REVIEW

It appeared like yesterday’s explosive episode was going to be a tough one to beat however this yr, Treasure Island promised to shock and it hasn’t disenchanted.

Enter workforce Mangō’s Dylan Schmidt who’s pretending to be a log within the water.

I’m very confused however not as confused as the truth that it’s workforce Kauri’s Joel Rindelaub’s birthday and he isn’t even smiling about it.

Does this man ever smile? Associates, household, Rindelaub, slip into my DMs. I would like solutions. Really, TI producers, slip into my DMs as a result of the beginning of this episode has left me with many, many questions.

Earlier than they are often answered although, Kauri takes essential stage: Melodie Robinson has gone from dangerous man to good cop and is questioning Dame Susan Devoy about her rendezvous with workforce Kuaka’s Shimpal Lelisi.

“I really feel a bit bizarre about Susan assembly Shim within the mornings,” Cam Mansel says, backing up Robinson. However don’t fear workforce, Devoy quickly tells all of them is just not what it appears.

They’re simply sharing a little bit of early morning banter and low. It’s very chill. Positively not forming a secret alliance. Weird you even suppose that.

I want that was sarcasm however the TI cameramen didn’t stand up early sufficient to movie stated secret rendezvous so we have now to take Devoy’s phrase for it.

On we go to the workforce problem and it’s essentially the most irritating one but. I can’t even discuss it as a result of it’s truthfully making me so mad.

Kauri win and after the stress of the sport takes its toll on Mangō’s Courtenay Louise who’s fed up about not being fed: “Kauri is consuming like kings and queens. It’s uncontrolled, they’re speaking about how they’re placing on weight.”

However let’s be sincere, Kauri wants the food to gas them as a result of they’re giving us spicy plot line after spicy plot line.

Talking of, Kauri takes its rightful place on the throne of drama when Devoy decides to start out her assault on Lynette Forday.

“Take pleasure in that apple this morning, Lynette?” she accusingly asks Forday.

Devoy fully ignores the truth that they’re consuming like kings and queens and tells Forday she will be able to’t take food with out asking. There’s sass, there’s drama and it was so iconic, it’s been dubbed “applegate”.

“Effectively I didn’t have any brekkie in any respect,” Forday shrugs.

To which camp mom Devoy snaps: “Effectively that’s your fault, not ours”.

Elvis Lopeti appears to be like on and is all of us when he says, “Oh my gosh”, and rolls his eyes.

Forday has no thought what the massive deal is and Robinson joins in on the argument as a result of, effectively, why not and the entire thing blows up solely for Devoy to confess it was “a bit pathetic”.

The awkwardness is radiating off the display screen at this level so it’s time to go take a look at one other scene – additionally filled with awkwardness.

Mangō’s Schmidt and Kuaka’s Ron Cribb meet on the hillside to finish the commerce settlement they made throughout final night time’s endurance problem.

“What have you ever guys bought to commerce with?” Cribb asks his fellow sportsman.

Schmidt appears to be like terrified, his coronary heart has stopped in his chest. What has he gotten himself into, he wonders? “Effectively, I believe there was somewhat little bit of a miscommunication there,” he says.

Cribb is taking part in the sphere, proving he’s nonetheless bought it similar to any former All Black would and truthfully, good for him.

Schmidt saves himself by telling Cribb he can commerce some fishing gear. Cribb could be very a lot down for that, thus starting the (virtually) alliance between Schmidt, Cribb and Jesse Tuke – who had earlier requested Schmidt if he might be concerned.

“I’m in a workforce the place the morale’s been down, so proper now we simply should survive however transferring ahead, completely. The alliance isn’t going to kick in till we begin merging and I’ll have your again and Jess,” Cribb says.

They offer one another an enormous bro hug and toddle off again to camp.

Over at Kauri, the drama has continued however we’ve circled again to Devoy’s espresso dates with Lelisi. Rindelaub is celebrating his birthday by making an attempt to outsmart Devoy and tells her since they gained the workforce problem and get to determine who goes up for elimination, he votes Lelisi is put ahead.

However Devoy makes it clear camp Kauri is just not a democracy. “That’s not going to occur as a result of I’m the captain and I get the ultimate say,” she bites again.

Ah, and the plot thickens. Maybe their espresso dates aren’t simply two previous mates catching up in any case.

After a little bit of forwards and backwards between the 2, Rindelaub makes himself busy some other place and Mansel sees his alternative to play satan’s advocate.

“You understand you’ll be able to put Joel up,” he sneakily grins as he sits beside Devoy.

“Oh, that’s a beautiful little ace up my sleeve,” she replies.

Now it’s time for the groups to go to the elimination spherical and Rindelaub is feeling somewhat down within the dumps so he chucks on a gown to lighten the temper.

He tells Matt Chisholm and the remainder of the groups, “I’m simply right here to get together. It’s my get together gown.”

It’s giving Harry Types Vogue cowl vibes and I’m so right here for it. Massive slay.

I’m unsure whether or not it was the gown or as a result of it’s his birthday, however Devoy appears to search out some kindness in direction of Rindelaub and doesn’t put him up for elimination.

As a substitute, she picks Mangō’s Boss Babe Iyia Liu who’s competing for Ronald McDonald Home and Kuaka’s resident comic Karen O’Leary who’s competing for Mary Potter Hospice.

The 2 go face to face and regardless of her finest efforts, Liu is defeated by O’Leary.

She says her goodbyes and the episode concludes… virtually.

It wouldn’t be actuality TV if we didn’t have a cliffhanger, so we finish with a secret alliance being fashioned. Between who you ask? Effectively that’s to be revealed tomorrow.

Celebrity Treasure Island airs weekly, Mon-Wed, 7.30pm on TVNZ2 and TVNZ +.