Furious The Traitors fans slam ‘Seer’ twist and insist it ‘completely ruined’ the final
THE Traitors fans claim a shock new twist ruined the entire 2025 series.
They made dozens of complaints as a pair of surprise winners walked away with the £94K cash prize in very tense scenes.
The extended-length episode of The Traitors on Friday saw Leanne and Jake, both faithfuls from the start, scoop a life-changing cash prize after kicking off fellow forever Faithful Francesca in the last stage of Claudia Winkleman‘s BBC One show.
Yet viewers were less than impressed at The Seer twist, which was brought in earlier this week, and saw final Traitor Charlotte booted out.
During the scenes, Claudia revealed to the contestants that one of them will be given an “extraordinary power” which will change the game – with The Sun revealing it would rip the game from Charlotte’s hands.
It played out similarly to The Seer’s role in the card game Werewolf, where one player can see which players are secretly werewolves.
In the show’s iteration, faithful Frankie called in Charlotte, before the latter was then disclosed as a Traitor.
Then followed a war of words in the banishment ceremony, with the ladies both insisting each other was lying and the fellow show stars unsure as to who to believe.
This ultimately led to Charlotte – who had been playing a blinder with a fake Welsh accent – to be banished right at the start of the 70-minute finale.
One took to X to confess: “I hadnt watched #Traitors before this season and really enjoyed it all the way until the daft Seer thing.
“It completely ruined the final, everything that happened in the final episode was predictable and drawn out.”
Another put: “Amazing series but I think the seer idea spoilt it. Charlotte deserved to win.”
A third mused: “The Seer twist didn’t work in this season of the Traitors for me. It just threw both involved under a massive aloud. The easiest thing to do to be sure for the other contestants was to eject both from the game. Would like to see it removed/adjusted for future series.”
One simply put: “Dear producers, dump the Seer idea next year. Thank you.”
Another commented: “Love the #traitors but that stupid Seer thing ruined the show. After that it was entirely predictable that Charlotte and Frankie would be voted out.”
How does The Traitors work and who hosts it?
The Traitors first launched in the UK in 2022, after the Dutch format was acquired by the BBC.
Claudia Winkleman is the show’s host, and has now hosted all three series to date.
How does it work?
It is a reality game show that involves 22 contestants, and some of them are chosen to be The Traitors.
The Traitors sees a group of contestants taking part in “the ultimate game of truth and deception”.
The group of contestants are competing for the chance to walk away with a huge cash prize.
While navigating through a series of challenges, the team are also tasked with figuring out who the Traitors are in the group (usually three contestants).
Each night, the Traitors gather to “eliminate” one of the Faithful, removing them from the competition
Meanwhile, the traitors can be “banished” if they’re successfully outed as a traitor by a faithful.
The winners of the show are either the Traitor who remains undetected or the Faithfuls if they successfully eliminate all the Traitors.
The prize sees the winner could get £120K.
One then surmised: “Please NEVER add a power like the Seer again. completely ruins the show, no one would’ve suspected Charlotte otherwise.”
SHOW CHAMPS
After Charlotte’s eviction, the final banishment saw Traitors Alexander and Frankie also given the boot and missing out on the cash prize.
After the result was revealed, Leanne said of her win: “I’m completely overwhelmed and it was so unexpected. I’m so proud of myself.
“Every day for me was just surviving, I just wanted to make it to breakfast and before I knew it we were at the final.”
Jake then added: “Not in a million years did I think I would make it. Always expect the unexpected was my motto going into the game – never get complacent.”
Leanne told how she hoped to spend her cash on IVF to have another baby with her fiancee, while Jake, who has cerebral palsy, planned to spend his cash on giving back to his mum and dad after a difficult childhood.
Glamorous blonde Leanne, with 32.3m fans, is also primed for a successful Instagram career.
A TV source said: “Agents looking at impact need only assess the cast’s growth online to see whose profile has skyrocketed.
“Leanne has spoken so movingly about her difficult time with premature twins and her desire to have another baby with her fiance, so is bound for mumfluencer success online.”