Previously on The Traitors —
21 players descended on my manor,...
We're there, team. We're doing it.
...in the hopes of winning up to $100,000 in solid silver.
But before they could enter through my gates,
- Oh, stop it! -Oh!
...I demanded a sacrifice.
One of you six must leave before the game begins.
- This is sick. - That's cold.
One, two, three. Shoot.
-Oh! - Oh, mate.
-Oh! This is ruthless, man. - This is too much.
And as one player departed,
another was given an opportunity.
Inside only one of those boxes
lies the power to become a traitor.
Ooh.
Game-changer.
But I still needed to recruit my first two traitors...
We will run this manor — I'm telling you guys.
...and set the game in motion.
- I'm so happy I'm a faithful now, though, cos I'm freaking stressed. - Me too.
- Yeah. - Me too.
- Is it you? - Is it me? - Are you a traitor?
No, it's not me. I'm a faithful.
As my faithful grew ever more suspicious of each other,
my traitors were immediately aligned.
- It's you and me to the end. - I agree.
Leaving only one question unanswered —
This must be the person who had the symbol in their box.
...which player took up my offer?
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Anyone else in is out — it's you and me to the end.
I agree.
Oh, no way.
I have adrenaline shooting through my body.
Nobody's ever been given the opportunity to choose whether or
not they're a faithful or a traitor.
Before the game has even truly begun,
your fate may be about to change forever.
I knew I wanted to be a traitor.
Please open your boxes.
But when you actually have this decision,...
Our first traitor may walk among you already.
I'm thinking, 'Do I have it in me?'
In everyday life, I'm an honest bloke.
I wouldn't have my job at church if I wasn't.
Was anyone's box heavy? Cos my one was super-light.
- Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Good, good, good. - So super-light.
But in this game, all bets are off,
and I get to play a little bit.
Who picked it up and went like this, like the heaviest? - Yeah.
Do we do it?
I don't need till midnight to make that decision.
- Right. - I know what I wanna do.
I can't believe it's you. - Or you.
Far out.
So it's Brad, and... it is what it is.
I honestly don't read too much into who my other traitors are,
cos I just know I'm gonna be the traitor.
- Oh my gosh. - Hey.
I'm so dumb
What the hell? Jill. There's no way.
'I don't know much. I'm just a receptionist.
'I don't really know this game, blah, le, da, de, dah.'
I don't think there's a better person to be a traitor than Jill.
I don't know if you're on anyone's radar.
- Yeah, no. - Same with you, though — I haven't heard your name at all.
I'm less shocked by Keanu. I think Keanu's a big personality.
I think he makes a good traitor, and I'm excited to play with him
and see what kind of direction he takes it.
We've gotta lock in as a crew. - If we start fighting between ourselves, then that's just—
- We're gonna ruin our own game. - Absolutely. -Yeah.
I do feel that the three of us can work together...
for a short period of time.
Welcome, all of you.
The trifecta is complete,
and your reign begins.
From this moment on, every decision you make
will shape the fate of this game.
You must decide who will be the first to fall.
Wait. What?
Remember, the first murder is more than just a move —
it's a message.
I'll leave you...
to decide.
See you at breakfast. -Ciao.
- What? - Oh, this is a big one. - We need it to be shocking.
Straight out. - For the murder,
I think Kate.
She's really quiet, but she's listening, and she's watching. - Yeah.
Someone said she was, like, super-fan.
The longer she's in the game,
the more she'll clue in on who is faithful and who isn't.
-Yeah. - I feel that way about Rachael, too.
She's watching, and she's trying to intimidate, to see who shakes.
- Mm. And she's a writer, so she'll have the words at the table. - Yes.
- Yeah. She'll be able to carry it. - To shoot us down.
What about Sam? - Yeah. - Mm.
She's smart. - Yeah. - She's quick.
Yeah.
OK. I have to admit something to you guys.
I actually know Sam.
- How? - From high school,
so I think I've got her
enough where we can have her. - OK. OK. - Yeah.
That's crucial, man.
That gives me some red flags,
because it's, like, what else could he be keeping? You know?
I think our biggest are Kate and Rachael.
- Yeah. - I agree. - Yeah, I agree.
Let's cause a little bit of chaos.
- Definitely. - I'm in.
Youth pastor dabbling in the occult.
Heck, I hope I keep my job after this.
♪ The wolves are closing in.
- ♪ Ah. - ♪ Be careful for what
♪ your wish is.
♪ I wanna watch you burn out,
♪ for your sake. - ♪ Ah.
♪ Let the games begin. ♪
- Oh, first one. - Oh, we're first.
- Oh! - Oi! These snacks look delicious.
Holy moly. I'm so stoked to be here.
My anxiety was going crazy, knowing that there's seven shields.
