There is perhaps one challenge more strenuous and harrowing than having to row a Viking dragon boat across a loch in Scotland in the shivering cold: Getting a drink at a crowded gay bar. Thus it was a visceral experience to screen the premiere episodes of The Traitors at a watch party at host Alan Cumming’s own establishment in the East Village of New York City,

Spoilers ahead for the first two episodes of The Traitors Season 3. In just a few years The Traitors has become wildly popular, considered one of the best reality shows out there. While some folks are still figuring out how to watch The Traitors,

Cumming was born not far from the Scottish Highlands filming location of TheTraitors in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, and grew up on the east coast of the country in a similarly expansive feudal estate, Panmure Estate, where his father was head forester.