The 51 Most Surprising Secrets of Survivor: Tocantins

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

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[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

I would love to see winners at war!

[@heizousbabygirl4972]

china

[@ryandemargel359]

winners at war or all stars

[@cooldjs8165]

Philippines, Cook Islands, or Fiji hopefully

[@sonicplushycentral6818]

Yeah, Winners At War or All Stars.

[@sekaedy]

It is insane how much everyone trusted and played for JT. There has never been a season like that before or since, and it makes you wonder what happened to the guy in his later seasons haha

[@TheAckeePlant]

It’s part of why I honestly dont like this season that much, felt like everyone was an idiot. The other tribe had the majority and just let JT come in and call the shots

[@mildtotemperate]

Most of the people this season were like, "JT is so amazing, I think he should win. I'm gonna help him win" I mean, it is impressive that he had that power over people (the first time he played.) The only other time this has _sort-of_ happened was the previous season in Gabon where Sugar decides that her Survivor daddy Bob should win.

[@br4dyv]

Tyson “2 guys I’ll never see again” Jump forward to Tysons wedding that Fishbach officiated

[@brooklyn4198]

Then playing against jt (although not really actually seeing him) on HVV

[@braden1350]

Sierra was actually gonna be on HVV as a Hero, but she was dating a production member so she couldn't play.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Oh wow!

[@frida.7831]

So she was replaced by Candace? I heard that she got a late call

[@braden1350]

@@frida.7831 I'm pretty sure

[@LB-py8ls]

Angie Hernández I doubt that because Candice was gonna be a villain until they realized they had too many people from Micronesia on the heroes tribe and swapped her with Parvati (who was gonna be on the heroes tribe)

[@frida.7831]

@@LB-py8ls Where did you get that info? As long as I know Probst has always considered Parvati one of the biggest villains (hence why he presented her in the way he did on the season) and even Cirie was considered for the villains tribe but they already had Sandra. But if you have another info happy to get it :)

[@andrewmurray9898]

Survivor in its prime. I miss the season being themed on location. Wish they would get out of Fiji.

[@iamkonner4813]

The thing is that Fiji is a great location it’s just been overdone twelve thousand times too many.

[@jet__girl]

This.

[@andrewmurray9898]

@@iamkonner4813 Yeah. The show themes and twists were so much better when they came naturally with the location. Restricting it to just Fiji forces production to get creative so seasons feel different and it often hurts the show.

[@WestonEvans]

The chances of that are the same chances that CBS buys a different island in another location

[@LattWest]

I wouldn't even mind if they repeated locations like "Borneo 25 years later" or something to that effect

[@UnderdawgMLB]

The beginning of this video once again proves that the intro MUST come back

[@thomascolabella5757]

My friend actually ran into Coach here in Knoxville, he tried to cut in line at Panera and she wouldn't let him lol. He gave her the full "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM" treatment and was a complete narcissist egomaniac.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

When was this?

[@thomascolabella5757]

Late 2011 when he finished second on South Pacific and was considered a bit of a hometown hero around here.

[@alexsmalley9993]

Yeah that tracks.

[@willisskull2676]

That does sound like Coach lmao.

[@aaronp7995]

That story of Coach peeing in a circle on exile so he wouldn't be eaten by big cats is crazy and even crazier that it WORKED.

[@user-nv9vn8fm1d]

Idk. Like the camera crew would have been right there to stop stuff like that

[@nothere413]

He's a damn liar, lmao

[@simonbrady3899]

Brendan is a really underrated contestant IMO.

[@julietem5274]

So underrated! That secret exile island alliance was brilliant. I feel like he definitely could’ve won

[@XanderMatthews-nv9zf]

Nah he ghosted his alliance at merge and announced he had an idol at the tribal he went out at He was way too messy and cocky

[@michaelengelhardt5336]

Doing a rewatch of this season and man this might be one of the best examples of the entire cast having a love affair with JT. I'm at the final 6 and I've already seen 2 people (Brendon and Debbie) say if I can't make it to the final I'll do everything in my power to get JT to final. On the one hand good for him but on the other hand, wow they found a lot of people willing to give him a million

[@AbandonedAccount3]

WHen i first watched the intro of this season- Ima be honest.. I thought Jerry was some kung fu master holding that stick like a weapon LOL

[@franniewaffles6093]

LOL also hey I see you on survivor fans intro TERRY VS JERRRRY

[@AbandonedAccount3]

@@franniewaffles6093 Yes :D

[@madbad2436]

I've always been super curious about the nature shots and the opening scenes, it's awesome that you included that. Some of those shots belong in a nature documentary

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

The entire 10 minute video about it is on KZbin along with a similar video about Gabon's opening. I highly recommend watching them if it is of high interest for yourself.

