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Carolyn Wiger Wanted to Be Underestimated. She Also Wanted Respect.
“I have so many people who reach out to me to say, ‘I didn’t even think a freak like me could go on TV until I saw you,’” says The Traitors star.
Wiger’s elimination comes as something of a surprise; widely celebrated for her quirky, unfiltered, and emotionally open nature that’s rooted in her history overcoming addiction, the Survivor alum is a formidable strategist who typically uses others’ underestimation of her to advance her gameplay. This tactic seemed to work for much of this season, with the Faithfuls often doubting Wiger’s capacity to be duplicitous (“She’s all over the place,” “I just can’t see her pulling it off”) while focusing on louder players like Boston Rob and Wes Bergmann. The fiery face-off between the two was a natural climax of the Traitors’ escalating mistrust, dating back to Reyes’s response to Boston Rob turning on Bob the Drag Queen.
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