The Traitors: Fans fume over HUGE cliffhanger

BBC‘s hotly-anticipated sequence The Traitors returned to screens on Wednesday night time with Claudia Winkleman as host for a second sequence.

Already followers had been left in turmoil after having to decide on what to observe between The Traitors and the World Darts Championship ultimate.

And if that wasn’t sufficient, the present ended on an enormous cliffhanger, leaving followers to attend a complete 24-hours till the subsequent episode – or do they?

One of the exhibits format adjustments is that episodes two and three are at the moment out there to observe now on BBC iplayer. 

On Wednesday’s launch present, Claudia, 51, introduced Harry, Ash and Paul because the three chosen Traitors.

The different 19 contestants stay as Faithfuls and must try to work out who they suppose may very well be a Traitor, earlier than getting murdered – axed from the present. 

However, bringing a completely completely different gentle to this season, the Traitors got the duty to select a fourth Traitor to affix their clan – however their determine wasn’t revealed because it ended on a dramatic cliffhanger.

Although the trio narrowed it down between Andrew, Diane, Miles or Sonja to affix them, viewers must wait till Thursday night time’s episode to seek out out.

Fans raced to X, previously often called Twitter, in fury after the episode ended proper on a climax.

Viewers wrote: ‘Don’t go away us on a cliffhanger, say we will watch the subsequent episode on @BBCiplayer after which not have the episode on @BBCiplayer but!!!’

‘I forgot how a lot this present loves a cliffhanger’.

‘I hate the cliffhanger as a result of I needed to try to watch as they air however now I am unable to consider I’ve to attend a day’.

‘Ok I’m giving in and going to observe the subsequent episode. That cliffhanger was too evil to go away on it’. 

In one other notable change, Claudia requested the contestants to line up exterior Ardross Castle close to Inverness within the order of who they consider is most probably to win.

This additionally occurred in the beginning of the 2022 present and two folks on the finish of the road had been instantly despatched dwelling.

However in a brand new twist, this yr Claudia revealed they had been merely taunting the contestants as she welcomed all of them inside.

She then requested every contestant whether or not they would relatively be a traitor or a trustworthy in a one-on-one chat. 

22 strangers are taking part in the last word recreation of detection, backstabbing and belief, within the hope of profitable as much as £120,000. 

In the present, the vast majority of contestants are ‘Faithfuls’ and should work out who amongst them are ‘Traitors’ – who’ve the chance to ‘homicide’ a fellow contestant every night time.

The group has every day ‘banishments’ during which they need to vote to kick out who they suppose is a Traitor, all whereas working collectively on challenges to boost cash for the prize fund.

In addition, the contestants compete in varied ‘missions’, which up till now have had the intention of accelerating the prize pot.

But as she addressed the castmates for the 2024 season as they lined up beside a loch, Claudia revealed that this yr’s missions have arrived with a brand new twist.

As effectively as offering the chance of elevating £15,000 for the prize pot, Claudia added a stunning new layer to the challenges.