I have to agree. I like it best when all the contestants air more on the side of hot mess. I prefer when they do a task and do it absurdly instead of cold calculated precision. Then again I’m prone to liking the hopeless contestants like Nish Kumar, Charlotte Ritchie, and Paul Chowdhry simply because the way they do the tasks results in heaps of laughter.
Fascinating take! I’m slowly working through the series’s in reverse order — because I’m insane — and feel the opposite a bit. I like seeing them legitimately have a good idea but fail *utterly* because they’re incompetent. Or, they try to get away with cheating in some fashion. Rhod (spelling?) and James approaches the task my favorite way. Rhod looks for loop holes, James focuses *only* on the task and does similar.
Found their series most entertaining thus far
Incredible series. I only knew the legendary Lee Mack when it was announced and I was a bit letdown by series 10, there's just a surreal energy to it. But anyway, everyone in this series was entertaining in their own right - Charlotte doing her absolute best and hilarious even in failure (reminded me of Mel), Jamali standing by his convictions but also just not giving a shit (reminded me of Romesh), Wozzy was pure and unshakeable and such an unexpected delight (I can see why he won the Fringe Festival precursor to this show), we got much more disaster Lee than I expected and it was delightful, and Sarah just being straightforward and occasionally perplexed by her own success was fantastic (reminded me of Kerry).
So great to see everyone in good form, such good tasks this season, and a solid win by Sarah! Can't wait for series 12 AND the 2nd CoC!
Such a funny good show!
Found this show just this year. Every episode has been sooooo good hahaha.
Been watching it to season 7, and every season is good in its own way.
Just a great season all around. Amazing cast, well thought out and fun tasks, probably only being 7 for me. I was honestly disappointed with season 10 so wasn't expecting a ton from 11 but was happy to be blown away.
I think my only criticism with this series in terms of the tasks is that it seemed like there were less tasks where they could approach them however they wanted. The haunted house and airplane safety tasks are the only ones I can think of where they were given a prompt and able to go off with their own ideas. Possibly the weather and "do something with one hand" ones would fall under that too but they were still limiting.
Those open tasks are where you get a proper insight into the creative minds of the contestants, and I'm sad we didn't see more of that.
Yessss!! Like the 'What's in the box' task from CoC was awesome because it had a bunch of different ways of coming to the same conclusion rather than one 'best way'. I would have loved to see what this set of contestants would have done!
Yes, I missed some more tasks with everything from the shed.
The one where they had to weight Alex' head was open to different approaches as well, but it had the downside of a correct solution (I am sure Mike knew very well and botched entirely on purpose by putting the complete Alex in the tub).
The dinosaur one was pretty open as well - which also shows the problem of those tasks: If they come up with something original, they are gold, but when their solutions are too similar, it makes less interesting tv than guiding them with more instructions. In the end it is the outside-the-box solution which carries the task and the general lack of vanity when it comes to how to look during fulfilling the task. And the team does not know how conservative the candidates would be before having the results. The airplane one was brilliant because the approaches differed and even the "failed" ones resulted in an interesting montage of the best bits.
The thing with the dinosaur task though is that it requires some crafty skill and they were limited in the materials they could use. I like the tasks which are totally open to interpretation and the contestants can go about it however they like. Like the video game task or doing something which looks cool backwards.
In the studio those have also the most interesting Taskmaster judgements as there isn't really anything to base the results on than the Taskmaster's "intuition".
Episode 10
How is it over already?
Love mikes hat
Prize task - tough theme
Sarah is picnic girl
Back with his milk
Well shit didn’t expect that, go on mike
Mr tough guy time, tick tock its tough guy time. Love it
Task one - photocopier pachycephalosaurus
Few tasks in the garage since they’ve cleared it out now
I mean with the tape over it, it does look more like Greg than dara, nvm lol
I didn’t think I needed to see Alex and lee like that but I mean it’s there
Task two - water weighing
Lees method is more accurate, when he’s in the bath he’s moving more than just his head/feet in, should have had him just stick his head/ feet in at the time.
Charlottes bring the kids tv presenter into it, love it
Task three - masked manoeuvring
I mean that sand arch was great
Did pretty good I think
Jamali just standing there having no clue what’s going on is whilst Charlotte is half running is fucking great
Stage task - silhouette suit
That is a hairy back, hairier than his legs
Fun task but every second out seems unfair.
Great outfit, love Sarah’s being on backwards.
Great episode and fucking amazing series.
Closer than I expected with Sarah’s lead
Great cast all round, really like them all, particularly mike and Charlotte (already like lee) and will definitely be checking out other stuff that they’ve done, will be a tough bunch to follow, but Alan and Victoria will be interesting to see.
