After Tuesdays, now also on Wednesdays (8:15 p.m. on RTL – also on RTL): With two episodes a week, the “Sommerhaus der Stars” is slowly entering the home stretch. And the tactics begin.

After Valentina Doronina (23), the black beast of the season, who everyone could agree on as the enemy, is out, small groups are now forming: On one side are Pia Tillmann (35) and Zico Banach, Tim Toupet (51) and Carina Crone as well as Justine Dippl and Arben Zekic.

As a counterweight, the newcomer and self-proclaimed puppet master Serkan Yavuz, together with his partner Samira Klampfl (29), tries to get two couples on his side: In addition to Maurice Dziwak and Ricarda Raatz, his arch enemy Aleks Petrovic and his partner Vanessa Nwattu. This faction has identified Pia and Zico as their strongest opponents.

The situation becomes even more complicated. The sound of rolling suitcases rings out. “Women’s power in a double pack” comes from the driveway. “Princess Charming” Hanna Sökeland and her chosen one Jessica Huber are the first lesbian couple to move into the “summer house of the stars”.

The first game can make all tactics obsolete. The stars have to answer questions. If they’re wrong, they have to eat disgusting fake food like grapefruit tartar sauce or buttermilk rollmops. Pia and Zico actually turn out to be the strongest couple. You are safe from a nomination. Hanna and Jessica are also protected as newcomers.

So chess player Serkan’s plans failed. Now he wants to swear his allies (or puppets) into plan B: And that is Arben and Justine. To weaken the circle around Pia and Zico. In addition to Maurice and Ricarda, Serkan can also win over the newcomers Hanna and Jessica to his side. But Aleks and Vanessa remain unsure cantonists.

The nomination round starts as expected. The couples vote strictly according to faction discipline: Serkan/Samira, Maurice/Ricarda and Hanna/Jessica vote for Justine and Arden. As expected, the rest shoot at Ricarda and Maurice.

It’s a draw right before the end. As expected, Aleks and Vanessa tip the scales. They oppose Serkan’s line and vote for Maurice and Ricarda as the supposedly strongest couple.

As expected, the outcry is huge after this stab in the back for Team Serkan. The ringleader, who has prematurely grinned diabolically, attacks Aleks. He spreads his past on “Temptation Island” on his bread. Aleks left his then partner for Vanessa in the seduction show.

Aleks aims a little too high on his counterattack. “Your daughter will be ashamed of you,” he calls out to Serkan and Samira. Serkan has to be held back, Samira storms out of the battlefield crying. Not only the young parents, but also his Vanessa are shocked. She is ashamed of her partner. “You have to find someone else to do it,” she sneers. At the end of the episode, Aleks seems like the loneliest person in the world. By the way, there is no exit challenge.