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Theres some brilliant Schadenfreude in watchingSurvivors dumb twists fall flat.
Its like the universe is sending a direct message to Jeff Probst: Survivoris fine as it is.
As with last season, the Do or Die twist fails to claim a victim.
Lindsay is the unfortunate participant in the deadly game of chance this time around.
Its a decision she instantly regrets the moment she falls from her perch and her toes hit the sand.
She wasnt in danger of going home; there was no reason to play in the challenge.
However, as she admits herself, the competitor in her took over.
So she heads into tribal council with her fate held in Jeffs mystery lockboxes.
And there are some juicy plans in motion at the Kula Kula camp.
So if he can make her feel comfortable with the Romeo plan, she wont see the shot coming.
As always, perpetual pot-stirrer Omar has his own ideas.
He believes Mike is becoming overconfident after the Hai vote-out.
Omar recognizes that Mike is playing harder than hes letting on, and thats dangerous.
But what if there was a way to take that idol away from Mike?
Drea has been holding on to an entire tote bag of advantages for a while at this point.
As has become a recurring theme of the season, Drea decides to tell Omar about her power.
Its such an unnecessary and disappointing play because, in the moment, Dreas gut is right.
She senses the tribe is coming for her and could effectively take Mikes idol at tribal and protect herself.
Nobody else needs to know.
Omar fills Lindsay in on Dreas power, and the pair discusses the best play for them moving forward.
They could let Drea steal Mikes idol and vote Mike out.
This would leave Drea open to being voted out.
Theres also a third option.
The fact the show would put itself in that position is utterly perplexing.
Thankfully, Lindsay sidesteps the Monty Hall problem.
Shockingly, it plays out the same way it did for Deshawn inSurvivor41.
Lindsay makes her choice and sticks with it, despite Jeff offering her the chance to swap.
This exact situation happened last season with Liana and Xander after a nifty idol transfer before tribal.
Here, a flashback reveals that Mike passed his idol to Omar.
So thats two-for-two on failed twists for this episode.
Drea has no choice but to laugh as the votes come in to send her out.
Much like Hai last week, she takes her elimination in good spirits.
That doesnt happen to most people, and you have an annual count, Lindsay says.
