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"Lioness" actress Laysla De Oliveira has denied fan theories suggesting her character, Cruz, is a traitor within the CIA/military series. In a TikTok video, she dismisses these speculations, stating that as someone who was desperately trying to find Joe, it wouldn’t make sense for Cruz to be the mole orchestrating his abduction. The article suggests that Oliveira’s denial aligns with the show's plot, where season three revealed Aaliyah as the mastermind behind Joe's capture, leaving the question of a current mole open but unlikely according to De Oliveira and the author's analysis.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
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Story summary
In the third season of the hit CIA/military series "Lioness," an explosive reveal occurred: Aaliyah, a main character from season one, was revealed as the mastermind behind Joe's abduction. However, speculation remains about another key plot point—the identity of the traitor. Laysla De Oliveira, who plays Cruz in the show, recently addressed these theories on TikTok, clarifying that her character is not the mole. She emphasized that Cruz was struggling to find Joe and urged fans to stop speculating, stating that the theory is nonsensical.
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"Lioness" star Laysla De Oliveira is smacking down the idea that her character is a traitor.
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The third season of Taylor Sheridan's hit CIA/military series recently wrapped up, and it ended with an explosive reveal:
Aaliyah – a main character in season one – was the puppet master behind Joe's abduction.
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Aaliyah → wrap → abduction
However, there's another lingering question that (kind of?) remains unresolved.
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Laysla De Oliveira shoots down possible "Lioness" theory.
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Oliveira → shoot → theory
Oliveira stars as Cruz in the popular series, and her character helped spearhead Joe's rescue towards the end of season one.
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character → star → season
I can't say I've ever heard or seen a credible theory that she was the mole, but the talented actress is making it clear that's not the case.
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that → say → theory
She recently posted a TikTok video declaring that the theory is nonsense.
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theory → post → video
"You guys have to stop.
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You have to stop asking me if I'm the mole because I don't know if we watched the same show or not, but what I can say is that [Cruz] was in shambles because she could not find Joe.
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So, let it go," Oliveira explained.
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You can watch her full comments in the video below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
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First, it would make absolutely no sense for Cruz to be the mole, given the reveal at the end of season three.
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It doesn't logically track at all that she would be involved in Joe's abduction orchestrated by Aaliyah.
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she → track → Aaliyah
To paraphrase Oliveira, what show were people watching that I missed?
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I'm not convinced in the slightest.
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In fact, that seemed to be Sheridan executing an outstanding misdirection effort.
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He had everyone wondering who the mole was when, in reality, the person pulling the strings was tied back to the operation in season one.
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person → have → season
I have seen no concrete evidence to suggest a mole is still in play after season three ended, but I'm also open to being proven wrong.
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Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
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