The Traitors followers have been horrified when the first episode of sequence two resulted in a cliffhanger, however they might face one thing even scarier – spoilers.
It’s again for an additional season and tonight’s first episode was an absolute corker – but it surely’s getting a bit of bit near residence for our liking.
The BBC present’s first season, aired in November 2022, was a viral sensation as contestants entered a giant outdated citadel hoping to go residence with some money.
Three ‘traitors’ are picked from the lineup of contestants and their function is to ‘kill off’ (metaphorically, in fact) one participant per evening.
However, all the opposite contestants – known as ‘faithfuls’ – have the job of sussing out who the three traitors are with a view to banish them from the sport.
On the finish of the sport, if a traitor continues to be standing, they are going to take the entire £120,000 prize cash. If solely faithfuls stay, they’ve received and the jackpot shall be cut up between them.
Tense instances certainly, as Claudia Winkleman returns as the right, bringer-of-bad-news host to the nail-biting actuality present.
Warning: episode one spoilers forward. We repeat: spoilers forward.
Tonight, the three traitors have been chosen – Paul, Harry and Ash – from the 22 contestants, however, as ever, there was a twist.
Claudia revealed the three traitors can be bringing a fourth into their sinister fold – and it could be their alternative of who.
Will they create in somebody with management qualities, however who would possibly expose them? Will they go for a weak hyperlink to make them a goal? Or will they go together with the one that is already pointing fingers?
It’s a bizarre psychological maze, and we’re so prepared for this.
However after that mega cliffhanger, the BBC dropped an actual bombshell for these enjoying together with their theories at residence.
Often airing each evening, the subsequent two episodes of the present are already accessible to observe on BBC iPlayer.
As of the fourth episode, the sequence shall be aired every evening in a linear vogue as typical.
However whereas the BBC did this with the primary few episodes within the first sequence too, followers didn’t fairly realise this – and issues bought fairly heated on-line consequently.
‘On the lookout for extra? Episodes 2 and three are on iPlayer so that you can watch NOW! Or you’ll be able to watch on BBC One at 9pm over the subsequent couple of nights. Hold Twitter spoiler free as attainable, don’t be a Traitor,’ a fan web page, @BBCTheTraitors warned on X, previously Twitter.
Followers have been completely up in arms concerning the batch episode drop as many just like the interactive aspect to the present that comes with dwell reveals.
‘I don’t like that they’ve put the subsequent episode on iplayer. #TheTraitors is one in every of solely social tv programmes I can keep in mind shortly, the place everybody’s watching alongside collectively and speaking about it at work the subsequent day. Could be good to maintain it that manner,’ wrote @husseybyname on X, previously Twitter.
Person @ASonNamedBort took a powerful stance on the flip of occasions: ‘Everybody tweeting spoilers for the Traitors episodes that are solely on iPlayer goes to hell btw.’
However others – with critical ‘traitor’ vibes – have been delighted on the availability of the subsequent episodes.
‘And now over to iPlayer for the primary three episodes of The Traitors; what an evening to be alive,’ wrote @fplchancer.
Now the viewers – similar to the contestants – are additionally divided, it’s all getting a bit of, er, Black Mirror for our liking.
One facet of the present everybody was completely agreed on although, was the brand new Traitors icon that’s Diane.
‘Obsessive about Diane,’ wrote @sophielmg, ‘she is the principle character already.’
‘She’s single handedly doing the PR for Karens in all places along with her “can I converse to the supervisor” look. May need to stan,’ added @putasinghonit.
One fan idea that actually would play as much as the present involving the viewers within the recreation got here from @nikerlina, as they wrote: ‘It could be actually good if there was a traitor we, the viewers, didn’t find out about and it’s revealed on the finish what they’ve been doing behind the scenes to mess with everybody.;
Now we’re speaking.
PS, if in case you have not watched episode 2 look away proper now…
(The fourth traitor is 36-year-old veterinary nurse Miles from Birmingham).
The others are Ash – a 45-year-old occasions coordinator from London; 22-year-old British military engineer, Harry, and 36-year-old enterprise supervisor Paul.
The Traitors airs on BBC One at 9pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The primary three episodes can be found now on BBC iPlayer.
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