I can not think!
Did the others understand this?
Yes!
Yes! A warm welcome to Kongen Befaler, and the last episode of the season.
Yes, it's the finale! Yes!
Think about it, today it will all be decided.
Which of our five hopefuls will be left, after twelve episodes,
as the winner of a bust in gold... of me?
With me, as always, is my assistant and official, Olli Wermskog.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. -Yes.
Thanks for that. -Olli!
Which of these guys do you think will be a worthy winner?
Well, the question is rather whether it is possible
to get through this programme as a worthy [dignified] winner at all.
I think we'll be the ones taking care of the dignity, but the five who have at least tried,
are none other than: Steinar Sagen!
Ida Fladen!
Amir Asgharnejad!
Einar Tørnquist!
And Solveig Kloppen!
We now have to take a look at the total score before the last episode
to see how you are doing. Einar is in the lead!
But you're in the lead with three points down to Ida, and five points down to Steinar.
And 20 points down to Solveig!
So almost everyone can win.
The first task is, as always, a prize task,
where the participants are asked to bring an item in a given category.
The task today is: "Bring a closing gift for Atle."
That's nice. -No pressure there.
"Bring a closing gift for Atle"? How did I come up with that?
No, but I appreciate that you want to do that.
Who do you want to start with? -Steinar, you can start.
I've wrapped it nicely for you, so I want you to take it.
Oi! -There you go.
Don't open it yet. I want to read a little poem first.
The poem is called "King Atle". -"King Atle"?
"King Atle"! -Yes, yes.
I heard it. -King Atle, that's you.
You're as sexy as a man can be And so kind
I wish we were a couple
If only you and I had been gay
Two big, good teddy bears in erotic bed play
Followed by snacking On a huge roast ham
Don't think about giving me five points tonight
Being in the same room as you is a victory in itself
You are the funniest in Norway There is no doubt
Yes, down to the next person on the list there are many, many miles
Fantastic!
But what do you give as a gift to a man who is as rich as you
You're not concerned with material things Just like me
But one thing I have noticed
Your pants slipped down dangling
Because your belt had too few holes
My gift to you is the market's most expensive punch pliers
Look at that!
And it's true as well, because I've bought a very cheap belt.
It cost 39.50. [£4.50] It's hamster skin.
It gets stretched out so easily. So now I'm...
There it is! -Yes!
There it fucking is!
Yes, it couldn't be better. Fantastic!
Then that's settled. Five points to Steinar.
Yes, yes. -Yes!
All right. We will see how we distribute the other points. Who's next?
Solveig, please. -Yep.
I... -Aluminium?
I was thinking, if I'm lucky enough to get a bust of gold...
Yes, then you'd have to get a lot of points. -Yes.
Yes I know. But then I thought that you would be very happy
to get something... of me that you could have in your living room!
Of you?
Yes, my wife will like that.
No, then, let's see... It's a very nice picture.
It's an honest picture. -Yes, it's a nude picture.
Is it nude? Oh yes, and there's more? Is this just one part of it?
If I get five points, you'll get the rest of the picture too.
So it's a puzzle. Fantastic.
It's cool to know you were naked when that photo was taken.
It gives a little extra. -It gives a lot, I promise you.
It gives a lot up here! I don't need the rest.
Where are you going to hang it? -Where? It'll be over the bed.
On the ceiling. -Yes.
That's wonderful. Thank you very much. -You're welcome.
I call it a gift. It's a nice gift.
Amir!
Amir, what do you have with you? -Yes.
OK fine. May I stand up? -Yes, you may.
Because every king needs a portrait themselves. Yes.
And I haven't seen you ever getting one before.
So I painted you... a little while from now,
you have, after an evening at maybe the cabin,
drank a couple glasses of wine,
and you can not sleep because you miss me.
And then I made the frame myself.
And I've written a little greeting:
"Dear Atle. You are my king. Einar, Steinar, Solveig and Ida's too.
Yes, a lot of rudeness comes out of your mouth,
but deep down you're just good."
And then there's a little bird named Olli on your penis.
As it should be. -As it should be, yes.
That's great. Yes! Then we can go to you, Ida.
Can you just move...
Ok, Atle. I have brought something
which shows my gratitude to you for letting me be here.
Something I, in many ways, think you deserve to get in return.
And that is...
...a bust in gold...
...of me!
Yes. -Fantastic!
Yes, thank you. -Is it real gold all the way through?
It is, yes. Of course it is.
