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[Don]

Nevermind BB, BBC have got The Traitors airing 3 episodes a week (Tues-Thurs) which is just a game of Werewolf. You could potentially miss a lot when you don't get access to the full conversations so the fate of the show rests in the editors hands but the cast is actually good. They've got some absolutely pointless challenge element as filler but with 2 kills a day, it should only last about 3 weeks and I'm 2 episodes in and there's already been enough entertainment for it to have me subscribed.

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Voting out the one-armed woman for not raising her galss

I watched an ep of that the other day, proper guilty pleasure TV. And yes, the first vote out was amazing.

The Traitors is excellent, the amount of people's brains that have melted within days is quality

Enjoying it too, they're playing with absolutely zero logic, just throwing shit at the wall.

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It was fucking hilarious how long they banged the "BUT THEY LIED TO US" drum for the couple... and yet it took them 2 days to get rid of 1. Also I don't get why Aaron hasn't pointed out that the girl who keeps gunning for him is chatting shit. She keeps accusing him based on the fact "he knew Nikki was innocent and so wanted to appear innocent himself" but not once has anyone pointed out the guy he voted for over Nikki was also innocent... oh well.

Yep, I'm in it for the long haul, the show has serious longevity and potential.

The fact they're all in perpetual meltdown is hilarious, get a fucking grip.

Just watched episode 5:

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The bullshit accusations aside, I don't think they've missed anything major yet and without the former, you wouldn't have much of a show for the first few weeks.

Traitors seem very shit at it though, don't look capable at all, they're gonna need to recruit a Rayan or that GP geezer to sort them out.

[7om]

Never heard of it until this thread so I watched episode one and it looks good. I’m in.

[-james-]

Just watched the first two tonight. Pretty good.

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Imran is a wee prick. I presume they're going to bring the two who got chucked out at the very start back at some point.

[Browning]

Another thing that really bothered me:

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John laying into Aaron telling him "It's just a game" etc only to have his own meltdown when the slightest bit of suspicion came his way despite it being absolutely fuck all compared to what Aaron went through. Glad he's gone now, he was awful.

[Spikey M]

I nominate Mahow.

[Ian]

I nominate Mahow.

[Lofty]

A lot of them have been on TV before so must have been scouted for this, would explain why everyone keeps bursting into tears and thinking strangers are their best mates after a few days.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Some of them have quite Apprentice-y comportment, others more the early rounds of Masterchef, others still Love Island. A curious mixture.

[7om]

Why is the blonde bird with the pink haired twat? Absolutely baffling.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just watched the first episode.

Not a big fan of the shitty tasks but other than that it looks good.

lol at the guy being strung along by the hot blonde.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The vote in the second episode is incredible.

The fact that they act that the person is actually getting killed is amazing.

[wullie]

I saw the ads and thought it would be a right load of shit but ended up firing through the old episodes up to last night in one go today. I love Matt just going about crying due to the weight of his blue balls, the old lady I didn't notice was there until the end of the fifth episode and Theo, who I am definite is one of the traitors because I can read people like a book.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've just started on episode 4.

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Why not pick Aaron as one of the 3? They could have sown seeds that he was put up by his fellow traitors to try and take the heat away from him. He'd then have a complete mental breakdown and people would be gagging to get rid.

[ScousePig]

My class a couple of years ago actually played werewolf at break times. It was quite entertaining and engaging for them when they played properly.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just watched episode 6.

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I'm stunned that Wilf escaped that vote and I'm even more stunned that Amanda sided with Wilf rather than Alyssa. Neither are good players but Wilf is a complete bag of nerves. In the vote he was basically bouncing off the walls and has form for cracking whenever Maddie has shone suspicion on him.

[Lofty]

I feel like choosing the other option would have solved more problems, also think recruting a replacement is not ideal.

