Perhaps these dynamics are more amplified in The Traitors because suspicion is at the heart of the show. There is no doubt that contestants play in good faith. But the words we hear resonate with many Black viewers. If there is one thing that has impacted the experience of Black people in this country, it’s the accusation of acting and looking suspicious; Ross, who was banished as a suspected traitor in episode four after the faithfuls were told it was “obvious” that it must be him, faced something similar. But so have many others in different, more serious settings. Similar reasons were given by police officers who stopped and searched the vehicle of Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos in 2020. A tribunal in 2023 found they were in fact doing nothing out of the ordinary.