Oh Lordy, Paudie is the last Traitor standing on The Traitors Ireland (RT\u00c9 One, 9.35pm) after Katelyn is voted off at the end of another emotional round table. On the heels of fellow conspirator Eamon\u2019s exit the previous night, she becomes the second of the turncoats sent home in shame from Slane. RT\u00c9 hasn\u2019t witnessed a bloodbath like it since Ryan Tubridy dropped an F-bomb on the Toy Show. <\/p>\n
That means Paudie, the show\u2019s resident elder lemon, has to participate in a conclave of one at the end of the episode. But he has a solution \u2013 to recruit his (secret) son Andrew as the new Traitor. Will Andrew say yes? It\u2019s either that or be murdered, so presumably he knows where his bread is buttered and will join his dad in some gimlet-eyed back-stabbing. <\/p>\n
Coming 24 hours after Traitor Eamon\u2019s spectacular unmasking, tonight\u2019s instalment has a lot to live up to. If it doesn\u2019t reach the highs of the previous evening \u2013 nothing to rival the shouting match between Paudie and Eamon, for one thing \u2013 there is nonetheless lots to dig into. For instance, the other Faithful do not appreciate the mansplaining telling-off they receive from Nick and Ben after they vote Katelyn out of the show. <\/p>\n
The bro-mantic duo are upset because, to their mind, Katelyn was better off where she was, a known traitor in their midst. Their plan was to eliminate Andrew, even though they suspected he was a Faithful and to keep Katelyn in their sights in plain view. Now, another Faithful is to be recruited as a Traitor \u2013 meaning the guessing games have to start from scratch. <\/p>\n
You can see their argument: they haven\u2019t come to Slane to make friends, they\u2019re here to play 4-D chess. Still, they might have got their point across less condescendingly and considered that a little humility goes a long way. Are they the smartest guys in the room? Or the biggest egos? <\/p>\n
And what about the quiet one, Oyin, who correctly named Eamon, Katelyn and Paudie as the three Traitors on Monday night? She is becoming the show\u2019s resident Cassandra \u2013 a prophet ignored on her own reality show. Meanwhile, Nick has presumably put a target on his back by declining to become a Traitor \u2013 the offer made to him at the top of the episode. <\/p>\n