Episode 3 · Power brief
Dee wins HOH and takes the first Power lead.
Dee’s HOH produces the season’s first major Power break. Mallory wins the veto, while alliances and information channels separate the rest of the field.
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Power snapshot
HOH authority, nominations, protection, and information take her to 18.
The live decision and protection option take her to 13.
Barrett, Devens, Drew, and Taylor reach Informational Power 3.
Episode action sequence
Dee wins HOH, and the house starts organizing around her.
- 1Dee wins HOH
Formal authority activates
- 2Three go up
Yash · Taylor · Mallory
- 3Alliances form
Crossovers · Red Corner · Chuk–Kamu
- 4Information travels
Reports change shared planning
- 5Mallory wins veto
The use remains open
What changes
Dee breaks the opening tie.
Dee’s and Mallory’s largest gains come from temporary formal tools. Barrett and Drew rise through relationship and information responses, not office.
What the early structures deliver
Three networks divide trust in different ways
- Crossovers coordinatesDee · Devens · Angela · Drew · Barrett
- Red Corner splits on commitmentSome members treat it as genuine; Dee and Devens do not
- Chuk and Kamu lock inA strong duo with active coordination
The structures give several players Referent and Informational support. Their durability and eviction-level effectiveness remain untested.
Claim stop: Episode 3 does not establish that any new alliance can control an eviction.
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Where this Episode sits in the season
The frame stays consistent. The values show only what is established through Episode 3.The season’s first HOH creates the largest break from the opening tie.
Her authority lasts only while the decision remains unused.
The first middle tier forms behind the top two.
Crossovers, Red Corner, and the Chuk–Kamu duo enter the state.
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.
Active · Rank 1
Dee Valladares
Miami, Florida · Survivor 45 winner · Survivor 50
Dee turns the first HOH into the season lead.
Her record starts at 9 in Episode 2. Episode 3 adds formal authority, credible consequences, protection, broad support, and decision information.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 4
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 4
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 3
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 18
- Current
- 18
- Episode 2 · Opens at 9
- Episode 3 · Rises to 18
- Episode position
- Holds the first HOH and sits inside two overlapping alliances.
- What they do
- Nominates Yash, Taylor, and Mallory while sharing protection and decision information across networks.
- Result
- Her authority and network responses produce the first clear Power lead.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 9 → 18. Legitimate and Coercive reach 4; Reward, Referent, and Informational also rise.
Active · Rank 2
Mallory Aurichio
24 · Township of Washington, New Jersey · Rocket scientist
Mallory's safety choice guarantees her place for the week.
She holds at 9 through Episode 2, then moves to 13 when the live veto gives her authority and a self-protection option.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 3
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 2
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 13
- Current
- 13
- Episodes 1–2 · Holds at 9
- Episode 3 · Rises to 13
- Episode position
- Is nominated and then wins the live veto.
- What they do
- Secures the power to remove herself from the block.
- Result
- She controls guaranteed self-protection, but the Episode ends before she uses it.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 9 → 13. Legitimate reaches 3, Reward 2, and Referent 3.
Active · Rank 3
Barrett Pfeiffer
27 · Austin, Texas · Jumbotron engineer
Barrett moves from the edge into trusted planning.
After two Episodes at 9, Barrett reaches 11 through Crossovers support, reporting, replacement access, and vote coordination.
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 · Rises to 11
- Episode position
- Works inside Crossovers and receives access to replacement and vote planning.
- What they do
- Reports information and joins decision coordination.
- Result
- Other players use his information and include him in active planning.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 9 → 11. Referent and Informational move to 3.
Active · Rank 3
Drew Campbell
22 · Temecula, California · Surgical dental assistant
Drew carries information between groups.
His opening score stays flat through Episode 2. Episode 3 adds Crossovers support and cross-network information that changes shared planning.
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 · Rises to 11
- Episode position
- Connects Crossovers to information from other relationships and structures.
- What they do
- Brokers alliance and strategic information across networks.
- Result
- His reports enter group planning and give him broader relationship support.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 9 → 11. Referent and Informational move to 3.
Cast details: Paramount+ official Season 28 cast guide. Official cast portraits: Evan Mulling / CBS. Episode analysis: S28E03 Technical Episode Report v1.
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