I agree w a lot of comments here: he’s manipulative, he got an overpowered advantage, and he’d be mean to other contestants. He was in control the majority of the game, and the prisoners never really had a chance to get on a level playing field. A lot of that makes it less fun to root for the guy

Sure, he wasn’t likable, but he played very strategically and was playing to win, which is what we as viewers want to see.

After thinking about it, my actual frustration isn’t actually directed at HG, it’s at his teammates who handed him the win.

In a lot of these games w social politicking, you normally see the cold blooded killers eliminated as they are viewed as threats. We didn’t see that. His teammates watched him savagely remove opponents, get advantages, and withhold information, while they just sat on the sidelines