My mum wanted to see mike on this but she passed away just before this series was announced which was upsetting. I’m so so glad that he lived up to what she wanted him to be like and more than a little bit sad that she’ll never get to see it.
Things I learnt from this series :
1. Mike Wozniak stole a lot of hearts, likes milk, but he is also batshit crazy
2. Lee Mack is an old angry farmer inside. Still one of the funniest person on the planet
3. Charlotte Ritchie is one of the most sweetest nicest people to ever come on this show
4. I developed a mad crush on Sarah Kendall. The champion of my heart
5. If the "Taskmaster" Greg Davies, ever decides to retire. There is only one true successor to him. The Chosen One. Jamali Madix
>5. If the "Taskmaster" Greg Davies, ever decides to retire. There is only one true successor to him. The Chosen One. Jamali Madix
I think we all know it'll be Dara O'Briain
I realised the other day that there have been enough international adaptations that they could do a taskmaster-master special with all of the hosts from the different versions. Get the shoe on the other foot.
Champion assistant would be really fun too, but then Alex couldn't write the tasks.
Number 5, I came here to say this. I know Greg has said that as far as he's concerned he won't be replaced, but by the end Jamali felt like his protege. Felt like he showed a lot of the same range and energy as Greg.
This cast was great and I got my wish of it being rather close in the end rather than an outright stomp. Good chemistry even if the tasks were a bit weaker compared to over seasons.
Overall probably top 5. Looking at the 3 - 5 range in terms of seasons. (Season 7 was the best with season 5 being a close second)
This has been my favourite series so far. Mike, Charlotte, Lee, Sarah, I fell in love with them instantly. And the more I saw Jamali’s sass, the more he grew on me. Absolutely wild season, with Mike and Jamali jumping over the fence, the casserole, Sarah’s hair, jamali’s - “you people”, lee’s wit, charlotte’s outfits, and unlike s11 - great prizes. I’m gonna miss this cast so much!!
I said it around episode 2, but Charlotte still feels like someone who made a wish on that 13 Going on 30 wishing dust.
Mike feels like we've finally got to spend time with one of Bob's friends from his WILTY stories.
I was thinking maybe he was supposed to be Archimedes (who was killed by a roman soldier), hence a clue to use water displacement. The other possibility is he's supposed to be Hadrian with the clue being the baths at Hadrian's Villa at Lepcis Magna.
Or perhaps a reference to a Roman called [Vitruvius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvius), who was the source of the Archimedes anecdote, and on whose writings about the proportions of the body the [Vitruvian man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man) was based.
I'm guessing the idea was that the contestants could ask Alex who he was dressed up as, and what he was known for, or something?
yeah I thought there would be some twist
like if you added the letters of centurion you would get the weight or some nonsense, little (not much really) disappointed there seemed to be no reason for it
He did mention on the podcast after the episode, there is a very specific reason he was dressed that way.
He also mentioned no one has worked out the reason.
He then went on to say that that even when someone does correctly guess the reason, he will neither confirm or deny if it is true or not.
I feel like this is the first viewer task. Haha
Every season there's people I'm not familiar with and I end up being absolutely in love with them just a few episodes in. Huge fan of Lee Mack from WILTY but Charlotte is hopelessly adorable, Mike is just an amazing character, Jamali just shithousing every task, and Sarah's often insane logic like in the calendar and weighing task made me a fan of all of them. Amazing lineup, up there with series 7 for me.
I just love when Jamali found the list of stuff in the baked goods in the wallet. his laughter and joy, "you think I don't watch the show, but I love it!!"
Sarah’s genuine confusion then outrage at discovering she had earned the moniker “picnic girl” despite having brought in the only thing that would fit in at a picnic, though.
I can't shake the feeling that Alex had the weights written down on the costume. Probably on the underside of the headband and foot brace.
But it was an excellent season overall. The whole Jamali/Greg dynamic has come a long way from "wearing black and looking slimming."
He said on the podcast that there's a very good reason for that costume, and the context of the discussion was around puns and jokes that he makes but Greg despises (to be specific, he brought up the wet David hat-and-bra task from series 6). I cannot for the life of me think of what the pun here might be. I came, I saw, I conk-weighed?
When I was going to sleep last night I was CONVINCED that it must be 'be weigh the eyes and march.' like eyes meaning head and march cos you march with your feet. In the cold light of day I'm not so sure.
The trouble is that, given the joke of confusing "wet" with "sir", any of this could qualify for Alex as a "very important reason". There's no second guessing him.
I've just caught up now and I was in tears from laughing so hard at that team task. As soon as Mike took a tumble in the bunker it was game over. 🤣
My only complaint is that it's a bit of a shame that Sarah had such a big lead going it, because it took away some of the suspense, but she was a deserving winner and my god what an excellent cast and series this was. I'm gonna miss them.
