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Critic Reviews
The TelegraphJan 2, 2025
The GuardianJan 2, 2025
Season 3 Review:
The Traitors is not resting on its laurels. As a study of human behaviour – of deception, manipulation, self-preservation – it remains captivating. As perhaps the best example of social experiment-style reality TV, it has cemented its place in the cultural firmament.
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iJan 2, 2025
Season 3 Review:
Of course, it wouldn’t be an episode of The Traitors without a frustrating cliffhanger, and we will have to wait until tonight’s episode to find out if the group have sniffed out their first Traitor already. Cruel? Maybe, but that’s exactly what we’ve come to expect from the best reality series on TV.
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The GuardianFeb 14, 2024
Season 2 Review:
The subsequent suspense is so well engineered that when the episode ends just as the fourth traitor is about to lift their hood, I let out an involuntary yelp of frustration. Let’s add it to the catalogue of small, strange sounds – from Winkleman’s gasp to the hiss of thousands of gleeful hands rubbing together – that heralds a new entry in the canon of truly great reality TV.
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The TelegraphFeb 14, 2024
Season 2 Review:
It’s a winning formula, and this is a show that builds excitement with each episode. The first three episodes are available on iPlayer, and by the end we’ve had it all: ruthless backstabbing, paranoia and a decent twist (some of the competitors are more than they seem). Winkleman is great, playing along but never taking it too seriously.
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iFeb 14, 2024
Season 2 Review:
So far, The Traitors is pretty much the same game. And that’s certainly no bad thing. The BBC knows they have a hit on their hands, and it would be very stupid indeed to mess with the formula too much. Whether this second series will live up to the first all depends on how the game is played. With a cast of intriguing characters, more twists and Claudia Winkleman’s magic touch, I have faith.
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The IndependentJan 2, 2025
Season 3 Review:
This third season of The Traitors is, naturally, more self-aware. Contestants know the various gameplans employed, know that the producers keep several cards up their sleeves. There is a sense that competitors want to guarantee more screentime by playing games within the games, presumably at the encouragement of the production team.
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The TimesFeb 14, 2024
Season 2 Review:
The obvious snag for a second series of The Traitors is that the new contestants have seen the first one, and thus are more schooled in how to be duplicitous snakes plotting to stab a colleague in the back while smiling into their face. (Why on earth didn't they set it in Westminster?) The question is, will a sequel of the series nicknamed the Highland Hunger Games be weaker because the wannabes know too much? At this stage, frankly, it's hard to tell.
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iFeb 14, 2024
Season 1 Review:
It does get better (or at least more brain-scrambling for the contestants) once the Faithful begin guessing the identities of the Traitors and publicly voting to expel one another. That starts in episode two. My advice would be to take a break during the “missions” and enjoy the rest of the show while trying not to be too depressed by humanity’s innate capacity for bare-faced deceit.
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