Is this the new Dickens? One gripping gameshow brings together horror, secrets and mystery. Viewers cannot look away.
Secret formula behind smash hit The Traitors
Is this the new Dickens? One gripping gameshow brings together horror, secrets and mystery. Viewers cannot look away.
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A crowd of people enter a wood, where they find three coffins. Then the undertakerSomebody who prepares dead bodies for funerals. tells them that one of them is about to die.
This was the scene in last Wednesday's episode of The Traitors. A player was leaving the gameshow, and the funeral was her goodbye.
The idea behind the The Traitors is simple. Twenty-two players are hoping to win a cash prize. Three of them are Traitors, working together to "murder" the other players. The rest of the players have to guess their identity. Each episode is watched by more than five million people.
What is the secret to the show's popularity?
Spooky setting. The gameshow takes place in a castle.
Guilty secrets. Other contestants have their own secrets too, and each episode brings a surprise.
Mission impossible. The cash prize grows with each challenge, such as firing crossbows.
Table talk. Each night the players vote somebody off, causing anger and tears.
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Backing the baddies. Even though the Traitors lie and cheat, viewers hope they will stay in the game.
Fans of the show say it has revived reality TV, with all the drama of an amazing novelA book which tells a story. .
Yes! The Traitors shows that television can be as dramatic and enjoyable as any book. It is silly to say that books are always better.
No! Reality TV is hardly ever as moving as a well-written novel. And some expertsSomeone who knows a lot about a particular subject. even think watching too much is bad for our brains.
Undertaker - Somebody who prepares dead bodies for funerals.
Novel - A book which tells a story.
Dickens - Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) was an English writer who is known for books such as A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist and Great Expectations.
Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
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Secret formula behind smash hit The Traitors

Glossary
Undertaker - Somebody who prepares dead bodies for funerals.
Novel - A book which tells a story.
Dickens - Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) was an English writer who is known for books such as A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist and Great Expectations.
Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.