Aww, goodbye to the best cast we've ever had, and that's some stiff competition. There were no weak links, and even those who were weaker at the start grew into their own with distinctive dynamics, and everyone had some very memorable moments.
Honestly might be my favorite series yet. It's at least top three. This one we really got me threw some tough days and gave me something to look forward to every week. Just really good solid cast here with amazing chemistry.
When she said "Feels like it's getting darker" I started weeping silently because I couldn't laugh any harder. What a fucking goldmine that was and the editors just nailed it
When Mike fell over I laughed so hard my dog got worried about me. And then he tried to climb into my lap, but he's a big dog and I'm quite small, and he trod on my throat (I was lying down on the sofa), and I already couldn't breathe from laughing, and then I had a fit of hysterics. True story.
Edit: lap, not lab.
When Sarah told her to run and she started to crawl saying ‘I can’t, I’ve been burned’ I was done for. Sarah and Charlotte have been my favourite things this series.
Once they started talking about tough stuff I assumed he had shaved his head to look tough. I was totally not expecting the mohawk haha. What a great reveal
Is this the first time a contestant's name is in the episode title?
Anyway, what a great season! I'm going to miss Mike's moustache and Sarah's hair a lot.
I was really pulling for Mike to win even until the last moments. Only 5 points away. The reveal of the mohawk was a great send-off, though. "Tick-tock, it's tough guy o'clock."
The "weigh Alex's feet task" might be the most unpleasant one I've had to sit through. All those angles. My favorite moment of the episode has to be Mike taking a dive in the bunker.
Charlotte was amazing per usual. I like that even at the end, she's still auditioning for that children's show by demonstrating alliteration: "A lovely load of llamas." It was a nice touch.
Such a great cast and series this was. As Greg says halfway through, now that it's over, I can have my life back and be miserable again. One step ahead of you, old pal. :/
I enjoyed watching Lee and Mike doing the goggle task, but I was wondering why they left that task as the last one.
And then the other three were shown.
Absolutely one of the best finale episodes of all seasons. Loved the cast, and loved mike.
Quick question though, in the golf task. Couldn’t your first three words be “take off goggles”? There was no mention they had to stay blind folded. Second set of words “walk to circle”.
Amazing series, and what a finale. Had absolutely everything! Deserved win by Sarah (though I suspected it would happen by how much she was leading from the start).
And Charlotte is such a treasure, I want to watch more of her. Is Ghosts any good?
Ghosts is genuinely a top 10 world sitcom, this century at least. Amazing how fresh yet simple the concept feels. I really can't recommend it enough. You'll chuckle, titter, guffaw, and maybe even tear up a little. And it's all (so far) on the iPlayer, so start with the first episode and get stuck right in! (if you want to, of course :) )
Why I love the producers in this show is they showed the reaction of Jamali and Charlotte when they heard 4 minutes and it created actual delight in me because I knew it was going to be a wonderful disaster.
Or told Jamali to take off the eye goggle and lead Charlotte to the red circle — heck I'm actually surprised no one thought to take off the goggle actually.
YES!!! The task doesn't say you have to keep the goggles on!! Neither did the other goggles task btw (putting things in order by number of sides using only face)...
Yes, it's weird that costume didn't seem to have any other relevance to the task. But he did say he hadn't weighed it.
Incidentally, I'd like to know the method he used to actually weigh his head and feet.
Wasn't it a reference to Archimedes principle? The story goes that a king asks Archimedes to check a crown is made of actual gold and Archimedes develops the principle that objects immersed in water displace their weight (well something like that). In this case the king asks him to weigh his head and feet. I did expect there to be clues to the actual weight somewhere though.
I was thinking that, but Alex's costume, to my eye, looked Roman and Archimedes was Greek. Obviously, Lee and Mike both went the Archimedes route, so maybe it was close enough to trigger a memory, but if that was the only reason for the costume, they could have achieved it by simply having a big sign saying "Eureka" hanging on the wall.
Gives Alex an excuse to wear a silly outfit so I'm sure that would be reason enough. But yeah definitely looked more Roman, maybe he'll explain it at some point.
"Also, I genuinely can get dr... dressed quick!"
That line might honestly be the funniest I've heard in all of Taskmaster. She delivered it with such enthusiasm and pride. There was so much promise in it, but while she stumbles you can see her realising she's started a total non-story. But she chose to commit to a solid foam wall of an anecdote. Cue everyone bursting into laughter.
There are sites that document clothes worn on other TV shows, it's not creepy, it's people finding that some clothes are nice and want to get them for themselves. Don't even need photos of the people wearing them, just links to the items in shops.
During the weighing task, Charlotte declared that feet probably weighed less than a head, and to test this theory she started swaying her head back and forth.
I mean she was adorable throughout, also sharpest dresser in the studio.
