This time it’s personal! Traitors 2026 | Thread 5 | Spoiler Free!

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Welcome to Thread 5 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. Whilst most discussion will be on the current series, inevitably people will refer to previous series/players/winners so reader beware if you’ve not seen the 3 previous editions, or the celebrity version.

While we welcome posters discussing their theories and speculating on relationships/connections between players, please don’t post 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
Maz

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

Candidates for murder in Episode 6: Ellie, Faraaz, Jade, Matthew, Reece and Sam (Amanda was also a potential but was banished beforehand and Fiona and Stephen cannot be murdered).

The floor is yours…

Haha yes he was far closer in his theories than she was 😆

I doubt that Harriet and Jessie are related. Harriet's from London I think. Jessie's a northerner. They've got very different accents.
Like previous posters, I think Jessie's great. A logical, thinking faithful. Harriet's a good faithful too, but I honestly don't think they're related.

I’m still in shock at Fiona 😆 for what it’s worth, I don’t think it was led by producer meddling. Fiona clearly felt threatened by Rachel being privy to secret info to Amanda when she thought she was top dog. It totally messed with her head. Threw her toys out spectacularly!! Cannot wait to see that conversation in the turret!

I think the stammer (which I'm still not entirely convinced is real) is making people overlook Jessie, and not listen to what she's actually saying, which is, more often than not, very astute and bang on the money. That and her appearance. She's doing very well at the moment.

Why would she fake a stammer? Especially if it's going to make people overlook her. It would be one thing if she was trying to fly under the radar, but she's openly stating her correct and astute suspicions

Maybe so they don't think she's a traitor and banish her. It would seem an odd thing to fake, granted, but if she's overlooked she lasts longer. She's my favourite at the moment, followed by Harriet.

Such a frustrating day for Team Traitor, which I always am. Rachel has been playing well, but cocked up with that reveal drawing attention to herself. Fiona is just batshit and has drawn attention to herself too. Stephen is incompetent.
All the ex police on Traitors have always been unimpressive and Amanda no exception.
Wish Harriet had been made a Traitor rather than nutty Fiona.

deserves whatever nastiness thrown at her online/in the real world You didn't really mean that did you? Have you forgotten this is a game?

So you think Amanda should control Rachel's strategy? Rachel underestimated Fiona - Cucumber Rachel should have been trying to build the illusion of trust and cooperation with Fiona by discussing it with the traitors before telling the faithfuls. Instead her ego took over...we all make mistakes - this was a big one and it did not play in her favour.

I agree they are both really good faithfuls and I'm glad to see them working together a bit. Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part!

So glad to have found this thread.
First thoughts Fiona is gone.
If I was a faithfully I would think she was a traitor who was jealous that some else got gossip and didn’t tell her. Once she is revealed as a traitor they will all be so high on we got one, Rachel and Reece get a pass as Fiona was just trying to get faithfuls out.
Rachel then just has to keep acting as shocked and might win@

I obviously don’t mean death threats or rotten eggs thrown at her but just like there are nasty/not so pleasant comments on here about her I’m not sure what difference it is if she gets the same on Twitter/ TikTok or whatever, both of which is online/real time.. this is what I mean by she deserves what she gets.

Yes it’s a game but SHE is playing it in a way that’s making it weird and personal in a way I’ve never seen before so you can’t be surprised if you get it in the neck.

I have a similar feeling about Rachel - I’ve met a lot of “popular girls” like her who are good at rallying mobs for support when there’s any possibility their own manipulativeness might be exposed.

Her comment about the turret to Ross (based on NOTHING) was a prime example of that, and her sneery laugh and eye roll when Fiona was speaking was another (and yes, the irony that she was being truthful about Amanda while lying about anything else was pretty delicious). She’s used to having hangers-on who do her bidding, and it’s really showing!

I don't think any of the current traitors will last till the end. There will be recruitments.

That's one theory out then!

So am I. Wish i could do make up like that.

I don"t think any of the remaining players are related. It's usually one pair or none per series. Last year posters were determined that Frankie was Harry's mum! She wasn't.

Has Fiona ever commented on why she listed Mazz twice for murder when ST?

If Fiona does go tonight I'm not sure it's a given that Rachel will be next. It could definitely be seen as a Traitor act against someone who is on to them. So it could work the opposite way and people think Rachel is ultra faithful.

Initially I thought last night’s Fiona-vs-Rachel clash was going to be the purest example of female conflict to be seen on telly - when Rachel made her announcement, and then Fiona took Harriet off to stir the pot, I was convinced we were about to see a series of quiet counter-briefings from Fiona that would eventually build to something explosive at the next round table.

But NO, Fiona went full nuclear! I couldn’t believe it when she fought with Rachel 121, then took it out to the rest of the group! It was a terrible decision on her part, and it completely undermined the “sweet motherly lady” persona she’d been flying under the radar on. She looks like a player now - but then so does Rachel, who has now also made the same attention-drawing mistake Hugo did. They’ve both done too much.

Ironically they may have just set up Stephen to be the last of them standing, as the blow-up was so big it will wipe the Ross set-up and Fingerprint issues out of people’s minds.

It’s been amazing telly!

There have always been games that are aimed at dividing the players - Series 1 had the people strapped to that big ferris wheel while people answered questions like “which player is most likely to do x” and “which player is a leader and which is a sheep”. They’ve had variations of that game every series.

Don’t forget S3 saw the 3 returners hoisted up in cages while players had to choose 2 to release.

It’s a brutal game, it’s sole purpose is to mess with your head and make you doubt yourself.

I can identify Reece, James and Faraaz but the others definitely blend together.

After leading the charge on Hugo the faithful with the most sway at the moment is probably Harriet. I think she might have been convinced on Fiona’s initial quiet discussion with her about the possibility of Rachel being a traitor because ‘you have to consider everyone as a potential traitor’. But after Fiona’s confrontation of Rachel in front of everyone I think Harriet will be more suspicious of Fiona.

So I think Fiona will be out tonight and Rachel may have a chance to save herself. But she made a big mistake gathering everyone for a big announcement about Amanda’s career. Being too overt with actions is not good in this game whether you are a traitor or faithful.

Wasn't it Rachel who went to the rest of the group with the "Fiona thinks I'm a liar"? Or have I made that up in my head? I felt there was potential for keeping it contained up till that point - Rachel blew it wise open.

I agree re Ross but he is not the only gamer to experience this and the majority react with good humour in the game, even when the “reason” is ridiculous.

Amanda was convinced about Jade on day one due to her reaction when the traitors were chosen.

If Jade had shrugged and said “that’s just me” or accepted it as part of the randomness of day one I imagine Amanda would have looked elsewhere. This is what most participants do in the game. Instead she made a performance of being upset and offended by it and promptly chose Amanda for no better reason than Amanda suspected her. I can totally see why that would reinforce a suspicious fellow in the game and it certainly wasn’t in the spirit of the game.

Honestly if she disappeared in a puff of smoke I don’t think anyone would notice - she seems to contribute very little and her reaction to Amanda will leave others reticent to comment on her.

Fiona made a mistake with Harriet i think. She assumed she could trick her but Harriet and Jessie are probably the most perceptive players.