Additional comments: [TW panic attacks] Regarding the section at 37:08, I do feel that I was perhaps a bit too harsh about John - again, as I said in the video, I immediately sympathised with Aaron's side of the situation because I could really strongly relate to him, and it's pretty upsetting in any scenario to see someone with genuine anxiety just being quite callously dismissed, it rung a little too much like 'you're just overreacting' and I do still believe that, but it's also fair to say that it's a stressful environment for everyone involved, emotions are just generally running wild so people are probably reacting in ways they wouldn't normally. Plus of course, the way the show is edited can be potentially misleading - John has said in interviews that Aaron did ask questions about his job more often/regularly than the edit showed, so again, something may have been lost in translation. Speaking of being lost in the edit, I feel it's only fair to say that when Theo said that Imran 'needs to work on showing real emotion' it was in response to Imran calling Theo's emotions 'forced' - Theo is someone who has spoken about being bullied for his personality and for being gay, so him having a strong reaction to that statement is warranted. John has also spoken about him and his career sometimes being questioned/judged/not taken seriously so this might be another reason why he was very emotional about this. Especially in John's case, I don't think this excuses the way he behaved towards Aaron (like, especially after the Round Table, when Aaron was *clearly* freakin' upset and just trying to understand what happened and John was still shouting and getting angry with him) but it does help to explain it, I guess? I thought this was context I wish I'd added in the video itself but this will have to do. Best Traitors: Amanda, Wilf Best Faithful: Kieran, Hannah(?), Aaron(?), Amos, Ivan, Fay Also just realised I didn't talk at all about Claudia! I really like her (she's pretty much impossible to dislike) and I think the sort of, mean-ish personality she was going for took some time to feel more natural, but by the end it was really working for me. Having recently watched the US version of the show though, I want her and Alan Cumming to be a presenting duo, that would be so iconic XD
Hello to everyone who is discovering this video in 2024 - thank you for watching!! 💖 (additional additional comments: I don’t feel bad for John any more lol)
I first saw that this was over 3 hours and thought, "why would I watch this whole recap of a show I've already watched?" But I did, and I didn't regret it at all. In fact, I'm here now for a rewatch
I can't help but feel that the Traitors having a secret task would have helped make them feel more tense and built to it (think kiss of death, just no murder each time).
Love this video! I really appreciate the balanced take you have on the show and that while you are passionate about its great moments: Tom revealing Alex is his girlfriend was amazing, you do air the criticisms you have of it like the missions being kind of boring and how it can at times show some of the worst in people because the structure means there is no real hard evidence so we have Nicky being the first banishment... for not raising a glass?! The use of L and Light Yagami was brilliant. Excited for a season 2 video if you decide to do one! EDIT: Also appreciate the Catherine music used at 2:45:11
This video was a DELIGHT … why are there not more deep dives into this show! Also, wish they showed the faithfuls finding out who the traitors are in the main show … surely that’s like a huge part of the story?! Would be juicy stuff
Excellent video, watched this over the past few days and it’s a really good reminder of what I loved so much about the first season of The Traitors, the emotional core of it is just so wonderful. I hope this vid continues to get seen by more and more people cause the effort put into it is very visible, can’t imagine how long it’d take to make a 3+ hour video lol. I’d love to see a video on Season 2 also at some point, cause while Season 1 was incredible, I don’t think Season 2 will ever be able to truly leave my mind Also yeah fuck John lmao
Thank you for this very cool and interesting deep dive of this season! Must have been a lot of work 😅 Keeping my fingers crossed, that you will do this for season 2 as well! 🙃
I just want to say, this is an amazingly written, produced, and edited video, I can't believe you don't have 10,000 times the subscribers you have, because you really deserve it. I enjoyed this vid sooo much, the humours great, even though the up and down anxiety of it has left me with a tummy ache xD Thank you so much for making it, I reeeeeally hope you do a vid on season 2!!
