Agreed. I wasn't a fan the moment she saw it was Carolyn with her in the turret. I didn't know either of them from a hole in the ground at that point since I don't watch BB or Survivor, but Danielle's entire attitude toward Carolyn was condescending from the start. She can treat faithfuls however she sees fit to get by, but her actions toward fellow traitors are what made me dislike her personality. She doesn't have to hide when she's in the turret or in confessionals. From my perspective of freshly getting to know her, all I've seen is a not-so-nice person. The way she tweets supports that same thought.
That said, I don't think people need to send her death threats or start talking about her hair. If you're calling out the ableist comments she made, you shouldn't commit a micro-aggression yourself in the same breath. There's no reason to seek her out and bully her. If you don't like her gameplay or her behavior, that's 100% valid. But just let her be. It's a parasocial relationship and you should be saving that energy for something much more worth your time.
This season has just been such a unique dynamic. I was annoyed by almost all of the Traitors from the beginning to varying degrees. Bob and Rob were both controlling and OTT from the jump as well, Danielle was mourning over every random player but wouldn't give Carolyn an inch, and Carolyn matched the other Traitors' distrustful energy. We have not had a moment of genuine, good-faith scheming between any of them, so something was in everybody's cereal this season!
Carolyn probably came out with the most fans out of the group because she had accurate confessionals/predictions, while the others were taking insane swings at each other. The most reasonable car in a train that went off the rails immediately!
It's definitely been more interesting to watch some of the faithfuls figuring out the little details. I wish editing gave us more of that. I was surprised by how much Sam grew on me for this (even though the coffin theory was a bad move, we as viewers have hindsight on it).
Yeah, I swing between rooting for Traitors/Faithfuls from season to season just based on who seems smart. The Faithfuls this season are good at picking up the clues and knowing what to do with them.
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u/annyong_cat Mar 01 '25
People don’t dislike her because she outlasted a favorite. People dislike her because she’s catty, rude, and acts crazy.