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As we entered the celebrity parlour game\u2019s second week, the castle population dwindled due to two banishments and one murder. Here are all the treacherous talking points\u2026<\/p>\n
Banishing Niko was a tactical disaster<\/h2>\n The big teases left us on a cliffhanger last week with the first banishment about to be decided. It looked like a toss-up between TV presenter Kate Garraway and YouTube prankster Niko Omilana, with the wind apparently blowing in Garraway\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n
However, this game specialises in plot twists. As we returned, Niko got a landslide of votes to end up with 10 out of 18. Most of them were apologetic. \u201cIt\u2019s a compliment really,\u201d became the refrain. \u201cWe just think you\u2019d make a cracking Traitor.\u201d When Niko bowed out by revealing that he was a Faithful, it was facepalm time. \u201cHow stupid are we?\u201d said Clare Balding. Quite stupid, yes.<\/p>\n
A shame because the castle\u2019s youngest male looked like one of the Faithful most likely to think strategically and play the game effectively. Instead, his day job pulling duplicitous stunts seemed to have coloured his castmates\u2019 views, meaning Niko was never quite trusted. Now we\u2019ll never get to see what other comedy name misspellings he had in store for the Round Table chalkboards. \u201cSenior Kimchi\u201d for Celia Imrie, perhaps?<\/p>\n
Traitors were shrewd to take out Tom Daley<\/h2>\n The Traitors didn\u2019t wait long to commit their next murder and the victim was knit wit Tom Daley. Or should that be \u201cDaylee\u201d? The Olympic diver put a target on his own back with his reputation for being perceptive, observant and trusting nobody. All pursed lips and graveside side-eye, he\u2019d pounced upon Garraway\u2019s use of the word \u201cflabbergasted\u201d – although as Alan Carr sagely said: \u201cYou can\u2019t call someone a Traitor just because they have a better vocabulary than you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nTom Daley was murdered by the Traitors after raising suspicions and challenging other players – BBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Daley aired the theory that Traitors had planned to deliberately strip others of their immunity shields to put them back in the firing line. Incorrect but interesting. He also questioned whether Clare Balding had deliberately messed up the Trojan Horse task to the detriment of the Faithful. Again, no, but admirable effort.<\/p>\n
With his meme-friendly facial reactions, whispered huddles and willingness to throw around accusations, the cherubic ex-Olympian was destined to become either an effective Traitor-hunter or a much-maligned villain. \u201cI guess I\u2019ll do one final dive into my grave,\u201d sighed Daley ruefully. I bet he\u2019s flabbergasted to be killed off this early.<\/p>\n
Faithful falling into the same old trap<\/h2>\n How many times have we seen it on the civilian series? Innocent Faithful get banished for spurious reasons while a Traitor sits nearby, completely free of suspicion. Anyone who bothers to think logically is hailed as a \u201cTraitor hunter\u201d or nicknamed \u201cJazatha Christie\u201d when they\u2019re merely playing the game properly.<\/p>\n
Once again, emotions ran high at Round Tables. The Faithful tied themselves in knots by looking at the wrong people. Kate Garraway attracted heat based on little more than vague vibes. Was she overly hammy? In a castle full of luvvies, that seemed a stretch. Niko had an \u201cimpeccable poker face\u201d? Looking innocent is clearly a crime nowadays. He was a decoy murder victim in the coffin task? So was Lucy Beaumont and she escaped scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\nKate Garraway came under suspicion at the Round Table, despite little concrete evidence against her – BBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Instead they should have been asking who could have killed Paloma Faith in plain sight. Several heard Paloma say that Niko Omilana had unexpectedly hugged her good night. Why did nobody pick up on that? They would still have been wrong but at least it would have been evidence-based, rather than wild speculation.<\/p>\n
Ditto Clare Balding\u2019s theory that Alan could have killed her as the perfect cover, which was barely discussed at the first Round Table. Meanwhile, Joe Marler clocked Jonathan Ross forgetting that he had an immunity shield, which no Faithful would ever do. Why wasn\u2019t this brought up? The Faithful need to raise their game before many more of them get picked off.<\/p>\n