You have given away so many of these, so you deserve one in return. Of me.
And if you get mine, I'll get yours, and we'll do a little swap.
We'll switch? It may be possible.
But I already see the problem now if I'm going to bring both
a bust in gold of you and a picture of Solveig Kloppen home.
Your wife will have to handle that. -No, then it's over.
Then it's over. -Yes, then it's over.
But fantastic! Well done. -What were you wearing underneath?
I was naked too, yes.
But I often find it more exciting with some clothes.
I find the neck is a bit unrealistic.
The upper body looks stellar. -It's in a few years from now.
But the nude picture of yourself with me down there, that's okay?
That's okay. I think she'll appreciate that.
Yes, then it's you, Einar.
Yes, I have thought very hard, and gone a little different route.
I have been thinking, "What do you need?"
Which Steinar also thought.
The only thing I know you're missing when we leave here today,
is a bust in gold... of you!
You're absolutely right. I can actually never win that.
Then I have to abdicate and join the contest the following year.
That's not going to happen.
It's very well thought out, but it's also very poorly thought out.
Is it? -Yes...
It's a bit in the same category as the women.
One thing is to bring pictures of the women who have been here,
but also bringing a bust in gold of myself to have at home?
Then it's definitely over! -You should have it at work!
At the office? My office is at home. -You usually have one there. Oh, OK.
I have a home office. But it is beautifully thought out.
This is going to be difficult.
Where did you get it? Where is it from? -I can ask you the same thing. Where is that from?
Touché. But okay. -We have been to the same store.
Yes, it's the store, yes. The royal shop?
No, it's not easy, but now I have...
You have already given five points to Steinar.
I'm very happy that the pliers won!
The pliers... -Do you stand by the five points?
He'll get four, and Amir's painting will get five.
There's so much work and emotion in it from Amir's side
that it's the least I could do. -Thank you.
We'll put you on three points...
Ida. -...Ida.
Ida, yes! That's what you're called. -12 episodes...
You'll get two points for that, Solveig, because I remember you from that time.
I've been in love ever since.
And unfortunately there's only one for you, Einar, even though the idea was good.
Now you're giving yourself one point.
I know, but I haven't gotten rid of this yet, so I don't miss it yet.
Do you understand? Thank you, that's five points to Amir.
You're so good. -Thank you so much.
We have a task that combines elements
from "hot and cold" [game where you're "getting warmer/colder"], basketball, and deep frustration.
Yes, absolutely. Here it comes.
Hey, Olli. Egg? -Correct.
A score [20]? Two score?
"Put as many whole eggs as possible in the basket."
"... in ten minutes. Most whole eggs win."
"Your time starts now." Then I have to find the basket first.
Yes, it's about getting the most whole eggs in the basket in ten minutes.
But first, the participants must find the basket,
before they find a solution to the task itself.
And something tells me that it's not necessarily easy to get the eggs
whole into the basket. -No, of course not.
Who do we start with? -Let's start with three
who would not give themselves these descriptions in a job interview:
solution-oriented, keep a cool head, and the ability to see things through.
Ida, Einar and Amir.
There is no basket here!
I think I have PMS or something, because I'm a little aggressive today.
Then I just have to get up there. I found the basket!
There we go.
Just relax, Ida. You have eight minutes. Take it easy.
Oh yes, there, yes!
I thought it was a metaphorical basket.
Damn, that's heavy.
No! That's not... You know what? I'm going on strike!
Is it...
Is the other door locked too?
What happened there? -It was locked.
Then I'll try to get the basket down somehow.
That was almost perfect.
I'm trying to make a knife, so that I can cut the basket down.
It doesn't work.
Four minutes left.
I'll just stand here and throw the eggs, then.
Wasn't it whole eggs?
Then we'll just throw you up in a pillowcase.
That's okay.
Four, three, two, one...
Now I'm stopping the time.
How much time do I have now, Olli? -Now you have four seconds left.
Three, two, one, and... there the time is up.
Come on!
-Ten seconds left.
Yes!
First of all, you seemed very surprised that the door was locked.
Yes, it was really annoying! -It probably was, but you thought that the task
was just about going up the stairs and putting the eggs in the basket?
No, but I thought it was about finding the basket.
Yes, I hear how that sounds now. -It was part of it.
And it took a surprisingly long time for many of you.
But I must ask Amir and Einar,
what you did to get the basket down. What did you throw up there? A cane?
With a knife.
Yes, a cane with a knife. -But then...
It seems like you guys are stupider... Was that really an attempt?
