# Survivor 5.14.09 "The Martyr Approach" Caution: Open spoilers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 14, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448 "2009-05-14T20:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Minnie\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Minnie\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minnie_Luna)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448/41 "2009-05-15T18:28:00Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Mutant healing factor. He told the story about being recruited by a bald guy in a wheelchair in episode 3. Not to mention that in the extra scenes, Coach tells JT and Stephen that 2 yrs ago he was diagnosed with a big-ass brain tumor, given six weeks to live, and healed himself by telling his white blood cells to destroy the tumor. [Secret Scene](http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/video/video.php?cid=994965733&pid=_ofKPdqwoxcnkqiZSVvqLjj8xmpvCVFh&play=true&cc=123) ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448/42 "2009-05-15T18:28:04Z")
> [@Minnie\_Luna](#): > > Have any of you watched the Ponderosa videos of Coach yet? Oh, god, I just did. Thanks for the reminder. That man is certifiable. He thinks he looks like a Samurai, when he looks like a homeless person; a homeless person who mumbles to himself constantly. He seems to have his own soundtrack inside his head, and he’s narrating his own life story, and everything he does is larger than life. To him. When he farts, its larger than life. To him. ---
**Author:** ![Minnie\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Minnie\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minnie_Luna)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448/43 "2009-05-15T18:31:33Z")
> [@](#): > > When he farts, its larger than life. To him. It’s not a fart, it’s the breath of the warrior deep inside him. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448/44 "2009-05-15T18:35:14Z")
> [@Minnie\_Luna](#): > > It’s not a fart, it’s the breath of the warrior deep inside him. Awesome. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448/45 "2009-05-15T18:43:44Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > When he farts, its larger than life. To him. With all the beans they were eating, I’m betting it’s not just to him… ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448/46 "2009-05-15T18:49:41Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > With all the beans they were eating, I’m betting it’s not just to him… Yeah, but when Coach farts he changes the course of mighty rivers. Startles vast herds of bison. Doubles Brazil’s carbon footprint instantly. But he’s far too humble to mention this constantly, over and over and over. Really. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448/47 "2009-05-15T18:51:39Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Yeah, but when Coach farts he changes the course of mighty rivers. Startles vast herds of bison. Doubles Brazil’s carbon footprint instantly. But he’s far too humble to mention this constantly. Considering how much crap he’s full of, I’d be wary about tooting if I were him. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448/48 "2009-05-15T19:03:05Z")
BTW, what kind of accent was Assistant Coach speaking in? The sound quality was fairly poor, but to me he sounded like a combo of Creole, inner-city jive, and/or Jamaican patois. ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448/49 "2009-05-15T21:39:38Z")
> [@Minnie\_Luna](#): > > I have to agree with you in somewhat here, if it was me I wouldn’t know who to vote for in a final b/t JT and Stephen, but I think that comes from our perspective as viewers. So far just about everyone on the jury is in love with JT and feel that he can do no wrong. But put those two together. Part of why I don’t quite believe that JT is a sure winner over Stephen is precisely because it pretty much looks that way from our perspective as viewers. But if you look at what the two have actually done, it’s not quite so clear, and maybe if we knew everything the jury knows, JT wouldn’t be seen as so universally loved. For example, why would Tyson or Debbie not hold JT totally accountable for their being blindsided, and so maybe would rather see Stephen win? I agree, though, that the smart thing for either of them to do would be to try to end up sitting next to Erinn. However, maybe I’m just hopelessly naive (or :eek: maybe I’ve been listening to Coach too much), but I can’t help but feel that JT and Stephen are genuine friends and that both might actually want to end up sitting next to the other in the finals, as opposed to going for the sure win. Not everyone will do anything to win . . . ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448/50 "2009-05-15T21:41:19Z")
> [@Minnie\_Luna](#): > > Not to mention that in the extra scenes, Coach tells JT and Stephen that 2 yrs ago he was diagnosed with a big-ass brain tumor, given six weeks to live, and healed himself by telling his white blood cells to destroy the tumor. > > [Secret Scene](http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/video/video.php?cid=994965733&pid=_ofKPdqwoxcnkqiZSVvqLjj8xmpvCVFh&play=true&cc=123) Why is the fricking background music so loud during this secret scene? I could barely hear many of the spoken words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-14-09-the-martyr-approach-caution-open-spoilers/496448.md?page=2)