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** Kathy Griffin also had luck on her side during the first Celebrity Edition. During the final episode, it was revealed that more than once, she had tied for the ''lowest'' score of all the contestants (including a couple of times when she didn't get a single question right.) What saved her was her strategy of completing the test as fast as possible, since the show's tie-breaker was who finished the test fastest.
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** Kathy Griffin Creator/KathyGriffin also had luck on her side during the first Celebrity Edition. During the final episode, it was revealed that more than once, she had tied for the ''lowest'' score of all the contestants (including a couple of times when she didn't get a single question right.) What saved her was her strategy of completing the test as fast as possible, since the show's tie-breaker was who finished the test fastest.
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* EvenBetterSequel: Fans generally prefer the second Anderson Cooper season over the first season, though both are well liked. Part of this has to do with Anderson Cooper becoming more lighthearted and [[DeadpanSnarker jokey]] with the players than how he was shown on the first season.
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* EvenBetterSequel: Fans generally prefer the second Anderson Cooper season over the first season, though both are well liked. Part of this has to do with Anderson Cooper Creator/AndersonCooper becoming more lighthearted and [[DeadpanSnarker jokey]] with the players than how he was shown on the first season.
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* MagnificentBastard: Anderson Cooper filled this role a couple times, notably when he faked out all the contestants into thinking they were still going to have an elimination after Elavia's bribe. When he revealed he was just kidding, he started to dance around and sing, "I love this game!"
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** In season 6 of the Belgian series, Joke (yes, that really is her name) would have been eliminated in the first episode had she not completed her test faster than Kelly. When she was finally executed at the final five, she was the only remaining contestant who hadn't figured out who the Mole was.
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** In season 6 of the Belgian series, Joke [[RealJokeName (yes, that really is her name) name)]] would have been eliminated in the first episode had she not completed her test faster than Kelly. When she was finally executed at the final five, she was the only remaining contestant who hadn't figured out who the Mole was.
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Zero context example. (About my previuos edit: I moved those to ymmv/Wie Is De Mol)
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: The Dutch version, believe it or not, was initially met without much happening, and after the first season, the ratings were declining. People needed time to get into the show's mechanisms (as at that time, internet was a novelty and there weren't a lot of people who already knew of the format) which didn't help things. The producers decided to make one last season, the fifth, [[CelebrityEdition with celebrities]] to go out with a bang. That season became very popular and the Dutch version has been continuing with celebrities ever since.
* AuthorsSavingThrow: At the very end of the season finale of the 20th Dutch season, the host announced that there would be coming another, bonus season in the summer of 2020. During the air time of the 20th season, a deadly coronavirus prevented the filming of the 21th season from progressing. The bonus season was originally intended as a [[ThrowTheDogABone bone for the audience for the anniversary]], but it (kind of unintentionally) also lessens the people complaining about the season in 2021. This bonus season has already been shot; it just has to air.
* AuthorsSavingThrow: At the very end of the season finale of the 20th Dutch season, the host announced that there would be coming another, bonus season in the summer of 2020. During the air time of the 20th season, a deadly coronavirus prevented the filming of the 21th season from progressing. The bonus season was originally intended as a [[ThrowTheDogABone bone for the audience for the anniversary]], but it (kind of unintentionally) also lessens the people complaining about the season in 2021. This bonus season has already been shot; it just has to air.
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** In season 13 of the Dutch series, the Mole revealed at one point that if almost everyone hadn't been spared from execution in episode 4, Tania would have been executed as she had suspected the wrong contestant from day one. She most likely survived for two more episodes because almost all the other contestants were suspecting the wrong people too.
** In season 14 of the Dutch series, Jan-Willem seemed to have an uncanny knack for avoiding execution in spite of repeatedly targeting people who ended up getting eliminated in the very same episode he voted for them on the test. It got to the point where it became unclear if he was just ''that'' lucky or if all of his alleged Moles getting executed were a clue to him being the actual Mole. [[spoiler:Turns out that he really was just that lucky, as his luck finally ran out in the 8th episode.]]
** In season 17 of the Dutch series, Jochem would have been executed in the 2nd episode had Yvonne not completed the test slower than him and in the 7th episode had he not used his joker then to negate one of his wrong test answers. Not only that, but he was completely convinced that the wrong contestant was the Mole from the very beginning and still made it all the way to the finals because of an exemption won at a crucial time and only ''one'' contestant ever figuring out who the actual Mole was during that season.
