Is it just me or does Ian remind me of Erik in Micronesia? Both are young men who are very naive and their downfalls have to due with making people respect them again.

The 20 seconds of Wanda footage in every Palau review is honestly what I look forward to most, tbh

Can we talk about how he picked up Tom's accent as the game went on tho

Ian is too nice of a person for the game of Survivor and that is not an insult, that's a really great quality.

Wandas face when she realizes its a schoolyard pick and two will go home kills me. She stayed such a positive person but you can tell she saw the writing on the wall in that moment and that sucks.

Honestly the best thing Ian could've done is just said "Yea Tom, I would've voted you out had you not won immunity ". Just own the move and move on. But he was so distraught by Tom going in on him almost sounding like a disappointed father or something. It's a shame that Ian was so emotionally fragile because his mental and especially his physical strength were great.

I loved Ian's arc over the season. The loveable goofball is the perfect description of him as you can see when Katie and Tom bully him and emotionally devastate him. His breakdown confessional is one of the most powerful confessionals of the OG survivor and you can see the toll this game takes on some people not prepared to separate their emotions from the game.

Ian is so cool, I got frustrated with him when he said it would be a "hard decision" with Tom but he was cool as hell when he took the dive

I always thought that Ian got manipulated really badly by Katie and especially Tom. He was painted by them as a bad guy and that couldn't be further from the truth, he played no better or worse (in the moral sense) than anyone else. Just shows what being stuck on an island with some not so nice people can mess with your mind.

Ian’s just a poor kid who got screwed by his own youth and inexperience.

Always thought Ian was a great personality and player, and would have loved to have seen him return for the Second Chances season. He's a really unique case where the edit VERY CLEARLY portrays him as a sympathetic hero, meanwhile the entire remaining final six castaways are depicting him and slandering him as a villain - truly a unique combination as normally the edit leans into what other players say, so people described as heroes get the hero edit or described as villainous get the villain edit. Great season overall, with some of the all time most memorable players like Tom, Katie, Angie, Steph, James, etc.

Ian was my favorite in Palau. I was rooting so hard for him and was devastated when he surrendered immunity to Tom. I thought he would be a great character to bring back for Second Chance but sadly that didn’t happen.😢

Palau’s finale is probably my favorite mainly due to the relationship between Tom, Katie, and Ian. They were together from the beginning and formed very close friendships over 38 days that all came undone by the stress of the game. Ian’s breakdown is one of the most psychologically interesting things to ever happen on Survivor.

I felt so bad about how Tom and Katie manipulated Ian at the end.

When Ulong was getting demolished by Koror, I'm surprised the producers didn't do a tribe swap to try and give Ulong a chance to fight back.

"Koror goes on to win immunity" **Remembers this is Palau**

Thanks for reminding us how impactful Ian was as a character! I wished that he reconsidered his ban against playing again. If there will be a Survivor Legends, I would love to see Ian play one more time.

At 33:43 you will see something that has puzzled me since I first watched Palau on DVD in the summer of 2010. Caryn is wearing a Koror buff as a top and an Ulong buff as a skirt. She pulls off this combo for two episodes after the Stephenie vote-off. I’m 99.9% that this is the only time in the entire history of the Survivor franchise that a player wears both tribes’ buffs and does so simultaneously. But here’s the really weird part: the only way that Caryn could possibly have an Ulong buff would be Steph’s. Remember there are no kidnappings & no tribe swaps in Season 10, Palau.,The only time Caryn is around other Ulong members is at challenges where Ulong members are required by Production to wear their buff at all times. In fact Caryn wears the two-buff ensemble to tribal! So what we have here is a multilevel, multi layered mystery: 1. Is Caryn wearing Stephenie’s buff? If so why did Steph not take her buff? The buff that she wore through the only total tribe decimation in franchise history? Steph brought her “bag” to her last tribal. It was a hobo style sack made of material won earlier as reward. Interestingly whereas Ulong had to scrabble makeshift bags together somehow Koror all has the brown rucks from the cat n mouse challenge. 2.Why would Production allow Caryn’s bizarre act to make it out of editing? 2a. How did Caryn get cast?? IMO she is annoying personified 3. Does Caryn still have the buff? Ulong’s blue camo buff is the most expensive regular run buff in history. They’re crazy rare. The last one I saw on e-bay was 2 years ago and it was faded & trashed...and bidding started at $399. I think it sold for like $700. It was so faded it looked like a Kucha buff from Season 2 The Outback. Lastly and off-topic, the sake bottle dive is the coolest reward challenge of the early era. And the visit to jellyfish lake screams “HD please” Of course HD wouldn’t hit TV for another 2.5 years and didn’t hit Survivor until Gabon. Say, did you all know Ciera voted off her mom just 17 seasons later????😉 “Got nuthin else for ya. Til next time don’t get idoled out”’ Wait. Where am I?😆

My favorite Survivor player! ^_^ I wish he would return someday. Maybe try to take on Ozzy in a Dolphin Boy competition.

Ian is in my top 5 players I'd want to see play again! unfortunately at this point I don't think its gonna happen

"DUMB" when Ian jumped was brutal aha

i hate watching your videos because after i watch all of them i need to wait for the next one , thank you for the great videos

How do you make so many feature film length videos in such a short amount of time, holy shit. Nice video!

Hope you do a video on Spencer Bledsoe about one of his two seasons. He's one of my favorite players from a season Ive watched.

Marvelous. I know have seen all 3 of Wanda Shirks moments 3 times now. Everytime worth it.

