SURVIVOR Host: Hi everyone! Thanks for joining us for our weekly SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS chat. We have an exciting surprise this morning, as we will be chatting live with both of last night's Tribal Council victims: Osten Taylor and Shawn Cohen. In an exciting twist on the SURVIVOR game, both were sent packing on last night's episode. You all have a lot of great questions for Osten and Shawn, so let's get begin! Hey guys! Thanks for being here today. Are you ready to take some questions?
Shawn: Yes!
Osten: Yes!



OstenGaveUp: I thought the third tribe was a great twist and it just proves that SURVIVOR players can never be too comfortable. What was going through your mind when you found out that there was going to be a third tribe?
Osten: When I realized there was going to be a third tribe I was kind of unhappy.
Shawn: When I realized there was going to be a third tribe the first thought on my mind was "This is a little crazy," and when I saw them come in my first thought was "What right do they have to be standing in front of me right now?" In my mind, I outplayed and outlasted these individuals.


Portia: Shawn, have you not learned from previous SURVIVORs that anytime someone starts arguing a lot, they're out?
Shawn: I don't think any previous SURVIVORs had someone like Jon on their tribe.


missy: Why didn't you just punch Jon in the mouth once and for all?
Osten: [laughs]
Shawn: [laughs] That's a good question. Looking back, I should have. Send me back and I will.


joni: Do you feel you were both portrayed accurately?
Shawn: I feel that editing is a large part of this show, and whether I'd say I was portrayed accurately or not? I don't think I was edited in the great light that Rupert seemed to be edited in.
Osten: Of course not; it's Hollywood. You know going in you won't be portrayed accurately.


RYAzeNOn: Osten, how does it feel to know your place in SURVIVOR history is as the first quitter ever?
Osten: It feels great!


BurtonsBack: Do you think you two will have an opportunity to come back in the game? Would you?
Shawn: Continue watching. If I was given a chance, I would take it.
Osten: No, I don't think I'll have the opportunity to come back, and I wouldn't take it if I did.


HalloweenGabs: Osten, did you realize then how irritated Jeff was with you, or not until you saw it on tv last night?
Osten: I didn't care how irritated he was with me; it didn't bother me one iota.


allshookup: We know what you think of Jeff, Osten, but Shawn, what do you think of Mr. Probst?
Shawn: I think I'd love to see Mr. Probst play the game himself and see how he fares, because he obviously has a lot of opinion. So, put your money where your mouth is!
Osten: Like I said before, it doesn't matter what he thinks. I'm completely unaffected by his juvenile behavior.


alkova: Hey guys, is there a rule against punching another player? Do you forfeit the game or something like that?
Osten: Yeah, there's a rule.
Shawn: I believe that's the only reason I spared little Jonny.


allshookup: Hey guys, I often wondered where contestants choose to watch the first episode. Where did you guys watch it?
Shawn: I had a huge bash at my family's place in Utah for friends and family.
Osten: I watched it at my family's house in New Hampshire with family and friends.


Newsted126: Did you guys watch any previous SURVIVORs, and did you learn any strategies coming into the game?
Shawn: I watched the first, second and last one before ours: one, two and six.
Osten: I watched one, three, five and six, and did I learn any strategies from any of them? No.
Shawn: I watched those shows, and as far as strategies go, I think the only way to learn about them is to actually play the game.


Newsted126: Was there any hanky panky going on while you guys were there?
Osten: There was no hanky panky on that island, unfortunately, because we all smelled like two buckets of dump. No one had taken showers or brushed their teeth.
Shawn: Was there anyone worthy of hanky panky on my tribe should be the question. Now, Tijuana and Darrah that's another question.


FireyRedTU: Osten, how would you say your relationship with Tijuana is, especially since she stood by you until last night?
Osten: It was fine. It had its ups and downs like any relationship, but that's life, I guess.


imsocute: Shawn, you have a great body, would you like to work with Playgirl?
Osten: Oh, don't tell him that, please! [laughs]
Shawn: Thank you, and as far as Playgirl goes, I don't think I'm going to be doing that anytime soon.


Xavier: Hey guys, if both of you were given an opportunity to vote one person back into each tribe, who will it be and why?
Osten: I think Burton, because he's a very strong swimmer and is physically strong and could go into the ocean deep enough to go spear fishing.
Shawn: I would have to say none of them, in my opinion. They don't deserve to be there.


LovePanama: Do either of you think by bringing back the voted off players it lowers the credibility of SURVIVOR?
Osten: Absolutely. It destroys the credibility as well as the integrity of the game. It goes against the whole premise of the show SURVIVOR to allow them back in. It's a complete abomination.
Shawn: I don't know if credibility is the correct term to use, but I definitely feel as far as twists go, it changes the overall game itself and no longer does the meaning of your flame being extinguished mean the same thing. Your fire represents your life in the game, and that meaning no longer holds water.


RupertFan: Osten, why did you call Jeff a coward?
Osten: The reason why I called Jeff a coward is because a) He is a coward and b) the reason I stated he was a coward is because if you have something to say to someone, you say it to their face not wait until they're gone.


gonnawins7: Do you think Rupert is getting too much airtime, or is he such a colorful character that he deserves it?
Shawn: Yes, I do feel he's getting a little too much air time, and a lot of people have been neglected in the wake of that. As far as if he's that colorful of a character: anyone could be a colorful character if they edit it that way. I never saw him as the colorful person he's coming across as.


canuck: Osten, did you keep the boxer shorts you wore on the show? And did the producers give you the pin to hold them up?
Osten: No, I did not. Those things were basically contaminated with all kinds of diseases. I think we got the pin out of an Immunity Challenge that we won.
Shawn: You won an Immunity Challenge?



allshookup: Hey guys, which was more shocking, the returning members or the way the game started?
Shawn: The returning members.
Osten: My sentiments exactly: the returning members.