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AIBu to think "Traitors" is horrible?

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KnopkaPixie · 24/01/2025 19:26

I do not live in the UK, have no access to BBC media but my mum seems to be quite caught up in it. Apparently it's the grand final tonight.

I've watched the trailer on youtube but it just seems horrible. The information I've got from my mum is a bit garbled but wasn't there a woman vicar on it?

I don't want to sound like, "Outraged of Tumbridge Wells" but...

My mum was yakking on on about lying in a coffin, talking dolls, tarot cards...

I thought it was more like Taskmaster.

It all seems a bit rum to me. It's like, "Eyes Wide Shut" meets "Squid Game."

AIBU "It's just a bit of fun, stop clutching your pearls."
AINBU. "It’s horrible and I get mixed up between Davina McCall and Claudia Winkleman."

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SerenityNowSerenityNow · 24/01/2025 20:32

tillyandmilly · 24/01/2025 20:29

Its a load of rubbish ! Cannot fathom how people enjoy this?

Because people like different things 🤷🏼‍♀️

Bumblebeestiltskin · 24/01/2025 20:31

KnopkaPixie · 24/01/2025 19:36

I know it's an extended parlour game and a bit of a scare at bedtime but:

1.) I'm not paying to watch it from France especially as I'll have to watch the complete progression from start to finish.
2.) I did Ouija boards as a kid and all that kind of stuff freaks me out to this day.

Where did you get that it's a 'bit if a scare'? 😂

Blimey, your life must be incredibly dull to be starting a thread about something you've never watched and actually don't know much about.

JaninaDuszejko · 24/01/2025 20:30

I've not watched it but it's clearly a phenomenon and Claudia's wardrobe is generally agreed to be fabulous. And your Mum is describing it very strangely because I know it's basically wink murder and not some kind of warped TV show.

Oioisavaloy27 · 24/01/2025 20:29

If you don't watch it and can't watch it how on earth are you commenting?

tillyandmilly · 24/01/2025 20:29

Its a load of rubbish ! Cannot fathom how people enjoy this?

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KnopkaPixie · 24/01/2025 20:28

Suzuki76 · 24/01/2025 20:11

Er, yes, it is a big deal. 10 million people have watched the series premiere this year.

The dolls sang a nursery rhyme backwards and you had to guess what it was. The coffins were a prop that someone had to get into for about 10 minutes so the others could find them in some woods. The tasks are mostly answering questions and finding money in trees. I'm not quite sure where the ouija board bit came from...

Thankyou. So it's a real success? Is it Endomol? The Big Brother people? No, I don't work for the BBC or any other media.

I just got into a weird conversation with my mum and wondered what it was all about. It just sounded a bit strange the way she was describing it.

Maybe I should have checked that there weren't other threads about it on other boards but I just didn't really like the concept from what she was saying.

Yes. I'm being unreasonable. You've all told me what's going on.

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SnowFrogJelly · 24/01/2025 20:27

Of course it's horrible that's part of the fun!
Chillax

UpTheAnte · 24/01/2025 20:24

It's a televised game of werewolf, not a seance or a pact with the devil 😆

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 24/01/2025 20:19

Why didn’t you start your post asking people to explain it to you rather than coming on and saying it was disgusting, inappropriate for a vicar to be on, horrible etc. Don’t judge something if you don’t know anything about it

IMustDoMoreExercise · 24/01/2025 20:19

I watched the first series and enjoyed it but can't be bothered to watch anymore as it takes up too much time.

CeeJay81 · 24/01/2025 20:18

You can't have that opinion if you haven't watched it? I wasn't sure if I'd like it either when I watched the first series but I'vereally enjoy them! am hooked! I've watched them all, including some of the foreign ones.

museumum · 24/01/2025 20:18

It’s been played very fairly and with good feeling and no real arguments or personal attacks in the three seasons I’ve watched. Extremely good sports all round. An excellent example, I watch it with my 11 year old despite a bit of fruity language on occasion.

WinterBones · 24/01/2025 20:15

it's not my thing, but i get everyone else is obsessed.

my main pet peeve is that not only was it classed as national news needing a place on the BBC 6 o'clock news (wtf) but then they were banging on about it on One Show too.

It's a game show, it doesn't warrant a slot/mention on the national fucking news ffs.

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KnopkaPixie · 24/01/2025 20:12

InWithThePlums · 24/01/2025 20:09

Eyes Wide Shut meets Squid Game is killing me Grin

It’s just wink murder!

Admittedly my source is my 83 year old mother.

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mouldygarlic · 24/01/2025 20:11

PeppyGreenFinch · 24/01/2025 20:05

Changed my mind, it reads as if OP is doing market research for the BBC or Studio Lambert.

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Agree. A shit one too. There have been a few lately.

I suspect the Dyson post was similar.

Suzuki76 · 24/01/2025 20:11

Er, yes, it is a big deal. 10 million people have watched the series premiere this year.

The dolls sang a nursery rhyme backwards and you had to guess what it was. The coffins were a prop that someone had to get into for about 10 minutes so the others could find them in some woods. The tasks are mostly answering questions and finding money in trees. I'm not quite sure where the ouija board bit came from...

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KnopkaPixie · 24/01/2025 20:11

PeppyGreenFinch · 24/01/2025 20:07

Are you doing research for the BBC? Hmm

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Nope.

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InWithThePlums · 24/01/2025 20:09

Eyes Wide Shut meets Squid Game is killing me Grin

It’s just wink murder!

PeppyGreenFinch · 24/01/2025 20:07

KnopkaPixie · 24/01/2025 19:50

I probably don't. Keep me informed. I'm willing to to be educated. It seems to be a big cultural phenomenon in the UK but I'm out of the loop and it all sounded really weird.

Is it just high kitch?

Are you doing research for the BBC? Hmm

MonkeyToHeaven · 24/01/2025 20:05

Vicars have an unfair advantage, being professional liars.

PeppyGreenFinch · 24/01/2025 20:05

HarlanPepper · 24/01/2025 20:03

What the fuck are you on about?

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Changed my mind, it reads as if OP is doing market research for the BBC or Studio Lambert.

mouldygarlic · 24/01/2025 20:05

HaddyAbrams · 24/01/2025 20:01

Yup. I dip in and out of the traitors threads and I'm sure there were posts on the first one of those about it too. Very strange.

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I think she was great. I agree with you, strange.

FindingGlimmers · 24/01/2025 20:05

My 11 year old is obsessed with it.

Zanatdy · 24/01/2025 20:04

How can you say that from an advert? I absolutely love it, my 16yr old DD and I have been watching and love it. Can’t wait for tonight’s final

PeppyGreenFinch · 24/01/2025 20:04

I like the concept but a lot of the good people get banished and murdered and we’re left with the dregs.

I’m not really rooting for any of the remainder, except Alexander a bit.