[7om]

Just finished off episode 6

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Genuinely surprised that Amanda went with the Alyssa vote. Although she had some people doubting her, she was staying calm and at least capable of looking normal. Wilf’s head had completely gone in the last round table. If that doesn’t ring some alarm bells in some heads then I’ll be shocked. Also, I know it’s easy looking from the outside, but what Wilf did basically screamed of a traitor betraying a traitor. Out of absolutely nowhere he just goes “I want to try something different and puts massive momentum behind the Alyssa train”. Then his breakdown when she announced herself as a traitor.

I think Alex was a good choice to recruit. She’s had the light shined on her, survived it and people seemed to have forgot about her. She’s helped by her cunt boyfriend vouching for her and he himself being a faithful. I really hope she accepts.

[Don]

Imagine thinking some yank shit like Sopranos/Wire was the height of television up until a week ago.

[Shindig]

Ah, C'mon. The height of television is The Scheme.

[ScousePig]

Episode 6:

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I'm not sure why Maddy has seemingly cooled all of a sudden on Wilf. She was apologising to him for getting it wrong but she should be honing in on Alyssa's reaction when Wilf made a bee-line for Alyssa. It's easy saying that from here and she might still do that, but her reaction was odd.

Also, if they're going to recruit then Alex seemed the obvious choice, however are they giving her too much power? Bit risky if you ask me.

[Lofty]

Maddy is a swivel eyed loon.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I just love the exaggerated gasps of shock when they vote off a faithful in the early rounds, as if they had done anything except random mud-flinging up to that point and the odds were not massively against them.

(through Ep 3 but it's not spoilers) John is basically why I'm mostly in the closet, imagine being in a demographic category with that old twat. Matt the BMX rider is a glorious example of vacuous pretty boy. They are all so highly strung, it's laughable, this is also why Westminster is a shambles, full of highly strung egos.

[wullie]

They all reply to conversations with "hundred percent" and now I'm just going to really notice it every time. If Wilf isn't related to Daniel Mays he's got a stunt double career waiting for him

[Lofty]

Annoying scheduling for the remaining episodes:

Tuesday, December 13, 9pm (Episode 7)
Thursday, December 15, 9pm (Episode 8)
Friday, December 16, 9pm (Episode 9)
Tuesday, December 20, 9pm (Episode 10)
Wednesday, December 21, 9pm (Episode 11)
Thursday December 22 ,9pm (Episode 12)

[Don]

Only 6 more? Nice.

Why's it annoying? Just because of that Wednesday to Friday change? What's happening on Wed?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Only 6 more? Nice.

Why's it annoying? Just because of that Wednesday to Friday change? What's happening on Wed?

France/Morocco into Repair Shop.

[-james-]

Episode 6 was good, but the show in general struggles with the tasks being shite and most of the working out who is a traitor being random guessing. I don't know how you'd balance it, but the tasks should have more riding on them. Maybe the best performer gets privately told there is a traitor on x team or something.

Agreed on Wilfred being fucking hopeless. It should surely be very obvious that he's a traitor.

[SvN]

The tasks are the worst bit of the show, they don't really fit in anywhere. They'd have been better off if the traitors had to sabotage or something, because then you'd get the fat shit who looks like he's going to throw up every task being lynched instantly.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They (or some of them at least) seem to trigger emotions in people / shape the dynamics a bit. However I'm not convinced that the 'cash prize going upwards' is that compatible with werewolf dynamics, I guess we'll see at the end.

[SvN]

The problem is that if anything, the increasing prize money incentivizes NOT discovering the Traitors, and instead dragging out the game so the money goes up.

[wullie]

I skipped through the tasks mostly when catching up with it, I don't want the part where they're all getting on and hugging and forgetting about their troubles. Breakfast, paranoid arguments, fast forward, round table. Less than 40 mins an episode

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's a bit like the 'professional kitchen' bit in Masterchef, a mild diversion / pace change to see them outside the normal environment but has no impact on the actual contest.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I forgot to mention at the time but I did lol at the magician lad who called himself world class and one of the best in the business at his craft.

He then spent most of his time swaying everyone into thinking a faithful (who was good at the shit tasks) was a guaranteed traitor.

