former winner. How would he fare against an opponent like Parvati or while being in a tribe minority facing elimination? Too bad we won't get to see that. Your content is amazing and I hope you keep up the great work. I can't wait to see your take on the following four seasons, especially the stories of "Dr. Cesternino and Matthew von Frankenstein" and the revenge tale of Chris Daugherty.
Your videos are really well done and often the highlight of my Monday afternoons. I can't wait to see all the videos you'll do on the rest of the seasons (whenever you get to them, of course), and see how you classify/analyze some of more interesting characters/winners (especially underrated ones such as Natalie White) as well as the evolution of the game itself. Thanks for the videos, and I can't wait for more!
@@roryodonnell4119 The reason she doesn't get many confessionals is because: A. Russell was the most interesting Character of the show, so he took up alot of the air time, and B. Natalie's winner's story can just as easily be told in Hantz losers story.
@@narwhal3051 They showed Russell the most because he did everything. I believe if someone wins the game the edit made them look as good as possible. If they don't look good it's because they didn't do much.
@@theMVPnamedERIC There is such a thing as doing too much. To list a few examples: 1. He burned Jaison unnecessarily. Jaison was one of only a few people on that merge tribe he had a chance of beating, a fact that is only compounded by... 2. He put Shambo on the jury, the ultimate goat of that season. Now not only can he not sit next to her, the jury has to hear her lecturing them about Russell's game. 3. He made a promise to Brett that he had absolutely no reason to make. It actually hurt Russell's game to make that promise, because he knows he's not going to honor it, so all he's doing is kicking Brett in the dick out the door. Russell got that screen time because he was the most entertaining player on the show. However, he made far too many boneheaded decisions to ever win the game. Compare that to Natalie, who saw that all the women who opposed Russell drop like flies, realised "you know what, my best play is to keep my head down and let the bull loose on the China shop." Then, when the tribes merged, she was able to bond with the other tribe in a way the rest of the Foa Foa 4 couldn't and launch a successful "at least I'm not that asshole" campaign. Granted, it wasn't the most flashy way to play, which is why she didn't get many confessional's, but you can't deny that it was effective.
@@narwhal3051 the people editing the show doesn't have something against Natalie. She didn't do much so that's the edit she got. I understand a win is a win. I'm just saying she didn't do anything. I don't understand people thinking that the people editing the show tried to make the person who won the game look bad. If Natalie Amber Sandra Michele was doing more than Russell Parvati Rob and Aubry the edit would have showed it.
When he did the thing where he’s counting off his alliance members and ends up with a middle finger, it cemented him as my favorite player of the season. Still one of my top 5 all time favorite players honestly. He’s very charismatic but also the literal devil himself.
5:24 knowing that Brian and Tanya were good friends after the show (Tanya is probably Brian's biggest defender, and he attended her wedding), I think he was somehow honest this time
It’s a shame Brian got casted on one of the worst seasons of the show whom most fans forget about, because he really was one of the smartest players in the whole franchise.
@@tmm4195 I mean for crying out loud he lost 3 jury votes to clay jordan of all people. The guy who popped a boner for Brian's wife on national television. This season really can't get any worse
I am finally actually watching the show for the first time ever on Paramount+ after a couple of years of watching Survivor TH-cam. I started at season one and I got to season five expecting to be impressed by how cutthroat Brian was. But honestly imo he didn’t really do anything that a modern survivor wouldn’t do. It just seems like he was ahead of his time.
Which is why he was great. I never watched modern survivor because I never liked the idol stuff and so on. It messes up people's strategy and it puts less emphasis on strategy but more emphasis on luck & drama. So I dont know much anything beyong season 15 but to me from all the contestants I have watched he was the best. Him & Tom Westman were the best players. The ones like Rob Mariano or Sandra Diaz. They were great strategists but they were also brutal & hated by the jury. Brian was so good with the charms that all his previous allies voted for him. Brian on the other hand, even though some people were dissatisfied with him, nobody hated him. His Ice Man persona is what makes his game so good.
R/askreddit Subject: what careers or jobs most likely attract psychopaths The top comment talks about Brian and the thread links straight to your video.
@@OnceUponAnIsland yep i agree. But im talking about his game play. He dominated the game. Anybody who dominates the their season can not been seen as an avarage winner. Other seasons of the show, players who played an avarage game get to the final and win
@@OnceUponAnIslandTbf he’s the only legit sociopath/awful person to win the game in 45 seasons. Someone so awful he was too villainous for the villains tribe. Him winning despite that (where all others failed) is why he’s great/stands out. Still an appalling human being of course but I guess I’d have voted for him over racist Clay too if forced (like Ted). That Ted/Ghandia situation ages worse by the second. Both the show and the tribe handled that about as textbook poorly as you could imagine.
He definitely blew that car challenge on purpose. Used car salesman fails to spell "road" correctly? No way, plus he loudly blurts out the correct answer knowing that Ted was right behind him. The car curse wasn't a thing yet but after his home video, winning that car would have significantly damaged his chances of winning
ted and Hellan both say they regret voting for brain at the reunion show because he was such an awful person after they watched the show live on tv and saw all of brain conference
So I just finished watching HvV, and I had an idea for some future videos. What if you made videos for certain characters that have multiple season arcs, like Jerri, Colby, and Tyson. Your channel centers around the story of these characters, and that is was gave me this idea. I know that you are currently going through the seasons chronologically, and I love it, but thought this might be a really interesting video topic down the line. Also great video, by far one of my favorites so far!
