The Traitors UK discussion thread *SPOILERS*

[WyattSheepMask]

Sorry to hear that @Slapnut, especially if you’d have to travel and stay in hotels and whatever else.

Im always skeptical of “Live Experience” type things. My wife almost bought tickets to the Taskmaster Live Experience but we (or more specifically I managed to) changed our mind as I can’t imagine it being anything other than either rejected ideas from the show or ideas they want to do on the show but need some fine tuning. I know someone on here ( @BomberPat I think it was you) did do it though who could perhaps confirm or deny that theory.

Its like I quite liked the idea of the Saw Live Experience but you had to do in teams of 8, which my wife & I didn’t want to do we just wanted to do it ourselves, and if there’s no chance I might die or at least lose a limb then what’s the point, that’s not authentic 

Edited August 25, 2025 by WyattSheepMask

[hallicks]

52 minutes ago, WyattSheepMask said:

Sorry to hear that @Slapnut, especially if you’d have to travel and stay in hotels and whatever else.

Im always skeptical of “Live Experience” type things. My wife almost bought tickets to the Taskmaster Live Experience but we (or more specifically I managed to) changed our mind as I can’t imagine it being anything other than either rejected ideas from the show or ideas they want to do on the show but need some fine tuning. I know someone on here ( @BomberPat I think it was you) did do it though who could perhaps confirm or deny that theory.

Its like I quite liked the idea of the Saw Live Experience but you had to do in teams of 8, which my wife & I didn’t want to do we just wanted to do it ourselves, and if there’s no chance I might die or at least lose a limb then what’s the point, that’s not authentic 

My wife’s a huge Taskmaster fan so I bought tickets for us and in-laws to go to the live experience. There were two sections: first, as you go in, it was like a museum of stuff from the show, loads of the artwork, props, parts of the set etc. Mrs H was in her element here, geeking out over it all.

Second, there was the “actually doing taskmaster” bit, where you go into various rooms and do tasks with an Alex-type host taking you round. It was an excellent time. We went round as a group of 4, but I think it went up to groups of 12 or 15, with the top 5 going into the final task (so we all “qualified” as it were). I’m sure if your expectations were very high, you might have been disappointed, but the main TM fan in our household thought it was brilliant.

[Dai]

Sounds awful! Was it a case of everyone else in your group knew each other? Can see that being a major flaw in the game because of course the big group would just get rid of the people they don't know first. 

[Slapnut]

57 minutes ago, Dai said:

Sounds awful! Was it a case of everyone else in your group knew each other? Can see that being a major flaw in the game because of course the big group would just get rid of the people they don't know first. 

There were 10 of us in the group, the other 8 were two groups of 4, so they didn’t all know each other but each group of 4 did.

[burchybabi]

Celebrity Traitors starts 8th October with 2 episodes a week & BBC have acquired the Irish series, due to start in November.

I’m 3/4 of the way through the Irish one, have only seen the UK ones as well as the first US season but feel like they were the worst initial Traitor picks I’ve seen so far but then don’t know whether it’s in a so bad it’s good kinda way.

[Liam O'Rourke]

We're back, boys. What do we think? General consensus seems to be that Alan Carr flop sweating his way to the gallows will be wildly entertaining while it lasts. Will be interesting to see how the traitors operate as a team without personal incentive motivating them - much less need to actively double-cross your own team.

[LaGoosh]

A sentence I never thought I would ever say, but...

I could watch Charlotte Church dig her own grave all day long.

[DavidB6937]

14 hours ago, Liam O'Rourke said:

We're back, boys. What do we think? General consensus seems to be that Alan Carr flop sweating his way to the gallows will be wildly entertaining while it lasts. Will be interesting to see how the traitors operate as a team without personal incentive motivating them - much less need to actively double-cross your own team.

That was my first thought. That actually they'll probably be a stronger Traitor team and probably won't turn on each other unless it's a necessary evil at the Round Table. I don't feel like they'll sabotage each other really, but I guess you never know. Alan should be fun though for sure.

