Really good!
"Release the spirit level"
[Spanish:] Welcome to Kongen Befaler, where five TV personalities go head-to-head,
safely in the hands of my steady assistant, Olli Wermskog!
Thank you very much.
Lovely to be here to assist you.
Good to have you.
But what's even nicer is, of course,
a bust in gold of me!
Beautiful.
[Norwegian:] There. Now we're back.
We're back? - Yes.
We've been here the whole time.
Someone else who's here is this bouquet:
Erik Solbakken!
Tara Lina!
Else Kåss Furuseth!
Aksel Hennie!
And Bjarte Tjøstheim!
The first task is the same as always.
It's the prize task,
where the contestants themselves provide the prizes
based on a specific category that you have given them.
That's correct. Today, I asked them for this:
Bring something you might get in trouble for.
Something that can get you into trouble.
I love trouble, you know.
Yes. - I love it.
Atle "Trouble" Antonsen? - Exactly.
I'd like to start with Else. - Yes.
Yes, yes, yes. There.
I could get in trouble with these. My car keys.
My strongest car memory is when I was an assistant to Thomas Giertsen [comedian/producer].
I rented a car. I took it for a ride. It spun around.
It spun around? - Yes.
On the roof?
No, it went like this. - Right.
The whole side of the car was smashed to pieces.
I called my boss, Giertsen, and told him I crashed it.
He said: "Are you okay?" I said: "Yes."
Then he said: "Then there's nothing to worry about. You have insurance."
And I said: "I'm not an idiot. Of course I have insurance."
And at that exact moment, I had the newspaper in front of me,
where it said, "Do you need money?"
I did. I paid for that car out of my own pocket,
or with consumer loans, as they're also called.
How nice of you.
I'm also dangerous.
I was driving in downtown Oslo two years ago.
Afterwards, an acquaintance in the police called me and said I had been spotted.
"It's either somebody who's had a stroke, or it's Else Kåss Furuseth."
He said, "We suggest you ditch the car."
So I've just let it sit, but I've brought it with me today.
So somebody here will win it. - Oi, oi, oi!
And the keys to my apartment, and the keys to my heart too, of course.
Yes, of course. Beautiful, Else.
Aksel? - Yes.
The story is, I was once in Thailand with my family.
At a market, there were all these batanga knives and guns,
and there was a stun gun. The coolest thing ever.
A taser? - A taser!
I looked at it, and "Mami" came over, the woman who's married to my dad.
She said: "What are you looking at?"
And I had to tell her.
So I told her: "A taser. If you get assaulted, you can go like this."
[Mami:] "We have to get that!"
I was a young boy.
My biggest dream was to smuggle weapons home.
Then your mum says it's okay!
So I got two. - Oh, no!
Wow! - No!
These have been in my closet for so many years.
Can you go? - And what...
I want to go home!
What I'm going to do with these after tonight's show is, of course, to destroy them.
They will be destroyed. - Get them away, then!
Task answered. - Yes.
Erik, what did you bring that could get you in trouble?
It's a competition, so this time I've gone all-in.
This could get me in big trouble where it hurts the most, at home.
I have a new hobby that I'm passionate about,
and has a stigma that I don't like very much.
You'll see what the stigma is when I show you.
My new hobby is that I've become a professional masseur at home.
No.
Yes, I know what you're thinking.
"How is this a problem?" - I've been on YouTube a lot.
This is a wood-smelling candle.
It creates a nice setting. This one has lavender in it,
which makes you feel very calm. Blindfolds are optional.
The reason I get in trouble... What's wrong, Atle?
I'm laughing because I think it's true.
You can see that I didn't buy this jar today.
I know what they're thinking at home.
"Gosh, don't do that. We know you so well."
Because there's another thing about me, ever since I was a little kid.
I've always been a boob-man.
That's you? - That's me.
As you can see, I started massaging early on.
But that has nothing to do with my hobby.