I heard that Brian supposedly knew that he always had four votes locked since he built relationships with them and knew they would literally never vote for Clay which is why he never made an effort with the other 3 jury members who were part of shook jai. If that's rlly the case, then I don't knock him for what happened with FTC and Clay getting 3 votes.
If that's true, it further harms my view of his already lacking social game. 4 people you have known for like a month bring a LOT of variables that one can't simply rely on 100%. The fact Clay actually stood a chance against Brian is straight up embarrassing and to know he banked on 4 people not being more complex than he imagined honestly makes me chuckle. Thailand rlly was a bizarre season
Brian Heidik’s run-in with the law in 2006 might have put him on the ‘Survivor’ blacklist Heidik competed in season 5 on Survivor: Thailand and won, although he is often regarded as one of the least likable winners ever. His nickname is Mr. Freeze, and he treated the game like a business trip. Following his win, Heidik was arrested in 2006 due to animal cruelty charges after allegedly shooting a puppy with a bow and arrow. His ex-wife also told reporters that he never adapted to real life after being on the show. However, Heidik is now remarried and has four children that keep him very busy.
@@mudnarchist i saw an interview and the doggie thing was explained awayu.. i think he was focused but it was hard to tell with focused on game vs psycho. i give him benefit of doubt though now
I really love your content and I just wish you had more views and subscribers. Please keep at it! It really only takes one video or collab for a channel to take off, and I could totally see that happening. Just know you have all our support.
In hindsight, watching this video made me think the fake merge would’ve been more successful if it ran for another episode. Either goes to 4-4 or 5-3 and I think both would’ve been better than the 5-4 merge we got
We got a 5-3 merge. They faked it in episode 7 (normal episode for the merge) and then did the real merge in episode 9. Whereas with no fake merge, it would of been 5-5.
@@OnceUponAnIsland yeah, I saw that, but I also think one that just has the winners out of it (Assuming eventually you do more winners). But yeah, I definitely do like that you have the playlist for all of the story videos
From my point of view, Brian misspelled road-trip on purpose while yelling out the answer to Ted because he felt winning the car would lessen his chances of winning the million. Also, when Ted took Helen with him on reward after winning the car while disregarding Brian giving him the answer, this helped give Brian the incentive to vote Ted out next. This, in my eyes, is a brilliantly ingenious move.
Once Upon An Island yeah, that is true. Ted really was too likable to take to the end. I just like to believe that the moment with the car really helped in furthering Brian’s agenda in getting Ted out. The way the episode was edited really gives you that confidence that that’s how it really went down.
@@johnfeather6476 I considered that he may have misspelled on purpose, but I really don't think he did. If he did do it just to put a target on Ted's back then that would of been a baller move.
Once Upon An Island Brian actually had an interview with Survivor Oz back in 2012 where he claimed that it his misspelling really was deliberate, and that, as a car salesman, he already had several cars at home so to him, cars were like “rocks.” You know, rock collection and all.
@@OnceUponAnIsland Natalie White is a top five winner easily, and Hantz is an unbelievably awful player. You could really use this opportunity to separate yourself from the casual crowd, and delve deep into Natalie's story, episode by episode. She only gets 15 confessionals because production knew Hantz made final three of HvV and wanted to hype him up; but Natalie's story is there if you care to find it. She is a great player and a deserving winner who is more than worthy of a deep look into her nearly flawless game.
I guess I don't get all the flack that Brian gets as a winner. He played the exact game that he told the cameras he was going to play from day one. He wasn't here to make friends, he was here to win. And he had all of the tools to do so. While the season overall was fairly boring (mainly due to the cast being blah), Brian's gameplay was very good. Plus, he was the first to use the GOAT strategy, and he doesn't really get the credit he deserves for that. (Except in this video, thank you!) You can't judge his win or his season based on what he may have done afterwards. Is he the most upstanding human being we've seen on the show? No. Is he a deserving winner who played his cards right and dominated the game at all of the right times? Absolutely.
He was awful to the others behind their back and never was honest. Even in the reunion show, Jeff probst got frustrated with him cause he's just full of crap. Couldn't be honest about why he won. Just watched the last 3 episodes.. cringe! Clay was at least honest about being an asshole😅
35:00, "It's not your turn." That is one of the most unintentionally funny lines. How did none of them think to talk to each other? She almost took it as fate that she deserved to go home, without putting up a fight. It's like, why are you in the game then? And this guy's win was so small, I consider it a loss. I don't believe in a "win is a win." You took somebody who did nothing in the game and barely won 3-2 votes, and that was after he bombed one of the juror's questions, angering the juror.