There are some tasks you have been involved in, Steinar Sagen...
I forget things like that. -Do you recall how you smeared dough across the lawn?
We'll see how it goes with this one. -Yes.
But there's no doubt that neither Amir nor Einar managed to get a single egg in the basket.
Ida, you got an egg into the basket, but it cracked.
But there was also one there that may or may not have cracked. What do you think?
I think it was whole. -Yes? Have you seen the movie Gladiator?
Yes.
Come on. -Unfortunately.
They all cracked. -Yes.
We'll take a short break and be right back.
It's good that we have a couple more left. -Yes, we have.
We have at least two left. Shall we take a look? Solveig and Steinar.
The basket...
There's no basket here, Olli. -No.
Am I close now? -Now you're as close as you can get.
Now I'm as close as I can get?
Oi!
Is the basket... There it is!
"Put as many whole baskets in the egg as you..."
No! -No! Fuck!
If I just cut this up...
I'll throw everything at once.
Fifty seconds left. -Then I'll just throw the eggs.
Like that. One.
Two.
Three seconds left, two, and finished.
Five, four, three, two, one...
That's in.
Yes! -Yeah.
That was fantastic, Steinar, and it shows that the task is not impossible to solve.
It wasn't impossible at all.
After the throw, it looked like this is the easiest thing you've ever done.
Yes, it was quite obvious that I was going to kill that animal
and stuff it full of eggs.
The task also shows that Steinar is not a good winner.
That's true. Good point.
I have the results. I can reveal them right away.
Shall we take Solveig first? You managed to get six eggs that were whole.
That's miles ahead of Einar, Amir and Ida.
Then there's Steinar. You got 19 eggs in.
Thank you. -Five points to Steinar.
Oi! -Wow!
From an environmental perspective, there is a lot of focus on reducing packaging,
but there's far too little focus on eating everything inside the packaging
before rinsing, folding, ironing and throwing, or building with it!
Yes, but there's an end to that now. -Yes.
Oh, look at that.
A kind of breakfast, I thought at first, but it's both breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I'm looking forward to this. This is exciting. I hope I don't have to eat everything.
"Build the tallest tower of packaging."
"You may only use packaging where everything inside has been eaten."
"You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now."
The time has started. -Yes.
So you have to eat everything inside the packaging if you want to use it.
Yes, It's all about building the tallest tower of packaging,
but everything inside must be eaten in order to use it for the tower.
Yes, it must be completely eaten up. -Yes, it must be completely eaten up.
And with that, I think we'll start with Amir.
"You may only use packaging where everything inside has been eaten."
But there are two packages here. If I remove this, then we have one.
Then this one.
Now I'm done.
Amir...
Has everything inside the packaging been eaten?
Yes, in the two at the top, the raisins, which had no extra packaging,
I ate them all. -Yes, that's absolutely right.
So then you agree that your tower is five centimeters tall?
Yes. -Yes.
Yes, but that should be possible to beat. Who's up next?
We'll carry on with the remaining four in a feature I have chosen to call:
"The troll who had an eating match with those who thought of another solution". [wordplay on the Norwegian folktale The boy who had an eating match with a troll]
That's tall. That one's quite tall.
This one is... I'll just start. I have to get started.
Nineteen minutes left. -Fuck.
I'm going to throw up.
That wasn't as liquid as I had hoped.
Pineapples? -That can be good.
I don't have to drink the water inside, right?
Or yes? I see.
Now I think my kids will be proud of me.
"Tower of packaging". It doesn't say that I have to use the packaging that is here.
Yuck, it's a bit gross. -I can find some other packaging.
Such as, for example...
I just had to burp, so I could free up some space.
Ten minutes left.
It's a little embarrassing to go through other people's trash.
Asparagus, I love that.
It's strange how things taste less good the fuller you are.
Ok.
Oh fuck. What I see now, as I'm getting near the end, is the water.
Now I'm going to drink this.
Are you aware of how much it costs me?
You can eat those. -What are you going to eat then?
I'll eat everything you can't eat because you are allergic to nuts.
Or at least you say that you are.
Eat and enjoy. There's a lot to take here.
Yes, it's connected. I think I'm doing quite well.
We have eaten that one, and that one, and that one, and that one.
And the animals have eaten this one. Packaging, packaging. A tall tower!
Three, two, one...
Then the tower is finished. -I think it looks good.
Great! Then I'll just measure it. -Super.
One and a half minutes left. -Do you want one of these?
