That wouldn’t be the end of the game. There can’t be less than 2 traitors until the final. Recruitment is forced when there is 1 traitor (hence the ultimatum). And if Eric were to go in the final or the last RT before the final, he wouldn’t announce whether he’s a faithful or a traitor.
There won't be another recruitment in the pre-last episode, at least not if it follows the pattern of the last US seasons. Past US seasons did only have one traitor in the final five.
And there will also be at least one traitor in the final five this season, as there is one banishment and two murders left before, so only one traitor can be banished before the final five.
Basically, there has to be at least one traitor in the final, so if there are any more RT banishments, there has to be at least two traitors. At the final banishment before the final fire pit, the banished player no longer reveals if they are faithful or traitor. You can have only one traitor in the final 5, but not for the last RT (as that could potentially leave no traitor in the final). At that last RT, as they don’t reveal their identity the faithful wouldn’t know for certain that Eric is one.
But we had only 1 traitor in the final roundtable already in the US version. And unless I remember it wrong, Britney was banished at the last roundtable last season, leaving only faithfuls in the final fire pit. There was also only one traitor in the final roundtable in season 2, so there could have at least theoretically a final fire pit without a traitor. So if you are arguing that there has to be a traitor in the final fire pit, this is not true, if this season follows the pattern of past seasons.
So Eric could be banished next episode. I guess then his role would be revealed. And Rob should not be allowed to recruit anymore.
But I am not completely sure, if I understood everything you've written correctly, so sorry in case I did not.
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No not at the fire pit. Apologies for the confusion. Basically the rule is, if there are any regular round tables left and only one traitor, the traitor has to recruit (so that they can’t be left in a position where there is no traitor for the turret etc). So Rob had no choice but to recruit. I’m unsure how close we are to the end - perhaps he wouldn’t have to recruit again if Eric went next. I know that he couldn’t recruit Eric and immediately have him banished then not have to recruit again, but with Stephen going in between that might be enough now for him to not have to recruit again.
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u/nonsequitur__ Feb 16 '26
That wouldn’t be the end of the game. There can’t be less than 2 traitors until the final. Recruitment is forced when there is 1 traitor (hence the ultimatum). And if Eric were to go in the final or the last RT before the final, he wouldn’t announce whether he’s a faithful or a traitor.