Throughout this week’s three-part premiere on Peacock, Sandoval was fast to accuse Promoting Sundown’s Chrishell Stause of being one of many titular Traitors — who “homicide” different solid members every episode below the cloak of darkness.

The actual fact her title was being talked about virtually instantly after host Alan Cumming secretly chosen the killers acquired again to Stause, due to Dylan Efron.

“Proper once we first walked out, Tom talked about you. It was, like, 5 steps out of there,” he revealed — earlier than she speculated why he was out to get her.

“Do you assume it’s as a result of I am buddies with Ariana and he is aware of that?” she requested, earlier than including, “That is sabotage!”

Nikki Bella thought that was “in all probability” the case, agreeing that, “That is so not cool … that’s sabotage!”

In a confessional, Stause elaborated a bit extra, saying, “I do know Tom has a bias in opposition to me as a result of I’m buddies along with his ex. Figuring out what he did to Ariana, I’ve an opinion of him already. If the ship’s burning, he is coming down with me.”

Throughout the first banishment ceremony, the place the solid has to vote on who on they imagine is likely one of the Traitors, eliminating them from the sport, Sandoval was once more fast to throw Stause below the bus.

“Chrishell, you had been appearing very unusual to me,” he mentioned, whereas additionally including Survivor‘s Jeremy Collins’ title into the combination.

“Can I reply to that? Are you completed?” Stause interjected. “I informed you earlier than we ever hit the roundtable, a private connection to you, that I’m buddies along with your ex. We had a cool dialog.”

“Like, let’s not make it awkward. I used to be like, ‘Okay, good, I really feel relieved,’ I used to be so nervous about that,” she continued, as Tom interrupted to say “all people” is buddies along with his ex and he thought that was “superior.”

“It is my flip now. I allow you to communicate,” Stause hit again. “To be sincere with you, Tom, we take our [blindfolds off[, you had been giving me the Spock eyebrow with the highlight in your face. I used to be uncomfortable. You make me uncomfortable. The second your foot hit outdoors these doorways, you began throwing my title round so recklessly.”

Although Tom tried defending himself by saying, “I am simply attempting to do one of the best I can. I am asking questions,” Stause accused him of making “chaos” in the home — a trait she felt confirmed he was a Traitor, not her.

When it got here time to vote, Tom finally went with Jeremy, whereas Chrishell voted for Tom.

“The Traitors have to have the ability to lie and cheat and deceive simply. And since I do know that you simply possess all of these expertise, I voted for you,” Stause mentioned as she voted for Sandoval to go.

In the long run, Wells Adams was the one who wound up being banished, earlier than revealing he was certainly a Devoted.

Whereas none of them understand it, Stause or Sandoval are faithfuls as properly — with Bob the Drag Queen, Carolyn Wiger and Large Brother‘s Danielle Reyes all chosen as the primary Traitors. Survivor‘s “Boston Rob” Mariano additionally joined the trio by the tip of the 3-episode premiere.

New episodes of The Traitors drop Thursdays on Peacock.