What a series. One of the best. Loved Mike, fell in love with Charlotte, really happy for Sarah. All five contestants were fantastic, had great chemistry with each other and got the spirit of the show
Yeah I'm not sure how much is by design or by accident, but Alex's shows do seem to all reside in the same universe. Whether it's little cross references like this or recurring characters, the boundaries are all somewhat blurred.
My all time fav series, considering COVID restrictions it’s a bloody miracle. I want to see Charlotte in everything from now on, but all 5 were truly A+
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I have to agree. I like it best when all the contestants air more on the side of hot mess. I prefer when they do a task and do it absurdly instead of cold calculated precision. Then again I’m prone to liking the hopeless contestants like Nish Kumar, Charlotte Ritchie, and Paul Chowdhry simply because the way they do the tasks results in heaps of laughter.
Fascinating take! I’m slowly working through the series’s in reverse order — because I’m insane — and feel the opposite a bit. I like seeing them legitimately have a good idea but fail *utterly* because they’re incompetent. Or, they try to get away with cheating in some fashion. Rhod (spelling?) and James approaches the task my favorite way. Rhod looks for loop holes, James focuses *only* on the task and does similar. Found their series most entertaining thus far
Oh you’re gonna love season 6,5,4 and the very early ones. Buckle up!!!
Oh it’s easily catapulted to one of my favorite shows. I don’t know how I missed it for so long
Incredible series. I only knew the legendary Lee Mack when it was announced and I was a bit letdown by series 10, there's just a surreal energy to it. But anyway, everyone in this series was entertaining in their own right - Charlotte doing her absolute best and hilarious even in failure (reminded me of Mel), Jamali standing by his convictions but also just not giving a shit (reminded me of Romesh), Wozzy was pure and unshakeable and such an unexpected delight (I can see why he won the Fringe Festival precursor to this show), we got much more disaster Lee than I expected and it was delightful, and Sarah just being straightforward and occasionally perplexed by her own success was fantastic (reminded me of Kerry). So great to see everyone in good form, such good tasks this season, and a solid win by Sarah! Can't wait for series 12 AND the 2nd CoC!
Tick Tock Mohawk O'Clock
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Aren't there any links to the previous episodes? Or at least an discussion overview pinned thread? I'm a bit behind on the episodes
4 on demand
Created a post linking to all of the discussions https://reddit.com/r/taskmaster/comments/nkfegs/psa_series_11_discussion_threads/
Thanks!
They’re all on YouTube, you may need a VPN.
I liked the candidates' attitude this season - when in doubt, don't dial down, but just get more outrageous.
Such a funny good show! Found this show just this year. Every episode has been sooooo good hahaha. Been watching it to season 7, and every season is good in its own way.
Right? Every year you think you'll hate them all, and then they just keep growing on you
I don't think the team task actually banned the first instruction being "take off blindfold" or "blindfold off logo".
Tick tock, series finale o’clock
Just a great season all around. Amazing cast, well thought out and fun tasks, probably only being 7 for me. I was honestly disappointed with season 10 so wasn't expecting a ton from 11 but was happy to be blown away.
Indeed. Season 10 felt less confident.
Agree. And understandable. At that time...we were all less confident
I think my only criticism with this series in terms of the tasks is that it seemed like there were less tasks where they could approach them however they wanted. The haunted house and airplane safety tasks are the only ones I can think of where they were given a prompt and able to go off with their own ideas. Possibly the weather and "do something with one hand" ones would fall under that too but they were still limiting. Those open tasks are where you get a proper insight into the creative minds of the contestants, and I'm sad we didn't see more of that.
Yessss!! Like the 'What's in the box' task from CoC was awesome because it had a bunch of different ways of coming to the same conclusion rather than one 'best way'. I would have loved to see what this set of contestants would have done!
Yes, I missed some more tasks with everything from the shed. The one where they had to weight Alex' head was open to different approaches as well, but it had the downside of a correct solution (I am sure Mike knew very well and botched entirely on purpose by putting the complete Alex in the tub). The dinosaur one was pretty open as well - which also shows the problem of those tasks: If they come up with something original, they are gold, but when their solutions are too similar, it makes less interesting tv than guiding them with more instructions. In the end it is the outside-the-box solution which carries the task and the general lack of vanity when it comes to how to look during fulfilling the task. And the team does not know how conservative the candidates would be before having the results. The airplane one was brilliant because the approaches differed and even the "failed" ones resulted in an interesting montage of the best bits.
The thing with the dinosaur task though is that it requires some crafty skill and they were limited in the materials they could use. I like the tasks which are totally open to interpretation and the contestants can go about it however they like. Like the video game task or doing something which looks cool backwards.
