“Oh, man he’s such a sellout, that dude.
I don’t know what his problem is, man.”
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It was aSurvivor-on-Survivorcrime.
Tony Vlachos and Boston Rob Mariano.Credit:Euan Cherry/Peacock; Patrick Ecclesine/NBC via Getty
And that sealed the two-timeSurvivorchampions fate, as Tony was overwhelmingly banished (incorrectly) by the table.
Does Tony stand by that accusation?
We asked him exactly that when we connected with the reality TV legend after his televised ouster.
Tony Vlachos on season 3 of ‘The Traitors’.Euan Cherry/Peacock
We also wanted to know: How angry was he after leaving the castle?
What does he wish he done differently in the game?
And whom is he rooting for to win the loot?
Gabby Windey, Nikki Garcia, Tony Vlachos, Bob The Drag Queen on season 3 of ‘The Traitors’.Euan Cherry/Peacock
The founding member of Cops-R-Us tells all.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lets start right here: Is Boston Rob a sellout?
TONY VLACHOS:Oh, man he’s such a sellout, that dude.
Nikki Garcia and Tony Vlachos on season 3 of ‘The Traitors’.Euan Cherry/Peacock
I don’t know what his problem is, man.
It’s no longer us against each other.
It’s notSurvivor, it’s a castle.
Tony Vlachos and Alan Cumming on season 3 of ‘The Traitors’.Euan Cherry/Peacock
And we got to attempt to knock out everybody and win in the end.
But now he looks like a sellout and he’s going to probably lose the game because of that.
I mean, to an extent it’s true.
Chrishell Stause, Tony Vlachos, Bob The Drag Queen, Robyn Dixon on season 3 of ‘The Traitors’.Euan Cherry/Peacock
But me and Jeremy, I mean, we know we got each other’s back.
I’m not going to keep running to him privately to talk to him.
We know what’s up.
Tony Vlachos on season 3 of ‘The Traitors’.Euan Cherry/Peacock
How’s the weather?
How’s your hat fitting on your head today?
I’m not going to do all that.
Look, we’ve known each other a long time.
I know how competitive you are, so how pissed were you after you left that castle?
Yeah, I mean, I was pissed only because we had numbers to stay together.
We had fourSurvivorplayers, we had gamers, we had Wes, we had Derrick.
Tony’s not a Traitor.
We know how he would be if he was a Traitor.
He’d be hanging off the chandeliers, swinging from the drapes.
He’s a Faithful and he’s going to venture to help us.
But it wasn’t like that and it was heartbreaking.
Lets go back to the very beginning.
How did you feel about each of those people individually?
I didn’t care about their history andSurvivor.
I was so happy to see them because I was like, This is it.
We have a strong thing going here.
And I said in the beginning: We could run this castle.
And that wasn’t the case with them.
They weren’t feeling the same way I was feeling or thinking.
I didn’t understand that at all.
Again, bad on her part, trying to get rid of an ally out of a number.
Again, it is a familiar face you have here.
I’m working with you.
And she was acting all nervous and I said, Carolyn, chill.
We’re together, man.
Let’s just stick together.
It’s us against the castle.
And Rob had the power as a Traitor.
They should have tried to fight for me because I’m their number.
Everybody thinks Rob is some strategic mastermind, and to me it looked like he was far from that.
You need me as a number to say, No, we’re not voting for Rob or Carolyn.
What else did we not see at that final Roundtable?
Theres obviously a lot of stuff that does not make it to air.
I mean, pretty much I was getting my teeth kicked in.
No matter what I said, I was just sinking.
No matter what I did, I was just sinking deeper and deeper.
There was no way out of it.
So I tried to stay quiet as possible.
The Roundtables, too.
We think you’re a Traitor.
You’ve been quiet.
The game was pretty much: Let’s guess who Alan picked as Traitors.
That’s what the game was pretty much.
And that’s why I wish they would have a consequence if you get it wrong.
Because going in there, you don’t care.
You form an alliance and you just vote everybody off.
There’s no consequence whether they’re a Traitor or not.
I wish they would be like, Hey guys, you get it wrong.
You’re up for murder tonight.
But if you get a Traitor out, you’re safe.
They just said, Okay, this guy’s deceptive.
We can’t trust him.
Let’s just get him out, Traitor or not."
It didn’t matter.
Even if there’s no consequence, I wish there was a reward for getting it right.
If you get a Traitor right okay, you guys are safe for murder tonight.
Everybody else that got it wrong [is vulnerable].
It makes it more interesting where you’re trying to really solve it.
When I first started.
I was like, Hey guys, I’m a homicide detective.
I really want to be a Faithful and attempt to solve this.
I’m not a homicide detective.
And you have nothing to go on.
Even if I was a Traitor, I don’t think anything would’ve been different.
They would’ve still got me out just the same way they did no matter what.
So I was glad I was a Faithful at that time that they got me out so fast.
I didn’t want to be a Traitor.
Yeah, guys, you figured me out.
I’m a Traitor That would’ve been corny.
Obviously the spy shacks, but I also remember the clones you wanted to unleash onGame Changers.
What sort of hijinks would you have been up to had you stuck around a little longer?
Dalton, there were a lot of places.
There was a lot of nooks and crannies all over the castle.
I didn’t get a chance to get my footing in the game.
I didn’t get comfortable.
There was some rooms I didn’t even see!
I mean, the castle is huge!
People are running outside talking, people are running underground talking, people running to the turret and talking.
You tried to convince people you were boring which has never, ever been a word to describe you.
Do you think they bought it?
You know, what sucks, Dalton?
But it’s not face value.
How did you feel about Bob Harper putting the pressure on you to go first in your final mission?
I thought Bob Harper was a Traitor because of that.
Why are you picking me?
I was trying to be quiet like a mouse.
I was trying to stay back behind the scenes.
I wasn’t saying anything.
He’s like, Hey Tony, why don’tyouvolunteer?
So he doesn’t want me to have a Shield.
There’s no other reason I would think he was calling me out like that.
But I love Bob Harper though.
I loved all of them.
They’re all characters, man.
I love ‘em all of them.
Every single one of them… except Boston Rob.
Tell me about the gamers vs. non-gamers division in the house.
They’re real sharp.
Look at all Dylan Efron sharp.
He was on point with a lot of things.
I’m telling you right now, those people are sharp, all of them.
you’re able to’t write them off.
And I went in there saying,I’m not going to underestimate anybody.
And rightfully so once I saw what they were capable of.
They’re gamers, man.
Whom were you rooting to win for when you left?
I really wanted Carolyn to win.
I was like, Yeah, let Carolyn win.
But now it’s different.
Now I’m watching and I’m like, You know what?
Let somebody else win.
Anything you wish you had done differently in the game in terms of how you played it?
But I hate the fact that I was so quiet like a little mouse.
I was going against everything I’m wired to be normally, and it got me out anyway.
So that’s why I’m pissed off.
I should have just went in there and been myself like Carolyn is.
So what do you take from this experience moving forward?
If they’re going to come after me, they’re going to come after me.
I’m not going to be soft no more because when you’re soft, you’re lost.
