Expedition Robinson: The Aftertalk

Fiiiiinally. The merge. It's episode 17 and it feels like I've been watching this for years now. I understand that the creators wanted to catch up because it didn't happen last year, but I feel like only two people have really been eliminated, one of whom is Stefano and I'm still bummed about that. But well, after all these episodes, we were served quite an exciting episode yesterday. Were people finally going home? Nah. One. Milking it to the max is the theme this year.

1. During this episode, I really didn't need to have a flashback. Yuki and Sterrin voted out, I can still get angry about it.

2. Yesss, fucking fiiiiiinally. THE MERGE. That surely means Rob and John have to step up too, right? Holy shit, I find this exciting.

3. Defano saying that ten people are already out. HAHA. No, kidding. Hardly anyone has gone home.

4. Take Annemiek for example: I completely forgot she was still in it. She has gotten quite a nice color, I must say.

5. John also thinks: don't call me. I'm not up for it. And then complains that he prefers to be with just the two of them. Dude, you've really done almost nothing for two weeks.

6. Yes, so it really means something that Yuki and Sterrin didn't receive a letter. My guess: they are all going to do a challenge for the merge. And they have to — no: must — win against Yuki and Sterrin. Thanks.

7. Meeeine gute, you've been in the season for seventeen episodes but it finally gets really exciting. So looking forward to that merge.

8. HAHA. Their ginger bond? What a cool name for their pact. Love it.

9. It's funny that there are people every season who know each other ‘in secret’. You would think they would find out about it really quickly?

10. Things I wonder about Expeditie Robinson: how does it work if you wear contact lenses? How does it work if people are really heavily addicted to smoking? Why don't all the women have a ton of armpit hair? Has it ever happened that two people had sex?

11. I like Robbert and I really hope we see a bit more of him this episode.

12. Eh, excuse me? This. Is. Going. To. Be. A. Battlefield. But four people are moving on?!

13. Tranquilooooo, papa. I'm going to say this to myself when things aren't going the way I want.

14. Jan is really a fighter. How he throws himself into that course with full commitment. Nothing tranquilo, just go for it.

15. It's secretly funny that Snake Woman Dyantha just can't get the first part done. Maybe a bit of karma?

16. Sorry, I really don't understand this anymore. The four bandanas are given out: does that mean no one else has a chance? This is again a challenge I don't understand at all. Imagine trying to understand this after days without food.

17. Britt is the cutest when it comes to being upset: ‘Darn it.’ ‘Darn it to hell.’

18. ...Huh? Are all eight of them going to the merge? Is no one going home this season?

19. I really understand nothing about this season. It wouldn't surprise me at this point if Rob and John just move on to the merge without doing anything again.

20. The only thing John can really do well: complain. Just. Complain.

21. And how on earth do all those participants have such white teeth?

22. Wow, and only one person goes home from Elimination Island... Expedition has never been this cozy. It's a really busy place there.

23. YAAA. John. Sorry, but it's a bit enjoyable that he gets eliminated right away when he has to step up? That man has been relaxing there on that little island for days.

24. Uh, was he trying to give Rob a little push in his fall? Speaking of unsportsmanlike, wow. Man, man, man.

26. Looooove Yuki. Love that extra vote.

27. ‘It feels like I'm always the bridesmaid in this race and never the bride.’ No idea where this expression comes from and the production probably doesn't know either, because this is the first and only sentence that was subtitled.

28. I am genuinely a functioning alcoholic, but I really wouldn't want wine (or any other alcoholic beverage) in this setting. I would just want to eat. A hangover on that island seems like hell to me.

29. Seriously, save that speech for the after-dinner dip. What self-control, that they can still listen to Defano.

30. I really believe that Winner Island is so disadvantageous. Sitting somewhere alone = the rest (Dyantha) conspiring behind your back to get you voted out.

31. Eeeeven serious: how many islands are they planning to create this season?

32. Um, whut? You're not telling me that Elimination Island has to do another challenge on Sunday to stay in the race, right? No, this is just going to be bandana and no bandana. Or they might come up with two more islands, that could also happen.

33. It's 2035. We are finally nearing the semi-finals of Expeditie Robinson. John de Bever is back from Fifth Chance Island.

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