** In season 14 of the Dutch series, Jan-Willem seemed to have an uncanny knack for avoiding execution in spite of repeatedly targeting people who ended up getting eliminated in the very same episode he voted for them on the test. It got to the point where it became unclear if he was just ''that'' lucky or if all of his alleged Moles getting executed were a clue to him being the actual Mole. [[spoiler:Turns out that he really was just that lucky, as his luck finally ran out in the 8th episode.]]
** In season 17 of the Dutch series, Jochem would have been executed in the 2nd episode had Yvonne not completed the test slower than him and in the 7th episode had he not used his joker then to negate one of his wrong test answers. Not only that, but he was completely convinced that the wrong contestant was the Mole from the very beginning and still made it all the way to the finals because of an exemption won at a crucial time and only ''one'' contestant ever figuring out who the actual Mole was during that season.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Chris Zegers, a contestant from Season 15 of the Dutch series, proved to be so popular with his endless enthusiasm and love for the show that he became one of the main hosts of Moltalk (a talk show that discusses each ''Wie is de Mol?'' episode with former contestants) and also the audience interviewer at later live season finales.
** Ellie Lust from Season 16 of the Dutch series, in spite of lasting only four episodes, made such a memorable impression as a no-nonsense cop who vowed to solve the constant communication problems of Mole teams through "ether discipline" that her calls for "ether discipline" became a MemeticMutation and was referenced more than once by contestants in later seasons.
* EvenBetterSequel:
** Fans generally prefer the second Anderson Cooper season over the first season, though both are well liked. Part of this has to do with Anderson Cooper becoming more lighthearted and [[DeadpanSnarker jokey]] with the players than how he was shown on the first season.
** The Dutch series is generally regarded as not hitting its stride until Season 3, which had what many fans still consider to be one of the series' best Moles, or Season 5, which was the first celebrities-only season.
* FanSpeak: The Dutch fandom in particular is so big that it has its own lingo.
** Fans of the show are called 'Molloten' [[note]] A fusion of 'Mole' and 'malloten', a Dutch word translating to [[SelfDeprecation 'freaks' or 'morons']], or alternatively, a fusion of 'Mole' and 'idioten' (which means exactly what you think it does) [[/note]]. Usually, it refers specifically to those prone to making EpilepticTrees. The word has been officially recognized and can be found in the ''van Dale'' dictionary.
** 'Tunnelvision' or 'Tunnel' denotes a state of mind that is only focused on seeing the hints that are related to the candidate one heavily suspects of being the Mole. This applies to both candidates and fans.
** 'Spreiden' ('spreading') is the opposite of 'Tunnelvision', which denotes one holding multiple candidates for possibly being the Mole.
** To 'sit' or to 'be' on someone [[note]] Not to be confused with 'to be ''onto'' someone' [[/note]] is a shorthand for thinking that that candidate is the Mole. Sometimes it unintentionally leads to hilarity as to 'being on someone' is a common Dutch term ('op iemand zijn') for having a crush on said person.
** Chris Zegers, a contestant from Season 15 of the Dutch series, proved to be so popular with his endless enthusiasm and love for the show that he became one of the main hosts of Moltalk (a talk show that discusses each ''Wie is de Mol?'' episode with former contestants) and also the audience interviewer at later live season finales.
** Ellie Lust from Season 16 of the Dutch series, in spite of lasting only four episodes, made such a memorable impression as a no-nonsense cop who vowed to solve the constant communication problems of Mole teams through "ether discipline" that her calls for "ether discipline" became a MemeticMutation and was referenced more than once by contestants in later seasons.
* EvenBetterSequel:
** Fans generally prefer the second Anderson Cooper season over the first season, though both are well liked. Part of this has to do with Anderson Cooper becoming more lighthearted and [[DeadpanSnarker jokey]] with the players than how he was shown on the first season.
** The Dutch series is generally regarded as not hitting its stride until Season 3, which had what many fans still consider to be one of the series' best Moles, or Season 5, which was the first celebrities-only season.
* FanSpeak: The Dutch fandom in particular is so big that it has its own lingo.
