The Secret Traitor has been Uncloaked! Traitors 2026 | Thread 4 | Spoiler Free!

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Welcome to Thread 4 of Traitors 2026.

This thread runs at TV pace so do not read any further if you are not up to date with the live broadcast.

While we welcome posters discussing their theories and speculating on relationships/connections between players, please don’t posts spoilers from elsewhere that may ruin things for those of us who like to see things unfold over the course of the series.

The story so far:

Traitors
Hugo
Rachel
Stephen
Fiona (Secret Traitor)

Murdered
Netty
Ben

Banished
Judy (Faithful)
Hugo (Traitor)
Ross (Faithful)

3 candidates for face-to-face murder tonight - Maz, Reece and Sam. Who will it be?

Someone did point out that Adam is being played by Barry Shitpeas from Philomena Cunk.

edit: named the wrong interchangeable

You beat me to it!

The one with the wonky 'e' key!

Fiona and Rachel are both Queen Bee types and there isn’t room for them both in the turret. Rachel was playing a good game and must be so livid that Fiona has pulled the rug from under her. Neither of them are team players though.

That’s a Marple episode 😂

The Moving Finger no less

Quite. If they turn up tomorrow saying ‘it’s ok, we’ve made up’ everyone will want to know when.

I’d hate to live in the same village as Fiona 😂😂

Hugo?!?!??!?!?!?!!??!!??!

And with half her family on the force- cross her and you’d just go missing, properly NWA…

I think its the same problem a lot of people going in with potentially useful skills find - they don’t map in such an artificial situation. Plus if you try to use them or explain them to people, not only do they often not work but you risk being flagged as “clever” which puts a target on your head.

She was wasting her time trying to explain how to use observations/questions in that situation. She would have been more likely to succeed by sticking to “he looked in a funny way, it must be him” which is the usual rationale in actual banishments!

You just know she'd be judging your shopping basket in the co op. While asking you to get her something from the top shelf.

Indeed. She could be Miss Symington instead of Mr, and Reece could be her object of desire.

because it’s been established that five minutes before they went to bed Maz and I can’t remember who else,
were looking at the tree and the fingerprints weren’t on it yet.

which in Reece’s mind would mean that Rachel and Stephen didn’t do it because they were there way before Max and the other person.

I feel that Maz got a much tougher ride than Ross, who while nice, and sure, targeted, did come over as a bit dim. Fiona took against him from day 1, and I just don't know why.

I asked my DD who Adam was tonight as never even heard his name til now 🤣🤣

I’m glad something is happening now that things are moving along a bit more away from the ST focus. I prefer Fiona I think but she’s not going about things in the right way although is clearly enjoying herself and probably knows she’s taking risks but doesn’t care.

If Reece is Amanda’s son I think he may speak up and confirm her previous job therefore making Fiona look bad to everyone.

I also agree with a pp that Matthew and Stephen could be a couple.

I posted this after last night's episode.
But, now, more than ever - I'll bet you my house that Rachel had wished she had yanked down that hood - good and hard!!!

IVotedForYourself · Yesterday 23:27
Just catching up.
Did anyone else think at this bit after Fiona was revealed as ST, when Rachel helped put the hood over her head, she would've happily smothered Fiona with it...
🤭

Poor Maz :(

Fiona really is unpleasant, but I think she really believes everybody - both in the castle and, even more so, watching at home - absolutely adores her. I'd be surprised if she survives this, I can't see that she has any foundation for her public suspicion of Rachel. Why is she so sure she's lying, other than "she was my bestie and she would have told me!" Hope we get to see her face when she finds out she was telling the truth...

But I'm not sure what Rachel gained by telling. Amanda was totally wrong on everything, and Rachel knows that. So if everyone listens to Rachel and kicks out all the people the alleged detective was certain of, they're going to notice they were all faithfuls... and then notice Rachel, surely.

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Particularly I think someone in Amanda’s role struggled without the systematic approach and established heirarchy/chain of command.

Plus of course, the whole point is there’s little to no motive and the means and opportunity are equally viable for all players. There’s hardly any evidence and it was a bit disconcerting to see how certain she was of guilt in those circumstances- Maz certainly didn’t seem that vocal.

I do not like Fiona in this game one bit. Her quip to Reece about being a bad faithful was a bit cruel considering it’s very obvious he is really feeling the pressure of the game at this point and as a traitor she knows for sure he’s a faithful so it’s just kicking someone when they’re down when it gained her nothing. (Yes I know Reece used the same line to …I want to say Sam maybe…? But it was warranted then) And the whole calling Rachel out thing didn’t come across as game play it just looked like pure rage at not being top dog and being jealous of her influence.
Would be petrified to have her as a MIL tbh 😅

😂😂

Maybe Reece's real name is Rhys.

I love Amanda "I'm the big detective, I know what I'm doing", getting the traitors wrong and befriending the traitorous Brunette Irish Phoebe from Friends.

There's some sweet glory in there somewhere

It wasn't that clever of Rachel. As a PP said, if she had convinced everyone to vanish someone that Amanda, as a detective, believed was a traitor... Jade for example, then Jade would say 'I am a faithful', and then Rachel looks like a traitor.

Harriet and Jessie seem to be the smartest in the room at the moment.