I'll get in trouble now. I hope I get 5 points. Thank you.
Yes.
Tara Lina.
I played violin for many years. 14-15 years.
Violin? - Violin, yes.
I played at Stokke Culture School.
At one point, I moved on to playing the viola.
The less popular violin? - Yes, it sounds better,
but it's boring to play in an orchestra.
So I played the viola for about two months.
I borrowed this viola from the culture school over 15 years ago.
And I was later confronted by the headmaster at the train station.
She approached me.
I thought she was just going to say hi.
Maybe she had heard me on the radio, or watched me on TV?
But she was pissed.
She hadn't forgotten about that viola.
She said: "You have to give it back right away."
I haven't done that, so now it will potentially be someone else's problem.
Good. Bjarte. - Yes, so...
I was about to ask if you have brought something, but you clearly have.
Yes, I've brought something. - What could it be?
It's a... - Oi, oi, oi.
I'm married to a very handy woman.
I hate showing my ineptitude through manual labour.
It doesn't happen very often anymore.
Sometimes, I try, often in a tipsy state, to impress my wife.
I once rigged up this ladder to impress my wife.
I went to work staining a barn in the mountains,
where we have a little farm.
It turned out I'm so incredibly lousy at staining.
It looked so shitty that my wife had to go up the ladder
to fix everything I'd done and cover up my bad job.
And to get the job done.
And as she was up on the ladder, 5-6 metres off the ground, she fell down.
She crushed her heel, or pulverised it, as they said at the hospital.
On top of that, she broke her arm and had bruises all over.
I then became a home nurse in Torshov [where he lives in Oslo]
for three years after that.
Well, that's...
Ladders are traumatic for me. - Solid.
Yes. Great.
Where will you start? - I tend to start at the bottom.
I think many of them have solved it well.
The task wasn't that easy.
Well, what should I say?
Let's put the viola at the bottom.
What? This is the only thing you can actually get in trouble for having.
Is it?
No!
Okay, I agree.
I've thought about it and I agree.
You get 2 points, Else. You get 3, Bjarte.
Oh, yes!
You get 5, Aksel. And you get 4, Erik.
That's good!
Olli, I've thought a lot, perhaps too much,
about how many steps there are from the house to the outhouse.
It's hard not to think about that.
Right? I keep thinking about it constantly.
"How many steps are there from the house to the outhouse?"
I keep thinking and thinking about it until I lose my mind.
Then it's good to finally find out how many steps there are.
Yes, it's a lot of weight off your shoulders.
It'll really be such a relief.
Hello.
Thank you.
Wow. Hose?
Are you going to spray me? - No.
You have a water hose there? - Oh, yes. Here you go.
"Get as much water in as few steps as possible"
"from here to the blue barrel in the outhouse."
"You must count each step you take out loud."
"If you lose count, you must pour out your water."
"Most water in the least steps wins."
"You have 12 minutes. Your time starts now."
Fuck, Olli!
Your time starts now!
Whoa! Shit! Okay, okay.
"PS: You cannot move the barrel from the toilet."
No. - Okay.
Okay. - Yes.
Count your steps out loud.
If you don't count, you have to pour the water out.
The amount of water in the barrel
is divided by the number of steps you've taken.
I should specify that every step they take
is added together into a total.
That's right. Where do we start?
Let's start with Bjarte.
And also Tara Lina. Bjarte and Tara Lina.
8, 9, 10, 11...
...12, 12, 12, 12, 12!
13...
...14...
Bjarte.
How do I get this down?
I think I'm making a mistake now.
I can't get this down without spilling everything
and injuring myself in the process.
8...
Oh my god, did you see that?
Straight to the outhouse!
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17...
...60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67...
...68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75...
...76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85...
...86, 87, 88...
Bollocks. That high?
89, 90, 91...
Well done, Bjarte.
One, keep going... - 10 seconds left.
Yes.
There's no way. I can't do it.
No? No!
