The Traitors fans 'fuming' as Hugo banished and 'pointless' Secret Traitor twist comes to an end
We have to wait till Wednesday to find out what happens next…
The Traitors murdered another Faithful tonight (January 3), as Ben was axed from Ardross Castle.
And Hugo’s OTT reaction to Ben’s departure ended up leading to him being the first Traitor to fall…
What did Hugo say on The Traitors tonight?
When it was revealed at breakfast that Ben had been murdered, Traitor Rachel declared: “I’m raging.”
Fiona then piped up, before being shut down by Hugo. “Ben last night said: ‘If I’m not here in the morning, look at…’ who?” asked Fiona.
Hugo chipped in: “Guys guys guys, before we do that, can we just have a moment. Because Ben, I was next to him yesterday and I was sweating a bit, but that senior gentleman gave absolutely everything. That was a tough mission. So whoever has done that is beyond mean.”
Speaking in the diary room, Rachel exclaimed: “Oh my god, why did he do that? When he literally commanded the room, that was a little bit too much.”
Harriet then spoke to Rachel outside, sharing her suspicions and vowing to confront him at the roundtable later that night.
Viewers react
“Looking forward to Hugo being voted out at the round table tonight,” said one. “Hugo is such a terrible Traitor, he’s captain obvious right now,” said another. “Oh my god, Hugo is SOOOOO camp and dramatic and it’s gonna be his downfall,” said another.
“Hugo you’re done for if you keep on yapping,” said another. “Is Hugo going to be the first Traitor to fall?” another asked. “Hugo will be the first Traitor to go,” another predicted. “Hugo shut up, you’re giving it away,” another urged.
“Why has Hugo done that? We’re 4 seasons in, you should know you don’t do stuff like that,” another added.
So what happened at the roundtable?
It was an eventful one tonight!
Hugo was confronted by Harriet. Ross went for Stephen and sparks flew between James and Reece.
“The time for talk is over,” the hostess with the mostess then declared, as it came to the vote.
In a shock to Hugo, Stephen turned on him, voting for his fellow Traitor to leave. Rachel didn’t, though, instead going for Ross. It wasn’t enough to save Hugo, though, as the viewers’ predictions about him being the first Traitor exposed came to fruition, as he was voted out.
But the extended episode wasn’t over yet…
Claudia revealed that Rachel and Stephen had been tasked with a secret mission. They were told there would be no murder and, instead, they would have a chance to meet the Secret Traitor. To do so, they had to shortlist nine players for murder before the night was over.
To select them, they had to dip their fingers in red ink and leave a fingerprint mark over the players on the family tree picture. If they managed to complete the task, the Secret Traitor would join them in the turret and become an equal Traitor.
Rachel completed the mission as Stephen kept watch. Meaning the identity of the Secret Traitor was set to be revealed. But, much to the annoyance of viewers, we won’t be finding out who it is tonight as the show credits rolled.
‘Ridiculous’
“Nooooooo we have to wait till next Wednesday!!!!!” complained one. “Nearly threw my drink at my telly ffsss i can’t wait till Wednesday,” another complained. “Ridiculous how we need to wait until Wednesday to see the Secret Traitor,” a third added. “Fuming,” said another.
“They should hold off showing the public the Secret Traitor for at least 3 more episodes,” another added. “The twist feels a bit wasted if it’s finished by episode 4?” another agreed. “The Secret Traitor twist being active for like 3 episodes… I thought the whole point was we didn’t know who it was? Seems kinda pointless,” another agreed.
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