Episode 4 · Power brief
Mallory saves herself. Ashley and Jason's plans unravel.
Mallory uses the veto, Dee names Ashley as the replacement, and the vote starts moving. Melody and Angela make information work; Ashley and Jason watch it work against them.
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Power snapshot
She becomes safe, and the temporary veto Power expires.
Replacement authority and hidden information management take her to 19.
Ashley and Jason each fall after other players reject or punish what they share.
Episode action sequence
One veto decision opens a new fight over the vote
- 1Mallory uses veto
She removes herself
- 2Dee names Ashley
The replacement nominee
- 3Information spreads
Deals, leaks, and counterplay
- 4Protection breaks
Ashley and Jason lose trust
- 5Three await safety
Ashley · Taylor · Yash
What changes
Dee's HOH power ends. Ashley and Jason lose trust.
Mallory’s drop records a used temporary tool, not a bad move. Dee’s rise comes from information that changes planning. Ashley’s and Jason’s declines come from rejected or damaging information use.
How information lands
The response decides whether the message helps
- Melody tells DrewHer Ashley information changes his vote position
- Angela reads JasonShe recognizes the manipulation and counters it
- Ashley maps the houseDrew and Dee withdraw developing support
The same Power base can rise or fall. Information gains value when it changes action for the source; it loses value when the target recognizes it or moves against the source.
Claim stop: Episode 4 does not treat possessing or sharing information as Power by itself.
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Where this Episode sits in the season
The frame stays consistent. The values show only what is established through Episode 4.Informational Power reaches 4 while the HOH office remains active.
Safety activates as her temporary Legitimate and Reward Power end.
Referent falls to 2 and Informational to 1.
Different actions produce the same Total Power score.
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.
Safe · Rank 9
Mallory Aurichio
24 · Township of Washington, New Jersey · Rocket scientist
Mallory spends the veto and keeps the safety.
Her score peaks at 13 with the live veto in Episode 3. Episode 4 converts that temporary Power into protection, then closes the tool.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 2
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 13
- Current
- 10
- Episodes 1–2 · Holds at 9
- Episode 3 · Peaks at 13
- Episode 4 · Settles at 10
- Episode position
- Holds the veto while nominated.
- What they do
- Uses the veto on herself.
- Result
- She becomes safe. The veto authority and attached protection resource expire.
- Power change
- Total Power drops 13 → 10 as Legitimate 3 → 1 and Reward 2 → 1.
Active · Rank 1
Dee Valladares
Miami, Florida · Survivor 45 winner · Survivor 50
Dee names the replacement while giving different allies different plans.
She jumps to 18 with HOH in Episode 3. Episode 4 adds repeated concealed alliance, vote, disclosure, and target management.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 4
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 4
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 4
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 19
- Current
- 19
- Episode 2 · Opens at 9
- Episode 3 · Rises to 18
- Episode 4 · Leads at 19
- Episode position
- Keeps HOH authority after Mallory uses the veto.
- What they do
- Names Ashley as the replacement and manages hidden alliance and vote information.
- Result
- Her decisions and selective disclosures change what several groups plan.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 18 → 19 as Informational moves 3 → 4.
Safe · Rank 16
Jason De Puy
35 · West Hollywood, California · Drag queen · RuPaul’s Drag Race 15 and All Stars 11
Jason’s plans leak, and Angela sees the play coming.
Jason reaches 10 in Episode 3 as trust broadens. Episode 4 reverses that gain when plans leak and several players reject his tactics.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 2
- Informational
- 1
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 10
- Current
- 8
- Episodes 1–2 · Holds at 9
- Episode 3 · Rises to 10
- Episode 4 · Falls to 8
- Episode position
- Remains protected by a Safety Lock while his information position weakens.
- What they do
- Leaks plans and tries to manipulate Angela emotionally.
- Result
- Angela recognizes the tactic, and distrust spreads across several relationships.
- Power change
- Total Power drops 10 → 8. Referent falls 3 → 2 and Informational 2 → 1.
Nominated · Rank 16
Ashley Trail
24 · Chicago, Illinois · Bartender
Ashley shares the map and loses the protection it was meant to build.
Ashley stays at 9 through Episode 3. In Episode 4, broad alliance disclosure changes Drew’s and Dee’s behavior against her.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 2
- Informational
- 1
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 9
- Current
- 8
- Episodes 1–3 · Holds at 9
- Episode 4 · Falls to 8
- Episode position
- Becomes Dee’s replacement nominee and needs a working save coalition.
- What they do
- Discloses alliance relationships broadly while campaigning.
- Result
- Drew and Dee withdraw developing support, and the save path narrows.
- Power change
- Total Power drops 9 → 8 as Informational falls 2 → 1.
Cast details: Paramount+ official Season 28 cast guide. Official cast portraits: Evan Mulling / CBS. Episode analysis: S28E04 Technical Episode Report v1.
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