Celebrity Traitors returns tonight as viewers discover who will be banished from the castle, with Joanne McNally and Sharon Rooney in the firing line. The three traitors, Maya Jama, King Kenny and James Acaster, have been voted the most trustworthy in their latest mission, prompting host Claudia Winkleman to give Kenny the double vote at the roundtable.
However, some fans believe a decision Claudia made at the start of the series ruined the game. In a Reddit post, one person labelled the season as "great TV" while another claimed choosing Maya as a traitor wasn't a good choice, adding: "This series was doomed when they cast Maya Jama as a traitor."
Fan reactions to traitor choices
Another viewer, who claimed to be a "huge Traitors fan", said they're not fussed about this year's winner. Someone else claimed the presenter has made "terrible traitor choices", with the exception of Kenny. They continued: "I get that she's a traitor and thus obviously wants to sabotage and weaken the faithfuls, and she should! But at the same time, from a viewership perspective, if there's not a single competent faithful and it seems too easy for the traitors, it's not an interesting watch."
They added: "She couldn't have predicted just how bad this series' faithfuls are, but still, I mourn for the alternate season we could've had if potentially competent faithfuls like Hannah and James A weren't recruited."
Defenders praise the series
In the main post, the viewer wondered why this season is "getting so much stick". They added: "It's great TV. People getting upset because it's not turning out the way they wanted it... it's reality TV. It could have 100s of different outcomes. That's life."
Another agreed: "Yeah I've loved it so far, it's been really fun." A third commented: "The show is fine. The viewers are the problem," while a fourth chimed in: "I've enjoyed it. It's not as funny as last year's but I'm into it and I care about the result. I really want a 3-traitor win!"
Later tonight, viewers will see who is banished from the castle, with Joanne or Sharon facing the vote. Celebrity Traitors airs at 8pm tonight on BBC One and again tomorrow at the same time.