** Fans of the show are called 'Molloten' [[note]] A fusion of 'Mole' and 'malloten', a Dutch word translating to [[SelfDeprecation 'freaks' or 'morons']], or alternatively, a fusion of 'Mole' and 'idioten' (which means exactly what you think it does) [[/note]]. Usually, it refers specifically to those prone to making EpilepticTrees. The word has been officially recognized and can be found in the ''van Dale'' dictionary.
** 'Tunnelvision' or 'Tunnel' denotes a state of mind that is only focused on seeing the hints that are related to the candidate one heavily suspects of being the Mole. This applies to both candidates and fans.
** 'Spreiden' ('spreading') is the opposite of 'Tunnelvision', which denotes one holding multiple candidates for possibly being the Mole.
** To 'sit' or to 'be' on someone [[note]] Not to be confused with 'to be ''onto'' someone' [[/note]] is a shorthand for thinking that that candidate is the Mole. Sometimes it unintentionally leads to hilarity as to 'being on someone' is a common Dutch term ('op iemand zijn') for having a crush on said person.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Chris Zegers, a contestant from Season 15 of the Dutch series, proved to be so popular with his endless enthusiasm and love for the show that he became one of the main hosts of Moltalk (a talk show that discusses each ''Wie is de Mol?'' episode with former contestants) and also the audience interviewer at later live season finales.
** Ellie Lust from Season 16 of the Dutch series, in spite of lasting only four episodes, made such a memorable impression as a no-nonsense cop who vowed to solve the constant communication problems of Mole teams through "ether discipline" that her calls for "ether discipline" became a MemeticMutation and was referenced more than once by contestants in later seasons.
* EvenBetterSequel:
**EvenBetterSequel: Fans generally prefer the second Anderson Cooper season over the first season, though both are well liked. Part of this has to do with Anderson Cooper becoming more lighthearted and [[DeadpanSnarker jokey]] with the players than how he was shown on the first season. \n** The Dutch series is generally regarded as not hitting its stride until Season 3, which had what many fans still consider to be one of the series' best Moles, or Season 5, which was the first celebrities-only season.\n* FanSpeak: The Dutch fandom in particular is so big that it has its own lingo.\n** Fans of the show are called 'Molloten' [[note]] A fusion of 'Mole' and 'malloten', a Dutch word translating to [[SelfDeprecation 'freaks' or 'morons']], or alternatively, a fusion of 'Mole' and 'idioten' (which means exactly what you think it does) [[/note]]. Usually, it refers specifically to those prone to making EpilepticTrees. The word has been officially recognized and can be found in the ''van Dale'' dictionary.\n** 'Tunnelvision' or 'Tunnel' denotes a state of mind that is only focused on seeing the hints that are related to the candidate one heavily suspects of being the Mole. This applies to both candidates and fans.\n** 'Spreiden' ('spreading') is the opposite of 'Tunnelvision', which denotes one holding multiple candidates for possibly being the Mole.\n** To 'sit' or to 'be' on someone [[note]] Not to be confused with 'to be ''onto'' someone' [[/note]] is a shorthand for thinking that that candidate is the Mole. Sometimes it unintentionally leads to hilarity as to 'being on someone' is a common Dutch term ('op iemand zijn') for having a crush on said person.
** Chris Zegers, a contestant from Season 15 of the Dutch series, proved to be so popular with his endless enthusiasm and love for the show that he became one of the main hosts of Moltalk (a talk show that discusses each ''Wie is de Mol?'' episode with former contestants) and also the audience interviewer at later live season finales.
** Ellie Lust from Season 16 of the Dutch series, in spite of lasting only four episodes, made such a memorable impression as a no-nonsense cop who vowed to solve the constant communication problems of Mole teams through "ether discipline" that her calls for "ether discipline" became a MemeticMutation and was referenced more than once by contestants in later seasons.
* EvenBetterSequel:
**
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* InformedAbility: Art claimed that the Dutch series' season 16 Mole would be "the best prepared Mole ever" but other than using a hidden key to steal money during one challenge, none of the Mole's sabotages displayed any greater knowledge of the game than most other Moles'.
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** The best Moles will be this, as being a good Mole requires being a ConsummateLiar and knowing how to set up their sabotages to be effective and yet subtle enough to escape notice or be written off as innocent mistakes by the contestants. The Moles [[spoiler:Dennis Weening and Thomas Cammaert]] from the Dutch series are two of the best examples of this; they were able to so thoroughly convince everyone that they were BeneathSuspicion while subtly sabotaging behind their backs that only ''one'' contestant ever selected them as the Mole on the test during their entire seasons -- and it occurred only once for the former and twice for the latter.
