Episode 6 · Power brief
Devens controls the week. Rome becomes the plan.
Devens wins HOH, names Jason, Lyric, and Melody, and then wins the veto. The new eight-person Toolshed settles on Rome as the replacement target, but the ceremony has not happened.
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Power snapshot
Terminal: Ashley remains terminal at 7 and is excluded from the active ranking.
The HOH and live veto give him the week’s formal nomination rights.
Eight players coordinate around the same Rome backdoor plan.
Rome has not been nominated, and the veto remains unused.
Episode action sequence
A new majority gives Devens a target, not an automatic outcome
- 1Devens wins HOH
Week 2 authority activates
- 2Safety deals land
Yash and Mallory stay off the block
- 3The Toolshed forms
Eight players align around Rome
- 4Three nominees go up
Jason · Lyric · Melody
- 5Devens wins veto
The ceremony remains open
What changes
HOH gives Devens six points. His deals add the rest.
Devens gains temporary HOH and veto authority plus stronger Reward and Informational Power. Jason repairs one relationship, Mallory and Yash receive promised safety, and Rome loses control of target information.
How Rome becomes the target
Angela and Drew make the case. Devens makes the decision.
- Angela presses the targetShe repeatedly argues that Rome is the larger threat
- Drew adds the reasoningDevens credits his strategic logic
- The Toolshed coordinatesThe group settles on a shared backdoor plan
- Devens holds the vetoOnly he can turn the plan into a nomination
The target comes from several contributors, while the formal decision remains Devens’s. Rome’s exclusion from the veto draw also limits his direct response.
Claim stop: Episode 6 does not treat the planned backdoor as completed or credit one person as its sole cause.
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Where this Episode sits in the season
The frame stays consistent. The values show only what is established through Episode 6.Temporary HOH and veto authority account for most of the eight-point jump.
A shared plan is visible; long-term commitment is not.
Both receive the non-nomination protection Devens promised.
Exposure weakens information control before formal nomination.
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 · Veto · Rank 1
Rick Devens
Macon, Georgia · Father and former news anchor · Survivor 38 and 50
Devens holds the office, the veto, and the final ceremony choice.
He moves from 12 to 20 when HOH and veto authority activate, safety promises produce responses, and his information work reaches the top threshold.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 4
- Reward
- 3
- Coercive
- 4
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 4
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 20
- Current
- 20
- Episodes 1–2 · Holds at 9
- Episode 5 · Reaches 12
- Episode 6 · Leads at 20
- Episode position
- Week 2 HOH and live-veto holder, with Rome planned as the replacement target.
- What they do
- Nominates Jason, Lyric, and Melody, makes and delivers safety promises, then wins the veto.
- Result
- Petitioners and allies bargain around his authority. The ceremony remains unresolved.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 12 → 20. Legitimate 1 → 4, Reward 2 → 3, Coercive 1 → 4, and Informational 3 → 4.
Nominated · Rank 9
Jason De Puy
35 · West Hollywood, California · Drag queen · RuPaul’s Drag Race 15 and All Stars 11
Jason repairs one relationship, but Devens does not change his veto plan.
His score falls to 8 after Episode 4’s information failures, holds in Episode 5, and rebounds to 11 when Angela responds to useful information and a concrete safety exchange.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 2
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 2
- Informational
- 2
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 11
- Current
- 11
- Episode 3 · Reaches 10
- Episodes 4–5 · Falls to 8
- Episode 6 · Rebounds to 11
- Episode position
- Nominated and trying to create a path off the block.
- What they do
- Gives Angela useful information and offers a three-week safety exchange, then pitches Devens for the veto.
- Result
- Angela responds and the relationship partly repairs. Devens does not accept the veto pitch.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 8 → 11. Legitimate, Reward, and Informational each move 1 → 2.
Safe · Rank 4
Mallory Aurichio
24 · Township of Washington, New Jersey · Rocket scientist
Yash keeps his promise and protects Mallory.
Her temporary veto peak closes in Episode 4. The Episode 6 rise comes from a different source: Devens delivers their reciprocal non-nomination agreement.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 2
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 2
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 13
- Current
- 12
- Episode 3 · Peaks at 13
- Episodes 4–5 · Holds at 10
- Episode 6 · Rises to 12
- Episode position
- Carries a reciprocal safety agreement with the Week 2 HOH.
- What they do
- Seeks and receives the promised non-nomination protection.
- Result
- Devens keeps her off the block, giving the exchange an observable response.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 10 → 12. Legitimate and Reward move 1 → 2.
Safe · Rank 4
Yash Patel
24 · Monroe Township, New Jersey · Financial analyst
Yash’s deal produces the protection it promised.
He opens at 9, reaches 10 through a broader protection network, and moves to 12 when Devens honors their reciprocal safety agreement.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 2
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 2
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 12
- Current
- 12
- Episodes 1–3 · Holds at 9
- Episodes 4–5 · Holds at 10
- Episode 6 · Rises to 12
- Episode position
- Negotiates with Devens before the Week 2 nominations.
- What they do
- Exchanges reciprocal safety and stays available as a partner.
- Result
- Devens keeps Yash off the block, delivering the immediate benefit.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 10 → 12. Legitimate and Reward move 1 → 2.
Backdoor target · Rank 15
Rome Seymour
28 · Delray Beach, Florida · Pickleball coach
Rome’s close bonds remain, but his target information stops working for him.
Rome reaches 11 when his early network expands, then loses one point in Episode 4 and another in Episode 6 as exposure and failed target control reduce his Informational Power.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 1
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 11
- Current
- 9
- Episode 3 · Peaks at 11
- Episodes 4–5 · Holds at 10
- Episode 6 · Falls to 9
- Episode position
- Named as the Toolshed’s replacement target but not yet nominated.
- What they do
- Relies on Devens and tries to manage a network that other players can now see.
- Result
- The Toolshed coordinates around him, and the veto draw denies him direct competition access.
- Power change
- Total Power falls 10 → 9 as Informational moves 2 → 1. Referent stays at 3.
Cast details: Paramount+ official Season 28 cast guide. Official cast portraits: Evan Mulling / CBS. Episode analysis: S28E06 Technical Episode Report v1.
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