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Survivor: The Biggest Fraud in the Game

by Jackie Schnoop, posted Apr 17th 2009 1:18AM
JT from Survivor: Tocantins

(S18E09) No, the biggest fraud isn't JT. I think we all know the biggest fraud on Survivor this season. He's the castaway we'd probably vote "Most Annoying." If we examine recent current events, we can see that many fraudsters are getting their just desserts. Will we be lucky enough to get Coach gone from our TV screens?

It's all about Coach
Yes, I realize I might be sounding like a broken record about the man. But each week, I'm more repulsed. From the silly clothes, to the extremely silly hairdo, to his stories, and even to his basic alpha male mindset. Now, I don't mind the more typical alpha male. But Coach generally sucks at all the challenges, too. If I'm going to be entertained by an alpha male, he should at least excel. Or, if he can't excel, eye candy is okay with me. Is that asking too much?

Post merge challenges
Both the reward and immunity challenges were a bit different this week. Of course, Coach has thrown a metal ball onto raised tiles to break them before. He probably did that after he escaped from his Amazon captors. The immunity challenge had them tied to a rope, untangling the rope as they scrambled through obstacles. We've seen similar, but not quite that one before. It looked painful to me.

I'm not getting the alliance thought processes
Last week the alliances were flying all over the place. The Timbira tribe is more than happy to off some of their own and adopt a Jalapao or two. Tyson and Coach both take credit for the plan to vote out Brendan or Sierra by splitting the vote in case Brendan uses the hidden idol to save himself. Everyone wants JT on their side. Pretty much wherever JT goes, so do Taj and Stephen.

What I'm not getting is why JT, Taj, and Stephen went along with the Tyson/Coach plan for voting tonight -- especially when Coach went on about wanting only the strongest (most physical) players in the game. Heck, even Erinn, Sierra, and Debbie would probably do themselves a favor by blindsiding Coach. Since Tyson won immunity, he couldn't go tonight.

I think the person most dangerous to be in the finals with would be JT as everybody seems to adore him. But if the non-alpha male castaways want any chance to stay in the game, they seriously have to get rid of Coach and Tyson whatever way they can. Well, I guess they can't murder them in the middle of the night. They would have stood a better chance in their own games to keep Brendan tonight rather than follow the Coach/Tyson plan.

Aren't any of them seeing Coach for the Dragon Slayer he is? Er, according to him anyway. If he uses the phrase once more, I will scream out loud and annoy my neighbors. Maybe they're thinking he would be safe to be against in the finals because everyone thinks he's a loon. Tyson is the more dangerous of the two -- he actually wins things.

Why, oh why, didn't Brendan go ahead and use the idol tonight? After all, it's not like they didn't know he had it. Bye-bye, Brendan.

Do you think Coach is all that?
Yes, he's had great life experiences!17 (1.8%)
He's a fraud.201 (21.9%)
He's a loon.279 (30.4%)
I don't care. Just make him go away!394 (42.9%)
I want him to win!28 (3.0%)

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budo

I can't believe this thing is still on the air and people still watch it. I watched it a few times years ago and found it extremely boring. people really need to get a life!

May 11 2009 at 9:47 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jake

I honestly don't get why JT/TAJ and Steven didn't go with Brendan especially since Taj was bragging early on about the biggest alliance secret in history or something along those lines. Do they no see that they are now sitting ducks? I thought for sure that Coach's inane story would make them put his name down immediately. Anyways, JT is a really two faced. He almost got rid of Taj and now he didn't go along with Brendan. It's too bad you can't use the idol after you've been voted off -- what's the point of having it -- you don't always know when you get blindsided.

April 19 2009 at 11:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
McMary

as annoying as "coach" is... AND HE IS ... he makes a great drinking game while we watched the show! (1) drink every time he says "I Have" and (2) drink every time he refers to dragons, dragon-slayers, etc.

By the end of the episode, you're buzzed enough that you're yelling at him on the TV, and find his rambling made-up stories THAT much more amusing! :) After all, he's on the screen and running his mouth WAY too often to hit the "Mute" button each time!

April 18 2009 at 9:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ðan

when Jeff Probst announced the winning team of the reward challenge would experience a white water rafting trip I was so hoping the team Coach was on would win in the hopes he'd fall out of the dingy and get swept down river never to be seen again there's croc's in them there rivers ;)

April 18 2009 at 12:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Andrew

It's pretty obvious Coach is just playing a character to make sure he gets a lot of screen time and to make sure people remember his name (very similar to pro wrestling).

April 17 2009 at 6:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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deebopalula

Yep - at this point, I've got to agree with you on that!

April 17 2009 at 6:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tamara

Andrew, Comment 16. As someone that has had the displeasure of meeting Coach before (around 10 years ago), trust me when I say he isn't playing a character. That is who is actually is. I'm friends with someone he worked with, and introduced me. We were talking and it came up that I was staying on in a high-rise building(I was there on holidays). Then he told me how he almost died one day when he fell off a 17th story balcony, but he managed to grab the railing of the balcony on the 2nd floor to save himself.

April 19 2009 at 8:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ione Hollowell

For the last few Survivor episodes, I have decided that the winner is decided by the producers before the play ever begins. And the whole thing is just a scripted series. No group of people could be stupid enough to allow coach to stay in the game, and let him manipulate the entire show the was he does. He must be a really good actor tho. Surely he's not so stupid that he thinks they all believe him! How I would love to be able to participate...

April 17 2009 at 6:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joyce N.

What makes Coach a great player? Sucking in every competition? Taking credit for everyone else's plays? Making up ridiculous stories that no one can verify? I am not seeing his "humor" either. He takes himself very seriously. I really believe the man is certifiable. Would love to see some big cat or something face off with him. Bet he'd cry like a baby.

April 17 2009 at 3:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
saint libido

Coach is Gold!!!!! I hope he takes it to the end. It will be awesome hearing how much everyone hates him. I love the bitching. GO COACH GO!! GO COACH GO!!!

I was in tears with his story telling. And his 'I HAVE COMMENT' was comic genius (even though he was dead serious). HAHA this has been the funniest survivor yet.

April 17 2009 at 1:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Beth

I was so happy Brendan got blindsided. As honestly goes there isn't one of them that is. They are playing the game. Coach & JT are the best players as I see it. It is all about strategy and they are good! There is a villian and a eat out of hand person on every one of these. These 2 guys are good players. Coach may not win any games but he doesn't have to at this point. It will soon be where they all better learn good strategy or out they go!

April 17 2009 at 12:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
BF

I actually think it was a smart play by the JT/Stephen/Taj alliance.

After getting rid of Brenden here (and simultaneously eliminating the other idol), Sierra is an easy pick-off next. That leaves 7. JT knows that Erinn has no alliance and does not like Coach, so they grab her for a 4th and pick off Coach/Tyson/Debbie one-by-one. Erinn goes after that (she can't really improve beyond 4th at this point) and you have your final 3 of Taj/JT/Stephen.

Leaving Brendan in allows for too many other possibilities.

April 17 2009 at 11:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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