Survivor Tocantins Episode 13: The Martyr Approach



Coach was shocked by the turn of events at the last Tribal Council, especially after he was told that Debbie voted for him. Coach told J.T. and Stephen that he did not want to go to Exile Island because of his asthma, but J.T. and Stephen believed that Coach was scared to go to Exile Island and looked forward to sending him there. The Reward Challenge was won by J.T. by a wide margin. He selected Stephen to go with him on the trip, and Coach to go to Exile Island. After he was selected to go to Exile Island, Coach said that he would take the “monastic approach” on Exile by simply meditating without food or water. This did not sit well with Erinn and she called him out for trying to take the “martyr approach” and use his time at Exile Island as an excuse for not winning the next Immunity Challenge. While Stephen and JT enjoyed their reward, Erinn admitted to Taj that she felt a little guilty about what she said to Coach after the Reward Challenge, and was worried that what she said could cause J.T. and Stephen to vote her out before Coach. Coach did exactly what he said he would do on Exile Island and was mentally refocused on the game. While on their reward, J.T. and Stephen talked about voting Erinn out before Coach because of what she said to Coach. The Immunity Challenge was won by J.T. when he outlasted Coach after he collapsed from the challenge apparatus due to back spasms. Coach declined having the Survivor Medical Team look at him as he feared that he would be pulled from the game for medical reasons. Erinn and Taj were suspicious that Coach was playing up the sympathy card. J.T. and Stephen told Coach that their alliance was good and that Erinn was going to be voted out, but Stephen was not sure who he would vote for. At Tribal Council, the confrontation between Coach and Erinn at the Reward Challenge was discussed again. Just before the vote, Coach felt that he was safe and recited a poem, much to the jury members’ amusement.