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

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Allswellthatendswelll · 24/01/2026 21:28

It's a Traitors one sorry! I know this has probably been discussed elsewhere.

Would you have taken all the money when you had the chance at the end (by voting with Jack to banish Rachel)? A few people have told me they would have and I'm now looking at them in a different way (lightheartedly)!

I wouldn't have but part of it is I would never have been able to face Rachel or Jack afterwards and that wouldn't be worth 50k to me.

YABU- He should have taken the money, 50k is alot and its a game about lying.

YANBU- No he made a promise. It was good he kept his integrity.

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SchnizelVonKrumm · 24/01/2026 21:42

NameChangedForThis2025 · 24/01/2026 21:38

I think it’s ok to break promises in Traitors, you kind of have to if you’re a traitor, but in this case they’d played such a great game together, and Rachel had his back when the heat was on him earlier on, that I think it would have been pretty cruel of him to jettison her at that point.

I would have understood him voting against her in some of the preceding votes, but not at the point it was down to the final 3.

I would have understood him voting against her in some of the preceding votes, but not at the point it was down to the final 3.

I agree with this. By the final vote he had already won at least 50% of the prize fund and he kept his integrity. It would have been different if they had all been gunning more heavily for Rachel in the earlier votes.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 24/01/2026 21:39

I don’t think I would’ve

I think I’d be aware how I’d come across tbh so wouldn’t want to be slated by the public

but also, he really only got to the final because of her! It was hairy for him a few times and she remained calm and steady and was quite ethical throughout (the only thing I didn’t like was picking on jade)

it was a game of equals re the traitors and he did the right thing

Ticktockwatchclock · 24/01/2026 21:39

Stephen would have gone down in my estimation of him if he had broken the promise. Integrity stands for a lot in my world and I would have done exactly the same as Stephen and stuck to the promise. Money isn’t everything.

NameChangedForThis2025 · 24/01/2026 21:38

I think it’s ok to break promises in Traitors, you kind of have to if you’re a traitor, but in this case they’d played such a great game together, and Rachel had his back when the heat was on him earlier on, that I think it would have been pretty cruel of him to jettison her at that point.

I would have understood him voting against her in some of the preceding votes, but not at the point it was down to the final 3.

Teenagerantruns · 24/01/2026 21:38

I would have taken it all. They are not friends.

MapleSyrupOnToas · 24/01/2026 21:38

saveforthat · 24/01/2026 21:35

I would have voted Rachel out and was very disappointed when he didn't. That's the game and they are not friends just strangers also playing the game. He would never have to see Rachel, Jack or any of them again (except for uncloaked).

He would have to live with himself though. I couldn't do that. Rachel deflected suspicion from him in earlier rounds, they were a team.

AutumnAllTheWay · 24/01/2026 21:36

He acted with integrity.

I do t think Rachel was planning to do the same if roles were reversed

saveforthat · 24/01/2026 21:35

I would have voted Rachel out and was very disappointed when he didn't. That's the game and they are not friends just strangers also playing the game. He would never have to see Rachel, Jack or any of them again (except for uncloaked).

BewleyBear · 24/01/2026 21:35

I think I would have tbh, but my question is would Rachel have done the same?

Mydahliasareshit · 24/01/2026 21:35

It added a new dimension to the show, by proving that trust can work with the right people over time.

SchnizelVonKrumm · 24/01/2026 21:34

I love that they both stuck to their promise throughout, even at the final moment where he knew Jack was going to vote for Rachel. They wouldn't have made it that far without sticking together and worked as a great team.

MakeYourOwnSunshine · 24/01/2026 21:33

I would have done the same as he did. I think!

angelopal · 24/01/2026 21:31

YANBU I know it is a game show but think he made the right choice. He got that far as they worked as a team.