* MemeticBadass and MemeticLoser: [[TheStoic Ellie Lust]] from Season 16 and [[WeHardlyKnewYe Ron]] [[TheLoad Boszhart]] from Season 18. Both came back for a redemption season and despite all odds, [[spoiler: Ron managed to outlast Ellie, despite her status as TheLeader and his status as TheLoad.]]
* NeverLiveItDown: Ron Boszhart of the Dutch Season 18 was the very first to be executed in the season, and the mechanisms of the first episode made it so that he would not go along with the rest to Georgia. However, he did appear the episode after that, as a chance for the other candidates to get him back. [[EtTuBrute They did not]] [[note]] While a play of the last hours of Caesar was playing, to drive the point home [[/note]], and so, Ron's name became synonymous for 'the very first to be executed' (i.e 'I don't want to be the Ron Boszhart of this season'). [[spoiler: He did get redemption by the time of the Renaissance season, in which he at least survived the first episode, coloring everyone elated]].
* MemeticBadass and MemeticLoser: [[TheStoic Ellie Lust]] from Season 16 and [[WeHardlyKnewYe Ron]] [[TheLoad Boszhart]] from Season 18. Both came back for a redemption season and despite all odds, [[spoiler: Ron managed to outlast Ellie, despite her status as TheLeader and his status as TheLoad.]]
* NeverLiveItDown: Ron Boszhart of the Dutch Season 18 was the very first to be executed in the season, and the mechanisms of the first episode made it so that he would not go along with the rest to Georgia. However, he did appear the episode after that, as a chance for the other candidates to get him back. [[EtTuBrute They did not]] [[note]] While a play of the last hours of Caesar was playing, to drive the point home [[/note]], and so, Ron's name became synonymous for 'the very first to be executed' (i.e 'I don't want to be the Ron Boszhart of this season'). [[spoiler: He did get redemption by the time of the Renaissance season, in which he at least survived the first episode, coloring everyone elated]].
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* ShockingElimination:
** [[spoiler:Patrick]] in season 8 of the Dutch version. All remaining contestants (and quite a few fans) had become fully convinced that they were the Mole, which led to many dropped jaws.
** [[spoiler:Arjen]] in season 10 of the Dutch version. Not only were they the heavy fan favorite to either win or be revealed as the Mole, but the first five minutes of the episode after their execution were dedicated to the remaining contestants talking about how stunned they were by it.
** [[spoiler:Simone]] in season 18 of the Dutch version. In this instance, it was the ''fans'' and not the contestants who found it shocking because most of them had become completely convinced that [[spoiler:Simone]] was the Mole. It was pretty common to see Dutch fans lamenting that they lost all their points in the Mole app after [[spoiler:Simone]]'s execution.
** [[spoiler: Rick Paul]] and [[spoiler: Jamie]] were eliminated during a dual execution in season 19 of the Dutch version. Those two solely held just about 3/4th of all the points in the app.
** [[spoiler:Patrick]] in season 8 of the Dutch version. All remaining contestants (and quite a few fans) had become fully convinced that they were the Mole, which led to many dropped jaws.
** [[spoiler:Arjen]] in season 10 of the Dutch version. Not only were they the heavy fan favorite to either win or be revealed as the Mole, but the first five minutes of the episode after their execution were dedicated to the remaining contestants talking about how stunned they were by it.
** [[spoiler:Simone]] in season 18 of the Dutch version. In this instance, it was the ''fans'' and not the contestants who found it shocking because most of them had become completely convinced that [[spoiler:Simone]] was the Mole. It was pretty common to see Dutch fans lamenting that they lost all their points in the Mole app after [[spoiler:Simone]]'s execution.
** [[spoiler: Rick Paul]] and [[spoiler: Jamie]] were eliminated during a dual execution in season 19 of the Dutch version. Those two solely held just about 3/4th of all the points in the app.
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* MemeticBadass and MemeticLoser: Ellie Lust from Season 16 and Ron Boszhart from Season 18. Both came back for a redemption season and despite all odds, [[spoiler: Ron managed to outlast Ellie, despite her status as TheLeader and his status as TheLoad.]]
