wmdaggie wrote:Well, we certainly have different definitions of sane as I think there is a lot of variability when it comes to defining normal or sane. With Coach, I'm talking about not sane in a clinical sense that is so outside any variability contained in the definition of sane that it is obviously way outside the realm of normal.
River50 wrote:Your post was very insightful, but it went a little off the rails here. I am afraid YOU are a bit delusional if you think that Survivor will or can ever put 16 "Sane" people together for this show. The very nature of the folks willing to go on survivor rules out the possibility. There are only two types; "regular" people like JT who are the "T" type personality who want the challenge and are naturally risk takers and therefore not "Normal" and Mactors, which Coah, in his hyperdelusional head, is both.
" I wonder if it was a huge mistake for the Survivor producers to assume that casting an obviously mentally ill person on the show would be ratings gold. There are so many problems with this decision. Although some would argue that allowing this delusional character on the game to boost ratings was an unethical decision in the first place (on an individual level), I'm not one to feel sorry for this guy, pathetic, pitiful and when you get down to it, as deeply insecure as he may be. However, subjecting viewers to this guy's inner world, and exposing them to the disgusting antics that essentially cost other good players the game, seems really unfair to the viewers who root for the more *sane* players."
However if it turns out that Coach's schtick was all an act to get farther in the game, I might have to eat my words. His behavior towards women was atrocious though, and I have to wonder what the producers really think of women to allow that jerk to abuse their female contestants as he did.
