BBC The Traitors' new power explained: what is The Seer?

The Traitors big Claudia Winkleman has thrown successful a large twist successful the BBC show's last hour, with 1 contestant becoming The Seer - but what does it mean for the competition?

With conscionable a fistful of contestants near connected The Traitors up of Friday's finale, there's everything to play for connected the deed BBC One show. While remaining Traitor Charlotte seems to person the remainder of the Faithfuls wrapped astir her small finger, there's 1 large twist that could propulsion a spanner successful the works for the awesome contestant.

In a amusement archetypal for The Traitors, presenter Claudia Winkleman has introduced a large caller relation successful the crippled with conscionable hours to spell earlier the final. As teased by Claudia past week, 1 peculiar contestant volition "win an bonzer powerfulness that could crook the full crippled connected its head".

However, it wasn't until tonight's (Thursday's) occurrence that viewers learnt what the twist was. One contestant is getting the accidental to go The Seer, which comes with the powerfulness of uncovering retired whether 1 different contestant is simply a Faithful oregon a Traitor.

"The Seer has the powerfulness to larn 1 different player's identity," Claudia said. "The Seer volition invitation 1 subordinate this evening to a private, face-to-face meeting. That subordinate that they've chosen, volition person nary prime and indispensable uncover if they are a faithful oregon a traitor. This powerfulness could crook the full crippled connected its head."

The relation comes from the puerility crippled of Werewolf, connected which The Traitors is based. In that game, The Seer gets to secretly find retired 1 of the player's existent individuality successful bid to find the Werewolf.

On The Traitors, if the Seer chooses to find retired Charlotte's existent presumption successful the game, her accidental of winning volition beryllium earnestly hindered - and perchance ruined altogether. With the last taking spot tomorrow, The Seer is apt to uncover their findings to the remainder of the contestants - but volition they judge them?

With fans sussing retired what The Seer twist means for the game, immoderate person taken to societal media with their worries astir however it could impact the final. "I consciousness similar a 'seer' benignant relation is excessively overmuch powerfulness for the signifier of the crippled wherever there's nary consequences," 1 spectator wrote. "Unless it tin spell to immoderate subordinate (including traitors) who tin consecutive up lie, oregon provender each different to the lions."

Another said: "Not capable radical talking astir 'The Seer'. Could alteration the wide result massively." A 3rd wrote: "Presumably the Seer twist could besides scupper Charlotte's plans."

In an exclusive chat with The Mirror, banished Traitor Minah Shannon revealed that she backed Charlotte to spell each the way aft she picked Freddie to beryllium different Traitor. "I honestly deliberation her picking Freddie was the champion determination ever. I don't adjacent deliberation I could person thought of that," she said. "I personally deliberation Freddie's days are numbers and Charlotte has secured herself due to the fact that this goes backmost to wherefore I picked her. Everyone believes she's a faithful and she's not acting immoderate differently.

"The lone happening that volition beryllium her downfall is if she applies excessively overmuch unit and starts doing brainsick worldly oregon if Freddie throws her nether the bus, which helium might. If Leanne comes into meal and kicks off, Freddie mightiness beryllium like, 'Charlotte told me.' But I deliberation she's going to win. I'm convinced."

The Traitors continues time astatine 9pm connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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