I have a confession … I am thoroughly enjoying watching Tom Sandoval on The Traitors. The man is great TV and I can’t deny his genius any longer. He should win an Emmy for his performance in Episode 8. From his over-the-top singing to his slip up at the roundtable, he kept me entertained for the whole hour. Is it possible the Peacock show is reviving his reputation? We’ll have to wait and see how the rest of the season plays out … But in the meantime, let’s take a look back at his funniest moments so far.
When Sandoval reacted to his cast photo
Sandoval has always been a bit fixated on his appearance, so his reaction to his cast photo wasn’t surprising. We all remember the forehead shaving sequence from Season 1 of Vanderpump Rules. In Episode 1 of The Traitors, Sandoval stumbled upon his photo on the wall and his reaction was priceless. “I look like an inmate,” he said as cameras zoomed in on the unflattering photo. While everyone else was busy catching Traitors, he was focused on his headshot.
When Sandoval said he trusted two Traitors
Reality TV’s Derrick Levasseur, Wes Bergmann, and Boston Rob Mariano entered the castle late, so they enlisted the help of Sandoval to fill them on who he believed to be trustworthy. Sandoval’s intuition couldn’t have been more wrong. He pointed to Bob the Drag Queen and Carolyn Wiger, assuring the newbies they were Faithfuls. Oh Tom, so loud and so wrong. Out of everyone, he selected two Traitors as the most trustworthy people in the castle. When it comes to catching Traitors, they would have been better off asking the Peacock running around outside.
When Sandoval tried to frame Dolores
Sandoval loves to throwout “theories” in The Traitors castle. He tries his best to contribute to group discussion but he’s often dismissed by his fellow players who don’t view him as a strategic mastermind.
His latest blunder was when he threw out Dolores Catania’s name as a potential Traitor. He spread the rumor around the castle but no one was buying it. Everyone believes Dolo is a Faithful and Sandoval’s words don’t carry a lot of weight in the castle.
At the roundtable, he attempt to elaborate on his theory and it didn’t go so well. Dolo roasted him within an inch of his life, telling him to go ahead and share his BS theory because she knew no one would care.
“I don’t think any of it will make sense,” she said. Ouch. The other players were unimpressed with his half-baked theory and quickly moved on to more pressing targets. It was a tough scene for the Bravoleb. (Not me feeling bad for him)
When Sandoval carried a challenge with his singing
My favorite Sandoval moment so far has to be his performance in the Episode 8 challenge. The mission split the players into two teams. Sandoval’s team was tasked with singing backwards nursery rhymes to the other team via telephone. The other group had to decode the nursery rhymes. Aspiring rockstar Sandoval took the challenge very seriously and led the group with his vocals. The man carried his team and it was so funny to watch.
When Sandoval said women are better cheaters at the roundtable
Sandoval had an unfortunate slip up at the Episode 8 roundtable. The VPR star spoke up at the roundtable and suggested that one of the Traitors must be a woman. He shared his theory with the group and said that women “make better cheaters than guys because they have better social skills.” Naturally, the women were stunned by the statement given his public affair with Rachel Leviss. He clarified that he meant to say “women make better TRAITORS.” and agreed with the women that guys are more likely to cheat. It was such a funny moment that it’s hard to believe it wasn’t scripted. It was so perfect.
The Traitors is available to stream on Peacock.
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