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

@Liam O'Rourke was spot on about Alan though. The sweat pouring off him was roughly the same amount as was pouring of Gooshy watching Charlotte dig her grave, and having to do a plain sight murder might break him. 

[BomberPat]

I like how most of the cast all already knowing each other adds a dynamic that isn't there on regular Traitors, and how it being a bunch of luvvies really highlights how relentlessly camp this show. Them all talking about Paloma Faith as if she'd actually died, and playing her own version of Never Tear Us Apart to send her off? Beautiful. If you never go over the top, how would you ever know what's on the other side?

 

[CTXRussomark]

Really enjoying this so far. Ross is playing it well and I did laugh at him throwing Alan Carr under the bus slightly with the "why don't you say a few words Alan" at Paloma's funeral. I'm sure he's a lovely guy but I find Stephen Fry insufferable - the exact type of person I'd hate to be stuck talking to at a party. 

[BomberPat]

On 10/10/2025 at 9:49 PM, CTXRussomark said:

I find Stephen Fry insufferable - the exact type of person I'd hate to be stuck talking to at a party. 

I thought when he was announced that without some careful editing this could be the final nail in the coffin of his reputation as an erudite intellectual, and that seeing him in a relatively unfiltered social setting will highlight that he is probably extremely tedious and unpleasant to be around. 

[DavidB6937]

How's everyone finding it a few weeks in now? I'll give some very non spoilery thoughts.

While I find the missions themselves fairly repetitive, the beauty of the show is in the dynamic of the players, and that's no different here. There's something utterly compelling in watching a bunch of people - some of them extremely intelligent - absolutely stumble about clueless, especially when many of them know the game inside out and think that gives them an edge.

In some ways, it's completely the opposite. They end up psyching themselves out so often that they're incapable of being a cohesive unit and focusing in on people. The votes have been split so often. I admire the fact a couple of them are now trying to work together but it's bloody late!

The bluffs. The double bluffs. The triple bluffs. The magic of the game is that it absolutely could be any one of the scenarios that anyone is throwing out, and there's very rarely any concrete evidence to go on. And even when there is, the chaos of the round table often ensures that the most logical and compelling arguments get overshadowed by insecurities and suspicions based on stupid things. Personalities. Jobs. What would make good TV? All these things that they think about when realistically they should be trying much harder to catch each other out somehow.

I get so frustrated by the "well you'd make a brilliant traitor!" argument. So? Even the 'big dog' theory is based on absolutely nothing, and yeah sure some theories end up being right but by luck rather than anything else.

But it's frustrating in the best way. It's a wonderful format and while some of it absolutely gets repetitive, the cast and their interactions always make it into something worth watching.

[LaGoosh]

1 hour ago, DavidB6937 said:

They end up psyching themselves out so often that they're incapable of being a cohesive unit and focusing in on people.

I like when they all get frustrated and upset and say stuff like "We're playing into the traitors hands", "they are manipulating us", "playing us like puppets" when in reality the traitors are doing pretty much fuck all. The chaos and confusion is all entirely self inflicted!

[DavidB6937]

1 hour ago, LaGoosh said:

I like when they all get frustrated and upset and say stuff like "We're playing into the traitors hands", "they are manipulating us", "playing us like puppets" when in reality the traitors are doing pretty much fuck all. The chaos and confusion is all entirely self inflicted!

And I think that's the absolute smartest way to play it as a Traitor. Be subtle. Be in the middle somewhere. Let everyone else fall apart around you and turn on each other. Don't be too quiet or too outspoken, but contribute just enough to seem legitimate as a Faithful.

Obviously there's no perfect way to play it but Alan's doing a good job of it, while Cat's definitely been a bit too quiet to the point where it's going to start coming back to her. I think Jonathan would've been in a better position without the 'alliance' stuff which was unfortunate for him because otherwise they wouldn't have anything apart from their random theory.