A text overlay reads: “The soup painting was later sold at auction for €3.50 and a bag of used shin guards.”
De Curator van de Chaos (The Curator of Chaos) fc de kampioenen seizoen 21 aflevering 10
Just as she’s about to leave, – trying to help – trips over a power cord. He crashes into a table holding five gallons of leftover “DDT Special” soup (a neon-orange, slimy concoction made by Pascale for the buffet). The soup splashes all over Marc’s painting, creating a chaotic, dripping, orange-and-brown mess. A text overlay reads: “The soup painting was
on Marc, holding a paintbrush in one hand and a soccer ball in the other, looking utterly confused. Carmen strikes a pose next to the melting painting. Boma counts the money for the tenth time. on Marc, holding a paintbrush in one hand
The episode opens with the club in financial shambles (again). Boma announces that a mysterious art collector, Baroness van der Schelde (a haughty, eccentric woman played with relish by a guest star), has agreed to sponsor the team. The catch? She’s not interested in football. She’s interested in Marc.
Years ago, Marc painted a terrible, abstract self-portrait called “Eenheid in Verwarring” (Unity in Confusion) for a student art contest. The Baroness, who has a bizarre taste for “raw, untrained emotional expression,” believes Marc is a forgotten genius. She will only sign the sponsorship check if Marc produces a new masterpiece live at the club’s upcoming 25th-anniversary gala.
The gala is held at the clubhouse. Everyone is dressed ridiculously. The Baroness arrives with her snooty art advisor, . Marc unveils his new painting: a careful, dull, realistic portrait of the team bench. The Baroness is horrified. “Where is the soul? The pain? The… confusion?”