Coffee — where's the coffee? Here.
And, of course, I did not get one of them. If I had have gone on the first night,
shame. Oh my gosh.
I would have been so sad.
- Oh, you're at the top there. Oh, you look great. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, we're right next to each other. - Of course we are, darling. Queen.
You're, like, side by side, as well. Like, back to back. Like...
Oh.
- Who do we think are traitors? - I don't think there's a lot to go on.
- Who avoids each other today? - I think that's the new tactic —
who's not talking as much, in order to hide? - Yeah.
Yeah, because now, the traitors have met each other,
so they know who each other are, so we need to look at that when people come in.
Yeah.
I think what I'm gonna do, in order to find a traitor is look for
inconsistencies in story.
And so long as I keep my own story straight,
I'm not in any danger of having that get reversed back on to me.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sure. - Oh.
- Ooh. - Yes! Uh, enter!
- Oh my God. - Oh, my God, Maria.
Yes! - Oh yay! - Oh, there's so many of you.
- Oh my gosh! - Oh what? -Hello!
- Come in. - Hey. - Oh, hello. Hello.
I'm feeling amazing.
I know my role, I know what I came here to do —
It's game on.
I woke up at like, 1.30 this morning,
and I had visions of, like,
people in cloaks dancing around.
No shit. Dancing around with daggers, going, 'Ha, ha, ha.'
Oh my God. 'Gonna murder her tonight.' 4 o'clock, I'm still awake.
So that's how I slept last night.
I don't know who in their right mind
would choose to play this game as a faithful. It's exhausting.
-Come in. - Aloha. - Hello. Hello.
Hi.
- Yay! - This is so fun. - Hello!
- Hi! - I love your top.
- Lovely to see you. - Good to see you.
I'm Jill. We haven't really met yet.
Being a traitor, breakfast is hard.
I just think I've gotta drink something and put it up to my face,
because I can't stop smiling, for one.
I'm not sure why Aaron trusts me. He says that he feels it —
he feels that I'm a faithful.
I think it's just because he
probably thinks I'm dumb, which is great.
How much of the game do you know? Like, what are we looking for?
I was thinking today, I just don't wanna do, like,
pack mentality. Surely, gut feeling —
gut feeling must be something that you should stick with.
I wanna go on my gut. - Yeah, I think I feel the same.
I'm fine for coasting, you know, not saying anyone's name,
and saying I'm gonna go with my gut feeling
seems to be working.
Have you guys, like, spoken with anyone who has been, like,
'I only wanted to be faithful'? - I was 100% 50/50,
cos I'm, like, it's called The Traitors. - 100% 50%.
OK, maths.
- Oh my God. -Come in!
Haere mai!
Kia ora.
- Morena. - Yay! Yay!
Oh,
yay! Oh!
I'm very relieved that I'm here this morning.
I just wanna carry on with this exciting game.
- It's so great to see you guys. I didn't say. - I know!
- I know. - Give us a hug. - Oh my God.
I think my hidden strength is what I thought it was gonna be,
and that's playing the mum card.
You're my buddy! - I know — we're freaking day one buddies.
Day one buddy.
And I'm connecting with those people who I think
are seeing me in that way.
Hello! Hello. Sorry we're so far away.
- Yeah. Hi, guys. - Yeah. - We love you. We love you.
We did the hugging thing before, but it was too much.
It's amazing how quickly you make friends, eh?
- 100%. It's so weird. - Yeah. It's like we're family.
And it's really weird because I've got
my actual son at breakfast this morning,
and I think he's a traitor.
- He's not here. - Hello! Hello. Sorry we're so far away.
- Yeah, hi, guys! - Yeah. - We love you!
- Yeah. - We love you. - We did the hugging thing before,
but it was too much.
I do know someone here.
Harrison is my son.
And I think he's a traitor.
Oh no. Yeah, I know.
When we all chose our boxes at the beginning...
Our first traitor may walk among you already.
They will have until midnight tonight
to decide whether they'll serve loyalty
or deceit.
He was, like,
shaking his head a bit and looking
straight forward again.
But we made the plan right from the beginning not to know each other.
So either way, I'm gonna play the same game just to,
sort of, slightly ignore him.
- Who's left? - Rachael and Kate.
- Yeah, Rachael, Kate, yeah. - The gingers.
The gingers!
I think Rachael maybe ruffled some feathers yesterday
in the challenge, with the mission. Would that make her a target for murder?
Or keep her around, so that we eliminate her?
Yeah. - James would be a good kill.
Rachael would be an understandable kill also.
I've got my acting face on.
Ooh!
Oh my gosh.
Oh no. But I know who's not coming.
- Come in! - Who is it?
Good morning.
Kate!
- Are we last? - Rachael, mate.
