The Mole

Yesterday I watched the finale episode of The Mole. “Players (in the Dutch version the players are Dutch celebrities) in The Mole must work together to complete various physical and mental challenges to build up a significant cash prize for the winner. One of them, however, is actually a double-agent (the mole) hired by the producers to sabotage the efforts of the group. The mole must be careful to avoid drawing suspicion. Using journals, players must track vast amounts of minutiae about the person(s) they suspect of being the mole, such as seating positions, clothing colors, minor discussion topics, and so on. The quiz at the end of each episode tests players' knowledge of the mole, and determines by lowest score (or slowest time, in the event of a tie) who is eliminated from the game.” (from Wikipedia)

It was kind of strange and emotional to watch this series because one of the female contesters, Frédérique Huydts age 38, passed away when the show was being aired. I didn’t actually know her before this show aired and it was so strange….. I really started to like her and love her bubbly and energetic personality and at the same time I knew she had passed away. Before she died, they had asked her about this series. Should it be aired or not and she insisted on it because she was so proud of her accomplishment and she had every right to be proud. As it turned out she had won the game. Well done!!

At the end of the final episode there was this short spoken message from Frédérique, probably taped while she was in hospital, and it brought a tear to my eye. It’s useless to quote everything she said, but there is one line I want to share with you:

“That’s how it should be, life! A festive and passionate game, played with new and old friends” - Frédérique Huydts