“My place is no longer here”, this is the terse explanation of Franck, 52, in front of the host Denis Brogniart, following having made the decision to give up on the 4th day only of “Koh-Lanta, the cursed totem “. A striking sequence from the second episode broadcast this Tuesday, March 1 on TF1. Faced with his teammates from the green tribe a few hours before, he had not really said more and the incomprehension turned into anger among his comrades.
Nicolas, 39, describes his eldest’s decision as “enormous cowardice”. “We are 25,000 at the start, twenty-four here, we can’t give up! “Is indignant for his part François, 38 years old, in reference to the number of applications received each year by the production. The most inflamed is Louana, 28 years old: “You leave us in the shit… Get out of there! »
“The greens, the greens, it’s a hassle”
Certainly, the Greens were not in the best of positions following finishing last in two consecutive tests. This week, at the end of the game of comfort, the poor performance of Franck was also singled out by the members of his team. An injury to the ego enough to push him away? Hard to say. Since the creation of the game in 2001, only regarding ten participants (out of regarding 400) have given up voluntarily, including the defection of Franck. In such cases, the starter is not replaced.
This bad patch prompted the Ilog tribe to resume a refrain sung in 2020 in “Koh-Lanta: the 4 Lands” by Bertrand-Kamal (candidate who died a few months following his participation in pancreatic cancer): “The greens , the greens, it’s a hassle! »
Because of the curse caused by their defeat, they had to part with Amber, 27, chosen by the victorious purples to join their ranks. In exchange, the winners sent Setha, who volunteered, to complete the green squad.
Stéphanie mourns the departure of the youngest Mattéo
Despite their position of strength, the purple tribe, the only team to have fired and received instruction from a local resident to find what to eat, lost the immunity test. On the council, it is Mattéo, 20, who was eliminated. To the great displeasure of Stephanie, a 35-year-old poker croupier, to whom the dancer was very close. In tears, she paid tribute to the youngest of this edition: “He is exceptional, he has been underestimated from the start (…). He might show so much more, it hurts my heart to see him go today. »
The few images of the next episode, broadcast at the very end of the show, announce a major upheaval next Tuesday: the teams will be recomposed! This kind of twist is quite common in “Koh-Lanta”, but it comes a little early for our taste.