[@beniveyv7849]

This might be my all time favorite season ever

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Same

[@markjackson6431]

The Birth Of The Dragon Slayer!

[@iamkonner4813]

I truly hope Sandy got to learn what Pace is, it took a while but eventually I found out.

[@mightynoah1734]

I still don’t know what a pace is

[@iamkonner4813]

@@mightynoah1734 Slower jogging but faster than skipping.

[@rhino1876]

Omg I laughed way to hard at Tyson’s vote for Sierra. I rewound it multiple times. Such a villain but he’s absolutely hilarious

[@aidanbolton248]

God I can’t wait to see you give Coach his own episode 😂

[@jonathandavis3312]

Tyson has my favorite insult of all time "I can't imagine her boyfriend's that cool".

[@BaracudaFTW]

Sierra is one of my all time favorites, the ultimate underdog ♥️

[@ceceliacellini4656]

i don’t have the bank account to contribute to your patreon yet, so i watch any & every ad through till the end. that’s the best i can do for now to support your content. i’ve been subscribed, but here’s my like and comment for the algorithm.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

You're the best!

[@behindthespotlight7983]

At 5 minutes into this superb analysis we realize: all of these creatives were either fired or quit. Russ left under cloudy circumstances. Lynn left. Under cloudy circumstances. The camera crew has turned over many times. Mark is there in name only. Charlie is there in name only. “Ancient Voices” is retired as are the castaway intros. And we’ve been in Fiji since 2017. Yes, I am being extremely critical of our favorite show lately but it’s because after 21 years in media, 16 of them in network TV, I see Survivor dying the death of a thousand cuts. Jeff Probst should sit down & watch a couple hours of Once Upon an Island, Idoled Out and he should be remanded to nothing but Survivor Specialists every time he flies. No false flattery here. Those three platform KNOW this franchise and know what works, why it enjoys 21 years of prime time longevity and what fundamentals must be reincorporated back into production immediately if they wish to see Season 50. Forgive my constructive criticism but everything I’ve seen re 41 & 42 scare me with whiffs of more Island of the Idols turkeys who are preparing to jump the shark . Hope not. Fingers crossed. PS: does anyone else miss the globetrotting days as badly as I do? Having worked in the Greens Department on “Big Love” for HBO I am starting to see studio greens & “plantage” all over the island camps in Fiji. “Plantage” is the industry term for greens placed to camera to “cheat” the shots. It may sound small but having potted palms or silks installed on pieces of rebar is so far away from the grit of Tocantins that it changes the heart of the show. If you look closely in Seasons 35-40 you can catch glimpses of old calendar hash marks on trees that were touched up by the Paint Department. The show is “SURVIVOR” so the survival elements are important. We also never see castaways hurting badly for lack of food. Look at Guatemala. Or Panama. Or Africa. I suspect they are being given calories of some sort. Compare Guatemala to Millennials v Gen X. There is no comparison. The other night I was thinking about Cirie’s first episode in Season 12. She’s played in Panama, Palau, Samoa & Fiji. Through Cirie’s journey we see all of the elements I touched on; each lost element strips another layer of authenticity from Survivor that cannot be replaced with Big Brother & Sequester gimmicks. Big ups to Once Upon an Island for the love we both have for this game, the show and its history. 🗿🪝🧩🎯 🗺

[@sonicplushycentral6818]

I’m actually currently watching this season, we watch the finale tonight but I already knew how the whole season played out, and you know, it’s J.T. Great season, I think it’s overrated but it was still a blast.

[@sixredfish6115]

Watched with a friend in college in the spring. My friend seeing the blindside of Tyson his reaction was priceless. It being his 3rd season it was a good watch.

[@jacobjamescabrera431]

This will always stay as my favorite season. Cagayan would be second. Their dynamics is evrything! Not too extra going on, except for Coach haha. I just love everything about this season!

[@SachaSacha998]

I remember first watching Tocantins and cheering when Tyson was voted out bc I thought he was such a villain, but I liked him in Heroes vs Villains and loved him in Blood Vs Water

[@kirstybrown1185]

Yeah, this is one of my first seasons and I’ve seen him on the Challenge USA and honestly, after seeing him quit a sudoku because he was too cold while giving people crap for not being as good as him, couldn’t take him seriously 🤷‍♀️ was super happy to see him go. Defo a villain, he’s just as delusional as coach, he’s just got the ability to say something funny every now and then.

[@alamallama5880]

@@kirstybrown1185 technically production made him quit. it was freezing up there, he didn’t know how to play sudoku and they weren’t given instructions so he couldn’t figure it out and had no option but to quit bc they wouldn’t let them time out of that challenge.

