Some viewers think the producers of The Traitors 'said something' to the contestants after Stephen and Rachel make history as dual-winners in last night's final.
The duo won the fourth season of the hit BBC game show after voting out every Faithful in the final on Friday evening (23 January.
Traitors Stephen and Rachel remained faithful to one another throughout the entire series, and both took home £47,875 after splitting the prize pot of £95,750.
"It’s the best feeling in the world. I really thought it was such a big achievement to be the first female Traitor to make it to the final," Rachel said.
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"And then to win. I think it will be a very long time until you get the smile off my face.
"I’m really looking forward to not having to lie."
Stephen told her: "I’ll be honest, I had moments where I was doubting what I was going to do tonight, but I couldn’t go back on my word to you.
"I’m just a wee boy from the Isle of Lewis, this kind of stuff doesn’t really happen to me. This isn’t the kind of money that me and my family deal with. It’s going to make such a difference.
"And I just know they’re going to be so proud."
Meanwhile, people watching at home thought season four was the best yet because producers may have had a word with contestants to not take the outcome too seriously.
"I feel like this was the first series where the contestants didn't wrongly equate 'being a Traitor' with 'being a bad person', which was a much-needed change," a viewer said on Reddit.
"I suspect the producers gave them all a 'remember it's only a game' pep talk as they started filming. "Really paid off - hugely enjoyable series. See you all for the next one."
Another added: "The repeated comments and reassurance of the difference between the game and the real people when they were accusing each other, the lack of the 'they're a traitor and they're betraying us and being mean' vibe, the traitors who can actually act as a team acting as a team and not purposely throwing away the advantage that gives them.
"Whether it was better casting, better coaching, or even just players being more familiar with the game, I really hope they manage to capture a feeling more similar to this than the other series next year."
While someone else agreed: "Yes, that’s what I loved about this series and absolutely hated about series three, there they took it so personal that a traitor lied to them when that’s literally the game you signed up to play!"
LADbible Group has contacted the BBC and Studio Lambert for comment.
Topics: BBC, The Traitors, TV
Anish Vij