All the Murders & Banishments on The Traitors Season 3 (So Far)
If you want to catch up on where the Traitors and Faithfuls stand (or fall), then this is your go-to guide
It’s murder and mayhem in the Scottish Highlands, and the deception and strategy are as razor-sharp as ever on Peacock’s The Traitors. But, if you committed the treasonous act of missing an episode — or just need a friendly and faithful reminder — of what's gone down so far, look no further.
Season 3 of the competition series continues, and the fan-favorite players are either being killed by the Traitors or exiled by popular vote at the Round Table. Suffice it to say, no one — except for maybe the Traitors’ fabulously dressed, Emmy Award-winning host Alan Cumming — is safe from elimination.
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One must imagine this is the part when Alan unceremoniously tosses a framed photo onto the floor.
But first...
Who's still playing on The Traitors Season 3?
As of the Thursday, February 27 episode of The Traitors Season 3, Britney Haynes (Traitor), Danielle Reyes (Traitor), Dolores Catania (Faithful), Dylan Efron (Faithful), Gabby Windey (Faithful), and Ivar Mountbatten (Faithful) remain at Ardross Castle.
Now, onto the eliminations! Here are the players who’ve been Murdered or Banished from the show so far. May they rest in peace.
Dorinda Medley – Murdered, Season 3, Episode 2 (Faithful)
The Real Housewives of New York City’s Dorinda Medley hardly had the chance to “make it nice” in the castle as the first person to leave the third season of The Traitors. While deemed a Faithful from the start, the woman known for famously being “on pause” was put on pause for good when she voluntarily put herself in danger’s way (figuratively) when getting on a pontoon during a boat challenge in the season premiere.
Dorinda’s reaction to being one of the eight contestants left out on the water didn’t help her cause, though her murder was ultimately a means to split up the Real Housewives.
Fans were left outraged, needless to say.
Wells Adams – Banished, Season 3, Episode 2 (Faithful)
In the same episode, The Bachelorette’s Wells Adams was next to die, having been voted off following a vote at the Round Table. Some, including Bob the Drag Queen and The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Robyn Dixon, noticed a “shift” in his demeanor following Dorinda’s murder.
They were wrong, of course — Wells was a Faithful through and through. And while his exit ended on a note he says he regrets, he made plenty of new connections that will be fun to watch play out during the March 6 Reunion Special.
Chanel Ayan – Murdered, Season 3, Episode 3 (Faithful)
One such connection that Wells made was with The Real Housewives of Dubai star Chanel Ayan. The Bravoleb brought her signature, bombastic humor and couture fashion to Ardross Castle, and was the second Housewife unceremoniously booted from the grounds.
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The Traitors seemed to choose Ayan not because they saw her as a threat, per se, but because eliminating the Faithful Housewife might put a target on fellow Housewife Robyn Dixon’s back. Two Housewives down, two to go...
Tony Vlachos – Banished, Season 3, Episode 3 (Faithful)
As the first Survivor alum kicked out of Season 3, Tony was also the first eliminated player of the season to really speak his mind upon his Banishment. To his credit, Tony clocked fellow former Survivor winner and competition reality heavyweight "Boston Rob" Mariano as a threat from the beginning. He was right to be cautious, as Rob rallied his fellow Traitors to oust Tony early before he could really put his strategic prowess on display.
Calling Rob a "sellout" on the way out the door — a last-minute warning to his fellow Faithful of the Traitor hiding in their midst — was Tony's final play, but it wouldn't put a stop to Rob for several episodes yet...
Jeremy Collins – Murdered, Season 3, Episode 4 (Faithful)
Another Survivor strategist down!
Jeremy's astute observation that Danielle Reyes was looking a little suspicious was ultimately his downfall: She heard he was putting her name out there, and rallied her fellow Traitors to oust Jeremy before he could do any lasting damage to her reputation.
"I went into this game trying to gain trust from everybody," Jeremy told NBC Insider after his Murder. "I think I did a pretty good job at that. I just talked too much, that's all. I shouldn't have opened my mouth. I should have went in more as a Survivor and not just trying to gain trust."