[@khooruhnatwintieninetin8681]

Sierra really looks like Gigi Hadid 😚

[@kristianeldienogra7202]

Ikr. I thought I was the only one who noticed it.

[@badassfroslass]

Man this made me sad, I was always team Sierra and the fact that she never would’ve come back even if offered was disappointing

[@rima7286]

I got another one for you; joe and erinn knew eachother in real life.

[@julietem5274]

Where’d u hear that?

[@PhillipOnTakos]

The biggest secret to me was learning Coach's name is Ben. I don't know if this was ever said on the show but that was quite the reveal to me lol.

[@kirstybrown1185]

JT used to call him it every now and then.

[@MsPandachen]

Tocantins is so beautiful... It's one of the most beautiful exile islands survivor ever had.

[@danielhoward8354]

"Locked away from us in a vault never to see the light of day" From the dvd that was released wth.

[@meneslayus]

If there’s one thing I gained from this video, it’s a little more appreciation for Tyson

[@jet__girl]

Also, fischbach (sp?)deserved to win, but JT was a good winner.

[@Gizmo_the_king]

I’m I the only one that noticed that in the beginning J.T. Had nothing on the back of his flannel shirt but towards the last few episodes he has a blue bull on the back of his shirt?

[@XanderMatthews-nv9zf]

I haven’t gone back to check but maybe someone let him have it after they got voted out, could easily have been Joe or Tyson’s

[@alamallama5880]

always wondered about coach and all his quotes, makes way more sense knowing he’d plan to say them lmao

[@haileywhetten9784]

If your appreciation for Tyson didn't grow after watching this video idk what you're doing

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Tocantins Tyson may be the best version of him on Survivor.

[@kirstybrown1185]

@@OnceUponAnIsland that’s disappointing 🤣 he said like 4 funny lines and then was a passive aggressive 12 year old the rest of the time. Heard he got more tolerable.

[@smileygirl622]

God what did J.T. do to this cast? They were under a goddam spell haha

[@emi-bz3nh]

i was so sure you would bring up how sierra was recruited for the season but either way, great video as always!

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Eh, sometimes hearing someone is recruited is not a surprise after watching them on the show lol

[@emi-bz3nh]

@@OnceUponAnIsland fair point, but her story about how she ended up on survivor is a bit funny being recruited while at a taco stand lol

[@firety155]

Tyson’s jury board 🤣

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

He totally screwed it up. Typical Tyson lol

[@vituhasspoken]

I loved the format of the video, but especially being the season filmed here in Brazil, a couple of secrets about it made me happy, lol xD

[@gromitmuggromitmuggromitmug]

I love your Survivor videos! Well done!!

[@Phenrir]

I used to have the intro as my ring tone 🤣🤭

[@Phenrir]

I like that the animals on the intro looks like the castaway in the same escene.

[@jet__girl]

We need a season in the snow.

[@CompaSystem]

A Survivor: Nunavut or similar? Seems good

[@mildtotemperate]

#38 Taj saying she'd vote for Erin if she makes it to final 3 was in the show.

[@TheColorNina]

Just found your channel. Love this videos!! I had no idea there was this much additional video footage

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Welcome aboard!

[@jaredchisamore1546]

Super love these videos, love all the juicy details you put in!

[@reginamachamer821]

Tbf.. Tyson was a villain on tocantins. The man was mean as heII lmao the only difference is he was so funny about it that no one cared. He's the best kind of villain. And to be clear.. I don't consider him a villain in his other seasons. Especially not in BvW. But yeah he was definitely pretty villainy in tocantins lol

[@kirstybrown1185]

Yeah, I’m surprised by this, he was really nasty, especially to Sierra, yeah some was funny, most was just c***y 🤷‍♀️

[@alimane2453]

i just love J.T., even love the way he talks XD

[@gotcha927]

The cinematographer at #3 looks like Paul Rudd with dreads.

[@bustercherry5085]

Elite video per usual my man!

[@AbandonedAccount3]

Joe shall return for another chance, we're all thinking it, i'm just saying it, i think he could have won honestly.

[@sonicplushycentral6818]

Yeah, if they ever do a Second Second Chance, they gotta bring Joe back.

[@esinger23]

The jury board is interesting. I wonder if they still have it

[@HeyJared]

Just another scary fact we learned about Sandy The Super Tramp this season..

[@ThursdayNightOutcasts]

Loved this! Always get so caught up in your content. 😂 Heard the SurvivorSA team also gave the current castaways past seasons to watch while they were all being quarantined. 👆

[@blam9360]

Back in the good ole days when it wasn't all about Fiji.