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* MemeticBadass and MemeticLoser: [[TheStoic Ellie Lust Lust]] from Season 16 and Ron Boszhart [[WeHardlyKnewYe Ron]] [[TheLoad Boszhart]] from Season 18. Both came back for a redemption season and despite all odds, [[spoiler: Ron managed to outlast Ellie, despite her status as TheLeader and his status as TheLoad.]]
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* MemeticBadass/MemeticLoser: Ellie Lust from Season 16 and Ron Boszhart from Season 18. Both came back for a redemption season and despite all odds, [[spoiler: Ron managed to outlast Ellie, despite her status as TheLeader and his status as TheLoad.]]
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* MemeticBadass/MemeticLoser: MemeticBadass and MemeticLoser: Ellie Lust from Season 16 and Ron Boszhart from Season 18. Both came back for a redemption season and despite all odds, [[spoiler: Ron managed to outlast Ellie, despite her status as TheLeader and his status as TheLoad.]]
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* MemeticBadass/MemeticLoser: Ellie Lust from Season 16 and Ron Boszhart from Season 18. Both came back for a redemption season and despite all odds, [[spoiler: Ron managed to outlast Ellie, despite her status as TheLeader and his status as TheLoad.]]
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* NeverLiveItDown: Ron Boszhart of the Dutch Season 18 was the very first to be executed in the season, and the mechanisms of the first episode made it so that he would not go along with the rest to Georgia. However, he did appear the episode after that, as a chance for the other candidates to get him back. [[EtTuBrute They did not]], and so, Ron's name became synonymous for 'the very first to be executed' (i.e 'I don't want to be the Ron Boszhart of this season'). [[spoiler: He did get redemption by the time of the Renaissance season, in which he at least survived the first episode, coloring everyone elated]].
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* NeverLiveItDown: Ron Boszhart of the Dutch Season 18 was the very first to be executed in the season, and the mechanisms of the first episode made it so that he would not go along with the rest to Georgia. However, he did appear the episode after that, as a chance for the other candidates to get him back. [[EtTuBrute They did not]], not]] [[note]] While a play of the last hours of Caesar was playing, to drive the point home [[/note]], and so, Ron's name became synonymous for 'the very first to be executed' (i.e 'I don't want to be the Ron Boszhart of this season'). [[spoiler: He did get redemption by the time of the Renaissance season, in which he at least survived the first episode, coloring everyone elated]].
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* NeverLiveItDown: Ron Boszhart of the Dutch Season 18 was the very first to be executed in the season, and the mechanisms of the first episode made it so that he would not go along with the rest to Georgia. However, he did appear the episode after that, as a chance for the other candidates to get him back. [[EtTuBrute They did not]], and so, Ron's name became synonymous for 'the very first to be executed' (i.e 'I don't want to be the Ron Boszhart of this season'). [[spoiler: He did get redemption by the time of the Renaissance season, in which he at least survived the first episode, coloring everyone elated]].
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** To 'sit' or to 'be' on someone [[note]] Not to be confused with 'to be ''onto'' someone' [[/note]] is a shorthand for thinking that that candidate is the Mole. Sometimes it unintentionally leads to hilarity as to 'being on someone' is a common Dutch term ('op iemand zijn') for having a crush on said person.
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** Fans of the show are called 'Molloten' [[note]] A fusion of 'Mole' and 'malloten', a Dutch word translating to '[[SelfDeprecation freaks or morons]]', or alternatively, a fusion of 'Mole' and 'idioten' (which means exactly what you think it does) [[/note]]. Usually, it refers specifically to those prone to making EpilepticTrees. The word has been officially recognized and can be found in the ''van Dale'' dictionary.
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** Fans of the show are called 'Molloten' [[note]] A fusion of 'Mole' and 'malloten', a Dutch word translating to '[[SelfDeprecation freaks [[SelfDeprecation 'freaks' or morons]]', 'morons']], or alternatively, a fusion of 'Mole' and 'idioten' (which means exactly what you think it does) [[/note]]. Usually, it refers specifically to those prone to making EpilepticTrees. The word has been officially recognized and can be found in the ''van Dale'' dictionary.
