The Sidemen are back with Inside Season 2 on Netflix, with Episode 1 introducing 10 new contestants who want their hands on the £1 million prize pot – or what’s left of it by the end.
The premise is simple: for seven days, 10 celebrities eat, sleep, and live together (think the Big Brother house… but greyer) while completing challenges. If they buy anything, the money comes out of the prize fund, and if they fail any challenge, they lose even more money.
When the Sidemen aren’t pushing their limits, their primary aim should be to save money and resist temptations. Yet, not all members share this perspective equally.
In the thrilling opening of Season 2, I found myself immersed in a whirlwind of introductions, competitions, and some rather unusual acquisitions – like that wobbling ball! So, let’s dive right into the events that unfolded in this inaugural episode.
Meet the contestants in Inside Season 2
In the opening of Season 2, all but two contestants make their grand entrance at the house, which is where our show starts off. However, I’ll fill you in on who’s missing later.
- George Clarke
- Mandi Vakili
- FaZe Jason
- Whitney Adebayo
- Cinna
- Farah
- PK Humble
- Milli Jo
- Dylan Page
- Mya Mills
As they all sit in the living area and chat about where they’re from and what sort of content they produce (for example, Dylan reports the news on TikTok, while Cinna is a Twitch streamer), the Sidemen arrive to kick off the show.
After explaining the rules (if they want anything, they need to buy it), they open the shop… and let’s just say, some of the contestants don’t hesitate to spend everyone’s money.
Pot noodles and table tennis tempt the contestants
When the shop opens, there are 15 items available. It’s all really normal stuff; soda, coffee, and table tennis bats and balls so they can entertain themselves. However, there’s a catch: they have huge price tags. This is how much everything costs:
- Table tennis bat: £1,000 ($1,298)
- Table tennis ball: £1,000 ($1,298)
- Golden straw: £2,500 ($3,245)
- Tea: £400 ($519)
- Coffee: £500 ($649)
- Cola: £500 ($649)
- Diet cola: £500 ($649)
- Fizzy orange light: £500 ($649)
- Milkshake: £1,000 ($1,298)
- Crisps: £500 ($649)
- Sweets: £1,000 ($1,298)
- Mini chocolate: £600 ($778)
- Peanut butter cup: £750 ($973)
- Ice pop: £750 ($973)
- Noodle pot: £1,000 ($1,298)
To put those prices into context, you can buy a small pack of ping pong balls on Amazon for $5 – that’s a 24,660% markup if you buy a single ball from the Inside shop. Of course, that’s why the prices are so punishing: they either live without easy distractions or give in and spend an outrageous amount of money.
As a group, they decide to buy two paddles and a table tennis ball to entertain themselves. It doesn’t take long until people want other things; Milli Jo and Mandi buy pot noodles, Whitney buys crisps and peanut butter cups, and Farah buys two cups of tea in the first episode.
When it comes to lunchtime, they’re served rice and kidney beans… with the option to upgrade for £2,000 ($2,596). It doesn’t have a big impact at lunch – but keep this in mind for later.
Mandi buys the Golden Straw
There’s one mysterious item on the first price list from the shop: the Golden Straw.
“I wanna see the straw,” Farah tells Mandi, who quickly orders it. Unsurprisingly, it’s not worth £2,000.
“I thought it’d be more than just a standard golden straw. My imagination was taking me places… I’ve been in here for a whole day, and I started thinking, ‘Is it a golden straw? Is it a massive straw? Is it so big we can walk through it like a tunnel?’” she says.
Cinna finds the golden straw in the shop and (very politely) confronts the group. It doesn’t take long until Mandi confesses. Everyone has the same question: why? They all laugh about it and agree to discuss any big purchases in the future.
The Sidemen’s first challenge in Episode 1
The first challenge in Season 2 is called Insider Dating.
Here are the steps:
1. Pair up two participants and seat them at a table each.
2. Place a menu in front of each participant.
3. Each menu contains two questions.
4. To successfully complete the challenge, both must truthfully answer the questions provided on their respective menus.
If you encounter some distractions during the task, you can pause at any moment by pushing the red button. However, keep in mind that this action will come with a cost to your team.
In this scenario, PK Humble and Cinna are required to respond to a series of questions while small rodents (rats) scamper around their heads. Despite finding it challenging, they both eventually manage to complete the task successfully.
Here comes Farrah and Jason next, both deciding to get their ears pierced while asking each other questions. They feel a little uneasy, but they manage to go through with it successfully.
Dylan and Mandy are the third pairing, and they have to get a “kiss from a chicken.” In other words, two chickens are placed in front of them and they peck at meal worms around their fingers. They also succeed.
Milli Jo and Whitney proceed, but they encounter an incredibly distracting situation – a tarantula is positioned on their heads and limbs. Despite this, Milli Jo manages to answer her questions calmly. However, Whitney becomes overwhelmed and reflexively presses the button, causing £10,000 to be deducted from the prize money.
The fifth and final pairing is George and Mya, who get hit with electric shocks as they answer the questions. They don’t seem too severe and they pull through while laughing, so the group only loses £10,000 in total.
Patrice Evra and DDG enter the house
Two newcomers have joined our household: Patrice Evra, who once captained Manchester United, and DDG, a renowned rapper and content producer.
Among the household’s most recognizable figures is Evra, yet DDG remains unaware of his identity upon their encounter. The rest of the housemates reconvene in the common area, where they meet both Evra and DDG… When DDG discovers another pair of Americans, he hatches a cunning scheme.
“We could all team up,” Cinna suggests, admitting she’d feel bad about going against the others. “No, we have to… we are a team. If it’s us, we split. Don’t steal it… we’re gonna make it to the end, don’t f**king steal,” DDG says.
PK Humble doesn’t skimp on dinner upgrades
When dinnertime comes around, it’s rice and beans again, with the option to upgrade to chicken and chips for £2,000 ($2,596).
This time around, multiple participants enhance their meal selections, yet PK Humble does so on three separate occasions. He secretly consumes one of his additional meals, which results in him being discovered by Mandi and Whitney. They don’t express concern about it, instead they’re simply pleased to receive a few extra snacks.
After they all go back to the table in the living area, Whitney finds PK’s third portion in the shop, but he doesn’t admit to buying it. “For me, this is a trap,” Patrice suggests, and they all share the meal.
Elswhere, George, Milli, Mya, and Farah buy a jiggly ball… for £4,000 ($5,193). In real life, it’d probably cost £5 ($6.50).
Prize pot after Episode 1
Towards the finale of the show, the contestants are presented with the remaining cash prize: £964,540 ($1,252,214). This indicates they’ve already lost £35,460 ($46,034).
36 bucks, why are we clapping? I wonder, but some of the contestants are curious if the menu has been updated. So let me check and find out.
As it turns out, it has – and there’s alcohol on offer. Mandi buys a glass of prosecco for £1,000 ($1,298) and an extra pillow for £5,000 ($6,491), while Whitney and PK buy two glasses of prosecco each – that’s $4,000 ($5,193). That brings the prize pot down to £953,540 ($1,237,933).
DDG tells the group they could spend a bit more money than they think each day; even if they lose $100,000 each day, that could still leave a substantial amount of money for the winner. Dylan doesn’t agree, arguing there are other ways the Sidemen could take money away from them.
This situation makes him a clear target, as Whitney and PK tease that they might eliminate him, but their remarks don’t appear to be light-hearted banter.
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