All I can hear, above my thunderous heartbeat, is the stomp … stomp … stomp of Claudia Winkleman’s boots as she approaches the round table to determine my fate. It sounds as if she is treading unevenly, maybe even skipping slightly, to throw us off – but maybe that’s just my nerves, fraying by the second.
I became a fan of The Traitors with the first UK season in 2022. I’ve since watched as many of the 30 international adaptations of the (originally Dutch) format as I’ve been able to track down. Though I know better than to apply myself, I’ve naturally debated whether I’d want to play as a Faithful, tasked with flushing the Traitors out; or a Traitor, with more control but vulnerable to backstabbing. Now, I’m going to find out.
