Traitors fans point out 'editing cover up' most of us missed during 'one of the most dramatic moments' of show
Fans of The Traitors have been left confused after the ending of Thursday night's (22 January) episode, with an 'editing error' picked up by many at home.
It happened during the tense Gold Rocks mission, with the challenge involving the group carrying rucksacks which were filled with 'gold nuggets', AKA rocks.
The contestants had to bring them up the gruelling 1,478ft Fyrish Hill in the Scottish Highlands, in what might have been one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the BBC show.
But for overly observant TV viewers, they may have noticed that host Claudia Winkleman's audio sounded a bit weird when she was speaking about the rules of the mission.
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While Winkleman explained that they must collect gold rocks from the top of the hill, with 45 minutes to accumulate as much gold as possible, fans noticed something.
Many pointed out that the audio sounded like it had been re-recorded, with several suggesting on social media that something might have been 'covered up' by producers.
One person took to Reddit, asking: "Anyone catch that editing cover up? I wonder what Claudia said for it to be changed?"
Another Traitors fan replied, suggesting that the sound might have been 'disrupted' by background noise, or that she 'said gold originally' so they needed to re-record it for clarification purposes, adding: "Happened a lot more in past seasons and was always really noticeable."
A different user said that 'it was probably a microphone failure' caused by too much wind, with someone else agreeing and noting that they pointed it out to their wife.
"She couldn’t tell the difference at first," they said, adding: "I said it sounded like the ‘gold rocks’ had been recorded in a studio with soundproofing, rather than outside. After the wife heard it for the third time, she said she could hear a difference."
The mission itself was very dramatic though, as the group had to place all their gold rocks onto a shield at the top of the hill, so the Traitors couldn't carry out one last murder this series.
Contestants could smash urns with hold rocks on the way up, allowing them to collect more of them.
James ran down the hill to get more gold, but it was a step too far for his body, as he started to throw up before collapsing onto the grass.
Faraaz ran to get the gold, as Jack and Stephen stayed to care for James.
Against all odds, the group completed the mission, so Traitors Rachel and Stephen couldn't murder anyone that night in a move which will benefit the Faithfuls.
In tonight's highly-anticipated finale, there are just four Faithfuls left and after last night's cliffhanger, we'll find out if Rachel makes it through to the end.
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The Traitors continues tonight at 8.30pm on BBC One.
Topics: The Traitors, BBC, Claudia Winkleman, TV
Joshua Nair