I can't do it. - Your time's up.
No, no, no! - No!
So sad! - You...
No!
We'd certainly wish you a better outcome.
Yes, give me... - You started so well!
Curling it right in front of the outhouse! - I know.
Give me the taser and the blindfold, and put me out of my misery.
It's horrible. I've repressed this task. It's typical.
What are the results so far, Olli? - Tara Lina, you got...
It was very impressive, but zero litres of water in 78 steps.
Can I get a point for that...
Yes, you might get that 1 point.
Bjarte, 91 steps and 48 litres.
So your score is 0.52.
Is that good? - Clear as day.
That remains to be seen. - I'm in the lead.
So far, it's 0.52 to zero.
Are we now going to watch Erik Solbakken, Aksel Hennie, and me?
Yes. - But I promise you...
We'll see. We'll see.
I was thinking maybe we could just watch Else and Erik?
Oh, no. No!
41, 42, 43, 44, 45...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...
...7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12...
...63, 64, 65...
...44, 45, 46...
...47! Oh, it's big!
You have to pour it out. - What? Idiot!
I'll end it there.
No!
Pot!
64, 65, 66, 67, -eight, -nine, 70, -one, -two, -three, -four, -five...
...-six, -seven, -eight, -nine, 80, -one...
10, 9, 8, 7... - 138...
...6, 5, 4, 3... - ...-three, -four, -five, -six...
...-seven, -eight, -nine, 153, 154! -...2, 1 and...
154!
Ah!
Yes.
Else? You were startled when you saw the bucket.
I just wasn't expecting that. But I...
"Whoa! A bucket!"
It's rare to see that reaction.
I'm traumatised by the whole Kongen Befaler experience.
Yes. - There will be trauma.
You can have the results,
the number of steps divided by the amount of water.
Else, 86 steps and 5.45 litres.
Erik, 154 steps and 16 litres of water.
So Else's score is 0.06, and Erik's score is 0.10. Funny.
We saw earlier that Erik was told to empty the wheelbarrow.
And you poured it on the ground instead of, for example, into the bucket.
Where you could have...
No, I asked if I could... - Oi!
We'll leave Erik there.
We have one more person who may have some thoughts on that problem.
Let's watch Aksel. - Let's do it.
...92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100...
...146, 147, 148... What?
"144" was the last thing you said.
Are you bonkers?
Let's see...
1, 2, 3...
...50. Holy shit, I'm fucking stupid.
How can you be that stupid?
Start over.
You're not counting.
You're not counting? - No.
Why count steps when I don't have water?
But you have water now. - Yes, I'm going to pour it.
Like this. I poured that water. - Yes.
Do I have to pour it? - Yes.
There.
I need to pour the water again.
Your time's out. - See you then.
Didn't you get it?
Aksel...
Good. That's how it's done.
I want to hear you defend your 'solution' here.
The solution is as follows:
When you do something wrong, pour out the water.
It doesn't say where to pour it.
Then I pour it out in the bucket.
That's what quarrelsome people do. - Yes.
Has anyone else got any comments?
I have to admit that I... - Erik.
Now I smell both lavender and a disqualification.
Why should he get disqualified?
Well, that's not up to me.
I've been disqualified four times, and Aksel zero times.
It's a good time to start disqualifying the big star.
As annoying as it might be,
it doesn't say that the water has to be poured out on site.
There are also no specified consequences of not counting out loud.
You must know, I've really tried to find a rule that disqualifies Aksel.
I've even tried to come up with a few rules,
just to see if it's possible.
It is annoying. - But it couldn't be done.
He couldn't be disqualified. But that doesn't mean he's the best.
He's not the best. He ran a lot.
You might want the results?
I want the results, but he can't be disqualified.
Unfortunately. I tried my best.
To all of you at home, I tried my very best,
but it couldn't be done.
Aksel, you had 37.5 litres, but you did over 480 steps.
498, to be exact.
That brings you to 0.07, just above Else.
