Celeb Traitors #2. Who will blink first under Claudia’s stare, will Alan crack under pressure and how good does Mark Bonnar look in a kilt?

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And who will be the first to be banished from the table?

I think Alan is turning out to be a far better traitor than anyone thought he would be.

I think Cat’s playing an incredibly good, strategic game at the moment and would have equally agreed if Jonathan had suggested turning on Alan

Same! In the "normal" series there is often a decent amount of dead wood that needs sifting out over the first 3 or so episodes before we get to the juicy stuff.

Joe W and Nick were my pic for the long haul when the cast was first announced so I hope they can stick with it.

I wish Niko had stayed in longer - I would have preferred to lose Kate, as I’m not sure what she is adding at the moment (same for Charlotte, really, but she wasn’t on people’s radar)

They don’t find out if they’ve been murdered until the next morning before breakfast.

Yes! Even though I wanted Tom gone I didn’t want him gone at the same time. If only there was a way that the banished/murdered could stay on and participate- I know it wouldn’t work but I like seeing how they all respond and react to each other.

Or Joe W is clever enough to know traitor hunters always get murdered as new ones are recruited.Better to play dumb and stay in, while watching the Traitors.

I was liking Ruth, impressed by how she was holding her own among these high profile types, but she's starting to come off a bit angry
Yes, she's on to Jonathan but it's for the wrong reason so doesn't really count
I guess he made a throw-away (to him) remark about an alliance and she took it at face value. But this was before the game even began.

I think Mark's putting a target on Tameka's back (shown last week) was without any malice - I admire his gumption when others followed the herd and voted for Niko- who I'd like to have seen more of

I do find Lucy a tad insufferable ordinarily, so I'm enjoying her silence

Love Joe Wilkinson.

Joe Marler seems like a good egg.

Nick- v intelligent- lovely guy- one to watch

Stephen Fry- I expected to dislike him more (doesn't alter the fact that- outside of this programme- he's spouted some views I find idiotic and dangerous)
Can't bear it when others blow smoke up his arse re intelligence, though; he's just well educated and boy does he wear it heavily. The Sherlock Holmes comment made me wince.
I think he doesn't know how to be casual, have a relaxed conversation so reverts to his professional persona- he's probably exhausted!
He does seem very polite, I'll give him that.

Love Cat- how can she be 25?- what composure!

Love Alan- definitely the most watchable

And I like Wossy- always liked wossy- another good egg. Things looking a bit dicey for him though and he did start to over explain himself like any guilty party would.
Just shows how hard it is to lie.
I suspect Tom would have found lying easy- I really didn't like him but think he'd have been a good traitor. Glad he's not there though- a real bitchy vibe- not pleasant to watch.

I like Kate and her "ham"- that's just her!

Oops! Bit of an essay but I needed to debrief.

'Joe Marler seems like a good egg'

He does, but I'm still annoyed about his sexist boys club 'big dogs' nonsense

Was v disappointed in David Olusoga when he voted for Stephen saying he was one of the most intelligent people he had ever met or some such bollocks 🙄

Think Mark was being honest about suspecting Tameka and was clearly gutted by how wrong he got it

Tasks - their other purpose is to fill air-time otherwise all they would have is people sitting around all day. Some of the past tasks have been iconic in their campness (Claudia being carried aloft by burly men, the funerals - and I loved making them dig in the graves straight out of the cars).

Lucy - you can't be clueless and do stand-up, you have to be quick-witted. I'm waiting for her to step outside her act, she did a little on Taskmaster a couple of times.

Jonathon and the alliances - I think they were all nervous going in and her reverted to comforting presenter, setting people at ease - then forgot. His ability to forget things (this conversation, that he had a shield) will be his undoing.

The next round table will be interesting.

I was thinking that’s a different situation though. Alan needed to murder someone by touching their face - and in that scenario it was easier for him to pick a friend. I think people are less likely to vote off their friends at the round table.

I agree it seems to be his instinct. When Macy Grey through a proper tantrum on the masked singer and stropped off, he tried to smooth it over.

@Lottapianos Hadn't considered that with Joe M. I think someone included Celia in the big dogs, but can't remember who that was.
Agree re David- I think people like Stephen Fry and Tom Daley are surrounded by so much fawning that they no doubt believe the hype.

I worry for Kat that they are going to think there must be someone young and someone of a minority as a traitor. Getting rid of Tameeka or young people like Ruth might expose her.

Claudia said that Alan Carr asked to be traitor and for what it’s worth I think he’s been a great traitor so far and played the game the way it should be. It must have been hard to have murdered his friend Paloma much easier when it’s someone you don’t know. But Cat is a better traitor as she seems to be flying under the radar so far. I’m really enjoying it and finding it hard to call who will win.

Yes, I agree. I think that’s the biggest risk for Cat at the moment but I’m not sure there’s really any way around it other than the perennial double bluff “well, that’s probably what they want you to think - isn’t it interesting that [whoever] brought that up, wonder what they are hiding”

This! Hope Joe remembers / brings it up again!

I liked how Alan included Celia as a “Big dog” - no pointing out the sexism directly but might make people think. Also it redirected away from Jonathan without actually defending him.

I disliked how David called Stephen the most intelligent person (especially with Nick sitting there!) but hated it more that Stephen basically went “thank you for noticing” - not even pretending to have any modesty about that or being a “big dog”.

I think Ruth just has a dramatic personality, rather than being aggressive. It must be frustrating when you feel you have genuine evidence and it’s ignored, especially when someone she had bonded with got voted out.

I’m liking all three traitors. Of the faithfuls, I’d like Celia, Joe Wilkinson, and Nick to do well, but I think they all come across as clever and will be accused of being a traitor soon.

I do think Ruth believed JR said he would form an alliance with those in the car. Whether he meant it as that is another matter.
I thought straight away that it would be a good idea to murder Ruth, then claim JR is being framed.
I’m enjoying this.
I woukd like Clare, Celia and Cat to make it through.

I agree.

@SyrupofFigs I also love Cat. I saw a Glastonbury performance a year or two ago and really warmed to her through the way she was talking to the crowd and thought her music was great. So nice to not be disappointed in my first impression. She's also making a great traitor so far, hope she stays in a while.

Traitors was filmed quite soon after they split up I think, so maybe that's a reason for her being lacklustre.

Just seen a TikTok by Cat Burns of her and Alan in Traitors cloaks lip-syncing to a 4 Non Blondes/Nicki Minaj mash up 😂

I love forcing alan to do TikTok’s with me #celebritytraitors #thetrai... | niko voted out | TikTok

I thought they split up a couple of years ago. I think some people are just quieter in big groups than others, and with limited screen time and a lot of content, if what they are doing isn't relevant to the 'plot' then they just won't be featured.

To be fair, it isn't sexist to suggest that perhaps the production team had deliberately chosen to put the two most famous dominant males on opposing sides.