I can't do anything more. -27 seconds left.
Yeah. Oh, fuck.
How close were you to throwing up? You were pretty close.
I was... I was two raisins away, I think.
It was Mr Creosote, for those who take that reference.
That was pretty severe. I thought it would go well
until I realised that you were going to drink the asparagus water.
I imagine you can still feel it, can't you?
I don't eat asparagus anymore. -I see.
Solveig, you found a large, blue barrel in the garden.
What kind of food has been in it? -Concentrate feed.
Yes. -Animal feed? Okay?
I have done some research, and it turns out that the barrel has contained animal intestines.
That someone has eaten. -Yes.
Luckily for you, those intestines have been used in sausage production,
so probably everything is eaten up. -Then it's approved.
We will have a little summary of the points now.
Yes, Amir, it was five centimeters.
Then it's Steinar in second to last place.
Everyone understands that that's unfair, right? -Totally agree.
I have the audience with me. -You have me with you!
Had it not been for the rules I set... I'm the most impressed with you,
but ultimately, that's not what the task was about.
I get that. -I agree, it's very unfair.
I'm very impressed with you. To me, you are a winner.
But still, you're in the penultimate place. How does it add up?
He's a winner with two points. It was 77 centimeters, Steinar.
Then it's Ida. 108 centimeters.
You get three points. Solveig, 162 centimeters.
And Einar wins with his "After Eight" tower of 505 cm.
That's tall! -Wow!
We'll take a short break and be right back.
It's the finale,
and it's time to let the participants test their patience and their self-respect.
Yes! And maybe go back to their childhood again.
Yes, for those who have any self-respect left. That's our gift to you,
that you have the opportunity to go back to your childhood again. Isn't it lovely?
It truly is.
Hey, hey, hey, guys!
Hi. Here you go. -Thank you very much.
Oh shit. "Olli will soon start counting to 100, and you have to hide."
"You may not change your hiding place."
"Your time starts when Olli shouts: 'Ready or not, here I come'."
Where are you going to be?
A hundred? -I'll count to 100.
Now? -One...
I'll go hide, then. -Two, three, four...
...five, six... -You can't find me, you can't find me.
Ok. The compost heap.
Yuck! Ok, this is stupid.
...97, 98, 99...
...and 100.
Ready or not, here I come!
Yes. -This task is about hiding.
Like you do in good old 'hide and seek'.
But for this to be fair and not determined by how good I am
at looking for people, I won't be looking at all.
And what does that mean? -That means I'll just be relaxing in my chair,
and the last person I find, while sitting in the chair, wins.
Because you're not actively looking for anyone. -No no no, I'm not.
In other words, it's about giving up last.
So... who is going to hide first?
Well, we have basically seen everyone find a hiding place.
Einar in the hedge, Steinar under some plywood,
Amir in the basement, Solveig in a compost heap,
and Ida was in full swing up the road towards the neighbour,
so I think we'll just continue to follow the whole gang.
I have found the prettiest room in the whole house.
It's Olli's room. He's not going to look here.
I'm pretty happy with my hiding place.
It's just a little uncomfortable.
I don't remember the task at all. I just got so over-eager!
Is this a scam?
He's not looking.
Hi. -Hi.
I hid. Are you... What am I... Am I done?
You're done, yes. The task is over.
Yes, our first hider has fallen.
You didn't let yourself be fooled. -I got tired from sitting on my knees.
It was a bad place to kill a couple of hours.
Yes, you were in a bad position. Let's see how it goes on.
I can reveal that there are others who are starting to get impatient.
I want to be found a bit now, because I have such cramps in my legs.
Now I'm being fooled again. Damn it.
Am I going to lie here among rotten potatoes for several hours?
I'm so stubborn that I will stay here until he finds me. Regardless!
I have to pee too.
I really have to pee.
Yes, there you are! Where's the fucking task?
"...when Olli shouts..."
What's the deal? -What do you mean?
Yes, Ida, have you understood the deal now? -Now I understand the deal.
Just now. -Just now.
But I just have to say, the fact that you haven't become paranoid yet! In that compost heap, and not come forward?
It's not that far off. -I was very paranoid!
You're just staying there, talking about not getting fooled.
You're determined not to let yourself be fooled, and you're determined to lie there for a long time!
I think you're doing a good job, Solveig. You're patient.
But the fun thing is that it's not over yet.
This is such a fun game. -Steinar and Ida are out,
but Einar, Solveig and Amir are still hiding.
