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After a few days, I'm back with this series! Sorry that it's been a while, I had a few technical problems and I lost my two documents I'm using to write these posts, it took a few days to recover them so now we're back!

Once again, I base my rankings on gameplay and watchability and nothing out of show. Just my usual reminder that this is just my opinion and I'd love to discuss this with you in the comments but lets keep it nice!

350: Melinda (CA2): Poor faithful. Had the potential to be really entertaining but sadly just fell down the slippery slope that was the teamwork levels in CA2 (both faithfuls and traitors). I do like Melinda outside of the show but here, she wasn’t great. 

349: Jackie (NZ2): Very poor traitor with nothing really going for her in terms of entertainment or gameplay hence why she isn’t higher. Because of the sheer amount of Traitors we had in NZ2, the ones who weren’t memorable really stick out like a sore thumb. Maybe some people think this is too low, but there are other not great traitors that are at least memorable. 

348: Hannah (AU2): Well, she wasn’t quite as bad as Sarah or Keith, but oh my gosh was it infuriating to watch her confessionals after Annabel was banished. Out of all people who could have been a a traitor, she somehow landed on Luke? The reason she isn’t lower is because she did at least click onto the fact it was Sam eventually, however, she got murdered immediately afterwards.  

347: MK (AU1): Only lasted 2 episodes but didn’t make a great impression in that time. For whatever reason, he treated the game as if it was court and it made everyone feel really awkward, very much a chaos player. But AU1 has several players who are chaotic so MK just fades into the background of only lasting 2 episodes and being a bit frustrating. 

346: Robbie (NZ1): Definitely came in with a bit of a disadvantage due to not knowing anyone beforehand but what killed her run was her stint as a traitor. I’m of the opinion that you shouldn’t throw your fellow traitors under the bus when you’re being voted out (cough cough a certain UK1 recruit). Dan could have had an even deeper run if Robbie hadn’t winked at him. Nothing of note as a faithful, and very poor as a traitor.  

345: Donna (US4): Poor choice for the ST. I can see what the producers were trying to do but she was just far too suspicious. In a season with in my eyes relatively poor gameplay, aside from one exception, Donna stands out as one of the weakest. I think the ST could be a good idea but in both of its seasons, its full potential hasn’t been used. 

344: Livi (UK3): I have a ton of respect for her out of show but on show she wasn’t great. Played far too emotionally  and seemed to be weirdly fixated on Freddie. If we were just basing this on the firs thalf of her run, she’d be a bit higher, but she absolutely tanked her own game in the second half by appearing far too faithful.  

343: Loryn (NZ1): I’m a bit critical of people who call Loryn the worst Traitor ever. Was she good? No, but Loryn being voted out first I think was largely the result of good faithfuls (namely Brooke and Sam). Played the game far too quietly however, and I don’t see her making it much further. 

342: Lauren (CA2): Another person who I have a lot of respect for outside of show but among the worst faithfuls ever. Had tunnel vision on Cedric and had a blind spot towards Neda. She gets superseded entertainment wise by Tranna, so sadly I have to rank her very low. 

341: Laurie (CA2): I’m sure you’re beginning to see that there are just some seasons I’m not huge on. Laurie had clocked onto Neda but was far too easily swayed by Tranna and Lauren. Also had tunnel vision on Cedric, not as bad as Lauren but still very much a factor that led to the faithfuls this season being so poor. 

340: Colton (US4): Not too bad at the game but absolutely tanks in terms of watchability.  He reminds me of US2 Peter but significantly worse. As I’ve said I’m not ranking out of show stuf but....... yikes. A very poor casting choice from the producers, similar to Michael. Came across as way too overconfident and very much hit a ceiling in terms of how far he could go. 

339: Aaron (CA2): The last CA2 player who I have super low. Not as bad as the ones I’ve talked about previously but for whatever reason, he just seemed to be put on a pedestal by a lot of the other players. Had tunnel vision on Mike and had nothing of note entertainment wise. 

338: Matt (AU1): Complete chaos. He did provide some entertainment and I can’t acuuse him of being boring, but he was incredibly destructive to the game of the faithful due to how suspicious he appeared. Very disruptive and him going completely ballistic just came out of nowhere due to a misunderstanding. Didn’t dislike him, but terrible gameplay wise. 

337: Dan (US2): And here we have another traitor who tanked other people’s games as well as his own. I don’t like Pahedra as much as most people do, but Dan throwing away her game automatically puts him low on this list. Appeared suspicious from the beginning and among the worst traitors we’ve ever seen. Made no alliances and just played a very poor game.  

