"It shows how many people fail to grasp the very basic reality that this is a game show You may have heard of The Traitors Ireland. You may well be one of the 600,000-odd people who tuned in to the first episode on RTÉ One and have been glued ever since."
"And if you are, you'll get the gist of the game by now: that the 'traitors', as chosen by host Siobhán McSweeney, need to be fairly deceptive, two-faced and backstabby in order to get ahead and stay undetected. The job spec is fairly straightforward - lie like you are being paid by the hour to do it."
Many viewers fail to grasp that this is a game show. Around 600,000 people tuned in to the first episode on RTÉ One and remained engaged. The format designates some contestants as 'traitors' whose objective is to deceive fellow players and avoid detection. Successful traitors adopt deceptive, two-faced, and backstabbing behaviors to gain advantage and progress in the competition. The role's expectations are straightforward and tactical: lie convincingly and continuously, treating deception as the primary tool for winning.
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