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Just about MAFS this week: the most intense episodes so far

By Wieke Veenboer | #!31Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:30:07 +0200+02:000731#31Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:30:07 +0200+02:00-10Europe\/Amsterdam3131Europe\/Amsterdam202331 27am31am-31Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:30:07 +0200+02:0010Europe\/Amsterdam3131Europe\/Amsterdam2023312023Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:30:07 +020030103010amFriday=9#!31Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:30:07 +0200+02:00Europe\/Amsterdam10#10-27-2023#!31Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:30:07 +0200+02:000731#\/31Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:30:07 +0200+02:00-10Europe\/Amsterdam3131Europe\/Amsterdam202331#!31Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:30:07 +0200+02:00Europe\/Amsterdam10#

And we thought that during all those years we were treated to the biggest drama ever on Temptation Island. Little did we know that in 2023 we were stuck with MAFS: Match or Mistake, which should basically be a very romantic show, unless you have people like Silio and Wendy participating. Then it becomes one big battlefield. The episodes from this week were proof of that…

1. Poor Roy; for Rosa, even Friendship: Match or Mistake is not an option. And honestly: I don't quite understand why. I haven't seen anything that makes Roy so annoying that you can't even interact with him in a friendly way.

2. I'm not a psychologist (though I certainly feel like one with these kinds of shows, judging easily from my couch), but the fact that Rosa seeks so much negativity behind a letter from Roy… I have the impression that there are some unresolved issues here and there with her.

3. AND THEN WRITE ‘STAY’— Sorry, breathe in… Breathe out… And then write ‘stay’? Excuse me?

4. Okay, I counted to a hundred. But sorry Rosa, being so mean to Roy, then writing ‘stay’ because you still want to be there for your personal development, and only admitting to staying for Silio when the expert confronts you? And then lying about having kissed? Nahhh. Justice. For. Roy.

5. I'm becoming more and more convinced that this whole group should just go on a singles trip together, with Ginger and Ollie as the tour guides. You'd be rid of the drama.

6. Wait a minute. Wait. A minute. Silio kissed both Rosa and Marissa? And then he also has the ~audacity~ to say ‘that he is still single’? Friendly guy, I think you gave your vows to someone two weeks ago, and generally, it's not the intention to stick your tongue down the throat of two others.

7. And then find Manuela so exaggerated with her ‘psycho Latina’ attitude? Girl, go for it. Go completely psycho on those three. We are all rooting for you.

8. I genuinely mean this: I would be a better expert than those three wet rags sitting there. That whining about personal growth processes while it’s turning into an incestuous mess and you just sent the only steady couple home in the last episode?

9. What is happening here, seriously? I actually paused the episode because I can't stand this conversation between Wendy and Jeroen. Why does she have to be so mean and constantly bring up how much he is hated by the rest of the group? Maybe I have a certain Jeroen bias, but I honestly don't see what's so wrong with him.

10. Wendy's letter in a nutshell: ‘I found you ugly right away, but you turned out to be a jerk inside too. I have nothing to blame myself for, I'm actually perfect. Literally did everything right here. You are a jerk. I am a queen. Peace out. Mic drop. Wow, I did this well.’

11. If you ever run into Jeroen in real life: could you give him a high five from me for listening to this without giving any rebuttal and still being able to wish her the best? Then you are a big player in my book.

12. Jeroen, you are free. You can go. You never have to see Wendy again.

13. Expert: ‘Silio, you didn’t enter the program for no reason. And the reason is…’
Me: ‘INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS!!’
Expert: ‘…To learn something.’
Me: ‘???’

14. Mr. ‘expert’ thinks it’s a ‘strong choice’ for Manuela to stay after Silio kissed two others. That’s not a strong choice, that’s toxic as fuck. See: I have so much more knowledge than those wet rags there.

15. Ah, they are staying in the always picturesque Amstelveen, I recognize that from thousands, because I went to both primary and secondary school there. But now I'm really curious about the place where they all live together. If anyone from the cast is reading this: how about a drink at BLVD? All you can eat sushi at Kokusai?

16. Is there really no one in Silio's circle who says: ‘Fine that you think you’re single and have forgotten that whole vow, but what the hell are you doing here? Just head to Temptation.’

17. New drinking game: take a shot every time Silio says he’s single. Hangover guaranteed. And, I cannot stress this enough, he keeps proclaiming this in a show where the whole concept is that you marry each other in the first episode. MARRIED.

18. Wait, I'm just now finding out that Jeff lives on Texel. This probably sounds really dumb, but I never consider that people can live on one of the Wadden Islands. Those are destinations for weekend getaways. So, it’s clear who the Randstad girl is here (me).

19. At this moment, MAFS is just an experiment to see how far you can go in a show to create as much drama as possible. Anonymous letters, seriously? In which relationship has that ever been a good idea?

Honestly: the experts are wet rags, right?

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