You should never announce your entry into being a strategist in “Koh-Lanta”.
Never.
Even though he had been applying for fourteen years to participate in the TF1 game, Steve made a rookie mistake in the edition called “Immunity Hunters” which started this Tuesday, February 13.
The vending machine supplier was well aware that physical appearance would not make the difference.
Moreover, upon discovering his comrades from the yellow tribe, the Kadasi, he made this observation: “I think I am the weakest man on the team.
It's a good team of Avengers
(the superheroes of the Marvel franchise),
but I'm not one of those Avengers.
» Not enough to shout it from the rooftops, however.
However, after his side's victory in the first comfort test, upon learning the theme of this new edition and the presence of a multitude of protective collars with new powers hidden on the islands of adventure, he was unable to hide his enthusiasm.
Because as the host Denis Brogniart pointed out, this will strengthen the strategies in the game. “If you come to
Koh-Lanta
without being a strategist, for me don't even come!
» launched the 34-year-old candidate, before continuing: “Let there be one here who tells me that he is not a strategist.
»
👤 Steve, 34 years old, Vending machine supplier
🎯 “I've been signing up for 14 years to be able to participate in Koh-Lanta!"
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Obviously, this position put him in the crosshairs of his suspicious comrades.
However, Steve managed to form an alliance with the youngest of the season, Alexis, a 21-year-old former marine, and Sarah, an energetic 34-year-old Corsican.
The problem is that the latter also made a promise a little later to ally herself with Océane, 35, a real estate company manager, close to the strong men Amri, Aurélien and Sébastien.
“Sarah promised.
The problem is that she often promises,” quipped Denis Brogniart in the best comment of the evening.
“With Émilie, it won’t work at all”
Among the reds, the Matukad, cohesion was not there from the start.
Alicia, 23, did not hesitate to blurt out on camera: “With Émilie, it won't work at all.
I already know it.
Physically, it's not possible, I don't know what she's doing there.
It’s Beyoncé at the beach!
» Comments concerning the 45-year-old former bodybuilding champion who was nevertheless much more effective than the young business manager in the immunity test.
A balancing act ultimately still won by the reds thanks to an unexpected comeback.
At the camp, the electrical engineer Maxime showed a rather surprising personal side at this stage of the adventure.
During an outing in the jungle, he spotted a bunch of bananas: “I don't necessarily want to share everything (…) 90% to give and 10% for me, that can be pretty good, we're playful or we are not.
» Unluckily, teammates passed by before he could hide his discovery.
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Furthermore, the game doctor has already intervened twice.
The two carpenters, Jean for the reds and Sébastien for the yellows, each suffered an eye injury.
They both had to wear a protective blindfold for a few hours, with no consequences for the rest of their adventure.
With the council approaching among the yellows, Steve redoubled his efforts to find an immunity necklace.
A successful quest but once he had the key, he became a little disillusioned: the note accompanying the jewel specified that it allowed him to protect two adventurers, but not himself.
The strategist then decided to openly reveal his discovery to his comrades (without the explanation) by assuring them that it would be useless to vote against him given that he was immune.
But the bluff didn't completely work and many suspected there was something going on.
He finally collected six votes in his name, against 4 against Nathalie, the oldest of the adventure (55 years old, even if she assured her comrades that she was only 48).
In the end, the adventure that Steve had dreamed of for fourteen years only lasted three days.