Who Is Maura Higgins? From Love Island Star to Reality TV Icon:
The Traitors would never be a good fit for Maura Higgins. When she arrived at the Scottish castle, the Love Island U.K. all-star hardly knew which show she had signed up for, according to her co-stars. After being removed for the first time, Maura genuinely said, "Is it going to be like this every night?" as Monét X Change disclosed.
Maura Higgins began questioning aloud how she had made it this far when she wasn’t even playing very well as the game progressed and she wasn’t killed or eliminated. She never considered the possibility that someone else had a strategy for her survival in the castle. Rob Rausch was aware that she might make a last-minute mistake, and she did. Amazingly.
Maura Higgins initially had good intuition, which is what makes her last-minute breakdown so peculiar. Maura quickly grasped Tara Lipinski’s suspicion that Eric was a traitor. The sole issue? The possibility that Rob was a traitor was still unthinkable to her. She just could not bear that thought. She therefore made a pinky promise to him that she would defeat Eric, Tara, and Johnny Weir and win for the two Love Islanders. Naturally, Rob took full advantage of that loyalty.
Maura Higgins was certain she was winning after she sealed her own demise. Tara was seated in the final with two traitors after being voted out, leaving her with no way to win. Nevertheless, she continued to firmly believe contrary despite this.
She decided to play another round when the final three had to make a final decision about voting someone out. By the fire, Maura Higgins grinned mischievously at her target and said, “I think Eric thought he fooled all of us.” It was a perfect example of dramatic irony. Despite the fact that viewers already knew she had lost, her confidence continued to rise. “You’re very wrong about Rob,” Eric even cautioned her during the voting discussion. Even yet, she voted Eric out, giving Rob an additional $100,000 and putting herself in the final two with the man who had been lying to her the entire time.
However, the ultimate disclosure was arguably the funniest part of Maura Higgins’s entire game. She was standing next to Rob, the man who had selected her as his partner due to her unquestioning devotion. Maura made the decision to play one final small joke because she was positive that she was a Faithful.
“I apologize,” she said, feigning to be a traitor. Then she yelled, “I’m a Faithful!” and started laughing.
The idea that someone might have such great faith in the honesty of another person and yet be so mistaken is distressing. Watching Rob comply, gasping in simulated amazement when she came out, was even more agonizing. Then he had to reveal that he was a traitor, and always has been. Even after he apologized, he was unable to conceal the obvious smile on his face.
The Traitors isn’t exactly a strategic lesson, let’s face it. The Survivor 50 premiere is likely to have more successful plotting than a whole season of this program. However, The Traitors do possess a lot of large personalities. And one of the best characters of all was Maura, with her skin-tight latex costumes, her utter ignorance of the game’s physics, and her endearing Irish accent.
One thing was obvious from the beginning thanks to the show’s editing: she was doomed. She couldn’t distinguish Rob’s generosity from sincere trust, and she depended on him to advance in the game—he even carried her during one challenge. She didn’t notice the evidence in front of her because she couldn’t force herself to look at it, not because it wasn’t there.
And in some way, that failure made her even more endearing.
In the end, she yelled at Rob, “You’re never going to have a girlfriend after this.” “You’re an excellent liar.”
Then she chuckled.
“I genuinely believed I was winning!”
No, Maura. You were never going to prevail. But my gosh, you did a fantastic job in your role.