Whilst the show has had memorable moments (and memorable players, such as Linda and Fozia)... ...at times it felt as if the cast took the game too seriously and lacked the camaraderie of the previous series. - ThreadSky

scottygb.bsky.social • 38 days ago

Whilst the show has had memorable moments (and memorable players, such as Linda and Fozia)...

...at times it felt as if the cast took the game too seriously and lacked the camaraderie of the previous series.

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billybell99.bsky.social•38 days ago

Especially Leanne, who accuses others but as soon as someone suggests she might be a traitor is *outraged*

mrpmharrison.bsky.social•38 days ago

Leanne doesn't seem to understand that they're essentially playing a glorified parlour game. The first thing you should understand if you go on The Traitors is that *none of it* is personal.

mrpmharrison.bsky.social•38 days ago

This was what I loved about Minah. She took it seriously *as a game* but played it with no grudges and a smile on her face.

billybell99.bsky.social•38 days ago

Yep. Scott's point about people taking it more seriously - personally - this year, is bang on. How many times have we heard people saying they'll be furious/upset is Person X is a Traitor?

darthming.bsky.social•38 days ago

Some of the conversations got too confusing for my liking, tripping over & second guessing themselves & each other all the time. Like you say, taking it all too seriously. That aside it’s made for gripping TV, not something you get much of these days.

hyfprw.bsky.social•38 days ago

It’s bubbled up nicely over the last week but it missed having the pantomime villainy of Paul from the first half of S2 to build the tension earlier along with most of the cast being pretty hard to like/connect to.

hyfprw.bsky.social•38 days ago

At the same time, I don’t think prior seasons have had anyone as eminently likeable as Alexander, that you root for as a good player of the game rather than as someone who has been on a journey (eg Wilf)

craigoc.bsky.social•38 days ago

Any reality show suffers once the contestants are able to have knowledge of previous series to guide their decisions. Majority this year were so determined to be 'not Mollie' this year at the expense of any other strategy

nickwalker.bsky.social•38 days ago

They've had a few too many cunning tactician characters this series. Obviously they can never go back to S1, but it did feel like almost everyone in that was actually, in various ways, quite guileless.

bobdebilde.bsky.social•38 days ago

Lot of the time the loudest listened to. People totally wrong but with such confidence that it’s just accepted. Cough Jake cough.

craigorius.bsky.social•38 days ago

Don't blame the cast, blame the format. It is flawed and based far too much on tedious reactions (omg!; I am fuming etc...) rather than actual revelations or deduction. The missions are inconsequential and (worse) dull.

pauldwatts.bsky.social•38 days ago

I think the camaraderie really does makes the show better. Feels like the tension is heightened if they genuinely like each other. It adds stakes

neverella.bsky.social•38 days ago

I know it might be logistically difficult, but I think it would be interesting if in a future series the Traitors and the Faithful were all playing for an equal prize value (or even - the Faithful get it each, the Traitors have to share)

neverella.bsky.social•38 days ago

because there's actually so much incentive for Faithfuls to get rid of other Faithfuls; and currently it doesn't take long for Traitors to feel threatened by other Traitors. so it might be interesting to reverse that

michaelsavage.bsky.social•38 days ago

Isn’t there a glaring structural issue with what happened last night? They both get done, end of game? Am I missing something?

tragedyofthestooge.bsky.social•38 days ago

It doesnt matter if there are no traitors left.
As long as they think there are traitors / want to max out their share of the money, the game continues.
And why would they start making good decisions now?

katie0martin.ft.com•38 days ago

unless people think the faithful is double crossing, yes. They might? I agree people have taken it too seriously this year in parts. chill the hell out, it's a game. if people suspect you, it's not an assault on your good character as a human. that said, it seems incredibly stressful to be there

davidchild.bsky.social•38 days ago

Never underestimate people’s general ability to behave quite stupidly. Also, TV producers control it for our entertainment. I can’t believe they’ll let it be q damp squib. Not in (dry, old, storm-lashed) January

aliafro.bsky.social•38 days ago

Agreed re producers eg:
- give traitor the chance to recruit the seer (or agree to split winnings).
- tell everyone to go to bed immediately after seer interview giving the traitor a chance to figure out what they’ll say and have a roundtable for breakfast.

davidchild.bsky.social•38 days ago

Yeah, or Frankie only tells Alexander as a thank you for the coins. Then they boot out Charlotte then turn on Leanne and Jack (?) for more of the spoils.

katie0martin.ft.com•38 days ago

def possible. (ps it's Jake i think)
In any case, I know what i'll be doing at 830 this evening.

aliafro.bsky.social•38 days ago

But do the faithful know that there is only 1 more faithful to find? Might they think there could be more and might Alexander’s good for Frankie have been a desperate last attempt to survive?

michaelsavage.bsky.social•38 days ago

I don't think this is possible, because the moment Frankie does weird things she's a goner - belt and braces from the others.

They dump Charlotte, dump Frankie just in case. Hope I'm wrong, but think the seer thing screwed it

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