If you had been Stephen.... (Traitors spoilers)

The ball was very much in his court at the end. He could have easily got rid of Rachel and kept all the money but I think it would have left a sour taste. I love that they won together and played as a team throughout. I wonder if Rachel would have done the same?

In that situation I would have done what Stephen did. Telling Jack he was a traitor would have been awful and he’d have lost his integrity with Rachel too. I know it’s only a game but I do think morals come into it too.

I think Harry was a very different situation. Unless he had deliberately sabotaged himself completely so that he got voted out (which no reasonable person would expect him to do), he was going to take that money from Molly.

I think that’s the bit that would have stopped me from taking the money even more - the fact that I’d then have to stand in front of someone who thought they’d made the right decision and had now won (Jack in this case), and say “I’m a traitor”. I’d really hate that.
But would I hate it so much I’d lose £50k over it… who knows.

You've got to consider also what he wants to get out of his time on the show in the long term, and how his personal branding plays into that. If he's looking to build any kind of media/influencer career, it makes much more sense for him to lean into the image of the "nice guy" that he essentially seems to be, rather than a ruthless cutthroat, which I don't think fits him and he can't do as much with IMO. He's very different to Harry.

I think this is why he made the right decision - not really based on whether he could do it to Rachel, but based on making a statement about the kind of person he is, when the whole country is watching.

I would have shared the money in his situation. My image of myself as a fair and decent person is worth more to me than £50k!

Traitors is a game, and traitors deceiving the faithful is an integral part of that game. Any single one of the contestants would have done that, if they had been tapped on the shoulder as a traitor. It's already factored in when you sign up to play the game.

Betraying your own team mate isn't a requirement of the game, though... it's just pure greed. I don't think I could have lived with myself in that scenario.

I’d have taken the money. Mostly because I can’t stand Rachel. But for him he’ll earn far more than that 50K in media opportunities.

He’ll get more media basking in the glory of not shafting Rachel. So right decision for him.

No I wouldn't. I think Stephen will do better afterwards by not taking it all too, so it was a pragmatic choice.

I was hiding behind a cushion when it was down to the last 3. I was so glad he voted to keep Rachel in and share.

I think he made the right decision, he only made it to the end game because of Rachel’s strategy play.
I would have been totally tempted
to have taken it all, he could have had her bumped off several times towards the very end but chose not to even though he said he had been tempted himself.
I think standing there at the end with his fellow traitor who had helped him get there was a good ending even though I didn’t like Rachel’s tactics. They promised each other to look out for one another and they didn’t back down.

I think he did the right thing.
In an interview Jack said he was absolutely furious when he was voted out & the production team had to calm him down. I imagine that's why they didn't show them all together at the end.

I’d have taken the money.

I'm sure he wouldn't have been that bothered about going down in your estimation. The whole game is about breaking promises.

I would have done as Stephen did. But you’ve got your figures wrong. He could have had nearly £100000 if he’d voted Rachel out as he would have been the sole traitor left and got all the money. He got nearly £50000 by sharing with Rachel. I just couldn’t have voted Rachel out then stood there with Jack, who would think I was a faithful and was going to share the money with him then have to tell him I was a Traitor and actually would be taking all the money.

They'd think you'd done brilliantly to be the sole 90k+ winner on a GAMESHOW.

It's a GAME!

He told lie after lie after lie in the game. "I am 100% faithful."

Perfectly OK to lie to Rachel too, his adversary in the GAMESHOW.

I haven't got a media brand (whatever that may be) so I wouldn't have to worry about that.

If he took all the money, everyone would know. How would his friends, public treat him? They both deserved the money and glad they won, the faithfuls were rubbish.

I would have done the same as Stephen (who I thought was fab!).

Yes, I would have voted rachel out if I were him at the earliest opportunity.Ie when james actually went. Rachel would have done it to him in a heartbeat.

He deserved the money because he made good friends, won the players’ trust, and luck was on his side. He did not lie about other people, patronise or manipulate them. Yes, he lied about not being a traitor, but no choice there. Ideally, he should not have made a promise. However, if the roles were reversed, I imagine Rachel would have conveniently forgotten about the promise during the final round.

Saying that, Stephen chose correctly because that choice has made him more popular and likeable. He will probably get booked more for tv appearances etc and that might pay off better in the end. That is the choice I would have made as well (if able to be rational at that moment).

I absolutely loved that they kept their word to each other. I would have been so disappointed if he’d stitched her up at the end.

i also loved the ending so much more when neither had to tell someone who thought they’d won that they were a traitor

Rachel so would've taken the money for herself if she'd been the one in his position.

If he had taken the money I wouldn't have blamed him. They'd only known each other for 2 weeks.

If he’d voted for Rachel, not only would he have gone against Rachel but Jack would have thought that he had won along with Stephen the faithful. Then he would have had to reveal to Jack he was a traitor despite promising he wasn’t.

People say it’s only a game but in reality all your friends, family and work colleagues would be watching and what would they think of you

Exactly. When it looked like Stephen was under suspicion, Rachel always had his back. They did work well together and if Stephen had gone for all the money he would have looked really bad.