Hello, do you have a question?
Good day. - I have a question.
Is this online or is that...
This is Jan.
I'm Jan. This is the real world. Welcome.
My name is Jan and this is the story of an extraordinary journey.
Wow, Dries, you're really being pampered here.
I'm Dries. - Oh shit, did I say Dries?
Shit. Sorry.
Three, two, one.
Ten candidates, one mole
and the little adventures they experience along the way.
Perfect, right. Buried in the sand.
The previous elimination is still fresh...
Oh no.
...when the group already has to make a heartbreaking choice...
You'll be travelling together as ten for a little while longer.
...between Abigail or Vincent.
Abigail has won. - The majority.
She has the pass questions.
Oh my God.
Fuck. I knew it.
What happened, Vincent?
I'm so gutted.
It's been such a rollercoaster, you can't even describe it.
Yeah, I... Come on.
It's one big game where at every moment
you have to stay cool, keep your poker face.
I was absolutely nerve-wracked.
So I can blame it on that.
Lena and Nomi, my two daughters, actually think I'm in Tanzania right now,
building sanitation facilities in some village
at the foot of Kilimanjaro.
It was way too short, but it was...
It was absolutely amazing. It was just really cool.
Today the candidates await a challenge in the Douro Valley.
They're still waiting for the set to be ready,
giving Yannis time for a pressing question.
I wonder what it feels like when a vet puts their hand or arm
all the way into the backside of a horse or a cow.
I've felt that. - Warm, for sure.
I have a horse and I also have a vet.
She's already had her hand in there. She once asked: Do you want to feel it?
I said: Yeah, maybe. - And you without a glove.
And then like: mwoa, Gertje.
Yeah.
And then the vet:
uh, it was the horse though. Oh, sorry.
When you want to say something useful but it just doesn't work out.
For today's challenge Karla and Dries
will be buried in the sand up to their necks.
You'll be buried in the sand up to your necks shortly.
We can always get you out, at any moment.
Just so you know. - Is it wet sand or dry sand?
Well... Figure you're about a metre deep.
Then it's wet sand. - It is a bit wet sand.
In a moment this excavator will dump sand over Karla and Dries.
Since they're not allowed to see it yet, they remain blindfolded for now.
I still need to get some sunscreen put on at some point.
Just my head and shoulders. - Once you're in...
You're barefoot. - Yeah, I know, because...
You okay? - Yeah, yeah.
You okay, Karla? - Yeah, perfect, Jan. Thank you. Yeah, yeah.
And then it's time to be buried.
Stretch your legs.
Even though there's an excavator present,
set builder Jens prefers to dig his pits himself.
Clear those little stones from the bottom.
Wow, I feel like I'm twelve again.
Is it coming in, Dries?
It's coming in. I'm mainly scared of all those stones.
Yeah, that really is wet sand.
Are you cold? - No, no.
The rest of the candidates are meanwhile getting ready on the other beach.
I'm Julie. No, wait.
This is Julie and this is me.
I'm Julie. - That can't be right.
I'm Julie and this is me before the boat. - Very smooth.
I'm Maxim and this is me before the boat challenge.
Holy shit.
We are Julie and Maxim and this is us after the boat trip.
And we earned 2600 euros.
After the challenge Karla and Dries get to meet
the sadistic excavator driver.
Hello. Thank you.
Did you enjoy it? - Yes.
Thank you. - Nice to meet you.
Have you done anything like this before?
No, it was my first time.
First time? - For us too.
Did you enjoy it? - Yes.
Okay. - Do we do it again next week?
No, in two weeks. - In two weeks.
After the challenge, the group pot is no longer in the negative.
Completely understandable then that there's some celebrating in the evening.
He can open a beer with a mole booklet.
Want a beer? - What a talent.
The things he can do. - Incredible.
I'll be here all evening.
I think you keep having to come up with crazier things to keep up with it.
Does anyone else want one with a bottle opener?
Vasco da Gama's table leg. - I was in the KLJ.
The lever is the most important thing.
The next day the candidates enjoy a quiet morning playing games
in a nearby café.
I didn't know you were such a board game player.
I often go to restaurants with my kids and we always bring a game.
Really? Playing a game at a restaurant, isn't that a bit odd?
No, we always do that.
We went to a really classy restaurant a while ago...
And then you play Uno there? - We play games there.
Then nobody's on their phone.
Then there's real laughter and chatting. Oh yes, the food is here.
It is still a bit odd, on a table, a giant Monopoly board.
But soon another game has to be played.
Tonight we say goodbye to two candidates.
Unfortunately for the candidates, things get pretty intense in this game.
Then I'll go for the bonus question.
Then we're just not the team that deserves it.
After the intense challenge, the candidates prepare for the elimination.
Because tonight two candidates will be eliminated,
Gilles comes to give a brief explanation first.
Guys, we're almost starting.
Remember, as always... It's a bit atypical
in the sense that there will be two red screens.
How does it work?
The first person who gets a red screen may stand up themselves
and walk to the exit of the estate.
Delphine will be waiting for that person.
It's atypical in the sense that I won't walk along.
I'll do that with the second one and then everything is as it normally is.
Group hug? - Come on, guys, let's go.
Come on.
Good luck, guys.
Karla.
Kristof.
Bye-bye. - Cheers.
What I'll remember most
is that I'm not that much of a mega-strategist.
I regret
having to turn my phone back on.
How amazing is it to spend a week without your phone.
That's true, I didn't miss it.
That's such a liberating feeling.
Not just for yourself, but just
being out there with ten like-minded people.
So nobody has a phone.
Nobody reaches for it. Nobody is distracted.
It's been a long time since I've seen something like that.
You don't encounter that in everyday life anymore.
Will they be proud of you at your café 't Kafaat?
They would have been even prouder if I'd stayed away another week.
The problem is: I can't remember codes.
Dirk always helps me with my code.
I think 1234 or something.
Oh no.
Wait.
I knew this game would be something for me,
except for the strategy part. That's not really my thing either, but...
I think that's really fun, just going for it, giving it your all.
Phew. Okay, good.
Recovered, yeah.
WhatsApp messages. Let's not...
That's, yeah... But anyway.
Hey pookie. - Hey, sweetheart.
How are you? - Ohhh.
Yeah, I know. - No way.
Will Dirk be happy to see you again?
I don't think he's that happy to see me come back.
He does enjoy his me-time.
I did expect you'd be in it for a long time actually.
Yeah, nothing to be done about it.
It is what it is, but I really enjoyed it so much.
It was really so much fun.
Is it Monday today? - I can come to you...
No, no.
What I can also do is look tomorrow at when there are flights to Alicante.
Or do you want to see me? Maybe we should see each other first.
I had been thinking anyway: if you get eliminated, it's nicer
if the two of you can go home together. Sorry, Kristof.
I'm glad you're still taking me along.
I'll let you sleep, sweetheart.
It was such an exceptional episode that two of us were eliminated at once.
I'm going for another drink. - Oh yeah, okay, great.
I still have some adrenaline in me.
Goodnight, sweetheart. Talk tomorrow. Bye-bye.