Bob the Drag Queen – Banished, Season 3, Episode 4 (Traitor)
Bob the Drag Queen was the first Traitor to fall in Season 3, but he did it in style. In arguably the most thrilling Round Table showdown in The Traitors history, Bob and Rob covertly struggled for the unspoken position as Traitors alpha at the end of Episode 4. Rob came out on top, having successfully manipulated the Faithful (especially Dylan Efron) and rallied fellow Traitors Danielle and Carolyn Wiger to his side.
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“I did not know they were going around plotting behind my back. That Rob spoke to the other Traitors about voting me out,” Bob told The Hollywood Reporter (per NBC Insider). “Obviously he persuaded them, which is so annoying because I think, [I’d have to] recount the number, but if Carolyn and Danielle [their fellow Traitors] hadn’t voted for me, I would’ve stayed.”
Robyn Dixon – Murdered, Season 3, Episode 5 (Faithful)
As has become something of a tradition on The Traitors, (most of) the season's Housewives fell fast, and The Real Housewives of Potomac alum Robyn Dixon was no different.
Ultimately, Robyn's problem was that she was too Faithful, making her an easy target for the Traitors; Boston Rob put her name up for elimination, and Danielle and Carolyn agreed to go along with his scheme to keep the peace (for the time being).
Nikki Garcia – Banished, Season 3, Episode 5 (Faithful)
Nikki Garcia, best known for her time in the ring as a professional wrestler, wasn't exactly who her fellow contestants expected her to be; she was quieter and more strategic than they expected from someone whose career was built around spectacle and flash. Nikki found allies in the self-titled "Bambis," but her newly minted friends Chrishell Stause and Gabby Windey would ultimately be her downfall.
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After she was suspected of being a Traitor who'd put herself in one of the coffins in Episode 3 in order to throw the others off her scent, it was all downhill for Nikki. Her stoicism got her Banished in Episode 5, and she left her fellow Faithful with a final warning: "From this point on, don’t judge people [for] who they are or how they are, and don’t have high expectations of [how] you think they should play this game."
Bob Harper – Murdered, Season 3, Episode 6 (Faithful)
It seems fair to say that none of his fellow Faithful would have ever suspected Bob H. of being a Traitor, which is why his time on the series came to a close after he started suspecting Boston Rob of being a Traitor. Rob once again led the charge in the Traitors turret, with Danielle and Carolyn beginning to visibly bristle...
The fan-favorite personal trainer best known for his years on The Biggest Loser captured hearts and minds when he got vulnerable during a Challenge that brought his health struggles to the forefront. But he left the series with no regrets!
Well, maybe one regret: "I was all about the fashion, more so than ever," Bob told NBC Insider. "So when I walked into the room and saw my murder note, I was like, 'No one's gonna get to really appreciate the outfit. Give me just one more outfit!'"
Wes Bergmann – Banished, Season 3, Episode 6 (Faithful)
As one of three competition series heavyweights to enter Season 3 as a surprise twist in Episode 2, Wes Bergmann was on several contestants' Traitor suspect lists — with the irony being that only one of the additional players (Boston Rob) was a true Traitor.
Wes' famously aggressive gameplay, which he honed over a whopping 20 total seasons of The Challenge and its spin-offs, did him in at the bottom of Episode 6, though the final vote was a nailbiter showdown between him and Rob that almost resulted in the show's first Round Table tie. But, ultimately, Rob came out on top.
The loss did little to humble Wes, who ended his time on the series with a pitch-perfect, characteristic takedown of his fellow Faithful: "You are all chess pieces on a board... F--- all you guys."
Derrick Levasseur – Murdered, Season 3, Episode 7 (Faithful)
With Wes gone, Derrick's demise felt like an inevitability. Derrick's real-life detective chops had led him to correctly guess Rob was a Traitor, and so Rob had no choice but to take him out before Derrick could do any real damage.
Little did Rob know that Derrick had laid a clever trap on his way out the castle door: Upon Derrick's Murder being announced, Rob turned to his ally Dylan at the breakfast table and proclaimed he'd been framed by the Traitors. However, it turned out that Derrick had warned Dylan of this exact string of events going down.
