The Traitors Season 4 Recap: Do the Faithful Stand a Chance Ahead of the Finale, and What Time to Watch Episode 10

The Traitors Season 4 intensified on Feb. 19 as Episode 10 delivered a major twist with a dagger advantage, a spinning carnival mission, a high‑stakes murder and another banishment — developments that leave the Faithful facing steep odds heading into the Feb. 26 finale. The episode also clarified the timetable for the remainder of the season and the post‑finale reunion hosted by Andy Cohen.

The Traitors Season 4 recap: Do the faithful stand a chance ahead of the finale?

Episode 10 was heavy on consequence: it was the last time the voted‑out player would reveal their role, and every elimination carried extra weight. The dagger, a new game advantage that grants an extra vote, was used in a roundtable discussion focused on a suspected traitor. Rob Rausch deployed the dagger to cast an additional vote, though the vote outcome did not hinge on that extra ballot.

Murder and banishment reshuffled the remaining field. Kristen Kish was the latest casualty by murder after correctly identifying Eric Nam as a traitor earlier in the episode. Natalie Anderson was unanimously banished at the roundtable and was the last gamer sent home that night, a decision that left both her and other players emotionally affected. Stephen Colletti had been banished in an earlier roundtable.

The spinning carnival mission played a central role: contestants were strapped into a spinning fair ride until dizzy, then raced through an empty carnival in a musical‑chairs‑style race for a shield that protects the bearer from the season's final murder. The episode states that Tara Lipinski and Eric Nam were unable to board the attraction for medical reasons. Notably, coverage of the same episode also records that Eric Nam won the shield in the spinning carnival challenge, a detail that frames the endgame with two players holding lethal power.

With the shield and dagger now active, the remaining game dynamics favor the players who control those advantages. After the events of Episode 10, two traitors — Rob Rausch and Eric Nam — enter the finale together, leaving six Faithfuls facing the uphill task of unmasking them before the final vote.

What time is Traitors tonight? Episode 10 release details and how to watch

Episode 10 of the current season aired on Feb. 19. The episode dropped at 9 p. m. Eastern Time (8 p. m. Central, 6 p. m. Pacific). The season finale is scheduled for Feb. 26, with a reunion set to follow immediately after the finale and hosted by Andy Cohen.

At this late stage the field has narrowed to eight players total: two Traitors and six Faithfuls. The evolving inventory of game tools — a dagger that confers an extra vote and a shield that prevents the next murder — will shape the final roundtables and the path to the prize pot.

What to watch for in the finale week

• How the shield and dagger are used in the final rounds and whether they determine the final elimination pattern.
• Whether the two Traitors can maintain cover against coordinated Faithful suspicion, or if a slip exposes them before the final vote.
• Which players survive the roundtable process and who ultimately casts decisive ballots in the finale.

Recent updates indicate these are the uncontested facts from Episode 10 and the schedule moving into the finale week; some episode details overlap in coverage and may be clarified further as the season concludes. The next episode will resolve whether the Faithful can mount an upset or whether the Traitors will walk out of the castle together with control of the outcome.