WHO IS THE MOLE?

Week 5

A very good morning, my dear WIDM friends. This mole has quickly rewatched the episode in her bed last night because I was on a ski trip to Val di Fassa and barely had time to watch television. But I'm all caught up now and I didn't miss that much. I mean, watching a few candidates slugging along in a covered wagon with tame horses through Oregon could have been a bit more exciting game-wise, but you have to make do when the drone and the plane tickets are gobbling up the entire program budget.

This I Hate Smurf has still managed to have a good hour of fun despite the slowness and camping scenes (the shivers). And that was mainly due to the strong visuals. Am I the only one who wants to go to Oregon NOW? Howdy how about sitting on a horse? Sleeping outdoors? Sneaking up in the middle of the night to ‘make’ jokers? WHAT WAS DIEDERIK DOING THERE BY THE WAY STRAIGHT IN BED? Alright, more mole scenes to chat about. Oh and, spoiler freaks who haven't seen the eliminated contestant yet, now’s the time to leave the building, ksssst! You know what, I'll give you an exit. Last night was the Super Bowl and it was spectacular. Are you still there? Nice. Shall we?

1. Jeroen, should have looked a bit better in the Vegte, buddy. Aaaaah, wrong wrong.

2. No, seriously. Over 38 hours later and I'm still pouting about Jeroen. Who's with me? That sultry voice. Those playful eyes. That gray beard. Tonight we have a memorial at the office with wine, cheese platters, and tissues. The password to get in is KIDV. You can figure out where that comes from.

3. I'm probably not the only one who is now comfortably thriving in the Imanuelle/Thomas tunnel that I top off with a sprinkle of Jochem from the Diederik tunnel. Guys, I DON'T KNOW THIS SEASON.

4. My girl Imanuelle (still really called Emanuelle by Jochem) was the only one who played quite tactically this episode. She reconciles with ally Van Gelder, shares all her notes, and goes ‘Full Kamikaze!’ on Diederik, But. Doesn't. Get. Out?! Imanuelle (or should I say disguised Jandino), you're not going to pull a fast one on us, are you? Suddenly being The Mole?

5. Who else was cracking up about Sanne this episode? ‘Thomas is overwhelmed by the outdoors, just go away. Just go skip around!’ HAHA.

6. The theory of Diederik as The Mole is hereby over, finito e basta. If you describe those posters so clearly without sowing any confusion... Then you're not a Mole, right?

7. I was shouting at my laptop when Jochem RAN PAST the right poster and vaguely shouted through the walkie-talkie: ‘I don't see him, I'll just grab something.‘ Can Mr. Barbapapa please stop this intensely fake mole behavior? I can't see The Mole through the Moles anymore.

8. Just a bit about that envelope distribution. Thomas immediately grabbed envelope 2 (the ‘make a joker envelope’), after which he said to the group: ‘Which one do you want?’ Something about a key position and something about deciding very quickly. I'll keep you on my (gay) radar, Tho.

9. I also spent years in scouting (YES ME! And this was a well-kept secret by the way) and when I saw that improvised evening dinner thing, I immediately remembered why not anymore. Good lordie, I'm getting spontaneous macaroni with canned Smack sausage trauma.

10. Just a test: give a heart at the bottom of this article if you also want to get on the plane to Oregon immediately. So incredibly cool.

Current standings?

1. Thomas Cammaert (sits too much in key positions. Intense Mole Alert all of a sudden!)

2. Imanuelle Grives (oh, god. I'm suddenly getting such an intense Mole feeling from her that it scares me.)

3. Jochem van Gelder (has been so obvious in his mole behavior during that poster task that he can hardly be The Mole, right? Although half of the Netherlands suspects him anyway...)

4. Sanne Wallis de Vries (I really don't believe she has a hidden agenda. Just no.)

5. Diederik Jekel (too enthusiastic during the poster task. I mean, he could have described it a bit vaguer as The Mole. The clever Didi will probably make it to the final, I think.)

6. Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte. We enjoyed you, buddy. As a tribute, let's watch RTL Boulevard extra often this week.

Next week same place same time? Cozy.