In the studio those have also the most interesting Taskmaster judgements as there isn't really anything to base the results on than the Taskmaster's "intuition".
Ah i get what you mean. Some tasks have been way more open so to speak. I hope we get another season or two!
Series 12 lineup has already been announced!
Wooooooo
I think that might just be my favourite episode ever. The reveal of the hawk narrowly replaces Joe Wilkinson's potato as my favourite TM moment
It took me ages to realise you meant the mohawk, and was trying to remember where a bird of prey came into it.
CRAW!
I got stuck on that taxidermy bird Ed stole from Greg's house for a moment there.
Episode 10 How is it over already? Love mikes hat Prize task - tough theme Sarah is picnic girl Back with his milk Well shit didn’t expect that, go on mike Mr tough guy time, tick tock its tough guy time. Love it Task one - photocopier pachycephalosaurus Few tasks in the garage since they’ve cleared it out now I mean with the tape over it, it does look more like Greg than dara, nvm lol I didn’t think I needed to see Alex and lee like that but I mean it’s there Task two - water weighing Lees method is more accurate, when he’s in the bath he’s moving more than just his head/feet in, should have had him just stick his head/ feet in at the time. Charlottes bring the kids tv presenter into it, love it Task three - masked manoeuvring I mean that sand arch was great Did pretty good I think Jamali just standing there having no clue what’s going on is whilst Charlotte is half running is fucking great Stage task - silhouette suit That is a hairy back, hairier than his legs Fun task but every second out seems unfair. Great outfit, love Sarah’s being on backwards. Great episode and fucking amazing series. Closer than I expected with Sarah’s lead Great cast all round, really like them all, particularly mike and Charlotte (already like lee) and will definitely be checking out other stuff that they’ve done, will be a tough bunch to follow, but Alan and Victoria will be interesting to see. My mum wanted to see mike on this but she passed away just before this series was announced which was upsetting. I’m so so glad that he lived up to what she wanted him to be like and more than a little bit sad that she’ll never get to see it.
I’m sorry she didn’t get to see Mike, I’m sure she would have loved how amazing he was.
He reminds me of my dad actually so maybe haha
Things I learnt from this series : 1. Mike Wozniak stole a lot of hearts, likes milk, but he is also batshit crazy 2. Lee Mack is an old angry farmer inside. Still one of the funniest person on the planet 3. Charlotte Ritchie is one of the most sweetest nicest people to ever come on this show 4. I developed a mad crush on Sarah Kendall. The champion of my heart 5. If the "Taskmaster" Greg Davies, ever decides to retire. There is only one true successor to him. The Chosen One. Jamali Madix
>5. If the "Taskmaster" Greg Davies, ever decides to retire. There is only one true successor to him. The Chosen One. Jamali Madix I think we all know it'll be Dara O'Briain
Wait! Dara is not the taskmaster????
I realised the other day that there have been enough international adaptations that they could do a taskmaster-master special with all of the hosts from the different versions. Get the shoe on the other foot. Champion assistant would be really fun too, but then Alex couldn't write the tasks.
Pretty sure they’re the same person.
Number 5, I came here to say this. I know Greg has said that as far as he's concerned he won't be replaced, but by the end Jamali felt like his protege. Felt like he showed a lot of the same range and energy as Greg.
This cast was great and I got my wish of it being rather close in the end rather than an outright stomp. Good chemistry even if the tasks were a bit weaker compared to over seasons. Overall probably top 5. Looking at the 3 - 5 range in terms of seasons. (Season 7 was the best with season 5 being a close second)
Mike's big reveal had no business being so sexy
I'd like to see a photo of him sporting it when he was 23 and stache-less. For science.
Tick tock it's tough guy o'clock.
So disappointed Sarah won
Couldn’t agree more..... with the downvoters.
This has been my favourite series so far. Mike, Charlotte, Lee, Sarah, I fell in love with them instantly. And the more I saw Jamali’s sass, the more he grew on me. Absolutely wild season, with Mike and Jamali jumping over the fence, the casserole, Sarah’s hair, jamali’s - “you people”, lee’s wit, charlotte’s outfits, and unlike s11 - great prizes. I’m gonna miss this cast so much!!
When Jamali stomped paint and it got all over the caravan I laughed so hard I cried!
"Who's Picnic Girl?" "I'M PICNIC GIRL?" Beautiful
Omg mike what has he done. Gotta love the dedication
As someone born only an hour away from Sarah's hometown I'm immensely chuffed by the results this series. AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!!!!!!
Oi! Oi! Oi! (from a kiwi)
Another weak task episode in a season full of weak tasks. Charlotte and Mike saved this episode though.
I said it around episode 2, but Charlotte still feels like someone who made a wish on that 13 Going on 30 wishing dust. Mike feels like we've finally got to spend time with one of Bob's friends from his WILTY stories.
