{"id":35332,"date":"2025-09-21T22:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T22:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/35332\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T22:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T22:59:11","slug":"can-friendship-sustain-two-traitors-to-the-bitter-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/35332\/","title":{"rendered":"Can friendship sustain two traitors to the bitter end?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those are Nick\u2019s first words to Ben as he reveals to his Faithful pal he is, in fact, a Traitor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ben seems absolutely delighted to have been tricked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen?\u201d he gasps.<\/p>\n

The Irish Defence Forces member says he had \u201cno clue\u201d Nick was a Traitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just goes to show, he\u2019s such a good game player,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old squeals with delight as nifty Nick hands him his own velvet green cloak.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid he look after me, or did he look after me?\u201d Ben beams.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s safe to say these two are ar mhuin na muice to be in cahoots together, but will that loyalty last to the bitter end? With only two nights left in the castle, it might.<\/p>\n

At breakfast the next morning, the remaining Faithfuls are really starting to question everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe blackmail definitely does throw your mind into a bit of a spiral,\u201d fan favourite Oyin remarks.<\/p>\n

\"ChancesChances are, there\u2019s a female Traitor left in the mix. ‘It has to be one of us,’ Faye says. But it\u2019s definitely not Amy (pictured) as she\u2019s been taken out by the boys.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour closest friend, you don\u2019t know whether they might be a Traitor now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone\u2019s a suspect,\u201d Wilkin says. (Are we the only ones thinking that everyone should have been a suspect from the start?)<\/p>\n

Ben cleverly gets the Faithfuls to focus their attention on the women by making the point it\u2019s been all men thus far bar Kaitlyn.<\/p>\n

Chances are, there\u2019s a female Traitor left in the mix.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has to be one of us,\u201d Faye says.<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s definitely not Amy. She\u2019s been taken out by the boys.<\/p>\n

\"InIn Traitors Ireland Episode 10, Joanna keeps saying she\u2019s a lone ranger and doesn\u2019t need alliances, but she\u2019s spending a lot of time planting ideas… Picture: RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

\u201cAmy questions more,\u201d Nick says. \u201cKelley\u2019s not strong enough to go at [us],\u201d he adds to nods of agreement from Ben.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to avenge her death,\u201d Kelley fumes over brekkie, asking for vodka instead of tea.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so few of you left,\u201d Siobh\u00e1n coos, offering another mission to raise spirits.<\/p>\n

Within the castle, people are splitting into small groups trying to whittle down who to banish at the round table.<\/p>\n

Joanna keeps saying she\u2019s a lone ranger and doesn\u2019t need alliances, but she\u2019s spending a lot of time planting ideas.<\/p>\n

This seems to be raising suspicion as Vanessa and Faye join up for a chat. They soon realise Joanna has mentioned Faye\u2019s name to Vanessa and Vanessa\u2019s name to Faye.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am watching Jo,\u201d Faye says. \u201cShe\u2019s really trying to influence people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMe and Nick don\u2019t even have to anything,\u201d Ben observes. \u201cThey\u2019re all at each other. Our names aren\u2019t even being brought up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seems like a good time for a mission all about trust?<\/p>\n

TRUSTFALL<\/p>\n

Siobh\u00e1n meets our eight players on the Hill of Slane, where she explains the rules of the game \u2014 every player will sit on a throne, blindfolded, with three flames around them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Siobh\u00e1nSiobh\u00e1n McSweeney brought the eight players up to the Hill of Slane, where she explained the rules of a game key to Episode 10. Picture: RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

One by one, players will remove their blindfolds, and extinguish the flame of the player they trust the least.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are literally playing with fire,\u201d she purrs.<\/p>\n

She then invites each player to address the group and plead their case for why they should be trusted.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of my job, I am in the Irish Defence Forces,\u201d Ben says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a Christian,\u201d Vanessa offers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was brought up in a family of six,\u201d Nick says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve a really big family,\u201d Faye adds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And on it goes… Did any of the pleas work? Doubtful.<\/p>\n

At the end of the challenge, all of Joanna\u2019s flames are extinguished. Siobh\u00e1n asks her to identify which three players deemed her the least trustworthy. Guess correctly and she\u2019ll bank \u20ac3,000.<\/p>\n

\"Siobh\u00e1nSiobh\u00e1n McSweeney continues her glorious reign over Traitors Ireland. Picture: RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

She goes for Vanessa, Faye, and Nick \u2014 she\u2019s wrong about Faye, but only because her three flames were extinguished before she got there.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Joanna is also given a shield and a dagger. The shield allows her to protect one player, the dagger allows her an extra vote at the round table.<\/p>\n

Siobh\u00e1n, as generous as she is, says Joanna can\u2019t keep both, but she can gift one to the player of her choosing.<\/p>\n

Joanna offers lovely Kelley the shield.<\/p>\n

CLOSING IN<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Joanna, that dagger isn\u2019t worth much to her as the entire round table has decided she is next to go.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s spearheaded by the remaining women, as Ben and Nick willfully take a back seat and \u201clet the ladies\u201d at it.<\/p>\n

One miscommunication, that it genuinely seems Joanna can\u2019t remember, is her undoing. It\u2019s a cruel game, and there is no room for error.<\/p>\n

As she departs, Joanna says, in tears: \u201cI hope one of the guys wins it, ye are mean girls.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s clear the women are all deflated and genuinely upset by the situation.<\/p>\n

Ben and Nick? They\u2019re celebrating at the conclave.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s ours to lose,\u201d Nick remarks.<\/p>\n

The Traitors Ireland airs on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday at 9.30pm on RT\u00c9 One and RT\u00c9 Player<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Those are Nick\u2019s first words to Ben as he reveals to his Faithful pal he is, in fact,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35333,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7328,5658,27468,61,60,43,904],"class_list":["post-35332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-film-tv","tag-irish-examiner-instagram","tag-irish-examiner-lifestyle-instagram","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}