'The Traitors UK' season 3

Any hot, shaggable ones?

Alexander was particularly handsome (former British diplomat), but they kicked him out of the carriage even before reaching the castle. Hopefully he returns in a twist at some point.

Kasim is also super cute. He's a doctor though, so he'll probably be gone soon. They already got rid of the diplomat and the Asian with a PhD in comms. Everyone is subconsciously afraid of smart people on these shows.

Thanks R2 I'd let Alexander, Nathan, Dan, Tyler and Freddie use me like a filthy tart.

Jake, Alex, Jake and Leon after a couple of drinks

*Jack

OMG, the woman who pretended to have a Welsh accent because supposedly people trust regional accents more (wut, I don't think so - people tend to think less of someone with a regional accent) but there was a real Welsh person in there who has been banished already. And the woman with the pretend accent has a ton of suspicion around her too.

Do we have this in the US?

They should make all the hot men strip naked to prove they aren't carrying any traitorous devices.

R6 Yes, but a celebrity version which isn't as good in my opinion. The UK version has a mix of different kinds of non-celebs plus they don't know anything about each other which makes the chaotic element of that more interesting to watch when they're suddenly dropped into a high-stress situation like that.

r5 They actually conduct these accent/dialect studies all the time and it usually comes down to the Welsh and Yorkshire ones. So she had a decent strategy, but like you said, it hasn't helped her one bit. I felt bad about the Welsh translator because you just know she was itching to speak Welsh with someone, and now she's gone.

r6 Yes, The Traitors US (season 3) is coming out soon. If you're asking about the British version, it'll be available on Peacock eventually. Or you can watch it now on BBC iPlayer if you have a VPN.

[quote]Alexander was particularly handsome (former British diplomat), but they kicked him out of the carriage even before reaching the castle.

That was another amazing thing to watch because this 'diplomat' thought he was so clever in offering himself up to leave the train to get other people to offer to leave the train. Some sort of reverse psychology? Well, utterly unsurprisingly everyone was went 'great, ok, go'. No-one else offered to leave. Just shows you what kind of confident people who don't really know anything we have in these positions.

R10 He should have offered to whip his cock out for a BBC-licence paying public, he's dreamy

Yeah, I cackled when that other guy said "okay, off you go then!" Brutal, but so funny.

Although Alexander did make him look like a fool just before that by (correctly!) saying that drawing lots is literally the single fairest way to decide who gets kicked out.

Anyway, here's the trailer for the new American season. We have a separate thread for it, which I created back when the cast was revealed.

R12 Yes, I was surprised that none of the carriages drew lots to pick someone. I would have thought that would be the quickest and fairest way to get someone to go.

Oh, and if Alexander were really smart, he'd have pointed out that two of the women in their carriage were sisters and thus prime candidates for one of them getting kicked out! Not ruthless enough and he paid the price for it. So much for being an expert in conflict resolution.

R14 Good point. I am already side-eyeing that one sister clearly knows that something is off with her Traitor sister (Armani) but isn't pushing the issue. They are going to stick together.

r15 And I don't blame her for it! If I had strong suspicions that my sister was a traitor, I'd do everything in my power to throw the scent off her because I'd be safe from murder for as long as she was in the game. Although I've seen people speculating that Armani will sacrifice her eventually if the target on her (Armani's) back gets too big. Which would be crazy, I'd never speak to my sister again if she did that to me. I know it's just a game, but there's also a lot of money attached to that game, so...

R16 Emotional and family ties (and they seem close) matter a lot to most people.

Some of the cutaway shots during the traitors' *very serious* deliberation process are hilarious. Here's Freddie taking a shower.

Obviously they consult with the producers beforehand, fully knowing that a sexy one will result in their socials blowing up once the show starts airing.

100% and that's why we like The Traitors.

R18 yum, he could stick his knob in me anytime

He's only 20, but I still would. 👀

Lol I wonder if he let the camera person watch him wash his hole

LOVE the UK version and LOVE the host(hostess- she is so much better than Alan or whatever his name is)

Freddie is studying politics and said that he wanted to be the UK's first Black PM, bless him. Tbf, Tory MP Johnny Mercer starred in a shower ad for Dove.

