After four weeks of deception and betrayal, The Celebrity Traitors finally reached its conclusion. Would victory belong to the Traitors or the Faithfuls? Everything was still to play for.
With the final six established, the episode opened with one last turret meeting between Maya and Kenny, before the murder of Michael Sheen, the group’s self-appointed ‘Vengeful Daddy’. The remaining contestants then faced their final mission, an explosive affair involving helicopters, buggies, and dynamite. We discovered that James Blunt has his own pilot’s licence, which will surprise absolutely no one. After piecing together, the order of their fallen castmates, the celebrities successfully secured a final prize pot of £83,000.
At the final round table, suspicion turned firmly towards Maya. Kenny’s eventual betrayal sealed her fate, but were her parting words, “Good luck, you’re going to need it,” simply a goodbye or a final clue?
As the game narrowed to five, Romesh became increasingly suspicious of James Blunt, unable to let go of his apparent dismissal of Maya’s final comment. Following a unanimous decision to banish again, Leigh-Anne became the next to leave. The final four then reached an impasse, before Bash eventually persuaded Romesh to banish Kenny, leaving the Faithfuls seemingly victorious. Surely the tension was finally over?
Not quite. With Romesh and Bash ready to end the game, James made the disastrous decision to banish again, seemingly swayed by Romesh’s suspicions of him. His immediate apology, as the realisation dawned that he might have sealed his own fate, was a perfect demonstration of the game’s ability to cause emotion to override reason.
Ultimately, Bash chose to end the game alongside Romesh. Each walking away with £41,500 for their chosen charities, Choose Love and the Refugee Council.
With plenty to live up to after the first series, The Celebrity Traitors has certainly not disappointed. From Richard E. Grant revealing himself as a Traitor to James Blunt’s final mistake, one thing is clear: neither contestants, producers nor the audience can predict what will occur on our television screens.
As Claudia Winkleman locks up the castle for another year, we’ll be left with a significant hole in our weekly viewing. One thing is certain though, viewers will remain faithful to this treacherous show.
Photo by Lance Reis on Unsplash