-Rachael. - It was Rachael.
- I framed myself. - No.
- Is Rachael not here? - Rachael's gone, yeah.
- She scares me. - She scares me too.
Rachael pinged me and said, 'Are you a traitor?'
I don't have the vocabulary to go up against someone like her.
If she comes at any of us, we're in trouble.
-Yeah. - OK.
So do we all agree?
- Yeah. - I think it's Rachael. - Yeah.
- Let's do it, man. - OK.
- Put a heart. - Yeah. This is...
soz, queen.
♪ On side.
♪ Play the game.
Dear Rachael, you have hereby been murdered.
Yours faithfully, the traitors.
I knew it. So predictable.
I guess people thought that I would be a really good traitor hunter.
And they're probably right.
- Yeah. - That's actually so heartbreaking.
Rachael was a big character, I suppose, and I found her quite...
quite often, I felt that she was just looking at me,
so I felt quite scared. - Yeah, yeah.
But maybe she, sort of, intimidated some people.
One of her last parting moments in the game
was a bit of a dig at me.
I'm worried how that might affect my game.
You spent heaps of time in the car with her, eh? - Heaps of time with Rachael,
yeah. - Who was she staring down the barrel at?
She didn't. Uh...
I can't actually remember if she said any names.
She just said, like, 'I think I'm gonna be the first one out.'
Nobody's connecting the Rachael murder to me.
That is fantastic.
Oh.
Hello! - Uh-oh.
What up, players?
What up?
Congratulations on surviving your
first night in my fiendish manor.
And while you sip your morning brew,
spare a thought for Rachael —
bumped off before she even had a
chance to find the cereal.
Oh.
Ooh! - My God. - Wow.
Oh! - Rest in peace.
♪ Dun, dun, dun, dun. Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun. ♪
She died doing what she loved — sleeping; blah, blah, blah.
RIP. - Aw!
Now,
on to the ever-important task of today's mission —
a chance for you to learn a little more about your new friends and
discover new frenemies.
Expect surprises. Oh,
and dress for a dip.
I'll meet you down the back section.
- Yeah, it's gonna be cold. - Yeah, I am. - Yeah.
All right.
I was so nervous this morning, I think I brushed my teeth twice.
What a good breakfast!
I've always sort of made fun of people who are really convinced
that they're gonna be murdered on the first night,
because I'm, like, 'Come on — you're not that special.'
Did you like your picture?
Oh, it was all right. I mean, it could have been worse.
I think coming into this game with a secret
is way harder than I thought it was gonna be.
Debbie, your one looked really good, actually.
Obviously, it would be amazing to be, like, final two,
and we both win it together, if we're both faithful,
or I slit her throat if she's a faithful and I'm a traitor.
Are you a professor or something? Or some sort of—? - A lecturer?
- Lecturer. - Yeah, it looked like a lecture-y— - Oh, was it giving lecturer vibes?
- Yeah, yeah. - That's what I was going for.
But I have concerns — will we give each other away?
Will someone notice that we look similar? A lot of concerns about it.
- That and Hollywood vibes. - Yeah, yeah. A Hollywood professor. - Yeah.
The Rachael murder has a read on nobody.
So everyone is trying to be on their best behaviour.
- Yours was quite flash. - Oh, was it? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Real-estate lawyer. - Oh, you were in your suit, weren't you?
I can sense, like, tiny micro tensions everywhere, while people are trying to figure out each other.
I don't think that there's anything
that anybody's got that can, like, lead to any one's specific person,
which kind of gives me a little bit of alarm bells that, like,
maybe somebody is talking about me,
and I'm just not hearing it.
I want a coffee. Is anyone in here?
Oh, no one's in here. So, yesterday,
I was ready to sniff out some traitors.
- See if we can find some decent-sized cups. - Ooh, they've got oat milk.
But today I need to recalibrate and
come up with a new game plan.
I have my suspicions about Dave.
I think he's hiding something.
So today I am going to try and keep Dave in my corner,
to try and win some brownie points with him.
If I'm right about Dave, I might have a traitor on my side.
I'll keep an ear out, though. If I hear anything else, I'll let you know.
- Thank you. Yeah. I've not heard anything about you. - Mm.
- Yeah. - I'm more worried about getting murdered.
- Yeah! - Than getting banished.
Yeah.
- I wasn't surprised it was Rachael. - What makes you say that?
At some point, if she were a faithful, which she were,
she was gonna to find them out. - Yeah.
Rachael was very observant from the get-go.
And when you had one-on-one conversations with Rachael,
it was like she was reading your soul.
I have a story, but I don't wanna share it, cos I feel bad.
OK. So— - That took you, like,
0.8 seconds. - I'm twisting your arm.