The scene-stealing nun from Derry Girls will be hosting The Traitors Ireland!

Will air later this year.

It looks like the three train evictees are now heading to the castle to after all, so Alexander will be back in play

Yesterday's vote was epic. Armani got way too confident.

They need to lay off my Kasim. I need to cuddle him badly.

Linda, bringing blue hair back, is the dumbest traitor I've seen in all three seasons.

Good! It'll be interesting to see how Alexander and Jack play the game, they both seemed like strong personalities to me. Fozia gives me overbearing mom vibes, I don't know about her.

Lisa the Anglican priest in disguise and Francesca have kinda been duds so far, though we obviously only see the edited parts and it's still early days.

Wait, the third episode's out already? Okay, gonna go watch that now, can't believe I missed it!

Assassin Barbie pulls some hilarious faces. I love her.

It is, r29, and it's the first time in a long time that I'm annoyed I have to wait for the next episode of something.

My gaydar wouldn't have picked up that GI Barbie (Leanne) - the ex-soldier pretending to be a nail technician - is actually in a relationship with a woman and has twin boys via IVF with her.

omg love her even more. Total badass.

[quote]the ex-soldier pretending to be a nail technician

Oh man, I thought it was the other way around! I disliked her all this time because I thought to myself, who on earth would pretend to be a soldier?

And I got zero lesbian vibes from her as well. Though in fairness, even my *male* gaydar is shit, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to lesbians.

I think that her pretending to be a nail technician is actually pretty smart because as we've seen they like to banish or murder the smart/professional people.

Ex soldier Harry won as a traitor last year, so it would have been a permanent target on her back.

I shat on Lisa and Francesca before having seen the third episode and lo and behold, they're both picked to commandeer the boat. Just goes to show, you have to allow this show some breathing space before you start complaining about players being duds. I actually liked both of their talking heads this episode, they can stay. And Francesca is a single mom with four boys? Yikes.

The way Jake and Joe ganghanded my boo Kasim was disgusting, I declare them both DEAD to me! What has his job got to do with anything? Just leave him the fuck alone. (I will say that Joe's glasses look exquisite on a blond guy and I'd like to order a pair for myself.)

I didn't get how Dan was an aspie... until I saw his confrontation with Jake. That was as bad as his mini tiff with Alexander in the premiere.

Man, Armani burned brightly, didn't she? Don't think I've ever seen traitorism going to someone's head as quickly and as strongly as with her. The confidence, henny. When even your sister clocks you and is on the verge of denouncing you publicly, you know you've overdone it.

r27 I like Linda when she's up in the Traitors' Tower, she's kinda dumb otherwise. So many mistakes, starting with that first one right after getting picked as a traitor.

Claudia showed her hands at the challenge and... they look completely normal? I thought she'd have veiny Madonna hands, judging by the way she keeps concealing them with fingerless gloves and long sweaters. I guess she just thinks it makes her look more youthful overall?

The bangs have to stay, however. Her whole face falls apart without them.

The bangs are trademark. They should never go.

Oh, she'll get buried with them, I'm sure.

I wish it were acceptable for guys to sport bangs as well, so I could conceal my unbotoxed forehead lines and de-age myself twenty years in the process...

R40 A long fringe swept over your brow can be stylish on men but still short and professional. Or go for a retro hairstyle like the Beatles did if that's a style you can pull off.

r41 I think it's an awful look past a certain age (30 or maybe 35) because people can just sense you're desperately clinging to your youth (see: Keith Urban). It's a related mistake to not going lighter with your hair colour as you age (see: Justin Theroux).

Besides, I'm already pushing it with my sidecut and a Hitlerjugend combover, bangs would be one step too far.

R42 Fair, and your comment made me laugh. Maybe shell out for that Botox then!

Oh, I started researching Juvederm as soon as Ariana Grande mentioned it at an awards ceremony the other day, that is for sure in my future!

Someone on Reddit casually said Freddie prefers men when someone mentioned he could start flirting with Maia, and it's like the most upvoted comment. Is this common knowledge? He seems straight to me, and his Insta is aggressively straight as well. They must know him from real life or something.