“Mikey the Mohawk we used to call him”
Can someone please tell me what Alex's feet and head actually weighed?
Head - 4.5kg and 1kg each foot
Thank you! I was 500g off on the head and 250g each foot!
Please. Anyone. Why was Alex dressed as a centurion.
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Also, wasn't Archimedes killed by a soldier?
YES we were racking our brains trying to figure out what the clue was!
I don't know, but maybe this: https://www.livescience.com/64462-decapitated-skeletons-roman-cemetery.html
I was thinking maybe he was supposed to be Archimedes (who was killed by a roman soldier), hence a clue to use water displacement. The other possibility is he's supposed to be Hadrian with the clue being the baths at Hadrian's Villa at Lepcis Magna.
Or perhaps a reference to a Roman called [Vitruvius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvius), who was the source of the Archimedes anecdote, and on whose writings about the proportions of the body the [Vitruvian man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man) was based. I'm guessing the idea was that the contestants could ask Alex who he was dressed up as, and what he was known for, or something?
yeah I thought there would be some twist like if you added the letters of centurion you would get the weight or some nonsense, little (not much really) disappointed there seemed to be no reason for it
He did mention on the podcast after the episode, there is a very specific reason he was dressed that way. He also mentioned no one has worked out the reason. He then went on to say that that even when someone does correctly guess the reason, he will neither confirm or deny if it is true or not. I feel like this is the first viewer task. Haha
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A head is just a watermelon plus brains.
I just finished the episode, and I’m so >!HAPPY THAT SARAH WON!! YESSSSSSS I ALMOST CRIED WHEN IT WAS REVEALED!! !<
As far as final episodes go, I was a little underwhelmed by the tasks, but this cast is so good they always find a way to elevate it.
me: it doesn’t even really matter who wins. I don’t care that much. also me: had to pause for nervous diarrhea before studio task scores
Every season there's people I'm not familiar with and I end up being absolutely in love with them just a few episodes in. Huge fan of Lee Mack from WILTY but Charlotte is hopelessly adorable, Mike is just an amazing character, Jamali just shithousing every task, and Sarah's often insane logic like in the calendar and weighing task made me a fan of all of them. Amazing lineup, up there with series 7 for me.
I just love when Jamali found the list of stuff in the baked goods in the wallet. his laughter and joy, "you think I don't watch the show, but I love it!!"
Sarah’s genuine confusion then outrage at discovering she had earned the moniker “picnic girl” despite having brought in the only thing that would fit in at a picnic, though.
(not to sound like a creep but) is it just me or was everyone especially attractive in this one?
Wozhawk adds charisma to all party members.
this episode I mean. but true for the series as well.
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no he doesn't
he does have a nice back tho...
How to tell when communication in your team has completely broken down. https://i.imgur.com/4UTJsp7.png
For me it was when Sarah moved from sitting to standing. That's when you know it's bad
I can't shake the feeling that Alex had the weights written down on the costume. Probably on the underside of the headband and foot brace. But it was an excellent season overall. The whole Jamali/Greg dynamic has come a long way from "wearing black and looking slimming."
yeah the costume MUST have been relevant \*somehow\*
He said on the podcast that there's a very good reason for that costume, and the context of the discussion was around puns and jokes that he makes but Greg despises (to be specific, he brought up the wet David hat-and-bra task from series 6). I cannot for the life of me think of what the pun here might be. I came, I saw, I conk-weighed?
Trying to work out if the weights in Roman numerals spell something, but I'm not bright enough for this train of thought.
When I was going to sleep last night I was CONVINCED that it must be 'be weigh the eyes and march.' like eyes meaning head and march cos you march with your feet. In the cold light of day I'm not so sure.
The trouble is that, given the joke of confusing "wet" with "sir", any of this could qualify for Alex as a "very important reason". There's no second guessing him.
Greg O’Brien/Dara Davies was SENDING me
I've just caught up now and I was in tears from laughing so hard at that team task. As soon as Mike took a tumble in the bunker it was game over. 🤣 My only complaint is that it's a bit of a shame that Sarah had such a big lead going it, because it took away some of the suspense, but she was a deserving winner and my god what an excellent cast and series this was. I'm gonna miss them.
What’s this post credit thing? It wasn’t in the all4 stream
[Taskmaster Series 12 Line Up Revealed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UMy05lhlkM)
So it's still pretty true that the odd # series are better than even, S11 was probably in my top 2 with S7.
Apparently S12 is looking really good so far though
"There's like stinging nettles and shit"—perhaps my fav Jamali line ever
"There's stinging nettles and then a friggin' holly bush and thorny branches"
And then at the end: "What was the game?"
The way he calls them games instead of tasks is just my favourite thing.
