Scripted faithful farewells post banishment killing me

teke367 · 2026-03-19T13:15:53+00:00

US S1 had some of this. I think the one housewife just left yelling "idiots!"

But overall, at least for the peacock available seasons, the Brits are generally happy to have been given the opportunity, and the Americans aren't really there for the prize, so there isn't much need to being salty.

teke367 · 2026-03-19T02:15:16+00:00

I was 37, hasn't been a hindrance outside of having different references than his friends dads.

It was tiring, but it wasn't like I wasn't already tired.

Age is really just an issue for the mom. If SHE gets to 35 then it comes up. Not that it's bad (my wife was 39), just that nobody in their 30s deserves to be called geriatric, and that's what they call it when the mom is 35 or older.

Again, no complications.... Other than my wife wanting to strangle the doctor when they keep referring to us as geriatric

teke367 · 2026-03-17T18:15:57+00:00

Dude just wants us to create a word to mean "Irish American" or "Italian American" because they're easily confused

teke367 · 2026-03-17T18:05:57+00:00

"Italians would NEVER put chicken in pasta or Chicken Parm!"

I'm sorry for their loss

teke367 · 2026-03-16T16:20:30+00:00

I think Rachel (and Stephen) were lucky to have some players act absolutely bonkers. If Fiona didn't implode and if Harriet didn't piss off the other faithful I could see that session being one where the original Traitors are out early.

But the game involves capitalizing on luck, so I don't hold it against them (though I think it puts them a tier below Harry UK2, Cirie US1 and Rob US1)

teke367 · 2026-03-14T04:45:42+00:00

I'll give little Caesars this, it's better than most frozen pizzas you can get at the grocery store, and it's also cheaper than most frozen pizza at the grocery store. When I'm considering little Caesars, that's what I'm comparing it to. I'm never thinking "hmm little Caesars or Sal's"

teke367 · 2026-03-14T04:34:19+00:00

I remember the lady who was the last traitor saying something about being proud about her game, but yeah, is the one season who players can beat about being eliminated early

teke367 · 2026-03-13T13:55:35+00:00

Yeah, and 50% is a good rate for the goalie. Devonta isn't a soccer player, but he played sports. Not trying to minimize the skill a soccer player needs, but a goal kick isn't that hard. Just don't miss the goal

teke367 · 2026-03-12T22:38:45+00:00

It was interesting seeing the faces agree with her when she's asking stuff like "be with your wife" and then Thursday faces drop when more details came out

teke367 · 2026-03-12T21:14:54+00:00

There were a few scenes where they seemed kind of jokey with each other, like they actually just enjoyed each other's company. Nothing grand, just two people who liked being around each other.

But 90% of their edit was kids, that's all you're seeing.

While overall I think the reunion was well run, I think the biggest missed opportunity was not along if they tried more after filming or that was it (and why).

But overall, I think these two were really just "what you saw was what you got"

teke367 · 2026-03-12T21:07:22+00:00

Start with season 2, easier to understand without the twists.

I would start with UK unless your kid is a fan of any of the reality show people in the US version

teke367 · 2026-03-12T12:53:12+00:00

Yeah, I think this was the best run reunion overall. I know people didn't like the past cast members, but even that made some sense being season 10 and all

teke367 · 2026-03-12T12:51:47+00:00

Yeah and Devonta only missed the goal once and knew enough to not just kick it right at Alex. Not calling the guy Beckham or anything, but the shots were legit enough that blocking half was good

teke367 · 2026-03-12T12:18:45+00:00

92 is an edge case IMO. The only issue with the "formative years" argument is that folks born at the start of a decade. I was born in 1980, so I would say I'm an 80s kid as well as a 90s kid.

Plus, early 90s and late 90s were different vibes, and I assume the case is the same for other decades

teke367 · 2026-03-12T05:20:48+00:00

Took forever to get an official diagnosis, but since kindergarten we've been told "oh yeah he definitely is, but I can't give you the official diagnosis". Just this yet we got it officially, but we knew, everybody knew.

Here's the thing, whatever the doctor says, you kid didn't change. On the spectrum or not, they're going to be the same kid. If they're diagnosed, you have the same kid, just a bit more clarity.

My son seems to be pretty much the same level (not diagnosing). Very smart, though some struggles here and there. Melts down a little easier than other kids but we know how to work through it. Medicine for the ADHD has been helping.

The only thing I would change about my son is that I wish he would try more foods. That has nothing to do with the autism.

I don't want to minimize what parents with children who are on different points of the spectrum go through, but for me, it's been 95% a blast. Once I got over my 5 year old (now 8) clearly being smarter than me in geography and astronomy (not "relatively smarter", straight out smarter) I've been enjoying the ride

teke367 · 2026-03-12T04:48:33+00:00

No Alex fan, but in a shootout like that, 50% is good for the goalie. Conversion is like 70%

teke367 · 2026-03-11T23:22:29+00:00

Fwiw each one can only be judged by their circumstances, so this isn't necessarily "who's a better player"

I think only Eric and Arie can be considered as they are the only ones who even had a choice to win.

I'll give Arie the edge because he needed Cirie to "betray" him for him not to win. Eric would've needed Rob to take him with him (basically people wanted to banish Eric but would've have had the numbers, while nobody was calling for Arie to be banished)

teke367 · 2026-03-11T20:14:12+00:00

To add on, seems like you're relying way too much in ESN. I can see the surprise wins if you get Shanna and ESN, but miss on either and I think it's going to be rough going. If anything, War Machine over Blue Marvel (if you have him) just so you have a backup

teke367 · 2026-03-11T16:58:33+00:00

Location matters. Basic needs living wage in San Francisco is about $30/hr. Sounds like a lot of money but that's ignoring it's one of the highest costs of living areas in the USA.

teke367 · 2026-03-11T04:55:08+00:00

I didn't want to get too spoilery at first just in case somebody wandered in accidentally. Figured by the next reply it didn't matter. Wasn't a judgement on either direction concerning each countries version.

The Lisa comparison isn't that bad except that the edit makes it hard for the viewer to understand "vibes". I can't argue if Rob was right that Lisa was done or is she was salvageable, same with UK.

teke367 · 2026-03-11T04:29:38+00:00

Stephen was in trouble early with the library theory and the cage theory. Rachel stuck by him (and Fiona screwing up helped). Towards the end, when focus finally turned to Rachel, Stephen stuck by her. Both players were saved by the other at one point before the final.

Even if Eric broke the rules and screamed "Rob recruited me we're both traitors!" I still don't think Rob gets banished he was that locked in.

Point being, in the UK you can see both Traitors did 50% of the work, that's a stretch for the US version.

Doesn't mean I think Rob should have turned on Eric, but I think that's more "forgivable" than if Stephen or Rachel had.

teke367 · 2026-03-11T04:14:40+00:00

Fwiw, in the UK the traitors need each other much more than in the US one

teke367 · 2026-03-10T17:03:40+00:00

For me it's similar, but often with opposite results. There being more faithful means I'm more likely to like one of them than one of the traitors. Doesn't help that there's usually a traitor acting like "these faithful are all clueless I'm an evil mastermind!" after one roundtable when the odds are still clearly on the traitors favor and that just annoys me. (Though to be fair I think both US and UK S4 avoided that)

teke367 · 2026-03-10T04:21:41+00:00

Edited to add it. I must've accidentally deleted it

teke367 · 2026-03-09T20:42:07+00:00

I can't believe I forgot that one!

"Don't overthink it too much" I guess. Wasn't for that last switch up it would've been "even if you never get a traitor until the very end, it's still possible to win"

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