"The Celebrity Traitors final was so good that the TV moment of the year (Nick revealing he'd written Joe's name on his slate) only held its crown for six minutes before the actual TV moment of the year (Alan revealing he'd been a traitor all along) completely stole it. Epic congratulations to Alan, a full-spectrum entertainment booking, who from the first minutes of this season catapulted himself to the status of high-value national treasure,"
"But this represents a radical break with the past 20 years, where politicians and prime ministers became transfixed by the popularity of reality TV. In the first twisted heyday of the genre, politicians really thought it was the answer and they could steal its best bits to succeed in their own trade. Now I think that even they realise a show like The Celebrity Traitors is the thing people escape to in an age when none of our leaders have any answers."
"Only one man the biggest reality TV star of that first golden era instinctively understood the explosively popular new genre's dynamics and true meaning and import, and bent them to his will. He is now enjoying a second residency, not in Vegas, but in the White House. Vladimir Putin also got it. But in the anglophone world, all the other politicians had reality TV totally wrong. Wronger than Kate Garraway, if that puts it into perspective."
The Celebrity Traitors finale delivered two consecutive television moments, with Alan's traitor reveal eclipsing an earlier Nick-Joe slate moment. Alan's performance elevated him to national-treasure status while Joe Marler surged in public affection. A public figure, David Olusoga, featured in a comparative aside about being notably wrong that week. No senior politician attempted to use the show for political advantage, marking a break from two decades when politicians sought to emulate reality-TV dynamics. Only one major reality TV figure and Vladimir Putin truly understood the genre's political power, while anglophone politicians misread it.
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