Even when he misunderstands the task!
So the scores, you can see them here.
There we go. - Yes!
Yes!
And in total, after two tasks, these are the scores.
Oi, oi, oi.
We're gonna have a commercial break, but we'll be right back!
It's time to hover, Olli.
Yes, it's time to hover. - No doubt.
It's really time to hover, heavily.
Very good. Good!
Oh, yes!
"Make the heaviest thing hover." [also means 'fly'/'soar'/'levitate']
"You can only try one thing."
"You have only one try. Heaviest hovering thing wins."
Anything? Hovering thing... - Yes.
I know, right?
Anything that hovers can hover. As heavy as possible.
How would you define 'hovering'?
The heaviest thing that hovers.
Plain and simple. Are you ready? - I'm ready.
Let's start with Aksel and Else.
Yes, great. - No!
It's tempting to try that one.
Right.
2.9 [kg]. - 2.9.
How would you define 'hover'? - How would you define it?
"Move lightly. 'They danced, hovering past.'"
That's doable! - Yes.
Thank you for the dance.
You're welcome.
We did great.
Yes.
A slightly different... A slightly different kind of hovering.
What do the rest of you think?
I have the rule book here...
Here it says: "Aksel will never be disqualified,"
"and can do as he pleases."
So that's 5 points in my book!
Well, it's thinking outside the box, which is often permitted here.
Plus a dictionary, we all know that, that's factual.
Encyclopaedia or dictionary, factual.
Again, I would love to disqualify you, Aksel...
But?
We had it all set up, with the table and the leaf-blower,
so things could hover, but you...
Fuck you, man.
I think I'll talk to Else instead. Are you optimistic?
Am I optimistic? - Did you believe in the cat?
I'm in no position to criticise or offer words of wisdom.
I thought it could levitate just a little bit.
Like if you're dancing.
"I'm good, I should be on Strictly."
And then you see afterwards, "No, I'm not."
I thought, "Maybe I'm crazy or I'm brilliant."
You mean that flight from the moment you drop it?
Maybe I could do an Aksel Hennie, "Oh, that's a surprise."
Yes.
Amazingly, we've got three hovers left. - Yes, we do.
There's nothing to wait for.
You wouldn't think. Hopefully, it's not as tiring.
This could be a possibility.
That's half a kilo. 500 grams.
Okay. A good candidate, right in front of me.
This isn't bad. It's borderline though.
I could see that it was on its way down.
It's not bad. It must be okay to try it. One try?
Wouldn't that be cool?
Fly off into the universe.
I'll make the whole world hover, if I succeed.
This weighs twice as much.
Oh, exciting!
I'm just going to be smart now and go with what's here.
No! No!
I got too megalomaniacal. - Yes.
I aimed too high!
It hovered!
It hovered. - Yes, it hovered.
Then I'll say goodbye.
Goodbye. - Goodbye.
Yes.
Erik, you tend to think big.
It didn't quite make it. Never quit!
I'll never quit. It was fun to watch. It was a hundred percent real.
I don't think I've ever been as upset in 2024 as that.
Because of a ball, that stupid face, and a leaf blower.
You're welcome.
We have some results. Let's see.
Tara Lina, you made the blue ball hover. 500 grams.
Awesome.
Bjarte made the globe hover. It weighs 722 grams.
Erik, you didn't make the ball hover.
And Else couldn't make the statue hover.
It was touch and go... No.
What did you say? - Nothing.
So Else and I get the same points?
She put a brick on it, while I did a lot of work,
but we're the same...
It's nice of you to say so yourself.
You and Else are equally as good.
The scores are ready. Here they are.
Should we level you up now, Olli?
Should we level you up? - Yes, that would be nice.
Shit. Yes.
Exciting! What have you made here?
A spirit level on a see-saw.
It's all about weight.
Those balloons shouldn't pop.
Oh my god, that's a nice one! - Yes.
It's nice. - Are you level?