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** Fans of the show are called 'Molloten' [[note]] A fusion of 'Mole' and 'malloten', a Dutch word translating to '[[SelfDeprecation freaks]]', or alternatively, a fusion of 'Mole' and 'idioten' (which means exactly what you think it does [[/note]]. Usually, it refers specifically to those prone to making EpilepticTrees. The word has been officially recognized and can be found in the ''van Dale'' dictionary.
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** Fans of the show are called 'Molloten' [[note]] A fusion of 'Mole' and 'malloten', a Dutch word translating to '[[SelfDeprecation freaks]]', freaks or morons]]', or alternatively, a fusion of 'Mole' and 'idioten' (which means exactly what you think it does does) [[/note]]. Usually, it refers specifically to those prone to making EpilepticTrees. The word has been officially recognized and can be found in the ''van Dale'' dictionary.
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* FanSpeak: The Dutch fandom in particular is so big that it has its own lingo.
** Fans of the show are called 'Molloten' [[note]] A fusion of 'Mole' and 'malloten', a Dutch word translating to '[[SelfDeprecation freaks]]', or alternatively, a fusion of 'Mole' and 'idioten' (which means exactly what you think it does [[/note]]. Usually, it refers specifically to those prone to making EpilepticTrees. The word has been officially recognized and can be found in the ''van Dale'' dictionary.
** 'Tunnelvision' or 'Tunnel' denotes a state of mind that is only focused on seeing the hints that are related to the candidate one heavily suspects of being the Mole. This applies to both candidates and fans.
** 'Spreiden' ('spreading') is the opposite of 'Tunnelvision', which denotes one holding multiple candidates for possibly being the Mole.
** Fans of the show are called 'Molloten' [[note]] A fusion of 'Mole' and 'malloten', a Dutch word translating to '[[SelfDeprecation freaks]]', or alternatively, a fusion of 'Mole' and 'idioten' (which means exactly what you think it does [[/note]]. Usually, it refers specifically to those prone to making EpilepticTrees. The word has been officially recognized and can be found in the ''van Dale'' dictionary.
** 'Tunnelvision' or 'Tunnel' denotes a state of mind that is only focused on seeing the hints that are related to the candidate one heavily suspects of being the Mole. This applies to both candidates and fans.
** 'Spreiden' ('spreading') is the opposite of 'Tunnelvision', which denotes one holding multiple candidates for possibly being the Mole.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: The Dutch version, believe it or not, was initially met without much happening, and after the first season, the ratings were declining. The producers decided to make one last season, the fifth, [[CelebrityEdition with celebrities]] to go out with a bang. That season became very popular and the Dutch version has been continuing with celebrities ever since.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: The Dutch version, believe it or not, was initially met without much happening, and after the first season, the ratings were declining. People needed time to get into the show's mechanisms (as at that time, internet was a novelty and there weren't a lot of people who already knew of the format) which didn't help things. The producers decided to make one last season, the fifth, [[CelebrityEdition with celebrities]] to go out with a bang. That season became very popular and the Dutch version has been continuing with celebrities ever since.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: The Dutch version, believe it or not, was initially met without much happening, and after the first season, the ratings were declining. The producers decided to make one last season, the fifth, [[CelebrityEdition with celebrities celebrities]] to go out with a bang. That season became very popular and the Dutch version has been continuing with celebrities ever since.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: The Dutch version, believe it or not, was initially met without much happening, and after the first season, the ratings were declining. The producers decided to make one last season, the fourth, fifth, with celebrities to go out with a bang. That season became very popular and the Dutch version has been continuing with celebrities ever since.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: At the very end of the season finale of the 20th Dutch season, the host announced that there would be coming another, bonus season in the summer of 2020. During the air time of the 20th season, a deadly coronavirus prevented the filming of the 21th season from progressing. The bonus season was originally intended as a [[ThrowTheDogABone bone for the audience for the annivasary]], but it (kind of unintentionally) also lessens the people complaining about the season in 2021.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: At the very end of the season finale of the 20th Dutch season, the host announced that there would be coming another, bonus season in the summer of 2020. During the air time of the 20th season, a deadly coronavirus prevented the filming of the 21th season from progressing. The bonus season was originally intended as a [[ThrowTheDogABone bone for the audience for the annivasary]], but it (kind of unintentionally) also lessens the people complaining about the season in 2021.