Brian played very strategically but he didnt have to try to hard since no one ever seemed to talk about alliances this season?? I I wonder how well he would do on a modern season of survivor
the conversation between brian and ken about ted would have lost him the game brian didn’t want to bring it up bc supposedly he said how they need to get ted out bc they can have another black winner. not sure if this is true or not but it would make sense why he doesn’t want to bring it up. i think i remember peridiam brining this up in a video
@@georgemillard777 apparentally it was with a bow and arrow (sniper? Oof) and it was accidental so likely if he had a good defence attorney he could just get a MASSIVE fine.
One of my favorite winners ever definitely one of the most dominant winners in the show’s history. And in my opinion I would say Brian is somewhat underrated now especially since he has never played again. What he does in this season is absolutely brilliant. The Iceman cometh
He was dominant with the first part of Survivor which entails getting to the end, but his social games had huge glaring flaws that saw him one vote shy of losing to Clay.
I feel like Brian is a really compelling winner in the "competency p*rn" kind of way. Like it's just compelling to watch someone understand and dominate something in every aspect. He's kind of an enigma and that's kind of the draw. I will say his one flaw is that he isn't honest at final tribal. He tries to play a heartless game and then convince the jury that he really is who he tricked them into thinking he was.
Amazing player in the game of survivor! Clever, cold and competetive. Every single person in his tribe trusted him which is surprising when you look what kind of person he is! He was acting briliant. His game was almost free from mistakes.. the only one was that he didn't get to know with Sook Jai members, but who cares if takes Clay to the final ;) He is undervalued because people don't like him and because of his acts after the show. I can understand this but in my opinion.... amazing winner, super interesting person and I would love to see him again. And at the end.. I think this guy is little bit a psychopath.
Has there been any legit analysis if Brian is a sociopath? That would seem to make sense of his game. It’s also possible he’s playing a character he knew would win the game.
Your comment is old, but I just want to come in and say that I 100% agree, I'm watching through Survivor for the first time and honestly have decided to skip this season because everyone is so unlikeable from that incident. I'm dissapointed that I have seen anyone else bring this up in the comments, really sad and disgusting what happened
She was stirring up problems because she accepted the apology and then chose to keep making an issue out of it. If she wouldnt accept it and kept being annoyed or cold towards the dude everyone would accept it.
How do you think Brian would have done on Winners at War?
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Probably not well I think if he ever did come back he would be a massive target & be an early boot I think they would see right through his gameplay a second time
@@58twright yeah, as we saw the old school players were early boots I think he'd be near Tysons boot episode
He would’ve been one of the first to go. Brian would never be able to win survivor again after Thailand.
I'm 150 - 200% happy with this video.
So you are cheating on this video?
@@OnceUponAnIsland They aren't even attracted to other videos!
Helen’s husband is the best player of the season.
He called it!
Mia Uz the guy on the loved one’s visit, the only one who thought to take out Brian 😂
She played too loyal. Like blind loyalty. She needed to disregard her personal ethics and play smart.
@@TheDizzleHawke she tried to do it but he got immunity
@@ezeclipz115 there were plenty of times he didn’t have immunity
The most awkward moment for Brian is the video part of the family visit
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Done and done!
That's what brought me here! Great video
@@MortimerJones99 Thank you! All of a sudden my views shot up and someone told me that I was linked on Reddit. Mind blown.
Great video, I found it in an ask reddit post. I’m definitely subscribing
Amazing video, great channel, so glad that kind redditor pointed me in this direction!
The Iceman, The Skater, The Myth himself. Man who pulled a 39 day act. He didnt play just the 15 fellow castaways. He played Probst, whole production and the whole audience cause you never know if hes serious, hes kidding or somewhere in the middle. Really unique character in the franchise and thanks to him I call Thailand the dark psychological thriller version of survivor(eventhough there was nothing thrilling about result he had it in the bag but stuff like Tedd/Ghandia makes for good thriller.
And in the name of Brian Heidik guys, remember 3:55
Ok whatever Brian
I don't like him as a person and I hate his season but Brian was a great winner. He totally dominated the game from beginning to end. It was like Boston Rob in Redemption Island, but a little more entertaining. One thing I'd add: I think Brian was sincere in the Tanya confessional. Apparently Tanya basically asked to be voted off because she was so sick.
This might not have been mentioned but because he was involved with Brian’s story I just found out that as May 19th 2022 Clay had passed away from brief illness at 66. That’s all I heard so far however even though I didn’t care for Clay and the season itself, I am sorry about his passing. So RIP Clay.
Once Upon An Island I can see a lot of work goes into every one of these stories, and they are really amazing. Keep up the great content.
Thank you so much! Each story video takes 40-50 hours of work.
Wow. I haven’t watched seasons 3 and 4 but your stories make me feel like I watched them myself.
@@savageguineapig5857 I would watch season 3. It has good character drama. Season 4 becomes real dull after episode 8.
I don’t know what you did with your vocal delivery with this episode but I like it. You sound more confident and dramatic without being overbearing.
Practice, practice, practice. I listen to the other stories and figure out what I like and don't like and try to adapt that in the newer videos. Same with the music, which I try to style to the season I am talking about. Thanks for noticing and for the compliment!
Honestly, Brian misspelling "Road Trip" is my favorite part of this season.
I thought I heard he intentionally did that and said the word out loud to let Ted win because the car curse was already becoming a thing where the winner of the challenge would not win the game and Brian did not need it anyway.