Don't play a player.
Speaking of which ...
"Boston Rob" Mariano – Banished, Season 3, Episode 7 (Traitor)
Rob's domination came to an end in Episode 7 when his aggressive manipulation at the Round Table and in the Traitors turret proved to be too much. Danielle and Carolyn were itching to see Rob gone, so both were happy to help vote him out when the time came.
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Despite Derrick's warning, Dylan was hesitant to turn against his friend and ally, and helping Ciara Miller out during that episode's creepy-crawly Challenge had softened some of the suspicion surrounding Rob, But it was Tom Sandoval — arguably the season's dark horse — who helped lead the charge when he refused to continue believing Rob's lies.
Two Traitors down!
Chrishell Stause – Murdered, Season 3, Episode 8 (Faithful)
A walk down the aisle proved deadly when Chrishell was chosen by the remaining Traitors Danielle and Carolyn to be murdered in person. Their reasoning? Much like Robyn Dixon before her, Chrishell was "too Faithful," and would have never been put up for Banishment by the other Faithful.
While Chrishell might best be remembered on the series for turning on her ally Nikki, Nikki assured NBC Insider there are no hard feelings.
"We've actually had really funny conversations since because they just can't believe that they turned," Nikki said of Chrishell and Gabby, laughing. "Being in that atmosphere, I get it. The Round Table has energy like I have never felt before."
Ciara Miller – Banished, Season 3, Episode 8 (Faithful)
Another victim of the dreaded Coffin Theory!
“I was screwed from the minute I got into the coffin,” Ciara told The Daily Dish. “People were really thinking that, 'Well, if there was a Traitor in the coffin last year, then there had to be one in the coffin this year,' and in my head, I’m like, 'Just thinking production-wise, why would they do the same scenario twice?'"
With her fellow Faithful having been so certain that Ciara was a Traitor, her Banishment left them floundering for an answer. Little did they know how close they'd come in the following episode...
Sam Asghari – Murdered, Season 3, Episode 9 (Faithful)
Dubbed the castle's "prince" by Alan Cumming, Sam had just started to get his sea legs when he was Murdered by a bickering Carolyn and Danielle. His Murder was actually a result of the pair being unable to agree on a Faithful to Recruit for Traitor-dom. But given how Sam was starting to suspect the right people, it just might have been the right move after all.
RIP, sweet prince.
Carolyn Wiger – Banished, Season 3, Episode 9 (Traitor)
Carolyn's tears at the Round Table as she and Danielle duked it out one final time in Episode 9 seemed sincere, especially when paired with her final claim that "being a Traitor isn't fun." Carolyn, a former Survivor star, flew under the radar for some time due to her quirky, genuine, "take me as I am" personality; the Faithful liked her!
But Carolyn fell victim to some trip-ups, first at the breakfast table after the wedding-turned-murder when she couldn't recall Alan's outfit from the night before, and then during the Traitors Q&A chess match when she seemed a bit too familiar with how the Traitors had answered the questions.
Carolyn and Danielle finally got their big showdown, but it was Danielle who came out on top — and finally got the chance to recruit Britney Haynes as a fellow Traitor.
Tom Sandoval – Murdered, Season 3, Episode 10 (Faithful)
Oh, Tom! While several of his fellow Faithful had it out for him from the jump, the former Vanderpump Rules star made it to the penultimate episode of the season, taking many by surprise. Ultimately, it was his growing (and vocal) suspicion of Danielle that got him Murdered.
Tom was instrumental in ousting Boston Rob and proved to be a true go-getter in Challenges, particularly the haunted-doll-nursery-rhyme outing. In his final confessional of the season, he seemed genuinely delighted by his own success: "I've enjoyed this so much; I didn't realize I was going to be so good at it," he said upon receiving his Murder notice. "Overall? I was a pleasure to work with for the most part. And valued. Respected."
New episodes of The Traitors Season 3 premiere on Peacock on Thursdays at 9/8c, with the season finale and reunion premiering on March 6.
All episodes of Seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream right now on Peacock.
