It’s A Wicked Game | Traitors 2026 | Thread 9 | Spoiler Free!

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Welcome to Thread 9 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 <spoiler warning if you haven’t seen the start of episode 9>

Traitors
Hugo
Rachel
Stephen
Fiona (Secret Traitor)

Murdered
Netty
Ben
Maz
Reece
Adam
Jessie

Banished
Judy (Faithful)
Hugo (Traitor)
Ross (Faithful)
Amanda (Faithful)
Fiona (Traitor)
Harriet (Faithful)
Sam (Faithful)

The floor is yours…

If you've frequented Traitors discussions over the last 18 months, I'm amazed you've not heard anyone mention that series. It's notorious.

ETA: Sorry, I quoted the wrong post.

This hread 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.

I guess I misunderstood 🤷‍♀️

Its still annoying for people to be so blatant when it adds nothing to the discussion.

Well, either discussion of other series from other countries that aired a year and a half ago is allowed or it's not. It is, so it being "blatant" doesn't really factor. And as several of us had a discussion lasting several posts about it, it seems it did add to the discussion for some of us.

I think that the current UK series is s classic case of “survival of the thickest”.

Whilst Rachel and Steven have played a good game, they’ve been very lucky with the abilities of the faithfuls. The traitors deserve to win at this point.

I do want to see Matt screwed over though…

The reactions to Matt have really changed over the space of about ten days from ‘who’s that interchangeable?’ To ‘interchangeable in jumper’ to ‘Matthew’ to ‘’Murder Matthew’!

Easier with fewer of them left. I didn't find them particularly hard to distinguish from each other. I suppose Jack and James have similar hair, and Matthew and Adam had similar features as well, but they're not alike.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure the traitors don't trust Matthew, so if they do recruit him, it's to throw him under the bus before he throws them!

On Peacock, an American site. You need a subscription (I have one). Was wondering if anyone else does too and wants to discuss it privately while it’s first airing.

They really have!

A few episodes ago it was all “who is the man in the jumper, I swear I haven’t seen him before”.

#TeamMurderMatthew

Am shouting at the screen in annoyance each evening at the moment. Rachel is blindingly obviously manipulative about everyone and all we get is 'a feeling I can't shake' about Jade.

I definitely prefer it when there is Traitor recruitment. It’s been quite dull without that (thought the same about the celebrity version).

I don’t think the Secret Traitor worked at all. Should have just been the three and let them decide whether / who to recruit when Hugo went (and I think they probably would have recruited at that stage)

I like that there hasn’t been traitor recruitment. It’s refreshing to just have OGs and see how they manage it.

I agree the Secret Traitor didn’t really work. I think it really could have though if it had been allowed to play out longer. I was getting into how it was driving Rachel in particular crazy, and then it just ended.

https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/dark-delicate-art-of-choosing-the-traitors

Interesting article thanks for sharing. I would like to know whether they’ve ever put in a contestant they were really excited about as a production team but that contestant has left the game really early on. That would be annoying.

If something aired 3 years ago discussing it now to give context to a current series is a hardly a spoiler 🤦‍♀️
I mean can I mention who shot JR yet ?
<showing my age>
The previous series' and how they played out gives a lot of context as the current contestants will have watched and will be trying to use that information to help them and the production team will be trying to scupper that by things like the ST
Its relevant and interesting

Who shot JR? I can’t remember this is terrible! Was it Bobby? And then it was all a dream?

Showing my age even more - I had to look up who shot JR as I could not remember!!!!

I thought it was Bobby, but apparently not!

It's really hard to discuss any series without referring to the players and strategies of previous series.
I think any series over a year old should be allowed.

Dallas!!! Loved Dallas. And yes I remember who shot JR. and headline bbc news.

Oh God, yes, Aussie S2 was two and a half years ago...it's now 2026!

Time flies...

By that reckoning, discussing Celebrity Traitors wouldn’t be allowed …

❤️ That theme tune! (SPOILER attached 😂😂)

Oh yes! Let's discuss them all then.

I remember them eating breakfast outside, usually in a gale force wind. I think Terry Wogan commented on it.