Traitors #4 - Banish, Murder or Click?

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Continued discussion for series 3 of The Traitors UK.

With thanks to @tailinthejam for the thread title.

Yes, true, they’re not reality stars though as I recall, their things like DJs, which to my mind makes them slightly less annoying

Don't they normally have a final task that enables them to win everything they lost, so it generally always ends up around the same amount?

But how could they contemplate IVF if he were female? He talks about it only in the context of IVF between him and his wife, not using donor sperm.

I think it's still worth watching season 2 for the way the traitors operated, and for gems like the Diane/Ross relationship.

Why? We know neither of them is a traitor.

I'm puzzled about how the murdering face to face thing is going to work, unless it is to happen immediately after the card game. If it's going to be one of those murders done in the open by giving someone a drink or similar? If so it would be incredibly difficult as everyone would be on the alert - unless the game players were categorically forbidden from mentioning anything to anyone and the victim is forbidden from taking protective steps like never being on their own.

It wouldn't really have been appropriate for any of them to start spelling out the anatomical details of the fertility treatment they want to spend the money on.

I'm guessing that if both Fozia and Leon are there when the murder takes place the traitors would have to be masked and not speak. Quite intrigued! But Fozia and Leon can't play the game the way they did when they had Alexander and Anna there. Maybe they will have to draw a card until one of them picks the life card?

It is, broadly speaking, a podcast, hence the giant microphones on set. A tv presenter would usually just be using an autocue by the camera, but perhaps they don't do that for this programme. It is semi-scripted, but only up to a point as it is live.

There would have to be just one card swap.

It doesn't matter who picks, there is a 50:50 chance of selecting or keeping the card.

Or there is no final round, and one has to be recruited and one murdered.

Thank you to PP who shared The Times article about how they edit the show and create the narrative for each episode. https://archive.ph/wVnX6 “Why we love watching The Traitors (it’s thanks to Agatha Christie)”
“The reality show is edited backwards to give viewers the warm feeling of being in control”

That will be why they make Joe and Tyler seem so awful. It was very satisfying to see Tyler and Livi out and I am anticipating a big exit for Joe. I do think it’s a shame viewers - or at least those commenting across SM - forget it’s a highly edited game show too.

I read this thread after the episodes and it’s interesting to me as the roundtable. Fascinating how people perceive things differently. For me, Linda hasn’t taken against Fozia, she’s trying to deflect from Fozia’s pointing finger and be a Traitor, so I don’t think Linda is doing nothing either. The only time I can think Fozia could be described as sneering is when Lina has been accusing her and I saw that as Fozia rolling her eyes because it’s so obvious Linda is only doing that because Fozia accused her.

S1 and S2 are great stories and it’s only the last week of episodes where you realise the journey they’re taking us on. I’m not sure where they’ll take us with S3!

I like Alex and don’t think it matters.
his gender or sexuality makes no difference. It’s only matters if he is good to watch.
at least I know who he is unlike jake/Jo/Dan lol

I think the truth about Alex is quite obvious but for whatever reason he doesn't want to say anymore than he has so I don't think we need / should speculate too much.

If Alex is transgender, then I admire him for it. Usually they’re loud and proud, and it’s nice to have someone not make it his defining character.

Yes, I agree with this. Unfortunately I don’t like to look at ears with massive holes through them, though, it makes me feel queasy

I noticed this!
I feel smart now 😁

I do wonder how it would have gone had Linda been banished before / instead of Armani

Minah should have gone for Leanne rather than Anna

Ultimately we only see an edited snapshot; the worst and most hopeless moments for everyone. Minah has been portrayed as the Traitor in control and Linda as the laissez-faire type. Linda comes across as much less competitive than others: “let them vote me out” and isn’t necessarily going to be looking for a social media career out of this in the same way as most of the others.

The card game could end with both of them coming face to face with the Traitors (masked and hooded)…both to be given a scroll - one could be a forced recruitment scroll, one the murder scroll. No idea though!

Perhaps you only notice the loud and proud ones simply because they are loud, and all the rest just get on with their day like everyone else.

😂
The preview crops the text a bit so it says:

"Linda turns up at breakfast in her Traitors cloak"

The Faithfuls: "Something suspicious happening here...I think it's Freddie!"

PlumpHobbit · Today 11:48

See I'm against the majority and not finding Linda funny, I want people to survive through skill so it's just annoying me she's somehow managing to despite being so ott
And I actually thought she'd make a good Traitor (older woman who likely wouldn't be suspected)

Isn’t this imitating real life though? People don’t get on because they are intelligent, or hard working, or skilful. They get on for a just if other reasons. Being on the right side is often one of them.

Unless she's been playing us all for fools and over-acted deliberately 😂

True, but those on tv shows usually are loud and proud.

Apologies if this has already been discussed. I find it interesting how the voting around the round table is always so even for the first half of the table. There are always 2-3 people on an equal number of votes. Then the second half of the table confirms who’s going.

Do you think the producers ask them who they are voting for then seat them accordingly?