OK, OK, OK. So, we were chatting, and Ryan,
he said 'traitor' instead of 'faithful.'
I'm so happy I'm a faithful now, though— - Me too.
Me too. - ...cos I'm freaking stressed, just like that.
Yeah. Yeah, totally. No, I didn't wanna him to be faithful.
Sorry — I didn't want to be a traitor, from the get-go,
just cos I didn't think I would be able to, like, handle this,
sort of, social manipulation.
I can't remember the exact word, but he, like...
he misspoke.
Hmm. I don't know.
That's so suss to me.
Everyone has to believe that you're on the same mission.
And that's what I'm really tapping into.
I'm letting people know, 'I'm with you. I'm with you —
'I wanna find them. I wanna find them.'
I'm intrigued to have a conversation with him, to see what his energy is.
I really haven't talked to him. - Yeah.
While my traitors look to blend in with the faithful,
all of my players are to join me for their second mission.
- Less go. - Here we go.
Is this gonna be one of those missions, where they're, like,
who is this fact about?
— Who's got six kids, or whatever, you know? Like...
- Yeah, it'll be, like... - Who's the teacher? - Or how many teachers are there?
-Yeah. - Yeah. I think it's four. - There's 65 teachers.
- There's heaps of teachers. - Yeah. There is heaps of teachers.
So, we're gonna talk game at all, boys and girls?
Anyone raising any eyebrows?
Made me very nervous this morning, when I heard my name had been floating around.
I also didn't wanna start throwing names out either,
but quite simply, I need some security tonight.
ABM — anyone but me.
Elliott, I find, he fills silences,
but also I found him to be overexplaining things a lot. - Mm-hm.
-Yeah. - And that almost makes me think he's trying to convince.
Yeah. - He was the first person I clocked at the round table.
- I feel like it's such a telling part, like, cos, you know, like— - That's also what I thought.
He was doing a lot, and I was, like, 'Ah, is that suspicious, or am I just...?'
And I'm like— - You know who else saw that? - Who?
- Me and Aroha. - Yeah. See?
- Every conversation I've had has just been Elliot, Ryan. - Ryan, like,
if he were faithful, I would feel devastated. -I know.
It's the name of the game, you know?
This is perfect for me.
I don't really care who goes, as long as it's not me.
- OK. What are we doing? - I do not wanna go round this corner.
I love the missions because they take your mind off the game,
and that is something everyone needs.
There's oil barrels. Are we gonna get oil poured on us?
There might be the odd thing thrown in there to kind of spice it up,
but hopefully that thing doesn't fall back on you.
Oh, this is so intense.
Oh no. What is this?
Missions are the things that I'm really here for.
It is the part of the game where everyone,
faithful or traitor, is aligned.
It's all about, like, getting that cash in the bank.
Oh no. It's a literal dip.
True or false? - no!
No!
Oh, my God, it's not even water. That's slime.
Oh! Is it manky?
You're evil.
Welcome, players.
Don't you just love that light dairy air? Mmm
Breathe it in. - First things first —
you must split yourself into six teams.
- Six teams. - Six.
Of three? Teams of three?
- Oh. Oh? Oh yeah. OK. - Yeah.
I pull Jannaia and Kate, because I think, Jannaia,
if it's a physical challenge, he's strong;
Kate and I spent a lot of time with each other yesterday — perfect.
Now, within your groups, all but one of you will remain on the ground.
These people will be asked a simple,
true-or-false question.
Get the right answer,
and $1500 will be deposited into the prize pot.
But here's where it gets sticky.
The question will be about another player in your group.
Once we find out that it's facts about each other,
I'm looking at my team, and I'm thinking, 'We got this.'
That player will join me up here,
above the effluent pit and become
what I'm calling...
the Toxic Avenger.
Get the answer wrong,
and the Avenger will tumble into the toxic sludge,
feet first.
A tank full of sludge — bring it on.
All right. Which team is gonna go first?
Yeah, we'll go first.
Step forward.
I'll give you exactly 13 seconds
to decide who your Toxic Avenger will be.
Go. - Who do we know the most about?
We don't know anything about anyone.
I'd had, like, one conversation with Samantha prior to that.
I was, like, 'I don't know you.' 'Sorry — I don't know you.'
I know Maruia — it should be one of us.
- Gang-gang gamore. - OK, you two go. - You go.
- Are you sure? - Yeah.
It looks pretty gross, but surely it's not that bad.
Like, we wanna get cash-cash.
Maruia, Sam.
True or false?
Aroha has a fear of wheelie bins.
- What the ? - I think it's true.
- Wow. I think it's false. - Oh gosh. - Oh shit.
- Why do you think it's true? - So I've had, like, two conversations with Aroha,
and I mean this with so much love — she's a little bit random.
