{"id":298826,"date":"2026-01-23T04:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/298826\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T04:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:06:12","slug":"the-traitors-rachel-and-stephen-just-proved-we-wont-see-either-them-at-the-final-round-table-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/298826\/","title":{"rendered":"The Traitors\u2019 Rachel and Stephen just proved we won\u2019t see either them at the final round table \u2013 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until now, it’s seemed that The Traitors’<\/a> Rachel and Stephen’s<\/a> win was guaranteed. A treacherous match made in heaven, they’ve gleefully killed off Faithful after Faithful (and even their weaker Traitors, Hugo and Fiona<\/a>), won over every single player with their charisma and pulled off some stunningly risky game play (Jessie’s murder for one). But after last night’s episode, their spot at the final round table doesn’t just seem unlikely – it’s impossible.<\/p>\n

First off, there’s growing heat on Rachel <\/a>thanks to Faraaz, while Stephen – who’s been long suspected of being a Traitor – has never really been let off the hook. Throw in a fatal flaw in their strategy, plus Rachel’s plan to go it alone and, well, we have a recipe for Traitor disaster. And that’s not even the half of it! Here’s why Rachel and Stephen have proven we won’t see either of them at the final round table.<\/p>\n

Rachel\u2019s days are already numbered\"tx<\/p>\n

BBC\/Studio Lambert\/Euan Cherry<\/p>\n

Rachel will want to savour the breakfast buffet tomorrow morning, as it\u2019ll likely be her last. The tide is now turning against her \u2013 and it\u2019s all down to Faraaz. Last night, he told every single player (even Rachel herself) that she was a Traitor because Fiona\u2019s previous outburst could only have been Traitor in-fighting. And Faraaz\u2019s spot-on theory landed with the Faithfuls. Take Roxy, Rachel\u2019s most ardent supporter, as her reaction was telling. Did she rubbish Faraaz\u2019s accusation? Did she defend Rachel? The answer to both of those questions is: no. Instead, we watched her agonise as the penny slowly dropped. \u201cPlease, no. Get me out of this game,” Roxy groaned, realising that her best friend in the game had been playing her all along. If even Roxy has doubts, that spells serious trouble (aka banishment) for Rachel. <\/p>\n

She\u2019s going to slip-up \u2013 big time\"tx<\/p>\n

BBC\/Studio Lambert\/Euan Cherry<\/p>\n

Rachel\u2019s going to hammer her own nail in her coffin as she\u2019s been flying too close to the sun. Throughout the series, Rachel has made the odd, questionable comment. For starters, when she was setting up Ross, she turned to him and said: \u201cWas Hugo this dramatic in the turret?\u201d And when a suspicious Faraaz urged Rachel not to kill him, she didn’t play it smooth. Instead, sounding irked, she replied: \u201cDo you know how you know I\u2019m not a Traitor? Because I would\u2019ve killed you on the first night.\u201d This was not the clap-back Rachel intended. Quite the opposite. It revealed another chink in her armour. \u201cMy head\u2019s a bit scrambled,\u201d she later confessed. Or, in other words, Rachel was rattled. Under this amount of pressure, it seems clear that Rachel\u2019s not just going to make an ill-advised comment, but a huge slip-up that\u2019ll reveal she\u2019s been a Traitor since day one.<\/p>\n

Stephen\u2019s never been in the shade\"two<\/p>\n

BBC<\/p>\n

The fingers might be pointing towards Rachel, but Stephen is far from safe. His name has been consistently mentioned by the Faithfuls as a possible Traitor, especially by Jessie. She was, of course, on the money with her \u201clibrary five\u201d theory. Though this didn\u2019t resonate enough with the Faithfuls to banish him, Stephen has only really remained in the competition by luck: it\u2019s just so happened that suspicion on other players has eclipsed his own. Now, though, the numbers are dwindling, and he simply has fewer Faithfuls in the game to use as a deflection tool. Traitor hunter extraordinaire Faraaz is also on to him. Last night, he named Stephen and Jade as his next choices as Traitors after Rachel. Given there has been a question mark over Stephen for a long time, there\u2019s no way the remaining Faithful would allow him through to the final round table. The risk of Stephen being a Traitor is too great.<\/p>\n

A betrayal is brewing\"tx<\/p>\n

BBC\/Studio Lambert\/Euan Cherry<\/p>\n

If, by some miracle, neither Stephen nor Rachel are banished by the Faithfuls, then we can expect Traitor-on-Traitor round two. Rachel \u2013 and Stephen \u2013 have both said as much. Last night in the turret, Rachel told Stephen: \u201cPlease remember nobody can stick up for one another at this point. And if you hear anybody repeat that I\u2019m talking about you, it\u2019s because I have to protect our alliance.\u201d Ouch. Yes, it was a bold tactical move for Rachel. Unfortunately, it was also a ruinous one. Why? Because Rachel has overestimated Stephen\u2019s loyalty towards her. As soon as he clocked her betrayal, he started plotting his own revenge, revealing: \u201cIf I did find out that she was going against me behind my back, then game on.\u201d If Rachel throws Stephen under the bus or vice-versa, it\u2019s clear they\u2019re taking each other down with them.<\/p>\n

The glaring missed opportunity\"tx<\/p>\n

Photographer:\/\/BBC<\/p>\n

Rachel and Stephen\u2019s game plan has been flawless. Or has it? Yes, they\u2019ve fended off rivals, survived multiple banishments and orchestrated Faithful in-fighting. But they\u2019ve also made a catastrophic error that will cost them the game \u2013 and that is their failure to recruit. It initially seemed like a wise move to not upset their dynamic, but as the game goes on it\u2019s more apparent recruitment was a missed opportunity. What they should\u2019ve done is recruit a sacrificial lamb \u2013 Jade or James would\u2019ve been great options \u2013 and kept them in until the penultimate roundtable. At that moment, Stephen and Rachel should\u2019ve offered them on a plate to the Faithfuls to quench their Traitor-hunting thirst. If that had been the case, the Faithfuls would\u2019ve then outed three Traitors – the recruited Traitor, Hugo and Fiona – so would\u2019ve likely believed it was job done, assuring Rachel and Stephen\u2019s spots in the final.<\/p>\n

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