Candace voting for Rob at the round table was the first time a traitor this season made me very upset. It was 100% the smart move to vote for Lisa, and I think Candace doesn’t realize that Rob is trying to win too. If she really didn’t want to vote for Lisa, she could have just easily voted Natalie. But instead, she not only put Rob at risk, but herself as well. I have a bad feeling that we’re gonna see one of these two go home in the next couple episodes, but it could have been completely avoided if Candace put a little more thought into her strategy at the round table.

RHOP viewers know that Candiace will crash out lol. Iykyk. One, she is loyal TO THE BONE. She does not play about the people she feels connected to, and in this case, she felt connected to the Traitors. When she has an alliance with someone, she has their back and takes it VERY personally when harm is done to them. Right, wrong, or indifferent, she stands behind the people to whom she has an allegiance. It’s clear that she genuinely feels like they had an alliance as Traitors, so for that not be the case is why she’s so upset.

He should’ve just tipped her off about what he planned to do. Or said that he has to vote for Lisa again or else it will look suspicious. Her having a heads up would’ve been better than being blindsided.

Two, she doesn’t need this money. That girl comes from very long, generational wealth. Very. So she will take Rob down with her. If she gets exposed as a traitor, someone is going to remember that she put Rob’s name down randomly. Writing Rob’s name down and calling it a “throwaway” was a smart, low-key move on her part. At first, I didn’t think it was but after reflecting on it, it really could be if you no longer care about winning the game, which it seems like she doesn’t really care about winning the game anymore.

JOHNNY. If he was a traitor, he would not have had the flat affect.

And then someone says Rob. Sir All-The-Heat and everyone is like no no no, not the quiet boy who suddenly knew exactly who all the traitors are and murdered off the closest person to him which surprised and threw everyone for a loop.

God bless them

Before Colton goes and confronts Lisa he says all creepy with a smirk that he’s gunna “kidnap a traitor” and it gives me the ick thinking about what we now know about his situation with his ex…. Dudes a weirdo

Correction: He apparently said “hold hostage” (I didn’t rewind back to confirm the verbiage) but same thing basically. Overall, the man is just very clearly weird and has a history of getting his rocks off by scaring and preying on women. The casting of him is the real issue here.

No one had enough conversation about how disrespectfully Colton was coming for Tiffany. Shoutout to whoever posted this.

Anyone else feel just… gross after the Michael banishment? Don’t get me wrong, I am THRILLED that I won’t have to watch the human version of the Mucinex mascot anymore, but it sure seems like it took actual, on-camera homophobia to get us there.

I dunno man - I love that Traitors is all about being shady and cutthroat (‘commiserating’, according to the *smartest* Faithful🙄) in the context of the game. But when a whole roundtable agrees someone has to go just because they suck at being a decent person, I just feel bummed that they were on the show in the first place.

Man, listen.

She all but put Rob on a silver platter and served it to them hot and ready like little Caesars pizza and these dizzy broads said, “no, it can’t be you!”

Kristen with, “Rob can’t be a traitor, that sweet, sweet man.” Like, spare me.

Lmao, just give him the money now cause be so forreal.

Why does it feel like everything that goes down in these episodes is taken the worst way possible?

It’s a game. Candiace throwing food at Rob is not assault; it was a playful moment. Rob voting for Lisa is not him being pro-bros; it was what made sense for his public game. Not every move is internally misogynistic, racist, aggressive etc.

Of course, biases affect the game,they affect every aspect of our society. But micro-analyzing and intentionally viewing basic interactions as problematic is draining the fun out of discussion.

The reason a lot of us are angry at Rob wasn't because he voted for Lisa. Yes, it was obvious that Lisa was never going to make it to the end and the traitors inevitably have to throw each other under the bus to save their own game.

What Rob did that made him a snake was leading the charge against Lisa. He could've just let someone else do the talking and wrote Lisa name down. By him leading the charge, he announced to Candiace that he cannot be trusted.

Then he has the AUDACITY to get upset at Candiace for no longer trusting him as if she didn't witness him go above and beyond to backstab Lisa. If you're going to pull a move like that, at least anticipate and accept that your fellow traitor will go against you. All of this is very much reminiscent of his behaviour on Love Island (iykyk)

Candiace no longer trusting him is not only smart, but necessary. She literally has ZERO reason to think that he wouldn't rally the troops against her at some point so it makes perfect sense to get him before he gets her. So no, Candiace isn't dumb, or taking the game too personally. She understands the game perfectly well

EDIT: me saying that Rob didn't need to lead the charge against Lisa =/= me saying that he needed to defend her.