Samantha's answering the question, and I'm, like, 'Girl, you don't even know me.'
Why is Maruia not answering it?
- I'll go with yours. - True? - Yeah.
- Is that your final answer? - Yeah. - Yes.
Aroha, please step out on to the green platform.
OK.
Oh!
- That is incorrect! - Oh!
It's not in my mouth, but I can't open my eyes.
Like, just the feeling of it is really gross.
All right, Team Two, who will your Toxic Avenger be?
I would, but I will drown.
- Bugger it. - Yeah.
Look, it's not ideal. I wouldn't wanna be thrown in slime on a good day, but...
Oh, that is slimy.
...I never got to go on 'What Now?' was a kid, so it's like a childhood dream to be slimed.
Chloe has a tailless cat named Chunky.
True or false?
- OK. She definitely has a cat. - No tail, eh? - Tailless.
Tailless means no tail. Yeah.
- Should we just full send and say yes? - Yeah. Yeah. OK.
- Should we? - I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. Yeah.
True.
Chloe, please step out on to the green platform.
Oh, bro.
- Oh no! - Oh my God!
Oh! - Incorrect,
again. - No way.
Being slimed is kind of fun.
Jill...
once used... an unplumbed toilet.
What?
An unplumbed — like, one in a showroom.
Probably. Like, you get to a point where you're, like, 'I gotta go.'
So...
- I'm gonna trust you on this one. - Yeah, I think true.
Jill, please step forward on to the green plank.
We're so sorry.
Yeah!
That is correct!
- Whoo! - Oh, OK, Jill!
So, people now are gonna be thinking that I've gone into
Bunnings and shat in a toilet. Great
We don't need to go into any of the details, Jill, but congratulations —
you've won $1500 for the prize pot!
Ryan is an only child.
True or false?
- Has he said anything about that? - Oh, he probably has, and I'm just forgetting it.
Let's go with true. OK, we're just gonna go with true.
Whoo!
Oh!
Aw.
Team Six, Hannah loves romance novels —
true or false?
I know she's a reader.
- OK. No shame in romance. - Yeah, no judgement. I could buy it.
Let's go with true.
She hates it. She hates it. She's going in.
- Yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay! - Well done.
Romance novels!
Lucky last — the lads.
Who will you put forward? - I'm keen to go. I've been quite loud,
so I've said a lot about myself — I don't know how much, but unless,
you guys feel like you know each other better.
- You don't feel like you know us? - Like, not really that much.
I'm looking at Elliot, and I'm thinking out of the three
on this mat right now, I probably know him the best.
- Yeah, OK, mate. - OK. All right. Yeah. - I'm happy to back you.
We've just shared a car ride to this mission, and so I'm hoping
something comes up from our conversations.
Elliot can cry on demand —
true or false?
- Gotta be true. He's in theatre. - I'm gonna go true.
- He'll cry at a round table, probably, too. - Yeah.
We're gonna lock in true. - Money —
gimme some money.
Yeah!
- Oh, there it is! There it is! - Oh my God!
You should all note that down, though, guys.
Yeah. Interesting — interesting fact.
It's traitor vibes, eh?
Elliot, what are you doing here? You've already got heat on you, buddy.
I'm gonna put this one in the memory
bank to hopefully use later.
Well done, mate. You stood there well.
Elliot's behaviour,
it may be his natural demeanour — he just seems to overexaggerate
just about everything.
Players, you found out a little bit more about your teammates —
hopefully something you can use as leverage against them for your own good.
In a game like this, it's pretty dangerous,
because it can be perceived as manipulative, maybe.
You've returned to the surface with 4500 bucks
for the prize pot! - Whoo!
We might see Elliott doing a bit of backpedalling tonight.
Smell you later. Bye.
Hopefully, from a selfish perspective,
someone who I've seen is a threat from the start
will be on their way.
- Where's the food? - Hey, we survived. - I know! I know.
We did a great job. We did a great bloody job.
I'm so glad I know Hannah loves romance novels now.
- Yeah. And Jill used an unplugged toilet. - Oops.
Sorry, ladies. - Oh, sorry.
So, we arrived back, and the first thing I do is catch up with Aroha.
Yeah.
I really needed to pull her aside and say, 'Hey, just so you know,
'this is where the numbers are, sort of, leading.'
I think you should.
Yeah. I don't know if we're aligned on Elliot,
but we certainly are noticing the same sort of things.
Mm-hm.
Yeah.
- Oh, yeah, OK. - Yep. I just want to let you know that's where the numbers are,
at the moment. Are you comfortable with that?
Yeah. I appreciate the update. - Yeah.
I feel a lot more reassured.
The networks that I've built are actually starting to spiderweb out,
so I'm kind of hoping that it actually works in my favour tonight.