@@magicwindow6682 That adds up completely. A used car salesman not being able to spell road? Surely not!
when jeff held up an actual VHS tape i instantly aged 30 years
Has anybody come into the game of Survivor with a more perfect job than used car salesman, all the skills needed to a great used cars salesman apply to a great Survivor player, fake compassion, selling you a bill of goods, and charm. I think when this first broadcast my entire family from the beginning was thinking no way this guy doesn't win, we were right and to this day I still believe Brian to the purest Survivor player of all time.
Brian was like if Matilda's dad would have gone to Survivor
Hate him or love him this guy made for some good tv. He was definitely entertaining. I would have love to see him on hero vs villain and in winners at war but we all know there is no way in hell this guy is ever coming back
Very forgettable season and very boring in my opinion, BUT the best player won! Which I can respect as a superfan. I remember watching this season as it aired when I was 15. Watching it back now there still are alot of forgettable characters. Brian's confessionals made this season.
Side note: Apparently Helen & Ken were alternates for All-Stars
Kenney P. I think it was a boring season, because of Brian, it’s I think Shii Ann save this season. Everyone was sheep, this was season of the sheep.
Alejandro Bautista him and shi Ann made that season
He didn't make for good TV because I stopped watching Thailand halfway through
Darth Boxman to be honest the whole cast was boring if he was in a different season he would have been in the Russell league when it comes to villains or even bigger than Russell
As much as we're told he played a perfect game, keep in mind that he did gain immunity for the final three immunity events in a row. People were on to him, but literally couldn't vote him off.
That's why it's a perfect game. Not only you got to have the presence of mind on whose the biggest threat and who's gonna flip on you. You also need to make sure to win one of the most important aspect of the game and that is the immunity.
How many players played a perfect game till they didn't win the final immunity?
We can talked about
Rob C
Cirie
David in MvGx
True but I also don't think they were going to do anything with that knowledge.
If they were then you take Clay out at 5 yet that plan really went nowehere. He remained everyone's number 1 ally honestly and there wasn't a moment where they really could put the pieces together.
Even at 5 Helen's was mad Brian thought she was plotting against him when the play even before he won immunity was to maybe take out Clay, and basically force Brian to take someone other than Clay to the end (which he might still win).
@@jepoymanalo9496 yup, the greatest players are able to step it up at the end when it is most needed by clinching those crucial immunities
@@magicwindow6682 a perfect game wouldn’t involve ever HAVING to win an immunity challenge, as that means the player either mismanaged threat level or made strategic/social mistakes. However, Heidiks game outside of his jury management was quite dominant and impressive.
While they may have chosen to, I think Brian had such agency within the game that he would’ve made it to the end 9/10, even without winning the immunities. Where I really fault his game is his jury management, where he screwed up with Helen, Ken, Penny, etc.
The video I have been waiting for since I subscribed after seeing your Richard Hatch video the day that one came out.. Brian Heidik is utterly fascinating. Completely unique player.
This is a dope series of videos, surprised more people aren't viewing these
It's nice taking it back to old school after all the craziness of S40
Brian is the manual on how to win this game mastering all aspects, at least the first 18 seasons.
He has such a good social game even if he was an emotionless robot
He sold used BMWs and at the time was the #1 salesman in America.
i'm so excited for you to do people from all-stars. I want to see how your format is going to work when there is more than one season to draw upon for each character
Just based off the way these episodes are intro’ed, I’d imagine past seasons would only matter if someone is strategizing based off of it. ie “Tina’s name gets thrown out because she won her season.”
@@elijahculper5522 but like he also does use the context of the time to talk about whether the audience would be perceiving actions as like "hero" of "villain" actions, and for all-stars part of the context of the time could be the fact that the audience already has biases about these characters. For example the shelter conflict between Jerri and Rupert, the survivor audience like already hated Jerri and loved Rupert so is that a factor? Like in the intro he's clear hes not using future seasons or post-game interviews in the analysis but I'm interested to know how past seasons will factor in when they become relevant. Anyways I love this series and I'm excited to see it keep developing
Brian: Think before you speak
Also Brian: wOmeN bElOnG iN tHe KitcHen
Back then it was more acceptable to be a bigot than nowadays.
Where was he wrong?
I been waiting on this video for a minute.
Love how he never received any vote against him and always voted with the majority
I very much so enjoy ur story videos like this. Honestly it's the best survivor work on TH-cam, please keep up the good work I'll always be here to watch :-)
I remember watching these early seasons as they premiered! I was obsessed from the first episode of season one. My love wore off over time... Just got bored and didn't like all the changes and stuff but I can still appreciate the amazing show that is Survivor!
I love that it's still going today ☺️
And I Love this channel so much ❤️
Bringing back good memories 😁
Once upon an Island! I love your videos man!!! Keep it up! So excited to here about Rob Cesternino
Cesternino's is massive! I just finished up all my detailed notes for his story today and am working on the script soon :)
I'd watch the season live when I was like eight years old and didn't really remember any of it, including Brian, but I still had nightmares of that final immunity challenge. That way of being positioned with no way to move haunts me
Think Brian & Yul are basically the same person of different alignments. Brian is straight-up Chaotic Evil and Yul is Lawful Good.