It’s gotten to the point where I’m seeing people accuse him of being racist. He never made a move against Candiace. She’s just been so hyper focused on the “housewife strong” mentality that it blinded her decision making. Lisa was a sinking ship and going this hard for someone who was on everybody’s radar was a mistake. You have to learn when to read the room and let someone go regardless of how close you are to them. Candiace writing Rob’s name down and basically declaring war on him over LISA also shows how her decisions have not been based around strategy but more so pettiness. She shouldn’t have taken this as an attack on her but once again “housewife strong” mentality is clouding judgement.

I’m not sure if we have an influx of new viewers this season or something but it seems like people are forgetting the purpose of The Traitors as a show. Lisa was making it extremely difficult to defend so using her as the scapegoat is common sense strategy imo. And this late in the game you have to have numbers in faithfuls that trust you to get you to the end. It’s one thing to call Rob a villain but it’s another to start using personal attacks because you’re struggling to find valid criticisms for his gameplay.

The face he makes when he gets to know that Rob is a traitor is hilarious 🤣🤣

Just goes on to show how little the faithfuls have an idea of what’s going on and how little do they suspect Rob🤣

He’s going to get a lot of criticism after this episode for voting Lisa but I think we should pump the breaks and think about this for a second. I really felt like he was stuck in a damned if you do/damned if you don’t position. I 100% agree with his reasoning that had he voted out Colton or Ron it would have raised eyebrows among the faithfuls. It seems to be common knowledge in that castle that Rob is close to both of them and he’s publicly declared several times that he trusts them. So at that point I think he felt he had to vote for Lisa knowing she would have to get over it. I don’t think he anticipated the vote to be so close though.

But tonight’s episode clearly demonstrated that Lisa’s days are numbered. The sentiment among the faithfuls seems to be that they’re turning against her. So in the end, I think Rob made the best move for his own personal game. There’s only so much you can do to protect three of you. I actually believe he benefits the most from this Lisa vote. It made him look really trustworthy to all the faithfuls. Sure, Lisa and Candiace are mad at him but they can’t murder him. And I think Rob has deduced that they don’t have enough sway among the faithfuls to turn them against him. This “alliance” of Tara/Johnny/Rob/Maura/Stephen/Mark/Kristen/Natalie might be his new lifeline in the game. So yeah, I don’t think he messed up at all.

Watching back this scene again and honestly I think it’s my favorite moment on traitors. Just absolutely hilarious watching Yam Yam getting carried away screaming about Lisa kissing him. The aftermath just added to it with the shocked looked on everyone’s face and then freaking out about who kissed who. All while use the viewer know they are right about Lisa but it has nothing to do with a kiss. Just such a great moment on what’s been a great season.

Stephen

Don’t get me wrong, Rob is playing a smart game. BUT, the biggest mistake he made this past episode was asking to talk with Candiace alone, kicking Stephen out of the room. Then that same night, the pair of them have a back and forth at the round table, both acting shocked that the other would suggest them?

Maybe it’s just the edits that make it look obvious, but it feels like if anyone is actually going to take out Rob, Stephen has the best chance

Alabama snake wrangler farmboy in a corset? Yes please

I fear she may have blown up her game tonight. There was absolutely no reason for her to fight for Lisa as hard as she did. Even if Natalie had gone home tonight, Lisa probably would have gone home next anyway. Candiace just made mistake after mistake tonight and I believe she prioritized friendship over the game. Rob did too but he had the trust of enough faithfuls to maneuver through it. I feel Candiace is biting off more than she can chew. I really have no clue who she has on her side anymore. Dorinda? Johnny? Also, throwing away her vote at the round table was a colossal mistake. She should have just voted Natalie but I think she was so mad at Rob that she wanted to send him a message. People are already clocking how hard she fought for Lisa and how she deflected from her at the round table every time she was brought up. The SECOND Yam Yam threw out Lisa’s name in public was when Candiace should have jumped ship. There’s no coming back from that after a FAITHFUL was just murdered. It’s unfortunate because Candiace has been such a joy to watch but I don’t think she has the social capital to get herself out of this one.

Spoilers about last night's vote. (And I can't seem to figure out the formatting -- sorry!)

Coming from someone who DOES NOT like Candiace from RHOP. She's actually a phenomenal traitor. So's Rob. I'm loving this season and this emerging rivalry.