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** Thanks to English {{Fan Sub}}s, the Dutch and Belgian series have attracted a devoted North American/British fanbase with the UK game show blog [[http://www.bothersbar.co.uk/ Bother's Bar]] running a "Suspect List" game every year for the Dutch series. An English reality TV podcast even managed to get Gilles de Coster, the host of the Belgian series, [[https://rtvwarriors.wordpress.com/2018/05/12/looking-very-belgian-a-de-mol-special-with-gilles-de-coster/ as a guest on one of their De Mol podcasts]] in which Gilles expressed amazement at his discovery that the Belgian series had passionate fans in the US and UK too.
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** Thanks to English {{Fan Sub}}s, the Dutch and Belgian series have attracted a devoted North American/British fanbase with the UK game show blog [[http://www.bothersbar.co.uk/ Bother's Bar]] running a "Suspect List" game every year for the Dutch series. An English reality TV podcast even managed to get Gilles de Coster, the host of the Belgian series, [[https://rtvwarriors.wordpress.com/2018/05/12/looking-very-belgian-a-de-mol-special-with-gilles-de-coster/ as a guest on one of their De Mol podcasts]] in which Gilles expressed amazement at his discovery that the Belgian series had passionate fans in the US North America and UK too.
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** [[spoiler: Rick Paul]] and [[spoiler: Jamie]] were eliminated during a dual execution in season 19 of the Dutch version. Those two solely held just about 3/4th of all the points in the app.
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** Thanks to English {{Fan Sub}}s, the Dutch and Belgian series have attracted a devoted North American/British fanbase with the UK game show blog [[http://www.bothersbar.co.uk/ Bother's Bar]] running a "Suspect List" game every year for the Dutch series. An English reality TV podcast even managed to get Gilles de Coster, the host of the Belgian series, [[https://rtvwarriors.wordpress.com/2018/05/12/looking-very-belgian-a-de-mol-special-with-gilles-de-coster/ as a guest on one of their De Mol podcasts]] in which Gilles expressed amazement at his discovery that the Belgian series had passionate fans in the US and UK too.
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** In season 6 of the Belgian series, Joke (yes, that really is her name) would have been eliminated in the first episode had she not completed her test faster than Kelly. When she was finally executed at the final five, she was the only remaining contestant who hadn't figured out who the Mole was.
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** Invoked by the show itself in one episode of the Belgian series's 5th season where each contestant only knew the color of their own screen and the one who saw a red screen was given a chance to avoid elimination if the others wrongly guessed who they were. In this case, the contestant who should have gone home ''did'' succeed in staying (at the expense of the contestant who did the second-worst on the test), [[ShaggyDogStory but was eliminated in the very next episode]].
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** Chris Zegers, a contestant from Season 15 of the Dutch series, proved to be so popular with his endless enthusiasm and love for the show that he became the main host of Moltalk (a talk show that discusses each ''Wie is de Mol?'' episode with former contestants) and also the audience interviewer at later live season finales.
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** Chris Zegers, a contestant from Season 15 of the Dutch series, proved to be so popular with his endless enthusiasm and love for the show that he became one of the main host hosts of Moltalk (a talk show that discusses each ''Wie is de Mol?'' episode with former contestants) and also the audience interviewer at later live season finales.
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** [[spoiler:Simone]] in season 18 of the Dutch version. In this instance, it was the ''fans'' and not the contestants who found it shocking because most of them had become completely convinced that [[spoiler:Simone]] was the Mole. It was pretty common to see Dutch fans lamenting that they lost all their points in the Mole app after [[spoiler:Simone]]'s execution.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Ellie Lust from Season 16 of the Dutch series, in spite of lasting only four episodes, made such a memorable impression as a no-nonsense cop who vowed to solve the constant communication problems of Mole teams through "ether discipline" that her calls for "ether discipline" became a MemeticMutation and was referenced more than once by contestants in later seasons.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Chris Zegers, a contestant from Season 15 of the Dutch series, proved to be so popular with his endless enthusiasm and love for the show that he became the main host of Moltalk (a talk show that discusses each ''Wie is de Mol?'' episode with former contestants) and also the audience interviewer at later live season finales.
** Ellie Lust from Season 16 of the Dutch series, in spite of lasting only four episodes, made such a memorable impression as a no-nonsense cop who vowed to solve the constant communication problems of Mole teams through "ether discipline" that her calls for "ether discipline" became a MemeticMutation and was referenced more than once by contestants in later seasons.
