Agree with everyone else. Good opener. The final task was one of the best 'on the stage' tsks ever, and the look on Maisie's face when her first go at the shopping mall curling nearly hit the centre of the target was a particular highlight, for me. Have not encountered Phil before but his prize task entry was a strong hint at the weirdness in store. His body also seems to be proportioned like Gru out of despicable me.
Too early to be completely sure but there's very little sign of any of them being especially competent - which is a good thing, as 1. It's funny and 2. We're unlikely to get a situation like the last season where it was quite obvious early on who the series winner would be.
Obviously the "winning" is very much a secondary factor in Taskmaster but it hopefully keeps things interesting.
I think there were some of the tasks where the contestants were genuinely confused about what to do which didn't help.
I'm personally a bit disappointed in Sanjeev, he's clearly doing the "I don't really want to be here" shtick but its been done before and a lot better.
I think there were some of the tasks where the contestants were genuinely confused about what to do which didn't help.
I'm personally a bit disappointed in Sanjeev, he's clearly doing the "I don't really want to be here" shtick but its been done before and a lot better.
Sanjeev it feels like it's David Baddiel/Jo Brand checked out vibe but somehow coming across worse?
I think there were some of the tasks where the contestants were genuinely confused about what to do which didn't help.
I'm personally a bit disappointed in Sanjeev, he's clearly doing the "I don't really want to be here" shtick but its been done before and a lot better.
Sanjeev it feels like it's David Baddiel/Jo Brand checked out vibe but somehow coming across worse?
Yeah I don't have a problem with the gimmick, lots of contestants have done it before and made it funny, but Sanjeev is just not working for me.
I think there were some of the tasks where the contestants were genuinely confused about what to do which didn't help.
I'm personally a bit disappointed in Sanjeev, he's clearly doing the "I don't really want to be here" shtick but its been done before and a lot better.
Sanjeev it feels like it's David Baddiel/Jo Brand checked out vibe but somehow coming across worse?
Yeah I don't have a problem with the gimmick, lots of contestants have done it before and made it funny, but Sanjeev is just not working for me.
I expected a lot more from him. I guess when you've had the master of that kind of schtick with Jack Dee , it's hard to see anyone else try it.
I think there were some of the tasks where the contestants were genuinely confused about what to do which didn't help.
I'm personally a bit disappointed in Sanjeev, he's clearly doing the "I don't really want to be here" shtick but its been done before and a lot better.
Sanjeev it feels like it's David Baddiel/Jo Brand checked out vibe but somehow coming across worse?
Yeah I don't have a problem with the gimmick, lots of contestants have done it before and made it funny, but Sanjeev is just not working for me.
I expected a lot more from him. I guess when you've had the master of that kind of schtick with Jack Dee , it's hard to see anyone else try it.
Julian Clary too, tbf. Wasn't my favourite contestant but ever but the withering "bearing up under the strain" type put downs etc were great.
I thought Sanjeev was way more with it in the studio, as was Reece which makes sense given we're into the second recording and they're less used to being themselves on stage. Phil makes me laugh with virtually everything he does and the team task was fantastic
Maisie's face when she realised she might not be getting her entry in the prize task back was a picture. And I'm wondering if they chose the mascot and snakes and ladders tasks to be in the same episode specifically for the running gag about her appalling memory.
Poor Reece with the snakes and Ladders 🤣 , one of the funniest task attempts in many a series. Still not really getting Sanjeevs schtick but the rest of the cast is very very strong.
They start filming series 21 studio today I believe so last weeks record may have been new years treat
I wonder who the contestants are! Adam Buxton is desperate to be on it - guz khan made him ring up Alex Horne to essentially beg to be on it on his live podcast a few months ago.
Reese had probably one of the worst single episodes (in terms of luck/performance) of all time, and the fact it peaked with his apparent redemption in the live task being nothing of the sort was the icing on the cake.
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Obviously the "winning" is very much a secondary factor in Taskmaster but it hopefully keeps things interesting.
I'm personally a bit disappointed in Sanjeev, he's clearly doing the "I don't really want to be here" shtick but its been done before and a lot better.
Jo Brand didn’t care but did try at times, it's how she got annoyed which was funny.
Sanjeev just doesn't seem to care at all.
Reece and Maisie were brilliant throughout but they were superb on the team task
Sanjeev is just phoning it in. Phil has his moments but I don't find him particularly funny but at least he's giving it a proper go
I like Ania, she's pretty much as I expected