{"id":243009,"date":"2026-01-17T12:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/243009\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:04:13","slug":"these-3-faithful-are-guaranteed-a-spot-in-the-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/243009\/","title":{"rendered":"These 3 Faithful are guaranteed a spot in the final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">And there we have it &#8211; we\u2019re into the final week of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/the-traitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/the-traitors\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Traitors\" data-node-id=\"1.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Traitors<\/a>&#8216; fourth season. Stephen and Rachel have survived another night in the castle despite several signs pointing in their direction. Luckily for them, they\u2019re surrounded by a pack of Faithful who may as well be playing a different game entirely, but who&#8217;s looking set for a spot in the final?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Tonight&#8217;s episode saw Jessie &#8211; who fans felt was the last hope for the Faithful &#8211; become the latest victim of the Traitors&#8217; killing spree. Stephen and Rachel, however, have been playing with fire and tonight felt like the closest they\u2019ve been to actually getting burned. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Stephen came under huge suspicion when he answered the most questions in the challenge correctly &#8211; either a bold and brilliant move or a huge mistake that may come back to bite him even harder than it did in the evening&#8217;s round table session. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">As for Rachel, she&#8217;s going for the jugular, and is being so unbelievably dangerous. For now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a70002893\/traitors-can-rachel-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a70002893\/traitors-can-rachel-win\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"it\u2019s working\" data-node-id=\"10.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">it\u2019s working<\/a>: throwing such a loud curveball to come for Ellie was a stroke of genius, and this close to the final, she feels absolutely unstoppable. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">She&#8217;s there to keep Stephen afloat without even having to jump to his defence. Together, they\u2019re impeccable. So, if it looks like we\u2019ll have two Traitors in the final, let&#8217;s have a look at the Faithfuls that we think will be joining them&#8230; <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70019424\/traitors-real-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70019424\/traitors-real-job\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"&#039;To survive The Traitors you HAVE to hide your real job&#039;: Winner Harry and 3 more players explain why\" data-node-id=\"14.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;To survive The Traitors you HAVE to hide your real job&#8217;: Winner Harry and 3 more players explain why<\/a><br data-node-id=\"14.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"traitors james\" title=\"traitors james\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2150\" height=\"1528\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/james-traitors-696a9ef29c0ac.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">James, suffice to say, has been a diabolical Faithful and would make the worst Traitor imaginable &#8211; that\u2019s why he\u2019s got a hall pass straight to the final. He\u2019s largely been a background player but he\u2019s been present enough for someone to root for when it comes to the final crunch. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The Traitors have no reason to murder James and, with the exception of Roxy, there\u2019s little chance any other Faithful will banish him. He has accidentally played a blinder. His default setting is absolute chaos and it\u2019s only worked in his favour &#8211; whether he intended it or not.  <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">At tonight\u2019s dinner party, he modestly told the others that he\u2019s &#8220;not rich [or] poor&#8221;, but if he\u2019s learned anything at all from The Traitors, he &#8220;bloody loves&#8221; his family and wishes to buy his stepdaughter a car &#8220;that doesn\u2019t just conk out&#8221;. Let&#8217;s see if he&#8217;ll be able to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"24\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a70024271\/the-traitors-matthew-shower-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a70024271\/the-traitors-matthew-shower-scene\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Traitors&#039; Matthew addresses blink-and-you-miss-it moment that left fans &quot;flabbergasted&quot;\" data-node-id=\"24.1.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Traitors&#8217; Matthew addresses blink-and-you-miss-it moment that left fans &#8220;flabbergasted&#8221;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Jack<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"traitors jack\" title=\"traitors jack\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2441\" height=\"1574\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/traitors-jack-2-696aa80fb70cc.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"28\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Who?&#8221; we hear you ask. You\u2019d be forgiven for having no idea who Jack was until tonight. We can\u2019t recall a single thing he\u2019s said or done &#8211; but surely that can only mean one thing: he\u2019s destined to be gathered around the fire pit as one of the final remaining players.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"30\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Going into the final week, expect him to be forced out of his shell and thrust into the spotlight once the crowd has dwindled. The Traitors is nothing if not consistent, and every season features at least one Faithful who has crept under the radar &#8211; was his quietness a deliberate tactic? <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"32\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Jack is likely a genuinely nice guy who is well-liked by everyone in the castle, and he has crucially never had a target on his back &#8211; from either Traitors or Faithful. Almost inevitably, that makes him a finalist. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"34\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a69959207\/the-traitors-us-season-4-release-date-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-node-id=\"34.1.0\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a69959207\/the-traitors-us-season-4-release-date-uk\/\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"When will The Traitors US season 4 be released in the UK?\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">When will The Traitors US season 4 be released in the UK?<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"36\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Tonight we learned that he\u2019s put all his trust in Stephen; a bold move perhaps, but every final needs the risk of heartbreak and betrayal. Of those left in the game, it appears Jack is the one who could be played by their best friend&#8230; or comes to their senses in the final hour.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"38\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">In tonight\u2019s dinner party, he revealed he\u2019s planning to use the prize money to get on the property ladder because, like most people in the UK, he needs to win a huge prize pot to even think about owning. So will he succeed?<\/p>\n<p>Faraaz<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"faraaz traitors\" title=\"faraaz traitors\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2237\" height=\"1517\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/faraaz-traitors-696a9e7bd1be3.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"42\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Until last night, Faraaz cruised into the final week by quietly grinning from afar in a rotation of cosy jumpers. He posed no threat to the Traitors and was universally adored by the Faithful. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Then Rachel spotted an opportunity to test whether the 22-year-old could be thrown under the bus, bizarrely accusing him of targeting older players &#8211; as if that logic would benefit anybody at all.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"46\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">It was another strange move from Rachel, though perhaps not one big enough to be her downfall, given her recent claim of being &#8220;trained by an FBI agent&#8221; and getting almost every round table spectacularly wrong. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">There is simply zero merit to banishing Faraaz. Even as an under-the-radar player &#8211; usually the ones to watch &#8211; he is so cool, calm and collected that he\u2019s just so transparently a Faithful. He\u2019s without a doubt a prime candidate for the final. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"50\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a69976111\/traitors-fiona-matthew-cliffhanger\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a69976111\/traitors-fiona-matthew-cliffhanger\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Why The Traitors&#039; Fiona was pleased to get banished before THAT Matthew recruitment moment\" data-node-id=\"50.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Why The Traitors&#8217; Fiona was pleased to get banished before THAT Matthew recruitment moment<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">His ability to remain completely unbothered, no matter how much chaos unfolds around him, is genuinely impressive. He also has all the makings of a public favourite: kind, cheeky, fun and just a bit of a gem. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"54\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Though he may not have had the amount of airtime to match his personality, it would be a safe bet that it\u2019s coming thick and fast next week when he steps up, survives, and makes it to the final.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"56\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Do any of them deserve to be there? Rarely does a Faithful who reaches the final truly earn it. But with Rachel and Stephen growing stronger by the day, it\u2019s looking increasingly unlikely they\u2019ll be caught out by this trio&#8230;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"58\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playpilot.com\/show\/the-traitors-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" data-used-css-variables=\" --playpilot-injection-text-color --playpilot-injection-text-color-hover --playpilot-injection-font-weight --playpilot-injection-text-decoration --playpilot-injection-text-decoration-hover --playpilot-injection-background-color-hover\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.playpilot.com\/show\/the-traitors-2025\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Traitors\" data-node-id=\"58.0.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\">The Traitors<\/a> airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"61\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The new edition of Living Legends, celebrating music icon Dolly Parton, is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvldollyparton?hearst_refdomain=partner.playpilot.net&amp;hearst_utm=none\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-node-id=\"61.0.3\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvldollyparton?hearst_refdomain=partner.playpilot.net&amp;hearst_utm=none\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Dolly at 80 in newsagents or online\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buy Dolly at 80 in newsagents or online<\/a>, priced at just \u00a38.99.<br data-node-id=\"61.1.0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"And there we have it &#8211; we\u2019re into the final week of The Traitors&#8216; fourth season. 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