The Traitors finale, Holly Willoughby’s return and our increasingly splintered selves

The Traitors finale was so juicy we HAD to have a big old debrief: was Charlotte robbed? Did it all get too personal? What are the funniest The Traitors tropes? We also discuss Holly Willoughby’s first interview since a terrifying plot to kidnap and kill her was foiled a year ago, as well as Jameela Jamil’s unique ‘protection method’ against misogyny. Plus: has Angelina Jolie been snubbed by the Oscars because Hollywood favours Brad Pitt, despite her abuse allegations? We’re also sorry to report that our honey Leo Woodall’s ‘maths thriller’ Prime Target is... not thrilling. But luckily we do have plenty of other excellent recs for you to get stuck into!

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A Good House, Royal Court Theatre FKA Twigs did this for herself, Vulture  FKA Twigs, Eusexua Central Cee, Can’t Rush Greatness  Holly Willoughby: ‘It’s been tough. There’s no way of sugar-coating it’, Times  Jameela Jamil, The Making of Me, the i paper  Prime Target, Apple TV There had never been a sillier thriller about maths, Vulture High Potential, Disney Plus 100 Years of Solitude, Netflix  What I Learned Visiting the Set of Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, Vogue Why Do TV Title Sequences Have So Much… Stuff, The Beast  ‘Severance,’ ‘The Substance’ and Our Increasingly Splintered Selves, NYTimes  We Run The Tides