Joseph, adventurer of "Koh Lanta, The Isle of Heroes". - Philippe LEROUX / ALP / TF1

It is perhaps one of the most incredible sequences in the history of Koh Lanta . During the first episode of the special season "The island of heroes" broadcast on Friday evening on TF1, Joseph spared no effort to light the fire. This 27-year-old candidate, who had made it a matter of personal honor, had to do it several times, over several days, but ended up accomplishing his mission to the delight of his team, the reds.

A happiness that was literally showered when, a few hours later, Joseph extinguished the flames by deliberately pouring the contents of a pot filled with water onto the brazier. This gesture made his acolytes go from disbelief to anger.

Joseph, with his obsession with making fire, had gradually turned his back on his teammates, some of whom eventually considered voting against him on the council. Upon learning it, the adventurer decided to take revenge, first by hiding the bamboo that allowed to make a fire, then, squarely by putting out the fire.

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It is unprecedented in the history of Koh-Lanta!
Joseph got on the back of all his teammates and put out the fire! Do you understand his reaction? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/xVb4IhhUMl

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"It's an extraordinary plan"

Host Denis Brogniart recalled what happened during the shooting at the show's presentation conference in July. “The cameraman, Stéphane Roche, simply turned on his camera. He was squatting and in the viewfinder he saw Joseph take the pot, run, fill it and come back [to put out the fire]… ”The professional was therefore reactive and immortalized the scene. “It's an extraordinary plan. The day was done, "added Denis Brogniart who was warned" on the talkie "of what had just happened.

"Did the guy light the fire and he will put it out?" I would never have believed it, says the host. I would have thought that Joseph would be popular at least at the beginning of the adventure and that he would save his skin ... "

During the council, Joseph said that he did not regret his gesture. The sentence of his teammates was irrevocable: they voted unanimously in favor of his elimination. "I did a bad job and I deserve to leave," said the young man after his torch was put out.

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