Even the wolfhound’s tongue was hanging out – and episode three of the new series did not disappoint!
***Spoiler warning: The following contains details from episode three of The Traitors Ireland.***
Here are the key moments from episode three:
A statement murder
After all her main character energy in Monday night’s episode, when she helped to banish Traitor Edelle from the castle – albeit on ah-here evidence – Laura was deemed too “dangerous” by surviving Traitors Carla, Fionula, and Páraic K to remain. “No surprises there,” an emotional Laura said after opening the envelope and discovering her fate. “I’ve had the best time. I wouldn’t change it for the world, and I’m so happy I got to play the game.” Hats off for being a good sport, but she peaked too soon!
Seán A goes all-in
After a “stupid slip of the tongue” that saw him wrongly labelled as a potential Traitor, Seán A had some bridge building to do with “The Boys’ Club” and promised the doubters they would “see a different me today”. Convincing no one, he then said he thought the Traitors hadn’t voted against fellow Traitor Edelle – wrong! – and put innocent Faithfuls Janet and Donal in the frame! And he was only getting warmed up!
The best mission so far
After all of Seán A’s digging, the action moved to a row of coffins for the latest mission, “a twisted little game of hide-and-seek”, as host Siobhán McSweeney put it. The players were then taken to four locations around the grounds and sealed inside coffins, with each hoping that chosen rescuer Sam “would free them from their fate”. However, only a certain number could be saved from that night’s murder. After Sam rescued Faithful Seán C and Traitor Páraic K, the trio set off to find more of their fellow contestants.
They then rescued the claustrophobic Janet and “not suspicious” Diego, leaving frenemies David and Donal under the lids. Fate soon smiled kindly on Faithfuls Pauric O and Denis and – yes! – Traitor Carla, with DJ and Seán A the unlucky duo still box-bound. Faithful Pete was the next out, so that meant it was ciao to Anna, Aoife, Kayleigh, and Saoirse! And the rescuers even knew beforehand that it was Anna’s birthday!
In total, eight players were rescued; €4,000 was added to the prize pot, nine including Sam were safe from being murdered, and the rest, bar Traitor Fionula, were set for an anxious night post-roundtable.
The roundtable that went round and round and round
It was Seán A vs Donal, or as Pauric O brilliantly put it afterwards, “One fella who couldn’t put the shovel down all day and another fella who could do with putting it up!” Whatever about in the room, trying to follow the back-and-forth at home was like minding mice at a crossroads. Donal gave a terrible defence of himself. Not to be outdone, Seán A then protested his innocence while wrongly pointing the finger at Donal, and in the end 17 contestants (including Traitors Carla, Fionula, and Páraic K) decided to banish Seán A, whose disastrous day was at an end. To gasps, he then revealed that he was a Faithful all along and, shell-shocked but classy, said it was all in the game. “The Traitors had a ball tonight!” concluded Siobhán McSweeney icily. As did the fans!
Pete points the finger at Fionula – again
After all that, military police officer Pete immediately copped that Fionula – a Traitor that he has already voiced suspicions about – was saying nothing about Seán A’s exit. Hmmm… “So Seán, you might have messed up, but you also helped us,” Pete said to camera. Safe from murder ahead of next Sunday’s episode, will Pete now snare Fionula in episode four?
‘A softer murder this time’
And so, it was left to Traitors Carla, Fionula, and Páraic K to close out the episode in dastardly fashion. Fionula wanted Ian on the hit list; Páraic K contended that they needed “a softer murder this time”, and Carla, bless, saw Aoife and Saoirse as ideal candidates because their demise “won’t point fingers at any of us”. They voted, cackled, said their goodbyes graveside, and left us wanting more!
The Traitors Ireland continues on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.