336: Candiace (US4):  I don’t dislike her to the extent that some people do but she handled Rob turning on Lisa terribly to the point that he really had no choice but to vote her out as well. Just came across as a bit of a sore loser and it’s a shame because she actually didn’t have a terrible social game (the reunion didn’t do her any favours either). 

335: Tyler (UK3): Poor faithful. Another member of the infamous clique and had tunnel vision on Kas and then Freddie. Seems like a nice guy but in the game he wasn’t great. Gets a few bonus points purely for the fact that he himself was banished for a really strange reason. To be honest, I didn’t understand the logic of the UK3 faithful at times. 

334: Armani (UK3): I’ll at least give her credit for some entertainment. She just couldn’t see that she was playing such a terrible game and it was quite fun to watch. However, she is my personal pick for worst traitor ever in terms of gameplay (at least the ones chosen from the start).  

333: Liam (AU2): Definitely the least bad of the dummies. At least he eventually came up with a decent case against Sam, even if it was too little too late. Victim of the one person he placed his trust in being a traitor. A shame that he had such a blindspot towards Sam for most of the season because I didn’t dislike him otherwise. 

332: Sam (AU2): Oh boy. Some people will think this is either too high or too low. I will give him credit for uniqueness, there is no one else quite like him who came before him or after him. However, I just don’t enjoy it when the villain of the season is the main character. He just completely took over the show and it wasn’t fun to watch (at least in my opinion). Thank goodness Camille saved us from a completely unsatisfying outcome. I do have to respect him gameplay wise somewhat, he had a good grasp on the faithful gameplay dynamics even if he wouldn’t have made it to the end in any other season. 

331: Porsha (US4): Absolutely the worst early exit. Did just about everything wrong that could make you a target to be banished first. Far too outspoken and stumbled over her words so much that I would have even banished her first myself if I was in the shoes of the players. At least somewhat entertaining and does fit into the so bad it’s good category.

Would love to continue discussion with you all in the comments but as I've said before, let's keep it nice!

So I thought that this would be a cool idea. Obviously the Mario Kart Series has a lot of tracks. And I've been fortunate enough to have a lot of experience with all games in the series (including Tour). So I thought it would be fun to go through every track and discuss what I think the best version and optimal way to experience it is. We're going to start with the N64 tracks because quite franklythe best version of the SNES tracks is just whatever the most modern version is. Lets get into it! If you disagree, then I'd really like to know on which tracks!

Luigi Raceway: Mario Kart 7.

Luigi Raceway has appeared in 3 games (Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart Tour). Of these, I believe The Mario Kart 7 version to be the best. The Tour version is more appealing aesthetically but the 3DS feels the nicest control wise and ultimately all 3 versions are quite similar.

Moo Moo Farm: Mario Kart 64.

Moo Moo Farm has appeared in 2 games (Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart DS). And I believe the original to be the superior version. I would argue that Moo Moo Farm is only DS retro that was downgraded aside from all 4 of the GCN remakes. There are fewer Monty Moles and it ultimately feels much easier because of it.

Koopa Troopa Beach: Mario Kart 7.

Koopa Troopa Beach has appeared in 3 games (Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart Tour). Ultimately, I think underwater driving really helps this track to excel a lot more than the original version. While the shortcuts might be a bit easier to take in the remakes. I believe they are an improvement on the original. So once again, I'm going for the game with the superior controls with that being Mario Kart 7.

Kalimari Desert: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Kalimari Desert has appeared in 4 games (Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart Tour, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe). I definitely believe the 8DX version to be the best. The main reason for this is because of it combining the two variants of this track from Mario Kart Tour. I always found Kalimari Desert a bit boring in its first two incarnations but having multiple variants really helps it. The train coming towards you adds a good amount of challenge making the 8DX version easily the best version of this track.

Toad's Turnpike: Mario Kart 64.

Toad's Turnpike has appeared in 2 games (Mario Kart 64, and Mario Kart 8). This is one of those instances where the 2 versions are incredibly different. The original is definitely going for difficulty as its main aim as it's arguably among the most chaotic courses in the franchise with it being incredibly narrow and the vehnicles being very large. In the MK8 remake, the track has been made significantly easier. Now this would be fine is Toad's Turnpike had an interesting layout, but it's just a basic figure 8 with absolutely nothing to it outside of the traffic. There have been a few antigravity segments added but ultimately I'm not at all fond of this version. I definitely believe the original best captures the spirit of this track the best.

