Welmoed Sijtsma can wear the Netherlands on her own this week, now that colleague Sam Hagens is on vacation. Without a strong pillar, however, she appears to be a lot less stable. “Oops, oops.”
This summer, the moment when young talents Welmoed Sijtsma and Sam Hagens are finally allowed to prove themselves: they make their own late Night talk show on NPO 1. But before the first season is over, the project is already running on half strength. First Welmoed was gone, now Sam is on vacation, and they have to save it in turn.
Welmoed loses Grip
Not exactly the signal of ambition that the public broadcaster was waiting for, but how is it actually? Sam did it nicely – although he does not make it to Thomas van Groningen who falls with competitor De Oranjezomer – but Welmoed is downright disappointing, says Mediaciticus Victor Vlam.
He writes down X: “Oops, oops, oops. Sam Solo is considerably better than Welmoed Solo at #goeden evening Netherlands. She sometimes lost control of the discussion.”
Elevation
Welmoed makes no impression as a discussion leader, says Victor. “The raising voting is a sign that she has to fight to get control of the conversation back. It is missing in peace, humor and flexibility.”
The whole program is better without that woman, he thinks. “Good evening the Netherlands is stronger with Sam Hagens Solo as a show. The conversations are sharper and the program has more direction without a welmoed.”
New Eva Jinek
Victor thinks Omroep WNL is a bit disappointed in Welmoed. “I suspect that they want to put Welmoed on the market at WNL as the ‘new Eva Jinek’ but still find her too light.”
He advises to continue with Sam only. He can ‘be completely busy with the guests instead of the other presenter’. “Do not offer funny one-two or room to the other person to ask a question.”