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TV Tuesdays Free Talk
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Traitors US just capped off a phenomenal run. I know a lot of people roll their eyes at competition/reality tv, but it's genuinely a good show that I would recommend to just about anyone. It's self-aware and over the top in all the best ways, but under all the silliness there is an interesting game of strategy and social engineering. Of all the reality tv that I was "forced" to watch with my ex, this is the one show that I went back to and watched on my own. During the finale, I was actually pacing around the living room like it was the final two minutes of a tight playoff game.
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Rob is the GOAT. He knew when to jump ship on LFR, he allowed Candice to hang herself when she was coming after him as part of some weird housewife vengeance quest, he killed all the right people at the right time, he dominated the challenges, he took the dagger from the one person who would've used it against him, and with everything on the line, he betrayed the one person he knew he could trust so he could keep all the money to himself like a cold blooded mfer. It was a perfect run. And to top it off, he's really really really ridiculously good looking. Well done. I can't believe it's the same guy who cried in the pool on Love Island USA.
I also loved this season and I agree with everything you said. I didn’t watch the traitors until this season because I saw a bunch of edits of Rob Rausch, including a clip of him correcting Michael Rappaport on “commiserating.” I was intrigued cause I knew he was a Love Island contestant but I’ve never seen that show and I didn’t know they cast smart people as well (apparently they do this to add some tension?).
I love him. We’re about the same age but he’s kind of my idol. There’s a Love Island clip of him where he goes “I don’t owe you an explanation, I don’t even know you, I don’t even like you that much.” And I was like damn… that sounds like some shit that I’d say.