Frappe Snowland: Mario Kart Tour.

Frappe Snowland has appeared in 3 games (Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart DS, and Mario Kart Tour). I'll be honest, In think the first two versions are absolutely terrible. It's long, boring, and looks dreadful. However, the Tour version really improves on the previous two. The track has received a significant visual upgrade, has a new shortcut and the poorly designed snowman section has now been changed so that bumping into one adds to your combo making it much more tolerable.

Choco Mountain: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Choco Mountain has appeared in 5 games (Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Tour, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart World). This is one that could vary a lot depending on personal preference. Personally, I'm not fond of the World version, I think it completely destroyes the concept of the original and ultimately, a very atmospheric track is turned into an industrial looking motorsport stadium. I know people might like the original the most because of the challenge in the boulder section but I think everything about the Tour and 8 Deluxe versions are better. And due to superior controls, I think the 8 Deluxe version is the best.

Mario Raceway: Mario Kart Wii.

Mario Raceway has appeared in 3 games (Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart Tour). This one is a no brainer. The original is completely superseded by the Wii version in terms of gameplay and visuals and the Tour version takes away all the shortcuts and pretty much copy pastes the visuals from Luigi Raceway. Not too much to say here.

Wario Stadium: Mario Kart World.

Wario Stadium has appeared in 2 games (Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart World). The World version is an absolutely incredible remake of what was one of the franchise's worst tracks (in my opinion). The original had so many problems, too long, very ugly, terrible feeling terrain, too many straightaways, just to name a few. The remake improves just about everything while retaining the parts of the track that were good like the big jump and the focus on ramps generally. No brainer once again

Sherbet Land: Mario Kart Wii.

Sherbet Land has appeared in 2 games (Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart Wii). Both versions are quite similar but ultimately with superior controls and improved visuals, I'll give the edge to the Wii version. Not too much to say about this one but I do think the remake is a slight improvement on the original.

Royal Raceway: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Royal Raceway has appeared in 3 games (Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart Tour). I actually think all 3 versions have merit. The original has the cool Peach's Castle Easter Egg and the Tour version is a surprisingly good adaptation of the 8DX version. However, the 8 Deluxe version definitely feels like the most complete version. The visuals have been improved greatly from the original and with an added glider section and more unique theming, I definitely think this is the best version.

Bowser's Castle: Mario Kart Wii.

Bowser's Castle has appeared in 2 games (Mario Kart 64, and Mario Kart Wii). I personally think that the original is actually a little too brutal in terms of difficulty and verges on being frustrating. The Wii remake improves the visuals greatly and is still among the most difficult tracks in the game while being less frustrating. The only thing I prefer about the original is the laughing thwomps! But in every other aspect, the Wii version is an improvement.

DK's Jungle Parkway: Mario Kart 64.

DK's Jungle Parkway has appeared in 2 games (Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart Wii). Both versions are quite similar but there are 2 main reasons I prefer the original. The first is that you have a surprising amount of control over the big jump and this can lead to some interesting shortcut opportunities. The second and more significant version is that the coconuts that were thrown at you from offscreen in the original whenever you went offroad are gone! This is such a baffling decision, it was one of the funniest parts of MK64 and it's such as shame it was removed as a hazard. Therefore, I believe the original is the superior version.

Yoshi Valley: Mario Kart Tour.

Yoshi Valley has appeared in 3 games (Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart Tour). I quite liked the uniqueness of the original but it definitely had some flaws, namely how long it took Lakitu to pick you up whenever you fell. The 8 Deluxe version looks great but sadly destroys the gimmick of the track. The fastest route is far too easy to take and the track feels completely butchered gameplay wise sadly. However, I actually really like the Tour version, because of the need to build up a combo and points in Mario Kart Tour, there is more incentive to taking longer routes, meaning you can either go for speed or points. It's such a shame more people don't get to play this version!

Banshee Boardwalk: Mario Kart DS.

Banshee Boardwalk has appeared in 2 games (Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart DS). Both versions are quite similar but the DS version is definitely less frustrating to control, I found the original to be incredibly frustrating without the fun challenge that other tracks have. So I'll give the edge to DS.

Rainbow Road: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

N64 Rainbow Road has appeared in 2 games (Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart 8). Similar to Wario Stadium, I can't stand the original. Too long even with the shortcuts and absolutely no challenge. The remake isn't perfect (it's arguably too short) but I do think it improves a lot on the original. The track is much more difficult due to the guardrails being removed and the chomps are a much greater threat. It looks stunning visually and definitely is the optimal way to experience the track.

