He did, (Eric) but he overplayed it, so by the end of it she was kind of scratching her head while being sympathetic.
Kail instantly surrounded herself with the strong, hunky, (allegedly) straight men, thinking she could formulate plans for them like a shop steward. Mike, Zach and Nick report to her daily, but I think the only reason she's been able to start this power base is because she's had the comfort/safety of the HoH room for over a week now. She rarely left the room, which is strange. Let's see what happens when she gets put back into the general population...