Traitors

I think I have the game sussed out. 

Initially, The Traitors have all the power, as no one has any data on treacherous behaviour. Acting like a Faithful and acting like a Traitor pretending to be Faithful are identical. So, the Traitors can jump on wild accusations, & whittle away. So The Faithful get gradually reduced. This makes drama and  OK TV, & seems to show how stupid The Faithfull are, whilst increasing their stress levels. 

As the show moves on, perhaps a Traitor does something stupid, gets caught & banished, but this is rare. Who gets banished depends on who bonds with who, or is perceived as trustworthy in a show based on deception. Often the faithful just jump on the bandwagon at the round table, without evidence or clues, and stay loyal to "nice" people. Stephen Fry tried to counter this in the celebrity version by suggesting that they all voted for who they thought, without listening to other biases, and was roundly ignored.

However, when it comes down to the last 6 (?) or so, the Faithful have a chance, but are still impotent compared to the traitors. If the Traitors are any good, the remaining Faithful will be so useless as to have no chance anyway, and they win. The final is the only real drama in the series.

Reviews of the current series here:-

The Grauniad finale review 

BBC News - final review

Is it worth watching again? Dunno. The filler in the middle is becoming boring, the hopelessness of the Faithful becoming frustrating, the reveals have become 'so what's' and the twists tame. So unless you have a great liar/manipulator like Rachel, the whole thing is becoming another dull reality show, and yes, we'll probably watch it :-)

P.S.

Was Stephen a hero or fool for not eliminating Rachel @ the final round table? He walked away with £50k rather than £100k. Honourable or foolish?  Comments please.