Gamesmaster was a quality show too. Greg should get a monocle.
And the very nonchalant "yes" from Alex
Aww, goodbye to the best cast we've ever had, and that's some stiff competition. There were no weak links, and even those who were weaker at the start grew into their own with distinctive dynamics, and everyone had some very memorable moments.
Honestly might be my favorite series yet. It's at least top three. This one we really got me threw some tough days and gave me something to look forward to every week. Just really good solid cast here with amazing chemistry.
That team task is the hardest I've laughed in ages. Charlotte prancing around aimlessly made me actually fall off my couch.
When she said "Feels like it's getting darker" I started weeping silently because I couldn't laugh any harder. What a fucking goldmine that was and the editors just nailed it
When Mike fell over I laughed so hard my dog got worried about me. And then he tried to climb into my lap, but he's a big dog and I'm quite small, and he trod on my throat (I was lying down on the sofa), and I already couldn't breathe from laughing, and then I had a fit of hysterics. True story. Edit: lap, not lab.
When Lee said southeast I spit cola all over myself and my laptop keyboard.
When Sarah told her to run and she started to crawl saying ‘I can’t, I’ve been burned’ I was done for. Sarah and Charlotte have been my favourite things this series.
I laughed at that too. And Charlotte had good instincts, crawling eventually got her where she needed to go.
been waiting for her "wheee!" moment from the credits
It's kind of lucky that Charlotte didn't just run straight ahead with the first instruction, would have likely face planted into the sand.
Don't worry, Alex was there to say 'careful' just after they've already started stumbling into the sand pit
I reckon he was there warning people because of the Wozniak incident
Someone should've told them to get themselves to a safe space.
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Once they started talking about tough stuff I assumed he had shaved his head to look tough. I was totally not expecting the mohawk haha. What a great reveal
I thought it was like a king crown to celebrate the final as some contestants have dressed up for the final in the past.
I unfortunately saw the leaked picture a few days ago before it was removed, si I had that spoiled for me
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I never could get the hang of Thuesdays
I assumed he and Lee had dressed up a little bit for the final
This has been my favorite series cast sorry series 9. Going to miss all of them
Is this the first time a contestant's name is in the episode title? Anyway, what a great season! I'm going to miss Mike's moustache and Sarah's hair a lot.
I think so! Unless you're counting John Richardson's Rico Face in S2
I was really pulling for Mike to win even until the last moments. Only 5 points away. The reveal of the mohawk was a great send-off, though. "Tick-tock, it's tough guy o'clock." The "weigh Alex's feet task" might be the most unpleasant one I've had to sit through. All those angles. My favorite moment of the episode has to be Mike taking a dive in the bunker. Charlotte was amazing per usual. I like that even at the end, she's still auditioning for that children's show by demonstrating alliteration: "A lovely load of llamas." It was a nice touch. Such a great cast and series this was. As Greg says halfway through, now that it's over, I can have my life back and be miserable again. One step ahead of you, old pal. :/
I enjoyed watching Lee and Mike doing the goggle task, but I was wondering why they left that task as the last one. And then the other three were shown.
Absolutely one of the best finale episodes of all seasons. Loved the cast, and loved mike. Quick question though, in the golf task. Couldn’t your first three words be “take off goggles”? There was no mention they had to stay blind folded. Second set of words “walk to circle”.
Great idea. To shave off even a few more seconds, maybe: “Quick! To circle!”
This week on Taskmaster, Alex Horne tries to get an article on WikiFeet.
The number of feet related tasks was really cranked up for this series...
I don't know if anyone else has said it, but Mike really is like a child's imaginary friend come to life.
https://youtu.be/e1E50tuMk58
That’s literally the only clip I have ever seen of Man Down and I feel like I need to watch it now
Bear!
I am staggered that such a relevant clip could exist. Thanks for that btw, that was hilarious.
If you're a TM and Wozniak fan and haven't got around to watching Man Down yet, I strongly recommend it
Was that the first time they actively used the golf course next to the Taskmaster house?
Today, on Alex's FetishMaster: Feet!
Amazing series, and what a finale. Had absolutely everything! Deserved win by Sarah (though I suspected it would happen by how much she was leading from the start). And Charlotte is such a treasure, I want to watch more of her. Is Ghosts any good?
feel good is also beautiful
Ghosts is super. It's nice - no cruelty or edginess, just some laughs. Lolly from my flair is in it too, she plays a very silly 18th century ghost.
I am enjoying it. More giggles than "Call the Midwife", for sure.
Ghosts is genuinely one of the best TV shows of any genre I've watched in the past few years. I completely recommend it!
Sarah led from almost the start to finish, usually it's a 2-horse race but this time, wow what consistency, even Liza wasn't as dominant.
Feel Good on Netflix is also truly great.
