The Traitors

Have you watched it Tish?

I think this is great for observing behaviour, interactions, and readiness to betray one another out of self interest. Normal human behaviour I guess, and niceness isn’t good game play here. Poor Kas who seems a nice guy is a marked man because of it.

I don’t think the contestants this time are a particularly eclectic mix or representative age wise, but some older ones possibly wouldn’t be up to some of the physical tasks. A few of this lot appear rather immature.

I think this programme is popular because it shows people up in the worst light and appeals to the “nasty” part of our psyche.
I love the theatrical Claudia.

Tish

Sorry I just don’t “get” this programme at all…

Can you elaborate on that in the interests of helping discussion on the thread?

I don't think it's just about lying as the majority of the contestants are trying to uncover the traitors.

If you want to know more about the way it works there's lots of background stuff all over the place on the previous seasons.

Traitors Unmasked interviews the current lot as they are voted off/murdered.
I find that quite interesting.

As ever on GN there are those who just want to criticise things without understanding what they object to.

People can explain as much as they like, but views are set and in many cases there is no flexibility.

Trish You don’t have to be sorry if you don’t get it you don’t get it but have you watched any of it ? I bet you haven’t ?

Anyway I m looking forward to Monday night (rubbing hands in glee)

You'll have to wait a bit longer than that Bluebell - the next episode is on Wednesday. The program is on TV on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays I believe.

Oh no!!

Part of me wants the whole thing to be on iPlayer, but it would be impossible not to find out the winner if that happened.

I would prefer to binge-watch it, Doodledog

It’s the only reality tv programme I watch from beginning to end and I don’t mind waiting until the next week for new episodes. I’ve tried watching the Ed Gamble thing after but it doesn’t float my boat. If it was a “Celebrity” version, I wouldn’t be watching it.

Yes, I’ve noticed all the girly shrieking and I find it irritating.

This year’s version is interesting. There seem to be more individuals motivated by greed an less willing to take social action.

I just hope as others have said, that those that got off train will be returning and maybe the dynamic will change. You could almost say that reality tv is a social experiment and could be picked over to learn more about human behaviour.

Me too. It would be a bit like that episode of the Likely Lads until I could do so though- the one where they didn’t want to know the football results

I know what people are saying about the shrieking, but it convinced me, when Armani said she was a Traitor, that the proceedings are not rigged and manipulated due to the reactions. I am new to it, so not quite sure yet how it all works.

Word is that the train three don’t get another chance because UK only ever has 22 competitors and there would be 25 if they came back
We ll have to see I can’t really see why anyone would sacrifice themselves like that personally Different if they’d drawn lots or done a game or something but just a hand up seems daft on their part

The implication at the end of episode 3 was that the train 3 were on their way back in the 'rail replacement' coach.

In the first series there were 22 competitors but only 20 went into the castle in the first programme. The other 2 were 'sent home' but re-appeared later in the series.

I'd love to see the Traitors told the 3 were due to arrive on the coach and they had to choose one to be a traitor (without any extra information about them.) Don't think it will happen though.

Yes, the numbers thing is often a red herring on reality tv. They can evict more than one at any point if they need to even things up.

I’ve watched ep.1 of series 3tonight.
It’s brilliant!
I’ve never watched any reality shows/game shows before and I’m hooked!
I shall binge watch 2 & 3 tomorrow,

Love this programme, have raved about it to all my friends from 1st series. I’ve watched the Us one and the Australian one, British one the best, more authentic id say. Armani set herself up to go, and glad to see the back of her to be honest.. Linda turning her head on the word “traitors” dead giveaway and well spotted by Jake, who’s bound to be “murdered” . I think the masked cloaked figures coming in on the horses and carriage, are the 3 who got off the train.. as there was a reference to railway track. I’m hooked

Such a long wait till the next episode

Another fan! I love this programme and have even got OH hooked despite neither of us usually watching reality progs.

Been a fan since the first series along with my oh. Loved the NZ version and the US one. Not so keen on Aus 1 however Aus 2 was brilliant as all the faithful were completely clueless - they definitely didn't understand the show - and the series was cancelled after.

It will be disappointing if the first three who got off train don't get another chance. Maybe the faithful will get to decide if they want them back or not.

I think the train people will get some sort of advantage, but can't work out what it will be, as obviously all the others know who they are, and they can't be told who the traitors are if they are to get a chance to win money at the end.

I wonder if it was planned in advance for the 3 train evictees to volunteer with the promise of some kind of financial bonus. It made no sense that one from each carriage volunteered to leave before they’d even started.

Well, this is the nastiest series so far. I don't recall a participant being shunned in other series.

Who has been shunned?

I can never remember the names of contestants in things like this, as many of them are only there for a few episodes, but I can't remember anyone being shunned. Kas got a bad time, I thought, but it often happens that strong voices at the round table can turn people against a character. Annoyingly the most interesting people tend to be voted out early as they are seen as dangerous. It must be very difficult to work out who the traitors are, as they are randomly chosen. I never understand why people try to base it on character traits, as they have nothing to do with it.