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Since its 2023 debut, Peacock's The Traitors has captured the zeitgeist thanks to its motley crew of actors, comedians, reality TV stars, and tangential British royalty.
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Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Half our motley crew of six still stared at our phones, though.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
The motley crew celebrates the arrival of 1971 toward the end of the film, lighting an M-80 firecracker in the kitchen.
—Kate Stroup, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Dec. 2025
In other words, Cunha’s job is to convince the Americans now running the federal government to give Brown’s motley crew of gender-benders, anti-Semites and filthy-rich legacies a good leaving alone.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
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Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Half our motley crew of six still stared at our phones, though.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
The motley crew celebrates the arrival of 1971 toward the end of the film, lighting an M-80 firecracker in the kitchen.
—Kate Stroup, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Dec. 2025
In other words, Cunha’s job is to convince the Americans now running the federal government to give Brown’s motley crew of gender-benders, anti-Semites and filthy-rich legacies a good leaving alone.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Motley crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motley%20crew. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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