In my opinion, He didn't deserve the win anyway after betraying and throwing Amanda and Alyssa under the bus when they literally defended him when he became a suspect
I think it's also interesting to compare to the first season of Big Brother - none of the contestants really knew what they were getting into or the massive THING it was going to be outside so their reactions were more natural, there was the HUGE drama with Nasty Nick (the red breakfast doesn't really compare to a cheating attempt but it was still a ball of chaos that can't be repeated once people know it COULD happen), and you could even draw parallels between Aaron and Craig as Nice Guy winners.
definitely! the comparison can be made with many shows i guess - in the first seasons, you can at least guarantee the contestants are joining because of an interest in the game/concept and their reactions to things are far more genuine. season 2 onwards there’s more chance of people being part of it because they want to be on tv, or want to be the one involved in x drama or y scandal. lightning in a bottle!! ⚡️ thanks for watching!
44 mins, really enjoying this so far. IIRC Maddy was very dismissive of Aaron's panic attack. Everyone loves Maddy, but it never gets mentioned, as well as her being 95% wrong in her claims of traitors outside of 1. I like Maddy, but it always left me a bit weirded out her fandom lol. Also Theo on Imran, and Theo when banished, going further in time was far too much and offended by anyone mentioning him. It did my head in. Edit - Oh and John, just lol given the recent news of him a month or two ago. Ivan had the best banishment speech. Season 2 was so poor in that regards. Really wish he had stayed in longer.
Additional comments:
[TW panic attacks] Regarding the section at 37:08, I do feel that I was perhaps a bit too harsh about John - again, as I said in the video, I immediately sympathised with Aaron's side of the situation because I could really strongly relate to him, and it's pretty upsetting in any scenario to see someone with genuine anxiety just being quite callously dismissed, it rung a little too much like 'you're just overreacting' and I do still believe that, but it's also fair to say that it's a stressful environment for everyone involved, emotions are just generally running wild so people are probably reacting in ways they wouldn't normally. Plus of course, the way the show is edited can be potentially misleading - John has said in interviews that Aaron did ask questions about his job more often/regularly than the edit showed, so again, something may have been lost in translation. Speaking of being lost in the edit, I feel it's only fair to say that when Theo said that Imran 'needs to work on showing real emotion' it was in response to Imran calling Theo's emotions 'forced' - Theo is someone who has spoken about being bullied for his personality and for being gay, so him having a strong reaction to that statement is warranted. John has also spoken about him and his career sometimes being questioned/judged/not taken seriously so this might be another reason why he was very emotional about this. Especially in John's case, I don't think this excuses the way he behaved towards Aaron (like, especially after the Round Table, when Aaron was *clearly* freakin' upset and just trying to understand what happened and John was still shouting and getting angry with him) but it does help to explain it, I guess? I thought this was context I wish I'd added in the video itself but this will have to do.
Best Traitors: Amanda, Wilf
Best Faithful: Kieran, Hannah(?), Aaron(?), Amos, Ivan, Fay
Also just realised I didn't talk at all about Claudia! I really like her (she's pretty much impossible to dislike) and I think the sort of, mean-ish personality she was going for took some time to feel more natural, but by the end it was really working for me. Having recently watched the US version of the show though, I want her and Alan Cumming to be a presenting duo, that would be so iconic XD
Hello to everyone who is discovering this video in 2024 - thank you for watching!! 💖 (additional additional comments: I don’t feel bad for John any more lol)
as someone with adhd like aaron, it felt ableist seeing john yell at him but later on john was crying too so ig he was hiding his own emotions
I first saw that this was over 3 hours and thought, "why would I watch this whole recap of a show I've already watched?" But I did, and I didn't regret it at all. In fact, I'm here now for a rewatch
🥺🥺🥺 awww thank you so much!! i really appreciate your kind words
I NEED to see you recap season 2
Outstanding, honestly I loved this. Hope you manage to create more content for us.
I can't help but feel that the Traitors having a secret task would have helped make them feel more tense and built to it (think kiss of death, just no murder each time).
loved this! if you ever did a similar video for season 2 i would definitely watch it
thank you so much!! i really appreciate it ;w;
you managed to pull such an insightful conclusion out of the least strategic, least gamified death game i've ever encountered. incredible
This is a really great video and commentary. Perfectly summed up the emotions and captured what we felt as the audience. Congratulations 👏👏👏
thank you so much!! so glad you enjoyed
Love this video! I really appreciate the balanced take you have on the show and that while you are passionate about its great moments: Tom revealing Alex is his girlfriend was amazing, you do air the criticisms you have of it like the missions being kind of boring and how it can at times show some of the worst in people because the structure means there is no real hard evidence so we have Nicky being the first banishment... for not raising a glass?! The use of L and Light Yagami was brilliant. Excited for a season 2 video if you decide to do one!