Tameka sent packing for shaky reasons<\/h2>\n The Faithfuls\u2019 reasoning was similarly tenuous with EastEnders stalwart Tameka Empson. Actor Mark Bonnar had been like a dog with a bone with his suspicions. Did her behaviour subtly change? Well, they\u2019re in a camp gothic castle playing a glorified game of wink murder on TV. No wonder she behaved differently. Nick Mohammed went along with this theory, agreeing that she was \u201cjittery\u201d. Tameka\u2019s attempts to root out Traitors were suddenly seen as a double bluff. Four votes against and she was excommunicated.<\/p>\n
Nine years ago, Empson was undeservedly knocked out early from Strictly Come Dancing. Now she fell victim to the same fate on Strictly\u2019s BBC stablemate. She\u2019s admitted that she found the castle \u201cstressful\u201d, saying: \u201cI can\u2019t look at a round table again. I\u2019m like, \u2018Do we have a square or oval please?\u2019\u201d She heard the doof-doofs and was told to \u201cget out of my pub\u201d.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Ross risks\u00a0being unmasked<\/h2>\n Having got rid of four Faithful already, the Traitors are firmly in the ascendant. For the first time, though, all their names came up at the Round Table – and ringleader Joanthan Ross was the prime suspect. Actress Ruth Codd was especially vocal, noting how Ross was keen to form alliances but soon turned on Niko. She said his switcheroo was \u201cindicative of a game player\u201d and predicted that he\u2019d stab her in the\u00a0back next.<\/p>\n
Clare\u00a0Balding was half convinced. Both the Joes, Marler and Wilkinson, were on the same page. The latter reasoned that Wossy was one of the\u00a0few players\u00a0with the \u201cmettle and gumption\u201d to murder Paloma Faith. When we return tomorrow night, might the tables turn on the Traitors at last?<\/p>\n
Key castle stats<\/h2>\n Best moment: <\/strong>Celia Imrie audibly farting from fear. \u201cIt\u2019s nerves but I always own up,\u201d she said sweetly. Forget moment of the episode, this was a contender for TV moment of the year.<\/p>\nBest quote:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019ve forgotten my safe word which means \u2018call my agent\u2019\u201d – Stephen Fry in the creepy cabin.<\/p>\nBest Traitor:<\/strong> Cat Burns, the quiet assassin. She has also formed an alliance with Alan Carr, agreeing that they\u2019ll happily throw co-conspirator Jonathan Ross under the bus.<\/p>\nBest Faithful:<\/strong> Actresses Celia Imrie and Ruth Codd both became outspoken sleuths but the prize goes to rugby player Joe Marler for his accurate \u201cBig Dog Theory\u201d.<\/p>\nWinkleman wardrobe watch: <\/strong>Those punk-style tartan troosers at breakfast. However, even she was upstaged by Wossy\u2019s tartan cape-and-fingerless gloves homage. \u201cMy tribute to Claudia,\u201d he smiled.<\/p>\nPrize pot: <\/strong>After three missions, the prize fund stands at \u00a327,500 for the winner\u2019s chosen charity out of a possible \u00a336,000.<\/p>\nBody count: <\/strong>Two banishments and one murder mean it\u2019s now three Traitors versus 12 Faithful. \u201cYou can hear the Traitors laughing because you\u2019re doing their work for them,\u201d said Claudia.<\/p>\nNext up:<\/strong> Episode three airs on Thursday at 9pm on BBC One. We\u2019ll see who gets murdered, new suspicions among the Faithful and a mission which forces the celebrities to communicate in an unexpected way. Meet you here afterwards to analyse all the Ardross Castle action.<\/p>\nBroaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As we entered the celebrity parlour game\u2019s second week, the castle population dwindled due to two banishments and one murder. Here are all the treacherous talking points\u2026 Banishing Niko was a tactical disaster The big teases left us on a cliffhanger last week with the first banishment about to be decided. It looked like a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2094189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[352452,339308,351428,351433,395249,395250,395251,395252,395253,390517,387825],"class_list":["post-2094188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-alan-carr","tag-celia-imrie","tag-clare-balding","tag-jonathan-ross","tag-kate-garraway","tag-niko-omilana","tag-parlour-game","tag-playing-both-sides","tag-playing-the-game","tag-ruth-codd","tag-tom-daley"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Traitors-on-top-but-the-net-is-closing-on-Jonathan.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2094188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2094190,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094188\/revisions\/2094190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2094189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2094188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2094188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2094188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}