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What Do The Traitors Fans Think Of Phaedra Parks Hating Dan Gheesling?

Even though it is a relatively new reality show, The Traitors has become so popular that fans are looking forward to the third season. After all, The Traitors is one of Peacock’s best reality shows, the show has earned Alan Cumming a new fan following, and it has won Emmy Awards. On top of all that, The Traitors has had many memorable players, including Phaedra Parks and Dan Gheesling.




Unfortunately for Dan, Phaedra seemingly grew to hate him before she was talking about returning to The Real Housewives. With that in mind, it is fascinating to look at whether The Traitors fans think that Phaedra is a sore loser because of how much she hated Dan.


The Traitors Fans Have Called Out Phaedra Parks For How Mad She Was At Dan Gheesling

During the second season of The Traitors US, Dan Gheesling and Phaedra Parks were partnered up from the beginning. The seasons’ two original traitors, Phaedra and Dan seemed to get along well for the majority of their time in the castle. However, their time as traitors together was pretty disastrous even though they were mostly on good terms. After Dan fell into a trap laid by Peter Weber, his fate seemed to be sealed as the faithful very obviously were targeting him.


After being cagey throughout the season, Dan then tried to throw Phaedra under the bus in a last ditch attempt to save himself at the roundtable. Unfortunately for Dan, that completely failed as Dan was still banished at the end of the roundtable session, and he made Phaedra an enemy. When Phaedra later revealed how angry she was at Dan, some fans called her out as a sore loser.

The Traitors' Dan Gheesling and Phaedra Parks looking surprised
Via: Peacock

During the reunion for The Traitors’ second season, Phaedra was asked to comment on how Dan turned on her.

Who Are The Worst The Traitors Players, According To Collider

Player/Status

Season

Rank

Shereé Whitfield (Faithful)

2

#10

Dan Gheesling (Traitor)

2

#9

Ryan Lochte (Faithful)

1

#8

Angelica Conti (Faithful)

1

#7

Kate Chastain (Faithful [Season 1] & Recruited Traitor [Season 2])

1 & 2

#6

Michael Davidson (Faithful)

1

#5

Mercedes “MJ” Javid (Faithful)

2

#4

Cody Calafiore (Traitor)

1

#3

Christian de la Torre (Traitor)

1

#2

Quentin Jiles (Faithful)

1

#1


To say that Phaedra made it clear that she was very mad at Dan was an understatement. After all, Phaedra called Dan a “piece of s***” and “trash” during the reunion.

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A lot of The Traitors’ most passionate fans enjoy the show partly because they enjoy the strategic aspect of the game.

After Dan Gheesling turned on Phaedra Parks and then got banished, she still lasted several more days in the game. After Dan’s exit during the second season’s sixth episode, Phaedra was banished during the tenth episode.

Many of those people think it is silly to take a game that requires some players to betray everyone else personally. With that in mind, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that someone posted a thread on the r/TheTraitors subreddit with a title that called Phaedra out about how angry she was at Dan.

Phaedra calling Dan a POS? Seriously? What a sore loser.


In response to that post, many fans on the subreddit agreed with the sentiment that Phaedra was being a sore loser.

In March 2023, Phaedra Parks was interviewed by

Vulture

. During that discussion, Phaedra explained to the outlet why she was so angry at Dan Gheesling. “I’m very loyal. And so when you take the oath to play a game under a certain set of rules, and you break the rules just because you’re upset that you’re not winning, I don’t like people like that. That’s an innately distrustful and bad person.”

For example, the most upvoted response to the thread expressed sympathy for Dan because of how Phaedra and her fans treated him.


“Kinda sucks for Dan. I’m sure he’s fine, but dude is just a regular dude who was good at big brother. He’s been off tv for a decade and now according to his Twitter he’s never going on tv again. Idk if that’s bc of the hate or he just is over everything but my god people are ridiculous. We could be having such an interesting conversation about what makes someone good at big brother vs the traitors but half of y’all are just housewife fans here for drama. [sic]”

The next response focused more specifically on how Phaedra treated Dan.

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The next most upvoted response began by arguing that someone else deserved to be bitterer than Phaedra.

Even though a lot of
The Traitors
fans think that Phaedra Parks was too mean to Dan Gheesling, there is also a consensus that he cost her the game. Based on what was seen on the show, many fans believe nobody was suspicious of Phaedra until Dan called her out.

The response then called out the way that Phaedra treated Dan during the reunion.


“I can somewhat understand MJ’s bitterness, but at least she was classier than Phaedra. The gamers all seemed thoroughly perplexed that the non-gamers took things so personally and Dan tried his best to explain and apologize but Phaedra was completely disrespectful.”

The Traitors Phaedra Parks and Mercedes MJ Javid at the roundtable
Via: Peacock

Another one of the top responses to the subreddit post went even further. One of the most upvoted responses also called Phaedra a hypocrite for how angry she was at Dan.

“Phaedra contradicts herself. She was annoyed with Peter for playing the game too seriously. I believe Peter said on a podcast that Phaedra told him that it’s just tv and to stop being so extra for such a ‘small’ amount of money…something along those lines. Well if Phaedra believes that then I’m unsure why she is taking personal shots at Dan. She’s mad at Dan for a play he did in the game then annoyed at Peter for caring about the game too much. I thought she was entertaining to watch but after the reunion I really don’t like her.”


Looking at the responses to the subreddit post, the vast majority of them argued that Phaedra was a sore loser. That said, it has to be noted that some responses sided with Phaedra, including the following one. “Dan sucks and Phaedra made the season so she can do whatever she wants. No one cares about Dan, sorry.”

Dan Gheesling Claimed Phaedra Parks Forgave Him

Months after The Traitors’ second season reunion aired and fans called Phaedra Parks a “sore loser,” there was a positive update. On social media, Dan Gheesling seemed to give an update on his relationship with Phaedra.

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On June 6, 2024, Dan posted a photo on his Instagram account that showed Phaedra with her hands around his neck. The image notably showed Phaedra and Dan with big smiles on their faces. Alongside the photo, Dan included a caption that explicitly stated that he and Phaedra made peace.


“It took a little while but @phaedraparks got her revenge and the hatchet is buried. 😂 #TheTraitorsUs is up for a ton of awards—excited to see how it all plays out!”

The Traitors Dan Gheesling looking surprised
Via: Peacock

It is also worth noting that before that post, Dan had expressed empathy for why Phaedra was so upset with him. For example, Dan reflected on why Phaedra felt betrayed when he was interviewed by Entertainment Weekly in February 2024.

“I think Phaedra was really hurt by the fact that I took a shot at her because she really trusted me. And I understand why she would be hurt or maybe upset with me, but it was a huge misstep to think I couldn’t have won this game with her.”

Hopefully, Dan and Phaedra will remain on good terms in the future.