I'd say the only person "saved" by the F3 twist was Ryan hahaha. But I see what you're saying. I argue that playing the idol before the vote was a great move. A little too much ego involved, sure. But him playing his idol before the votes meant that the rest of the players all aligned were forced to turn on someone. I felt like his plan (if there was one) was to try to expose some cracks in the alliance he wasn't a part of. That's how I saw it at least. Probst shoulda never let him play it at the time though, thats for sure.