The Traitors (UK) S02E05
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lolly
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It's just a shame she's a fucking appalling judge of character
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I mean I feel they haven't been subjected to the acid test of having a traitor tell them someone else is a traitor, but still voting for there being no traitors left, but I'm not holding out much hope.
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We didn’t think that was possible!
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Hannah was guilty of the exact same last year and still managed to deliver the moment of the series in the last episode.
As much as I like Paul, he's not long for the game.
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Not her son, I hope!
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I think I vaguely fancy him because he's giving me Deirdre Barlow
ButterTart
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I just don’t get it - this idea of them having friends, alliances or being ‘100% certain’ of this or that. Unless you’re Tracey and possess the power of second sight it’s simply not possible.
Charlotte has been amongst the worst. The rest are just impressionable - fail to see the point in applying for this show if you’re not even vaguely capable of playing the game.
Last year Meryl was our comedy idiot - this year they are almost all idiots.
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Meg and Johnny finding out who the traitors are on Uncloaked was fun 
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This happens in all the different franchises and seasons I’ve seen of this show. It’s baffling (but also interesting from a psychological perspective).
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And I bet half of us here would do the same thing if we were on the show.
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Once you know they're related the resemblance is SO obvious. They both have the same weird head shape, like a shoebox with googly eyes stuck on it slightly too far apart.
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Can I also just say that I LOVE that everyone is fair game on this show. They've felt no compunction about getting rid of a disabled ex-serviceman, an older lady or whatever the hell poor Brian was. I think the stall was set out with the very first elimination last year when they got rid of a one-armed woman because not having the correct number of arms made her look a bit shifty.
Also I do find it fascinating that certain people are seen as above questioning and they can't see what - to us - is blindingly obvious, but then that's because we're watching a heavily edited summary of their interactions throughout the day. If I was asked to go into my office tomorrow and identify a traitor I'd be just as blind because there are certain people in there I feel close to and would immediately count out as a culprit because of that, even though the nature of the game means they're every bit as likely to be one as the shifty guy who never speaks and just sits there sharpening a knife with his teeth.
Also I do find it fascinating that certain people are seen as above questioning and they can't see what - to us - is blindingly obvious, but then that's because we're watching a heavily edited summary of their interactions throughout the day. If I was asked to go into my office tomorrow and identify a traitor I'd be just as blind because there are certain people in there I feel close to and would immediately count out as a culprit because of that, even though the nature of the game means they're every bit as likely to be one as the shifty guy who never speaks and just sits there sharpening a knife with his teeth.
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That can't be right. If being Scottish made you mentally infirm then how did @ZenGiraffe, Shahbaz from Big Brother 2006 or, occasionally, Lulu turn out just fine?
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I honestly don't think I would - I'd go the route of being paranoid about everything and everyone, and having a full on Brian.
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I think that's the thing. There must be so much downtime, given they essentially film three things per day (breakfast, a mission, the round table and aftermath). I don't want to see the rest of the day, but much like Love Island or even the more recent series of Big Brother where there was a limited live feed, you have to accept, I guess, that some narratives are played up through the editing, while others may be skipped altogether.
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Weirdly though the narrative we're seeing is how lovely Paul is - but we've not seen it ONCE in the edit. Which is so weird. He's not funny or likeable or charismatic. But they all adore him. Why aren't the producers helping us to see that narrative?
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I don't think we're seeing much of that from anyone, to be fair. We only really get to see them interact about non-traitor things during the missions.
Although having said that, we did get 53 minutes today of being told what a wonderful person Jonny is because of his job.
HE DOESN’T HAVE ONE!
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Because Paul is the "villain", surely? If you're looking for personalities to edit in certain roles, Paul plays perfectly into the archetype of someone who is absolutely going to wind the audience up and generate social media engagement. It's easy to believe that he could turn on the charm, but I think they're being very particular in showing as many shots of him gloating and smirking as possible to really play up the panto villainy.
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Maybe he’s acts as a good listener and makes everyone feels seen/heard.
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I think more to the point, Paul probably IS a decent person. He's been cast in the role of a villain and he's playing it to the hilt but that doesn't mean he's actually not just a normal bloke who's easy to get on with.
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Never felt so attacked just for making the case that a ginger can be a decent human being.
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I scrolled past this and had to go back and do a double-take because it looks like Diane has a sleeve tattoo.
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But can a straight!?
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Paul is a sociopath.
Miles ‘I’m oblivious’ schtick is getting old fast. I thought Harry’s torment over having to get rid of Johnny would’ve been strung out more so glad it’s over (and that there wasn’t really any torment).
Can’t see how Paul hasn’t painted himself into a corner but feel like it’s not going to be D Day for him for a while.
Tonight was the first time it felt quite scripted/produced which I didn’t enjoy
Miles ‘I’m oblivious’ schtick is getting old fast. I thought Harry’s torment over having to get rid of Johnny would’ve been strung out more so glad it’s over (and that there wasn’t really any torment).
Can’t see how Paul hasn’t painted himself into a corner but feel like it’s not going to be D Day for him for a while.
Tonight was the first time it felt quite scripted/produced which I didn’t enjoy
ButterTart
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If they had anything about them, they'd see through that. If he genuinely thought Jonny was a traitor he'd have saved the waterworks until he was proved wrong. If he didn't, he wouldn't have voted for him. They should surely clock that he was only crying because he was quite brazenly throwing someone he liked under the bus.
HI PAUL!
