Traitors: New Blood Episode 9 is the episode that finally lets me get to know these contestants, which feels both like a great thing, considering we’re getting close to the end, and too little, too late. It would have been much better to get this honest glimpse at not just people’s motivations, but emotions, much earlier. Particularly considering that we don’t have the advantage of coming into this with opinions on the contestants.
But the more you care, the more you suffer, and all that. And that’s part of the problem with a show such as this one. Just as spending time with these people makes it harder for Joe and Katie, knowing more about why they’re playing this game makes it harder for us to really root against anyone. Except, you know, Victor. He’s played the villain role to a “T,” even when he’s right. He probably has a career on reality TV, if he wishes.
In this episode, however, we saw the game flip once again. It seemed like after Tomica’s ousting, Joe was clearly next. I wasn’t sure if anyone would catch Katie, but I wasn’t sure Joe could actually turn things around. Of course, since this show continues to give us the worst cliffhangers, we’re not sure if he actually did....