The Traitors has reached a critical stage in the Scottish Highlands, with only eight players remaining. Traitors Rachel and Stephen are up against Faithfuls Roxy, Jade, Jack, Matthew, James, and Faraaz, following the banishment of two Traitors earlier in the series. Last week's episodes ended on a cliffhanger when host Claudia Winkleman introduced the ceremonial dagger, granting its recipient two votes at the next roundtable.
BBC viewers have been sharing their thoughts on how Rachel and Stephen could emerge victorious. One Reddit user outlined a detailed strategy, suggesting the Traitors should gift the dagger to James, who has repeatedly voiced suspicions about Matthew. The theory proposes that James would use his two votes against Matthew, while Rachel and Stephen then murder Jack, who is seen as more likely to catch Stephen than Faraaz.
The fan continued: 'Once Matt is confirmed a Faithful, use James leading the charge for his banishment and the dagger to get James banished at the final six roundtable. It should be quite easy to get Roxy's vote since she has suspected James for a while now.' The plan then involves targeting Jade at the final five roundtable, with the aim of convincing remaining players that she was the final Traitor.
The Reddit user concluded that ending the game with four players—Rachel, Stephen, Faraaz and Roxy—offers Stephen his best chance of winning, though they acknowledged it would be risky. Alternatively, they suggested convincing Faraaz to banish Roxy, but warned this could backfire.
No Traitor has ever shared a win in the UK series of The Traitors; Harry Clark remains the only Traitor to win outright. Whether Rachel and Stephen can make history remains to be seen.
