"If the main reaction to The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ One, Monday/Tuesday, 9.35pm) could be summed up with a single emotion, it would be relief that RTÉ has finally managed to make a programme that people are looking forward to watching each night, rather than just being made to feel that they should out of a grim sense of patriotic duty."
"They really need not have worried. The Traitors is like one of those model airplane kits that young boys used to put together with glue before PlayStations came along to fry their brains. As long as you follow the instructions that come with the box, the finished product should look and feel exactly like all the others. Have you tried Focail and Conundrum? Daily word puzzles designed to test your vocabulary and lateral thinking skills."
RTÉ has finally produced a programme that viewers eagerly anticipate watching each night rather than out of patriotic duty. The Traitors Ireland generates relief among viewers and follows a familiar reality-TV formula. The programme is compared to assembling a model airplane kit: following prescribed steps yields a finished product that looks and feels like many predecessors. The show evokes pre-digital nostalgia while emphasizing predictable production choices that prioritize reliable entertainment over innovation. The Traitors Ireland occupies a Monday/Tuesday 9.35pm RTÉ One slot intended to foster habitual nightly viewing.
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