[@ojk0099]

Fun fact : most of us (I did ) thought that none of the woman this season returned. Technically, the only woman that returned was Carolina. She actually was in the redemption Island finale when she was proposed too.

[@mildtotemperate]

to

[@philbuttler3427]

I think Stephen coulda beat JT if he'd been honest and told people exactly who J.T. was during this game so that puppy dog act didn't work. Just don't lay down and let dude control the narrative Coach is exactly right on that one.

[@kirstybrown1185]

He tried it, then when JT started saying things about Stephen he just got condescending. He lost everyone’s vote when he said that he would’ve brought Erin and I’m glad at that, he lost it at JT a challenge earlier saying he wouldn’t be friends with JT if he picked Erin. He’s condescending and assumed he was smarter than he was in the moment. He came across as a childish bad friend and there was no saving that. JT was liked because he was useful and that’s all you need when you’re surviving. 🤷‍♀️

[@XanderMatthews-nv9zf]

Yeah honestly Stephen’s game was such a decline, not forcing fire at F4 and letting his closest ally be cut loose and letting JT get away with that And then FTC where he doesn’t even answer who he’d have taken had he won Final immunity, letting JY get away with voting Erinn at F5 while he gets vilified Should have absolutely curbed JT at tribal, but they got to be too good of friends and he never called JT out for his faux loyalty

[@TheGamerGirl2330]

Um Brendan is hot! He's the hottest person on the season in my opinion!

[@tjflash60]

Thanks for sharing the Secrets.

[@mattlericain]

I absolutely do not think that Erinn would've beaten Stephen in the F2. Taj's vote isn't enough and plus except for Taj the jury is 100% Timbira and Erinn voted out all of them, she received the same silence treatment as Candice in HvV when arriving at Ponderosa. She IS the goat

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Erinn definitely doesn't beat Stephen in a final 2 agreed.

[@fnafsummoners5679]

Is there anyone Erinn beats in the a final two?

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

@@fnafsummoners5679 Sierra, maybe?

[@fnafsummoners5679]

@@OnceUponAnIsland maybe. because the jury didn't respect Sierra either, right? Been awhile since I saw Tocantins

[@kaialexander6806]

I'm genuinely attracted to Coach and I do not like that fact at all.

[@whizzardblizzard5696]

Brendan 😍

[@zoeywelter7114]

TOCANTINS SUPREMACY 🗣

[@alexgalvez7861]

Please do Gabon

[@lemenjr.7872]

Masterpiece 🧡

[@RyokoAsakuraLastFan]

I just wonder who replaced Abi Maria on this cast

[@b.k.9797]

Carolina most likely.

[@amiyousoff6560]

LMAO IMAGINE ABI AND COACH ON THE SAME SEASON ♥️

[@itistyler1720]

23:08 LMAOOO

[@ddhallway4752]

The newer seasons are so much softer and full of game bots they give them food so they could make it more interesting in the game aspects

[@bethvanderhoorn9868]

Yo

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Yo

[@williamchristy9463]

@@OnceUponAnIsland Yo

[@fridahmungai8713]

Loved the video!! Is there somewhere I can watch the ponderosa episodes?

[@kat8559]

I was just thinking to myself that if I passed medical check for survivor i would try to get work on the camera crew afterwards. I wonder how much turnover there's been since tocantins

[@kat8559]

You don't think coach is arrogant? WOW. I wish i could ignore it.

[@kat8559]

It's a shame they had such a rivalry bc I think tyson and sierra are quite similar. They're both honest, almost to a fault and I LOVE brutal honesty.

[@kat8559]

My op is revealing me as arrogant bc I assume I would be a no-brainer for the producers to cast 😂 not for my looks though! As arrogant as coach is, i must admit he is handsome!

[@TrueTan99]

Please make a video on Fabio

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Every winner is guaranteed a video :)

[@somethingverysnazzy7206]

20:55 in lotr the original white wizard was the evil one Sarumon was the bad guy just Sayin

[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

💖

[@blurryeyes316]

Survivor lasts 39 days?? The show in my country is Currently in the 85 day and the season is far from the finale. Maybe here they don't care that much for the wellbeing of the contestants.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

American Survivor typically goes 39 days and Australian Survivor goes 50+. However, every country seems to do it differently.

[@justinpascal8332]

@@OnceUponAnIsland survivor Romania more than 100 days

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

@@justinpascal8332 Wow!

[@turtletcp1598]

i got a few suggestions llama talker : tony vlachos

[@isbelclan4339]

Honestly, I hated Tyson. He was mean and not funny at all

[@HotRoute7]

Tyson has some moments, but he is NOT THAT funny. He should've stopped after the Colby becoming a woman statement because nothing can top that.