“The Traitors ”winner(s) revealed in tremendous tense finale: ‘You absolute a–hole’

Warning: This text comprises spoilers in regards to the season 4 finale of The Traitors.

“Oh, pricey God. I’m a idiot. That is why I don’t belief anyone ever. As a result of they stab you within the goddamn again.”

That was Maura Higgins after she realized she had blindly adopted her fellow Love Island franchise-mate Rob Rausch all the way in which to the tip of The Traitors season 4, handing him all the cash, and leaving her heart-forming arms utterly empty in a brilliant tense and emotional finale.

And Maura was not the one shocked sufferer of Rob’s duplicity because the strategic mastermind who had been a Traitor since day 1 additionally reduce free a surprised Eric Nam — whom he had hand-picked and recruited to affix him — on the very finish, making certain he acquired to maintain the $220,800 prize pot all for himself.

Eric didn’t take it effectively. “If I had achieved that, I simply wouldn’t be capable to reside with myself in that manner,” he stated to the digicam. “It’s only a totally different line within the sand that now we have. Cash is nice, however I feel relationships are extra vital. And it doesn’t really feel good.”

The episode started with Mark Ballas being murdered in entrance of the group and having to awkwardly lie down in a coffin surrounded by a hoop of fireside, as a result of positive, why not? That left Rob, Eric, Maura, Johnny Weir. and Tara Lipinski as the ultimate 5, but it surely was fairly clear after Natalie Anderson was mistakenly banished that Eric and Rob (who had Maura wrapped round his finger) had a transparent path to the very finish.

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Positive sufficient, Johnny was eradicated on the subsequent Roundtable, with Maura casting the deciding vote. Though the edit tried to indicate Maura as being conflicted and going backwards and forwards on what to do, she clearly was in Rob’s pocket the complete manner, and she or he continued to do his bidding on the Fireplace of Fact.

First, Rob, Eric, and Maura selected to “Banish Once more” and take out Tara. Little did Maura notice it, however at that time, her sport was already misplaced. The one query left was what number of Traitors would cut up the winnings. Sadly for Eric, Rob had no intention of sharing the pot. As he would say later, “Would you give $100,000 to somebody you met three weeks in the past? I wouldn’t.” (Harsh, however truthful.)

After Rob joined Maura in selecting to Banish Once more, Eric tried to enchantment to Maura to have a look at what she had been lacking: “You might be improper. You might be so extremely improper. I would like you to consider why you’ve got by no means questioned the opposite participant on this sport.” It didn’t work, and Eric was eradicated.

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Even with the sport outcome finalized at this level, the anticipation to see how Maura would react to Rob’s betrayal was nearly sky excessive, and the outcome matched the second. As soon as Rob revealed his true id as a Traitor and tried to clarify how sorry he was, Maura was in a state of whole shock. “Oh my God, I’m so silly,” she stated, nearly in a daze. “I used to be so fooled by you. You absolute a–hole. You pinky promised! You’re a chunk of labor. I used to be so satisfied. You’ve embarrassed me.”

When Rob tried to defend himself, she reduce him off: “Don’t converse. Please cease speaking.” After which she went on the assault: “You’re by no means going to have a girlfriend after this. You’re such a great liar.”

She ultimately struck a barely extra conciliatory tone, telling him, “I imply, truthful play although. what, if I used to be a Traitor I might have achieved the identical. No laborious emotions.”

Maura’s ultimate phrases to digicam had been quick and candy “Rob, youre a f—ng snake, however effectively achieved.”

That left Rob to rejoice alone with a bottle of champagne and host Alan Cumming, who requested the winner how lengthy he thought it could take Maura to return round. “I don’t suppose she’ll ever forgive me, actually,” Rob answered.

However the man who completely dominated the sport from day 1 was nonetheless greater than happy to show folks’s assumptions about him improper. “Folks simply see me as a dumb, sizzling particular person, however I’ve been a Traitor from day 1 And I received. Beat everybody… Now I simply must discover a good lady that hasn’t watched TV an excessive amount of.”

Good luck with that!

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