I hope you found this interesting or useful! I plan to continue with every game! Again. if you disagree then I'd love to know on what!

De Verraders Videoland S1 (not Halloween S1) is easily one of the best seasons I've seen and it's such a shame I don't see more people talking about it.

Strategy, gameplay, drama, fantastic casting, it has it all (also a couple of very funny missions mixed in)! And it's only 6 episodes long with all episodes being under an hour. You can easily binge it in a day if you have the time.

I won't spoil anything, but the winner/s are among the best I've seen from any version. I really recommend it if you haven't seen it already!

This season has overall been great! The challenges have been absolutely fantastic and definitely the highlight of the season. Some really good ones in there and I'm always in awe of how the game designers come up with new and fresh challenges every season.

I definitely feel that the season lost some traction in the second half. The first half was absolute peak Jet Lag but through no fault of the guys, it did kind of just wind up that due to the layout of the board, the game became less interesting as it went on. I still enjoyed the endgame and as a BADAM fan it was great to see them take it!

It's a bit of a shame that the endgame for this season is so controversial. I can see what Sam was trying to do but it was just too overcomplicated and risky for me. It was a bold strategy but there was a lot that could have gone wrong, and sadly it did. Have absolutely loved Mike, though and definitely my favourite non-winning guest (with Tom as a distant second).

But congrats to the guys for making another fantastic season and all the game designers for continuing to impress us all!

I'd love to discuss the season with you all in the comments but lets keep it nice. Discussing, praising, and criticising (nicely) gameplay is fine but let's not resort to being nasty towards the players!

Seeing as I started this yesterday today we'll be covering the next batch of players on my list.

Once again just the usual reminder that this is an edited TV show and my opinions are based on gameplay and watchability on the show only! I'd love to discuss your opinions in the comments but lets keep it nice! I think this is where I start having a few hot takes!

360: Sarah (AU2): If we were to judge solely by gameplay, Sarah would have a very good case for being at the bottom. Completely clueless to absolutely everything that went on and wasn’t particularly entertaining to go with it. The only reason she isn’t lower is because she was so bad that it actually became ironically funny by the last couple of episodes. 

359: Kevin (CA3): Our first villain on this list and sadly not a good one. Had he lasted longer, he would have ruined the season for me. Was a destructive traitor for the sake of being destructive and very nearly ruined Coco’s game. Thought he was better at the game than he actually was and generally just wasn’t very fun to watch. 

358: Joe (UK3): Wow, Joe must be an unlucky name for the Traitors! UK3 Joe while seeming to be a really nice guy off show sadly had a very poor run. Got way too personal with some of the players (specifically Kas and Dan), and for whatever reason just seemed to take a lot of things really personally. Definitely a reminder that people can change when they’re in the game though! 

357: Dillon (CA2): Terrible faithful. Loud and wrong for most of his run and was just incredibly overconfident. Was incredibly personal towards other players whenever soething didn’t go his way and his little speech to Mike about his vote being unacceptable is arguably my least favourite moment in the whole of the Canadian version. 

356: Dorinda (US3/US4): Nothing of note the first time she was on due to being the first murder but one of the absolute worst the second time. Got overly personal with Ron and seemed to absolute refuse to consider any reasoning of why he might not be a traitor, she just seemed dead set. Did nothing of value entertainment wise for me, so that’s why she’s near the bottom. 

355: Quentin (US1): I don’t necessarily despise his run like some people do, but statistically, he’s the worst faithful ever. He voted for a grand total of 0 traitors in 11 episodes, that is an all time record for a faithful and he has to be in the Bottom 20 because, what lifts him up slightly is the fact that compared to a lot of the other very poor faithfuls, I don’t find him actively annoying. 

354: Nick (IR1): If we were just basing this on the first few episodes, then Nick would be much higher. But sadly, he got way too overconfident and played an incredibly selfish game. It was nice to see Ben apologise when he realised that the other players saw their move as selfish but Nick never did and in the absolute joy that was the Episode 11 Round Table, Nick proceeded to call Vanessa aggressive which was way over harsh and way too personal in my eyes. Having him this low might be a bit controversial but I didn’t enjoy his run at all personally. 

