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Traitors US S4 Week 5 Interview w/ Banished Player

11 min
Feb 10, 20262 months ago
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Summary

Rob Cisternino interviews Candice Dillard Bassett following her banishment from The Traitors US Season 4. They discuss her suspicions about Rob's potential collusion with fellow Traitor Colton, her strategic decisions in the castle, and her upcoming music release.

Insights
  • Candice suspects Rob may have been signaling information to Colton during ceremonies, warranting investigation at the reunion
  • Private conversations in the castle are rare and suspicious, serving as a red flag for deceptive gameplay
  • Candice strategically attempted to recruit and eliminate threats but regrets not pushing harder to recruit Kristen
  • Reality TV personalities are leveraging podcast appearances to maintain relevance and promote new projects post-elimination
Trends
Reality TV contestants using exit interviews as promotional platforms for music and entertainment projectsIncreased audience scrutiny of non-verbal communication and subtle signals between players in competition showsPost-elimination content strategy becoming essential for reality TV personalities' career longevityReunion specials as key moments for addressing gameplay controversies and player collusion theories
Topics
The Traitors US Season 4 gameplay strategyTraitor collusion and signaling tacticsReality TV exit interview formatPlayer elimination decisions and regretsReunion episode anticipationNon-verbal communication in competition showsMusic career promotion by reality TV personalitiesCastle social dynamics and trustStrategic recruitment in competition games
People
Candice Dillard Bassett
Banished Traitor player discussing her gameplay, suspicions about Rob's collusion, and strategic decisions
Rob Cisternino
Podcast host and fellow Traitor player conducting exit interview; subject of collusion suspicions
Colton
Fellow Traitor player who was murdered by Candice; suspected of receiving signals from Rob
Kristen
Faithful player Candice regrets not recruiting harder during her time in the castle
Stephen
Faithful player present during Candice's private conversation with Rob in the library
Lisa
Previous guest who shared similar suspicions about Rob giving hints to Colton
Rachel Riley
Co-host of upcoming feedback show episode discussing The Traitors gameplay
Tamar Braxton
Collaborator on Candice's upcoming tour dates celebrating music anniversary
Quotes
"is his bathwater that good because everybody is drinking it"
Candice Dillard Bassett
"Colton still had to die because he was just his mouth is a danger to society in the castle"
Candice Dillard Bassett
"There's there's some mutiny a foot here and it needs to be explored further"
Candice Dillard Bassett
"I say if only the traders didn't kill me. That's it. That's my song. That's my jam."
Rob Cisternino
Full Transcript
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We and I are going to talk to her in just a moment And of course we are so excited for everything traders right now You can watch the exit interview on our youtube channel And then also be sure to join us once again for another recap of Sepisode coming up on Thursday night plus we've got a feedback show coming up with Rachel Riley later on on Thursday, so be on the lookout for that. I see that we have Candice online. Let's go ahead and patch her in All right, we are so thrilled to be here with such a legend of so many things including now the traders the great Candice dealer bassit Candice how are you? Rob My darling it's so good to see you so good to see you but I see you everywhere you are doing so many things I even saw you at the Super Bowl leading Of all things a conga line which was very triggering Candice I have to say I'm so sorry. I'll have to send you a warning every time a conga line ensues Because I know I know it just it bristles you and I I hate to do that to you Thank you. I appreciate that. I appreciate that But I do I want to give you your flowers that you were so fun to watch both in person and on the show all season and It was a real treat. I'd love to know from you how frustrating was it not only in the castle when you were there That nobody was willing to look at rob r and I still call him rob r Yes, but after you left that they still said You know the only thing she gave us was was to look at rob and he's such a sweet man You know, I I don't know that she's giving us nothing I my flabbers are gassed it truly. I just I all but you know served him up as much as I could within the confines of the game because The trade the rules are the traders can't just openly reveal one another So I did as much as I could on my way out and I'm just I don't understand. It's like is his bathwater that good because everybody is drinking it It's very interesting yeah, he seems to be having a lot of allies can is so the night before in the turret He basically says peace offering Whoever you want you can kill Yeah, was that a red flag at any point for you did that seem a little weird that he was so open to just let you have that your way burger king So I guess Yes, yes, well hi Puy and I see you. Um, yes, it was It almost didn't even Didn't even play like the he when I said um Uh Colton when I said Colton's name he was like okay Okay, and um