‘The Traitors’ Drops A Game-Changing Twist At The Round Table

In the latest episode of The Traitors, host Alan Cumming suddenly introduced a rule and it completely blindsided the Faithful. They’d arrived at the Round Table thinking things were going pretty well. Read on for more details.

A Big Twist

Then Alan threw a spanner in the works with something called the Power of Pardon.

Victor Vollbrechthausen had been snooping around, and that’s how “Fruitgate” took off. He became convinced that Tomica Adams and Joe Vanella had orchestrated a secret murder.

The Tension Heated Up

Things got awkward at the Round Table when Victor called Tomica out over Katie’s name. Tomica insisted she’d simply misspoken.

Victor wasn’t getting many people on his side, though. When the votes came in, he had the most against him and seemed to be on his way out.

Alan’s Surprise

Victor was about to head to the Circle of Truth when Alan Cumming stopped him. Earlier in the day, the contestants had collected gold during the scarecrow mission, and whoever collected the most had earned a mysterious advantage.

Metro Weekly’s recap explained it could affect the outcome, noting, “The contestant who earned the most gold in the day’s challenge will receive “the Power of Pardon” and may choose to save Victor from banishment or personally stamp his ticket back to America.”

So, the mysterious advantage was finally revealed as the Power of Pardon, but Alan didn’t reveal who had won it. Instead, the episode ended right there, leaving viewers to wait another week to find out whether Victor gets saved.

TVLine noted that the power “can overturn the results of the roundtable, either ending Victor’s journey or allowing him to continue.”

Fans React

Over on the r/TheTraitorsUS subreddit, fans had plenty to say about Victor’s gameplay. One viewer felt that although his theory might be right, his approach isn’t helping him, writing, “Continuously yelling about a theory no one believes will not whip votes. Getting so loud and angry when people don’t do what you want, won’t whip votes.”

Another viewer was more sympathetic, saying, “He’s being so extra but tbf I’m still irritated for him lol. he’s right, and even if they’re not convinced, if there’s no other viable theory why not at least try his?”

But the cliffhanger itself also annoyed fans. One commenter complained, “How the producers not understand that shows like this don’t need cliffhangers? It’s ridiculous and ruins the entire viewing experience a bit.”

Your Thoughts?

So, Victor might not be going home after all. But who has the Power of Pardon, and will they use it to save him? Let us know what you think in the comments below, and come back for more news and spoilers about reality TV.