353: Andrew (NZ2): Arguably the instigator for Noel having such a rough time. Got way too over personal and passionate. Was only there for a few episodes which prevents him from being lower but not a player I enjoyed at all. Was technically using Jackie as a Traitor angel, but there isn’t much else there of note. 

352: Jasmee (CA2): Very poor faithful with little of note. Incredibly loud and wrong with nothing of value gameplay wise. Absolutely tanked her own game by getting way too passionate at the round table.  Got way too personal with Kirkland for absolutely nothing and way over confident. 

351: Katelyn (IR1): Well she’s better than Eamon! But really not by much. Made some of the absolute biggest blunders I’ve seen from a traitor. Had suspicion on her very early on before Eamon threw his toys out the pram. What boosts her up a bit is the fact that while entertaining, I do appreciate Paudie didn’t seem like the easiest Traitor to work with.  

I'd love to discuss with you guys in the comments.

Yes I'm mad enough to actually do this. I have ranked every single English speaking traitors player there has been and am going into detail on what I think about each one.

DISCLAIMER: The Traitors is an edited TV show, I'd love to discuss your thoughts in the comments but lets keep it nice!

My ranking is based on both gameplay and watchability combined and is of course just my opinion!

I won't be putting these up every day as it will take some time to write all of these and I do have a life outside of the Traitors (would you believe it!)

So, you might be wondering out of all 366 players, who do I think is the absolute worst? Well, this actually took some thought. But in the end I decided on..........

366: John (UK1): Absolutely had to be dead last. Bullied Aaron to the point of tears, threw a hissy fit when he got put on trial, and was incredibly loud and wrong. Just for his treatment of Aaron alone, he had to be here. Contributed absolutely nothing of value gameplay wise and generally just massively brought the morale of everyone down. As we say all the time, there isn't a tier low enough for this man

365: Michael (US4): As a note, I am not American and have absolutely no idea who anyone on the US version is (apart from the Brits + Maura), so therefore going into US4 I had no preconceived judgements about this guy. However, he was the definition of loud and wrong, targeted fellow players (particularly Yam Yam) and generally just had an absolutely terrible run. His arguably homophobic remark to Colton didn't help either.

364: Lisette (CA3): I absolutely love Canada Season 3 but sadly Lisette isn't one of those reasons. She played an incredibly destructive faithful game which debatably set the whole group back by continuously targeting Meredith and Cagla and this extended to outside of the round table as well. She just seemed to have a problem with them and I still have no idea why. She was completely strung along by Coco and contributed nothing of value gameplay wise, so yeah. Not a great faithful.

363: Joe (NZ2): For someone who constantly talked about playing with integrity, he really made a point of going after people personally (particularly focusing on Brittan and Molly at one roundd table). Gameplay wise, similar to Lisette, he is one of the absolute worst that we've seen and generally just had incredibly sloppy gameplay when it came to round tables and theories.

362: Eamon (IR1): The worst traitor we've ever had. Went after Paudie to the point of it being a bit uncomfortable to watch (yes I know Paudie didn't help himself). Sloppy at round tables which led to him becoming far too heated and that himself, Paudie and Katelyn was probably traitor on traitor on traitor. Gets a slight boost over the people lower than him because Paudie and Katelyn weren't exactly the easiest traitors to work with.

361: Keith (AU2): Ahhhh we finally arrive at the first of the legendary dummies! And what a way to start! Keith seemed like a nice guy but sadly showed a crash course in how not to play the game as a faithful. Having loud and wrong theories, using your career to make your theories sound more credible and trusting a very obvious traitor. Him being a major reason for why Annabel got banished doesn't help his case either.

Just a reminder that I'm solely basing this ranking off the show. As stated before, I'd love to discuss your opinions, but let's keep it nice in the comments! This is an edited TV show and narratives are spun to deliver us a certain product that the producers want us to see.

Yes I'm mad enough to actually do this and have already made my list from 366-1. As you can expect, the pace will speed up as we go on as some of the players do have very little to talk about.

Have a great day folks!

I don't want to speak too soon but this series has ticked absolutely all of the boxes about what a good RATW series should be and then some.

4 incredibly likeable pairs all getting both compelling backstories and great entertainment.

Easily the best eliminated pair we've seen.

Absolutely beautiful scenery in a part of the world that a lot of people know very little about.

Brilliant insight into the culture of all the countries they've been to.

Great strategy and gameplay from all 4 teams.

Fantastic entertainment.

Props to the producers for listening to the criticisms people had about S5 and genuinely improving it.

I truly believe in years to come we'll be talking about how great this season was!