[Lofty]

They should invert the cash dynamic ala Too Hot To Handle (I know you all watch) where they start with £100k to be shared amongst the group but can lose money. So if they fail tasks they lose money, but maybe incentivise it so if a traitor can purposefully fuck a task up on the sly that gets them some kind of bonus.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Episode 7 down:

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Bit of a slower episode, I think the task took up too much time this week and there wasn't enough emotional turmoil at the round table. Shocked that no one even thought about mentioning that Wilf might have double bluffed. I'm convinced had someone spoken his name at the round table he'd have shat his guts out for all to see.

Think it's going to be a Traitor win ultimately unless the show throws in some curveballs. I don't think the group will pick up on the obvious Wilf bluff until too late and barring a shot in the dark I can't see them sussing out Amanda as she's played it really well. Maybe if the tasks start getting harder and she doesn't pull her weight in them but there's a lot more deadwood in the show they'd want to eliminate first.

[Browning]

Episode 7 down:

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Bit of a slower episode, I think the task took up too much time this week and there wasn't enough emotional turmoil at the round table. Shocked that no one even thought about mentioning that Wilf might have double bluffed. I'm convinced had someone spoken his name at the round table he'd have shat his guts out for all to see.

Think it's going to be a Traitor win ultimately unless the show throws in some curveballs. I don't think the group will pick up on the obvious Wilf bluff until too late and barring a shot in the dark I can't see them sussing out Amanda as she's played it really well. Maybe if the tasks start getting harder and she doesn't pull her weight in them but there's a lot more deadwood in the show they'd want to eliminate first.

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I wonder what "Kill in plain sight" means... but that could be the curveball we need.

[7om]

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I wonder if it means something like passing the victim an object. They could be at dinner and the challenge could be to pour someone a glass of wine or give them the plate with the most spuds on or something.

I’m quite surprised they haven’t even considered killing Maddy. She’s an absolute live wire with her accusations and people have been swayed by her in the past. They could even play it off as the wolves trying to frame Wilf.

[SvN]

I forgot to mention at the time but I did lol at the magician lad who called himself world class and one of the best in the business at his craft.

He then spent most of his time swaying everyone into thinking a faithful (who was good at the shit tasks) was a guaranteed traitor.

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He was such an annoying pleb. "I read people! It's what I do for a living!" You're not Derren Brown mate, you do a few card tricks and pull rabbits out of hats.

[Waffdon]

Amanda has played a blinder so far but I reckon she’ll start believing her own hype and dramatise something a step too far and be caught out.

[Lofty]

Wilf will betray Amanda I reckon.

[Browning]

Surely he knows better than that. She'd eat him alive.

[SvN]

He's an absolute retard.

[Lofty]

Surely he knows better than that. She'd eat him alive.

The bellend randomly says incriminating things all the time, wouldn't trust him with yesterday's paper.

[SvN]

Episode 4 spoilers about the retard.

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The way he instantly said to put himself up on trial as a way to make himself look innocent is all you need to know about him. He thinks he's playing 4D chess, but he's struggling with Snakes and Ladders. It did make me laugh during breakfast when the group instantly said "Okay, so one of the 3 is probably a Traitor" and it cut to him looking completely baffled.

[Lofty]

I saw some rumours about him online supposedly from ex-colleagues that he talks a good game but never meets deadlines, changes job frequently.

[Browning]

Imagine turning down 3 grand in that situation….

[Lofty]

She's not the brightest.

[-james-]

She lives in London, that's half a week's rent.

[Waffdon]

Another person crying. Fuck me

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Imagine turning down 3 grand in that situation….

I'm stunned that no one really questioned that she might be a Traitor because of this. Why would a faithful turn down the guaranteed cash, it makes no sense.

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Huge mistake from Amanda, calling Theo her "100%" the night before and then voting him out today. I feel that may come back to bite her when she was pretty much safe as houses before that. Although I am surprised no one called her out on it when she started sowing seeds earlier in the day.

Also lol at Wilf thinking about stabbing Amanda in the back. Who could have seen that coming? Just look at the twat sowing seeds at breakfast.