Those dirty little Traitors

I recently discovered and BINGED The Traitors. A show that I am apparently quite late in discovering. I’ve seen both seasons of the US version, the Canadian version, the version from New Zealand, the first season from the UK and the second season from Australia, all in the past week! They can all be found on Crave TV in Canada and on peacock in the USA. Every host brings something a little different, but my favorites are Alan Cumming and the French actress who hosts the Canadian version.

Without giving up any information that would spoil anything, this is a game show and a reality competition show combined with a who -done -it mystery and it’s genius at provoking paranoia. At the start of each season, 3 traitors are secretly chosen from the  rest of the cast who are known as the faithful and, they  have to find out who the traitors are. With wonderful scenery and an eerie vibe throughout, the cast is taken through a series of creepy challenges to earn money for the prize pot. And each night the traitors must murder one of the faithful, as well as a round table discussion where everyone votes for who they think is a traitor,and the person with the most votes is banished from the show. At the end of the season, if even one traitor is still standing, they take the prize pot. If not, then the faithful who are left share the pot.

CONFUSED?  Makes sense if you are, but you won’t be at the end of the first season you watch. 

Warning ⚠️ if you hate a cliffhanger or so many twists and turns in a show that you should watch every episode twice, you may want to skip this. But if you like a show that is less predictable and a concept that is unusual, this is the show for you.