Episode 16 · Power brief
LaTrice takes HOH. Taylor redirects the plan before nominations.
LaTrice wins the Wall and gains the week’s formal authority. Taylor repeatedly moves the target away from Devens and toward Haley while Angela, Kamu, Drew, Dee, and Devens shape separate parts of the plan. The record stops before LaTrice names anyone.
Always on the page
Power snapshot
Terminal: Ashley remains terminal at 7. Rome and Jason remain terminal at 8. Lyric remains terminal at 13. All four are excluded from the active ranking.
Her Wall win creates HOH authority; a reciprocal non-nomination promise with Devens raises Reward Power.
LaTrice responds to repeated advice that moves attention from Devens toward Haley.
Angela, Kamu, Drew, Dee, and Devens each receive different responses from the new HOH.
Episode action sequence
A new HOH listens widely. Taylor changes the target path, and the nominations remain unmade.
- 1LaTrice wins the Wall
HOH authority and safety become active
- 2Taylor redirects the target
The plan moves away from Devens and toward Haley
- 3Other advisers shape pieces
Angela, Kamu, Drew, and Dee receive separate responses
- 4Devens exchanges safety
He and LaTrice make a reciprocal non-nomination promise
- 5The record freezes
Mallory is selected for the Time Capsule before nominations
What changes
LaTrice’s HOH win raises her score. A new safety promise raises it again.
LaTrice’s Legitimate Power rises 1 → 4 with the HOH office. Reward Power rises 1 → 2 after the reciprocal non-nomination exchange with Devens. Coercive stays at 1 because she has not yet made the nominations.
How the plan takes shape
Taylor gets the clearest repeated response. LaTrice still owns the decision.
- Taylor protects DevensLaTrice moves away from him as the target
- Angela protects Drew and BarrettTheir names lose force in LaTrice’s talks
- Drew reframes himselfThe free-agent pitch partly improves cooperation
- Kamu and Dee shape the structureTarget information and a misinformation plan enter the process
Several players change different pieces of LaTrice’s thinking. Taylor receives repeated responses on target logic and process, but the page does not turn shared influence into sole control. The nomination result is still unknown.
Claim stop: Episode 16 establishes LaTrice’s HOH, the pre-nomination influence record, the Devens–LaTrice safety exchange, and Mallory’s Time Capsule selection. It excludes the nominations and every Episode 17 or later event.
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Where this Episode sits in the season
The frame stays consistent. The values show only what is established through Episode 16.Formal authority supplies three points; a credible reciprocal benefit supplies one.
The responses are real, but Informational Power stays at 3 until the prospective nomination result.
The successful eviction coalition does not act as one durable alliance under the new HOH.
Dee keeps the BB Bribe, Devens keeps the Diamond Veto, and Mallory’s Time Capsule result remains unknown.
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 2
LaTrice Verrett
57 · Maplewood, New Jersey · Boutique salesperson
LaTrice wins the office, listens widely, and keeps the final choice.
LaTrice reaches 10 in Episode 3 and stays there through Episode 15. The Wall changes the scale of her position: formal authority activates, and a reciprocal non-nomination promise adds a credible benefit before she names anyone.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 4
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 2
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 14
- Current
- 14
- Episodes 1–2 · Holds at 9
- Episodes 3–15 · Holds at 10
- Episode 16 · Rises to 14
- Episode position
- New HOH receiving several pitches before the Week 5 nominations.
- What they do
- Wins the Wall, consults players across the house, and exchanges a reciprocal non-nomination promise with Devens.
- Result
- LaTrice becomes safe and controls the nomination decision. The final nominees remain outside the record.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 10 → 14 as Legitimate moves 1 → 4 and Reward moves 1 → 2.
Active · Rank 7
Taylor Brown
27 · Deerfield Beach, Florida · Elementary school counselor
Taylor changes LaTrice’s target without taking credit for the decision.
Taylor reaches 11 in Episode 3 and holds that score through Episode 16. This is her clearest low-attribution influence chapter so far, but the frozen test requires the nomination result before Informational Power can move.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 3
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 11
- Current
- 11
- Episodes 1–2 · Holds at 9
- Episode 3 · Reaches 11
- Episode 16 · Holds pending test
- Episode position
- Low-attribution adviser inside LaTrice’s pre-nomination process.
- What they do
- Moves LaTrice away from Devens and toward Haley while advising her to keep ownership of the decision.
- Result
- LaTrice changes her target logic and follows the process advice. The nomination result remains unobserved.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 11. The response is recorded, while the first prospective test remains open.
Active · Rank 13
Haley Thogmartin
29 · Wildwood, Missouri · Telemedicine executive
Haley keeps trusting the reassurance that failed to protect her vote.
Haley peaks at 16 when the Episode 13 HOH activates formal authority, then falls to 7 when the office expires and the hidden vote exposes broader weakness. Episode 16 holds the score as the same relationship-map error continues.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 1
- Referent
- 2
- Informational
- 1
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 16
- Current
- 7
- Episode 13 · Peaks at 16
- Episode 15 · Falls to 7
- Episode 16 · Holds at 7
- Episode position
- Former HOH trying to read the vote and the new nomination danger.
- What they do
- Continues to treat Angela’s reassurance as loyalty even though Angela does not protect her in LaTrice’s talks.
- Result
- The misread persists as LaTrice’s target logic moves toward Haley.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 7. The episode closes the durability test without double-penalizing the same failure.
Diamond Veto holder · Rank 1
Rick Devens
Macon, Georgia · Father and former news anchor · Survivor 38 and 50
Devens turns a direct conversation into a mutual safety promise.
Devens peaks at 20 while the Episode 6 offices are active and settles at 15 after they expire. Episode 16 keeps him there: LaTrice accepts a narrow protection exchange, while the Diamond Veto stays unused.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 2
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 3
- 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 16 · Holds at 15
- Episode position
- Top-ranked active player protecting his position with an unused Diamond Veto in reserve.
- What they do
- Offers reciprocal non-nomination to LaTrice and receives the same promise in return.
- Result
- The agreement creates a real dyadic benefit. Delivery remains a later test.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 15. The accepted promise supports the existing Reward rating without crossing a new threshold.
Time Capsule selection · Rank 7
Mallory Aurichio
24 · Township of Washington, New Jersey · Rocket scientist
America selects Mallory. The selection changes access, not social power.
Mallory peaks at 13 with the opening veto, settles at 12, and falls to 11 when that temporary authority and one information channel close. Episode 16 adds another public opportunity without changing how players inside the house respond to her.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 2
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 13
- Current
- 11
- Episode 3 · Peaks at 13
- Episodes 6–14 · Holds at 12
- Episodes 15–16 · Holds at 11
- Episode position
- Active player selected by the audience for the fourth Time Capsule challenge.
- What they do
- Receives the public selection before the nomination feed cut.
- Result
- The opportunity becomes active. Its result and any in-house response remain unknown.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 11. Public selection does not add Referent Power inside the house.
Cast details: Paramount+ official Season 28 cast guide. Official cast portraits: Evan Mulling / CBS. Episode analysis: S28E16 Technical Episode Report v1.
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