I also lurk here often. A few points I wanted to stress...

1) I also took pause with the imagery w/ Ozzy on top of the tree, and the previews of next week's episode, etc. We've been hit over the head with these images a few times now. Either this means he does end up making it to the finals or as we have seen in the past.. maybe he is the editor's choice (as most deserving) but falls short and these images are an homage to Ozzy. I also take it to mean that he is "king of the survivor jungle". Not a single person out there is as equipped as he is to survive out there. Tarzan kept coming to mind as those images were shown!

2) Dawn's kissing up to Coach was silly. It made her look foolish IMO. I definitely see her as a contender for fan's choice as she has been endeared to the viewers, but I think those moments made her look desperate. Not a winner's edit IMO?

3) Cochran's character to me still needs more development if he is to win. I haven't seen anything that makes him worthy yet (and maybe those editing hadn't seen anything either!). Cochran is studying to be a lawyer. Closing arguments would be his strong suit. Cochran seems to be a very emotional person. Players that show no remorse or emotion for their votes often lose votes with the jury. Those that behave humbly and validate hurt feelings seem to fair better. He also seems to be one that is very perceptive and takes things in that are going on around him. The individuals accused of being bullies could not see their actions as bullying. I'm guessing it was their looks of disappointment, whispers when they think he can't hear them, the body language of disgust after a challenge, dismissals when he needed reassurance, etc. that created that feeling for Cochran. We weren't shown these things, but all that matters is that whatever they were doing.. this is how he perceived it. Is his story one of a victim turned hero? more of a David and Goliath? If he loses it at the final tribal will it be b/c the lawyer couldn't control his jury? (they repeatedly dismiss him and his explanations???)

4)I think things will pick up for coach the next few episodes. His episode of praying and pushing Edna to her knees was a bit over the top for me. Will it be a situation where the person that thinks they are in charge will be blindsided near the end? (tension w/ Coach and Albert is being set up in the previews). Maybe a theme with Coach is the hypocrisy (almost claiming self righteousness)with which the Upolo are criticizing the Savaii about may come back to bite them if there is a Savaii in the final 3.