Temptation Island aftershow episode 1 and 2

Tempaaaaa time. So thoughtful of Videoland to immediately drop two episodes, because they know: it always takes a bit of getting used to. And to be honest: the first episode is always just a bit boring. Maybe it's just me, but I only remember all the names around episode four or five, so that whole introduction episode kind of goes past me. Until this year, because this year there is a gi-gan-ti-c twist: the secret couple. What do I think of that? Well... I had of course a lot of thoughts that I would love to share with you all.

1. ‘If you can cheat on Beyoncé, then you can cheat on me’ is already the 2023 version of ‘behind every beautiful woman, there’s a guy sick of sleeping with her’.

2. That they have the couple where the woman thinks that literally every man cheats and is incredibly jealous when they include the secret couple is of course another strong piece of work from the production. Drama guaranteed.

3. As someone who also has no desire for children, it seems particularly miserable to have to think about this on Temptation Island.

4. Upon further reflection… You are indeed in a tropical location in a very nice villa and you can see your partner again in two weeks and just tell them that you still don’t want children because that’s not really something you should be convinced about during a reality show that encourages you to be with others and that in these kinds of cases, it might be better to talk about it with each other and possibly decide that you want other things in life and can end your relationship in a respectful way if that’s what’s best.

5. Look at me, reasoning with good logic. OF COURSE you just participate in Temptation Island, because how else are you going to get those Instagram followers that will help you with your DJ career!!

6. The creators also thought: hey, that secret couple doesn’t work so well in practice, so she can go to the other villa right after the first night. Off to the single men, you.

7. It’s also hilarious that Tempa announced it so grandly that it was a siiiiick twist this year. OMG, a secret couple?! Whuuut?! Just kidding, after episode two that’s enough.

9. The one who chooses the ‘ugliest’ person as a date for her partner = already the most toxic person of the season. You know with such an action that she will cause the most drama. But you won’t hear me complain, though.

10. What a gigantic cool name Chevalier is by the way. Holy shit, if you’re named that, you can’t help but glide through life smoothly.

11. I know all about that: I have the clumsiest name ever and I also go through life quite awkwardly.

12. ‘Yeah, no offense, but you can’t fuck a character,’ says Mitch, who clearly thinks he’s a 10 and follows the golden rule that says you come up with something insulting after saying you don’t mean to be insulting.

13. Whoa, WHOA. Wait a minute. Is it already going wrong during episode two? I found the episodes still pretty tame, but if someone breaks down during the second night, I take everything back.

14. Mike saying: ‘I’m really crazy man’ I already find hilarious. Very curious about what comes next. Let’s see how crazy this Mike is.

Image credits: RTL, Tom Cornelissen