Episode 11 · Power brief
Lyric saves herself. Kamu puts Jason up.
Kamu turns the tea party into a public case against Jason, Drew, and Barrett. Jason wins some sympathy but not the two decisions he needs. Lyric uses the veto on herself, and Kamu names him as the replacement nominee.
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Power snapshot
Terminal: Ashley remains terminal at 7. Rome remains terminal at 8. Both are excluded from the active ranking.
Kamu exposes Jason’s promises, while Jason identifies Drew and Barrett as brokers.
She rejects Jason’s pitch, uses the veto, and becomes safe.
His repeated vote framing changes how the group discusses saving Jason.
Episode action sequence
Jason changes some minds in the room. The veto and nomination still go against him.
- 1Kamu calls the tea party
Promises and middlemen become public
- 2Jason answers
Some observers credit parts of his warning
- 3Jason pitches Lyric
She keeps the veto for herself
- 4Lyric uses the veto
Her decision right becomes safety
- 5Kamu names Jason
He joins Mallory and LaTrice
What changes
Lyric’s veto ends. Jason loses protection. Yash gains trust as a vote reader.
Jason loses Legitimate and Reward Power when the protection channel fails and Kamu nominates him. Lyric’s live-veto authority expires after use. Yash gains Informational Power when other players repeatedly adjust their vote planning around his framing.
The case against Jason
Jason wins sympathy, not safety.
- Jason exposes the brokersDrew and Barrett draw new scrutiny
- Some listeners reconsiderThe tea party produces mixed reactions
- Lyric rejects the veto requestHer own safety comes first
- Kamu completes the renominationJason reaches the final block
Jason improves how some players read the dispute, but neither decision-maker protects him. The emerging save-Jason group has a plan, not a demonstrated majority.
Claim stop: Episode 11 records the final nominees and pre-vote planning. It stops before the Blockbuster, final matchup, eviction, or any Episode 12 result.
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Where this Episode sits in the season
The frame stays consistent. The values show only what is established through Episode 11.She turns the replacement threat into Jason’s nomination while the tea party leaves mixed social costs.
Sympathy appears, but the failed safety channel removes two usable points of leverage.
Repeated accepted vote analysis raises Informational Power to 3.
Lyric, Melody, and Mallory name the group; its long-term effectiveness remains untested.
The people inside the numbers
Players in this Power story
Featured cards are limited to the strongest Episode-level Power changes, uses, responses, or closures.
HOH · Rank 1
Kamuela “Kamu” Kirk
32 · Phoenix, Arizona · MMA fighter
Kamu makes the case in public, then completes the replacement.
Kamu rises from a 9-point opening to 19 when the Episode 9 HOH activates her authority. Episode 11 shows that authority reaching the ceremony while the confrontation creates a separate trust cost.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 4
- Reward
- 3
- Coercive
- 4
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 3
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 19
- Current
- 19
- Episode 7 · Reaches 12
- Episode 9 · Rises to 19
- Episode 11 · Holds at 19
- Episode position
- HOH with safety and control of the replacement nomination.
- What they do
- Stages the tea-party confrontation and names Jason after Lyric uses the veto.
- Result
- Jason reaches the final nominee group. Reactions to the public confrontation remain mixed.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 19. The replacement demonstrates existing authority without adding a new threshold.
Safe · Rank 3
Lyric Medeiros
25 · Honolulu, Hawaii · Attorney
Lyric rejects Jason’s request and turns the veto into safety.
Her Power rises through relationships, reciprocity, and a successful Episode 7 pitch. The Episode 10 veto briefly raises her to 14; using it in Episode 11 ends that temporary decision right and leaves her at 13.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 2
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 3
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 14
- Current
- 13
- Episode 7 · Reaches 13
- Episode 10 · Rises to 14
- Episode 11 · Returns to 13
- Episode position
- Nominated veto holder deciding whether the block changes.
- What they do
- Rejects Jason’s request and uses the veto on herself.
- Result
- Lyric becomes safe. Kamu receives the open replacement slot and names Jason.
- Power change
- Total Power falls 14 → 13 as Legitimate returns 3 → 2 after the veto decision ends.
Nominated · Rank 15
Jason De Puy
35 · West Hollywood, California · Drag queen · RuPaul’s Drag Race 15 and All Stars 11
Jason gets heard, but Lyric and Kamu still decide against him.
Jason recovers from 8 to 11 through a relationship repair and later survives through competition safety. Episode 11 removes the earlier protection channel and leaves him at 9 on the final block.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 2
- Informational
- 2
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 11
- Current
- 9
- Episodes 4–5 · Falls to 8
- Episodes 6–10 · Holds at 11
- Episode 11 · Falls to 9
- Episode position
- Intended replacement target trying to stop the veto and renomination sequence.
- What they do
- Defends himself at the tea party, exposes Drew and Barrett, and asks Lyric not to use the veto.
- Result
- Some observers respond with sympathy. Lyric uses the veto and Kamu nominates him.
- Power change
- Total Power falls 11 → 9. Legitimate and Reward each move 2 → 1 when the protection deal fails.
Active · Rank 3
Yash Patel
24 · Monroe Township, New Jersey · Financial analyst
Yash shows the group how a vote to save Jason could work.
Yash reaches 12 when his early protection exchanges gain force. Episode 11 raises him to 13 when repeated vote framing changes how other players plan the next pitch.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 2
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 3
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 13
- Current
- 13
- Episodes 1–3 · Holds at 9
- Episode 6 · Reaches 12
- Episode 11 · Rises to 13
- Episode position
- Vote broker organizing a provisional bloc before the final matchup is known.
- What they do
- Repeatedly explains how the vote could move and directs the group’s next pitch.
- Result
- Players adjust their planning around the frame, but the bloc remains short of a demonstrated majority.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 12 → 13 as Informational moves 2 → 3.
Active · Rank 7
Drew Campbell
22 · Temecula, California · Surgical dental assistant
Jason’s defense turns Drew’s brokerage into a loyalty test.
Drew rises to 12 through information access and keeps several working ties. By Episode 11, the same reach makes other players question where his loyalty sits without yet lowering a global rating.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 4
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 12
- Current
- 12
- Episode 3 · Reaches 11
- Episode 5 · Reaches 12
- Episode 11 · Holds at 12
- Episode position
- Cross-group broker named publicly during the tea-party dispute.
- What they do
- Defends his position after Jason identifies him and Barrett as players working the middle.
- Result
- Existing alliances continue, but allies discuss future tests, pawn exposure, and declining trust.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 12. Attribution risk rises without crossing a six-base threshold.
Cast details: Paramount+ official Season 28 cast guide. Official cast portraits: Evan Mulling / CBS. Episode analysis: S28E11 Technical Episode Report v1.
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