The way I want to play this game is to have a name in mind
before going in to the round table.
OK, so I don't have anyone in particular that I'm going to bring up. Hello.
You've come in for the juicy stuff. - No, I've just come in for a
conversation. - Oh well.
Right now, I'm not suspicious of Debbie,
but I am just keeping a close eye on her.
I spoke to Debbie a lot yesterday.
Obviously, we were together, tied up to the poll during the challenge.
I find her gameplay very interesting.
She was very quick to immediately start talking people's names.
She had dropped names to me.
She had said, um...
- How are you? - Good, thank you. - Is there booze?
- Do you want a drink? - Uh, what is it, whisky?
It's really hard to describe the feeling of being in the same room
as your mum when no one knows that she's your mum.
I'm surveying everything about where we are in the room,
to make sure that people don't put two and two together.
I'm actually just gonna keep going with that conversation,
cos I don't wanna look shady. - Were you talking about me?
- I wasn't talking bad about you. - No, no, no, it wasn't. It was a good thing. It was a good thing.
Everyone's talking about me.
Hearing that my name's going around makes me feel really unsettled.
You know, I'm a faithful, and I'm gonna have to defend myself.
I think it's just me being me. I just like to chat, you know?
- Yeah. - And, yeah, that's what I think I was doing, but...
The son in me obviously wants to jump in and defend her,
but the player in me is, like, 'We're not aligned in the game —
'get up and get out of the room.'
- Hello, my darling. - Hi. - How are you?
- Not looking for you guys. - Who are you looking for?
I wanna talk to Jill. I want to see if she's still got that headache from yesterday.
I don't even know what...
or why that came out of my mouth.
She was, uh... Yeah, I don't know. We'll see.
I need to, like, reel myself in, basically.
See, I'm probably overthinking that. Was that weird?
Everyone's paranoia is so high that anything could be brought up and
thrown at you at the round table.
I think we just have to remember all these little interactions.
In this game, it's better to just...
I'm not looking forward to the first round table,
because I just don't know who to get rid of.
- Oh, hey. - Hey. - I was looking for you.
- Oh, were you? - I just wanna... Let's talk out here.
Luckily, we've got Harrison,
who seems to be very into running around,
trying to get everybody's vote on the side that he wants.
My car ride on the way back was with Keanu,
Dave and Violette, and we talked about pulling you into, like,
a trustworthy kind of circle of players.
- . I thought you were gonna say that they were saying. - No, no, no.
We all have our people that we wanted to talk to, and you were my person.
He probably feels a bit sorry for me,
and that's a good card to play with the guys, to be honest.
Yes! Aw. Yes, yes, yes, yes. - So I'm looking out for you; we're looking out for you.
I'm happy for them to... guide me.
But the name I'm hearing for tonight is Elliot.
Like, there's maybe four or five people that I've all been on the same page with.
- Yeah. And they're all gonna say Elliott? - Yeah.
Is everyone gonna have to say something? Cos I'm gonna to say a reason.
No, not at all. Don't say anything. Like, don't just do conjecture or whatever.
- Yeah, I'm good for that. And thank you so much for coming to me. - Yeah, of course.
I know the game, and I know what I should be doing,
but they need to think that they're controlling me, when I'm actually controlling them.
A game-player. A game-player — yay.
♪ It's just a game.
Going into the first round table, I feel apprehensive.
♪ But it's a game.
There are a couple of people that should be a little bit concerned.
From a paranoia perspective, I might be one of them.
♪ You're lost, you're lost, you're found. You're found.
So far,
everything is going according to my plan.
♪ The waiting game.
Elliot and Ryan's names are being thrown around a lot,
and there's little things I plan to slip into the round table,
if it comes to it.
So I'm gonna get my way.
♪ The waiting game.
♪ Our little game. ♪
Welcome to the round table.
This is the place where you put it all on the line
and earn the right to win
up to $100,000.
So far, you have added
$16,500 to the prize pot.
For the faithfuls, this is where you
have the opportunity to strike back
at the all-knowing traitors —
get them before
they get you.
I will allow an open discussion for as long as I see fit.
Who will begin this friendly chat?
I'm gonna talk about the elephant in the room.
I've heard my name being talked about a lot,
and I just am talking
honestly to people, and I just like chatting,
and I think that that might have got misconstrued.
I do think that's what a lot of us are doing.
Like, we're just throwing everything that we've noticed out there,
so everyone's got the full picture. - Hear their side of the story.
Yeah, exactly. It means, like,
we're choking out the traitors by
everyone being open and honest about our data points.
But it does mean that we don't actually know which of the data
points are a little bit faulty.
- Elliott, can I ask you a question about data points? - Yes.
Yes. - Cos I've never heard of data points.
