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S03.E07: Til Death Us Do Part

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Rodney

Rodney

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On 2/6/2025 at 10:02 PM, NeenerNeener said:

This game is going to get a whole lot less entertaining now. Bummer.

Wrong.  It's going to be more entertaining now.😁😁😁😁

The best thing about Rob finally being gone is that he did it to himself by murdering Derrick.  By murdering someone who had already been on to him, he just made it more obvious that he was a Traitor.

I can start watching this season fromb the beginning now that I know he isn't winning.

Won't miss you, Rob!🤣🤣🤣🤣

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30 Helens

30 Helens

Well, that sucks. I don’t know that I wanted Rob to win, but I definitely wanted him to hang around a little longer. I like his strategic mind, and I appreciate the way he plays a game like it’s a game, not a test of his interpersonal value system. I just wish he had taken my advice and targeted Danielle. People were already finding her sketchy, and  I don’t think it would have taken much effort to point them in her direction. Revealing her as a traitor would have taken so much heat off of him. Oh well. At least Britney was spared.

It’s so weird, before this season Danielle had a solid place in my ranking of favorite reality show people. She was definitely in my BB top 3, maybe even #1. But at this point, I can barely stand her. With the incessant weeping (they’re NOT ACTUALLY DEAD!) and the sulky petty infighting, she has lost all my respect. I need her gone.

I’m also quickly losing patience with Carolyn. Like Danielle, she’s too caught up in her emotions and it’s tiresome. I need them to recruit someone who could be a level headed traitor, someone I could root for. Someone like Britney. Or maybe Igar? Because who would suspect a human ottoman. Or even the littlest Efron. There seems to be a little more going on in that head than meets the eyes.

 

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Rodney

Rodney

1 hour ago, 30 Helens said:

Well, that sucks. I don’t know that I wanted Rob to win, but I definitely wanted him to hang around a little longer. I like his strategic mind, and I appreciate the way he plays a game like it’s a game, not a test of his interpersonal value system.

If there is anything about Rob's "strategic mind" to like or respect, then I am Lana Turner.  Which I am not, and thus, there is not.

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hacman00

hacman00

Hate to admit it but Danielle outplayed Rob here by "compromising" to murder Derrick.  Obviously she kept the target on Rob's back and makes him trust her somewhat to not vote for him at roundtable.

Personally, if I was a faithful and knew Rob was a traitor but had no idea who else was I'd stick with Rob until the end.  The Faithfuls are now back to square one...voting to banish based on hunches instead of logic.

1 hour ago, 30 Helens said:

I need them to recruit someone who could be a level headed traitor, someone I could root for. Someone like Britney.

 

I'd recruit Brittany to replace Rob.  She's the only "gamer" left to be the 1 suspect now that Rob is gone.

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DEL901

DEL901

I wish Boston Rob had been brought in as a Faithful.   It would have been fun watching him try to sniff out a traitors while simultaneously defending himself from being suspected a traitor. 

Tactically, while I understand noting to get rid of his biggest threat, he should have murdered Dylan because no one would have believed he killed his biggest defender.  

As for Tom, he finally put 2+2 together and didn’t get 79.

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Thalia

Thalia

I kind of hate that Sandoval received the validation, because it was funny watching him being so sure about Rob and yet no one wanted to listen to him.  

I don't have a whole lot of interest in anyone left, so at least I can quit watching this on Thursdays at 8 CT and can go back to watching Matlock like the rest of the Boomers.   As someone who didn't start watching Big Brother until season 12,  I haven't been really impressed with two of the early legends (Danielle here and Dr. Will on DONDI) I've been watching the past few weeks.  I can't be for her, the remaining women who aren't Britney are the same person to me, and I just can't with Sandoval or the model.  I guess that leaves Dylan or Britney for me to root for.   I guess Carolyn wouldn't be too bad as a winner.  It might be funny to see her win when the other traitors have ignored her since the beginning.  

I want Ivar to stay around just so Britney can do more talking heads mocking him.  Now that was Good TV!

I loved the Red and White wedding costumes.   This show has a fabulous wardrobe budget.   Shirrell's (is that her name) "fortitude" was hilarious, but I don't know that I could have done that.  Ciera was lucky to end up with Rob, and I think that was a glimpse of Rob the Dad of Daughters, as he took the right approach with her.  

 

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90sfan

90sfan

2 hours ago, MicheleinPhilly said:

Didn't Dylan also have a shield? Or am I confusing that with last week? 

He did have the shield and Rob was the only one of the traitors who knew this. I actually thought that Rob was going to convince them to murder Dylan knowing that he would be safe anyway and then no one would have gotten murdered. 

It would have pissed off Carolyn and Danielle, but it would have been good strategy for Rob because once Dylan would have revealed that he had the shield, Rob could have said "I can't be a traitor, I knew Dylan had the shield." It could have taken the suspicion off of him.