I really My one regret and I said this on um the traders podcast is that I really wanted to recruit and I wish I'd pushed harder to recruit and Recruit Kristen Um and Rob wasn't really feeling that so I was like when I went into the to the turret In my mind I said okay if I if we can't recruit I'm definitely going to have to murder Colton if I can get one of those I feel like I can advance I can advance You know trying to save My salvage my my life here um But I think regardless of This suspicion around Rob's just Quick quickness with obliging Colton Colton still had to die because he was just his mouth is a danger to society in the castle Not in the world y'all need to let Colton live in the world. Okay, but in the castle The society of the castle was in peril with Colton So he had to go so yeah Now I've heard you say in some of your interviews and Lisa said at the same to us last week about how we think that maybe Rob might have been giving hints to Colton. What do you think Rob was saying to Colton? I don't know Is this We get to this reunion The questions will be asked because And even watching the that horrific mountain Challenge Rob you you dodged a bully. I was happy. I was dead for that one. That was us. I had no FOMO. Oh my god that was some Explikative explikative, okay So watching even watching that I was triggered. So remember during the dagger ceremony There was a lot of like non-verbal stuff happening with Colton and Rob. I don't know if you caught that And that just affirmed what was already sort of going on in my mind just feeling like There's there's some mutiny a foot here And it needs to be explored further So I will be investigating at the reunion. So I hope you will join me. Yes, I will Be very excited to have a front row seat for that Yeah And I will watch it from afar now one other question I do have for you Candice is that we do see this I'm gonna go ahead and call it iconic moment between you and Rob in the library where you Realize you set me up this murder what this was all a setup And then you went ahead and called him a snake What was the energy like in that room because I do feel like Rob seems to be Acting very low key in that moment But they're see you know when people act low key sometimes there is a lot more energy behind in them what they are giving you So can you run us through how you felt in that moment? Well first of all Again, I love my faithfuls, but they need to go to faithful school because y'all Yes I tell it night y'all Okay, not you not you Rob no you you if you're Robin We all would have been dead if Rob was still okay. Yeah, I don't include you in this But you know the the gaggle of faithfuls who my love dearly Y'all just how do how do you miss this? Okay, so there was the moment where we're sitting there. I'm sitting there with Stephen and Robin I really never Did a lot of conversing in the castle on purpose So I'm sitting there talking to Stephen Rob walks in and says hey Can I talk to Candice alone for a second? Hello red flag like since when that off alarm bells I would have ran out of there so fast and told tell the others tell the the British are coming I would have been screaming because what do you mean? No one does that that was not something that we did like Kid can we have a private conversation because that's suspicious as hell So that was number one and then when we sat down I I'd already kind of run through my in my mind like what he did. I knew what he did. I knew I was probably going to Leave that night and so I need to and needed to make sure that he knew okay, I'm going out You I've done my due diligence on your ass And you are going to reap what you have sewn here So it was it was I didn't realize at the moment that it was going to become this moment But you know, it's it's not me if I'm not you know arguing with someone it was cinema It was an incredible moment back and forth I know in addition to everything else you have going on that you have a new single that it just came out Could you tell us about if only Yes, thank you my new single if only is out now on all streaming platforms The video will be out and a couple of days on YouTube and Vivo and this is just a the next stop toward the album. So I will be uh Doing a couple of tour dates with Tamar Braxton wow Celebrating the five-year anniversary of deep space. I'm going to be doing like a deep space anniversary concert at some point over the summer and We're I'm just I'm working toward Giving you all and another album and I'm just really happy about the direction of my new music the the writing the production everything about it is an elevation and I'm really proud of it. Yeah. Well can't this congratulations on everything you know I'm a fan the song is a banger Because it speaks to me because I say if only the traders didn't kill me That's it. That's my song. That's my jam. Why is it applicable then all all facets of work. All right. Can't wait to see you soon Okay, yeah, take care. Candice All right, there you have it Candice dealer bass it luckily. I know I am her number one Rob on the traders and I do not worry about losing my position There so very excited to see Candice and Rob and all the fireworks at the traders reunion coming up pretty soon So be on the lookout for that. Thank you so much for joining us check out the feedback show with Rachel Riley and we'll talk to you soon