Anyway, he has a very nice caramel complexion, homo or not.

Got too impatient waiting for tomorrow's episode, so decided to give the second season of Canada's version another shot and now I'm binging the shit out of that. Brutal as hell, these former reality show folk give not two fucks about being nice, Canadian or not. The Brits tomorrow are going to be a real palate cleanser, lol.

Don't try the New Zealand version. All I need to say is it was filmed in a Courtyard by Marriott.

Season 2 of Australia was frustrating as well, after a decent Season 1.

Where is Canada streaming?

Second season of Australia's was so bad, the whole show got cancelled! Though in fairness, it aired on a channel no one watches. Same for New Zealand, whose first season is possibly my favourite out of any English version.

Hopefully the new Irish one thrives as much as the British and American ones have.

r48 Not on Peacock like the other ones, but it's easily accessible on ctv.ca if you have a VPN.

Thanks, R50!

The manor car in the Canadian version is so majestic. Here seen resting next to a cute French bulldog table lamp.

Love it when this show features animals. The British one has a peacock, which screams occasionally and it shows up in the CCs. And I think Alan will bring his rescue dog Lala with him this season as well.

*manor CAT!

I haven't seen any other versions than the UK one, and the new season episodes have been brilliant so far. I'm so glad Armani is gone, she was annoying as hell and reminded me of Ali G. Her sister Maia seems sweet. She can stay.

I can’t imagine watching the show one week at a time. It’s the kind of show that has to be watched one episode immediately after the other, otherwise it wouldn’t be worth it.

Question about the rules. I believe Traitors are not allowed to reveal fellow Traitors to other players. But can't that be used as a way to confirm who is a Faithful? Like you can prove you're a Faithful by calling every other player a Traitor. A Traitor wouldn't be allowed to do that because it would break the rules.

The rule does seem to be vague because traitors seem to be allowed to say that they think a traitor is one and vote for one at the round table.

I assume it really means that they aren't allowed to say so when they know they're going to be revealed as a traitor. So that's why past traitors have hinted strongly at it when voted out.

It's back on tonight! I think they are releasing 3 episodes a week - Weds, Thurs, Fri.

And iPlayer doesn't put them on until they've aired, dammit!

Oops, I take it back. Maia seems to be a pretty shady lady.

Thank you for not linking directly to that terrible site.

So we're getting three British episodes this week and three American episodes just tomorrow? Nothing for so long (well, the Canadian one aired in November) and now we're suddenly inundated with this show, to the point that I'll probably start mixing up contestants from various spinoffs!

I forgot to mention that there's an easier way than getting a VPN – extended episodes of the Canadian season (*with longer banishment roundtables) are all available on this subreddit, as are all other international versions. And the downloads are super fast, too. Sucks that I only remembered about that sub now that I'm just about finished with the Canadians, it's been one of my favourite seasons. Clinically clueless faithfuls make for such delicious viewing!

I haven't seen the French/Quebec season yet but I really liked both of the English-language Canadian seasons. (The second season has probably the most clueless group of Faithfuls ever.) I also love Karine Vanasse as the host.

So far, I like most of the UK3 cast, but I wonder about some of the adjustments to gameplay. I thought having everyone be safe from murder on only the second night was too extreme and I don't blame the Traitors for being unhappy with that situation. But then, to follow that with another challenge that left most of the Faithfuls with a shield and the Traitors with the inability to recruit really seems to be skewing the show in the direction of the Faithfuls. If it turns out that the 3 people that left the train are returning, I hope that at least one of them is a Traitor.

r64 I had no idea there was a Quebecois edition as well, thanks for the tip. I was about to start the French one as I just finished with the Canadians today, but I'll go with the French Canadians first instead. This shit is way too addictive, I can't stop!

Tranna the tranny was wrong from start to finish, it was a sight to behold. But in an entertaining way, not frustrating like Sarah in AUS S2 who just made you want to tear your hair out.

I also like Karine, even though she has the worst taste I think I've ever seen. Negative taste levels, almost. And I know Alan also pulls focus with his outfits on the American show, but his are so gorgeous in comparison. Karine apparently just gets whatever fashion gets rejected by their southern neighbours, it's so bad. Like, Belgian fashion bad.