Whoa!
I would consider Brian as Neutral Evil.
"The neutral evil is an unscrupulous, self-serving character who is only out for himself. Power, glory, wealth, position, and anything that will make his life more comfortable is his goal. It matters not who gets caught in the middle, as long as he comes out smelling like a rose."
Brian never did anything chaotic; he was just playing to win and didn't care about how many relationships were broken as long as the goal was achieved.
Sliacen You’re 100% right
There’s no way Yul is lawful good
Yul would outwit Heidik, though. Brian is still a cold calculated player
Thank you for making this video. I remember Brian played a very dominant game, so it was good to see this video. It would be good to see one of these videos about Chris Daugherty. He won his season from quite a difficult position in the game.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this analysis. Great breakdowns and excellent observations! Well done!
As much as I dislike him as a person, he 100% deserved that win. He by far outplayed everyone on that season and it’s no shock why he won. Even with most of the jury knowing he had a lot of money, he still won
Brian was definitely ahead of his time. Goat Strategy was money.
His game play proves that an unconscious level human beings respect power and work ethic.
I have never watched Survivor in my life and probably never will but this is so interesting and I think I'm going to binge watch this channel now
You really should watch survivor is awesome
@@esdeathisbae9480 Haha, fun fact, I was totally wrong in my OP - because of this channel, I do watch it now! I've finished five seasons, and am currently watching Palau.
@@elspethtirel palau is good and is very bizarre something happens that never happens again in survivor and it has my favorite winner from the first 10 seasons
Tom wins :>
I would absolute love to see Brian play again
It would be interesting to see how he would handle Sandra
GOAT
Its a crime that Heidik and Hatch didn't play winners at war.
You would have seen a different game play out.
Dude, your videos bring back some great memories. I think I've watched the first 8 seasons religiously, then kinda took a break, then Heroes vs Villains came out and I caught up on the remaining seasons, then continued watching up until the first Blood vs Water, then full stop. With Winners at War I think I might jump back in on this show.
Over the years we've seen some amazing characters, plots, twists, strategies, and Brian was one of the most stone cold players ever. I always tried to imagine how he'd do against some more dangerous players, both as a first time player and especially as a returning former winner. How would he fare against an opponent like Parvati or while being in a tribe minority facing elimination? Too bad we won't get to see that.
Your content is amazing and I hope you keep up the great work. I can't wait to see your take on the following four seasons, especially the stories of "Dr. Cesternino and Matthew von Frankenstein" and the revenge tale of Chris Daugherty.
It would be interesting to see him & Sandra together
The ICEMAN! this guy is the GOAT at survivor explanations
Your videos are really well done and often the highlight of my Monday afternoons. I can't wait to see all the videos you'll do on the rest of the seasons (whenever you get to them, of course), and see how you classify/analyze some of more interesting characters/winners (especially underrated ones such as Natalie White) as well as the evolution of the game itself. Thanks for the videos, and I can't wait for more!
Thank you so much!
@@roryodonnell4119 The reason she doesn't get many confessionals is because:
A. Russell was the most interesting Character of the show, so he took up alot of the air time, and
B. Natalie's winner's story can just as easily be told in Hantz losers story.
@@narwhal3051 They showed Russell the most because he did everything. I believe if someone wins the game the edit made them look as good as possible. If they don't look good it's because they didn't do much.
@@theMVPnamedERIC There is such a thing as doing too much. To list a few examples:
1. He burned Jaison unnecessarily. Jaison was one of only a few people on that merge tribe he had a chance of beating, a fact that is only compounded by...
2. He put Shambo on the jury, the ultimate goat of that season. Now not only can he not sit next to her, the jury has to hear her lecturing them about Russell's game.
3. He made a promise to Brett that he had absolutely no reason to make. It actually hurt Russell's game to make that promise, because he knows he's not going to honor it, so all he's doing is kicking Brett in the dick out the door.
Russell got that screen time because he was the most entertaining player on the show. However, he made far too many boneheaded decisions to ever win the game. Compare that to Natalie, who saw that all the women who opposed Russell drop like flies, realised "you know what, my best play is to keep my head down and let the bull loose on the China shop." Then, when the tribes merged, she was able to bond with the other tribe in a way the rest of the Foa Foa 4 couldn't and launch a successful "at least I'm not that asshole" campaign. Granted, it wasn't the most flashy way to play, which is why she didn't get many confessional's, but you can't deny that it was effective.
@@narwhal3051 the people editing the show doesn't have something against Natalie. She didn't do much so that's the edit she got. I understand a win is a win. I'm just saying she didn't do anything. I don't understand people thinking that the people editing the show tried to make the person who won the game look bad. If Natalie Amber Sandra Michele was doing more than Russell Parvati Rob and Aubry the edit would have showed it.
"Like I said if they vote out Suy-yi, Sin-jung their not thinking." Classic moment
When he did the thing where he’s counting off his alliance members and ends up with a middle finger, it cemented him as my favorite player of the season. Still one of my top 5 all time favorite players honestly. He’s very charismatic but also the literal devil himself.
