Form the first, last and only line of defence against bad seasons, because we are back for our third season of new/old Wie is de Mol episodes – and we’re going back to 2010’s offering in Japan! Over these nine weeks, two guys who have no impact or influence over anything anyone else experiences – Logan & Michael – are recapping and looking back at all that happened in the Land of Samurai, Shogun and the Rising Sun, continuing with the second episode and elimination of global sweetheart Tim.

In this episode – we wonder why Tim was hyped up last week, the differences between old and new WIDM become starker, Japan might be a tipping point, Michael reveals how jokers have evolved, we worry we’ve already said too much about who the Mole is, we wonder whether the first team were right to target students, the tram challenge dates the episode, we compare Japan notes, Logan talks about the night he spent at Holland Village, the weather intervenes to make Frits lose, Hind gets an advantage, the Joker negotiation is forgettable, Tim is the new Jessica, we campaign for a Renaissance inclusion, we look ahead to the rather infamous next episode and we discuss what the Mole actually did.

Choose the period clip, because we are back for our third season of new/old Wie is de Mol episodes – and we’re going back to 2010’s offering in Japan! Over the next nine weeks, our global bondje of gobshites – Logan & Michael – will be recapping and looking back at all that happened in the Land of Samurai, Shogun and the Rising Sun, beginning with the premiere episode and elimination of Loretta.

In this episode – we explain why we picked this season, Logan hands out an award, Michael’s unironic favourite is revealed, there is a forgotten WIDM cameo, we adapt a Belgian feature just for Pieter Jan, there is a very recognisable piece of music to fans of British TV, Logan compares WIDM to prison, nobody understands the second challenge, we wonder why everyone laughed at Loretta going home, a small bit of forgiveness is offered and we discuss what the Mole actually did, as well as acknowledging the original subtitler of this season and wondering if the Mole had too many people already on their trail.