The Traitors

Finished the Canadian one last night. Didn't love it, but the finale was fun. Gurleen was disgusted. 😂

Didn't see the first season so had no idea what it was going to be like but have to say I enjoyed it.

I had high hopes for Diane when she copped Harry almost straight away. Thought she could be a real danger to the Traitors.

Then at the roundtable she guns for Anthony because he didn't make room for her in the line at the start BEFORE ANY OF THEM WERE EVEN CHOSEN TO BE TRAITORS AND FAITHFULS.

They didn't do those last year, so it's new. Had heard something about it but thought it was a companion podcast rather than a show. It's probably going to be similar to The Apprentice You're Fired, or the Bake Off Extra Slice shows, where they'll talk/joke about the last few episodes, maybe show a few unseen clips, maybe interview with whoever was murdered or banished etc. Might be good.

Made life really difficult for herself for the next few episodes and I think she might get banished pretty soon. Thought her behaviour was very strange last night. In addition to the above, I'm not sure what she was trying to achieve when she cheered at the end of the round table.

Its a pity Aubrey was murdered but I can see why they did it, he would probably have found one of them out if he stayed.

I think the young guy might be the first traitor to be rumbled, he seems nervous.

Poor Brian, I'd be the same as him , unable to articulate what I wanted to say.

Paul is playing a great game

I like Diane

Those scarecrows very freaky, too many, scary

I wish Sonia had stayed

Anthony reminds me of Michael Jordan the basketball great

All youse who have only started watching Traitors from series 2 are in for a huge treat because you've still got series one to watch (iPlayer or download it)

It totally hooked me last year.

I enjoyed the NZ series, but didn't really like the US version. They both have a similar issue in that half the contestants are celebrities. They're a known factor when it comes to determining how they behave etc, and even in the NZ version half of the celebs were even friends or knew each other. The US version was worse in that the celebs knew how to play up to the cameras and get attention and focused on that more than playing the game legitimately. By the end it still felt like I barely knew any of the non-celebs who made it to the last few weeks because there had been so little focus on them due to the celebs stealing the limelight.

But Series 1 of the UK version is absolutely worth watching. I've even rewatched it twice because even knowing what happens, it's just so damn good.

The rambling, I can understand. The panicking, I can understand. The stress, I can understand.

What I'll never understand is the way he so aggressively pointed at Claudia. Oh man I near lost my sh*t laughing. It just made something so weird ten times weirder.

Oh yeah he definitely didn't mean it aggressively, it was just such a weird aggressive motion because he was all flustered. That's what I found so funny.

I'd be so like him I think, so flustered that I'd jumble up everything I was trying to say. Can't remember the chaps name but didn't one contestant last year actually have a panic attack during the round table?

Thank you, I just couldn't remember his name .

You're so right in everything you said, there's no right or wrong way to act in the game as everyone else will take from it whatever they choose. Insane.

Brilliant show, roll on 9pm 😄

I think poor Meg could be in firing line here for no reason whatsoever.

I don't think traitors are allowed to tell anyone if they're a traitor or who else is a traitor (which would be a given as they can't tell a faithful who the other traitors are without revealing they're a traitor and that's how they know).

So Diane and Ross can tell each other they're faithfuls, because as a traitor you're supposed to say you're a faithful anyway. But if one of them was a traitor it would be against the rules for them to tell the other.

Kinda means when a pair like that are in the game, the chances of either of them being a traitor are probably slim as it affects the balance of the game. They could pre-agree some code or gesture where they could tell the other if they're a traitor.

Spoilers for series 1 in case there are people who haven't watched it:

The US version of the Traitors is starting again tomorrow (season 2). Lots of reality TV heavyweight stars like Dan and Janelle from Big Brother, Sandra and Parvati from Survivor, CT and Johnny Bananas from The Challenge.

The first 3 episodes will be available from tomorrow.