Recent evictees from Slane Castle, Michele and Linda, have said Traitors are doing a “good job” and Faithfuls would need to “step up their game”.
During the fourth episode of RTÉ’s Traitors Ireland, Michele Maher (52), a sports leader from Dublin, was murdered by Traitors – Paudie, Eamon and Katelyn – while Linda Kelly (24), a doctor from Mayo, was banished.
Linda said it is “frustrating” to watch the show back, while now being aware of the Traitors’ identities.
“It is kind of frustrating, especially from my point of view, because I felt like the evidence that was brought against me wasn’t very compelling,” she told the Irish Independent.
“Whereas I thought my evidence towards Katelyn was a bit more substantial. At this stage of the game, there is still a lot of bandwagon effect.
“The way that the Traitors are playing the game is sowing seeds of chaos, and it’s definitely working, because people are scrambling and people are panicking, and people aren’t listening to logic, they’re jumping on these bandwagons.
“So it is frustrating when you bring someone to the table and you feel like you aren’t being fully listened to. But at the end of the day, this is the nature of the Round Table, this is the democracy of it, and if it falls your way, well and good. If it doesn’t, you just gotta bite the bullet.”
Doctor Linda’s time on The Traitors Ireland came to an end as she was banished (Photo: RTÉ)
Meanwhile, Michele said Traitors are “doing a good job” but they’re “slipping up here and there” and are “beginning to turn on each other”.
“Faithfuls now will probably step up their game. Up until now, it might have been a case of following the bandwagon and people trying to just save themselves and make sure they’re not the one going out.
“But I think there’s going to be a big change, especially after Linda’s speech. I think people are actually going to go: ‘Right, cop on now. We need to actually start playing the game’,” she added.
Michele from The Traitors Ireland (Photo: RTÉ)
She added that she always had suspicions about Katelyn being a Traitor.
“When I was asked on my very first interview who I thought it was, it was Katelyn. And I always had her in my head.
“Hindsight is a great thing. Regardless of whether I felt I would have been murdered on that very first night, I really do think I should have just turned around and said: ‘Look, Katelyn, I think it’s you. These are the reasons I think it’s you’, and just grin and bear with whatever happens after that. So I kind of do regret that,” she said.
Michele said it’s “bittersweet” to come out of Slane Castle and return to the real world because “you never want to leave”.
“You don’t want to be out, you still want to be playing the game.
“But at the same time, there’s a sense of relief after coming out of the castle, because you’re in there and the paranoia is so high and anxieties are high, and you’re looking at people who are your friends in there, and you’re wondering: ‘Are they actually Traitors?’ It can be a bit consuming,” she added.
‘The Traitors’ filmed at Slane Castle
Meanwhile, Linda said there were many highlights to the game in the castle and that “it’s the best experience” of her life, but it is a “strange situation” to be in.
“Bonding is incredible. The people you meet are just life-changing. The challenges are the best thing that either of us have done, the most exhilarating experience.
“Saying that, it’s a kind of toxic environment, because you are in this situation where nothing can be confirmed to be true.
“You are constantly vigilant of how you’re coming across. But at the same time, you’re constantly monitoring how other people are coming across. You’re so on high alert all the time.
“It’s a really strange situation to be. But at the same time, it’s the best experience I’ve ever had in my whole entire life. And I’d play it again a million times over every day if I could,” she added.
The Traitors Ireland continues on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights at 9.35pm on RTÉ One and episodes are also available on RTÉ Player.