michel wrote: "It was pretty evident that Scot, having been voted out of the game, wasn’t allowed to hand his idol back to Jason."

Jeff Probst interviews with Dalton Ross addressed these issues:

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/21/survivor-kaoh-rong-scot-pollard

On if he would have been allowed to give the idol back to Jason after being eliminated:

(ED NOTE: It is my understanding that Scot was already out of the game once he did not have a super idol and therefore could not give an idol back to Jason, but I have asked host Jeff Probst for confirmation on that.}

(UPDATE with confirmation from Jeff Probst: “Once the votes are read, an idol is dead. The exception this season is if you can find someone to pair their idol with yours then both idols are reactivated to form a super idol and you can use that idol to save yourself. Otherwise, your individual idol is still dead. So once Tai denied Scot his idol, it was over. Scot could not give his idol to Jason.”)

michel wrote: "So it isn’t a stretch to imagine that the same applied to Neal. As soon as the doctor pulled him from the game, he wouldn’t have been allowed to hand his idol to Aubry. Maybe we could also go back to Colton’s evacuation in One World and realize that despite the rules, some scenes are shown simply to create drama and to influence our views of the players. Now Scot and Neal could have a super idol in Ponderosa! "

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/31/survivor-jeff-probst-kaoh-rong-medical-evacuation

It appeared as if Neal did NOT give Aubry his hidden immunity idol on the way out of the game, but he would have been permitted to hand that over, correct? Or is he already considered out of the game at that point once the doctor pulls him

That’s a really good question and one that I’m glad you asked. Because we were aware he had an idol and knew he might want to give it to someone, either in public or in private, we discussed this beforehand. Our decision was yes, he would have been allowed to give his idol to someone and here’s why – he didn’t know he was going to be pulled from the game. The decision to pull someone is made by a doctor after examining in private and that’s not anything Neal should be expected to anticipate. So once he was pulled, it seemed fair to let him do or say whatever he wanted on his way out. I actually thought he would do it. I was surprised, but that’s why Survivor continues to be fun – you truly cannot predict what people are going to do.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/21/survivor-jeff-probst-kaoh-rong-super-idol

michel wrote: "...but also it would have been suicidal. The only votes that would have counted would have been the 2 against Aubry and the two against him. Who would have gotten voted out on the second ballot?"

Just so everyone is clear, had the Super Idol been used by Scot, then the next two highest people with votes were Tai and Aubry, with two apiece. So what would have happened next?

Well, first you have to remember that Tai voted for Scot, so he was never going to use the idol to save him. He betrayed him the moment he wrote his name down. So if Tai had used the idol to save Scot after voting for Scot it would rival the worst move in Survivor history! But yes, if he did use the idol, regardless the circumstances, then Scot is safe. Then, everybody except Tai and Aubry would vote again and they could only vote for Tai or Aubry. Tai would have been voted out and would still be in therapy trying to figure out what happened.