Does Ian beat Tom or Katie in the final 2 when we reach the point of the final 3? I think he is a classic case of someone who plays the game and their main goal is not winning the million dollars. See Colby Donaldson as another prime example.

Ian is such a nice person and have played great in Palau, doesn't matter if he had not won the game. I love Ian's character!!!

Out of 30 character moments showed on the show 30 heroic 0 villainess He had no villainess moment

I want him back, he isn't too old, how has he not returned?

I’m gonna cry when Palau coverage is done since Wanda will never be covered again :/

Feel really sorry for him, all game he had the worst anchor in survivor history, katie , that ruined his entire game for nothing (katie is the ultimate goat in finals history) and tom, a bully in the end.

Loved him great vid cant wait for toms

I spent 3 weeks hiking through Alaska with Ian in 2002 and the 2 years preparing for that trip as part of Venture scouts in Pittsburgh. He was pretty funny and always bagging on my shorter friends. It cracked me up but they were pissed!

Love the Wanda tributes!

I know this season was like 20 years ago but man, seeing him break at the end crying out “I never wanted to be the villain, I never wanted to back stab my way to the top” …. What a story arc. ❤

Here we go again, bout to binge the shite out of this awesome channel 👌🏻

I actually really respect what he did at the end

How come they never did a season about Ian and Tom’s rivalry kinda how they did with Russel and Rob?

should have came back for heroes vs villains and finally realizing he was a hero all along

Have you watched any ”Robinson” which is the original/Swedish version :)

I love how at 24:04 you can see how much taller Ian is compared to stephanie lol

Are you going to make videos for survivor Australia and South Africa

originally i thought i would tired of seeing the Wanda clip. i was wrong....underappreciated character

The cutest guy. But he gave away his million just like Erik :(

It would be fun to see Wanda, Jonathan, and Melissa McNulty from "Fiji" get another shot. Ian is definitely a genuine hero in Survivor. Who would you cast in a Heroes vs Villains season based on who they are as people?

Ian was a really great player and made for compelling TV. I do have a question though, why didn’t he vote for Katie at the FTC?

He was my favorite in Palau :(

Can i just say i have respect for James, in a few of the videos, we have seen James compliment other contestants- Even if it comes off a little rude, it is a compliment.

Personally Ian has never been one of my favorite players. He seems like a good guy, but he never really does anything that makes him stand out except for his goofy attitude. I do think that some people give him a hard time when he really does not deserve it. He was playing a game. It is also kind of funny that he gets a hard time for how he played the game and Tom is praised for a moral and honorable game when he would often threaten and strong arm people. Ian definitely let his moral compass get in the way as well and that is something that you have to shut off in Survivor. Good video man.

PLEASE PUT THIS GUY ON SECOND CHANCE 2

Lord his eyes are dreamy 😍

Ugh I am trying not to comment bomb but upon close inspection of episodes 3 through 5 you’ll notice that Ian wears a belt knife throughout. Even to challenges. Aside from the entire casts’ machetes in the Amazon it’s the only time we see a castaway wearing survival gear as their island EDC. Man, I miss the Age of Exploration on Survivor. Yes there are bright spots post HvV: Khoa Rong, Millenials v Gen X and David v Goliath, but it seems like we lost that grand National Geographic element since Khoa Rong and I think we all sense it’s never coming back ☹️

Did he ever play again? He's really entertaining to watch

can Katie take a few seats. She just got to take a day out with Gregg and Jen

Ian have made such a beautiful story for people and also was being inspiration , I don’t know but he seem like doen’t really proud to be former player or something .

21:15 😂😂😂

RIP Jennifer Lyon.

Can we get a Tom Westman story please

I still can't believe Willard was picked by Koror

If I tell you I cried when Ian jumped 🥲

Jim Halpert joined Survivor Palau?

Can we get Ian back?

I say you continue to include Wanda even after you finish covering this season

goofy dolphin🐬trainer is right ha😅

Ian is like actively trying to lose the game. The one time he tries to do something strategic he messes it up. Tom did guilt Ian but its because Ian gave him something to guilt him about. Literally got so mad about the car reward. OMG I just saw the part where tom tell him "You just gave away her vote" and he just says "I don't think so". Like what?

Is Tom Boston Rob's dad? Lol just kidding lol.

Ian was a very good physical player, and he seems like a great person in real life, but I'm not sure he was strategic enough to play the game.

Yooo

Ian - I just didn't want to betray my friends. Me - Last time I saw those fools, they were trying to reach the surface with concrete shoes on.

I have a question for everyone Is Ian‘s name pronounced Ross-in-burger Or Rose-in-burger

These kind of “falling on your sword” moves are simply no longer in Survivor. The show has sadly substituted strategy, advantages and big moves for complex human drama. You could get this drama back if tribes stayed together longer and the aforementioned elements were toned down.

Why did Katie only get 1 vote? She should’ve gotten more.

Ian had No Survivor Savvy, What a nerd.

Why do they just let the rats eat the pulp of the coconuts. Ya'll are supposed to eat that, that's food.

I wasn't a fan of Ian 🤷🏽‍♂️ I feel like the Gregg/Jenn part of the alliance was intellectually superior, were underrated, and I was cheering for them after Steph left. Was shocked (and still am) that Katie would side with Tom/Ian over Jenn/Gregg, given Tom was such an inevitable winner

We all should have known Ian was a simp when he chose Katie first in the schoolyard pick.

Ian is the type of privileged person who would have no clue whatsoever what it feels like to be sensitive about being excluded like Coby did. I don't dislike Ian for the lack of awareness, but he's definitely not a fave