5:24 knowing that Brian and Tanya were good friends after the show (Tanya is probably Brian's biggest defender, and he attended her wedding), I think he was somehow honest this time
He dominated the game. He deserved to win.
Brian was a dominant player who won. That’s rare in Survivor.
It’s a shame Brian got casted on one of the worst seasons of the show whom most fans forget about, because he really was one of the smartest players in the whole franchise.
Also one of the biggest sociopaths to ever play this game tbh
It wasn't a shame for him. Almost any other season he loses for sure
@@tmm4195 I mean for crying out loud he lost 3 jury votes to clay jordan of all people. The guy who popped a boner for Brian's wife on national television. This season really can't get any worse
I am finally actually watching the show for the first time ever on Paramount+ after a couple of years of watching Survivor TH-cam. I started at season one and I got to season five expecting to be impressed by how cutthroat Brian was. But honestly imo he didn’t really do anything that a modern survivor wouldn’t do. It just seems like he was ahead of his time.
Which is why he was great. I never watched modern survivor because I never liked the idol stuff and so on. It messes up people's strategy and it puts less emphasis on strategy but more emphasis on luck & drama. So I dont know much anything beyong season 15 but to me from all the contestants I have watched he was the best. Him & Tom Westman were the best players. The ones like Rob Mariano or Sandra Diaz. They were great strategists but they were also brutal & hated by the jury. Brian was so good with the charms that all his previous allies voted for him. Brian on the other hand, even though some people were dissatisfied with him, nobody hated him. His Ice Man persona is what makes his game so good.
I am so ready for this
My body is ready.
By this video u made Survivor: Thailand look like a good season damn
If I ever decide to go on Survivor, I'd probably imitate Brian's playstyle with a hint of Jonny Fairplay.
36:42 wiglesworth
(edit, someone already caught it!)
I favorited a post about this on reddit some hours ago, and now this is in my recomended...
Reddit sent me here lol
That's awesome! Where on Reddit?
R/askreddit
Subject: what careers or jobs most likely attract psychopaths
The top comment talks about Brian and the thread links straight to your video.
Wow! I had no idea!
@@OnceUponAnIsland love the video btw buddy
Thank you!
Very topical these days that Brian wanted to eat the bat
Oh, you would _love_ Micronesia.
LOL
Nice breakdown for the best player in the entire game's history.
He was not an average winner. He played a great game
He barely beat Clay by 1 vote.
@@OnceUponAnIsland yep i agree. But im talking about his game play. He dominated the game. Anybody who dominates the their season can not been seen as an avarage winner. Other seasons of the show, players who played an avarage game get to the final and win
@@OnceUponAnIslandTbf he’s the only legit sociopath/awful person to win the game in 45 seasons. Someone so awful he was too villainous for the villains tribe. Him winning despite that (where all others failed) is why he’s great/stands out. Still an appalling human being of course but I guess I’d have voted for him over racist Clay too if forced (like Ted). That Ted/Ghandia situation ages worse by the second. Both the show and the tribe handled that about as textbook poorly as you could imagine.
@@nelsonhamilton8262he’s not the only awful person at all. Dan Spilo/ Skupin to name a couple are leagues worse surely?
@@duncan3932 *to win the game Yes worse people have played the game…they haven’t won.
This is so well edited!
Thank you! I truly put a ton of effort into every video, but especially these story videos :)
@@OnceUponAnIsland I could definitely see that! Keep up the good work 😊
I think you mean Kelley Wigglesworth lost to Rich, not Kelley Wentworth. Good episode though!
LOL yes! Wigglesworth not Wentworth. Good catch.
Came here for this couldn’t imagine I was the only one 😂
@@davidwachsberg3059 Woopsy daisy!
Brians win is super interesting but scary at the same time
MR.Freeze himself
Even though it's 110 out here.
He definitely blew that car challenge on purpose. Used car salesman fails to spell "road" correctly? No way, plus he loudly blurts out the correct answer knowing that Ted was right behind him. The car curse wasn't a thing yet but after his home video, winning that car would have significantly damaged his chances of winning
It is possible.
Could you guys imagine if clay won, Clay Jordan on Winners at War now that would be a great season
I don't think Clay would ever be invited back lol
Once Upon An Island you’re right he would stomp the completion jk
@@thegraylink8269 clay would be too over powered so they would have to nerf him
Those four that voted for Brian would’ve never voted for him LMAO he was fucked no matter what
ted and Hellan both say they regret voting for brain at the reunion show because he was such an awful person after they watched the show live on tv and saw all of brain conference
The best winner of all Survivor
that torch snuffer was absolutely epic
So I just finished watching HvV, and I had an idea for some future videos. What if you made videos for certain characters that have multiple season arcs, like Jerri, Colby, and Tyson. Your channel centers around the story of these characters, and that is was gave me this idea. I know that you are currently going through the seasons chronologically, and I love it, but thought this might be a really interesting video topic down the line. Also great video, by far one of my favorites so far!
This season of survivor was a boost in Brian’s confidence.
I heard that Brian supposedly knew that he always had four votes locked since he built relationships with them and knew they would literally never vote for Clay which is why he never made an effort with the other 3 jury members who were part of shook jai. If that's rlly the case, then I don't knock him for what happened with FTC and Clay getting 3 votes.
