ozbuzz wrote:No way. This goes beyond Survivor ratings. Sure Jeff is a ratings whore. But Probst also worships the guy not just the character. He praises every utterance even when there was nothing remarkable about it. Jeff is completely smitten as can be seen in his blogs and interviews.
I'm 99.100% sure Probst meant Coach, purely for entertainment value. Jeff isn't completely insane, and you can tell during TC that he finds Coach amusing and nothing more.
Episode 1: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/jeff-probst-blo.html
Episode 2: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/jeff-probst-b-1.html
Episode 3: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/jeff-probst-b-2.html
Episode 4: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/03/jeff-probst-blo.html
Okay, on to the episode. I gotta mention it. Another blindside. We're 2 for 2 and I love it. Candace never saw it coming. I hated losing Candace. She was bound to provide lots of spark around camp. But Candace, you picked a fight with the wrong guy....
You picked on Coach! Nobody picks on Coach. He's a symphony conductor for crying out loud. He's a maestro! You don't mess with maestros! They're known for their Scorpio-like ''get even'' mentality. You stung him and he stung you back. Torch snuff. Bye-bye. Just like that, Candace is out.
"You're like my assistant coach." Ah, thank you, reality gods. Beautiful. One of my favorite moments of the season. Coach laid out the perfect spiral pass and Tyson gently cradled it into his arms. For very different reasons, both these guys are solid gold.
Coach is without question one of the greatest Survivor characters ever. What's your take on Coach? Love him? Love to hate him? Or just plain hate him? For the record Serena's advice to Coach, "Just relax. Stop trying so hard. Just be yourself." To which I reply, "He IS being himself! That's what makes him so brilliant!
"Iron sharpens iron." Now that is a great line. Tell me...tell me! Where else on television can you find that kind of writing? Nowhere, I say. Nowhere. Only on Survivor: Tocantins...starring Coach!
Coach is not gold. Coach is platinum. Remember when you were a kid and you'd wake up irritated that you had to go to school, and then you realized...wait a minute, it's Saturday, I don't have to go anywhere. It was such a satisfying feeling. Well, that's the feeling I get every time I see or hear Coach on our show.