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Rai

Rai

I love that Tom and Sam were both right, and that's how Rob was nearly saved. "If these two idiots think he's the traitor, we have this all wrong!" A game that makes you doubt your sanity.

I did love Rob during the challenge. He did great with his partner, and I'm pretty sure I would've been way more like Chrishelle, not gonna lie. But he had played the same card too many times and once even dummies like Sam and Tom are onto you, your time has come.

Team Carolyn for the win.

Yes, the wedding outfits were all gorgeous!

They should kill Tom next if they have any strategy. It puts suspicion on Chrishelle and Dolores for both voting for him AND on Chrishelle for punking out of the challenge (easy to spin that "as a traitor, you knew you'd be safe, and you just didn't want to do it."). It also puts suspicion on Gabby since Dylan keeps gunning for her. And it puts suspicion on Dylan for Tom taking out his buddy Rob, even if Rob was a traitor. A whole bunch of fake leads right here.

I loved Tom's scurrying behind Dylan and Rob with his giant mug of tea. This guy is unintentionally hilarious.

But why does Dylan keep voting for Gabby? This is the second time he's done it, seemingly without any reason. What's his beef with her?

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fishcakes

fishcakes

I like Rob so I'm sorry he's not staying a while (I never expect him to win anything anymore because the target on him is way too big), but I will continue to watch just because I really want to see Danielle lose.

Tom's face was less crazy than usual, which was disappointing, but Britney's absolute look of disgust as Ivar sipped his breakfast tea made up for it.

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MerBearHou

MerBearHou

1 hour ago, fishcakes said:

I like Rob so I'm sorry he's not staying a while (I never expect him to win anything anymore because the target on him is way too big), but I will continue to watch just because I really want to see Danielle lose.

I like Rob too -- always have -- so this Traitors just got a lot less interesting to me.  Most of these characters I either don't care about at all or actively dislike, like Danielle.  

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ladle1

ladle1

Really glad I decided to watch this one on my lunch hour, ew. 

Who knew that Tom Sandoval, of all people, would be such delightful comic relief?? That moment when Rob and Dylan were walking down the hall, and walked right past Tom like he was Mr. Cellophane, not even bothering to pause their conversation? LOL. The look of Tom's face that said "yeah, fair" when Chrishelle voted for him? And then the terrified look on Tom's face followed by Dolores's casual expression when she revealed her vote for him? GOLD. 

 

 

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zenithwit

zenithwit

Yasss!  Love that Boston Rob Dan Gheesling'ed himself. 

Note to future Traitors contestants coming from the Big Brother / Survivor world: the Traitors is a completely different game and your strategies from BB and Survivor don't work here.  And that rule is multiplied by 10 if there are other "gamer" type contestants who are faithfuls.  With this show, you need to "murder" randomly and vote with the group at banishment.  Or in other words, be more like Cirie.

Side note: the fashion in this episode was fabulous.  I don't how they do it but Alan's outfits get better with each season.  Whoever is in charge of wardrobe deserves a raise.

Double side note: Alan is just overall a perfect host for this show.  I love him so much.  

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Tachi Rocinante

Tachi Rocinante

15 minutes ago, zenithwit said:

Side note: the fashion in this episode was fabulous.  I don't how they do it but Alan's outfits get better with each season.  Whoever is in charge of wardrobe deserves a raise.

Agree - and this was the first time I can remember that some of the players looked better than Alan. Dylan and Tom's outfits were subtle but they popped.

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SourK

SourK

I have never heard of Tom outside of this, but I like his outfits.

I have mixed feelings about losing Rob. He was an interesting player, but I felt like the show was milking it too much. Like, when he gave his speech about Britney, and the music was soaring like it was so happy for him -- I was like, "Okay, he speaks well, but it doesn't warrant this much fanfare."

He does remind me of Dan, in that I think he is invited on reality shows partly because he's good at setting up moments for the camera, and he might have been prioritizing that above his actual game.

Maybe now that he's gone though, the editing will turn some other people into stronger/more interesting characters.

9 hours ago, Thalia said:

Ciera was lucky to end up with Rob, and I think that was a glimpse of Rob the Dad of Daughters, as he took the right approach with her. 

He was really charming in that moment.

I thought it was interesting that the all-female pairs were like, "We'll both close our eyes and encourage each other," and the all-male pairs were like, "Snuh-huh-huh -- you have bugs on you!"

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meep.meep

meep.meep

At least Boston Rob went out well.  And he totally got his partner through the mission.  The moment they showed the creepy shacks, I knew it was the vermin.

One thing that seems different from any other version I've watched - when they come down to breakfast and the door opens, no one is rushing to hug the people coming in the door.  It's like they're playing it too cool.

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snarts

snarts

Bummed.

I've always enjoyed Boston Bob's game play. Watching him talk Ciara through the challenge was a good example. He's affable, enjoys learning about other people, doesn't take hinself or the game too seriously. Plus, he's smarter than most. 

