Finally, Michael Rapaport has exited The Traitors Season 4 castle. His gameplay was tragic, much like his personality. Honestly, it’s shocking that he lasted as long as he did.
Being that we are talking about Michael here, his exit absolutely involved one of his standard homophobic-fueled jabs. But listen, consider the source, this is how uneducated people roll. After he directed this shady and not at all discreet comment towards Colton Underwood, well, the vibe at the roundtable completely shifted. One by one, Michael’s costars saw the light, and it opened up their tartan-covered eyes. And off Michael went, donning an imaginary plaque for being one of the worst Faithfuls ever in this game.
If you missed it, here’s an explainer of what you can expect to see. But when you’re able, definitely also go back and watch Michael’s banishment from The Traitors. It’s … something.
Michael Rapaport played a tragic Faithful game
We are literally shocked that Michael made it as far as he did. He was a Faithful, yes. However, he moved like a bad one. On the other hand, as his castmates speculated, he also could have just been an equally trash Traitor.
The whole point of this game is to watch the cast pinpoint who amongst them might be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. So all Michael really did here was make it harder for his cast to spot the actual Traitors in their midst.
Every week, fans would chime in about Michael’s look-at-me-talking-about-what-I-think-I-see scenes, noting things like, “It’s hard to watch when the attention’s on him, which is a way too frequent occurrence these first three episodes because he makes every single moment about himself.” He probably makes it about himself because the obvious lack of attention he was given as a child manifested this person who will do anything to be looked at in adulthood.
But when Michael made a not-cute comment directed at Colton, well, the wheels finally came off his gameplay. Even bad attention is good attention for little buddies like Mike.
Michael Rapaport’s banishment arrived after he made an off-the-cuff remark to Colton Underwood
As soon as Michael spewed his nastiness to Colton, the entire atmosphere shifted around the roundtable during Episode 5. “You can’t blame somebody being forced into a closet for the majority of their life,” Johnny Weir stressed. At the table, the others agreed. And they all began to offer similar notes for Michael, who looked mere moments away from requiring an emergency transfusion.
The Traitors Season 4 cast quickly turned on Michael Rapaport
When Maura Higgins and Yam Yam Arocho labeled his remark a “very low blow,” Michael realized that he needed to pivot. No one was here for his mess. “It wasn’t intended to be,” Michael deflected, get him a tissue so he can wave bon voyage from the Lido Deck…
As for Rob Rausch, well, this man, who could absolutely ruin me, had to teach Michael some new vocabulary words. “Commiseration means to feel sorry for someone,” Rob explained. Bless Michael, better luck with English next time.
Even Natalie Anderson had seen and heard enough. At the roundtable, Natalie said, “Today, the way you spoke to Colton, for me, it’s enough to write your name down.” She next advised the cast to “get together and vote him out of here.” And that’s exactly what they did.
“You voted out the best-looking, smartest, dopest … Faithful,” Michael quipped during his banishment speech. Here’s a final observation – no one cares about Michael, he knows it, and it shows.
Buh-bye.
And now, let the Michael-less games begin on Season 4 of The Traitors.
The Traitors is available to stream on Peacock.
TELL US – DID YOU WATCH MICHAEL’S BANISHMENT FROM THE TRAITORS SEASON 4? WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF HIS COMMENT TOWARDS COLTON?