EDIT: Also appreciate the Catherine music used at 2:45:11
thank you very much!! glad you enjoyed the death note stuff lmao ^w^ (also nice to see a fellow catherine enjoyer!!)
really appreciate this content!! please do from other seasons! thank you!
This video was a DELIGHT … why are there not more deep dives into this show!
Also, wish they showed the faithfuls finding out who the traitors are in the main show … surely that’s like a huge part of the story?! Would be juicy stuff
Excellent video, watched this over the past few days and it’s a really good reminder of what I loved so much about the first season of The Traitors, the emotional core of it is just so wonderful. I hope this vid continues to get seen by more and more people cause the effort put into it is very visible, can’t imagine how long it’d take to make a 3+ hour video lol. I’d love to see a video on Season 2 also at some point, cause while Season 1 was incredible, I don’t think Season 2 will ever be able to truly leave my mind
Also yeah fuck John lmao
;w; aw thank you so much, i really appreciate your kind words
great video, interested to see you do season 2!
Thank you for this very cool and interesting deep dive of this season! Must have been a lot of work 😅
Keeping my fingers crossed, that you will do this for season 2 as well! 🙃
thank you so much!! i really appreciate the kind words ;w;
I just want to say, this is an amazingly written, produced, and edited video, I can't believe you don't have 10,000 times the subscribers you have, because you really deserve it. I enjoyed this vid sooo much, the humours great, even though the up and down anxiety of it has left me with a tummy ache xD Thank you so much for making it, I reeeeeally hope you do a vid on season 2!!
thank you so much, this is so incredibly kind!! ;w; more videos on the way ^w^
i fully believe Kieran ruined the game by indicating wilf because i’m pretty certain wilf would’ve won because they trusted him so much
In my opinion, He didn't deserve the win anyway after betraying and throwing Amanda and Alyssa under the bus when they literally defended him when he became a suspect
@@NickGray105but that’s just how you need to play the game
I think it's also interesting to compare to the first season of Big Brother - none of the contestants really knew what they were getting into or the massive THING it was going to be outside so their reactions were more natural, there was the HUGE drama with Nasty Nick (the red breakfast doesn't really compare to a cheating attempt but it was still a ball of chaos that can't be repeated once people know it COULD happen), and you could even draw parallels between Aaron and Craig as Nice Guy winners.
definitely! the comparison can be made with many shows i guess - in the first seasons, you can at least guarantee the contestants are joining because of an interest in the game/concept and their reactions to things are far more genuine. season 2 onwards there’s more chance of people being part of it because they want to be on tv, or want to be the one involved in x drama or y scandal. lightning in a bottle!! ⚡️ thanks for watching!
Pleasasssssswww make more of these videos! You have such a great talent please don’t stop ❤
aw thank you!
i would love another video like this about season 2!
thank you!! workin on it o7
I am living for the danganronpa/traitors mashup we have going on here
late to this but its such a brilliant video i can't imagine how long it took!! well done :)
thank you so much!! 😊
2:45:40
This unnecessarily made me uncontrollably laugh way too much
44 mins, really enjoying this so far. IIRC Maddy was very dismissive of Aaron's panic attack. Everyone loves Maddy, but it never gets mentioned, as well as her being 95% wrong in her claims of traitors outside of 1. I like Maddy, but it always left me a bit weirded out her fandom lol.
Also Theo on Imran, and Theo when banished, going further in time was far too much and offended by anyone mentioning him. It did my head in.
Edit - Oh and John, just lol given the recent news of him a month or two ago.
Ivan had the best banishment speech. Season 2 was so poor in that regards. Really wish he had stayed in longer.
Just adding that I finished it there, and very much enjoyed it. I hope you do a season two of UK.
thank you very much for watching and for your kind words!!
maddy is my fave faithful in this season ❤
2:37:57 is why Claudia is the best host!
Love the show, HATE the challenges 💯Percent!!!
What a great video
aw thank you!!
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I'm so glad Wilf didn't win, he was horrible
just watching this now, literally amazing video on an amazing show, thank you for this❤️
thank you so much!!