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Schadenfreude wrote:

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Firstly, I still think Coach is a douche. I completely agree that I was not surprised that he passed a lie detector test... I am quite certain that he perceives himself to be telling the truth. Or, at least, with the phrasing of the question "were you attacked by natives while on the Amazon" leaves it open that any minor altercation with someone on the Amazon would validate him. Secondly, I feel badly for Stephen, but JT freakin' delivered like Domino's when it came to the jury. Does JT have an acting background? Because, DAMN, I've sat through good tribal councils, I've watched Neleh gush, Brian fail to connect to human emotions and nearly blow it, Rob wondering how he can talk Amber out of a prenup, and Chris spew bullshit from every pore and I've never seen anything like this, in terms of WORKING the jury. This was no Earl bulldozing two people the jury loathed, it was no Jenna or Sandra annihilating the tribe's pariah, this was a matchup that, on paper, should have been at least somewhat close that turned to a slaughter. JT used Stephen as his bad cop... he got Stephen to do all the backstabbing and take all the blame; Stephen had to betray Coach, Stephen had to turn on the entire Exile Alliance, Stephen had to throw Taj to the wolves.... and that created four jurors that would have reason to feel betrayed by Stephen rather than JT. In fact, the Exile Alliance is what did him in, I believe. Regardless, when you consider that Lillian, Katie, and Matt each got one vote, and Kim got two.... that's got to smart for Stephen, because he wasn't at all a bad player so much as a player that was severely outplayed in the jury stage. He's Amanda in Rob Cesternino's clothes... what he actually was able to accomplish wasn't clearly visible to the jury as compared to their partner in crime and was not rewarded. I actually think Erinn would have been a much harder matchup for JT. Granted, JT would still have won, but Taj said she'd have voted for Erinn, and I think Sierra would have too, and I think it's quite possible that Coach would have punished JT for not taking the worthy opponent (because that way he could save face). I don't think Erinn could have swung Debbie or Brendan, but it's not completely impossible.

Coachocd wrote:

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Ramona Balboa wrote:

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I think it must be acknowledged that JT played Stephen too. Stephen didn't feel that he could actually do a full out attack on JT, his friend who he might wound with his hang dog routine. He couldn't say, I was the strategist, he was the brawn, I was the brains. He was afraid of losing friendship.

I agree. But, friendship/shmendship. These two people are basically strangers who happened to play a game for 39 days. There is a reason why some of the most celebrated winners in the game have reptilian personalities.

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Tina spoke of how people underestimated her because she had a Southern accent. Perhaps Stephen underestimated J.T. Perhaps others underestimated J.T. too, not thinking he was as smart as he was. Stephen was more overtly strategizing, but I think J.T. was a huge strategist too, and hid behind his southern charm.