While most contestants on The Traitors don’t want to be a Faithful, Sam Asghari was thrilled because it gave him the chance to get some rest instead of enduring those pesky nighttime plotting sessions.
“I wouldn’t do it because it looks like they have to stay longer and lose more sleep,” Sam, 30, exclusively told Us Weekly about the hit Peacock series. “So I wouldn’t want to lose more sleep than I did.”
Sam recalled his rough adjustment to life in Scotland, adding, “The sun goes down at 1:00 AM there anyway, so I definitely want to get more sleep.”
After joining the third season, which premiered in January, Sam started out as more of an observer before speaking up. Sam’s theories — specifically the coffin one — made the Traitors take notice and he was subsequently murdered on the Thursday, February 20, episode because he posed a threat.
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“I had a good time. It was perfect. I didn’t want to be this person that wanted to win the game so bad that I’m going to kill anybody that’s going to get in the way of me winning,” he explained to Us. “It wasn’t going to be that. I definitely want to contribute, show my true self and make some friends.”
Sam acknowledged that his decision not to speak up immediately was a gameplay. “I didn’t want to get to the end by not saying a word. I wanted to use that, use my looks and perception [others had of me] to my advantage and not say anything,” he noted. “For them to think that I’m dumb and a big dummy only for me to then make it to the end and surprise people. There was a little bit of strategizing and putting some life experience to it. So it was good. It turned out really good.”
Despite not making it to the end, Sam enjoyed the game and the opportunity to go off the grid. (Contestants are generally not allowed to use electronics or have much access to the outside world while filming The Traitors overseas.)
“That was a nice moment — that I was disconnected. I’m not going to say I needed that but I think everybody needs that. We’re so attached to our phones and when you go back — as long as everything is taken care of — then you’re not really missing much,” Sam said. “I don’t have kids and I have other people that are involved in my life [but they] are grown up. So I didn’t have any obligations. It was a good moment to take away from that and really focus on the game.”
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Sam now has the opportunity to watch the rest of the season as a fan — and he has plenty of thoughts. The actor spoke with Us about Danielle Reyes’ questionable approach to being a Traitor fresh off being murdered by her and Carolyn Wiger.
“She shouldn’t be shaking and she shouldn’t be crying. When you cry in acting, the best way to cry is when you actually stop yourself from crying,” he told Us about the acting advice he would give Danielle. “You kind of hide away. It’s a vulnerable moment, and she was not doing that. She was doing the opposite of that, which makes [her] a terrible actor.”
He added: “She was crying for attention and she was giving Traitor [vibes] throughout the whole season. It just wasn’t the right timing for us to get her, but she’s playing hard and she’s competitive and I give her that.”
New episodes of The Traitors are released Thursdays on Peacock.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