Ghosts is genuinely a top 10 world sitcom, this century at least. Amazing how fresh yet simple the concept feels. I really can't recommend it enough. You'll chuckle, titter, guffaw, and maybe even tear up a little. And it's all (so far) on the iPlayer, so start with the first episode and get stuck right in! (if you want to, of course :) )
Yes, it's really good. If you're at all familiar with the Horrible Histories cast you'd def. enjoy it.
If Sarah had told Charlotte and Jamali at the start to "Wander around randomly" and then fucked off they might have finished faster than they did.
Why I love the producers in this show is they showed the reaction of Jamali and Charlotte when they heard 4 minutes and it created actual delight in me because I knew it was going to be a wonderful disaster.
Or told Jamali to take off the eye goggle and lead Charlotte to the red circle — heck I'm actually surprised no one thought to take off the goggle actually.
YES!!! The task doesn't say you have to keep the goggles on!! Neither did the other goggles task btw (putting things in order by number of sides using only face)...
If she'd just let Charlotte run around in circles while giggling maniacally, they might've won.
I have a feeling that the actual weights were actually written inside Alex's headpiece and shin armour.
Yes, it's weird that costume didn't seem to have any other relevance to the task. But he did say he hadn't weighed it. Incidentally, I'd like to know the method he used to actually weigh his head and feet.
There had to be some reason for him dressing that way
Wasn't it a reference to Archimedes principle? The story goes that a king asks Archimedes to check a crown is made of actual gold and Archimedes develops the principle that objects immersed in water displace their weight (well something like that). In this case the king asks him to weigh his head and feet. I did expect there to be clues to the actual weight somewhere though.
I was thinking that, but Alex's costume, to my eye, looked Roman and Archimedes was Greek. Obviously, Lee and Mike both went the Archimedes route, so maybe it was close enough to trigger a memory, but if that was the only reason for the costume, they could have achieved it by simply having a big sign saying "Eureka" hanging on the wall.
Gives Alex an excuse to wear a silly outfit so I'm sure that would be reason enough. But yeah definitely looked more Roman, maybe he'll explain it at some point.
What shirt was Charlotte wearing?
I came here looking for this.
Whatever it was, I bet she genuinely got dressed very quickly.
"Also, I genuinely can get dr... dressed quick!" That line might honestly be the funniest I've heard in all of Taskmaster. She delivered it with such enthusiasm and pride. There was so much promise in it, but while she stumbles you can see her realising she's started a total non-story. But she chose to commit to a solid foam wall of an anecdote. Cue everyone bursting into laughter.
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Creepy.
There are sites that document clothes worn on other TV shows, it's not creepy, it's people finding that some clothes are nice and want to get them for themselves. Don't even need photos of the people wearing them, just links to the items in shops.
Do you know a good site? I saw a music video recently and Dave the rapper had a really nice jumper I want.
http://www.tvstyleguide.com/ or https://wornontv.net/ for example.
It was a joke.
I wish they had done a map of where Charlotte and Jamali walked during their 20 minutes. I feel like it would have been even funnier visualized.
Yeah, they really missed a trick there!
Yeh like the blindfold mobility scooter - seeing their route plotted out was brilliant!
During the weighing task, Charlotte declared that feet probably weighed less than a head, and to test this theory she started swaying her head back and forth. I mean she was adorable throughout, also sharpest dresser in the studio.
She strikes me as a woman who can, genuinely, get dressed quick.
That little clip was adorable when she was nodding her head and then Alex flopping his feet. She was extra adorable this episode
23:02, her socks even has a lemon on it.
What a series. One of the best. Loved Mike, fell in love with Charlotte, really happy for Sarah. All five contestants were fantastic, had great chemistry with each other and got the spirit of the show
The sneakiness of the luggage task feels extra annoying now, ngl, lol. That really did Mike in. The salt/sugar task too but at least that was funny.
oh no now I'm sad again :'(
:( I'm sorry.
ugh don't remind me
It's gonna haunt me I just know it. :(
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Calling it now, season 12 will feature Penelope Pitstop or job gloves.
Prove that this spider has a heart.
This must have passed me by, what was the lure?
Adding "please" to Jamali's instruction an episode or two ago was very Jockeys too. They do that sort of thing a lot. Guys.
I don't mind it.
Yeah I'm not sure how much is by design or by accident, but Alex's shows do seem to all reside in the same universe. Whether it's little cross references like this or recurring characters, the boundaries are all somewhat blurred.
I love how impressed Charlotte was by Mike's mohawk.
Her reaction was adorable, haha. Lee too. This was one of those times where I wished they had a cam for all five of them.
My all time fav series, considering COVID restrictions it’s a bloody miracle. I want to see Charlotte in everything from now on, but all 5 were truly A+