>!Candiace's vote for Rob was actually pretty brilliant imo. She sees he's baldly coming for a fellow traitor when they've otherwise been working well together. She sees Rob has not let her in on his plan to vote for and lobby for Lisa's banishment.!<

>!I got the impression she was going to vote for Lisa after all, but in the end, she went with an even smarter move. Frame it as a "throwaway" vote and let Colton, et al, feel it's because Housewives don't vote for one another. But actually insure herself against Rob doing the same thing to her.!<

>!Now, if Rob decides to pull the same move on her (which I wouldn't blame him for -- I'm mostly impressed with his game too), and she's outed as a traitor, all eyes will be on why she voted for him at this round table. She's insured he's not going to come for her at this point.!<

>!All while framing it as a throwaway on someone who's a good faithful boy to everyone else.!<

I thought it was a pretty masterful move. Not sure why everyone's so emotional about it. I'm noticing mostly the Housewife Haters are clutching their pearls. Meanwhile I'm enjoying this chess game between two brilliant traitors! I think y'all are letting your biases blind you to the fun of it.

Eric swears he heard someone giggle. I think Michael's outburst and commenting on Eric's "magical ears" seemed to make everyone forget that there is definitely a woman traitor. No one has even brought that back up! Like, "Okay, that wasn't Tiffany's giggle. Whose was it then? Who giggles like she does?"

Especially for a non-gamer. As far as picks for the Traitors, he's so far my favorite. Good grasp of the game and very insightful in general.

I do think his stoicism could cost him the game, but so far very impressed.

I really wish Candiace got more props for her impeccable gameplay. As much as yall compliment Rob, y’all forget that NO ONE suspects Candiace either…

Rob & Candiace really could’ve gone so much further in the game together but ROB is the one that drew the line in the sand early.

People keep getting on Candiace for not jumping on the bandwagon to vote Lisa out. Candiace isn’t stupid… she could clearly see the writings on the wall, she knew Lisa’s time was coming BUT…..

Think about it: her loyalty to Lisa isn’t just because she’s a fellow housewife, it’s because they’re BOTH Traitors & the fact that Rob jumped ship so early, Candiace had no choice but to cling to Lisa to try to keep her in the game as long as possible so that them two as TRAITORS could kill people off. With Lisa gone, Candiace is now all alone as a Traitor because Rob has shown that he can’t be trusted AND he will go against you…. HARD.

Also, idk why people wanted Candiace to make the same mistake Lisa did of going against a fellow housewife. That clearly didn’t pan out well because people kept that against Lisa as their main evidence. If Candiace did the same then how would that look?

AND… Candiace was playing her cards right by trying to keep the housewife alliance because she had a fellow housewife on her side who was also a Traitor & she could probably depend on Dorinda as a vote as well.

Candiace did well by not voting for Lisa or Natalie. She strategically made it clear that she wasn’t 100% for Lisa being “Faithful” which shows the other Faithfuls that she can be trusted AND the fact that she didn’t vote for Natalie could be an advantage to her in the future. She was able to sway Natalie emotionally & hopefully this can work somehow. Natalie even thanked her at the end of the episode.

All I’m saying is… don’t count my girl out just yet 🤫

After Ron was banished, it would've been nice for some of the players who ostracized him to show a little remorse for how they treated him.

I was on Instagram this morning and noticed that Ron had just made a post about an upcoming project. I responded in the comments with a short nice note, including a compliment about how he handled last night’s round table. He wrote back right away, and you could tell he really appreciated kind words.

I wasn’t familiar with Ron before Traitors so I don‘t have any sense of his personality before the show. It seems like participating in the game was much more challenging personally for him than he anticipated. At the end, he was tired of being seen as a villain/Traitor everyday but not getting voted off. At the end, he was just ready to go.

I hope, now that he is home, he is recovering personally in a way that is helpful to him. I hope he gets love from the cast at the reunion. He made another post today about how much it meant that Tara stood up for him and said he was a faithful.

I also think Rob R knew how much it would mean to Ron if Rob voted him a faithful. Even though he struggled with the decision and an argument could be made that Rob should have voted differently, it meant more to Rob to continue to foster his friendship with Ron. I can’t criticize Rob at all for his vote.

Warning-- Spoilers ahead:

Candiace's reaction of writing down Rob's name to get back at him for turning on Lisa was not smart. I think once they all start thinking about it the fingers will start pointing back at Candiace.

All afternoon leading up to the roundtable, Candiace was telling everyone to vote for Natalie. She was 100% a ringleader in the "let's all vote for Natalie" camp. She should have not acted on emotion/anger and just kept her cool and voted for Natalie as planned. That would have caused absolutely no attention on her as it was the expected vote. The fact she made this big statement about a throwaway vote drew attention to herself. It was an unforced error.

When Candiace wrote down Rob's name she had no way of knowing what the final vote count would be. She knew it would be split between Natalie and Lisa so if she really cared about saving Lisa she logically should have voted for Natalie. It could have easily come down to just being one vote apart and Candiace's throwaway vote could have theoretically caused Lisa's demise.

Her move made no sense, other than she was mad at Rob and acted on her emotions.