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Expedition Robinson: Aftershow episode 9

By Wieke Veenboer | #!31Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:15:30 +0200+02:003031#31Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:15:30 +0200+02:00-3Europe\/Amsterdam3131Europe\/Amsterdam202331 23pm31pm-31Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:15:30 +0200+02:003Europe\/Amsterdam3131Europe\/Amsterdam2023312023Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:15:30 +02001531510pmMonday=9#!31Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:15:30 +0200+02:00Europe\/Amsterdam10#10-23-2023#!31Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:15:30 +0200+02:003031#\/31Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:15:30 +0200+02:00-3Europe\/Amsterdam3131Europe\/Amsterdam202331#!31Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:15:30 +0200+02:00Europe\/Amsterdam10#

Dear viewers, we made it. The merge. For eight episodes we saw how Camp North did not win, but that is now over: from now on it's every man for himself. And I’m ready for that, because that eternal island council with the increasingly dwindling North was getting a bit monotonous… Right? Well, we got what we wanted: what an episode this was.

1. Okay, so this episode is the test for the merge… And that means Camp North literally hasn’t won a single test? That’s an achievement in itself.

2. Maxime: ‘Krista is keeping a bit of a distance…’
Me: *completely forgot that Krista is even participating* I think she has had a total of one and a half minutes of screen time this season, or is that just me? Krista, girl, let yourself be heard.

3. Mark is definitely the best hype man ever? He’s been on Loser Island for about two weeks but shines like the best and showers Jaimie with compliments when she arrives. Absolutely adorable.

4. I say this as a functioning alcoholic, but beer and wine at such a merge dinner would be the last thing I’d want. Give me burgers. Pizza. Okay, and fruit. And honestly: a hangover on a deserted island where you only have rice and dry pancakes? Heeeell no.

5. #durftevragen: isn’t it much easier for the other candidates to complete the first round of the puzzle when Maxime has already finished it? Then you can clearly see what height it should be and if you have really good eyes, you can also see a bit which pieces you need. Although you probably have something else on your mind and a bit more stress to think about that.

6. Oh no, not Roberta. I liked her so much and as all regular viewers know: you need a cook on your team. And how Iris and Ilse run towards her. Who is cutting onions? And then putting that music underneath too, those sly makers know exactly what they’re doing, of course.

7. Hopefully they arranged a five-star hotel for her with a gi-gantic buffet.

8. By the way, I do understand that she found it absolutely amazing since she was in a team that never lost. How that whole island council looks? Camp South is seeing that for the first time on TV too. HAHA.

9. Pure sadism: the three from Loser Island who, before the gigantic merge dinner, still have to do a test. Oh, excuse me: if things go wrong, two MORE tests. Meine gute.

10. Hey Nicolette, you can be a bit stricter: Jaimie is much deeper than the other two. Focus a bit, okay?.

11. Are you also participating at home, or is it just me? I can tell you one thing, that merge dinner completely passed me by. Didn’t get a second chance.

12. Holy f*ckballs, what a tense test. Seventeen minutes. SEVENTEEN. No. Words. For.

13. Hey makers; we can already see from Maxime’s sour face that Eva wins the second duel. And Jaimie is out. And Maxime is bummed about that, and so am I.

14. But, can someone also apply sunscreen to Mark every day, because I don’t think that has gone very well the past two weeks…? (I was pointed out that he said he has Vitiligo in one of the first episodes — I completely missed that, but luckily he hasn’t gotten badly burned)

15. STOP. The. Presses. Jaimie is on fire. Or rather: she made fire. Very recognizable that clamor around you while you want to focus for a moment. Guys, SILENCE. But why did Maxime look so sour then? She must have been processing everything. But people; we had to wait nine episodes for this, but how exciting was this. Seriously, sweaty hands situation here.

16. And that poor Eva, love her or hate her, but she gave us enough to talk about and she really wanted this very much.

17. Oooooké, juicy preview for next week: Maxime has found his next arch-enemy. Now that Eva has left the island, Krista has to be spared. I really had to get into this season but I’m totally in. What an awesome episode this was.