It's time for the grand finale of 'hiding without seeking'.
What sucks about being so good at hiding...
...is that it takes so long!
It turns out that I'm pretty allergic to hay and grass.
Are you enjoying yourself now, Atle?
Ok. I understand that I have been fooled.
This is so idiotic!
So undignified!
Lying around in a compost heap.
Olli? -Yes?
I'll come out now. -All right.
Great. Good bye. -Bye.
Now I'm very close to going back up.
No...
Should I just give up?
I can't be bothered anymore.
This is such a defeat in every possible way!
If I lose now, then I'll get... furious.
Olli? -Yes?
Have you been sitting here all along? -Yes, I'm sitting here enjoying myself.
What's going on? Why aren't you looking for me?
There you are! -"There you are"?
"Olli will soon start counting to 100, and you have to hide." Have you counted?
Then why haven't you been looking for me? I'll be furious if I lose.
I was there for two hours. -You're done now.
I made a picture for you. You're welcome.
"Olli's dignity", because you didn't find me. Because I hid so well.
Yes, Amir, I think I saw a slightly different side of you.
Oh yeah? -You've been able to keep up the facade for a long time now,
but you cracked in the last episode. You got a little angry.
I also get angry sometimes. -It was so liberating to see!
That he's human, yes? -Yes, that he too... Yes.
Solveig, what do you think of the task? -I was very angry lying in that heap.
And I thought, "Now I'm being fooled." But maybe I wasn't after all.
Now I love this task, actually. -You do, yes.
It may have gone well after all. -Steinar, we saw quite early
that you gave up after two minutes and 24 seconds.
Then you were done. -That was a very short time!
I... Yes, no, it was uncomfortable to lie under that plywood.
I had nothing to do there. -Yes, that was two minutes.
Ida, you were the second to give up after 17 minutes.
Yes. -Wow!
It's really funny that... 17 minutes isn't much either,
and you're about to wet yourself. It's a full crisis!
It doesn't take longer than that. -No, it doesn't.
Then there is Einar, who lay on the ground under the thuja, for 32 minutes.
And then there are two left, who unquestionably hid for the longest time.
Solveig, you spent one hour and 36 minutes.
No!
That's... That's a long time! -The question is if it was the longest.
Amir, you hid in the basement for two hours and six minutes.
Wow! -That's good.
That means, Solveig, that you could have dropped one hour in that heap and still been in second place.
Isn't that a nice thought? But you landed it safely.
A big applause to Amir, who got five points.
This is incredibly exciting! And it will be no less exciting
to see how you are doing in the total score before the very last task.
Let's take a look at it.
Oi, oi, oi, so there are...
There are only three points that separate the two...
No, the top three are four points apart. And there is one task left.
Everything will be decided, and it will happen here in the studio.
Get on stage.
Yes! It's the final, and this very last task
will decide who runs away with the main prize,
namely this bust in gold of me, but also a tremendous career boost,
and maybe several dozen new followers on social media.
Are you mentally ready for the last task?
Yes! -Take it away, Olli!
It's time for the traditional final task "The Toaster".
In front of you is a toaster with a slice of bread in it.
And your task is to be the last to stand up.
But if you get up after the bread has popped up,
then you're out.
And in addition, you will wear blindfolds.
Is that understood? -Yes.
What is the setting on the toaster?
It's on three out of seven. -Three out of seven? Ok.
I don't know if that makes you any wiser. Put on the blindfolds. -Of course it does. Have you never made toast?
All the blindfolds are on. All right. Let's see...
I can't see anything! -What?
That's part of the task. Then I say ready, set, go.
There it popped up!
We have a conclusion.
We have, of course, a winner of Kongen Befaler,
and we will hand out the main prizes down in their seats.
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah!
That was exciting!
This means that the winner of today's programme is...
Amir is the winner of today's programme!
But since these gifts were for me, I'll just keep them.
But now we have to move on to the most important part.
Who is the overall winner of the season? It is...
...Einar Tørnquist!
Einar Tørnquist has won the season!
Is this for me? -Receive the bust.
A worthy victory. Congratulations. -Thank you so much!
Fantastic!
It's amazing. -A bust!
In gold... of you!
We'll be back next season with new tasks and new participants.
See you! -See you!
Yes! -Congratulations!
Congrats.
Just kidding.
Original Norwegian subtitles: Monica Mikkelsen (Iyuno-SDI Group)
English translation: u/msbtvxq
Final tweaks: u/taskmastermaster