Colton’s Bold ‘Hold a Traitor Hostage’ Gambit: Blackmailing Lisa Rinna for Survival

The Traitors Season 4 on Peacock just got even more ruthless in Episode 6, “Planning a Coup,” where Colton Underwood —the former Bachelor star turned aggressive Faithful strategist—took one of the season’s most audacious risks yet.

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Sensing the heat after floating Lisa Rinna’s name as a potential Traitor (and watching suspicion circle back to him), Colton decided to flip the script with a private, high-pressure deal that he himself described as wanting to “hold a Traitor hostage.”

In a tense one-on-one conversation, Colton pulled Lisa aside and laid out his proposition: He’d vote to banish Ron Funches (a popular easy target among some Faithfuls) and actively protect her from getting banished at the upcoming Round Table—if she, in turn, ensured he wasn’t murdered by the Traitors that night.

It was classic reality TV extortion: mutual protection in exchange for sparing each other’s necks, with Colton betting that Lisa was indeed a hidden Traitor worth bargaining with.

Lisa’s reaction? Explosive. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum shot back hard, insisting she was a Faithful through and through and accusing Colton of barking up the wrong tree.

She denied any involvement in the murders and pushed back against the idea that she needed his “protection,” turning the confrontation into a fiery clash of personalities. Her defensiveness only added fuel to the growing whispers around her uncharacteristically quiet gameplay earlier in the season.

This gambit came at a pivotal moment. Colton had already tried recruiting Natalie Anderson to test the waters by spreading Lisa’s name and watching for deflectors, hoping a subsequent murder on him would seal her fate.

When that didn’t fully pan out (thanks to no successful shield grabs in the prior mission), he pivoted to this direct negotiation—desperation mixed with calculated bravado.

The fallout hit hard at the Round Table. While the group ultimately banished Ron by a slim 6-vote majority (with the remaining 9 split between Colton and Lisa), Colton’s public call-out of Lisa—referencing her early vote against Porsha Williams and questioning Housewife loyalty—pushed suspicion her way.

Natalie piled on, noting how unusual it was for one Housewife to target another so aggressively early on. Traitor Rob Rausch even cast a vote for Lisa in a stunning internal betrayal to avoid targeting allies Ron or Colton.

Colton’s move may have bought him time, but it also painted a bigger target on his back—proving that in The Traitors, bold plays can either save you or doom you.

With the episode closing on the Traitors’ new “murder in plain sight” twist (Lisa volunteering for a cursed amulet that dooms the first person to touch it), viewers are left wondering if Colton just negotiated his own demise.

The Traitors Season 4 streams on Peacock—will Colton’s hostage gambit backfire spectacularly? Sound off in the comments: Was this genius strategy or a fatal mistake?