The Traitors viewers are left stunned as first traitor is banished by the faithfuls in shock betrayal after very clumsy move
In Traitors, talking too much is often a death wish.
And Barrister Hugo learned that lesson the hard way last night as he became the first Traitor to be exiled in an early exit that stunned viewers.
It was a rare early triumph for Sadik, who was betrayed by fellow Traitor Stephen after just three episodes into the series, who eliminated the 51-year-old actor after giving a clumsy speech at breakfast and a lengthy rant about Ben being sacked from the competition.
Hours after the second murder in the series, which saw 66-year-old retiree Ben eliminated by the Traitors overnight, Hugo seemed determined to lead the conversation at breakfast and launched into an oddly imperious defense of Ben, instantly raising eyebrows among the group who at the time had no idea he was a Traitor.
After talking at length about how hard Ben had worked in the previous fight, he said, ‘Whoever did this is beyond moral.’
And Traitor Rachel, watching, could barely hide her alarm.
The series had only three episodes; It was a rare early victory for the Loyalists, who voted out a Traitor after making a clumsy speech at breakfast.
Lawyer Hugo learned that lesson the hard way last night as he became the first Traitor to be exiled in an early exit that stunned viewers.
“Oh my God, why did he do that, it’s like he literally commands the room,” she later said to the camera. ‘This is a bit much.’
By the time the cast gathered for the roundtable, Hugo was firmly in the line of fire, and his breakfast monologue has been cited repeatedly as the moment when the tables turned.
Leading the charge was crime writer Harriet, 52, herself a former barrister but whom she chose to hide from her co-stars, leading to a forensic inquest that proved decisive.
Ironically, Harriet told the group that Hugo’s profession always put him under scrutiny.
‘From the moment I learned that you were a lawyer, it occurred to me that you would be the primary target for traitors to defeat,’ he said. ‘You have experience in cross-examination, are good at presenting your case and are extremely articulate.’
‘You definitely lost weight at breakfast,’ he added. ‘I felt that the speech I gave in the breakfast room this morning was exaggerated.’
And other players quickly came together.
Ellie, 33, said the conversation at breakfast seemed ‘weird’ to her, while sweet shop assistant Reece, 27, and creative director Matthew, 35, confirmed they voted against Hugo for the same reason.
It was (it appeared) a rare early victory for the Loyalists, who voted out the 51-year-old who gave a clumsy breakfast speech and was betrayed by his treacherous friend Stephen.
Stephen’s exile and betrayal followed Hugo’s long speech at breakfast about Ben being kicked out of the competition (where he was seen), which instantly raised eyebrows among the group.
By the time the cast gathered for the roundtable, Hugo was firmly in the line of fire, and his breakfast monologue has been cited repeatedly as the moment when the tables turned.
Ellie, 33, said the conversation at breakfast seemed ‘weird’ to her, while sweet shop assistant Reece, 27, and creative director Matthew, 35, confirmed they voted against Hugo for the same reason.
When the votes were announced, Hugo was the one with the most votes; including a jaw-dropping vote by his Traitor friend Stephen, who chose to throw his ally under the bus to preserve his own position.
When the votes were announced, Hugo was the one with the most votes; including a jaw-dropping vote by his Traitor friend Stephen, who chose to throw his ally under the bus to preserve his own position.
“Stephen attacked me, voted against me,” Hugo said to the camera. ‘For God’s sake, what just happened?’
In his final speech, the lawyer tried one last time to portray himself as the falsely accused Faithful.
‘You send someone with forensic skills to the house to find the traitors,’ he said. ‘You are all super smart, lovely people and I will never have an experience like this again in my life, so thank you all so much.’
He then went on to explain: ‘I am a traitor.’
The castle exploded as the contestants jumped out of their seats, celebrating the shocking early success of the Faithful and one of the earliest Traitor exiles ever seen on the show.
The Traitors who remained behind the scenes were also silently pleased with Hugo’s departure.
Stephen later admitted that he did not expect to attack his former ally but felt that Harriet’s intervention left him no choice.
Netty became the first loyalist to be killed by traitors in Friday night’s episode of the popular BBC series.
‘This is crazy,’ he said. ‘I didn’t expect to be throwing around the name of a Traitor friend of mine this early in the game. But when Harriet jumped in like she did with such a moving monologue, it meant I could only go one way.’
Telling Stephen she was ‘glad’ Hugo was exiled, Rachel said the lawyer was ‘digging his own grave’.
The pair then made a pact and vowed never to write each other’s names as they set their sights on reaching the final together and sharing the £120,000 jackpot; This was something no Traitor pair had ever achieved before.
Traitors continues on January 7 at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
