"If there is one defining moment from this season of The Traitors - other than Michael Rapaport's plate-forward style of eating, that is - it may well be the riveting pre-roundtable confrontation between turret frenemies Candiace Dillard Bassett and Rob Rausch in the last episode. After Candiace learns Rob hid that Colton Underwood had been sharing his suspicions about her before his murder, she calls her fellow Traitor a snake."
"But it wasn't just the preamble that made episode eight's roundtable anticlimactic. For anyone paying attention to The Traitors's extratextual drama, Rob ousting Candiace had become a foregone conclusion. After he led the charge against fellow Traitor Lisa Rinna in episode seven, ultimately facilitating her banishment from the castle, digital creator Sarah Pop posted a video accusing former Love Islander Rob of being a "boy's boy" who has always prioritized alliances with men over women."
Episode eight centers on a riveting pre-roundtable confrontation between Candiace Dillard Bassett and Rob Rausch, set against glimpses of Michael Rapaport's distinctive eating. Candiace learns Rob hid that Colton Underwood shared suspicions about her before his murder and calls Rob a snake, warning her name will be brought up if banished. Dramatic camera zooms heighten the one-on-one exchange, and the subsequent roundtable feels anticlimactic as she is banished in a near-unanimous vote without Rob breaking a sweat. Prior online tensions foreshadowed the outcome: a creator accused Rob of prioritizing male alliances, and heated comments between Rob and Candiace underscored their antipathy.
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