I was enjoying The Traitors until Episode 8 - this one really killed the "reality" vibe for me.
First, Urfi suddenly becomes the self-appointed leader of the faithful - with literally no pushback. Why is everyone just following her like sheep? No debate, no strategy, no skepticism - just blind agreement. That's not how this game is supposed to work. It used to have tension and suspicion. Now it feels like they're reading stage directions.
Second, why did they target Apoorva? It looked completely forced. The reasoning was paper-thin, and no one even tried to question Urfi's logic or come up with an alternative suspect. It felt like production needed someone specific out for drama or storyline purposes.
Up to Episode 7, the show felt real. Players actually schemed, doubted each other, and made messy, interesting choices. Episode 8 is the turning point where it feels manufactured. The way the group just lined up behind Urfi's plan with zero dissent screams scripting.
I'll bet Episodes 9 and 10 will be even worse - I expect even more blatant manipulation to hit whatever "big twist" the producers have planned. I wish they'd let the players actually play.
If you loved the earlier episodes for the mind games, you'll probably be disappointed here. It's gone from social strategy to reality TV fakery in one episode.