"This is a voice-activated spirit level."
Activated by a voice?
"Add weight so Olli stays level when you say 'release the spirit level'."
"Most level Olli within 10 minutes wins."
"Your time starts now."
It's a big, cumbersome spirit level.
For what use is this, Olli?
To level people. Otherwise, it's useless.
That's the only thing it's for. - Exactly.
So it's custom-made. - Yes.
For now, you're level, as we can see.
Then, the participants say, 'Release the spirit level'.
That's the code. - Then anything can happen.
The task is about levelling me up,
but if they can't, it's the time until the level drops
and pops one of the balloons that counts.
Very precise. Impressive. - Thank you very much.
Let's get started. Here we go.
So I have to guess your weight and put it on here?
I can use myself?
But in order for me to become you,
I'm going to need a few more kilograms.
That's okay, right? You won't be upset?
I need to balance it out with more weight.
I'd like to have this in my backyard at home.
I think it's so nice.
If both sides are the same height, then at least we're level, right?
Okay. I got a dream start.
We're both a shoe size 44. [UK size 9.5 / US size 10]
Yes.
That's what I thought. Now the suit fits.
There.
Now I've added 2 kilos.
Oh, that package was open.
I could hear that.
A little back there too.
Then I've added 5 kilos.
No!
They're very light.
Now I think I might be okay.
I don't think it's heavy enough.
And now some old water is dripping.
There.
How much time is left?
Now there's 20 seconds left.
Here we go.
Release the spirit level!
Oh!
Oh, god dammit, Aksel Hennie.
Yes. It's nice to be level, isn't it?
I'll use this as a ladder.
I'll put this over there, sit like this.
One, two, three. Release the spirit level!
It's too silly.
Thank you. - Thank you.
I had to resort to the petrol can. - Yes.
I went with bodyweight.
Mine is 70 [kg]. I estimate yours is 88.75.
I've got 14 litres with a mix of petrol and water,
and groceries equal to 4.75 kilograms.
Therefore, I choose to say...
Release the spirit level!
No, there's petrol dripping!
I forgot to close it!
We must take a little break. Now we're tired.
We'll be back right after this.
Give Erik here an extra round of applause.
I think you're the hardest-working contestant in Kongen Befaler history.
With no result.
The contrast between the work and the result is quite big.
Emotionally, it's tough out there in the house,
but when you see Aksel do his thing, it gets extra bad here, too.
Yes. We have some results.
Unfortunately, you were only 2.5 kilos away.
Then it would've been perfect.
It took you five seconds to pop it. Second place.
Else, almost a second. - Is that good?
That remains to be... Are you wondering since you're in last place?
We'll see. - We'll see. There are more left.
Have we seen the smartest ones?
We'll see. - We'll see now.
"Your time starts now."
Release the spirit level!
Oh, shit!
What should I do? Should I shout?
Release the spirit level!
Now, the task is kind of over.
It's over?
How much do you weigh?
Not telling you.
Can I guess? - Take a guess.
I think I need to put 85 kilos on top of this.
85 kilos. - Yes.
Release the spirit level.
Oh, right. Nothing happened?
Fuck, what did I do wrong this time?
This is...
Well. It's hard to judge between you two.
It's a tie, in many ways.
It's tempting to put you at the bottom, Tara Lina,
because you had so much misplaced thinking before you released it.
While you, Bjarte, had a total absence of thought.
You at least had an idea about what you could or should have done.
You didn't, but I can't differentiate.
1 point? - There are two...
Two fools at the bottom. 1 point.
Isn't it 2 points if they're both in last place? - 2 points for both.
Tara Lina and Bjarte in last place. 2 points.
Else, 3. Erik, 4.
And Aksel gets 5.
In total, you can see that... - Oh, yes!
Aksel at the top, but two in second.
Good. It's time for your studio task.
Stand up and take the stage.
We've made it up to the stage to play 'Lego or lasagna'. Yes.
