Survivor Recap 12

Previously on Survivor?

No one believed Sierra when she told them that Coach came to her in hopes of getting Timbira alliance together, so they voted her out. Back at camp Coach says Taj and Errin took cowardly way out by voting for Stephen and Debbie. People who don?t play game half as bold as him half as honest and him pisses him off. He tells Deb this and she tells him to let it go. He continues on and she walks off and he still continues on long after Deb is tucked snuggly under the lean to. He doesn?t care about the money. He cares about his honesty and integrity and changing the game. He?s said that from day one. He rambles on so long that in my market?.we didn?t get to hear?

The drums begin to play

Deb laments on Coach?s attitude and she decides that he needs to go. JT says Deb may be looser cannon than he thought. Deb says Coach doesn?t speak for her…she?s in alliance with JT and Stephen.

The reward this week is the Survivor auction.

First item is French fries. Taj bids 40 so Deb bids 50?Jeff says 20 dollar increments so Deb bids 70? Deb wins for 120.

Chicken parm Coach 320

Covered dish goes to JT (nachos) covered dish to Stephen is chicken hearts 100

Last item is phone with video messages from home. Only winner gets to see video. They can donate left over money to any other Survivor. JT immediately hands over his money to Taj as does Debbie and the others follow suit. Leaving Taj holding everyone?s money. She pushes it to Jeff who says “I only need 20″

Get out your Kleenex, I will wait.

Eddie tells Taj that he loves her and misses her and that he will see her back at camp. Jeff says to her?there?s one line on there?all of a sudden Taj realizes that Eddie will be back at camp but she can make a sacrifice?EVERYONE will have loved ones back at camp if she goes to exile?.with Eddie. Without hesitation she says she will do it. Stephen says romantic night on dune!

On exile Taj and Eddie reunite. He tells her how bad she looks and she flashes her pits at him. In tree confession he says she looks happy and not withered?she?s filthy but something about the wild look is kind of sexy. Taj wants a conjugal visit.

The others return to camp and their loved ones are there as the tears flow.

Stephen?s brother is there and in shock at seeing Stephen. Stephen confesses (through teary eyes) that it is the biggest, warmest most sincere hug that they have ever shared. Stephen?s brother asks him not to eat him. Stephen says he tries not to think of his family at home while at the game.

Deb?s husband is shocked that she is there. She says it shows how intense their love is.

JT?s sister is there and she seems a bit disgusted by the whole thing. JT says he didn?t realize how much he misses his family and the COWS?

Errin?s dad cannot believe his girly girl. She tells her dad she?s bad ass now.

Coach?s assistant coach was there. Coach says you know what they call me? Dragon slayer. I?m slaying all the dragons. I?m running this frickin show. In a strange mating ritual, Coach has his assistant crack his back. Yeah, nothing weird about that.

On exile Taj warns Eddie about scorpions. He starts a fire for Taj. He says he admires her for coming out here. She?s the best?as he gives her a foot rub and a Knute Rockne pep talk.

JT shakes hands with everyone?s family as they are leaving and tells them something nice about their survivor. As Eddie walks off he says “don?t let the bed bugs bite.” Taj says it?s too late.

This was one of the greatest family visits ever in the history of Survivor. Well with the exception of that creepy back cracking thing.

The next morning Deb throws Coach under the bus to JT and Stephen?while Coach wants to vote off Taj.

JT says Coach and my strategies are not the same at this point. I just nod and agree and tell him what he wants to hear.

Deb says we all have to vote for Coach. Every one of us. He?s going to be furious or devastated and he will think I betrayed him. Deb tells JT and Stephen she would give them the idol to get them to the final 2. The boys wonder what other promises she has made.

The immunity challenge is to dig under a log, cross a balance beam, go under a rope crawl to a spinning wheel and memorize the symbols, go back through obstacles and complete math problem. JT jumps out to a pretty fast start as does Taj and Deb. Stephen gets through and falls off balance beam. Stephen spends a long time at the symbols and hurries back to write them down. In one trip Stephen completes the puzzle to win immunity. Everyone congratulates him except Coach is lying with his head on the sand. Stephen said he assigned each symbol a number?knows humans cannot remember more than a 7 digit number so he broke that into 2 numbers and came back and decoded it again. JT says Stephen willing is just like having the necklace himself. Back at camp Coach tells JT and Stephen that one of us is going to win it.

Tribal council

Jeff- Coach you have said you want the best players at end. With 6 left not everyone can be the best.

Coach- strength in my mind is not strength in others. Stephen has gone from a boy who read about adventure to a man who is living adventure and excelling at it.

Jeff- why Deb at the end

Coach- Deb plays for integrity so we paired up on day 3 because I know she?ll never lie to me no matter what.

Jeff-Taj how risky is it for Coach to say he paired up with Deb?

Taj-not risky that?s what people do. He?s a warrior. He?s a dragon slayer.

Jeff-warrior?

Taj-that?s what he calls himself

Coach-I didn?t come up with that by the way

Jeff-let me guess some chief in a small village?

Coach-every time we come in here and you want to put me down to ferret out the truth, I love it

Sierra gags

Jeff- what makes you take Taj to the end?

Coach- when I saw that raw emotion, she made ultimate sacrifice in taking time away from son. Time she?ll never get back

Jeff- how hard to vote off Taj?

Coach-every time we analyze if justifiable and coming on heels of that sacrifice it would be hard to vote her out.

Jeff- JT he says he wants to take best to the end. What if he?s not the best?

JT-anyone who stands her and be honest and never tell a lies deserves to go as far as his body can stand

Errin and Sierra roll eyes while Coach looks smug.

Deb-honesty is huge but can it last the duration of this game?

**Coach strokes scruffy face

Errin-there might be surprises tonight

Deb-tonight?s vote changes how we line up. There will be surprises.

Taj gets one vote (Coach)

Coach gets one vote (Deb)

And everyone else votes for Deb.

Stephen casts a satisfied grin at Coach as Coach has smoke rolling out his ears.

Deb says she is anxious to sit on jury and see what goes on?

Hard to believe there only 2 shows left. By next Sunday we will know who won. If Coach makes finale. If JT and Stephen?s friendship will crack under weight of possibility of turning on each other. But the real question is?will he be the Dragon Slayer or torched by the dragon?

Until the drums begin to play again?

CANT