There are few better ways to start the year than by watching Alan Cumming, adorned in head-to-toe tartan, dramatically proclaim “there has been a murder” to a group of reality TV royalty in the Scottish Highlands. And thanks to Peacock, that’s how 2024 began as the streamer’s hit TV show The Traitors U.S. blessedly returned to our screens for season 2.
Only three episodes in, The Traitors is already delivering extra drama, twisty challenges, and plenty of quotable moments to boot. But even with a stacked cast, people do need to go home, and that’s where murders and banishments come in.
As contestants complete challenges each week to contribute to an overall prize pot, “the Faithful” get to banish one person they suspect of traitorous intentions while “the Traitors” get to off one unlucky contestant. Who went home this week on The Traitors season 2? Here’s a roundup of who was murdered and banished…and who is still in it to win it in Scotland.
Courtesy note: There are spoilers for episodes 1-3 of ‘The Traitors’ below. Tread carefully if you aren’t caught up!
The Traitors Season 2 Murders
Episode 3 Murder: MARCUS JORDAN (Faithful)
Larsa Pippen’s boyfriend may have been deemed most influential by his fellow contestants in the running challenge, but that certainly didn’t protect him from the Traitors, who chose to murder him in episode 3.
Episode 2 Murder: JOHNNY BANANAS (Faithful)
The show’s first murder was a doozy: Johnny Bananas, star of The Challenge, barely got to step onto the castle grounds before the Traitors took him out.
The Traitors Season 2 Banishments
Episode 3 Banishment: MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY (Faithful)
Maks from Dancing With the Stars was the only contestant to stand up for Peppermint last week with his vote and his voice, but that didn’t stop the group from turning on him in episode 3.
Episode 2 Banishment: PEPPERMINT (Faithful)
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Peppermint was the first victim of this group’s mob mentality, in large part thanks to Trishelle.
The Traitors Contestants Still in it to Win it
- Bergie Bergersen, Love Island U.S.A. (Faithful)
- CT Tamburello, The Challenge (Faithful)
- Dan Gheesling, Big Brother (Traitor)
- Deontay Wilder, boxing champion (Faithful)
- Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, Love Island U.K. (Faithful)
- Kevin Kreider, Bling Empire (Faithful)
- Janelle Pierzina, Big Brother and The Amazing Race (Faithful)
- John Bercow, former member of U.K. Parliament (Faithful)
- Larsa Pippen, The Real Housewives of Miami (Faithful)
- MJ Javid, Shahs of Sunset (Faithful)
- Parvati Shallow, Survivor (
Faithfulnewly recruited Traitor) - Peter Weber, The Bachelor (Faithful)
- Phaedra Parks, The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Married to Medicine (Traitor)
- Sandra Diaz-Twine, Survivor (Faithful)
- Shereé Whitfield, The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Faithful)
- Tamra Judge, The Real Housewives of Orange County (Faithful)
- Trishelle Cannatella from The Real World: Las Vegas and The Challenge (Faithful)
