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Topics: The Traitors, Claudia Winkleman, BBC, TV and Film
Jess Battison
The end is near. The grand finale is upon us.
No, I’m not making some mad reference about it being Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day, but the fact it’s the last week of The Traitors.
You can’t deny we’ve had a great run this season, from Alexander falling in the bush and Linda’s Oscar-worthy acting, to the death match. And I mean, even Charlotte’s fake Welsh accent.
But it seems we might still have a treat to come as fans think they’ve worked out a huge twist in the next episode that will completely change the game as we know it.
So, towards the end of the last episode on Friday (17 January), we got a bit of a preview of what the final instalments of the season will bring. And this included our queen Claudia Winkleman stunning the last of the contestants with a bit of a bombshell announcement.
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At yet another round table scene, the presenter said: “I'm going to award one of you with an extraordinary power that has the potential to turn the entire game on its head."
I know, sounds juicy right?
And of course, as we all do the painful wait for the next episode on Wednesday, there’s rumours flying around over just what power Winkleman is about to award.
Some viewers had noticed that during the recent episode, the cameras had given us a close-up on some of the many books on the shelves of the castle’s library.
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People reckon it was deliberately done to give us a look of a book titled The Seer.
Making the observation, SuperTV wrote on X of the game ‘Werewolf’: "The Seer is arguably the most powerful and important Villager. The Seer targets a player, and the Moderator silently indicates whether that player is a Villager or a Werewolf. The Seer must then find a way to use that knowledge to help the Villagers, without becoming the next target themselves."
Also known as Mafia, the game is what The Traitors is actually based on.
So, if Winkleman does make someone ‘The Seer’, they might have the chance to uncover the Traitors’ identities. Although, that could make them more of a target as they try to persuade others.
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Plus, it’s worth pointing out that in the final, those banished can’t reveal their identity so the Seer will have to hope they have their fellow Faithful’s trust.
But who knows what the producers are going to hit us with, one fan speculated the power could be ‘to unbanish or resurrect a faithful’.
Only two more sleeps to find out…
You can watch The Traitors on Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.