The hit series is as compelling as it is jaw-dropping. Fuelled by deception, flawed logic and unconscious bias, it’s no wonder it has proved a field day for psychologists
In the penultimate episode of season two of The Traitors UK, Harry – a baby-faced army engineer – is given the choice between adding £7,000 to the collective prize pot, or taking it for himself.
He decides to share, saying that he’s been “a team player since the start” – and adding that “obviously, it’s more money to split” for their eventual triumph. What the audience knows, and most of Harry’s fellow players don’t, is that he is a Traitor, working against them – and only turning down the £7,000 because he feels confident in walking away with the entire £100,000.
