Episode 13 · Power brief
Haley wins HOH. Drew, Melody, and Taylor hit the block.
Haley takes the office, listens to Devens, and chooses a different target order. Drew’s protection keeps thinning as the old governing group breaks apart. Haley nominates Drew, Melody, and Taylor before the veto players are known.
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Power snapshot
Terminal: Ashley remains terminal at 7. Rome and Jason remain terminal at 8. All three are excluded from the active ranking.
His target advice reaches her, but it does not set the nominations.
False pawn information changes Dee’s immediate behavior while allies accept the cost of targeting him.
Dee holds the BB Bribe, and Devens keeps the concealed Diamond Veto.
Episode action sequence
Haley wins HOH as the old center starts to split.
- 1Haley wins HOH
Safety and nomination authority activate
- 2Devens advises her
He argues for a different target order
- 3Haley keeps Drew in the plan
The advice does not control her choice
- 4Drew misleads Dee
Her immediate behavior changes
- 5Haley names three nominees
Drew, Melody, and Taylor reach the block
What changes
HOH raises Haley’s score by six.
Haley’s Legitimate Power rises 1 → 4 and Coercive Power rises 1 → 4 when she wins HOH and exercises the nomination rights. No other global rating crosses a threshold in Episode 13.
Whose plan sets the week
Advice reaches Haley. Control stays with Haley.
- Devens supplies a target orderHaley receives the recommendation
- Haley weighs her own relationshipsDrew remains inside her nomination structure
- Drew’s protection weakensCore players accept the bridge loss
- Haley signs the nominationsHer choices become the formal state
The ignored advice matters because it separates access from control. Devens can reach the HOH, but Haley’s authority and preferences produce the nominations.
Claim stop: Episode 13 records Haley’s HOH, the three nominees, two unused resources, and the pre-veto relationship state. It stops before the veto draw, veto result, replacement decision, or any Episode 14 evidence.
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Where this Episode sits in the season
The frame stays consistent. The values show only what is established through Episode 13.The office moves her from the bottom of the active board to first and gives her the week’s formal decisions.
One deception gets a response while broader attribution and protection problems keep growing.
Dee holds the BB Bribe, and Devens keeps the Diamond Veto. Neither resource changes behavior here.
Core members discuss targeting Drew and accept the cost of losing a former bridge.
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
Haley Thogmartin
29 · Wildwood, Missouri · Telemedicine executive
Haley listens widely and still chooses the nominees herself.
Haley spends most of the first three cycles between 9 and 10. The Episode 13 HOH activates six formal points at once and places her first without changing her Expert, Referent, or Informational ratings.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 4
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 4
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 2
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 16
- Current
- 16
- Episode 3 · Reaches 10
- Episodes 7–12 · Holds at 10
- Episode 13 · Rises to 16
- Episode position
- HOH with safety, nomination rights, and the later replacement decision.
- What they do
- Considers outside advice, keeps Drew in her target structure, and nominates Drew, Melody, and Taylor.
- Result
- Haley’s choices set the initial block. The veto players and result remain unknown at the boundary.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 10 → 16 as Legitimate and Coercive each move 1 → 4.
Nominated · Rank 8
Drew Campbell
22 · Temecula, California · Surgical dental assistant
Drew gets a short response while his protection keeps shrinking.
Drew reaches 12 through information access and cross-group brokerage. That reach becomes easier to identify over time. Episode 13 leaves the score intact while Haley and other core players accept the cost of putting him at risk.
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 13 · Holds at 12
- Episode position
- Visible broker whose remaining protection is tested by Haley’s nomination plan.
- What they do
- Uses false pawn information to change Dee’s immediate behavior, then recognizes his weakened alliance position.
- Result
- The deception works briefly. Haley still nominates him, and his broader protection problem remains open.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 12. A limited response supports Informational 4 while protection losses remain below a global Referent threshold.
Diamond Veto holder · Rank 2
Rick Devens
Macon, Georgia · Father and former news anchor · Survivor 38 and 50
Devens reaches the HOH room without setting Haley’s target.
Devens peaks at 20 with the Episode 6 HOH and veto, then settles at 15 after those offices expire. His broad access remains, but Episode 13 shows the limit: Haley hears the advice and chooses another plan.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 2
- Reward
- 3
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 4
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 20
- Current
- 15
- Episode 6 · Peaks at 20
- Episode 8 · Settles at 15
- Episode 13 · Holds at 15
- Episode position
- Well-connected adviser holding a concealed Diamond Veto resource.
- What they do
- Recommends a target order to Haley and states a future plan for the Diamond Veto.
- Result
- Haley does not follow the target advice. The Diamond Veto remains unused and produces no response.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 15. Access to Haley and the resource do not add a new threshold.
BB Bribe holder · Rank 4
Dee Valladares
Miami, Florida · Survivor 45 winner · Survivor 50
Dee receives a bribe she has not yet turned into leverage.
Dee’s first HOH creates an early 19-point peak before she settles at 13. Episode 13 gives her a new production resource, but possession alone does not recreate the formal or reward power of that opening cycle.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 4
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 19
- Current
- 13
- Episode 2 · Enters at 9
- Episode 4 · Peaks at 19
- Episodes 5–13 · Holds at 13
- Episode position
- Wolfpack member and new holder of the unused BB Bribe.
- What they do
- Receives the BB Bribe and briefly changes behavior after Drew gives false pawn information.
- Result
- The resource stays unused. Drew gets a short-term response that carries future exposure risk.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 13. BB Bribe access does not raise Reward Power without use and response.
Active · Rank 4
Lyric Medeiros
25 · Honolulu, Hawaii · Attorney
Lyric and Yash name a pair before the pair proves anything.
Lyric rises to 13 through relationships, reciprocity, and a successful pitch. Her brief veto peak ends after Episode 11. The Final 2 declaration in Episode 13 adds a specific commitment, not yet another global point.
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 · Peaks at 14
- Episode 13 · Holds at 13
- Episode position
- Active player building a direct commitment with Yash as the larger structure fragments.
- What they do
- Declares a Final 2 with Yash and warns Mallory about Drew and Barrett.
- Result
- The relationship and warning are recorded. No veto action or later delivery tests the new pair here.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 13. The candidate Final 2 remains dyadic and untested.
Cast details: Paramount+ official Season 28 cast guide. Official cast portraits: Evan Mulling / CBS. Episode analysis: S28E13 Technical Episode Report v1.
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