The best part of The Traitors happens off-screen

How not knowing everything might be the key to better reality TV

I’m obsessed with The Traitors. It’s a reality TV show based on the psychological party game Werewolf, in which a minority of contestants (the “Traitors”) secretly conspire to eliminate all other contestants (the “Faithful”) without being caught. From wink murder to Among Us, many variants have been played over the decades, but it’s a game that makes fo…