I agree with Christian H what was so horrible about Sierrra? I never saw her act in anyway that would make the others dislike her so, it is a complete mystery to me. Especailly when you have people there like coach, who gives me the absolute creeps, and yet he keeps staying week after week with all his B.S. he should have gone a long time ago, I really believe in all his delusuion, and the fact that he is still there he really believes he will be the "Dragon Slayer" and win the mill.

I respect Erinn a whole lot more for not voting for Sierra (I'm assuming that the only reason for the Stephen vote was because she told Sierra she wouldn't vote for her). Partly because she's never really been trusted till last week, she's always seemed a little slimy and like she wouldn't care for a second about anything she'd said to anyone, so I was surprised but impressed that she would stand by what seemed like a throwaway line. Hopefully she clears it up quickly next week and doesn't leave paranoid Stephen worried about her loyalty. I also hope they touch on Taj's vote next week-I'm interested to see whether she decided to go on her own because she knew they had the votes anyway or whether she wasn't told of the plan intentionally.
And I'm still flummoxed by the hatred toward Sierra-the only time she's backstabbed anyone was the vote for Coach-which was a vote when literally every single person in the game except Erinn who had no alliances backstabbed someone with their vote. Yet they still all despise her both personally and in the context of the game. I could see she might get a bit annoying considering she has constantly had to scramble, but that level of hatred and distrust just seems unfair, especially when it gets so personal.

One of them should be smart enough to bring Coach with him/her to the final. Who would vote for Coach to win the $1M? Does anyone of them really believe any of his stories?

To me, the best part (for the Jal3) of how the vote went down is the appearance that Taj and JT/Stephen have a fracture. If I was them, I'd sell that point and then blindside Coach or Debbie. Depending on Erinn's loyalties, this may be the only real time to play the hidden idol coming up. Once it goes down to 3-2, they won't need it.

One last thing I need to say... about watching Erin on Exile. Okay... before it started to rain, but this applies to every single Survivor. You can buy a good sized knife and/or machete and a piece of flint at any camping/outdoors store in the country. Anybody who gets chosen to compete on Survivor who doesn't spend at least 3 hours a day for a month before they leave their home for the show learning how to make a fire with a blade and flint is an IDIOT. Not only can it make you very useful around camp and self-sufficient on Exile, it can save you at Tribal and could win you the million dollars, which is the ultimate Survivor goal. These people who, after how many seasons of the show, and how many fire-making tie-breakers, go on the show and still don't know how to make a fire with flint get no sympathy from me.

Can't stand coach, or people like him. He tries to come off as all calm and in control, espousing virtues like integrity, honesty, and nobility. But it's all a facade, behind which he's a liar and a hypocrite. I've never disliked a single Survivor more, and I will drink champagne when Coach finally gets voted off. I hope it's a blindside.

Erinn's vote for Stephen wasn't about revenge for Exile, I don't think... She promised Sierra that she wouldn't vote for her. She knew they weren't voting off Debbie and she didn't want to risk the stone with a tie. So, she made a completely safe vote. Nobody was going to be voting for Stephen under any boggling plan... thus, it was safe to throw it that way. Who else would she have voted for? I think she's closest with Stephen, and that's why she did it. Stephen sent her to exile because he thinks she's one of their stronger allies. He brought her the sweater, which she was thrilled about, and her vote even said, "never again"... it clearly wasn't adversarial to send her to Exile or for her to vote for him....... it's just them playing the game smarter than almost anyone in the history of the game.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's never been a case where a tribe that went into the merge 2 people down won, has there?

Personally, once Debbie and Coach are gone I'd be happy with any of them winning.

I would have gotten rid of Debbie first. We also don't get to see what doesn't show up on camera. You think Stephen would have said something to Erinn about why he sent her to Exile Island. He brought her a sweater in the rain at the immunity challenge and she still voted for him.

Erinn voted for Stephen because she had promised not to vote for Sierra. . . and I think she's thinking jury pool down the line. Her "never again, i swear" was a promise not to vote for him again. That's what she said in the voting video on CBS anyway. I don't think she held any grudge for Exile.

I think Taj also promised to vote with Sierra but it also makes Coach/Debbie think they have a strong alliance with Jt/Stephen so that this coming week, they won't feel the need to scramble so much and might continue to think they're overly secure.

Stephen/JT/Taj have played a smart game, imo,. . . . seeing the fissures in Timbura and doing everything they could to ensure it self-destructed and kept them safe. I don't think they're "following the snake's lead" at all, but rather, letting the snake *think* he has the lead.

Yeah, I would have liked Debbie (or Coach before he won immunity) to go this week, and I think the Jal3 actually believed Sierra over the others, but they also have a tighter control over Debbie/Coach than Sierra. She's too much of a wild card. Plus, damage was done, it seems like, and Debbie sells out Coach next week in the preview. If Debbie were voted out, Jal3 ran the risk of Sierra finally convincing Coach and Errin to try to take out one of them and get the idol in play. This way, they kept the numbers and their potential "alliance mates" comfortable with them.

Still, ALL of them are fools if they don't see "Who would you not want to win the million" as "Who should you be trying to take to the F2 with you, you numbskulls" and "who do you trust most" as "who should you be kicking off post-haste because you stand no chance against him in the F2."

But these guys aren't playing to win a million. They're playing it safe to get to their preferred F2/F3. Considering Jal3 came in with diminished numbers, they're doing pretty well to keep that threesome intact.

I also don't get why everyone hates Sierra so much. I actually rooted for her since day one. But I guess we weren't treated with a lot of footage which was not in her favor.
Now I gotta switch to Stephen, who I think plays it quite smart. He is never a choice for elimnation... EVERYONE is, but never him. He is no big threat, he does not get on anybodys nerves and he knows how the game works...
Erin just voted for him because he sent her to Exile Island. And I couldn't make out what her note on the vote was, but I am very sure it was a kind one. She does not hold a grudge and she consideres her vote a throwaway vote.
Which makes me wonder why noone approached her before tribal. I mean: Sierra sure should have.
Now Erin is the sitting duck, but I got the feeling from the promos, that Debbie made the wrong move and will be the next one on the chopping block.
Overall a quite entertaining episode (although the challenges were boring).