except that in new age survivor, what's to stop her from stealing his idol, then telling everyone that she's voting for Mike and using the idol for herself right there at tribal council?
So if you're Lindsay or Omer, who do you take to final 3? Lindsay cannot take Jonathan or Mike and still win. Omer just has to avoid Mike and I think Mary Anne. Omer's has played such a behind the scenes game that he can't afford to take someone else with him who has also played a low key game but is more liked and better with words. I think if I were Omer I'd take Romeo and Jonathan and if I were Lindsay I'd take Romeo and Mary Anne.
Yeah, knowledge is power and key to the game this late in the game of Survivor. That is about the only move Drea could have done is kept that secret to herself knowing she could be the one they vote then steal the idol from Mike at tribal or right after the vote. I think after the vote would have been the best because if you say you are voting for Mike then I could see them just switching the vote to Romeo instead.
Agree with your final 3 assessment. Other than Romeo just about everyone left has played a good enough game to win so it is a matter of how you can navigate to get to the final 3 and get there with 2 people you have the best shot of beating. There are so many scenarios in play right now, these players seem to be playing the strategy hard and respect that others are doing the same so I can even see a scenario where they all agree let's vote Romeo out next and may the best 3 players find their way to the end to make this a tough vote for the jury. Probably won't happen but if I was on the jury out of Mike, Lindsay, Johnathan, and Omar I would struggle to pick a winner right now because all have earned to win at this point. I can pick holes in Maryanne's game and Romeo has done nothing. The other 4 have all won challenges at key times and also had a role in voting out threats too.