Former Traitors star Harriet walks into a round table earlier in the series This article contains major spoilers for the latest instalment of The Traitors. Harriet’s dramatic departure from the Traitors castle on Wednesday night has inspired a lot of reactions on social media. The most recent instalment of the Bafta-winning reality show began with the thriller author and former barrister convinced that she had rumbled Rachel as a member of the Traitors, and gearing up to present her evidence to the rest of the group. Unfortunately for her, that’s not quite how things played out for her. Once seated at the round table, Harriet began laying out exactly what pointed to Rachel’s Traitor status, but as the rest of the group were less convinced, she began throwing out a few more rogue names. As the vote approached, Harriet encouraged the rest of the cast to write down her name if they didn’t believe her, hoping that the revelation that she is a Faithful might lead them to vote out Rachel next. Once Harriet’s banishment had aired, fans of the show began sharing their disbelief at the jaw-dropping scenes on social media, with the contrast between Harriet at the beginning and end of the episode inspiring what’s become one of our favourite memes of the entire series… How Harriet started tonight vs how Harriet ended tonight. #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/wMuBLWszWa — Greg Double (@Dubstep1988) January 14, 2026 Harriet at the start of the episode vs end #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/UV8KbXiMj7 — Alex (@alexr_241) January 14, 2026 Harriet & her trajectory this episode #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/lqNVThPzcP — Steve (@stipkins) January 14, 2026 Harriet finding out Rachel’s a traitor vs her explaining it to people! #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/EUPCpymKfR — iLocks (@ilocks81) January 14, 2026 Harriet before tonight’s episode vs Harriet during tonight’s episode #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/PGwsj8e1HZ — Tyler (@fagfetchd) January 14, 2026 Harriet's detective work #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/7j5oyoGr33 — Scott Bryan (@scottygb) January 14, 2026 Me before the round table: Harriet yes, let’s go!! Me during the round table: Harriet stop! Please Harriet stop! HARRIET WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?! #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/CwV1Bl2QkG — Scott (@SLfrost_04) January 14, 2026 Harriet at the start of the episode vs Harriet at the end of the episode #thetraitors pic.twitter.com/nTG3Qwd8iO — h (@harrisoniscool6) January 14, 2026 Do Harriet’s novels start great, continue great and then lose the absolute f****** plot right near the end? #TheTraitorsUK #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors — XAVIER IMOSSI (@ImossiXavier) January 15, 2026 Despite the way that things played out for her on her last day in the castle, Harriet has insisted she has no regrets about her actions. “On the one hand, I’m gutted not to have got further,” she said in an interview published after banishment . “I haven’t won therefore I’ve lost so it’s hard not to see it that way. But on the other hand, I could not have asked for more action!” Wednesday’s episode ended on a cliffhanger,  as Traitors Rachel and Stephen contemplated “murdering” either James, Adam, or Jessie, unaware exactly which of them had bagged shields during that day’s mission. The Traitors continues on Thursday night at 8pm on BBC One. MORE TRAITORS: Banished Traitors Star Admits Having Mixed Feelings About Her 'Kamikaze' Exit The Traitors' Fiona Shares Where Things Stand Between Herself And Rachel After Their Row Banished Traitors Star Says Fans 'Risked His Safety' With 'Invasive' Online Sleuthing