Most importantly, I despise Danielle & hated seeing her celebrate.  

Rooting for Ciara or Dylan. Wouldn't be mad to see Dolores or Carolyn win either. Maybe throw in Sam. 

Please let them murder eithet not Tara Lipinski or Sandoval. Her voice & his face annoy me. 

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MerBearHou

MerBearHou

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9 minutes ago, gibasi said:

I don't watch a lot of reality shows and have never seen Rob before. I liked him and will miss him. Why does everyone hate him so much? Danielle can go any time now. I am not sure who to root for now.

Not everyone hates Boston Rob — I like him a lot and always enjoy seeing him compete.  I think there is a resentment of his over-familiarity because he’s been on a lot of reality shows and is a strong figure.  He’s confident and doesn’t suffer fools.  I very much liked what he said at the end about Carolyn and adversely about Danielle.  

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Crazydoxielady

Crazydoxielady

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6 hours ago, snarts said:

Please let them murder eithet not Tara Lipinski or Sandoval. Her voice & his face annoy me. 

I cannot watch with any interest if Sandoval stays. He makes my skin crawl.

And Gabby has such a baby voice, it alternately fascinates me and irks me. It's strange to me that she was on the Bachelor as I don't find her that cute... oh well.

Boston Rob is from two towns over from me. I have always been a fan. I love seeing him in his Zaddy era. I will miss him, but he played too aggressively.

Carolyn's faces are just incredible. She cracks me up. There is a illustrator on IG that did a montage of her faces recently...

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peachmangosteen

peachmangosteen

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13 hours ago, SourK said:

I thought it was interesting that the all-female pairs were like, "We'll both close our eyes and encourage each other," and the all-male pairs were like, "Snuh-huh-huh -- you have bugs on you!"

Dylan (I don't remember how he spells his name and I don't care enough to look) was being pretty supportive with Tom to his face. He was only making fun of him in the confessionals.

Which, let's talk about the weird ass filter they're using in the confessionals. It's creepy and it's just another thing that makes the show come across so manufactured.

12 hours ago, gibasi said:

I don't watch a lot of reality shows and have never seen Rob before. I liked him and will miss him. Why does everyone hate him so much? Danielle can go any time now. I am not sure who to root for now.

I wish people hated him lol. But no, people think he's a legend for reasons I've never been able to understand.

SO glad he's gone. The 3 overrated gamer guys all going back to back is absolutely amazing.

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meep.meep

meep.meep

I don't hate Boston Rob, he's just been on my screen too long.  He played Survivor like 4 times until he finally won, then they brought him back for another season as an "advisor."  He and his wife were on Amazing Race 3 times and never won.  It seems like you can pick a competitive reality show and he's done it.

I've never seen a minute of Big Brother or the Bachelor shows and avoid the Housewives like the plague.

Why won't they murder Sam, Ivar, Sandoval, or Dylan?  They didn't all have shields this time.

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ladle1

ladle1

I’m rooting for Carolyn! I love that she’s out there repping for neurodivergent folks. And I feel like lots of people, whether neurodivergent or neurotypical, can relate to feeling misunderstood and underestimated. I do agree that her facial expressions can be jarring, but I don’t get the sense that she’s mugging for the cameras- I think that’s just…her?

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violet and green

violet and green

21 hours ago, meep.meep said:

One thing that seems different from any other version I've watched - when they come down to breakfast and the door opens, no one is rushing to hug the people coming in the door.  It's like they're playing it too cool.

Oh, it's such a relief. I can't bear the extended hugging scenes in other versions.

I also appreciate they don't show the boring, pointless, and ultimately puncturing of the illusion of the castle atmosphere footage of them getting into their cars to leave for the night, as per the UK version. Which also lacks Alan's wonderful campery and witticisms and fabulous outfits.

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AntFTW

AntFTW

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3 minutes ago, peachmangosteen said:

I maybe could have got through the first 2 (but probably not lol) but I would have tapped out for sure when the stuff got poured on them. Massive respect to all of them for finishing that challenge.

Same. The moment they start dumping critters on me is the moment I probably would have bowed out.

If I made it past all that, I would have given up the moment they pulled a snake out. Me and snakes aren't friends. Any challenge with rodents and/or snakes will have a 100% chance of me quitting.

 

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SoMuchTV

SoMuchTV

On 2/7/2025 at 10:35 AM, Thalia said:

Ciera was lucky to end up with Rob, and I think that was a glimpse of Rob the Dad of Daughters, as he took the right approach with her.  

I’m not exactly either a fan or a hater of Rob, but I admire how he read the room and handled that situation. I can see how it could have potentially come off as condescending but it seemed to be what worked in the moment. 

And please tell me they all got a full shower and change of clothes before they got back in their vehicles! Just shaking those clothes out would not be enough!

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