Select Player · Episode 3Devens⌄
Active Player Big Brother 28 · Through Episode 3
Devens
Devens joined both The Crossovers and Red Corner, disclosed Red Corner to selected allies, coordinated with Angela, and gave Rome strategic advice. Those responses raised Referent and Informational Power, although Lyric and Taylor remained negative relationship limits. Tied for Rank 3 of 17 with a Total Power Score of 11.
Devens
Power Rating By Episode
01
Player at a Glance
Alliance Disclosure and Coordination Raise Devens’s Power
Devens joined both The Crossovers and Red Corner, disclosed Red Corner to selected allies, coordinated with Angela, and gave Rome strategic advice. Those responses raised Referent and Informational Power, although Lyric and Taylor remained negative relationship limits.
Current Position: Tied for Rank 3 of 17 with a Total Power Score of 11.
Rank and Score Movement: No meaningful Episode 2 rank → Tied for Rank 3 of 17; Total Power Score 9 → 11.
Clearest Response: Devens disclosed Red Corner and used the information in Crossovers coordination. Angela and others adjusted their understanding of the house.
What Changed: Referent Power 2 → 3; Informational Power 2 → 3.
02
Current Power
These are the clearest and most consequential examples supporting Devens’s six current power ratings—not every observed or attempted use of power.
Current Ratings
Clearest Supporting Evidence
| Power | Evidence and Response | Why It Mattered and Where It Stopped |
|---|---|---|
| Informational Power | Devens disclosed Red Corner and used the information in Crossovers coordination. Angela and others adjusted their understanding of the house. | The disclosure made him a broker between structures. Dee also saw blowback risk, showing that information could carry a trust cost. |
| Referent Power | Angela coordinated alliance strategy with Devens, and Rome said he was with him. | Those voluntary responses supported meaningful ties. Lyric’s refusal to trust him and Taylor’s earlier reaction limited his reach. |
03
Relationships and Alliances
Most Significant Relationships
Devens strengthened with Angela and Rome but remained weak with Lyric and Taylor. Dee also worried about the cost of his Red Corner disclosure.
Most Significant Alliances and Groups
Devens held high commitment in The Crossovers and low, deceptive commitment in Red Corner. His position depended on keeping the two structures from comparing notes.
04
Power Shifts
Episode 3
Devens’s Total Power Score Rises by 2 Because Allies Use His Alliance Information and Coordinate with Him
Total Power Score: 9 → 11
Why: Devens joined both The Crossovers and Red Corner, disclosed Red Corner to selected allies, coordinated with Angela, and gave Rome strategic advice. Those responses raised Referent and Informational Power, although Lyric and Taylor remained negative relationship limits.
What Changed: Referent Power 2 → 3; Informational Power 2 → 3.
What Stayed the Same: Legitimate Power 1, Reward Power 1, Coercive Power 1, and Expert Power 2.
Why It Matters: Devens gained influence by connecting alliance structures and giving useful advice. The same visibility created risk because some players distrusted him and Dee recognized possible blowback.
05
Position Analysis
Alliance Disclosure and Coordination Raise Devens’s Power
Devens gained influence by connecting alliance structures and giving useful advice. The same visibility created risk because some players distrusted him and Dee recognized possible blowback.
Bottom Line: Devens’s usable power was relational and informational (Referent 3, Informational 3), while Expert Power remained 2 because other players had not repeatedly followed Devens’s judgment. The next test is whether his allies keep trusting him after the hidden alliance information spreads.
06
Performance, Structure, and Chance
Devens had no current formal office and was a Have-Not. His ratings came from relationships and information, not from safety or comfort.
Round 1 Time Capsule voting remained active with no known recipient or result. Competition access, safety, pressure, and production-designed rules remained separate from the six ratings.
07
Best Move Right Now
There is not enough evidence yet to name a supported best move.
08
What the Rating Means
The Episode 3 score brings together the influence Devens could demonstrate at this cutoff. Informational Power and Referent Power supplied the clearest evidence, while the stated limits show where those responses had not yet reached.
09
Public Opinion
No completed public-opinion result is available at this Evidence Cutoff.
Official Audience Action: Round 1 Time Capsule voting remained active, but no recipient or result was known. It is recorded separately from fan ranking.
10
What to Watch For Next
Who still trusts Devens if Red Corner learns how he described it?
Why It Matters: The answer would show whether his Informational Power survives the relationship cost of information-sharing role.