Salmon is the real “Traitors” power player
On a show built around betrayal, murder and psychological warfare, contestants are often left with more questions than answers. But the most poignant and heated query at the breakfast table is: Did you get the salmon? This season of “The Traitors” has been, from a food perspective, deeply strange. There was Michael Rapaport whose “primitive” eating habits were compared to those of Dorinda Medley’s cavapoo. The image of a man who lost all sense of ceremony in a show that is almost completely about leaning into the avant garde and fantastical pomp of a Scottish castle. Rob Rausch being borderline pornographic with the boiled eggs. Stephen Colletti innocently slicing turkey and unintentionally sparking one of the most wild crashouts in “Traitors” history. Meals feel less like a relaxing reprieve after long, arduous missions and more like a tension-filled calm before a storm you’re 100% certain is coming — and may very well take you with it. If I had the threat of murder looming over my head, I wouldn’t have an appetite either. But by …