But if one of the 4 decided to flip their votes then yikes
If that's true, it further harms my view of his already lacking social game. 4 people you have known for like a month bring a LOT of variables that one can't simply rely on 100%. The fact Clay actually stood a chance against Brian is straight up embarrassing and to know he banked on 4 people not being more complex than he imagined honestly makes me chuckle. Thailand rlly was a bizarre season
Brian Heidik’s run-in with the law in 2006 might have put him on the ‘Survivor’ blacklist
Heidik competed in season 5 on Survivor: Thailand and won, although he is often regarded as one of the least likable winners ever. His nickname is Mr. Freeze, and he treated the game like a business trip.
Following his win, Heidik was arrested in 2006 due to animal cruelty charges after allegedly shooting a puppy with a bow and arrow.
His ex-wife also told reporters that he never adapted to real life after being on the show. However, Heidik is now remarried and has four children that keep him very busy.
@@mudnarchist i saw an interview and the doggie thing was explained awayu.. i think he was focused but it was hard to tell with focused on game vs psycho. i give him benefit of doubt though now
@@bradleysmall2230 youre weird for that
@@TheFalco9000 wait, what did Chris Daugherty do?
So asshole loses his wife he didnt deserve, allegedly shot a puppy and somehow got a new wife!?
Women really can't see assholes can they?
@@mowensthalawn1563 he said he thought it was a coyote and it was night so idk benefit of the doubt too
I really love your content and I just wish you had more views and subscribers. Please keep at it! It really only takes one video or collab for a channel to take off, and I could totally see that happening. Just know you have all our support.
Thank you Parker! When others share a video or the channel then it makes a difference as well :)
In hindsight, watching this video made me think the fake merge would’ve been more successful if it ran for another episode. Either goes to 4-4 or 5-3 and I think both would’ve been better than the 5-4 merge we got
We got a 5-3 merge. They faked it in episode 7 (normal episode for the merge) and then did the real merge in episode 9. Whereas with no fake merge, it would of been 5-5.
Brian is one of my fave winners. Unapologetic player. Love it.
36:42 Don't worry one day Wentworth will be in a final 2 scenario
And she will win!
Brian was legit a sociopath lol he didn’t give a single fuck about any of them 😂
I’ve never seen the show but I saw that reddit comment and oh boy is this interesting
Same
My memory of this season is vague but remembering how Brian swept the last few immunities lives rent free in my brain. Dude was like a mastermind
What music was used in this video?
I think it would be cool if you make a playlist of all of your Story of Winner videos
I have a playlist of all of my story videos!
@@OnceUponAnIsland yeah, I saw that, but I also think one that just has the winners out of it (Assuming eventually you do more winners). But yeah, I definitely do like that you have the playlist for all of the story videos
@@jag519 Good idea. I think once there have been a few more winner stories I will make that playlist :)
@@OnceUponAnIsland Awesome, yeah, I was definitely thinking that for when you have more.
Love your vids!
One of the strongest winner if not the.
Greatest villian winner in survivor history.
Very interesting I disagree but, that's not a bad thought :>
From my point of view, Brian misspelled road-trip on purpose while yelling out the answer to Ted because he felt winning the car would lessen his chances of winning the million. Also, when Ted took Helen with him on reward after winning the car while disregarding Brian giving him the answer, this helped give Brian the incentive to vote Ted out next. This, in my eyes, is a brilliantly ingenious move.
A lot of Ted being voted out is that he was the most likeable of the 5 to the jury.
Once Upon An Island yeah, that is true. Ted really was too likable to take to the end. I just like to believe that the moment with the car really helped in furthering Brian’s agenda in getting Ted out. The way the episode was edited really gives you that confidence that that’s how it really went down.
@@johnfeather6476 I considered that he may have misspelled on purpose, but I really don't think he did. If he did do it just to put a target on Ted's back then that would of been a baller move.
Once Upon An Island Brian actually had an interview with Survivor Oz back in 2012 where he claimed that it his misspelling really was deliberate, and that, as a car salesman, he already had several cars at home so to him, cars were like “rocks.” You know, rock collection and all.
Definitely purposely misspelled it. What car salesman doesn’t know how to spell road trip?
Of course he was a used Cars Salesman. remember when you meet a salesman there's a 50% chance they're exactly like Brian Heidik
While I do not condone the harming of dogs, I'm impressed with Brian's archery skills.
Brian is my favorite winner first 15 seasons winner
This was worth the video length. Also, I feel like Brian loses every FTC combo Final 9 onwards besides Clay, who still almost won it.
The video length is determined by how much airtime the character has and he had a lot. Wait till we get to Hantz...
I hadn’t noticed how long the video was. I was surprised to see it was over forty minutes.
@@OnceUponAnIsland That means Natalie would only have 5 mins of video length.
@@rataliewhite498 I promise Natalie's video will be between 10 - 20 minutes.
@@OnceUponAnIsland Natalie White is a top five winner easily, and Hantz is an unbelievably awful player. You could really use this opportunity to separate yourself from the casual crowd, and delve deep into Natalie's story, episode by episode. She only gets 15 confessionals because production knew Hantz made final three of HvV and wanted to hype him up; but Natalie's story is there if you care to find it. She is a great player and a deserving winner who is more than worthy of a deep look into her nearly flawless game.