[quote]really seems to be skewing the show in the direction of the Faithfuls.

I get that, but the fans have often complained that the faithful are too powerless on this show, because your chance of getting to the final if you're a faithful is pretty damn small compared to the traitors. Stuff like shields gives them some of that power back and makes the game more balanced, especially if you're dealing with super dumb faithfuls.

[quote]I was about to start the French one as I just finished with the Canadians today...

France Season 2 is great! (Haven't seen Season 1.) It features a couple of my favorite players, the host Éric Antoine is a riot, the location at the Château de Val is stunning, and the whole production really plays up the gothic. But if you think the UK casts cry a lot, you better brace yourself for the waterworks on display in France.

A couple other fun seasons I've seen are Norway 2 with a cast made up of all pairs (best friends, colleagues, parent/child, etc.) and Hungary 1 (which is completely bonkers).

Links to these, and many others, can be found on the Traitors Archive subreddit.

Goodbye, my sweet and beautiful Kas, you stood no chance against the racist clique, with Joe the nasty Reform queen being the worst of the bunch and showing zero remorse after the banishment. No wonder he's deactivated his Insta comments, he all but called him Rishi Sunak at the roundtable last episode. Fozia is there all but five minutes and immediately clocks the horrible racism on display.

In similar vein, can Francesca please stop referring to Freddie as a niggle? International audiences are watching this, gurlfriend. Said it like five times in a row, too.

Did you notice how plain Kas' clothes were throughout, despite being a doctor and (I assume) relatively loaded? I loved that, I he's so relatable, I could just EAT this daddy alive!

Dan the aspie rolling his eyes at that turd Joe gave me life.

I probably would have lowered Jack's cage instead of Alexander's, just because he'd be way easier to get rid of. I was secretly rooting for Alexander however, he's easy on the eyes and has nice diction.

I hate that talentless nepo baby Claudia Winkleman - her mother was a deplorable Daily Mail and News of The World editor

Claudia used to look like a manicurist before she fell into a bottle of Gothic ink

R69 "Claudia used to look like a manicurist before she fell into a bottle of Gothic ink"

The quote is from Antony Armstrong-Jones about his wife Princess Margaret left on a note in her knicker-drawer : "you look like a Jewish manicurist. I hate you"

I didn't know Claudia was a nepo, all I know is that menopause hit her hard and she looks like a man without those bangs. Here she is in the before times ('90s?).

What I appreciate about her is that she doesn't wear focus-pulling outfits on the show, like Alan Cumming and Karine Vanasse do. Resisting that temptation tells me she isn't a narcissist.

I think Claudia is a really great host. She gets the right balance between being 'serious' without taking it too far like Alan Cumming does in the US version. Even though she speaks well now, it's nothing compared to how she spoke in the 90s (see clip below), where she makes Alexander sound like a chav in comparison.

I was so sad to see the back of Kas. He was just a nice guy and got penalised for it. I hated how they excluded him from discussions and let him leave the room. I know it's only a game, but that doesn't mean the contestants should completely shun someone they suspect of being a traitor. I loved when he wound Joe up in his exit speech - that twat deserved it. Couldn't believe it when he said he was glad he voted for Kas after the speech!

Linda is totally clueless and seems to be surviving just because people think she's too thick to be a traitor. She barely says anything, but I think she'll come under the radar again by making an unguarded comment - or maybe flipping her head when Claudia says "traitors" again.

Minah is in a very strong position at the moment, though. No one suspects her and because she didn't tell anyone (other than Linda) that Alexander gave her a shield she'll no doubt say the traitors probably tried to murder her the night before when there's no banishment. That said, the more clued-up contestants will almost certainly work out that the traitors have recruited when no one gets murdered overnight. I think they'll start gunning for Alexander or Fozia based on nothing other than the fact they're new.

Speaking of Alexander I'm glad he's back. Seems like a nice and intelligent guy, plus he's easy on the eyes, if a little short. That said, I think he'll come under suspicion as they'll use his occupation against him like they did Kas. Army Barbie definitely did the right thing keeping her occupation under wraps.