Say, for example, people taking the pangolin down the mountain —
like that is a data point, but it doesn't actually mean anything.
That's something of note.
What we're trying to do is just piece together all of our data
points and create a full picture. You know?
If we're gonna talk about data points, then Elliott, the reaction that you made yesterday,
after the traitors were nominated,
it was an odd reaction, mate.
Initially it was, like, a bit, like, 'Oh, it's so bright —
'la, dah, de, dah.' But I think the main point for me was, like,
the comment that you made — it was something like,
'I'm really relieved that she didn't pick me.'
First thing — bleary eyes. I've had Lasik,
so any time I've got, like, something in my eyes, like coming off, it's blurry as hell.
I can't make out faces.
The reason that I was just so relieved, cos that is
basically what I've been saying the whole time — like, I want to be a faithful.
- The difference is, though, that could be interpreted as— - Absolutely.
Yeah. - Still talking.
That could be interpreted as trying to convince people of something.
- Yeah. - And that is where the alarm bells and the flags start raising.
It's just interesting that you're so gaming and strategy,
but you don't wanna be a traitor.
When you're a traitor, you've got incomplete information.
The reason I bring up data points a lot is to get everyone to, like, throw theirs in.
The problem is, most of the data points are about you.
Can I perhaps change the topic a wee bit?
Like, one of the things that I've been trying to do today is
figure out who are faithful.
So I have to ask this question, cos I think it's important.
But, Harrison, I did notice you were running around a little bit tonight.
Yeah, I was actually hoping someone would bring it up,
cos I was thinking about it myself a little bit.
But basically the running around was I was actually trying to find Jill.
So I just wanted to ask about her headache that she had —
I wanted to know if it was before the round table or after the round table.
That's all the running around was.
It looked to me that actually you were trying to find Brad.
Oh. No. Brad's someone that we have, like,
a bromance from a distance.
- You think he's your husband! - Yeah, actually,
that is a good point. Like, my husband's name is Brad, and he was a teacher,
so maybe it's just like that. - You're just clarifying I'm not that Brad.
You're gonna be getting no more fist bumps.
- Yeah. - No.
- Great data point. Yeah. - It's good.
It's a system that's working. Not in my favour,
but, like, it's a system that's working.
It's good.
I feel really bad, but, Ryan, I have to ask you —
you look really nervous.
I don't know — I don't really know why I would be looking nervous.
I'm just, sort of, trying to observe, and like everyone,
just take in everything.
My weakness, I think, is, like, controlling myself in, like, social behaviour,
like social, like, situations.
I can't be anyone other than myself.
My, like, analytical brain — overthinks, like, everything that I do and think,
like, 'Oh, was that the wrong move,' you know?
'Am I acting natural or unnatural?'
I think I haven't gotten any more anxious.
- I so disagree. - OK.
My first thought of you coming in on the car
with you was, 'That guy is gonna be a mean player —
'he's gonna be dangerous because he's so personable
'and likeable, and he's smart.' - I find, myself,
I can bring out my personality more in smaller groups,
and I totally understand that that doesn't really give you a lot,
because you're just taking what you have in face value.
The time for discussion is over.
You must now write down the name of
the player you want banished from
this game forever.
During the round table,
I didn't really want to stand out too much,
but I think I've just put a target on my back.
I'm literally the biggest enemy to myself.
You will now, one by one,
reveal your votes.
Aaron,
whose name did you write down and why?
Harrison, your behaviour does look a bit different,
so I vote your way tonight.
It's all good, man.
Elliott, who did you vote for and why?
Ryan, strategically, I shouldn't be putting your name down,
but I gotta trust my gut and vote Dave.
I just don't think that you coming at me
right off the bat with very flimsy evidence is...
beneficial to either of us.
- Aroha. - I guess,
in the absence of any other compelling data points,
I have voted for you, Elliot.
- Debbie. - The only thing I can go by is what
I noticed when the traitor selection happened,
and that was you, Aaron.
You were just looking straight ahead, while everyone else was kind of, like,
looking around.
Jill, who did you vote for and why?
- Elliott — I'm sorry. -It's OK. - You just use so many words.
- I've got so many. - I'm sorry.
- You know traitors — they love words. - Yeah.
Bradley.
Based off where some of these data points point,
I'm throwing a vote your way, Elliott. - Absolutely fine.
- Sorry, man. - Kate.
I did vote for you, Ryan.
- Sam. - This one's going to you,
Ryan. I'm so sorry.
That's three votes for Elliott,
two votes for Ryan,
one vote for Harrison,
one vote for Dave and one vote for Aaron.
Hannah, who did you vote for?
Aaron, sadly.
Maruia, who have you voted for and why?