I guess I don't get all the flack that Brian gets as a winner. He played the exact game that he told the cameras he was going to play from day one. He wasn't here to make friends, he was here to win. And he had all of the tools to do so. While the season overall was fairly boring (mainly due to the cast being blah), Brian's gameplay was very good. Plus, he was the first to use the GOAT strategy, and he doesn't really get the credit he deserves for that. (Except in this video, thank you!) You can't judge his win or his season based on what he may have done afterwards. Is he the most upstanding human being we've seen on the show? No. Is he a deserving winner who played his cards right and dominated the game at all of the right times? Absolutely.
He was awful to the others behind their back and never was honest. Even in the reunion show, Jeff probst got frustrated with him cause he's just full of crap. Couldn't be honest about why he won. Just watched the last 3 episodes.. cringe! Clay was at least honest about being an asshole😅
40:00 Does anyone know what Brian allegedly said about Ted?
Apparently after Vecepia's win, he said that it was important that another black person not win.
35:00, "It's not your turn." That is one of the most unintentionally funny lines. How did none of them think to talk to each other? She almost took it as fate that she deserved to go home, without putting up a fight. It's like, why are you in the game then? And this guy's win was so small, I consider it a loss. I don't believe in a "win is a win." You took somebody who did nothing in the game and barely won 3-2 votes, and that was after he bombed one of the juror's questions, angering the juror.
I just skipped the season and watched this video
Brian played very strategically but he didnt have to try to hard since no one ever seemed to talk about alliances this season?? I I wonder how well he would do on a modern season of survivor
the conversation between brian and ken about ted would have lost him the game brian didn’t want to bring it up bc supposedly he said how they need to get ted out bc they can have another black winner. not sure if this is true or not but it would make sense why he doesn’t want to bring it up. i think i remember peridiam brining this up in a video
Would have been a fun character for winners at war. Missed opportunity.
Will you ever do a video on Chris Daugherty from Vanuatu?
isnt brian in jail for sniping a puppy
I guarantee a story video for every winner :)
Once Upon An Island that’s a daunting task
@@savageguineapig5857 I am going through the seasons chronologically :)
@@georgemillard777 apparentally it was with a bow and arrow (sniper? Oof) and it was accidental so likely if he had a good defence attorney he could just get a MASSIVE fine.
Will you do a video over yau-man??
That is up to the patrons!
@once upon an island but you have to do one over earl because he won, right?
@@zaxbysliga7785 Yes!
One of my favorite winners ever definitely one of the most dominant winners in the show’s history. And in my opinion I would say Brian is somewhat underrated now especially since he has never played again. What he does in this season is absolutely brilliant. The Iceman cometh
He was dominant with the first part of Survivor which entails getting to the end, but his social games had huge glaring flaws that saw him one vote shy of losing to Clay.
Once Upon An Island And Wes I agree with you, Brian in terms of social game he isn't a bad social player but obviously not great if that makes sense
I feel like Brian is a really compelling winner in the "competency p*rn" kind of way. Like it's just compelling to watch someone understand and dominate something in every aspect. He's kind of an enigma and that's kind of the draw. I will say his one flaw is that he isn't honest at final tribal. He tries to play a heartless game and then convince the jury that he really is who he tricked them into thinking he was.
Amazing player in the game of survivor! Clever, cold and competetive. Every single person in his tribe trusted him which is surprising when you look what kind of person he is! He was acting briliant. His game was almost free from mistakes.. the only one was that he didn't get to know with Sook Jai members, but who cares if takes Clay to the final ;)
He is undervalued because people don't like him and because of his acts after the show. I can understand this but in my opinion.... amazing winner, super interesting person and I would love to see him again.
And at the end.. I think this guy is little bit a psychopath.
Yeah I think so, but he was definitely the most deserving
Jan was my fav in that season 😍
Has there been any legit analysis if Brian is a sociopath? That would seem to make sense of his game. It’s also possible he’s playing a character he knew would win the game.
One doesnt need to be a sociopath to have a skill set required to pull of what he did.
Like shotting in pupies ?
Awesome Video! Can you tell me what the song in the background is called?
Gotta love when the sexual assault victim is the one voted out bc *she’s* stirring up trouble 🙄
Your comment is old, but I just want to come in and say that I 100% agree, I'm watching through Survivor for the first time and honestly have decided to skip this season because everyone is so unlikeable from that incident. I'm dissapointed that I have seen anyone else bring this up in the comments, really sad and disgusting what happened
@@masondicroce917 Same thing happened in Island of the idols when they voted out Kellee over Dan.
She admitted on tape she was using the incident to help her in the game
Well she did accept the apology but then later brings it up causing unnecessary drama.
She was stirring up problems because she accepted the apology and then chose to keep making an issue out of it. If she wouldnt accept it and kept being annoyed or cold towards the dude everyone would accept it.
Could you do a video on spencer from Cagayan? love the vids
Great idea! The patrons pick which stories I tell :)
In retrospect, he is like a anime protaganist like Kiyotaka Ayanokoji ngl lol