One at a time, you'll go back there and put on a pair of boots.
In one pair, there's lasagna, in the other, there's Legos.
Then you will do a simple activity in front of Atle.
He will guess, are you wearing Lego boots or lasagna boots?
If he's right, you're out.
If not, you're through to the next round.
In the first round, we want you to walk past those stairs and stand on that mark.
That's it.
Let's start with the leader. That's you, Aksel.
You got it. - You can come this way.
This will be exciting. - Okay.
Okay. - Yes?
Are you ready? Go ahead. Pay attention, Atle.
It's Aksel Hennie. He can take it.
Well... - Nasty feeling.
I'm thinking you could have lasagna,
but I think you have Legos. - Yes, that's correct.
There you go. - Then you're out.
You handled the pain nicely. - Yes.
There's a tie between Erik and Bjarte.
I'll take it. - You do that.
It looks like Erik is ready. - Ouch!
Ouch, ouch, ouch!
Wow, it's clever. It's clever. Is it...
It's a guess whether it's a single or a double bluff.
Or a triple. - Or a triple.
I bet you have Legos.
What have you got? - I have lasagna!
Ouch. - That was disappointing.
Disappointing that you only did a single bluff.
Now it's Bjarte. - Yes.
It'll be interesting to see what you go for.
It'll be interesting to see what I go for.
There he is. - Yes.
Ready? - Yes, go ahead.
Ouch, ouch, ouch!
Ouch!
Now we're up to a possible triple bluff!
Single, double, or triple bluff. It's starting to get meta.
What do you say? - Lasagna.
What's the answer?
Lasagna!
Go have a seat next to Aksel.
Moving on. Then it's Else. - Me?
Come on back here and pick a pair of boots.
Thank you. Maybe this is for me.
Aw. - Oi, oi, oi.
Come, come. Come on!
Yes.
It feels like a vaudeville act.
It's just slow motion. - I have no idea what this is,
but it's something. - It's in slow motion.
This is hard to tell.
Impossible.
Legos then.
What is it, Else?
It's lasagna. - It's lasagna?
Right.
We've got one more to go in the first round. Tara Lina?
You look so nice, Tara Lina.
Lasagna!
They're Legos. - No...
So we've got two losers and three winners in round one.
We're going to round two.
You're going to do the same, but...
This time, you're going up those stairs and down on the other side.
Erik, you're up first.
Okay. - Yes.
Reverse psychology!
What was that?
Well, there are many options. For example, two.
There are two.
What are you going for?
I'm going for lasagna.
Do you think I'm the lasagna type?
Impressive!
You're through.
I don't recommend that. It hurt like hell.
Then it's Else. Your turn. - Yes.
You can change or wear the same ones.
Go ahead.
I regret it now! - Yes.
I thought he'd have other things on his mind.
I haven't been very physical on the show, so it's time.
You're a very unorthodox contestant.
Lego. - What?
I say Lego. - It's lasagna, you idiot.
Is it? - It's lasagna. Go back.
Tara Lina? You can choose to keep yours or change.
I can't remember what you had, but you had something.
Now you can go over the stairs.
It's Lego!
It's lasagna. - Nice!
Well, that's it then.
We have three winners. Let's sum it up down in our seats.
Right.
Legos and lasagna have been devoured.
Serve up the numbers, Olli.
Like we've just seen, it was consistently bad and consistently good.
Aksel and Bjarte, consistently bad. 1 point.
Tara Lina, Erik, and Else, consistently good. 5 points.
Yes! - Very good.
Let's have a look.
Well, that's exciting, actually.
Exciting to see today's totals.
Oi, oi, oi! - It's a joint victory!
Joint victory between Aksel and Erik. There you go.
Take the things you might get in trouble for.
Thank you for watching.
These are the overall scores with one episode left.
We'll see you next time, in the final.
Until then, remember, if something seems too heavy to hover,
it most likely is.
Take care!
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