Cochrane is annoying me because he knows he's on the block with the other "ugly people," but he doesn't DO anything about it. This is a general peeve I have with many Survivor contestants. If you know you're an outsider from the driving alliance, do things to try to smash that alliance up. Get people riled up against the charismatic leader: "he will just use you for his numbers game and then vote you off when he doesn't need you." Convert your weakness to a strength: "if it comes down to you and Popular Boy, Pretty Girl, Awesome Athlete, you'll lose. If it comes down to you and me, you have a shot."
I hate contestants who go gently into that good night. I know that some of this is probably the production team's selection of plot arc footage, but don't go out without a fight.