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Around the Fire: Trust, Betrayal and a Flame That Won’t Go Out

As the flames rise and shadows flicker, your garden becomes its own final round of The Traitors.

Stuart Isbister
3 November 2025

When the wind drops and the evening cools, a firepit turns a patch of garden into a theatre: faces glow, shadows move, conversation tightens. It’s also the perfect setting for a little drama - the kind served up in the final round of The Traitors, where alliances fracture, truths surface, and a single moment decides who walks away with the prize. Swap the castle for your patio and the show’s round-table for one of our firepits, and the scene is set: warmth, tension, and the slow, honest crackle of burning wood.

Kadai Firebowl Set with High and Low Stand (4649065021500)

The Cast: Firepits that Play Their Parts

Our current collection gives you options that map neatly to the final-round archetypes - the steadfast veteran, the polished diplomat, the quiet wildcard.

Kadai Firebowl Set with High and Low Stand (4649065021500)


Kadai Firebowl Set with High and Low Stand - a versatile, hands-on choice that invites cooking and sharing; it’s the “player who feeds the table”.



Martinsen 9000 Firepit - clean, contemporary and reliable: the stalwart ally you call when you want a dependable flame.

Cast Iron Firepit (4646605160508)


Cast Iron Firepit - heavy, old-school, and characterful; like the contestant you always trust to tell it like it is.

Helios Fire Bowl (4647859585084)

Large Corten Steel Garden Fire Bowls (4650753294396)

Helios Fire Bowl and Large Steel Garden Fire Bowls - statement pieces that lift the scene visually and give you a spectacle to direct conversation around.

Corten Steel Garden Fire Pits (4650755784764)


Corten Steel Garden Fire Pits - for the dramatic finish: weathered, architectural, and built to last.

We also also stock cooking add-ons and “fireside” accessories that transform a pit into a full experience: pizza oven kits, swing grills, spark guards, marshmallow toasters, and practical items like kindling splitters and lids. These small extras are the props that let your gathering pivot from cosy chat to communal feast - or, in our metaphor, from whispered plotting to an all-out reveal.

Scene Direction: Material, Size and Seating

In a final round, every nuance matters. The same goes for your firepit choice.

  • Material matters. Cast iron offers solidity and presence; stainless steel options are lighter and safer around children; corten steel offers a dramatic, rusted patina that reads like a prop on an atmospheric set. Worm’s product descriptions stress these differences so you can match mood to material.

  • Scale your bowl. Worm recommends choosing the largest bowl that fits your space so you can scale the fire for the number of guests - an important call when the “cast” of your evening changes size.

  • Accessories set the tone. A spark guard signals caution and care; a swing grill says “we’re cooking”; a pizza oven set invites rivalry over the best topping. They’re the props that let your group play different roles around the flame.

The Final Round: Trust & Tension by Firelight

There’s always a moment in The Traitors when the remaining players sit in silence and the producers cut to the fire. Around your Worm firepit, that silence can be warm or electric. A few rhythms to borrow from the show:

  • Observe. Who feeds the fire? Who keeps back? The dynamic tells you as much as words.

  • Share a story. The show’s eliminations hinge on revelations; at home, it’s the small personal disclosures that shift who leans in.

  • Know when to stoke - and when to end. The show’s climactic choices happen when the embers are low; in your garden, deciding to call it a night is its own kind of ending.

Avoiding a Backyard Betrayal

A petty betrayal from a guest is one thing - a firepit that betrays you is another. The collection also includes practical items to avoid mishaps: spark guards, lids, kindling tools, and child-friendly materials. Take the same quiet preparation the finalists take before a vote: check your set-up, position seats downwind, and bring the right tools.

Parting Shot: The Prize Isn’t Always Money

In the show, the prize pot is the obvious stake. Around your fire, the prize is simpler, quieter: warmth, memories, a night well spent. Choose a pit that fits your circle - whether it’s the communal Kadai set that invites cooking and plotting, the sculptural Helios or Large Steel Bowls for drama, or a compact Cast Iron Pit for faithful, old-school evenings - and let the fire do the rest. Our gorgeous collection gives you the props; you provide the ending.

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