Survivor: Tocantins, Episode 10 Recap

Wow. I thought this was going to be a boring episode, watching everyone slowly torture Sierra to death. I had high hopes for her winning immunity, just because I wanted to know what the others would do in that case, but stinking Debbie had to ruin that dream.

I hate Cartman-I-mean-Coach. But then he says things like "I can bench 300 lbs and Brendan was saying the other day that maybe he couldn't" and then I love him all over again. Because he is a joke, and though he totally doesn't realize it (and never will) the joke is on him. My second favorite moment was when Jeff asked him at tribal that if he was really so concerned with taking all the warriors to the end, then why did he vote off Brendan? And Coach had no real answer, but just blabbered on about being victorious or whatever. It doesn't really matter, except to illustrate that the way Coach views his world is only halfway based on the world the rest of us live in. He believes what he says, the end. But I was openly pleased that he missed out on yet another reward challenge. HA!

I should be more upset about Tyson getting booted, because he was really my choice to win. He acts the bastard, but mostly because (I think) he understands what it takes to get screen time. Even his speech at the end he was totally gracious, understanding that it was a game. His only flaw was that he was mean to Sierra. He thought he had her, and he got cocky and was disrespectful to her, which I just don't like. So watching his cocky smile disappear gave me great pleasure. HA!

I don't hate Sierra as much as everyone else seems to. But I'm afraid there aren't that many people that I LIKE left either. People have moments of greatness, but then seem to fade. I don't know what Taj is thinking these past few weeks, she has been pretty invisible. It seems Stephen and JT are running the show, but even they somehow seem like second-tier level players compared to other seasons. Oh well. I imagine Coach or Sierra will go next week, depending on who is the most annoying around camp.

But one question: when will people learn, that when you enter the merge with numbers, you CANNOT get over confident, you MUST wipe out the other tribe before turning on your own. Otherwise you doom yourself to failure. It seems to me that Erinn, of all people, is the only one with a prayer of seeing the final four. (Or farther, depending on how tight JT and Stephen and Taj really are, because she is a safety net at final tribal for not getting any votes.)

I can't wait to see how Coach reacts to his assistant Coach getting axed right under his nose. Deliciousness is coming, I can smell it.

PS - Yay for Allison not getting booted on Idol. Whew! I like everyone, but Matt should go next.