"If you have never seen Traitors, you will be sick to death of people telling you to watch Traitors: everybody loves it, no one can ever explain why. They describe the premise and it's a load of people lying to one another. Contestants perform challenges such as the challenge of running faster than most of them would like and then they lie. They are often presented with the dilemma of whether to lie or not, but there is very little suspense, because they always choose"
"Theoretically then, Celebrity Traitors, which starts next Wednesday, should be everything you want from TV, supersized. It arrives in a flurry of promises the most brutal yet with a cast list you couldn't possibly dislike. Clare Balding, Stephen Fry, Charlotte Church, Celia Imrie, Niko Omilana, Paloma Faith: who wouldn't want to see them confronting the darkness, or maybe lack of it, at their moral core?"
Traitors depends on contestants' unguarded deception, paranoia and raw emotional exposure to generate suspense, yet the lying often becomes predictable and reduces tension. Celebrity versions promise amplified drama and a compelling cast, but famous participants tend to self-monitor, perform and protect reputation, weakening spontaneous vulnerability. A well-curated celebrity lineup can avoid pantomime but still fails to produce the emotional authenticity that drives reality-TV engagement. Reality television succeeds when people reveal unvarnished desires, flaws and highs without self-consciousness, and celebrity involvement transforms that dynamic into guarded performance, eroding the format's core appeal.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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