15 Linda Rands

The Traitors Series 3

Episodes: 1-7

Placement: 13th

Frequently cited as a bad example of a traitor, I don't actually think Linda was all that bad! Despite almost giving her game away with a simple head turn as Claudia uttered the word "traitors", Linda actually dodged banishment for quite some time. Okay, I can absolutely understand the argument for Linda being a bad traitor - her over-the-top reactions kept suspicion on her, but credit has to be given for her ability to ride it out. Linda was a team player with fellow traitor Minah, and I loved seeing a traitor team actually working together and not plotting each other's downfall - the first time we'd really seen that on UK Traitors. It was her social game that kept her around for so long, and that's not something to be underestimated, especially given what ended up being the downfall of some of the lower ranked traitors, or even some greater ones like Wilf. Who'd have called she'd make it to episode 7 after such early suspicions? As a personality, I'd rank Linda even higher, she brought the entertainment in spades and series 3 was richer because she was there!

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What an icon. Her facial expressions had me in histerics the entire time. To the viewer she was so obvious at times r true winner, close the poll now x

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14 Miles Asteri

The Traitors Series 2

Episodes: 2-7

Placement: 12th

Firmly in the middle of my rank feels like an appropriate place for Miles. Among the big personalities of the series 2 turret, Miles felt like a calm, under-the-radar traitor, who was actually doing pretty well for the first half of the game. Miles was recruited at the end of the first episode and mostly stayed in the background as bigger characters took each other out, including fellow traitor Ash, while Paul and Harry appeared more dominant in the turret itself. This wasn't a bad strategy by an means, Miles kept himself away from suspicion even despite the messiness of the dungeon twist (specifically having two traitors out of the four contestants in there). Miles was involved in one of the most iconic moments of the series, handing Diane the fizzy rosé that signalled her murder in plain sight. However, Diane's murder was not immediate, and she arrived the next day in the lead up to her funeral procession, giving us the hilarious reaction below from Miles...! This twist was also the end of Miles' game, as Diane told other players Miles had given her a drink the night before, and he was banished at the next roundtable. Taken out by a twist in how the murder in plain sight unfolded, Miles had potential to go further, but to place him higher I think I'd have liked to see him take a bit more agency in the turret - I could imagine Harry would have run rings around him by the endgame anyway.

About right for Miles and Linda, Miles was just far too passive, his involvement in the murder being the most notable thing he did.

Linda, obvious entertainer, did well to get as far as she did. She was obviously not subtle and riddled with errors; though because this game is so subjective, they might not have seemed like errors in the game outside of the first headturn. I agree her social game was great, for as many of her more memorable moments get replayed I also recall her working the crowd in ways you need to be able to do as a traitor, especially her ally Lisa and sowing doubt in the mind of her nemesis Jake. One of the highlights of series 3.

13 Jonathan Ross

The Celebrity Traitors Series 1

Episodes: 1-7

Placement: 8th

The traitor team of The Celebrity Traitors series 1 was arguably the strongest, tightest unit of any we've seen in the UK. None of the three were an obvious weak link, and that's evidenced by the first departure occurring in the top half of this countdown! Chat show host Jonathan Ross was selected alongside Alan Carr and Cat Burns, and he was a team player from the start. Jonathan was an outspoken presence, but most of the suspicion that went his way seemed to come off the back of the "big dog" theory, courtesy of Joe Marler and Joe Wilkinson. This was based more on having a big name in the turret, and to give him credit, Jonathan rode this out pretty well, lasting until the seventh episode before being banished, beating Stephen Fry under the microscope of the same theory. Along the way, Jonathan was well spoken and gave good reasons at the roundtable to not be banished himself, or to deflect the heat onto other people. Perhaps there's something to be said about the faithful not being especially good at recognising traitors on this series, but I think credit has to be given to the traitors too for playing a good game, and Jonathan was very much a part of that. Even when Alan and Cat had to vote him out, he left in good spirits, and though there are times when throwing a traitor under the bus can be necessary, I rate Jonathan for his team playing skills in addition to his strong social game. A victim of his own success via the "big dog" theory!