Harrison. You really didn't like Rachael,
and she wasn't murdered, so that's literally all I'm going by.
Yeah. Fair enough.
Violette, who did you vote for and why?
Elliot, if you're not a traitor,
it makes traitor hunting really hard.
- Chloe. - I just can't force myself to believe
that a traitor would bring this much attention to themselves,
to be honest. No offence.
Another backhanded compliment from me.
So I voted for you, Ryan.
That's four votes for Elliott,
three votes for Ryan,
two votes for Harrison,
one vote for Dave and two votes for Aaron.
Harrison, who did you vote for and why?
For me, it's the over-performing-ness.
Elliott, I'm so sorry.
It shows that you might be covering up for something.
Keanu, who did you vote for and why?
This is so hard, guys.
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry, Ryan. - It's OK, Keanu.
I think I haven't actually talked to you a lot, either,
so it's like I'm going off the vibes, and you're shaking,
so I'm just like... There's a heart. - Oh, thank you. Thank you.
Love you, brother.
- Jannaia. - My gut just says...
you, Aaron. I'm sorry, brother.
Ryan, who have you voted for and why?
So, if I was voting strategically, I also should have voted for you,
Elliot, but...
I'm voting for you, Dave. Sorry, man.
That's five votes for Elliott,
four votes for Ryan,
three votes for Aaron,
two votes for Harrison and two votes for Dave.
Maria?
- I'm so sorry, but I voted for you, Ryan. - It's OK.
- James. - Ryan, I voted for you.
Dave, you have the last vote.
Who did you vote for and why?
I came in this evening with a name in mind.
I'm afraid there were just too many data points. Um,
and they weren't flimsy arguments, mate.
My vote's for you tonight.
That is six votes for Elliott,
six votes for Ryan.
We have a tie.
Elliott and Ryan, I will give you each
30 seconds to defend yourselves
and explain why you should not be
banished from the game tonight.
Elliott, you start.
So, um, basically, everything that's come up,
like my eyes were bleary, which I've explained,
like my explanations for the things that have pointed to me,
I've been able to explain logically as best as I can,
and if I go through, I promise to be less drama-y.
Elliott, your time is up.
Ryan, it's your turn.
Cool. So, I think the main things that were said about me was
my nerves and that I was nervous,
and I fully accept that I'm nervous,
but I've been just as nervous as I was, you know,
and consistent with who I was on day one,
before I got picked.
Um, this is just who I am. And the only other thing I can think of is the fidgeting thing,
which I can't really prove, but it is just who I am.
If you watch me, I mean,
um, you know, outside—
Ryan, your time is up.
You two are both ineligible to cast a vote.
The rest of you must now recast your banishment vote
for Elliott or Ryan.
I really, really hate this.
I need nine votes going to Ryan,
which means I just needed to switch
one person.
Otherwise, I'm going home right this instant.
You will, one by one,
reveal your new votes.
Keanu. - I'm sorry, Ryan.
I'm staying the same.
- Jannaia. - Someone's gotta have your back, bro.
So I'm sorry, Elliot.
- Maria. - I'm sticking with you, sorry, Ryan.
- James. - Ryan, just based on your Freudian slip of,
'before I was picked,' I've had to keep my vote the same.
- Dave. - I got the Freudian slip as well,
but I do pride myself on my consistency.
- Aaron. - Sorry, Elliott.
- Aroha. - I'm sticking with,
yeah, Elliott.
- Debbie. - I feel like crying.
Yeah. You two, you're like my sons or something.
I don't know what it is.
Elliott, I have to vote for you. - It's OK.
That's five votes for Elliott
and three votes for Ryan.
Jill. - Sorry, Elliott.
Brad. I hope I'm wrong,
but I'm going Ryan.
- Kate. - I did vote for you,
Elliot. I'm so sorry.
Oh, bestie,
no! - I'm so sorry.
- Sam. - I'm sticking with my vote.
So sorry.
That's seven votes for Elliott
and five votes for Ryan.
Hannah. - Sorry, Ryan.
- Maruia. - Elliot,
I'm sorry.
- Violette. - I switched my vote, so I'm voting for you,
Ryan. I'm so sorry.
- Chloe. - Um, I voted for you, Ryan.
Sorry.
That's eight votes for Elliott...
and eight votes for Ryan. - Oh!
- Oh my God. - Oh!
This is sick.
Harrison,
you had the last vote.
Who did you vote for and why?
Oh!
Next time —
a razor-thin vote
ignites a ruthless blame game.
I haven't bought any single one of Kate's reactions, to anything.
While a clash in the conclave...
Oh, my God, we're evil.
...turns traitor...
He would turn on us.
...against traitor...
I'm not scared of him — I know I can take him on.
...against traitor.
Jill sinks,
we sink her.
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