** Chris Zegers, a contestant from Season 15 of the Dutch series, proved to be so popular with his endless enthusiasm and love for the show that he became the main host of Moltalk (a talk show that discusses each ''Wie is de Mol?'' episode with former contestants) and also the audience interviewer at later live season finales.
** Ellie Lust from Season 16 of the Dutch series, in spite of lasting only four episodes, made such a memorable impression as a no-nonsense cop who vowed to solve the constant communication problems of Mole teams through "ether discipline" that her calls for "ether discipline" became a MemeticMutation and was referenced more than once by contestants in later seasons.
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* EvenBetterSequel: Fans generally prefer the second Anderson Cooper season over the first season, though both are well liked. Part of this has to do with Anderson Cooper becoming more lighthearted and [[DeadpanSnarker jokey]] with the players than how he was shown on the first season.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Still one of the most popular shows in the Netherlands after 17 seasons.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Still one of the most popular shows in the Netherlands after 17 seasons.
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** Fans generally prefer the second Anderson Cooper season over the first season, though both are well liked. Part of this has to do with Anderson Cooper becoming more lighthearted and [[DeadpanSnarker jokey]] with the players than how he was shown on the first season.
** The Dutch series is generally regarded as not hitting its stride until Season 3, which had what many fans still consider to be one of the series' best Moles, or Season 5, which was the first celebrities-only season.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Still one of the most popular shows in the Netherlands after17 18 seasons.
** Fans generally prefer the second Anderson Cooper season over the first season, though both are well liked. Part of this has to do with Anderson Cooper becoming more lighthearted and [[DeadpanSnarker jokey]] with the players than how he was shown on the first season.
** The Dutch series is generally regarded as not hitting its stride until Season 3, which had what many fans still consider to be one of the series' best Moles, or Season 5, which was the first celebrities-only season.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Still one of the most popular shows in the Netherlands after
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** [[spoiler:Arjen]] in season 10 of the Dutch version. Not only were they the heavy fan favorite to either win or be revealed as the Mole, but the first five minutes of the episode after their execution were dedicated to the remaining contestants talking about how stunned they were by it.
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* TooGoodToLast: The UK version lasted 2 critically acclaimed seasons, but never got good enough ratings to justify the budget.
* TooGoodToLast: The UK version lasted 2 critically acclaimed seasons, but never got good enough ratings to justify the budget.
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** In season 17 of the Dutch series, Jochem would have been executed in the second episode had Yvonne not completed the test slower than him. Not only that, but he was completely convinced that the wrong contestant was the Mole from the very beginning and still made it all the way to the finals because only ''one'' contestant ever figured out who the actual Mole was during that season.
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** In season 17 of the Dutch series, Jochem would have been executed in the second 2nd episode had Yvonne not completed the test slower than him. him and in the 7th episode had he not used his joker then to negate one of his wrong test answers. Not only that, but he was completely convinced that the wrong contestant was the Mole from the very beginning and still made it all the way to the finals because of an exemption won at a crucial time and only ''one'' contestant ever figured figuring out who the actual Mole was during that season.
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** The best Moles will be this, as being a good Mole requires being a ConsummateLiar and knowing how to set up their sabotages to be effective and yet subtle enough to escape notice or be written off as innocent mistakes by the contestants. [[spoiler:Thomas Cammaert]] from the Dutch series is one of the best examples of this; [[spoiler:he was able to so thoroughly convince everyone that he was BeneathSuspicion while subtly sabotaging nearly every challenge that only ''one'' contestant (Sanne) figured out he was the Mole and even she didn't seriously consider him as a suspect until almost the last episode]].
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** The best Moles will be this, as being a good Mole requires being a ConsummateLiar and knowing how to set up their sabotages to be effective and yet subtle enough to escape notice or be written off as innocent mistakes by the contestants. [[spoiler:Thomas The Moles [[spoiler:Dennis Weening and Thomas Cammaert]] from the Dutch series is one are two of the best examples of this; [[spoiler:he was they were able to so thoroughly convince everyone that he was they were BeneathSuspicion while subtly sabotaging nearly every challenge behind their backs that only ''one'' contestant (Sanne) figured out he was ever selected them as the Mole on the test during their entire seasons -- and even she didn't seriously consider him as a suspect until almost it occurred only once for the last episode]].former and twice for the latter.
