The Traitors fans have been left shaken after an ‘iconic’ episode (Picture: BBC)
*Warning: This contains spoilers for The Traitors season 2 episode 7
The nation is in mourning, or so The Traitors fans have declared on social media after the savage and wild ‘murder’ of one of the BBC show’s most popular Faithfuls ever.
But while viewers have been left devastated by the loss of the much-loved player, it has prompted a flurry of excellent memes and quips, including a brilliantly bizarre (or disturbing) reference to megahit film Saltburn.
Before we dive into the best of what the internet has to offer, let’s recap the shocking events so, final warning, look away now if you don’t want any spoilers.
During Friday’s episode, the three traitors were challenged with murdering a faithful by making them drink from a poisoned chalice, with all signs indicating the victim was Diane.
At the start of Wednesday’s show, it was confirmed that Diane did indeed take a sip of the drink that Traitor Miles had given her, which should have ‘murdered’ her.
The Traitors dressed for a funeral as a Faithful was ‘murdered’ (Picture: BBC)
The Traitors pulled a blinder with its unexpected funeral procession (Picture: BBC)
However, host Claudia Winkleman revealed to the group over breakfast that the ‘poison didn’t work with immediate effect’ and instead the ‘murdered’ contestant would die at the end of the next mission.
‘Think of today, if you will, as a slow march to certain death,’ she intoned.
For the challenge, the contestants then had to act out a funeral procession to discover which of them had been poisoned.
Diane was sadly ‘murdered’ by a poison chalice (Picture: BBC)
Paul was also cast in one of the coffins (Picture: BBC)
As the players walked along a pathway, they had to answer questions to uncover who was safe and who was at jeopardy of being ‘murdered.’
The final three contestants – Diane, Paul and Evie – each had to get into a coffin while the others watched.
The remaining players had to cast their vote for who they thought had been poisoned by throwing a flower into their coffin, and if they chose correctly, the team would win £7,000.
However, viewers said she got the send-off she deserved (Picture: BBC)
The nation is in mourning after the ‘murder’ of Diane (Picture: BBC)
They guessed correctly that it was Diane and she was concealed in the coffin before being praised by Claudia as a ‘brilliant player.’
Right, now we’re up to speed, let’s take a look at how The Traitors fans on X reacted.
Saltburn grave scene, yes really
The nation is mourning
Smile though your heart is breaking
A sly Paddington Bear switch
‘Obsessed’
A Holly Willoughby send-off
Would I Lie To You?
England’s rose will not be forgotton
Even Diane herself weighed in…
She could not be more iconic. At least she got the send-off she deserved.
The Traitors continues tomorrow at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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‘The nation is in mourning,’ one fan said.