To not get the Traitors

One point of The Traitors is for someone to win.
Other points are watching everyone’s behaviour and the psychology of it. And shouting at the telly when you think it’s obvious who’s a traitor and are frustrated at the faithfuls not figuring it out. And being excited when they DO start figuring it out. And gasping when a traitor double-crosses another traitor, or you think they’re going to. And watching the herd mentality kick in at the round table.
And cheering people on/laughing at them in the missions.
And Claudia’s wardrobe, and the scenery, and the general mix of genuine peril and warm camp.
And discussing it on here/with friends and family/at work.

Watching people learn new skills isn’t the only thing that has a point.

Miaow! I was introduced to Traitors in Series 2 by my grandson, have now watched them all and love it and my car Radio only picks up Radio 4, or so I tell people, what does that make me in your spiteful opinions?

I love it! I love Stephen and I hope he gets a presenting job on the back of it. He's very likeable, so easy to watch and I find his facial expressions hilarious. I'd love to see him and Alan Carr presenting something together, that would be TV gold!

Are we only supposed to watch shows that are life or death then?

Watched the first episode of the first series and couldn’t even finish it. Thought all the contestants were just annoying wannabes and the full thing bored me.

But the question wasn’t whether she was unreasonable for not liking it and at no point has anyone suggested she has a moral obligation to watch it. 🤷🏼‍♀️

68% of voters in the poll think the OP is being unreasonable.

Yep, I liked the secret traitor thing. Although it was obvious from the start who it was, DH and I had it narrowed down to 2 from the start.

I suspect they trialled fhat and it was less interesting, as you lose so much of the scheming, you loss when they know it’s right or if it’s wrong etc. the secret traitor was a good compromise I think

I’d like them to do a version where the viewers don’t know who the traitors are either

Nobody has actually said that though have they?

I saw it once. I have no desire to watch it again.

Anyone who thinks you're unreasonable for not liking the traitors can't be very bright. It's not a moral obligation to watch it.

I always think she looks like she dressed up for Halloween years ago and never fully got out of costume.

It's hitting 11 million viewers, something even Strictly or I'm a Celeb don't manage. So it's something of interest to around 1 in 5 adults in the UK. That makes it an obvious choice for an entertainment segment.
Claudia's wardrobe gets discussed loads so it makes for an obvious fashion segment on something like This Morning.
It's an interesting way to view human behaviour so it triggers discussions about unconscious bias and group think behaviour.

@Bushmillsbabe.....I agree. Couldn't stand Rachel 🤣

Did you find that the celebrity traitors started you on the slide? I didn't enjoy it at al. Mainly because the Faithtful were ABSOLUTELY SHYTE, I figured they were shyte because they all knew each other so well and (,for example) Alan Carr couldn't have been a Traitor because hes so adorably cheeky (🤢)

I wasn’t replying to you. I was responding to particular post.

We gave up on this season- first time as we’ve loved it previously, but it just felt a bit samey. I don’t think it helps that the celeb version in the autumn was fire… that was a hard act to follow.

Yep, I have enjoyed all the other seasons, but this one has felt a bit rigged. I think most people predicted that Rachel would get the shield in the 'box of chance thing'. And then no one hardly put down Faraaz the whole way through, and then suddenly at the end people are voting for him.

Plus Rachel was just bloody annoying, super smug and manipulative - which I know is partly just being a traitor, but she took it to the extreme. I was happy Stephen won though, he seemed like a genuinely nice guy.

How do they know how many are actually watching it? Is it that 11-12 million tvs have it on? In which case that could easily be over half the population watching it?

MAFS got me through my PhD! It was my reward for a period of uninterrupted writing. An hour of mindless TV was just what I needed. In fact I have a framed quote from one of the contestants in my study as that was my catchphrase for months when people pissed me off 😂

I find the most interesting intelligent people have a range of interests and don’t just stick to ‘high brow’ entertainment.

Don’t be so patronising. I’ve not been brainwashed at all.
I watch very little TV ( due to time not snobbery) and do very little social media. As a family we pick programmes we can sit down together and watch. Traitors fits the bill and we all enjoy it.
I’m not evangelical about it and I don’t think everyone should watch it.
But I really, really hate people looking down on others because of what they choose to watch on TV. The suggestion that not watching this type of TV makes you superior to the uneducated masses.
Get a fucking grip!

I'm not generally into hyped things and reality TV but stumbled across the finale of season 2 and found myself enjoying it and have followed season 3, celebrity and season 4 since.

I enjoy the psychology of it, and the setting. Because the purpose is to solve problems, the contestants attracted in are thinkers with decent intelligence, while the audience gets the wider knowledge to see who's getting it wrong, and the people who are right getting overlooked.
The timed games and Claudia's dry quips remind me of the Crystal Maze.

DS 12 enjoys it and it's lovely to have some communal TV together.

The episodes clumping together for a few weeks is good scheduling for keeping the tension and pace up. It's not every night, and it's not for a long time.

This season (4) I've stopped being entertained.

The format is old (despite some changes) and the contestants......oh my! I've been so bored.

Last night......I gave up the will, when the Faithful couldn't get their act together and allowed Rachel to do her thing by manipulating them all.

I'm
Out 😖

It's not really reality TV. It's an elimination game show like The Apprentice.