BBC’s The Traitors saw a huge twist (Image: BBC)
Fans of were met with a tense scene in the opening of Wednesday evening’s episode. It saw Fozia and Leon playing in a game of luck to secure their place in the competition.
The previous episode saw the Traitors tasked with a risky challenge. Together they had to select four players to play a deadly game, with the losing Faithful being murdered by the Traitors face to face.
At breakfast, the remaining players realised that Alexander, Leon, Fozia and Anna were missing. In the previous episode, fans at home had seen that Alexander and Anna were safe, leaving Leon and Fozia to face their fate.
Presenter Claudia Winkleman lay eight cards down on the table in front of the two players as she explained that seven of them said death and one said life. Leon and Fozia had to take it in turns to flip over the cards, with them hoping to find the life card.
In the dramatic scene, Claudia explained: “If you find the life card, you survive. The other player, however, you will be murdered.
Fozia was murdered on BBC’s The Traitors (Image: BBC)
“I am going to leave. For one of you, goodbye forever.”
However, as they wished each other well and began to turn the cards, the show then cut to breakfast back in the castle – leaving fans in the dark about who had been eliminated from the competition.
Fans at home were in bits over the tense scenes. One viewer wrote on X/Twitter: “This is an absolutely brutal start #TheTraitors.”
Another added: “Oh I don’t like this final round… We’ve waited all week for a game of luck as opposed to a game of skill? Awful choice by the production team #TheTraitors.”
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Leon was saved in the game of luck (Image: BBC)
While a third theorised: “Surely it’ll be Leon who goes??? He didn’t seem to understand the card game. When Fozia asked him which card to pass, he said ‘any’ lol #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors.”
Later in the episode it was revealed that luck was not on Fozia’s side and the Faithful player lost out as Leon drew the life card. The Traitors then appeared and revealed themselves as they informed Fozia she had been murdered.
The contestant had a stern word for one of them as she warned: “Linda, get a good night’s sleep tonight because you’re going next.”
Speaking about her exit, Fozia simply said: “And it’s all over.”