Overview
- Harriet Tyce confronted a prime suspect and then asked to be voted out in a deliberate 'kamikaze' move after failing to persuade the group at the roundtable.
- On the companion show, she learned her suspicions were correct and described the risk as one that could have become the 'biggest humiliation' of her life.
- Following her departure, the Traitors chose to murder rather than recruit and unknowingly shortlisted protected players, leaving only one unshielded target.
- Shield dynamics intensified scrutiny within the castle after one contestant secretly claimed protection, drawing criticism from fellow players and viewers.
- Viewer reaction ranged from praise to frustration, with some alleging missing context in the edit, while the BBC stated claims of staging or scripting are categorically untrue.